Paperbackswap.com ... Whoo boy, is this a fun site! It's like an all-you-can-read buffet. Get rid of the books you've read -- paperback, hardback, whatever -- by exchanging them for books you haven't. Their inventory is approaching 2 million books! If you like this one as much as I do, be sure to tell them I referred you and I'll get a free credit. My user name over there is MaggieBelize.

CatalogChoice.org ... my only regret is that I didn't find this nifty website sooner, like before Christmas when my mailbox was bursting with printed catalogs I didn't want! CatalogChoice is a non-profit organization that saves trees by getting you off mailing lists, for free. Just enter the info from the catalog's mailing label and they take care of the rest.

Bummed out by eBay's latest round of fee increases & feedback changes? I'm trying out 2 European auction sites, Delcampe Auctions and Specialist Auctions. No listing fees on either one! So far, I'm getting lots more action on Delcampe ... though it's mostly stamps and postcards.

This FREE guidebook covers over 200 local fiber artists and 71 different destinations in the state of New Mexico, organized by region. You can visit artists who weave, spin, make rugs, dye fibers, run fiber farms, galleries, "trading posts" and fiber studios, many offering classes. You can download the guide immediately, or request a copy through the website to be delivered by snail mail. (If you're not in a big hurry, that's your best bet, because the booklet is beautifully photographed and printed.) I also recommend their  Fiber Arts News page.

Then you should sign the "Save the Knitty Gritty Show" petition mounted by fellow knitter Cheryl Dumont.  Her petition asks the DIY Network to green-light the creation of a new season, keeping Vickie Howell as hostess. DIY reportedly believes that as long as knitters are willing to watch the same reruns over & over, new shows aren't necessary! Personally, I was signature number 2,490.