The temperatures are hugging the triple digits around here yet my mind has been wandering to fall fashions (and I haven’t even spotted the fall fashion bible known as Vogue, yet!). I remember when I was a young woman, I would eagerly await the college issue and read it cover to cover (do they even still . . . → Read More: Fall Fantasies
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I spent Saturday obsessing about my classes. I tried registering early, but the system wouldn’t let me in (proving that “they” meant it when they wrote “you cannot register early” in red on the sign in page). At 10:00 on the dot on Sunday, I was able to log-in and register. Much to my delight, I . . . → Read More: I Feel Giddy! I’m starting to get a little obsessive right now. You see, there are a couple of classes I want to take at the local community college where My Honey teaches. But I can’t register until Sunday morning at 10:00 (online) and I’ve been watching the number of available seats get smaller and smaller. The Beginning Textiles class . . . → Read More: Pacing Back and Forth–Will My Classes Be Available? Simplicity 1407 from 1955 (yes, that is a smile from Mr. McFann) The Prodigal Sewer has returned. As you’ll find out in the podcast, I spend a good chunk of time explaining how I’ve been trying to find myself–I’d see glimpses but it wasn’t until recently that everything seemed to fall into place. It still has . . . → Read More: Podcast: Color Harmony and Balance  4 comments - (Comments are closed)  Musing, Podcast, Vintage Patterns  color pallette, Simplicity 1407
I’ve been thinking about the notion of perseverance lately. This “life skill” came to mind as I started creating my “How to Teach Your Children to Sew” online program (details will follow but I am getting totally excited about merging my educational psychology/teacher/child development knowledge with my passion for sewing–my target launch date is mid-June…stay tuned…especially . . . → Read More: UFO’s As I have been preparing to promote myself as a motivational speaker and retreat leader around sewing, cooking, and homemaking in general, I started thinking about the life lessons I’ve learned simply through the act of sewing. Today, I want to share some of those with you: Mistakes can be (mostly) undone. I’ve made more than a . . . → Read More: 5 Life Lessons I’ve Learned From Sewing Actually, Kathy at Back Porch Blessings gave me this award wayyyyyyyyyyyy back in January and I’ve been rather remiss in paying it forward. I appreciate Kathy’s recognition and comment that she has learned from my efforts here. As part of the process, I need to identify 7 more blogs who deserve this award. You all know that . . . → Read More: I’m an Award Winner! Home Ec Class So…I’ve been thinking about the feminine arts, lately. And I’m a little ticked off about it. You see, I’ve been feeling like my original goal when I started college–to study home economics–was destroyed by people who didn’t see the value of the “feminine arts.” Well, to put it bluntly, if we liked cooking . . . → Read More: Feminine Arts |
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