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Revenge of the cats

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Linda Andrews

We have decided to adopt one of our feral cats. This sleek, silver cat is the friendliest of the liter, so we brought him in and kept him in a room until he could be neutered and tested for infections. … Continue reading →

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What do you see?

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Linda Andrews

I thought I had organized the chaos of my beading and book area. Apparently, I had created a cat tree with fun things to push on the floor. Until next time, stay healthy.

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Happy Birthday

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Linda Andrews

On this day in 1851, the sewing machine was patented. I remember sewing in Home Ec in 7th grade. That first year, I made a tee-shirt and a hamburger pillow. I still have the pattern for the pillow but don’t … Continue reading →

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No place like gnome

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Linda Andrews

It has been a funny holiday season. I didn’t decorate for Halloween. I didn’t decorate for Thanksgiving. And now it is less than 3 weeks until Christmas and I don’t have my lights up or anything. But I do have … Continue reading →

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Failure to Plan

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Linda Andrews

I took the week off work. Not to do anything exciting. Nah, I have a list of things to do that need to get done before other projects get done in the home renovation sphere. Fun times. But exhausting, so … Continue reading →

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This is Halloween

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Linda Andrews

I may not be able to decorate my house for the holiday, but that didn’t stop me from other creative endeavors. I originally planned to practice wire wrapping and seed bead earring, my wire was too fat for the tiny … Continue reading →

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Losing a Day

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Linda Andrews

There’s this thing that causes people to lose time. It’s called a migraine. Migraines are fun times. That’s sarcastic, folks. I had plans for this weekend. Fun plans. They started with the stuff below. But then Sunday morning I woke … Continue reading →

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In my defense…

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Linda Andrews

There was a sale and I had a coupon. My first job was working to set up a store that had recently expanded into Arizona. Little did I suspect that it would cause a lifetime of addiction. That store was … Continue reading →

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The Lies We Tell

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Linda Andrews

Once upon a time making gifts/cards/presents was cheaper than purchasing manufactured items. Apparently, that was so last century. Or the century before. Either way, it isn’t today. And yet, I still have it in my head that I should make … Continue reading →

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Is This How Crazy Starts?

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Linda Andrews

A while ago I purchased a few earring kits on clearance from Oriental Trading Company. This weekend, while I binged on Netflix, I thought I would make some of the sets. Actually, all the pairs came in groups of six. … Continue reading →

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