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Happy Mother's Day

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A photo from a long time ago. This is my grandma Elizabeth in one of her perfect sweater sets, my mom with her ponytail and bobby-pinned curl and me looking a bit overwhelmed with the attention. Somebody let me out of…

Primrose Design: Stitch School: Beads (part 1)

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Embroidery looks great all by itself, but sometimes you want a little extra something. Using beads is a great way to add texture and sparkle. Some of you know that I collect decorative purses—mostly vintage silver…

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#%@%$! computers

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The wireless router in our house went down yesterday—the one that hooks all of our many computers to the rest of the world. No email, no internet connection, and no work getting done. We got a new router and were back…

a cottage of your very own

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A couple of weeks ago, Susan showed some very cool embroidered pictures of cottages on her T-Cozy blog. Knowing that I sell copies of vintage patterns on my website, she emailed to ask if I knew anyone who could take…

speaking of gas prices

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I’ve been seeing this graphic a lot lately on some of the political blogs I read. Funny but also not if you know what I mean.I know that historically we pay much less for gas than people in other countries do (Europe,…