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Tea,Teddies, Memories, and Snail Mail: Art Play doing Memory work

Tea,Teddies, Memories, and Snail Mail: Art Play doing Memory work

So . . . . I first posted about my little Tea-themed project of 2021 back in early February — that post includes a tea-themed page from the January 3rd entry of my sketch journal.…

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Creative Frugality, Continued: Granddaughter’s Ripped Jeans, Meet Sashiko Stitching. . .

Creative Frugality, Continued: Granddaughter’s Ripped Jeans, Meet Sashiko Stitching. . .

Some of you may remember that I took a class in Sashiko Stitchinga few years ago and then a few months later played around with mending some sweaters using this technique.  Since then, I’ve become…

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Reading Elegantly? A Covid-19 Outfit of the Day. . .

Reading Elegantly? A Covid-19 Outfit of the Day. . .

  Outfit of the Day posts:  you know that I struggle with them (so self-conscious-making! so vulnerable-making!), but you also know that I have reasons for persisting to publish occasional photos of What I Wore.…

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What a Week — A De-Briefing Potpourri

What a Week — A De-Briefing Potpourri

  Whew! What a week this has been! Tuesday, I was so scrambled that I dialled into my Wednesday night Italian class — a few minutes early, as usual — and found myself the only…

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Speaking Kindly to Ourselves. . .

Speaking Kindly to Ourselves. . .

First: I’ve posted my August reading on my reading blog, including a few titles I’m sure you’ll enjoy; I’d love to have you stop by and check it out. . . . Otherwise, though. . .…

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