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Category Archives: Blog
A Whole New World
I’m posting today from Mexico City and this is only day two of my adventures, but it has already surpassed everything I ever hoped for. I’m staying in a most beautiful hotel in the historic area where Frida Kahlo was … Continue reading
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Hope’s Journey – Chapter 6
I’ve been working a little ahead of myself, knowing that next week I wouldn’t be anywhere near a sewing machine, so I’ll share what I have so far and then you will have to let me off the hook next … Continue reading
Loose Ends
I’m the proverbial chicken today, doing too many things at once and accomplishing nothing ☺️. I did make some new luggage tags and finished some laundry, so the day is not a total loss. I’ve hand-crafted some special sketchbooks to … Continue reading
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My Birthday Week!
Yup! It is my favourite month and this is my birthday week! I’ve had so much on the go and have lots to share, but don’t even know just where to begin. As you can see from the photos above, … Continue reading
Hope’s Journey – Chapter 5
‘Captivity and Flight’ is the title of Chapter 5 and it refers to the warrior raids on settlements, in which many women and children were captured and often assimilated into Aboriginal culture. Those women who managed to escape and return … Continue reading
A little experiment?
Dear friends, bear with me as I attempt some experimental technology which I’m hoping will make my blogging experience much more portable as I begin some new adventures. Carol
Finding Focus
It’s been bitterly cold, with a biting wind that leaves my cheeks and lips winter chapped, but this little Downy Woodpecker was focused on foraging for whatever he could find under the bark of my chokecherry bush. He lingered long … Continue reading
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Hope’s Journey – Chapter 4 continued…
Last week I managed to sew all the blocks from Chapter Four, titled ‘Independent Women’, and truly enjoyed reading Betsy Chutchian’s introduction to the chapter. With blocks named Old Maid’s Ramble and Old Maid’s Puzzle, one could begin to understand … Continue reading
Focus
Try as I might, it is tremendously difficult to focus on only one project a time. I have so many irons in the fire at the moment that I just may self-combust. I’ve made a commitment to myself to post … Continue reading
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Hope’s Journey
“Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – Emily Dickinson And so begins Chapter Three in Hope’s Journey, with one … Continue reading
It’s a Flimsy!
This past weekend there was nothing on the schedule due to the weather. I was rather pleased to just stay home and get some serious sewing done for a change. I worked exclusively on my Good Fortune quilt and managed … Continue reading
One Seam at a Time…
I have lots going on in the home sewing room and too many projects that are at that ‘almost done’ stage. Things are beginning to feel a bit overwhelming so I’m going to focus on finishing one project at a … Continue reading
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