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Archive for June, 2006 - סיון / תמוז תשס"ו

ribbit ribbit acrylic and cotton and a trip to the candy store..

By penny • June 14, 2006 - י"ט סיון תשס"ו • Category: create

update: i’ve fixed some broken links and tomorrow may edit this … it’s my blog, i can do that if I want to.
Ok. Let’s see. Not everything has recently been ripped but i’ve come close…
Last week I finished:
half of a Saturday Market Bag for B who turned 11 last week. She’s 11 and [...]



links for 2006-06-14

By penny • June 14, 2006 - י"ט סיון תשס"ו • Category: misc

small knits
knits requiring less than 5 balls of yarn.
(tags: knit)

Tech-Recipes.com - Powerpoint: Compress and Optimize Presentations (ppt) to Decrease Size
(tags: reference software)



Tuesday’s Useful Tool

By penny • June 13, 2006 - י"ח סיון תשס"ו • Category: tools

I’ve been trying to figure out what tool to showcase today. I’ve been struggling. There are many options and I wasn’t sure which one I wanted to explore next.
In the end, I chose:
Wordpress!
I love wordpress. It’s super simple to set up, has (to me) infinite add-ons and plugins, and can even be used as [...]



links for 2006-06-13

By penny • June 13, 2006 - י"ח סיון תשס"ו • Category: misc

time strips
via popgadget — they monitor how long something has in the fridge. after getting rid of that smelly fuzz that called me “mom” last week i *so* need these.
(tags: food reference house)



books.books.books

By penny • June 12, 2006 - י"ז סיון תשס"ו • Category: books

I’m participating in Kat’s Summer Reading Program ‘06 wouldn’t you know that I now can’t find my copy of Dune? I guess that means I’ll have to take it out from the library — hopefully in hard back so I can knit to it. :)
I’ve recently finished:
Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh (my [...]



links for 2006-06-12

By penny • June 12, 2006 - י"ז סיון תשס"ו • Category: misc

A new use for vodka - Slashfood
make your own handgel
(tags: reference)