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Foundlings

Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Clothing, compassion, Indomitable Women, Memories, Places, Ruminating on February 24, 2011 | 19 Comments »

I had never heard of the Foundling Hospital or its heart-wrenching history until Selvedge magazine came out with an article on this in the Sept/Oct 2010 issue, #36. To quote from the article written there: “Opening in 1741, the Foundling Hospital in London took in the babies of unmarried women. Not a hospital in the [...]

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Journey to Julia

Posted in Friendship, Indomitable Women, Memories, Places, Travel on February 18, 2011 | 11 Comments »

On Wednesday morning I headed up I-5 to Olympia in the snow and rain to meet my a blogging friend, Julia. It is funny how we perceive some of this social media. When I told my youngest daughter what I was doing her response was, “Is it safe, Mom?” I think most of us who [...]

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Creative DNA

Posted in Art, Decorative, Indomitable Women, Inspiration, Literature, Memories, personal journal, Ruminating, Seasons, Slow Living on February 1, 2011 | 14 Comments »

Recently I was reading another blog (and that is another subject for another post), and came across a reference from Twyla Tharp’s wonderful and inspiring book, The Creative Habit. I am devouring the book a second time. Every morning, before my walk, I sit down with a cup of coffee and Twyla. I write in [...]

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Elaine’s Felting Class

Posted in Art, Indomitable Women, Inspiration, Places on January 30, 2011 | 10 Comments »

Today I decided to leave all worries and concerns behind me and head to Elaine Falbo’s felting class. Elaine was the one who made my felted white bird ornament and she does amazing things, including some fairy furniture that I have. For all that I learned in one session it was a bargain. And it [...]

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A Hug Arrived

Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Art, fabric/collage/applique, Indomitable Women, Inspiration, Memories, Seasons, Slow Living on December 22, 2010 | 9 Comments »

The gift arrived this afternoon from Jude. What a thrill to actually see and touch her creation. There is so much of her magical, generous, intelligent, and loving spirit in this piece. I have watched Jude for a long time create these pieces, but to actually be able to hold and see her work, firsthand, [...]

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Why We Sew

Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Art, Decorative, Fabric, Indomitable Women, Inspiration, Literature, Memories, Places, Quilts, Seasons, Slow Living on June 24, 2010 | 35 Comments »

“When my hands were little, and my mother was teaching me to sew, she placed her hands over mine. She put her middle finger, encased in a pitted silver thimble, at the end of the needle and pushed for me. This finger, with the thimble, is a little engine, she said. It makes the needle [...]

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Summer Solstice

Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Clothing, Fabric, Indomitable Women, Inspiration, Memories, Places, Seasons, Slow Living on June 21, 2010 | 10 Comments »

I always think of my mother on this day for the last three years. She passed away here in our home on this very day, the day with the most light, the longest day of the year. It was almost as if she had ordained it because she loved sunshine and long days dreading the [...]

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Antiques by the Bay

Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Clothing, Decorative, Fabric, Indomitable Women, Inspiration, Memories, Places, Seasons on May 3, 2010 | 12 Comments »

When my husband and I moved up to Portland from Mendocino almost five years ago, I had to leave behind one of my favorite pastimes, an outdoor antique and collectible market the first Sunday of every month. It is held in Alameda at the old naval air stations right across the bay from San Francisco [...]

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Embracing Femininity Part I

Posted in Art, Clothing, Indomitable Women, Inspiration, Memories, Places, Ruminating, Seasons, Uncategorized on May 1, 2010 | 22 Comments »

As I get older I become more set in my ways. Some are tolerable, as viewed by others, something I often find amusing. However, parts of me, huge parts are more personal. I view these as having been with me for a lifetime. In other words they seem so entrenched in my being it would [...]

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