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Dogs and Laundry
I am shaky today. My little Westie is undergoing exploratory surgery because she has been diagnosed with cancer of the bladder and they want to assess the tumor. I am rarely WOD (with out dogs)
She’s been my constant companion for almost 11 years, and a major contributor to the weird looks on my [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Slash and Burn at the Stash
I am engaged in a slash and burn of the fabric stash at The Stitchery.
In the early days of my online shopping I made quite a few mistakes. The major mistake was believing that I’d make all our clothes, including those needed for trekking through the woods or doing the landscaping. [...]
Hand/Eye Magazine
Here’s a new-to-me great thing:
Hand/Eye Magazine
CPSIA Compliance, Courtesy, Confusion and Compassion
Down the path to third party testing, confusion about implementation and finally shouting…. This man’s plan of action makes perfect sense to me Top Dealer To Challenge CPSC Lead Content Rule
Background
There’s a law now that bans selling anything that contains lead or phthalates when it will be used by children under 12 [...]
Prayers Answered: A New Director for Best Beginnings!
I just have to share: Our little preschool has a new Director! She accepted the job last night and will come onboard full time on April 14th, with unannounced dropins to meet and greet during the intervening days.
Why should you care about this?
Well, because I should actually get my garment sewing [...]
Stitchery at Ravelry
Ooooh, I didn’t expect to receive my invite so soon, last I looked there were 5000 people in front of me but
The Stitchery is now Stitchery at Ravelry.
And I’m leaving town today so I won’t have time to play over there with the yarn and fiber friends.
Oh well, since I’m also [...]
Working with Wool!
I just found this wonderful photo at the MSNBC Photo Blog
Americo Corvalan, 57, sifts through recently cleaned and dried wool that will be combed and baled at the Lavalan Ltd. wool factory in Buenos Aires on Monday, Oct. 8. The factory’s 24 workers, who took over the facility in the aftermath of Argentina’s 2001 economic [...]
School Remodeled
It’s almost finshed. We’ve replaced all the flooring, all the windows, the countertop and appliances in the kitchen and all the hardware, painted everything and the curtains are finished!!!
Oh there’s always more to do and then there’s the ordinary upkeep like mowing the lawn and putting in fall flowers. Here’s the 60 year [...]
Sewing Business: Bright Colored Threads
Summerset of the Pins and Needles blog commented here yesterday to the effect that even sewing a humongous, unenjoyable, number of simple curtains was better than doing nothing. She must be right: I sang to the dog all the way home last night. We even got in a few rounds of howling. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )The Real Stitchery
Today I want to let those new to my blog know that The Stitchery is a little old house that is soley dedicated to sewing, knitting and commercial embroidery. It is located about 20 minutes from my home and I go there every day that I can to sew, run the payroll and other [...]
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