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We interrupt our regular programming to say

By Anna Sawin

Happy Birthday to my dear hubby, celebrating a milestone birthday today! With love from me and your two favorite prize fighters. Note black eye and missing tooth—we run with a tough crowd at our house. And for those of you who didn’t believe Henry’s eye got worse? Exhibits A, B and C! Yes, complete with…

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Hit me with your best shot

By Anna Sawin

So, I’m back. I know, I usually have a guest blogger fill in when I go to the bathroom, but I didn’t think too many of you were missing me, especially since you, apparently, were all at the gym this week. Or at least I’m assuming that’s why I can’t get a parking spot there,…

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Hank & Willie Year in Review 2008. Finally.

By Anna Sawin

GOOD GOD, IT’S FINALLY POSTED! Huge thanks to my crack team of troubleshooters. Dear Record Industry, I do not want to rip off your hard-working creative artists. Not even a little. However, let me give you a little tip. If you allowed us to use your songs or, heck, even charged us a fair-use fee…

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Blame that fussy baby new year

By Anna Sawin

Since life has conspired to keep me from finishing my now annual photo roundup of the year just past, I give you last year’s as a place holder. You know, in case you had nothing else to do for a few minutes. Click HERE. I hope to finish it by tomorrow. Got any good song…

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With love from Hank & Willie

By Anna Sawin

I wasn’t sure Will would come down off his “I was a sheep in the pageant, baaaaaaaa!” high in time to fall asleep, and Henry stayed awake so long I thought for sure that he would be helping Santa unpack his bags (“Hey St. Nick, you want this one over here?”) but they are both…

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The days, they get longer now

By Anna Sawin

I promise I won’t post reruns ALL month long, but a loooong afternoon with the endodontist (all I ever wanted for Christmas!) and two boys awake before 5 a.m. today have left me a little thin on the reflections. I think it is enough that I am reposting this 16 years to the minute that…

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And it isn’t even Friday

By Anna Sawin

I am completely lame—this is a reprint from last December, and you’ll have to put up with some year-old stream-of-consciousness to get to the good stuff, namely the candy and cookie recipes below. I have baked NOTHING this year yet, but it is just Dec. 17 and I am just getting warmed up. The peppermint…

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Photo fix: holiday card edition

By Anna Sawin

So I sure had a lot of fun with these images from H & W readers, and I hope what I did makes their photos just a little bit better. I’ve been mostly editing photos in Lightroom this fall, so it was fun to get back into Photoshop and work on an image individually! Reader…

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i heart eCommerce, part 2

By Anna Sawin

Okay, I think Amazon just made it up to me. I have discovered the amazing Universal Wish List tool, wherin you drag a little button to your bookmarks toolbar, gather all the web goodness OUT THERE, on any site, and bring it back to your handy amazon.com wish list. I am finding it very useful…

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I heart ecommerce

By Anna Sawin

Dear Amazon, The LARGE, FLASHING sign at the top of your web page letting me know how many shopping days are left before Christmas is NOT HELPFUL. Neither is your lame “Super Saver” shipping which, you tell me, will deliver my purchases promptly on DECEMBER 26. Gee, thanks. Anna * * * Griping aside, here…

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