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Archive for April, 2007 - ניסן / אייר תשס"ז

reading, writing, what does it mean?

By penny • April 30, 2007 - י"ג אייר תשס"ז • Category: books

From Memory to Written Record: England 1066-1307 by M T Clanchy.
I read the first edition of this book as the second edition is out from the Uni library and I didn’t know if I really cared enough to wait for the second edition. Wow. Wow. Wow. I wish I could use better words to [...]



knit: startitis .. and crochet too

By penny • April 29, 2007 - י"ב אייר תשס"ז • Category: create

Oy.. The startitis. I don’t have pictures of all the damage, but the progress meter [photopress:suedekippah29apr.jpg,thumb,alignright](currently on the left) is probably pretty accurate. I’ve started quite a few things since my last paper was turned in. You’ll get the full review of Simple Crochet by Erica Knight tomorrow, but I wish I had seen this [...]



food: couscous

By penny • April 28, 2007 - י"א אייר תשס"ז • Category: food

I will soon be able to cook a good deal more in the evenings as classes have finished and all imperfect papers turned in.
Yesterday I wasn’t really in the mood to cook and because I went to the grocery store hungry, 3 boxes of couscous came home with me. I started looking for something [...]



site admin

By penny • April 27, 2007 - י' אייר תשס"ז • Category: misc

I finally installed the latest release of wordpress and did a little bit of housekeeping around the site. Please let me know if you experience any funkiness. I’ve not yet tested beyond Firefox 2.0.0.3 on my Mac.
I also have noticed that some of my stats are adding one or two new readers. Welcome, I’ll [...]



learning: Parshat Acharei Mot - Kedoshim

By penny • April 27, 2007 - י' אייר תשס"ז • Category: judaism

Parshat Acharei Mot · Kedoshim, Vayikra 16:1-20:27.
chabad
Rabbi Riskin
JOFA Acharei Mot, Kedoshim
The spring newsletter from JOFA, “Women and Tzeddekah” (it’s a PDF). I know what I’m reading tonight!
(Why does it start to thunderstorm when I’m contemplating going grocery shopping? Thankfully the sun sets late these days, I hope it eases up!)
שׁבּת שׁלום



tools: ignite cognito spill proof .. planner (pt I)

By penny • April 26, 2007 - ט' אייר תשס"ז • Category: tools

I’m sorry, no pictures. The Ignite Cognito rocks. I learned about this awesome new spill proof* thermos by way of joshspear.com. i needed a spill proof container that isn’t big. this fits the bill perfectly. push button liquid comes out. Don’t push button, no liquid. It is available at Target for $20.
I live by [...]