Author Archives: Jenna Magee

About Jenna Magee

IT professional, needleworker, editor/proofreader, author, singer, musician.

Comment Spammers Are Trying Again

[begin tirade] … and are apparently too stupid to realize that their comments aren’t being posted on my site. I’ve been getting lone attempts every once in a while, but those people seem to understand that they won’t get posted, … Continue reading

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Words of Wisdom From a Three-Year Old

This is an excerpt taken from the latest Nordic Needle sales letter that arrived this morning. A reader wrote in with some thoughts about getting older. The best was the story she told about her daughter: My youngest, Elise, gave … Continue reading

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UFO Progress

I thought I was doing well. I picked up a UFO (UnFinished Object) that I starting stitching years ago for our dining room, right after we painted it red. I put in a few hours of work into it yesterday, … Continue reading

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A Stitching Finish

Could it be possible? Does she actually still stitch? Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus… she’s just a little late with your gift. And the Virginia part is actually funnier because that’s my little sister’s name, for whom I … Continue reading

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eBay It Some More!

Yes, it’s official. I’m hooked on selling on eBay. As long as I can move stuff out of my house and make a little bit of money, I’m happy, so three more items went up for bid tonight. One watcher … Continue reading

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eBay, Baby!

Okay, I’m officially pleased with my eBay selling experience to date. I managed to sell all 3 of my last set of auction items. One didn’t get an actual bid until 2 minutes before the close of the auction – … Continue reading

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Comments Are Back!

I didn’t implement the anti-spam comment moderation plugin, but I did force some fields that weren’t being filled out before, so I’ll leave it and see what happens. In the meantime, I have disabled trackbacks (even moved the file), since … Continue reading

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Blog Upgrade Tonight

Okay, since I don’t allow comments anymore, I have no idea who, if anyone is really reading this, but I’m taking the blog down tonight for an upgrade. I started getting trackback spam early this morning and the whole not … Continue reading

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Trying For More eBay Sales

Wow, I guess I neglected to mention trying my hand at selling on eBay for the first time the other week. I have to admit, they kinda bribed me into doing it. They offered three free listings (including the Gallery … Continue reading

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Counting Our Blessings

We got some more snow last night, an inch or so. Enough that Terry went out again with the snowblower to make sure the driveway was clear. Those bad (in a good way) neighbors of ours across the street where … Continue reading

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