ED. NOTE – I am still working my little tail off trying to raise money for our participation in the Life is Good Unschooling Conference. Donations and/or moral support are much-welcomed as the clock ticks on towards the end of May!
It’s been a while but – I’m ready to install Friday link round-up again! Yay!
Social wellbeing: Why it’s OK to give to homeless drug addicts by Mark Johnson. This piece especially resonated with me. Rare to see such a deep understanding of addiction published in the MSM.
Social wellbeing: Badinter Protests Too Much by Wendy Priesnitz. Yet another convo about how our own children are keeping us down – this has been around for some time now – but nicely refuted by Wendy. Pro-tip, if your so-called progressive feminism mostly picks on women and their choices you might want to check your feminism.
My son begged and begged me to buy him the Kikkerland First Aid Box (Red) from Gray’s General. And I did. Now I need all the stuff that goes in a First Aid box. HALP I’m not even sure what that is!
Local: missing from Elma still, Cory Allen Kellis.
Nature is horrid. (Third picture down. THE EYEEEES)
and thirty babies are PISSED at you.
100 year old photos of New York city – freshly digitized, amazing, and up for your review.
The illusion of choice – click through and peruse.
Vadim Trunov, photography.
What’s inside an elephant? Interesting project, but don’t watch while eating.
Yahoo answers comes through for us.
A dramatic surprise on a quiet town square.
Cooking: @LLifeOfMine on Twitter came through with a great rice recipe. I used it last night and it’s fabulous.
Sewing: Figgy’s Patterns posted their new line, sized up to about 8/9. Shipping is May 10th. I got a testing sample of Banyan and as soon as I’m finished with my current project for Phoenix – and while I wait for the fabric to arrive for Dharma’s jacket – I’m so whipping up some of those pants for my little guy!
Sewing (again): I’m hosting the Open Sew here in Hoquiam, on Saturday!
Crafting: the spring Handmade Companion is out! Featuring a tutorial by the lovely Karen LePage!
My favorite picture on the internet this week:
Finally: ever feel like you just can’t get a handle on life?
Thank you so much for posting that link to Wendy’s response to the Badinter article. I have literally been going crazy about it for days.
Much love,
Bex
@BexG
You’re welcome. Unfortunately that same series of offensive arguments keeps making the rounds… 2nd wave feminists are familiar with it from years and years ago.