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     If you've never cut hair at home, you'd be surprised at how easy it is. I've been cutting my husband's hair, and my own, for many years. I started when we were too poor to afford a trip to the barber or salon. As each of our four children came along, I cut their hair as well with clippers or scissors. I even cut our little dog's hair. I used a separate set of clippers for

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 Pause.I'm taking time to research machines. I do want to start sewing again. I just don't have the energy to plan and start a hand sewn project. I also don't have extra time to learn to treadle right now. So, I'm giving myself permission to pause. No guilt. I'll figure this problem out then hit play again. Thank you for your patience with me.Laura

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 Hello.My name is Laura.I am a squirrel.I have been saving my nuts (money gifts)for years. I saved each Christmas gift from my dad until I knew what I wanted to use it for. Apparently, I have done this for a few years now. I thought I had a couple of hundred dollars. I counted tonight.I have enough to buy a sewing machine!God knew I'd need this money now.I simply forgot

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 First project completed!Candy Corn Bag Project BagToday, September 7, is my momma's birthday. She's been in Heaven for 27 years now. I still miss her very much. She taught me to sew when I was quite young. I learned by helping her. She used to make clothes for me and for herself. She also sewed many things for the home. She didn't even need a pattern for lots of things. I didn't inherit

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 I am shocked!Maybe I live under a rock, but I had no idea that the breads sold in the grocery store nearly all have unsafe levels of glyphosate. Any is unsafe, actually. This includes those that are labeled organic.  Glyphosate is in Round Up weed killer by Monsanto. Please watch this video. My bread habit is going to change. I'm going to research flours and grains next. Then, I'm

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 Tiger and PennyYes, Tiger outweighs Penny!Enjoy these last few days of summer.I'll be inside in the air conditioning!But, I've not always had it. Here's how we coped. We've been hovering at or above 100 degrees for too long!I'll be back with a Sewing Through September update on Monday. Most of my sewing time today was spent fighting with the tension on my sewing machine. Happy

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The chaos I call sewing.Here I am. Day four. Once again, it was hard to come and get started. I knew that I needed this challenge. I also needed the accountability that you ladies so sweetly give me. Tonight, I started tired and with a headache. But. I. Shall.I read the pattern again and noticed that I needed two more pieces of fusible woven interfacing. I cut those first. Then, I began fusing

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 I had helpers tonight. Here's Paco. He likes to sit in his basket on my desk. He's my son's dog, but he comes to visit often. He is like velcro with his grammy. Tonight Penny kept watch from the floor. Maybe she thought I had food? She often sits in my old office chair that I keep just for her. Oh my, if not for y'all, I would not have made progress with my project bag tonight. I

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 I've made a start! First of all, I've chosen the pattern that I'm going to use. It's called The Fundamental Drawstring Bag from Cocotte & Co  Creations. It is a pattern that I purchased on Etsy. I made it once before in a smaller size. This time, I'm going to make the large size. I won't be sharing the details of the measurements and such since it is a pattern for purchase.

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It started out with a great plan. Sew every day in September. After all , September is National Sewing Month in the United States. Last night, I went through my fabric and found some pretty fabric that has candy corn on it. I'm planning to make a project bag with it. It's laying on my table already to iron and cut.Then, today happened. I came home from work exhausted.  ,Truthfully, 

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BRING ON THE 'BER MONTHS! I love how in August and early September we get a few cool mornings to give us hope for tomorrow— but then, we get slammed with ninety plus degree days again! This week we'll be over a hundred every day. I don't even know what the heat index will be. We've been in birthday season. It lasts about a month. Three of my children, my grandson, my brother, and 

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     Not much going on here right now. My husband had surgery a few days ago to replace his shoulder. He's recovering as expected, but the medication is making him feel weird.     I've been dealing with a foot issue for a few months. I've been getting injections in my foot. Unfortunately, there was a lot of walking while I was at the hospital. My body tried to

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Seven minutes of writing stream of conciousness begins now!Thoughtless. Well. Blank. Well. I cannot think of a thing to write. Is this writer's block? Well, not exactly. I just have a headache, and can't think what to write. So, I'm typing along, wasting your time, ~wink~, and hoping that I think of something interesting. The truth is, I think I'd rather be knitting right now. I'm making a

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 Do Unto OthersMatthew 7:12Seven minutes of stream of conciousness starts now!    I'm home alone this afternoon. I've been catching up on laundry all day including blankets and throws for the furniture. What does this have to do with doing unto others? Well, I'm home alone, because my husband is doing unto others as I write.     We moved to Carthage in 1993. Every

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 Little JoysSeven minutes of writing stream of conciousness begins now!What are your little joys? If you think a bit about it. I'm sure there are many. Here are some of mine:Little Paco, my grand puppy. I call him a puppy even though he is full grown at four pounds. He was a rescue from a very bad situation. My son, the policeman, and a colleague each took one of two little dogs that had

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 TrustSeven minutes of writing stream of conciousness begins now!        Trust. "Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD And whose trust is in the LORD." Jeremiah 17:7  I think, if I were to look up the Hebrew, that there might be a bit of a difference in those two parts of the sentence. But what matters to me is... Do I truly trust the Lord?I mean really

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Mother Judy1940 - 2013   I am going to be a great mother-in-law. How do I know? I learned from my own mother-in-love. She was always encouraging and never interfered. She asked me to call her mother years before her son proposed to me! She just loved and spoke me right into the family! I love her, and I miss her. Judith Ann Benson Lane, may her name be blessed forever! Simple little

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Evenings Seven minutes of writing stream of conciousness begins now!    Evenings. When did they get so busy? When did they stop being a time to relax at the end of the day? Hmmm.... When did they? For me?    I think it was probably high school. It began with my desire to go to college. I took classes that were hard for me to make my transcript look better. That was

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CHRISTMAS CLUB Seven minute of writing stream of conciousness begins now!For all of my adult life, I have lived on a small budget—sometimes really small. During the early years, my husband and I made the mistake of using credit cards to our own detriment. We learned the very hard way about that. During and after the years of digging ourselves out of that pit, we paid cash for Christmas and

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 Happy 4th of July 2026! Just a little reading from days gone by! Most of us have happy memories of July 4th; but, the significance of the birth of our country is often forgotten. Take a few moments this weekend to thank God for our country and all of its privileges and freedoms. Thank you God for unlimited blessings!LauraIndependence Day, The Fourth of July, July 4th, Freedom! God

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 KnittingSeven minutes starts now!Knitting. Hmmm... I first picked up needles, as I remember, in high school home ec. I knitted a little pair of baby booties by knitting rectangles and sewing up the toes. I didn't knit again until something very important happened. Fast forward to 24 years old. I had always told my husband that he would know I was pregnant when he found me knitting baby

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 Forty years Our fortieth anniversarySeven minutes starts now!Forty years. Together forever no matter what. We've had a lot of no matter what since we married in 1986. A lot of no matter what! We've had financial difficulties since day one. We've dealt with a lot of baggage that we both came into the marriage with resulting from less than ideal childhoods. We were relatively new

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 Seven Minutes— starting NOW!Last time I did this I had fun. So I'm doing it again. Here we go!I found this photo of my sewing machine that I took last fall. I was doing a lot of sewing then. I had sewn things to give for Christmas and other gifts. The idea was to find a project bag type that I truly enjoy making. Then, if I truly did enjoy sewing them, I would sew up a big batch and restock

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    I've given myself seven minutes to write. Of course, that means my dear husband has come in to show me something. ~smile~ I told him nope, I've given myself seven minutes. I'll come in seven minutes. This is silly and fun. Before I started, I found this photo to share. This is over ten years old now. Maybe close to fifteen years old. I absolutely love it.     I did my

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 I've learned something about myself recently. I've felt a good amount of anxiety and stress as I've learned my job. It's been hard learning the computer system, the rules, how the insurance works and such. I've also had to hone my customer service skills, though most of it is just being friendly and nice. As a born again Christian, that comes naturally for me. It's just allowing Holy Spirit

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