http://kaitlynskutters.com Handcrafted Cookie Cutters of Tin-Plated Steel Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:19:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello all, Well we're still in California, until we sell this place. As John Lennon said, "Life is what happens while you're making other plans". In September, my doctor thought I'd had a stroke and an mri showed a little tumor. I thought I would have it removed ... http://kaitlynskutters.com/2010/02/10/still-here/ Right now, I'm here in Huntington Beach trying to get this place ready to sell. I've been painting, tiling, putting up new light fixtures...Boy, would I love "Designed to Sell" to come in and help. I'm hoping to have it ready by the end of September. At ... http://kaitlynskutters.com/2009/08/29/in-california-for-another-month/ It is August and we have a new kitty - actually 2 new kitties. This is Sami. He was found dumped in a parking lot when he was only 5 weeks old. He is now over 4 months old (neutered) and we got a 5 month old spayed female ... http://kaitlynskutters.com/2009/08/15/new-kitty/ The Pirate Faire was a lot of fun - for us and for the attending pirates. A number of baby buccaneers attended this year - we've had a veritable explosion of baby fair persons. We are really looking forward to the next six weekends + Memorial Day, when our village ... http://kaitlynskutters.com/2009/05/04/koroneburg-starts-may-7-2009/ April 25-26, the permanent village of Koroneburg (in Corona, CA) will be turned into our Pirate Village. This is our 5th Annual "Cutthroats of Corona" Golden Age Pyrate Festival. We'll be open from 11am till 9pm on Saturday and 11am till 6pm on Sunday. The night time faire on Saturday ... http://kaitlynskutters.com/2009/04/21/in-california-for-the-pirate-festival-in-corona/ Alright, here is a picture of a beautiful fairy cookie made by Monrovia Bakery, using my new kneeling fairy design. It looks like I'll be able to get pictures up again. http://kaitlynskutters.com/2009/03/29/fairy-cookie/ I'm back in California. We're trying to sell the Huntington Beach place - not the best time to be trying to sell. We've got Pirate Faire coming up in April. The 25-26 weekend is when Koroneburg becomes a pirate village and I like to make skulls and crossbones, pirate ships ... http://kaitlynskutters.com/2009/03/25/in-california/ What a year! We finally got the mortgage closed. It was supposed to close by October 28, 2008, but the banks just stopped! It got pretty scary there for a bit and we had to clean out all our savings to come up with an extra $17,000 down. But, it's ... http://kaitlynskutters.com/2009/02/02/arizona-2/ What an exciting year this has been! I've been painting and unpacking at the new place in Arizona. I'm still going back and forth between California and Arizona. We still need to sell the CA place and I've been painting it, while moving as much out to AZ as I ... http://kaitlynskutters.com/2008/11/12/thank-god-november-4th-is-over/ The house is more or less ready other than glitches - like the water heater and oven not working. They're brand new, so hopefully we'll get things working this week while I'm in Arizona. I'm getting dial-up out there on Tuesday, so hopefully I'll be able to communicate more often. ... http://kaitlynskutters.com/2008/10/24/apologies-for-being-out-of-reach/