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It’s kind of fun not having a Christmas tree. My themed Christmas swags have allowed me to highlight special ornaments from different times and people in my life. This one is my Mama swag. [...]

As many of you read on Facebook, my mother, Fada Sheek, died on October 5. The last few days have been filled with moving,  sorting, and distributing her things. Lots of business and busyness [...]

Since I can remember, I have been a chronic doodler. Maybe I even know where the habit started. I had a wonderful art teacher in fifth grade. Mrs. Vidalakis had been a lawyer in Greece, came to [...]

I am not the most coordinated person. Never have been. I used to sew costumes for various musicals and shows. Each time I did, I ended up with at least one large burn from the iron. Before my [...]

Well, mercy! I finally finished hemming the infamous wide-legged pants. What I’ve dreaded for two weeks took me all of an hour and a half once I decided how to do it properly. May I say [...]

Because I needed loose pants to accommodate my knee surgery, I had to buy a whole new wardrobe with loose fitting britches. I usually wear tight legged pants which explains my penchant for long [...]

Bless my heart! I always said the Lord keeps me humble when I sew. Even though I haven’t sewn for a while, I think it is truer now than it was back in the day. I had made my son-in-law, Jeremy, a [...]

Mercy! It’s amazing how things I have taken for granted for a hundred years are now things I have to work to remember! I haven’t sewn very much for nearly two years. I’ve had the same sewing [...]