Entries from September 2009

September 23, 2009

I may be 40, but I’m “snugglish.”

One of my favorite things about living in this new/old house (new to us/actually 101 years old) is our morning ritual. One or more of the girls pile into bed with me, and for a few precious minutes, we snooze and snuggle quietly, listening to our particular tangle of suburban morning sounds through the open [...]

September 17, 2009

Holy Hill Arts & Crafts Show Forecast: Crowded, with a Chance of Cranky?

I love art. I love crafts. And while I appreciate and respect the 35th Annual Holy Hill Arts & Crafts Fair — not to mention all the talented artists represented there — I know that at least a handful of the 7,000-10,000 attendees will, at some point, get sick of the mob scene, pack it [...]

September 14, 2009

Doing anything this weekend? It’s the Lee Curtes Pottery show!

Listen up, pottery lovers — and anyone else planning to hit the 35th Annual Holy Hill Arts & Crafts Fair (yeah, you and 10,000 of your closest, sweatiest, pushiest friends… ick!). Ahem. The Fair will be fabulous, of course — but when you’re ready for some crowd control, head to the Lee Curtes Pottery show [...]