March was a very long and anxious month, and now we’re living in a different plague-riddled world. It seems ridiculous to post this wrap-up, especially ten days late, as so many of my personal ambitions have been sidelined...
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Rejoice! Soon you shall be free from all of your worst Skin Nightmares! You will no longer awaken, washed in terror-sweat, to blink rapidly against velvet darkness while trying desperately to forget how the skin pursued you, how...
Lennox told me about a site where you can make a handwashing graphic with any song lyrics you want, then insisted on making this graphic when I was singing this song. In this case, however, it’s not MC Hammer’s flow...
There was a post on the Seamwork community board asking what film has your favorite fashion, and all the answers were so dreadfully classy that I couldn’t bear to post a reply there. Sure, I love 1940s Hollywood fashion as...
MMXX: TWO MONTHLY GOALS Send one real letter. I sent two birthday cards. Sew at least one garment. I didn’t sew anything again in February, dang it. I did cut out an Oslo Sweater, and I worked 2/3 of the way through...
I wish I had something profound to impart on this final February post, but I don’t. In lieu of anything more substantial, here is a list of things I didn’t finish: Preschool (I quit Headstart) High school (I have a...
Houston has a “boil water” notice in effect due to a water main break — and I’m worried about the coronavirus, so this anxious person is maybe a little on edge right now. However, I’m pleased to...
Things that bewilder me, in no particular order: Middle-aged white men who say with all sincerity that “women were better off in the 19th century than they are now.” (This is a real thing I’ve...
Although I am no longer a proponent of hairshirt green, I have a passing interest in sustainable fashion, or what passes for it these days. I mainly purchase natural fabrics both for my sewing and in ready-to-wear, and I...
Lennox and I were invited to a friend’s house to binge through all of the currently available episodes of “Picard” on Sunday. My first impression is that I love it. My second impression is that it’s likely...