The World Surrounding Me

I was shown two really cool map web sites today. If I could go back and choose another career (and if bridge building wasn’t available) maybe I’d be a cartographer. I like maps with good data. Both of these maps certainly fall in that realm: The Take 10 Challenge Map You can look up not [...]

Tonight, we watched the SDSU (South Dakota State, not San Diego!) women’s team play a good game, but ultimately lose to a better team from Oklahoma. Though we lost, I’m still a very proud SDSU alumni. Here’s my picture, from last year (wow… I forgot we still had our old TV!), after the SDSU women [...]

Matt just sent this to me — got it from some of his coworkers, I think. It is a color IQ test. Really interesting — try it out! http://www.xritephoto.com/ph_toolframe.aspx?action=coloriq I got a 12. Perfect score is 0. Not great, but not bad either. I do wonder, though, if I tried it some time other than [...]

My friend Lisa works with the silent auction for Gateway’s women’s retreat each year. Last year, I made a few sock monsters and other goodies for the cause, which goes to pay for scholarships for those who can’t afford the retreat. This year, after I volunteered to help, Lisa suggested I make a few small [...]

I have several friends who are pregnant, so I think I can blog about this without giving away who it is for. At least I hope that the mom-to-be will act appropriately surprised when she opens it. I was too excited not to blog about it! I whipped up a matching set of various items [...]

πρ = Pi Rho Today is the annual Pi Rho festival, and what better way to celebrate a day that’s all about the wonderful digit of Pi than making something round? No, I did not use π to determine the circumference of any of these items! haha I whipped up 3 from-scratch cupcake recipes yesterday: [...]

This week, Matt and I are working on our rockets for the annual Pi Rho fest. (see posts about past years) Pi Rho Fest is put on by our friend Sally’s family & friends. It is held on or near “Pi Day” (3.14) and features model rockets, good food, amazing fireworks, and a big bonfire. [...]

From Honoring the original WWW We are in Michigan, celebrating the long life of my Grandpa, Woody White. My dad was looking for the right word for him: jokster wasn’t it, but definitely fun-loving. I think we’ve all shared our favorite Grandpa-jokes this week (and it’s no wonder that my Dad, and increasingly me, like [...]

I finished another table-runner-runner last night (just the top, it’s not quilted/ready to use yet). It is the same pattern as the last runner I made, “Sweet Escape” from Heather Mulder Peterson. The new one is out of Sandy Gervais’ Essence fabric for Moda. It is shown here (on top) along with the first runner [...]