Category Archives: Good Causes

In the Midst of Community-Minded Momtrepreneurs

Nov

08

Today was my best sales day ever (23 novels in 6 hours!), at a charity boutique for Calvary Women’s Services. Cindy Schwartz, a DC-based interior designer and photographer, has been raising money for Calvary’s Good Hope Kitchen project. I loved … Continue reading →

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Selling Novels at Calvary Women’s Services Benefit

Nov

06

This Tuesday, November 8 from 9 am to 3 pm, I’ll be selling my novels FOOD AND WORRY and SIX WORDS at a charity boutique to raise funds to build a women’s shelter here in Washington, DC. The address for … Continue reading →

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#ThankADay for Twitter: A Patchwork of Gratitude

Oct

30

“The thing I am working on has been dealing out epiphanies quite liberally these last couple months. Life is beautiful (and cheesy).” — Buster Benson If you’re on Twitter, you’re cordially invited to join me by using the #ThankADay hashtag … Continue reading →

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Blogcast Your Favorite Farmers Market

Jul

18

My favorite Saturday morning market in Washington, DC is the Glover Park–Burleith Farmers’ Market in upper Georgetown. In addition to fresh produce, pastas, baked goods, cheeses, meats and sausages, you’ll find this cool stuff: 1) A Jazzy Juggler 2) A … Continue reading →

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Short Story Collection Winner

May

31

Congratulations to Midge Raymond (author of Forgetting English: Stories). Midge won Emma Straub’s short story collection, Other People We Married. This short story month went by so quickly for me that it made May’s 31 days seem as short as … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning My Portion Sizes

Apr

18

While I’ve been recipe-testing for my cookbook, I’ve been cooking and baking great foods, which is lovely, but I’ve gotten sloppier about portion control, which is not so lovely. My current weight is fine, but the scale’s going up and … Continue reading →

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Rock the (Book) Drop

Apr

12

This Thursday, April 14, is Support Teen Lit Day. The websites Readergirlz and Figment are sponsoring a book drop called Rock the Drop. You can help connect teens (and tweens) with great reads by dropping a good book anywhere you … Continue reading →

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You say “Mishloach Manot,” I say “Edible Quilting”

Mar

08

[Image courtesy of www.someecards.com] Welcome to the final article in my Purim Prep series. This is my favorite of the four articles, because it ends with a project that unites two of this blog’s passions: baking sweets and designing patchwork. … Continue reading →

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Quilt WIP Wednesday: Disappearing Nine-Patch

Feb

02

One month ago when I rolled out the New Year’s Resolutions, I thought I could get a Project Linus quilt done by the end of each month, but my January Project Linus quilt is still a work-in-progress. At least I’ve … Continue reading →

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“Airplane in the Sky with Diamonds” Quilt

Dec

13

Today is the final link-up day for the “100 Quilts for Christmas” group challenge. I’ve finished this quilt, the third of the 3 quilts I had pledged to donate. On Friday morning I delivered these to Connie from DC’s Project … Continue reading →

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