This pancake recipe at Bella Online is a keeper:

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 1 T. sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk,
• 1/4 cup sour cream Blend dry ingredients together. Stir in remaining ingredients.

I Buy DIY has reorganized, they have added categories (check out how many entries there are under handbags, it's like heaven), and they are going to have features and profiles soon. Note to the the fine people of Canada, for each entry in I Buy DIY they list if that business ships to Canada, and even international. And of course, check out the listings for stores and events, go on, get over there.

These itty-bitty single serving soaps made by Nirah and displayed over at Craftster are adorable! So is Mollydoll's Scooter pouch. And these Pacman cuffs made using the cuff pattern from the Stitch 'n Bitch book are too - Rox also posted the pattern she used for the characters.

One of those sites which falls into the category of one which I check obsessively but do not talk about enough is Reprodepot Fabrics. They ship very fast and I love everything they have -- fabrics, buttons, patches, ribbon, stuff to wear, stuff for the home, and patterns (including the Amy Butler Country Living stuff, which has some great patterns for bags). They also carry oilcloth, and keep that sushi fabric in stock. So, if you have not yet, I insist that you take a look. Some stuff which catches my eye:

• vintage stripe grosgrain ribbon
• skullgyle sweater
• sew fast sew easy book
• in town bags patterns
• trucker girl patch set

Good fences make good neighbors. New decks being built 20" from your kitchen window which will block out some light, and give you a view of the crotches of those people who are enjoying their new deck do not make good neighbors. Neither does the superloud mitre saw really close to the coffee maker at 8 a.m. However, we are renting the house just for this year, and the owner doesn't mind about the all too close deck, so there is nothing we can really be upset over.

There was a huge full page ad for Ginger Altoids in one of the free weekly newspapers here, yay! Maybe they'll be available everywhere soon. (I still have a dozen tins in my freezer.) The game here at the Altoids Strips site is a fun little time waster.

Stuff for you to listen to: when being crafty meets public radio. Invisible Ink Radio - a story by Sara Bir about working in the Martha Stewart test kitchens. Listen here, the link is taken out of it's frame, but for your information it's the September 28th, 2003 "Pledge Drive, with my Peops and Martha" show. This American Life - a story about one woman's addiction to scrapbooking, you can listen from this page, it's the July 25th, 2003 show titled "Later That Same Day", Act Two: Scrapbook.

Link from the comments - Tiny Trapeze Confections makes the most adorable candies and marshmallows, everything is made by hand in small batches, and all the ingredients are organic. [Thanks Rachel!]