Jane's Folly Posts

“Life moves pretty fast.  You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Beuler Solstice candle tradition It sometimes takes losing something to…

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I’ve participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) for many years, and this year my daughter is joining in with the young writers program.  Classrooms and individuals can sign up…

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Fun Sci-fi party ideas My friends put together a fun Sci-fi themed Halloween party.  (Thanks for letting me share the ideas!)  They put a lot of work and creativity into…

Gamer's Guide to Life

Home-made skeleton costume Materials: glow-in-the-dark fabric paint (optional) black thermal underwear your child’s size sheets of white felt- (I used 5) needle and thread, pins For mask- white flannel, a…

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NY Comic Con Vs. Dragoncon I attended NY Comic Con this Friday and Saturday.  I had a great time and I recommend going if you have the means.  That being…

Gamer's Guide to Life

I knitted these wristlets using a free Lion brand pattern.   I also made a skirt for my daughter’s costume.   To make this skirt, I folded over a 45…

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A few years ago I didn’t know what meta meant.  Meta means going beyond or above, an abstraction from another concept, but how it is used as a cultural reference…

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Supercalifragilisticscienceficconvention Dragoncon was amazing!  You could go there and just people watch for hours.  They have something for everyone, spread out to four hotels and a convention hall building.  They…

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I apologize for not posting lately- I’ve been obsessively watching Supernatural (yes, the show I dissed on my last post) until I watched all 8 seasons.  I do not refute…

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My blog was intended to become a writer’s platform, my little corner of the internet where my fans come to read about what’s going on in my life, my creative…

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