Arya says, “Mama, aren’t you supposed to be working on computer stuff today? Catching up on that massive e-mail backlog?” To which I say, “But look — I took this rather glaringly bright pink secondhand dresser that I got for $20 and using the last dregs of leftover grey paint, turned it into a nice […]
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We’re thinking of starting up family show before bed again, which we did for much of the pandemic. Something to get us through the end of winter. We have previously watched all of Dr. Who (after the reboot) and The Good Place together. The Good Place worked REALLY WELL for all of us. Anand is
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And today’s mask sewing, heading out the door. One with head and neck elastics, one with head ties and neck elastic. Just one more mask and I’ll be all caught up! It is very satisfying, finishing things.
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Back to sewing masks again, after a little while away. These are some masks from just before the holidays, that I forgot to post. So pretty. I am a complete sucker for a gorgeous print. All by independent designers on Spoonflower…it’s a good thing I don’t have to pick a favorite!
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Hey, locals — Alix Mikesell and I are hosting a little Valentine’s party on Saturday the 12th, 4-7. There will be wine and cheese and sweets and if you like, shopping. Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1498240010571532
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Little home improvement project from the weekend — we’ve lived here for ten years, but only now have I realized we could use more storage in this bathroom. It came flat-packed, requiring assemby, and claimed it would take 1.5 hrs, but I’d say it was more like 45 minutes. But I’m pretty handy at assembling
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Well, I made kazillion mistakes in the process, but I’ve made my first piece of clothing FOR MYSELF, from a fabric I designed, so I’m going to call it a major win. Please do not look at the wonky seams, or the way it gapes a bit in the front — I wasn’t using a
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Stencilling yesterday was all about leftovers — I had some free flower and paisley stencils that had come with other orders, some hot air balloons I’d used to stencil the kids’ playroom years and years ago, and so I just played with them. First pass, I stencilled the individual images, but decided the final result
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Finally got to a project yesterday that I’d been meaning to do for months and months — painting a table. This was a nice table once upon a time, which a pretty wood finish, but kids + life had scratched it up. I could’ve probably refinished the wood, but instead, thought it would be fun
