How to: Make a toe-toque for someone in a cast

So here I am once more in beautiful Arva, Ontario. My sister is visiting from Saskatoon, so I came down for the weekend to see her and help my poor broken-ankled mother out. While I was here she asked me to knit her something to go over the toes of the foot that’s in a [...]

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How To: Make stuffable “prefold” diapers

On the “things you have to decide about when you have a baby” list, after “Home birth?” “Circumcision?” “Keep it or allow it to be raised by wolves?” is “Diapers: disposable or cloth?” We decided to use cloth diapers, because if we’re going to bring another human into the world it might as well not [...]

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Random and marginal notes

I’m in Ottawa right now for an independent touring workshop. So far: really helpful for what I want to do (i.e., get Fallen Voices on the road) and I’m really glad I came. I’m typing up today’s notes right now, because I know from experience that if I don’t do it know I will entirely [...]

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Red-and-white vegan pizza recipe

If you listened to my last podcast, you will remember that I talked about posting an improvised recipe that I had thrown together that night using only sweet potatoes, millet, peanut butter, and various spices.  Well, it was alright when I ate it, but after a few hours the millet solidified into a sort of [...]

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How to: Make vegan tri-colour bagels (or Hound Rounds)

Back in…January? November?…Sometime before now, I posted my basic bagel recipe. To my surprise, Wendy Matheson of Herding Cats in Hammond River made them and liked them! So for Wendy and other vegan bagel enthusiasts, I give you another bagel recipe: Hound Rounds.

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Free ninja squid doll pattern: Possibly the best Christmas present ever

Inspired by this ninja cat, I made a ninja squid doll for some friends for Christmas. If your sewing skills are a bit lacking, email me and I’ll make you one for $20 CAD + shipping and handling. If your sewing skills are just dandy, here are the pattern and instructions for making your very [...]

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I swear, I will eventually post something other than a recipe or a picture of a dog

Today was super-productive – I did yoga and practiced (I took about 10 days off because we were doing some renovations, plus I was just being kinda lazy), finished a libretto that I’ve been working on, did some errands, and… …made some delicious filled buns. In the style of those little buns you can buy [...]

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Happy National Vegan Month!

In case you’d like to participate, a vegan bagel recipe! Dissolve – 4 1/2 tsp active dry yeast (or 2 packages if you buy it that way) in – 2 c water, heated to 110F (it’s very important that you get the temperature right! Use a latte thermometer or something). Then stir in – 3 [...]

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How to get away with murder

[For background, go listen to Ben's podcast on this case.] So you want to commit a murder. Maybe you’re a sociopath who’s always wanted to see someone die. Maybe you’re a psychopath and the squirrels have learned to avoid your house. But up til now you’ve been held back by your fear of the law. [...]

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The Eeebuntu Chronicles

Coming soon to a theatre near you: A race against time, as one woman struggles with a small army of USB drives, a Linux distro, and a recalcitrant netbook. Will it ever boot up again? “All I wanted was to update Flash so I could watch Jon Stewart online! And now I’m trapped in this [...]

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