Cotton-Pickin’ Days

This morning we found this little red fox asleep at our front door. My mother-in-law says it’s good luck because foxes belong to the Canidae family. Cats, on the other hand, are bad luck. I’m unable to confirm what she says but OldSupersitions.com says that seeing a lone fox is good luck.

NB: Hello, Red Fox is an Eric Carle book.

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This is very odd. I saw these kinds of soap hooks (the one pictured is from Apartment Therapy) for the first time at Stephen’s school in London. Of course, the soap wasn’t pristine and gorgeous like this. It was gray, cracked, and GROSS!!

At first I thought it was a weird soft plastic container the kids were to squeeze for liquid soap until I realized they simply rub their hands on it. The following year, they replaced these soap hooks with wall-hanging liquid soap dispensers that I think are far more hygienic.

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Christina’s dog had a litter of puppies! This one’s mine and is named Little Shenny.

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And so we welcome….

continue reading

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This is so cool I had to share it here as well (and not just keep it at Stephen’s Rubbish).

This 30 second video was created at Animoto (aff) for free but longer versions can be had for a one-time fee of $3 or a one-year unlimited subscription of $30.

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PS I know the video is a little too big for my template and may cause some styling issues but I’m unable to resize it.

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Time to get a new printer. Been getting this error message more often lately:

This job requires more memory than is available in this printer.

My discontinued Hewlett Packard LaserJet 5MP has survived five countries and is only on its second toner cartridge since 1994/5. Because it doesn’t have a USB port, I have to network it via an old laptop that has a parallel port. On eBay it sells for around $50. A new Brother all-in-one color inkjet printer wouldn’t cost much more than that. So i guess it’s time to let a piece of history go.

Said good-bye to anything lately?

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Misery may love company but fatties apparently do not. A study from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that as the percentage of white females (and only this group, not any other) who are overweight and obsese increases in the population, they face greater wage discrimination.

From The Atlantic:

• In 1981, a woman in the 75th percentile on the Body Mass Index (roughly 165 pounds for a 5-foot-4-inch woman) could expect wages 4.29 percent lower than those of her svelter colleague in the 25th percentile (roughly 120 pounds).
• In 2000, the same hypothetical woman’s wage penalty for her avoirdupois had risen to 7.47 percent.

The authors of the study conclude:

…the increasing rarity of thinness has led to its rising premium.

So I guess if you’re thin, consider yourself a rare gem. Me? I’m more like stainless steel.

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My love for the PG Tips monkey is no secret. In the latest commercial for PG Tips tea, the monkey is wearing a fabulous T-shirt that said: “I facebooked your mum.” Wahahaa.

And here’s the monkey’s short movie on the history of tea.

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My family and I are business expats currently living in London UK. We have a lovely home and although our furniture is rented, it’s functional and comfortable. The one thing I wish we had is a reading chair.

When we finally get the chance to live in our own home and buy our own furnishings, I’d love to have a cushy arm chair to curl up in and read (and sleep) for a few hours. Something that’s comfortable enough for my children to snuggle up in as well.

This Adam reader chair and ottoman from Levenger looks impressive but not particularly comfortable. I’m also not a big fan of leather furniture.

This nobodyandco Bibliochaise is innovative but with hard edges on all sides.

A Bedtime Reading Chair looks very comfy but a bit boring and commonplace. (And probably close to something I would get in the end.)

Crate and Barrel has a big selection of chairs. The Lounge Chair and a Half looks cosy although the arms look hard.

These Thomasville Sunset Reading Chairs are classic looking but not cushy in the least.

Finding a good reading chair could be tougher than I thought! Do you have a reading chair? Even better, do you have a picture of a reading chair to share?

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