1st half: Sparta NJ, Bryn Mawr College.
2nd half: Chicago IL, Zionsville/Indianapolis IN.
3rd half: Lafayette IN.
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1st half: Hand-me-downs from babysitters’ family.
2nd half: Hand-me-downs from my mother.
3rd half: Hand-me-downs from my daughter.
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1st half: Milk, Tea, Birchbeer.
2nd half: Milk, Tea, Bourbon.
3rd half: Milk, Tea, Martinis.
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1st half: Real tree (balsam), decorated on Christmas Eve with old family ornaments.
2nd half: Real tree (balsam), decorated on the Winter Solstice with old family ornaments.
3rd half: Small artificial tree, decorated on the Winter Solstice with old family ornaments.
n.b. — the oldest ornaments date from the 1920s and ’30s, from my mother’s family, some of them painted by her and her sisters.
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1st half: Making holiday cards and presents, reading new books, all play and no work.
2nd half: Making holiday cards and presents, reading new books, doing all the work.
3rd half: Making holiday cards and presents, reading new books, juggling schedules.
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1st half: 1950’s Singer.
2nd half: Riccar and eventually a second-hand Viking.
3rd half: Riccar, second-hand Viking, Brother Nouvelle 1500s, 1950’s Singer, Singer Model 15 — treadle machine made in 1896, same year my grandmother was born.
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1st half: “Painting’s Fun With Cook and Dunn”
2nd half: Was told by Porter Paints Person that it was impossible to do faux finishes with latex paint and artists’ acrylics. Of course I had already done that.
3rd half: Paint can keys now cost $.37.
03/04/2010 at 1:20 am
1st half: needle and thread, old treadle Singer converted to electric. Gives shocks through rubber soled shoes. get rid of to get repossessed Singer Stylist for $87.50 while in college. learn how to use sewing machine for art projects.
2nd half. Burn out the motor for Singer Stylist. Find out that motor will cost $300 to replace. Decide to buy floor model Bernina 801 Sport for $675. Fall in love with machine. evacuate during a hurricane with camera, marriage license, two cats, favorite pillow, slides and aforementioned Bernina. Discover somewhere between undergrad school and hurricane that hate sewing clothes. Also discover lack of frustration at using machines as an artistic tool.
3rd half. One Bernina is not enough. Purchase second for when favored Bernina is in the shop- then inherit Viking Husqvarna. Discover that there are other machines besides Berninas. Also now own serger, treadle machine (inherited), mother-in-laws machine (inherited) and favored Bernina 801 Sport. Worried about hoarding. But know that when one is in the shop, there is a machine as backup. Will the madness never end?
Looking forward to seeing you in May, my friend.