I have a pretty good excuse for not posting April’s wrap-up in a timely manner: I ended up in the emergency room on the evening of May 1st. Don’t panic. It wasn’t the ‘rona (thank goodness), and it...
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...
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...
