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Bridget turned eighteen months old yesterday. It's tradition that on half-birthdays (we call them "Appreciation Days") the celebrated person gets to choose the meal, so I picked some of Bridget's favorite foods. Thus, she feasted on steamed carrots, rice, a …

And other exciting things -- for instance, I've been working on some new items for the shop, and just last night finished the listing process for a new print/painting (praint?) Presenting...dum da da DUM...The Cat And The Fiddle!\ ALSO, as if that weren't enough, …

\ Bridget and I recently returned from a visit to my parent's house in Arkansas. My parents both grew up as farm kids in Missouri, and that upbringing/culture still runs strong in their blood. Their house is a paradise for a kid Bridget's age -- like living at a …

Hi guys! So sorry for the neglect. I've been in a blogging funk. It seems like there's either nothing to say or, more often, there's too much to say and my brain "shorts out" from all the options. ANYway. Oh! I have an update on the CPSIA law. …

"Gesundheit!" Haha! No, I didn't sneeze. CPSIA stands for "Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act", a law passed by Congress that is intended to give the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) the authority it needs to prevent dangerous …

\ A Happy New Year to you! I took a rather long Christmas break (longer than anticipated, anyhow), but now I'm back! Yay! Aaaand I have some things to say -- things I wanted to say before Christmas, but was a little preoccupied with sanity-keeping. So here, I'll dive …