I am an admitted Twitter addict along with so many others. It's a great place to vent, to brag, to make new friends. What surprised me several months ago was how many folk identify themselves with nicknames based upon their crafty addiction. Knitters, quilters, crafters are abundant on the site. Getting to know them in short 140 character bursts then encouraged to find them again on their blogs, on Ravelry and other places on the nets. So who are the twittering crafters?

I suppose it's newsworthy that a 70-year-old woman, Omkari Panwar of Muzaffarnagar, India, has given birth to twins. On the other hand, last year the story was that a 60-year-old woman from New Jersey gave birth to twins. We talked about that here at BlogHer, and so, we've had the "what is too old to bear children" debate already.

Bananas? A summer fruit? Well, yes, bananas are a summer fruit although truth is, banana trees produce fruit year-round so bananas are also fall, winter and spring fruits, too. Still, since bananas are available year-round, we don't see them much in summer, not while precious cherries, apricots, blueberries, raspberries and other summer-only fruits show their much-awaited faces. But this week, food bloggers had me rethinking the idea: bananas, they belong in our summer fruit panoply.

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If the economy has you thinking cheap, genetically-modified corn-and-soybean junk foods may be the way to go, frugal foodies serious about cheap, tasty eats are blogging to convince you otherwise. Sustainable, yummy eats don't have to break the bank!

It's no secret that I love libraries. If I were the type to say so I'd say that I big puffy heart them. For the past year I've lived without a good library system. When I was in Montreal I joined a library that was way better than I was expecting for English books but now that I'm in Ottawa I'm not only part of a library but a library system. I got my own library card a couple of weeks ago (had to wait for proof of residency first - bah!) and started my book request list yesterday and already there are two books in transit to me. If I could I'd give my library a big hug.

Thinking about some new gadget for yourself or as a gift? Looking for information or ideas about a gadget? If you're a dude, you might head for Boing Boing for some male perspective and reviews on gadgets. But if you're a dudette, where are you going to look for the female perspective on gadgets? I know! I know! The BlogHer blogroll contains a large number of helpful female perpective sites for the gadget seeker. Let's check some of them out.

I would never argue that anyone NEEDS makeup; I know so many women who are stunning barefaced and natural. But I also hear women talk about how they wish they could tweak this or that small imperfection in their faces, and recently I've been hearing a lot of you say that you're tired of the dark circles under your eyes. I can help with that.Start with some simple strategies: get enough sleep and drink enough water. Not helping? Then let's move on to the Big Guns: let's talk about how to apply concealer. It's easier than you think, and if you do it right, it will change your entire look.