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First, though, I need to give credit where it's due, and I haven't done that yet.
To lj users undrocknroll, cynical_terror, and to angstslashhope, who are the first people I ever saw use LJ as a marketplace. I so admired that, that entrepreneurship and bravery.
To lj user apocalypsos who is the first person I saw use Amazon to list her stuff. Man, this isn't bad at ALL, especially given the constraints of night shift. Thanks, you!
To lj user magickalmolly whose virtual yard sales have been inspiring.
To lj user kitty_van_kat and to Jack, whose Etsy stores encouraged me to have fun with this.
And now, to our sponsors:
In the spirit of passing a little time, 4 Donna Leon Inspector Guido Brunetti novels. Buy 'em, read 'em, then donate them to your library's book sale. Win all around.
Curious about cooking? Want some new ideas, new techniques?
The Chesapeake Collection, recipes and lore: "The really great cooks of the Eastern Shore, when confronted to share their recipes, usually hedge with, 'Well, I put in smidgen of honey, a little tad of onion, a small sliver of fat back ... a handful of walnuts, but then again, I use a handful of raisins if I don't have the nuts.'" -- from the foreword by Dr. Thomas A. Flowers . Nicole Routhier's Fruit Cookbook: Here are 400-plus recipes using fruit in more ways than most cooks might think imaginable, from Roasted Pepper and Apple Dip to Lemon-Lime Spaghetti to Gratin of Red and Black Berries. (Library Journal).
How about making art and having fun? Learning some practical hands-on techniques AND making something you can give, sell, donate?
Stitchery, Needlepoint, Applique and Patchwork: A Complete Guide (Hardcover). Stitchery in all its forms has been in a period of change and regeneration for several years. The traditional arts of needlepoint, embroidery and patchwork are enjoying a popularity unknown for decades and are being adapted to uses hitherto undreamed of. Shirley Marein is fully conversant with all the latest trends in stitchery, and in her stimulating text, she explains in detail how to master the basic technique of these crafts, how to do your own designing, and how to adapt design forms to the uses and materials you have chosen for them.
Or how about The Big Book of Soft Toys? I learned so much about making toys and stuffed animals for my sons and their friends from this book, out of print for a long time, and truly a treasure.
Anyway, look if you will, buy if it pleases you, share the links if you would be so kind, enjoy your day/night/ and thank you for your time.
Blessings on your heads.
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