Making American Girl Doll clothes has been very rewarding for me during this past year. It has been a good way to relax. I enjoyed the process of sorting through my fabric stash and then choosing patterns. Recycling clothes has also been fun and challenging for me. I bought a girl’s red plaid pleated skirt […]
The hollyhock in my front flower bed is on its way up again. I look at it and estimate that it is maybe seven or eight feet tall right now—not quite the over ten feet tall that astounded me last summer. Last year the stalk went straight up. This year it leans slightly, but is still
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I was enjoying the freedom to be out and about. I decided to stop at the thrift store near my home. I carried my mask in case it was required. When I reached the door, I noticed that the masks required sign was gone. However, the clerks and some customers still wore them. The dressing
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I remember the day that I stood in my kitchen and thought, I have too much clutter. I wish I could get rid of it all at once. I look back on that moment and recognize that it was a rash wish. It is one that I would never make again. My husband and I
It was the first day of July and I was getting ready to host our family Art Club on Zoom that evening. July had snuck up on me and I needed to get organized–fast! I completed a whimsical patriotic picture because our theme for this Art Club meeting was red, white and blue. Then I
