Month: March 2026
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I made a dress recently. The cats are very curious when they hear the crinkly paper of my patterns. And then in my sewing room they are interested in threads and they try to knock bobbins or any little notion off my shelves. After a while their napping instinct kicks in and as long as…
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I was forced to move these branches from the kitchen windowsill to the living room (where kitties don’t go).
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I have projects rattling around in my head. Projects like painting my stairs. I’ve been pondering painting my stairs for years. The goal is to make my house un-boring. To add something handmade that gives a little moment of satisfaction as you move around the house. So over the years I collected photos of painted…
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Translation: Best Bavarian Benches. Bea has been sharing her collection of bench photos with me. Lovely photos and lots of opportunity for quiet contemplation but I wonder if my wanderer daughter actually stops to sit. I suspect she marches on on her quest to travel all the mountain paths in Bavaria.
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I just finished a sewing project and I’m in love with it. It’s a little brown bag – called the Quarry Tote from Noodlehead. I certainly don’t need another purse but what a fun little project. I especially had fun picking out the hardware for this pattern. A brass-look zipper that I matched with a…
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We’re well into March and I have nothing much to report. It’s mostly just Claire and I plugging along and looking forward to some warm weather. I often drop Claire at school and then go for a walk at the Chicago Botanic Garden. But sometimes instead of the gardens I go for a nice loop…
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