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It's All Better Now
All three of my children, both my brothers, and numerous friends called or emailed yesterday with happy wishes. Plus the comments. Thank you so much. It was a wonderful day. I sewed from morning to...
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Fiddling and Fixing On The Fly
Last night, Howard and I put together a crib and bought a mattress, a mattress protector, and crib sheets. It's been twenty-seven years since the first time we did that. It brought back memories - good...
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And Buttons
When I told Howard about my day yesterday, he said it sounds like you got a lot done and maybe I did, it's just that my before you leave on your trip list is a mile long and I don't seem to be making...
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Forget About Getting Pretty
Continuing on with the theme of the last week, yesterday felt like hair straight back and slow as a turtle. I got a lot done but not everything I'd planned. When I talked to Howard yesterday morning,...
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Pull Out The Materials And Start
Last night, everyone was home for dinner to celebrate my birthday. The guys had steak. My daughter cooked salmon in a special sauce for the two of us and she and my son-in-law made espresso crème...
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Photographic Evidence
The most adorable baby in the world has spent a good portion of the last twenty-four hours screaming his head off... with style of course... and volume. I attribute this not to a lack of co-operation...
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Part Two - Screaming Baby - The Sequel
Recently, I read an interesting statistic, the kind that makes you think about priorities, choices, and the shape of your to do list. It was that 85% of what we do, anyone could do - 10% of what we do,...
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Delightful
This is not the week for sewing in the studio. At least not for me sewing. It is however...... absolutely delightful to be sharing it with my daughter. We've been working on the overalls in small...
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Potential & Possibility
One more sleep and I'll be on my way to the workshop. The longest drive is tomorrow. I'm spending Saturday night in Oregon City and having coffee with a blog reader - Brenda. Sunday will be leisurely....
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A God Thing
Driving down the I5, over the bridge, and into Portland, I noticed the turn-off to the airport. Last year, I stayed in a hotel near the airport and drove from there to Fabric Depot four times. I have a...
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Only For You
I woke up at 4:00 this morning and after a half hour of trying to get back to sleep turned on the fire, opened the windows to the morning light, made a pot of coffee, and stayed in bed reading my...
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Just Play
Today is our last full day of inspiration and conversation. Not much tangible work is getting done on my part but there's a whole lot of thinking and processing going on. Perhaps it's part of the aging...
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Ongoing Inspiration
Yesterday, I encouraged you - me - all of us - to play more. One way to play is by working in series. Series work will push your creativity no matter what series you're working on because it takes an...
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Monday With Myrna
Edited on July 1st - In the week following, this post became totally irrelevant. It's your choice to read it or to move on to the next one instead. I debated deleting the post however, since it's part...
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When The Demons Dance
Yes... well... that was certainly an interesting week ... and not a whole lot of fun. I'd forgotten how when we're truly still, our stuff catches up with us and how that's when the demons dance. We all...
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The Dress Code
Our home is on a high hill and faces down into the valley where the rivers meet and where there is a large city park. On Canada Day night, there are fire works in the park that we can see from our...
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The Layered Look
Over the years, I've taken several classes, watched numerous demos, and read endless books on dyeing, painting, stamping, and stenciling and the information is typically the same. What makes the...
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Over & Under
My favourite boutique in Vernon is just around the corner from my friend's house in a rural setting. We can walk over, look around, and walk back the other way and get our exercise at the same time....
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An Interesting Observation
The government has - for months - been saying that Canadians have too much personal debt and that while we should not stop spending, we should cut back and keep our spending within affordable limits....
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Pat Phrases I Strongly Dislike
When I talked to my previous employer on Saturday, she had another interesting observation. In her forty-eight year career as a hairstylist, she's seen a particular cycle at least four times. When...
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