Sewing has been the bane of my existance since Home Ec in junior high and high school. Although I wanted to learn to sew and tried my hand at sewing clothes, I wasn’t very good at it. I did successfully manage to make some MC Style Hammer Pants and a vest when I was in college, but I still felt
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“The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.” – Leonardo If you look at the definition of Renaissance, it refers to a particular time in the Middle Ages (14th-16th Centuries) where there was a rebirth in Art, Science and intellectual pursuits. Personally, I like the definition that focuses on rebirth and revival. I consider myself to be a Renaissance Woman.
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When I was very young. I had a quilt that my great-grandma Paulsen had made me, it was a patchwork quilt tied together with red strings. I used that quilt until it fell apart. When I was a teenager we made quilt blocks for my dad and my sister-in-law ended up putting it together shortly before Mom Died (you can
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O is for Opt-i-cat (AKA Simba). Opt-i-cat believes that it’s his God-given right to sniff everything that comes into the house. Multiple times. He believes that his place when Bob is here, is right between us. He believes that paper bags are for him (see evidence below). Opt-i-cat believes that every time someone walks in the door or moves around
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To say that there’s been a lot of upheaval in my work life the last few months would be an understatement. There’s been a lot of waiting and now everything has been kicked into high gear. I’ve been feeling a little stretched to say the least. There are nights when I come home and all I want to do is
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There’s always been a sound track to my life. My mother played all kinds of music for us when we were little (50s, 60s, 70s, Country) and my grandmother introduced us to big band music. R is the first man in my life who likes the same kinds of music that I do. So…. I think I’m going to devote
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L is for locavore. A locavore is someone whose primary sources of food come to them from a 100 mile radius from where they live. While this is true for me, I take it one step further and shop locally for other items as well. I try to stay away from big box stores and I’ve been able to source
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