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76The Insanity of Teaching
Pattern available from www.burda.com This summer I did something I never thought I'd be able to do - I've been teaching. Yeah, me, the girl who wore out the T-shirt that said, "Patience my a$$, I wanna kill...
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83DIY - A Dressmaker's Best Friend
Okay, we all know that "bespoke" or hand tailored clothes are tremendously expensive. Those of us who sew also know it's almost impossible to tailor clothing, especially the backs of clothing, on yourself....
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70A Vacation to Remember
Let's just set the scene here, shall we? It's August, the temps are over 100F, we've packed our camping gear and tents and such like and traveled over 6 hours to get to the campsite at Tuttle Creek Reservoir...
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55Real Life Interference
I'm a slob. I'm not ashamed of it, it's a fact of life. What makes it sticky is that I'm married to another slob. We're both artistic so we have a lot of paraphernalia and just plain stuff. We live in a...
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75The Joys of Getting Older
Photo credit: Superstock.com #10048037 I woke up this morning to an unpleasant reality. I'll be 50 in a few months, long past the age where I expect to see breakouts everytime I look in the mirror. I don't...
17 comments55The Death of an Addiction (I hope)
I'm trying to quit smoking, and failing. Badly. I think I've smoked more since I decided I had to quit! I don't want to. Economics are forcing me to. Economics suck big slimy green ones. This is the last...
16 comments56Connected
Have you ever watched YouTube videos on the internet while connected with another person by phone? It's hysterically funny and kind of comfortable and really interesting all at the same time. Picture this:...
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70Tobacco or Marijuana
From Reefer Madness My addiction just tripled in price. That's right, tobacco just went from $15.99 for a 1 lb. bag to $40.99. Overnight! The guy at my local smoke shop said it was because of a new tax that...
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60Fast and easy crockpottery
This is, bar none, the best stew I've ever tasted and the cheapest meal(s) you can make with beef. You can feed 10 people or have lots of leftovers to freeze. You'll need at least a 5 qt. crockpot for...
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68In Sickness and in Health
"... In sickness and in health, for richer and poorer..." My stomach flipped and my mind whirled when I heard my husband to be saying those words 25 years ago yesterday. I understood them, at least to the...
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