I had a whole different post planned for today. But work kind of exploded this week, and I simply didn't have time to put it together. Nothing bad happened, but summer is generally my slow time, though you wouldn't know it from this past week. Old projects I thought...
Awhile back I did a stint at a local elementary school as a Reading Buddy - helping a kid who has trouble reading learn to read more/better through one-on-one storytime sessions. As the end of the 'semester' drew near, I wanted to get her a book that she could keep...
Right now, I am... still tweaking the next design for the shop. I'd originally planned to unveil it today, but I'm not happy with it yet. desperately in need of the paychecks I'm owed. I hate hate hate when clients take their sweet time getting the check in the mail...
Bond Girl by Erin Duffy No, not that kind of Bond girl. Bonds as in stocks and bonds, as in Wall Street. This, while a work of fiction, is what I'm afraid might be an accurate and disturbing picture of the goings-on at our financial powerhouses. It's the story of...
I don't know if you know this, dear readers, but I live in suburbia. To be specific, a 2-story house in a neighborhood full of similar houses in the Austin-suburb of Round Rock (technically a separate city, but for all intents and purposes the greater city's suburb)....
I'm linking up with Paige for this week's Tuesday 10, and the theme is Top 10 Places You Want to Travel. Here are my top 10 dream destinations: Ireland. The whole thing, not just one particular spot/city. I've had a obsession fixation with the Emerald Isle for...
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald With previews for the movie version popping up every other commercial break, I figured it was time I got around to reading this book. It was available at the library, and a blessedly quick read. 'Blessedly' because I simply did...
So I stumbled across this list of 100 Best First Lines of Novels awhile back, and it got me to thinking about some of the best first lines of books that I've come across. So I decided to do a little review of my own favorite first lines (though I fudged just a bit,...
It could be said that I'm a picky eater (and I can imagine my mom just crowed in laughter at that understatement). I am a LOT better than I used to be as a kid, for sure, but I still tend to find something I like and just stick to that. I don't mind trying...
Readers, today I'd like to pick your brains. I have too many ideas for the next print to develop for the shop, so I thought I'd ask your input. Keeping in mind that I still have lots of elephant prints planned, and will continue to print with my other screens as well:...
Hi, I’m Amanda!
I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.
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