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˙sןooɟ ןıɹdɐ ɥʇıʍ ˙ǝʇɐp ǝɥʇ ɥʇıʍ ˙ɹɐǝʎ ɟo ǝɯıʇ ǝɥʇ ɥʇıʍ op oʇ buıɥʇǝɯos sɐɥ ʇı ǝqʎɐɯ˙uʍop ǝpısdn os ןǝǝɟ pןnoɥs ı ʍoɥ ɹo ʎɥʍ oʇ sɐ uoıʇɐuɐןdxǝ ɹǝɥʇo ʎuɐ ɟo ʞuıɥʇ ʇ,uɐɔ ı ˙pɐǝɥ sʇı uo ʇı uɹnʇ puɐ …...
View ArticleWhere ya from?
When I first started this blog I was pretty surprised when anyone showed up to look at it let alone someone from another country. I figured maybe they were lost. Ya know. Stumbled here while looking...
View ArticleProof your mom was lying when she told you the drawing you made at age 6 was...
When I was 12 I made this drawing of a horse. I knew art historians were going to want to refer back to it when I was older and more established as an artist so I purposely put my age … Continue...
View ArticleI’m Old. And I’m crotchety. Back away. The No Soliciting Sign.
There was a knock at the front door. The door that welcomes you to my home with a brick path flanked by day lillies, fluttering moths and lazy streams of sunshine streaking across the grass. It’s...
View ArticleSo what IS Labour day. Eh? (other than the last long weekend of summer)
I’m a very kind person. I’m writing this post for you, the 4 people who aren’t at the cottage, back to school shopping or suffering from a hangover so large you not only look like death, you’re kind...
View ArticleHow I’m going to make a million dollars and how you can too.
I’ve decided to quit blogging and go into the business of reading floors. It’s kind of like reading tea leaves, only it actually works, you don’t have to drink tea, plus your house gets cleaner....
View ArticleWhy no one over 40 cares what you think.
The difference between saying you don’t care what other people think when you’re 25 and saying you don’t care what other people think when you’re 40, is that when you’re 40, you actually mean it. At 25...
View ArticleChristmas Pledge 2015. (And my very first short story)
If anyone was looking for Julie last Saturday evening, she could be found quietly sitting on the floor in the centre of a 50% off clothing rack at The Gap. She’d been there, in the dark, surrounded...
View ArticleGift recommendation: A Gift for almost anyone.Brix refractometer
From now until December I’m going to be giving you the odd piece of unsolicited advice on what I’d like for Christmas. Today I’m telling you about the first thing I’d like. So go ahead and add me to...
View ArticleSAME SITE, NEW LOOK. THE ART OF DOING STUFF 2.0
Please don’t be alarmed. You are in the right place. This is The Art of Doing Stuff. I am Karen. You may, at this very moment, be fearful. Maybe you’re afraid that my site has been taken over by...
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The Great Gargantuan Giftmas Giveaway. 2015.
Quiz time. Finish this sentence … ‘Tis the season to: a) be jolly b) head to the hospital due to unfortunate sparkle incident c) pretend your sweaty Uncle Charlie doesn’t gross you out at the family...
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DID YOU WIN THE GREAT GARGANTUAN GIFTMAS GIVEAWAY?
I’ve been sitting here staring at my computer trying to figure out some clever, cute little way to start this post. For like half an hour I’ve been doing that. Then I realized nobody wants to read...
View Article3 Quick and Easy New Years Eve ideas
It’s almost New Years Eve! Personally, I’ll be avoiding all people, parties and pizzaz in favour of cats, a couch and comfort. But if you’re planning a party but haven’t managed to get past just...
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LET’S HAVE FUN WATCHING THE OSCARS!
HEY! I bet you’re wondering what’s going on here aren’t you? Yeah. Me too. You’ve already read this post you’re thinking. Yeah! Me too. I was screwing around with the program that sends out my...
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I’M GIVING AWAY A KITCHENAID STAND MIXER!
I knew you’d be back here after I told you I was giving away a KitchenAid mixer which I bought with my own money. From me to you. I know how these contests work, people come from far and wide …...
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WHAT ARE YOUR APRIL FOOLS’ DAY PLANS? PLUS THE WINNER OF THE MIXER!
Do you think if you had won the KitchenAid mixer that you’d know by now? That I would have contacted you? Not so. At this very moment, nobody knows who won the mixer other than me. I haven’t...
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THE TIME THAT GIRL BRUSHED HER TEETH WITH VAGISIL.
Yeah, I thought that would get your attention. It sure got mine. Last week when I told the story about my sister accidentally lining her lips with black eyeliner in the middle of a grocery store, a...
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THE MOTHER OF ALL MOTHER’S DAY GIFT GUIDES.
Sunday, May 8th. Circle that on your calendar, like this … It’s exactly 17 days away. Unless you’re reading this on a day other than Friday, April 22nd. In which case you’ll have to do the math...
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YOU KNOW IT’S GOTTA BE SOMETHING SPECIAL IF I POST ON A TUESDAY.
You know something’s up if I’m posting on a Tuesday! Am I getting married? Having a baby? Marrying a baby? Eating a baby like a frog? It could be any one of those things (oh YES it could TOO) but …...
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THE CHRISTIE ANTIQUE SHOW & SALE 2016
I guess you probably don’t know what it’s like to almost kill someone but I do. I mean, obviously, I do, I’m sure you assumed that about me the first time we met. I pretty much ooze lethal in the...
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