Mendofleur

I am hoping to return soon. Company arrives tomorrow. I am nurturing dreams and imaginings and yearning to pick up where I left off somewhere in the fog of the past. I will be posting sporadically until the middle of January.

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It seems like I cannot get back to my blog and your blogs…life is dictating my schedule. Please forgive my absence. I will be back. I have read all your comments and they are great. Honestly, it is so comforting to know there is a caring and funny and creative and animal-loving and textile-passionate group [...]

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I know that Fall is about to envelope me when I start looking at the things in the house that need to be done. The list is always very long. One has to pick and choose. I am also one of those people (a trait I have carried forever) that likes to do things myself. [...]

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As time moved forward, my stitches became steady and my presence more secure, Sam my oldest cat decided that I might, in fact, be in my space more than a half hour. As I settled into a comforting rhythm so did he, and in our own unique and silent communicative manner we became connected and [...]

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Fifteen years ago I made a dress from this vintage Vogue pattern from the 1930′s. It is one of my favorite periods of fashion. Clothes were feminine, elegant, and flattering. This particular pattern was fairly easy to make. I loved the sleeve and the way it fell in folds down the upper arm. I made [...]

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Our youngest daughter announced her engagement this afternoon. We are thrilled. They are currently on a vacation in Southern Oregon. It was a nice surprise, and now we are looking forward to planning a wedding in Southern California. As an added treat to the day, I saved a baby quail from being eaten by my [...]

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I was going to blog about something else tonight, but after reading some of your comments on my last post, I changed my mind immediately. I was so taken by your words, support, and empathy. When I started blogging over a year ago, I never imagined it would be a connection to so many true [...]

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I cannot believe the support I am getting from all of you with your sincere and true comments. Thank you so very much. Tomorrow our houseguests are going wine tasting for the afternoon, so I should have a little time to myself. My husband’s sweater has been the only project I have managed to work [...]

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Perfect beach weather, sand castles, peanut butter sandwiches, and running on the beach…Mendocino does not usually treat us with this kind of warm and sunny day.

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I must admit, I am missing my turtle life, the one that requires solitude, slow-thoughts, and gentle steps to reach the muse. I think creative people don’t go too long without this requirement, and I am one who needs the restorative pace to keep sadness at bay. Sadness creeps in too quickly some days, and [...]

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