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Sewn by hand

I learned how to use a sewing machine as a kid, but never had any desire to sew by hand.  It was cumbersome and slow and too hard to make even stitches.   I always wanted sewing to go faster … Continue reading

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All I wanna do…

I’ve been blogging now for 3+ years.  For the bulk of that time, I posted 4-5 days a week (in the beginning I posted every day), whether here or on my unschoolingnyc blog.  If you’ve been reading what I write … Continue reading

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Finding the time

Some of the things I love to do, in no particular order: Knit, crochet, sew, write, read, exercise, take photos. My struggle is never against boredom, but against time.   I find myself, often, putting off things like a sewing … Continue reading

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Happy that the kids are (still) home

If you are on Facebook and spent any time scrolling through today’s activity, you can’t have helped but notice the large numbers of parents openly rejoicing about the fact that they once again can ship their kids off to school … Continue reading

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Scarf-mania

Wow, lately this is like my sewing and book blog…. Today it’s more sewing, as in scarves made from old t-shirts.  Infinity scarves, though that really doesn’t matter when they are made of t-shirt material… The first one was assembled … Continue reading

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The market bag

A few weeks ago I re-organized my sewing area and discovered a pattern I purchased at least two years ago that had been collecting dust in a drawer. With all due respect to Yoyomama Designs, part of the reason I … Continue reading

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The cure for “general annoyance syndrome”

What is general annoyance syndrome, you ask? It’s what I had today.   It’s probably not real, but they have a syndrome for everything else, so I figured why not? Symptoms? Well, general annoyance, of course,  at all people and things. … Continue reading

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Photoshop

Yesterday was Photoshop day. Maya, as many of you know, is an avid video maker/editor, but last week she decided she needs to learn Photoshop. I knew I was going to be of little or no help.  Adobe, while not … Continue reading

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In praise of the mighty doodle

The video below is from the Ted Talks site (something I recommend everyone subscribe to) and has been on my list to post for a while now.  Because I doodle a lot.  Especially if I am listening to someone talk, … Continue reading

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It’s contagious!

Remember a few days ago when I mentioned that I wanted to have a day of sewing?   Today was the day!   My thanks to my friend Kristin for allowing my kids to come up and play at their place all … Continue reading

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