Month: May 2017
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Making history
The basket of ancient fabric scraps sat tucked away beside the box of quilt patterns torn decades ago from the pages of a newspaper. I do make quilts, so I politely accepted both from non-quilters who were clearing space. I had no clue what to do with either. I mentioned the age brittle patterns at…
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Broken dishes
“I’ve never seen so many broken dishes in my life,” my husband said. None thrown at him or at the wall in a fit of angry. No, klutzy me misses the counter top when setting a plate down, whacks a glass when talking with my hands or holds a dish awkwardly while serving food. It…
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The yard sale shopper
Classified ads, Facebook postings and neighborhood signs all announce, “The yard sale season has returned!” The quest to cloth children, find summer reading or replace an appliance yanks the penny pincher, the budget minded and thrifty shopper out of bed early on Saturday. The quest may be universal but the shopping styles are not. The…
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Gift giving ideas
As I entered the little shop, I could not help but hear the two women discussing giving gifts. “When they were little I always gave them something, a toy or a game. As they got older I began giving them money. But I wanted to do something else.” She looked for ideas of different ways…