I am sometimes a little afraid of sounding a bit like a broken record. But it’s been more than a year since I did a post like this, so I think I can comment on Thursdays (Sept. 13, 2007) WSJ article, “Shunning the Runway at Fashion Week”. I have long felt that my interest in Click Here to continue reading.
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Pictures of Piggly-Wiggly
People are all the same.
For piggy number one, girl number one insists upon calling it “Piggy”, and mother number one tries to convince her to give it an actual name (in this case, “Rose”).
For piggy number two, girl number two insists upon calling it “Piggy”. Her mother is currently trying to convince her to Click Here to continue reading.
Aww, no!
What else can I say? That’s all I can think right after getting an email that “Denverfabrics.com will soon be changing hands. All fabric on our web site must be sold to make way for the new owners.” I love the service I’ve always gotten from Denver Fabrics, and I’m very, very sorry to Click Here to continue reading.
Woo-hoo!
Do you hound over this site endlessly, day after day, hoping I’ll have written something new or spending time reading archives?!
Me, either. Actually, I never even look at my site if at all possible. I try to write a new post about once a week, and I get all the comments emailed to me. But Click Here to continue reading.
Perspiration for Inspiration
So last night when I was very tired and should have been going to bed, I happened to check my email and discovered an email from eQuilter wanting me to take their survey. (If you did, they’d give you a $5 gift certificate at their store, but that was just gravy. If anyone would ever Click Here to continue reading.
Color, revisited
I meant to do pictures with my post of seasons/colors, but pretty soon I realized not having pictures ready was keeping me from writing the post. So I wrote it without pictures. But then someone just happened to take a snapshot of me that was just too easy to crop (though entirely unprofessionally), so now Click Here to continue reading.
The last little piggy stayed home; this one went to market
So last Friday evening, the 10th, I checked my email and saw that I had an email from my friend Abby that contained the line “Also, Millie’s birthday is next Friday. . .on the off chance that you’re able to come, no gifts needed, missy!!!” I read it carefully. Very carefully. It said “needed”, Click Here to continue reading.
What?s your season?
D’ja ever look into the “season” personal color theory? Odds are, if you’re reading my blog, you have. But, for those that haven’t, the brief summary is that people fall into four different categories, depending on their skin tone, eye color and hair color. For some peculiar reason which, despite all their best attempts, never Click Here to continue reading.
Tents
Just once, I’d like us to be able to set up a tent without me having to sew the binding back on, from getting a guy-string tripped over. It tears the the fabric right where the binding is sewn on, so I have to rip out a yard of sewing and then sew it back Click Here to continue reading.
Keep it succinct
“My tastes are simple; I am easily satisfied with the best.” —Winston Churchill
Reminds me of the time my brother said “I believe in manners; everyone should be polite to me.” Or some such thing.