I went to Dollarama today to pick up reno supplies. I spent $25 there, which is a LOT of stuff. Other than glue, sand paper, double side tape and that sort of stuff, the best score was 2 bamboo placemats. I removed their edging and trimmed them to fit and now I have a wood […]
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March 25, 2009
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Damage
By Caitlin Jane in dollhouseClose ups Roof: Upstairs: Family room: Kitchen: It looks like some helpful child tried to draw a rug upstairs. The good news is that it’s easy to find paper flooring for dollhouses. There’s a dollhouse store near work that I plan on visiting soon. Alternately I can just print out patterns here. Haven’t decided yet!
March 25, 2009
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Dollhouse thrills!
By Caitlin Jane in dollhouseWe went and picked it up this morning and I could not be happier. Well, ok, I could be happier, but I am super happy. I think I paid exactly the right amount for what I got. Part 1: As you can see there’s extensive water damage on the lower level. Or is it water? […]
March 23, 2009
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Miracles can happen
By Caitlin Jane in toysI’ve decided I want a dollhouse. I know. It’s a little weird. Hear me out: My best friend Veronica had a dollhouse when we were growing up. It was a Lundby, and she probably got it in the late 70′s. Her dad was in charge of buying all the furniture and accoutrements so mostly it […]
March 17, 2009
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La plus ca change
By Caitlin Jane in daily grind, GripingWith apologies to Ryan and Corrie. Who can recognize this? Too hard? Here’s another angle: Now can you tell? Living in a big city can be fun (you get to listen to people sing along with their ipods) but it can also be depressing. Especially when Queen St W has a Tim Horton’s.
March 16, 2009
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Cool replies
By Caitlin Jane in a good day, we have funA couple things I have written (privately) have generated cool replies lately. First, I wrote to The Names Brand tshirt website to point out that they were missing a Howard Stern shirt. I sent the email on February 26th. They wrote me back on the 5th of March to say that my shirt idea had […]
March 14, 2009
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POO!
By Caitlin Jane in making stuff is goodI started a new crochet project without really thinking too hard about the fact that I didn’t own enough of the yarn required. It’s Bernat Satin (or perhaps Satin Sport-I don’t keep the wrappers, that would be too logical) and it’s available at Zeller’s for really cheap. Of course, when I went to Zeller’s today […]
March 11, 2009
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Super supper time!
By Caitlin Jane in foodHave you ever made something from scratch (well, more or less) and it came out pretty much perfectly? I experienced that tonight. At work, I made us tomato sauce and it was so good. I could have had a bowl of that with no pasta and I would have been happy. Sauce: 1/2 zucchini, small […]
March 7, 2009
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The olden days
By Caitlin Jane in foodI went to see my parents today in St.Catharines. We all went to see Madama Butterfly at the movie theatre, part of the Live At The Met series. Butterfly is a pretty huge show, popularity wise, but I am not sold on it’s story. Very sappy and kind of embarassing. I know, she’s 15 and […]
March 3, 2009
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Further updates
By Caitlin Jane in daily grind, love1. My ring As anyone could guess, it weighs a ton and took me a while to get used to. Typing was the hardest adjustment-I worried for a while that my s and w keys would be broken, but they’re fine. It’s been well received by everyone-literally everyone-who sees it in real life (and not […]