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Modern Cat Lady: 2015 Edition
Adorable cat top by ModCloth. Last year I wrote a little piece about the struggles of the modern cat lady, and how we should totally embrace the stereotype and wear our fur-dotted-clothes with pride....
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Imagine a Blogger’s Holiday
‘Tis the season for giving, and as you may have seen here on A Reading Life, we love the idea of giving friends and family books, books, and more books for the holidays. Leslie wrote about book-gifting...
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My Love-Hate Relationship with Valentine’s Day
When I was a little girl, Valentine’s Day was a special time. The green and grey corridors of my school would be awash in reds, pinks, and whites. It was an intense pop of color among all the grey...
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The Means of Production
Growing up, there was always one person on the block who made their own home brew. Usually it was something really appetizing like ‘wine’ made from cherries/dandelions/elderberries that you would be...
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The Big Tiny
Enjoy the latest from Katie as she continues to work through her Reading Challenge: I am obsessed with tiny houses. There, I said it. I love them and I want to build one of my own someday. This is a...
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Modern Cat Lady 2017 Edition
Well hello there, kittens! With the holidays behind us and that calendar somehow saying “December” it’s the purrfect time to do a wrap-up of the best cat books of 2017! Stick with me like fur to black...
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The Art of Making Soap
Anne-Marie Faiola is the owner of Bramble Berry, a soap supplies store in Bellingham, Washington. This is the third soap book that Faiola has written. Her first, Soap Crafting, is a useful resource....
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Homemade relief for your dry hands? Yes, please!
Lotion bars made by EPL staff member JoAnna Hands getting dry after all the hand washing? My horribly dry, painful hands got me thinking about what I could do to heal them, since regular old lotion...
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Summer Sewing
Get out that machine and give sewing a try (again) this summer. It seems like lots of people have taken an interest in making things by hand these days, whether it be bread or soap or clothing. Some...
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New Craft Books
New books are arriving in droves right now at the library because we are at the end of our purchasing year, and those on the topic of arts and crafts are no exception. Since we are definitely moving...
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