Vogue 8491 This was my first attempt at a dress in about 30 years - a happy mistake!

This is the dress I hope to wear to Claire's wedding.

At least I didn't make this one too big. The bodice is still about an inch shorter than I would like but that was after adding 2 inches! Have the girls fallen that far or is this dress just for "little" girls?

Again, I was worried about making the dress too small so I made it too big - the V-neck did not have the sleeveless option so I had to mock up the facing. Sorry about the photo. I will be using this pattern for my Mother of the Bride dress - but couple of sizes smaller.

My First Kimono!

My first in many ways - my first garment with a lining. My first silky satin fabric. My first project of adult clothing... of course the lesson learned was that I should always follow directions but only after understanding them... and sometimes directions are written by people who assume they are not needed!

Waiting

My mind is racing with angry possibilities, stuck inside these hours, waiting. I don’t want to say it out loud for fear it will be true, I want all this to be just a reminder of how precious life is and nothing more than that, a reminder. Count the hours and keep busy…

Randon Dreams

What is a dream anyway? Memories, concerns, randomly sparked neurons that play abstracted movies. I saw him, I heard him, I felt him close, Gary Norris Morgan. He told me that it was four months ago, it was November 2006. Something happened, something changed. It was just a dream. He was making a confession that it happened in November. Why would I dream that? I haven’t seen him, talked to him or even heard mention of him in several years now. Some people stay with us for many different reasons. He was not making boast, promises, pleas for pity, apologies, excuses, just simply... stating fact... that he was hurt as well, so I will accept it as such and remember that I still have the bells he gave me.

the right of way

in the door way
the passage way
the in-between way
his voice sanded
smooth is
faceless

i choose to
close
the door