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New Sampler Girl Freebie
Reading with Jane - a chart listing Jane Austen books; check out Tanya's other designs as well!
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Another unexpected honor
Arlington Volunteer of the MonthWas just made aware by the Office of Emergency Management, in a simple "FYI" email with the just the link. Not complaining, mind you, but, uh, don't they let people know...
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WIPs as of July 15th
See previous post for background info on my Sunflowers project. The stitches on the far right were those made by Mother before she passed away. I stupidly trimmed the fabric way too close. I wish I...
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DFW Stitchers July 21st GTG
Just a few members of the diverse, international group of stitchers who frequent the 123Stitch Message Board. The GTG was hosted by Mary Ellen, who until last week I had no idea only lives 2 blocks...
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Newest Freebie Links
Bee Happy - Crafts 'nThings - perhaps today only; Chart is a .pdf file you can save and print. The key is a .tif file that will open in Windows Paint or similar program. You can then print from your...
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Broken link to Marjolien Bastin freebie
In adding more links on the Freebies page, I discovered that the wonderful Marjolein Bastin Garden Sampler, which was originally posted online by BH&G Australia in 2001, is no longer available....
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YEAH!! Marjolein Bastin freebie: In the Garden
I stand corrected. Just yesterday I discovered the link I had to the BH&G Australia site was broken. Despite numerous attempts and considerable time trying to find one that worked, I couldn't and...
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Brûlée has been missing for a week
Brûlée is 16 or 17 years old. He is tall, very long and very lean. I adopted him in 1999. The vet said he was around 4 at the time. He'd been found wandering around a super market parking lot. He kept...
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New Halloween Freebie
Happy Halloween 2012- by Kit & Bixby, courtesy of Hoffman Distributing, probably of very limited availability so D/L now!
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Still sad news & Exciting News re Brother
Sad: I have not found Brulee and am trying to accept I will never see him again. I still call when I'm outside or driving down the street and check the Strays list at Animal Services daily. I just keep...
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Brother to Play at LAX Space Shuttle Endeavour Landing!
Endeavour Space Shuttle is scheduled to land about 12:45 PT (2:45 CT) at LAX, and should be broadcast LIVE on some stations. The brass and percussion ensemble Jim will be playing with will perform...
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Videos of Endeavor Landing at LAX - with Music!
NASA TV's edited video:The 24-piece brass/percussion ensemble, in which my brother plays trombone, sounded the first trumpet note exactly when the 747's wheels hit the runway. They timed Copland's...
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New Freebie Links Added
See Freebie PageAlso added: Strawberry Tea Campaign - (the UK's breast cancer care campaign) with small charts
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My Library & Lost Books - I FINALLY Acidentally Found Them!!
I love my branch library. Though originally located in a much smaller stand-alone building, with some actual individual character, it was moved into it's current storefront location within the same...
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Webshots is Shutting Down - Permanently
As of December 1st. They've started a new "photo storage" site called Smile, which has a annual fee and is NOT a public photo share site like Webshots is. You MUST do something prior to December 1st,...
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Sang in Quartet at Church This Morning
Northwest Christian Church - Arlington I'm the short one. (Can't believe I had to say that! I must already be getting shorter.) I'm standing next to my Son In Law. Yes, he's somewhat older than my DD....
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Good News - More Sad News
Alex April 20082004April 2004My son-in-law, Dan, called Tuesday to tell me he's been accepted into the M.Div. program atBrite Divinity School (TCU). I was unaware he had applied. However, I am very...
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WIP Progress, Reading Binge, New Freebie Links
After a long hiatus, I finally did some stitching earlier this month. But mostly I've been on a reading (and ice cream) binge. Since 9/5 I've read 19 books, six of them in the past week including 3...
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I Love this time of year
Summer (it was hotter in September than in August this year) is OVER at last! Temps swing between freezing and the 80's. This year, because of an early cold snap, the oaks and gum trees and all the...
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Dads
We all tried to talk him out of it, but my 88-year-old Dad INSISTED he was driving ALONE to eastern Kansas to visit an old friend. After putting 1100 miles on the car, he got home safely a while ago....
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