Wednesday

I'd forgotten how much fun Quoted is. Laugh out loud funny.

Stella turned me on to these two new journals to read:

Earth Home Garden, in case you ever wondered what happened to hippies who got married 26 years ago. (Besides Mary, I mean.)

Farmgirl Fare, subtitled: A taste of country living without leaving home. Food writing & recipes, farm life tidbits, news from the organic heirloom garden & greenhouse, and step-by-step progress as I create a small artisan bread bakery--all from my 240-acre remote Missouri farm. And her Daily Farm Photos are wonderful.

These fascinating blogs and journals that abound on the Internet, play right into my love of autobiographies, my favorite genre. I was just thinking last night about the first time I found another craft-related online journal. It was such a vivid eureka moment that really opened the door for me to totally embrace what I do. What I'd thought of as silly little hobbies suddenly took on meaning and I became proud and confident of what I can do. My family is crafty, as are a few of my friends, but I feel like most people I know in real life are not. The Internet has given me an instant connection with (too!) many like-minded artists and craftspeople.

I told Simon the other day that even I can no longer remember life before the Internet. Last week I was listening to my first homemade mix CD in the car and wondering about some lyrics I was hearing. I decided to look them up on the Internet when I got home. Then I thought what the heck did we do before the Internet? Go to the record store and hope the lyrics were printed on the back of the album jacket, I guess.

I use Internet Movie Database at least once a week, if not more, to look something up, like if an actor looks familiar, where have I seen them before. Look 'em up!

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More Spirellas.

Staying organized. (The good news is I need a bigger board!)