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Creating the Perfect Bethany Skirt: A Guide
The Bethany Skirt It’s Winter, and I’ve gotten to wear my Bethany Skirt a couple of times this month. The Bethany Skirt pattern was one of the assignments in an online Viki Sews class in 2023. Viki Sews describes the skirt this way: Bethany is a semi-fitted trapeze [aka A-line] skirt with a free-hanging lining.…
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Sewing with Brocade: Tips for the Bobbi Bomber Jacket
Brocade: gorgeous to wear, classes up any setting, challenging to sew. Ask me how I know!
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The Resurrection of a Rose: A Gardening Journey
After struggling with a lifeless community garden plot, a gardener experiences a surprising revival of a discarded rose bush over 18 months. Initially plagued by disease and despair, the rose eventually blooms beautifully, symbolizing hope and transformation. This journey highlights lessons about resilience, growth, and faith in unexpected outcomes.
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The Fascinating Journey of the Vasa Warship
We only had a few days in Stockholm, Sweden but decided this warship museum should be on the shortlist. A few things influenced us: Stockholm must-visit lists included it, friends had visited and enjoyed it, and another friend had built a model of the Vasa. Part construction epic, disaster story, and treasure hunter lore, the…
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Discovering Niepoort: From Pandemic Delay to Exquisite Port Tasting
We planned a big anniversary getaway to Portugal in the spring of 2020 but the world came down with COVID. Instead, we celebrated by visiting a local Portuguese grocery store and buying Portuguese sausage and wine. We continued to do our research in hopes that someday. Porto is known for port winemakers but at more…
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5 Things I Learned From Deleting my FB Account
In my recent post, The Process of Personal Archeology, I shared that I deleted my Facebook account. I had 2 weeks to change my mind before it was permanent. On the last day, I reinstated it. Here’s what I learned: Contact Info I don’t have contact info for most of my Facebook connections except through…
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The Process of Personal Archeology
döstädning “How’s your Swedish death cleaning going?” my cousin-in-law asked last week. In Swedish that’s döstädning — a combination of the word “dö” (which means death) and “standing”. I hadn’t heard the term before but was both delighted and amused by it. Why wait? Why burden someone else with all that I’ve accumulated. That wasn’t…
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Be Inspired
My husband and I visited Amsterdam in 2014 and went to the Droog Hotel, a multi-story building with only one room at the very top. The other floors were filled with delights including a shop, a cafe, a garden, an events room and a library. We were particularly impressed by the library. A Dutch flower…
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The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. Izaak Walton
