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The top to match the bottoms
In keeping with the “things I saw two years ago when I was a newbie sewist and wanted to try but didn’t” theme, I turned to Nancy of Belle Epoque and her Tie Tank Top Tute to make a top to match my new pajama bottoms. Again, I found it quite simple to make, now [...]
continue reading "The top to match the bottoms"Stalemate
My creative space and I are at an impasse. I would like it to be clutter-free and ready to work in. It would prefer to stay messy and completely useless.
I have a special button order to complete, but the canes I need are buried in a tub,which is under two other tubs, an ironing board [...]
Has it really come to this?
I thought that being self-employed meant never having to wake up to a note like this. My boss is such a slave driver. Don’t tell her, but I goofed off for a good 1/2-hour before I got down to business this morning. Shhhh!
continue reading "Has it really come to this?"Someday…
Someday, when I am feeling less congested, I will make myself a dainty little stack of handkerchiefs, decorated with pretty floral patterns, and keep them in my nightstand. For now, though, the box of Kleenex can see me through the remainder of these sneezy times.
continue reading "Someday…"Spring is sproinging
Ah, spring. Things are blooming, windows are open, kids are bringing home trees-in-a-bag to plant. I love spring.
continue reading "Spring is sproinging"Pink Tree Envy
Felt like summer: wearing shorts to school, enjoying morning coffee on the back patio
Looked like spring: a neighbor’s pink tree at the bus stop, our budding trees in the back yard.
Tomorrow? 58 degrees and rainy. I guess April is back.
As an aside, I totally think I need a pink tree in my yard. [...]
Birth days
Yesterday the youngest Clarke turned six. Partying was done, fun was had.
And today we have the dishes in the sink to prove it.
What a beautiful day it is, today. We’ve got Spring Break this week, but if the weather report is to be believed, much of it will be chilly, rainy, and gloomy. So today [...]
Incoherent ramblings of a caffeinated mind
Neil says in the 14 years we’ve been married, that I’ve gotten weirder. The term “flickr freak” was bandied about. As you can see, my finger is on the camera trigger. I should point out that I wasn’t insulted by that comment, and that Neil is not exactly the most normal person I’ve ever met [...]
continue reading "Incoherent ramblings of a caffeinated mind"Dribbles
Good morning, from my coffee cup and me. This is the same coffee cup that, less than three minutes after this picture was taken, dribbled coffee down the front of my new white shirt. I’ve spritzed it with OxyClean and am crossing my fingers.
Note to self: next time you sew a white shirt, don’t add [...]
Doohickeys and knobs
Neil decided on a whim yesterday to clean out the boys’ bedroom closet. It was a decision that made me clench, mostly because I know most of the junk in that closet is mine. It’s been there since before the boys were even born. My stuff is safe & cozy in that closet, but most [...]
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