helping haiti

All sales of baby booties from Baruch's Lullaby are now going to Samaritan's Purse to benefit Haiti for earthquake relief.

Several sizes available, but when they're gone, they're gone!

in the news!

Ever googled yourself? C'mon, admit it. It can be frustrating if you have a common-ish name (or even, not too common - I'm amazed at how many Shannons there are with a certain Spanish last name out there!). But I love googling Baruch's Lullaby. It's me, incognito! Sometimes I recognize the article (the author notified me) and sometimes it's a total surprise. You crafters and sellers should try it for yourself! Kind of a back-door way to find out what people think and what they are saying.

Here are a couple from December...

-The Art of Gifting Locally from the Alaska Dispatch

-the Deusprovidebit blog

...and you might've seen this if you saw it on the CAST thread on Etsy. It wasn't "google-able," but it was recognizable (by my sister-in-law, at least - thanks for the tip!) - and though the story is sad, the baby is precious, and his hat is cute, too!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34617556/ns/us_news-life/
Just pretend the caption under it says, "Knitted hat by Baruch's Lullaby." Because it was! Yay!

exposed!

Feature in an EXPOSED treasury from VickiDiane coming soon...here are some of the pics!

Wait...what is an "exposed" treasury? VickiDiane has become a little famous for these. They are treasuries that expose the artist behind the shop...hence, the inclusion of ME in the photos. But they're also incredibly popular and always at the top of the "hot list," and bring in a ton of publicity. Which I love. That's all.

rollin', rollin', rollin'...

Chamberlain rolled over two days ago, during a photo shoot! What a girl!

Tummy to back, two times, with big brothers and sister cheering her on...and then immediately showing off how well they can roll over, also (ahem...it was very impressive).

itty bitty kitty hat from Baruch's Lullaby

CHEESE!

that time of year again!

The new yarn shipment is here! The new yarn shipment is here!!!

Time to break out the swift again!

Gus was fascinated, but cautious. The end.

Hey, psst...I know, I know, this is not the brilliant post that I alluded to last time. I don't even remember what I was going to post then, but I have a screaming baby now who's saying, "Daddy's not doing it right!" and she needs me. Must go.

bbl

You know what that means? Officially, "be back later." Unofficially, it means I was all ready to post something brilliant with photos and everything, but then heard a blood-curdling scream upstairs, followed by

"Afton hit me with the lance!!! I want him to go to time-out!!!"

So...bbl.

been there, done that

The Brothers Karamazov. Done. Finis.

And here's what Dostoevsky said about reforms:

"Reforms, when the ground has not been prepared for them, especially if they are institutions copied from abroad, do nothing but mischief! The ancient hell-fire was better."

I submit that the ground for health care reform has not been prepared - nor will it ever be, while our current commander in chief (gasp, choke) still sits on the waiting list for a cerebrum donor. Right behind Nancy Pelosi.