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Practice Penny Managing
While I could use another pat phrase - all's well that ends well - to describe what's come about, I'm not real fond of that one either. All is not well, the same questions are swirling, but what is, is...
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The Alphabet Book
Barb and I had a leisurely day. We were either eating out on the porch or sewing down in the studio. She enjoys many of the same foods I do - the ones that my boys are not interested in eating - so we...
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What Is It?
One of the things I love about my age is knowing myself better. Not that I have everything down pat but I have figured a few things out. And this is - mostly - good. Sometimes, it feels too rigid as if...
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A First Step On The Path To Where I'm Going
While sitting in that memorable traffic jam between Tacoma and Everett a few weeks ago, one thing I thought about was what do I want to sew. The answer was two fold as in I want to sew more creative...
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The Resting Track
Before I left for the Design Outside The Lines workshop, I was experiencing all kinds of synchronicity... that disappeared... about the time I started picking up the idea of creativity as a career...
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Not A Work Of Art
My first appointment yesterday was the optometrist. As I suspected, my eyes have changed, especially my reading prescription which I use all the time in the studio. I've been wearing glasses since I...
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The Marcy Dress
Yesterday suddenly got busy. My friend Caroline called to say she was in town but because I'm leaving last night was the only night we could meet for coffee. My day was already crowded and suddenly got...
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More More More
The drive yesterday went well. I stopped in Golden and had lunch with my friend Patti and her daughter and son-in-law at a place I would have driven right by... but not next time... the food was really...
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Grandchildren, Silk Fusion, And Jewelry
Last Monday, I went back to Art Knapps to get pictures of the shirt I'd seen the week before. I should learn to carry my camera with me. They were having a sale, all clothing was 30% off, and the shirt...
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Six Hundred And Fifty Dollar Thread
My studio is a mess. Normally when I leave on a trip, the studio is tidy so I come back to possibilities not cleaning. I guess this mess is a reminder of why BUT... I wouldn't have had coffee with my...
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Fun & Frustrating
When I was at Fabricland yesterday, I learned that - after a certain date that I can't remember - they won't be carrying Simplicity and New Look patterns anymore. Other than a BMV that I need right...
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Dress Details
Even though I had two long appointments yesterday, it still feels like I spent the entire day tracing and altering tissue paper. And it's done. Because I refused to go to bed until it WAS done. I...
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Walk The Seams
At 3:30 when I woke up, I did what no one should do at that time of the morning - started to think - which leads to overthinking - which definitely does not lead to going back to sleep. It didn't help...
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My New Partner
The rest of my house is a mess and I have absolutely no intention of cleaning it until tomorrow but yesterday, I cleaned the studio from top to bottom wiping down all the surfaces including the blinds,...
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Back In The Dinosaur Days Of Sewing
Since the only two things that I absolutely have to do today are clean house and make dinner for the "boys", I didn't bother with the alarm and slept until I woke up. It's so lovely to do that every...
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Colors & Cuts
Several months ago, I read that there are over a million different ways in which people individually process thought which means that even when we think we're on the same page, going in the same...
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The Crow Routine
August 1st. Can you believe it? It's feels like the year has barely begun and yet the calendar is halfway through summer already. Many bloggers have already started sewing their fall wardrobe....
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One In Every Category
A friend sent me the most interesting email yesterday in response to Wednesday's posting. It was full of tough questions, the kind I love to ponder, and I'm sure she won't mind me sharing a few of...
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The Sister's Clothes
When I checked the reviews of Marcy's OOP Vogue 8397 pants, they dated back to 2007... almost seven years if we count from the beginning of the year to the current date... which makes one wonder if...
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Just The Jacket
One or two magazines a year is the amount that prevent me from honestly saying that I never buy magazines. But it's rare. I'm typically disappointed by the lack of depth in the articles or how they...
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