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A Toe Up
If you've looked at the comments recently, you may have noticed something new - I can reply directly. YEAH. That certainly makes for better communication. Thanks to Kristin for helping me figure out...
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Silk Scarves
Yesterday, I was invited to learn how to make silk scarves with transferred dyes which was just perfect because - as you know - I love learning new things. We made three - two predominately red and...
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Inspired By
My jeans were getting shorter and it wasn't due to heat since they're washed in cold water and hung to dry. I'd fluffed up and the denim needed to stretch a further distance which raised the hem....
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Homemade
Saturday was December 1st - the day we begin our Christmas traditions. I decorated the house, hung the wreath on the front door, bought eggnog and Japanese oranges, and baked butter tarts. These are...
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Finish Things
Yesterday afternoon, I mostly read. I haven't been feeling well and it seemed easier to curl up with a book than to do much else however...... I did finish things. All the snaps are sewn on the...
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Trying To Articulate
In large measure, becoming an artist consists of learning to accept yourself, which makes your work personal, and in following your own voice, which makes your work distinctive. Clearly, these...
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Books & Tarts
December is the time of year for secret projects. I'm working on one right now which presents a bit of a dilemma. I'm sewing. You can't see. I'll have to talk about something else for the next while....
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Researching Me
My friend Caroline and I met when we were sixteen. I've told it before and I'll tell the story again in case you haven't heard it yet. We met in Sunday School, wearing the same dress, which seemed...
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It's My Thing
Both Howard's Mom's and his Dad's extended families have a Christmas get together every year. It's a wonderful idea at a horrible time of year for those of us who live outside the lower mainland with...
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Pop Of Color
The gift I'm working on is in a color I'm not used to working with and one that I'm not naturally inclined toward. The project has been tough slugging. That may be partly because it's not stitching up...
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Purple Lingerie
Yesterday, I went on a road trip to with a new friend who moved to the area this past summer and hasn't had time to explore yet. Always fun. We drove for an hour and a half to a nearby town, had a pub...
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Who Are You?
On Monday, while waiting at the grocery cashier, a man came up behind me. I hesitate to use the word gentleman for what will be obvious reasons. First, he crowded up against me, pushing me forward, and...
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Five From The Same Starting Point
I spent several hours yesterday morning talking art with my neighbour, a young woman who teaches print making and drawing and who has just been hired at a fabulous, art minded, already welcoming her...
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Painting On Leather
The tree is decorated. That makes the weekend mostly successful since the tree and the bag were my weekend goals. There wasn't nearly as much progress with the bag mostly because of exploring an idea...
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The Red Thread Bag
In this last week before Christmas comes the gift exchanges. I love this extra special time of year to say I love you to my friends and thank them for their friendship. Life is about relationships. As...
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Another Cliffhanger, To Be Continued, Part Of The Saga
My original plan for yesterday was to clean house only that didn't really make sense if you consider that we'll need to clean again at the end of week. Why do it twice - especially if you have a bag to...
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Me = Someone
My son had a dentist appointment at 8:00 yesterday morning. He opted for sedation dentistry which meant someone had to drive him plus he has type 1 diabetes which meant someone had to monitor that...
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Zipper? What Zipper?
Done is a lovely four letter word. Finished, complete, and concluded are equally meaningful synonyms. Don't you just love the emotional swing of a project. First, you can't wait to begin and then you...
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Faith & Family
Outside, it's softly snowing. Where my daughter lives, it's also snowing. Right now, neither amount is enough to prevent airplanes from taking off or from landing and I certainly hope it stays that way...
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The Secret Gift
The men are downstairs playing video games. My daughter is out for coffee with a friend. This afternoon is lunch and shopping - her and I together - and tonight there's one more dinner with all of us...
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