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How are you doing with Working from Home? Going to School from Home? Having Doctor Appointments from Home? Attending Court Hearings from Home? Slogging through Office Meetings from Home? Visiting Far-Away Family from Home? Challenging Book Clubs from Home? Being Inspired by Mastermind Classes from Home? Living Life Solely from Home?!? ALL NOW ON ZOOM! …
Can You Sew a Skirt that Looks Haute Couture in 45 Minutes? In 5 Easy Steps??? Yes! With these Magic Words – FRENCH SEAMS! I am So Excited to Show You How Easy this Is. And the Results are Spectacular. Make a Creation that You’ll Be Excited to Wear! What You Need: One Simple Skirt …
The Secret to Sewing Haute Couture in 45 Minutes (shh…French Seams)!Read More
Fall Brings Us Back Inside. All Cozy and Snug. Time to Welcome Textures for the Perfect Balance of Interest and Fun. LINEN. FAUX ANIMAL HIDE. VELVET. COTTON. WOOL. LEATHER. And the Perfect Place to Find Textures for Fall? TJ Maxx. TJ”s is Only a Click Away. Let’s Start with Linen for Your Home! I Love …
Wait Until You See All the Textures of Fall that Jumped into My Cart!Read More
Valentine’s Day. A Little Craft of Stone to Warm the Heart. First Find a Heart-Shaped Stone. I strolled down my driveway and founds lots of contenders. I also had a stash from a trip to Moonstone Beach in Cambria, California. Pick Up Velvet Necklaces, Wire and Jewelry Tools at the Craft Store. 18 Gage Wire. Sturdy yet …
Put on a Coat! It’s Freezing Outside! No Thanks. I’m Good. I’m Not Cold. Every morning, the same battle with Miss Doodle 2…Put on a Coat. Or some variation on the theme. You Need a Coat! You’re Going to Freeze. Hoodies aren’t Warm Enough. Then the Final Stand Off Happened This Week… OK, at …
Should Schools Require Uniforms? This Pressing Question, Will NOT Be Addressed Here Today. Another Day, Perhaps. But Not Today. At this School (K – 8) Uniforms are Mandatory. It’s a Charter School. When You Select the School. You Must Follow the Rules of the School. Not that I Worship Rules. But in …
A Long Time Ago. In a Place Far, Far Away. A Princess Lived and Worked. Loved and Had Fun. Her Home was in an Antique Brownstone in Brooklyn. The Princess and her Brownstone were filled with Light and Laughter. The Princess Was Very Much at Home in Brooklyn. …
Fashion Experts Say…Dress in the Colors You Love. These Colors Will Be Perfect for You. For Me, It’s the Colors of the Sea. Aquamarine Sets My Heart Fluttering. I Was Sold When I Discovered the Aquamarines of the Turks and Caicos. Maddening Never-Ending Blues. After Our Trip to the Turks, I Have …
Going to Work in the Summer? Miss the Balmy Sea Breeze? No Problem. Open the Sun Roof. Wave! Let’s Go to Work in California Girls’ Driving Style. Special Warning…Cell Phone Photos Only Taken at Red Lights. And Sing Out Loud(!) “California Girls” The Beach Boys. Well East coast girls …
And I Listened. The Wall Told Me It Was Tired. Totally Unimpressed with Its Dressings. Looking Quite Underwhelmed. And Dull. It Craved Interest and Excitement. Nothing Long Term. Just a Splash of Fleeting Something. Fun. Silly. And in All Seriousness, the Wall Wanted to Reflect the Family That Sits in Its …
