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I was late-night reading while my husband slept and when I saw this and I almost screamed! I've known Heather Armstrong of dooce (virtually) for years, she even wrote the Foreword to my Kitty Wigs book. When my Subversive Cross Stitch Activity and Coloring book came out earlier this year, I just couldn't bring myself to send one to her because I know she gets SCADS of books and I hate asking friends to promote my stuff. But then she started this series about all the books she receives and donates to the library in SLC. So, I thought, Well,...

Check out our new College Series -- three snappy Latin PDF pattern designs! I realize I'm mixing Greek-ish borders with Latin phrases, but that was just a pop quiz to see if you're paying attention. I got these phrases from the always-awesome McSweeney's. The article by Dani Bostick is called Honest Latin Mottoes For Your Overrated University. But what do these mean? Noli hic rem facere ridiculum ="Don't Be An Idiot Here". Dormire quam superare = "To Sleep Rather Than to Excel". Convivium, Fornicatio, Prae Amnibus Aes ="Partying, fornication, and above all debt" . Stitch 'em up and send 'em...

I don't even know what to say about Houston. As a native Dallasite, this hits close to home. It's heartwarming to see people helping each other when the news and the world has seemed so divisive this summer (or longer). I'm in touch with an old friend who was rescued by boat from his house, which is seems surreal. One thing that's been great to see are the pet rescues - have you noticed there seems to be a dog in every boat? I'm so thankful for the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act, enacted after Hurricane Katrina, that requires...

Check out this video of computer-generated cross stitch. Aren't you glad you didn't have to stitch all this?! I suspect they found out pretty fast the cost to make this into real cross stitch would be astronomical, and a small village of cross stitchers would probably lose their minds doing all this work... hee! HUSKY - GHOST from Dropbear on Vimeo.