tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58551164791067002952024-02-28T17:44:17.199-06:00Project Minimadedicated to simplifying my consumption and accumulation of stuffpaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.comBlogger522125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855116479106700295.post-58233278951288501492020-12-23T13:32:00.006-06:002020-12-23T14:56:57.818-06:002020: Over and (just about) Out!<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMe3v03uevxJN9W0oy5ZvtjwQhmc4yInEj3o0cy83fvLlPj8o8ijvfOJ-_nyXKZ8q3iCou_ykh7ayZIeBFTfAmUwshZi9-9mfppAWa6lmiu4V6rz4wOfj_Hl2zJCVPHyDiyR9CRvBDYc2/s705/cat+books+poster.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMe3v03uevxJN9W0oy5ZvtjwQhmc4yInEj3o0cy83fvLlPj8o8ijvfOJ-_nyXKZ8q3iCou_ykh7ayZIeBFTfAmUwshZi9-9mfppAWa6lmiu4V6rz4wOfj_Hl2zJCVPHyDiyR9CRvBDYc2/w512-h640/cat+books+poster.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>. . .</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuh8F2E5HFZt2ij3x4MNkiHyp3gJGF96DisY6iruiPWwZLLZT_19NM7vxlu3oGBro-_VLNJho9aiNy554E0np1IxXnODMj-q19jnbtNw3lFanKw-oAYUspd8UpbPpBalwjTRCAVmxfEEEk/s516/xmas2aa.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuh8F2E5HFZt2ij3x4MNkiHyp3gJGF96DisY6iruiPWwZLLZT_19NM7vxlu3oGBro-_VLNJho9aiNy554E0np1IxXnODMj-q19jnbtNw3lFanKw-oAYUspd8UpbPpBalwjTRCAVmxfEEEk/w398-h400/xmas2aa.jpg" width="398" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span> <span style="color: #38761d;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">~ and Season's Greetings to you, too ~</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br />
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</p>paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855116479106700295.post-78173242168949229712020-10-18T17:03:00.002-05:002020-10-21T07:08:17.778-05:00Acedia: the lost name for the emotion we're all feeling right now*<p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span> </span><span> </span><span></span> *from <b><i><a class="linkModuleActionButton" href="https://theconversation.com/acedia-the-lost-name-for-the-emotion-were-all-feeling-right-now-144058" rel="nofollow">theconversation.com</a></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xd3iz4Mr114sDB-9IqOfY0SEyYsyxGrOfUvR0O0HzWiEUB8veu9yvzxyqCAPV6s0gPTUqijI1pPSb_PIcumpCmkTfXQmLKpydU0gsiq4yvj6tUJoVQI226vYZO_62XOF1sp-LNTjYxfP/s641/acedia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="474" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xd3iz4Mr114sDB-9IqOfY0SEyYsyxGrOfUvR0O0HzWiEUB8veu9yvzxyqCAPV6s0gPTUqijI1pPSb_PIcumpCmkTfXQmLKpydU0gsiq4yvj6tUJoVQI226vYZO_62XOF1sp-LNTjYxfP/w296-h400/acedia.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">image of Acedia by Hieronymus Wierix <br /></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> <span> </span><i><span style="font-size: large;">It begin as a deceptively slight shift in thought, or rather...a quick succession of thoughts that distract me from my right mind. I've been working too long and need a break; maybe I should read a mystery novel to clear my head. I tell myself I'm too weary to concentrate. I tell myself that it is a matter of respecting my limitations, and of being good to myself. If I manage to read one book, and then return to my other obligations, no harm is done. But often, one book does not satisfy me. My "rest" has only made me more restless, and as I finish one book, I am tempted to pick up another. If I don't check myself, I can slip into a state both anxious and lethargic, in which I trudge through four or five paperbacks a day, for three or four days running. I am consuming books rather than reading them.</span></i></span></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></span></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span>I may have begun with a well-written novel, but soon I am ingesting whatever I can get my hands on. Morbidly conscious of the time I am wasting. I race feverishly through a book so preposterously and badly written that it nauseates me. If I pick up a more serious book, something that might bring me to my senses, I am likely to plow through it so thoughtlessly as if it were a genre thriller...My days are not lived so much as wasted in compulsive reading. I stop answering the phone and getting the mail, ignoring everything but the next page, the next book in the pile...</span></i></span></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></span></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span></span></span></i> </span><span> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It amazes me how quickly acedia can deaden what has long been a pleasure for me, and with what facility despair will replace the joy I once found in the act of reading. But my dilemma is less literary than spiritual. If my torpor is left unchecked, I lose the ability to savor not only reading, but life itself. I develop a loathing for fresh food, letting salad greens and strawberries languish in the refrigerator while I fill up on popcorn...</i></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>from <i>Acedia & Me</i> by Kathleen Norris</span></span><br /></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span> </span><span> </span> </i></span></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">I couldn't believe when I read the above passages! It was exactly what I've been doing/feeling. I've read several books on the topic, and this one has been the most comprehensive thus far.</span></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 〰</span></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">As for as <b>Kondo-ing</b> goes, I'm completely stuck at <b>art supplies.</b> </span></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did finishing going through my <b>books</b> and unloaded all my art therapy books, psychology, women's studies, fiction and art magazines. Kept all my art books. That ended up being about 25 boxes to the Salvation Army.</span></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Papers were a real drag. I got rid of about 10 boxes of <b>papers</b>. </span></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">And that's the way it is/was</span></span></span></h1><h1 class="lH1 dyH iFc ky3 pBj DrD IZT" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span> </span></span><br /></h1><p></p>paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855116479106700295.post-38267190035981955882020-09-03T10:55:00.001-05:002020-09-03T10:56:09.555-05:00Ever Onward<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...in the midst of everything, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been tidying and/or escaping by reading novels. </span></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3V04AVcJpAIpDbMHUFSGWOTSZcVGpzNjhJJ5oMsaWTbGIO0xk7YejEFd2JSp6awUMi1MHmgqyJxCzU-C7O9EDCd801PRjYtUDWYdcslx_wI-rXAeHUxCuGIHl-3jnscCmrGqEDdM7ntOI/s665/dressbook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="665" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3V04AVcJpAIpDbMHUFSGWOTSZcVGpzNjhJJ5oMsaWTbGIO0xk7YejEFd2JSp6awUMi1MHmgqyJxCzU-C7O9EDCd801PRjYtUDWYdcslx_wI-rXAeHUxCuGIHl-3jnscCmrGqEDdM7ntOI/w500-h451/dressbook.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="st">~ rare <i>needlework</i> instruction <i>book,</i> Dublin <i>1833</i> with samples of <i>sewing</i>, embroidery, knitting and miniature clothing ~</span></i></span></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But I did finish going through all my clothes (which included tops, skirts, pants, dresses, jackets, coats, scarves, hats, gloves, socks, undies, pjs, shoes, boots and bags). Oh my.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-A2xbJnB4PBG59xuPSJ27vjubqBfFew9XFhpBia2iBCcMRW_Rlo3BYyReTlqDU5_k5semlMqt4SFRhZShtwvDa3FzwMojhj1ZhHJoGkoROnUJEX-mRP_EdfX7umQmTHGhE-HqLkL4zOAB/s645/guerra+de+la+paz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="645" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-A2xbJnB4PBG59xuPSJ27vjubqBfFew9XFhpBia2iBCcMRW_Rlo3BYyReTlqDU5_k5semlMqt4SFRhZShtwvDa3FzwMojhj1ZhHJoGkoROnUJEX-mRP_EdfX7umQmTHGhE-HqLkL4zOAB/w500-h388/guerra+de+la+paz.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">~ Guerra de la Paz ~</span><br /></i></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let me give you the stats. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I got rid of 32 big garbage bags (to Goodwill). It me took about 3 weeks to go through all the clothes, and then reorganize what I kept and put it in place.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'll break it down by category: </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">4 bags of <b>tops</b> to go, 4 big piles to stay, took 2 days</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">3 bags of <b>dresses/skirts</b> to go, 3 big piles to stay, took 2 days</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">6 bags of <b>pants</b> to go, 3 big piles to stay, took 1 days</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">3 bags of <b>jackets/coats</b>, 4 big piles to stay, took 2 days</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">0 bags of <b>hats/gloves/scarves</b> to go, all stayed, took 1 day</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">4 bags of<b> socks/undies/pjs</b> to go, 3 piles to stay, took 2 days</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">8 bags of<b> shoes/boots</b>, ? to stay (just enough to fit in my available<span> </span><span> </span>space!), took 6 days</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">4 bags of <b>purses/totes</b>, ? to stay (I stopped counting the keepers), <span><span></span>took 2 days </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><br /></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Then I went on to books...</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">...but that's another story.</span><br /></p><p><span> </span><br /></p><p><br /></p>paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855116479106700295.post-78079008199837007142020-08-15T09:06:00.002-05:002020-08-15T09:07:43.005-05:00 Quarantining and KonMari-ing<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The perfect match.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskStnkGW03RQgmotHL5GSsSGJhk4hkZOE5QTUii7Ihc5f3gympXE96ylRknUKR5LP4skbWvzY6NGLjrtfQORyzszVjcpKF1AwzRBeZ_ClSu5-nqeyrK6Fn_DDbHiIZy5pynTezG2rYZr8/s592/quarantine+collection+32+Fedora+and+Florals.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="474" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskStnkGW03RQgmotHL5GSsSGJhk4hkZOE5QTUii7Ihc5f3gympXE96ylRknUKR5LP4skbWvzY6NGLjrtfQORyzszVjcpKF1AwzRBeZ_ClSu5-nqeyrK6Fn_DDbHiIZy5pynTezG2rYZr8/w400-h500/quarantine+collection+32+Fedora+and+Florals.jpg" title="Fedora and Florals, Quarantine Collection, Han Co" width="400" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~</span><a href="https://shop.hanwriting.com/collections/quarantine-collection/products/quarantine-collection-pt-32-daisy?variant=31518789009481" target="_blank"><i></i></a><i><a href="https://shop.hanwriting.com/collections/quarantine-collection/products/quarantine-collection-pt-32-daisy?variant=31518789009481" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"> Quarantine Collection,</span></a></i><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://shop.hanwriting.com/collections/quarantine-collection/products/quarantine-collection-pt-32-daisy?variant=31518789009481" target="_blank"><i></i></a><i><a href="https://shop.hanwriting.com/collections/quarantine-collection/products/quarantine-collection-pt-32-daisy?variant=31518789009481" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"> Fedora and Florals,</span></a></i> Han Cao ~ </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yes, I was feeling swallowed up by all my <b>things</b> after being sheltered-in-place for the last 5 (or was it 6?) months now. </span></span><i><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQU2fddEbRyTw9gxzpsHqeWMPEBL6TDDHmHkReqVvsRm32QJXxUIIhxIyl5pgoWF5ehGc2f-RkheduBiIfFzsnKY6l-XI1o4g7vkkVTjU0nl6TBzBr0u96MtArtTzORZua_LaLl4NvO6x/s437/97-Cecilia+Paredes%252C1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" br="" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="360" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQU2fddEbRyTw9gxzpsHqeWMPEBL6TDDHmHkReqVvsRm32QJXxUIIhxIyl5pgoWF5ehGc2f-RkheduBiIfFzsnKY6l-XI1o4g7vkkVTjU0nl6TBzBr0u96MtArtTzORZua_LaLl4NvO6x/w450-h546/97-Cecilia+Paredes%252C1.jpg" title="Paisajes series, Cecilia Paredes, multi-media artist" width="450" /></a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">~ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Paredes" target="_blank">"Paisajes" series, Cecilia Paredes, multi-media artist </a>~</span></i></span></i></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Especially by my hand-made clothes and that unrelenting fabric stash. Oh, my.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><br a="" /><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks1hbjoa7DwjyKmV-5AyLS2CsgI5Lar0u1gb4jXQmVwt1q8uBFkKFMnI26q92BYvEACEwEXtXB1X0DvocqBvx3LFPwDqgaOVWCEvQP1yyzGj2CsqSCCxkKK3CjFWBdg9KhqLrI7xy2YfB/w500-h500/18-Irana+Douer+photo.jpg" title="~Phyllis Galembo, Photographer~" width="500" /></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> ~<a href="http://www.galembo.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> Phyllis Galembo, Fine Art Photographer<span> ~</span></i></span></a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span> </span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span> <br /></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span> </span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">So, after reading </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Marie Kondo's</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <a href="https://shop.konmari.com/collections/books/products/spark-joy-1" target="_blank"><b><i>Spark Joy</i></b></a> and starting with her</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></span></span>first step of tidying, <br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">I pulled out all my clothes in one place...</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOR0bl69AzJ-snmKZIOeWXsT67oJ9dILoPdJ8Ha1wMDwqSTnNtUuHC38iQChBvKTTmnbOe_XNswLcESvQlzgfCnXQOxdhlFmx2HCTsxPN7xd1qQO-K23QKo9XVywuDxcAHX5MJgeN8VD6/s1702/song-dong+artist%252C+photo+by+Oli+Scarff1a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="1702" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOR0bl69AzJ-snmKZIOeWXsT67oJ9dILoPdJ8Ha1wMDwqSTnNtUuHC38iQChBvKTTmnbOe_XNswLcESvQlzgfCnXQOxdhlFmx2HCTsxPN7xd1qQO-K23QKo9XVywuDxcAHX5MJgeN8VD6/w640-h372/song-dong+artist%252C+photo+by+Oli+Scarff1a.jpg" title="Song-Dong, installation artist" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_Dong">~ Song Dong, installation artist ~</a><br /></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><br /></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><br /></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><br /></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span>N</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span>o</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span>, I didn't make an art installation out of it (darn!), it was more like a mountain overflowing the bed. I did, however, manage it somewhat by excavating one sub-category of clothes at a time. That would be "tops." I did want to be able to sleep on the bed every night after all. And I have a lot of clothes. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span>No, I don't have any pictures of the process. I was too involved in it. You're supposed to gather all the clothes from wherever they might be in the house. (Excluding those of my spouse. He has the bare minimum anyway.) </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span>I did include my mother's stuff that had been left untouched in the so-called guest room since she passed away 6 years ago. And the enclosed back porch off my sewing room which contained all the clothes I was going to recycled. aiyiyi. You can't imagine.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span>I actually ended up trying on everything to see if I liked it, if it fit, if I would wear it, and most importantly if it "sparked joy." If it did, it went into another pile in the adjoining room for saved "tops." </span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span>The discarded items went into a black garbage bag for Goodwill. My husband put them in the car right away so I wouldn't be tempted to go through them again. They went to Goodwill at regular intervals.<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span>I kept track of how many bags went out and how many piles stayed in. <b> Tops: 4 out, 4 in. </b> Of the 4 to keep: 2 summer, 1 winter & 1 to mend. <b> The whole process for tops took 2 days.</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><b> </b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><b> </b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span>Stay tuned for the next update.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><b> </b><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><b> </b><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span>p.s. I started tidying on Wednesday, July 8, 2020!<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span> <br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><br /></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><br /></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><br /></span></i></span></span></i></div>paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855116479106700295.post-7967639216134395002020-08-03T08:10:00.003-05:002020-08-03T15:33:01.649-05:00Outfitting for a Plague: <div style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="color: #444444;"><font face="georgia" size="6"></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #444444;"><font face="georgia" size="6">〰LOCK DOWN〰</font></span><br /></p></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9S8wrieWtcF5Vbi1_L8_4-cY1Racb6pybe9Yk-Zw1yqA3-dAf7SEPN7pybO_hDvDE80AMjsKhsXiAaIiDPz0VkuNU-jX-E2Mmv3w879hNaEjejT_F5_0wGi8TKmRy5OAkxC-ZKi3kSG78/s960/Kati+Koos+shop%252C+Modesto%252C+CA.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="748" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9S8wrieWtcF5Vbi1_L8_4-cY1Racb6pybe9Yk-Zw1yqA3-dAf7SEPN7pybO_hDvDE80AMjsKhsXiAaIiDPz0VkuNU-jX-E2Mmv3w879hNaEjejT_F5_0wGi8TKmRy5OAkxC-ZKi3kSG78/s640/Kati+Koos+shop%252C+Modesto%252C+CA.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr align="right"><td class="tr-caption">*<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </span>~ <font size="2">from Kati Koos Shop, Modesto, California</font><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5">And my first outing during the Plague...</font><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRj-EQ486w0hfG2ohKtU0hvM8ydaql4beHYLaGrSCanNNeD2ugBMknIDZlszBf6KjJMzqk7vRXU3LMZnzttr4Qn3SH_AmEXN_qTDHqZa88x1PqVGx2A1lKx3WPPbNE3H5bZ_IRZRxfjwr1/s720/lockdown+couplew.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="574" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRj-EQ486w0hfG2ohKtU0hvM8ydaql4beHYLaGrSCanNNeD2ugBMknIDZlszBf6KjJMzqk7vRXU3LMZnzttr4Qn3SH_AmEXN_qTDHqZa88x1PqVGx2A1lKx3WPPbNE3H5bZ_IRZRxfjwr1/s640/lockdown+couplew.jpg" /><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="2"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>~ thanks to Elaine for the photo</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">...with my True Love, no less.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" dir="rtl" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font size="5">Alas, I didn't have the recommended ensemble at my disposal.</font><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i>*The protective suit of the Plague Doctor consisted of a light, waxed fabric overcoat, a mask with glass<span style="color: #444444;"></span> eye openings and a beak
shaped nose, typically stuffed with herbs, straw, and spices. Plague
doctors would also commonly carry a cane to examine and direct patients
without the need to make direct contact with them.
Due to the primitive understanding of disease at the time, it was
believed this suit would sufficiently protect the doctor from miasma while tending to patients. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_doctor" target="_blank">(wikipedia)</a><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i></i><br /></div>paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855116479106700295.post-78583729752978973012020-05-23T07:33:00.000-05:002020-05-23T07:33:37.055-05:00MMM'20: For Art's Sake!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ You may be wondering what's up with this ~</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ about Damien Hirst's famous dotted painting in a Bristol Museum ~</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That was painted over by street artist, Banksy</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can read about it and my response <a href="https://projectminima.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-artist-not-wearing-banksy-or-hirst.html" target="_blank"><b><i>here</i></b></a> </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ here's my rendition ~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">p.s. I did make the nightgown using <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/545005992393658995/" target="_blank"><u><b><i>The Sewing Workshop Collection Cityscapes Dress pattern</i></b></u></a> with a lovely knit print. Last seen <a href="https://projectminima.blogspot.com/2017/01/kimono-on-cityscapes.html" target="_blank"><u><i><b>here</b></i></u></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made this dress out of challis from old, old stash so look ago, hmmm. Let's see if I can remember...ah yes, thank goodness for the blog. Last worn <a href="https://projectminima.blogspot.com/2015/06/dressing-feet-first.html" target="_blank"><u><b><i>here</i></b></u></a> in 2015 and it seems I made it up as I went along.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ and today's hair-in-my-eyes Masked Mug Shot ~</span></td></tr>
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paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855116479106700295.post-91644191693473618562020-05-17T15:25:00.001-05:002020-05-17T15:25:59.946-05:00MMM'20: It's Cold, Windy & Wet<div style="text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ zzzz, purrr, zzzzz, purrrrr ~</span></td></tr>
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paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855116479106700295.post-7485006796227767232020-05-16T14:03:00.002-05:002020-05-16T14:03:16.834-05:00MMM'20: Whatever...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Do I have On?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's a hodgepodge of all sorts of things I just kept piling on. An <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/545005992389891507/" target="_blank"><u><b><i>old chiffon dress</i></b></u></a> that I attempted to retro-fit and never finished. A<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/545005992399576329/" target="_blank"> <u><b><i>chiffon shirt </i></b></u></a>I retro-fitted that's now too big (so is the dress, by the way). A refashioned pair of gauze shorts extended into <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/545005992399572437/" target="_blank"><u><b><i>chiffon bloomers</i></b></u></a>. Complete with a recycled necklace made by a friend.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ I was shocked at how big everything had become. ~</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ I also found out there's still pins in this thing. ~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tell me, do you think it's actually wearable? Does it need to go back into time out for another several years? Maybe some re-layering would help a bit? </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ rain boots from the neighborhood thrift store ~</span></td></tr>
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<br />paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855116479106700295.post-27053074976124626092020-05-15T13:02:00.002-05:002020-05-16T06:20:08.169-05:00MMM'20: A Handmaid's Tale<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">When I was undressing last night </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and even St. Corona gloves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Well, those were a bonus. </i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ for my version of a Handmaid ~</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ Don't you think so? ~</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ here's a back view of it all ~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The dress is from Katherine Tilton's OOP <a href="https://sewing.patternreview.com/Patterns/63334" target="_blank"><u><i><b>Vogue 6334</b></i></u></a> made in a mesh stretch knit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I copied the hat from one I bought from <a href="https://secretlentil.com/collections/hats" target="_blank"><i><u><b>Secret Lentil</b></u></i></a>, but apparently she's closed right now. You can see the one I purchased from her, <a href="https://projectminima.blogspot.com/2019/02/rip-roaring-rrred.html" target="_blank"><i><b>here</b></i></a>. I know she has more of the same style in a variety of interesting colors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can see the one I made out of a thick canvas last worn in MMM'19, <a href="https://projectminima.blogspot.com/2019/05/day-26-mmm19-memorial-day-whites.html" target="_blank"><b><i>here.</i></b></a></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ Handmaid in her docile, subservient role ~</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ and here she is not taking it any more ~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So you're able to see the details of my decorated <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=St+Corona&client=firefox-b-1-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiPq8j-tLbpAhUFQ6wKHVb9CvEQ_AUoAnoECBIQBA&biw=1536&bih=694&dpr=1.25" target="_blank"><u><i><b>St Corona</b></i></u></a> gloves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was seriously compelled to make these after reading Catherine McEver's Corona posts. I liberally combined several of her ideas, techniques and fascinating information from <a href="http://stuffyoucanthave.blogspot.com/2020/03/corona-couture-gloves-to-die-for.html" target="_blank"><u><i><b>Stuff You Can't Have. </b></i></u></a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A truly must read blog for our time, or any time.</span></div>
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paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855116479106700295.post-43981332180529179232020-05-14T14:25:00.000-05:002020-05-14T14:25:28.700-05:00MMM'20: Chocolate Maraschino <br />
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a chocolate embellished corduroy made from <a href="http://sewtinagivens.com/clara-3123-pdf/" target="_blank"><u><i><b>Tina Givens Clara Kaftan</b></i></u></a> pattern over</div>
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a cherry red mesh knit made from Katherine Tilton's OOP <a href="https://sewing.patternreview.com/Patterns/63334" target="_blank"><u><i><b>Butterick 5986</b></i></u></a> dress pattern. </div>
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I eliminated the back center doodad as well as the front slit on the kaftan, added pockets in the flanges, and chiffon rolled up cuffs to the sleeves. </div>
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You can see previous wears <b><i><a href="https://projectminima.blogspot.com/2016/12/chocolate-swirls-on-winters-day.html" target="_blank">here</a></i></b> and <u><i><b><a href="https://projectminima.blogspot.com/2016/02/bad-photos-good-painting-nice-enuff.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</b></i></u></div>
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See other reiterations <a href="https://projectminima.blogspot.com/2019/02/rip-roaring-rrred.html" target="_blank"><u><i><b>here</b></i></u></a> and <a href="https://projectminima.blogspot.com/2014_10_01_archive.html" target="_blank"><u><i><b>here</b></i></u></a>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The sleeves are just pinned in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and see if I get a spark of inspiration, or not. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but this dress is from <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/545005992408643406/" target="_blank"><u><i><b>Vogue DKNY 1461.</b></i></u></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okay, I did make it about 5 feet longer, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but other than that, it's pretty much the same.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think it works better on this <b><i><a href="https://projectminima.blogspot.com/2018/02/from-tg-pattern-to-rundholz-dress.html" target="_blank">dress</a>.</i></b></span></div>
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<br />paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855116479106700295.post-46348059567002180342020-05-12T16:41:00.000-05:002020-05-12T16:41:06.507-05:00MMM'20: Purple with Some Other Color<br />
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The jacket is made from faux suede with an attached silk scarf. It closes with hook and eyes. I made it decades ago and don't recall what pattern it was from. It only fits me again now.</div>
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The dress is from <a href="http://sewtinagivens.com/nani-lee-dress-tg-a9114/" target="_blank"><b><i>Tina Givens Nani Lee pattern</i></b></a> which I've worn before, <a href="https://projectminima.blogspot.com/2019/11/one-with-fallen-leaves.html" target="_blank"><i><b>here</b></i></a>. Made out of an <span class="tBJ dyH iFc MF7 pBj DrD IZT swG">orange and olive green cotton/tencel two-toned twill. I think the</span> neckline is just lovely. I did made the sleeves longer, added pockets, and eliminated the zipper because I could easily slip it on and off over my head. <br />
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<br />paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855116479106700295.post-11380059837659281532020-05-11T12:21:00.002-05:002020-05-11T12:21:28.338-05:00MMM'20: Cold in May Wear<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The necklace is made from a striped knit someone gave me that I tied into intermittant knots. There was still enough leftover for a matching mask!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The dress is an easy make from this <a href="https://needleandted.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/five-reasons-why-you-will-fall-in-love-with-a-big-black-dress/" target="_blank"><b><i>free pattern</i></b></a> using a mystery knit from deep stash. I just made it a little longer and added the bright blue cuffs and inner collar. And pockets.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ worn with matching over-the-knee sox and Doc Marten boots ~ </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">'til tomorrow...</span><br />
<br />paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855116479106700295.post-71221164916355075892020-05-10T11:06:00.002-05:002020-05-10T11:08:13.136-05:00MMM'20: Made In Quarantine<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">or <i>Now What?!</i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ breath in, breath out ~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just as I was putting this together, each of my blog posts for the past upteen years turned to zero views. Great. Of course, there's no way of getting in contact with anyone from blogpostland, believe me, I've tried. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>You know how things go when under quarantine, it's one messed up thing after another. Am I right? The car battery dies, gets jumped and then needs a new one after all; the cat catches a mouse in the house; we find the old box of dominos, but the dominos themselves are nowhere to be found; Pinterest stops letting me edit my pins. I did contact Pinterest. A robot emailed back and said a human would follow-up. yeah, we'll see. I could go on and on, but I'll just stop here. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i>Okay (with a deep breath)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ Here I am again ~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, I made this, I don't particular like it, but it's wearable and I do wear it, so there's that. I mean, it's okay. The print is just not my style (maybe.) Although it certainly does catch your eye. Made from a jersey knit I had in stash for a long time. I used the Sandra Betzina Vogue pattern I mentioned yesterday for the pants. I think I made up the top. It's no big deal. Just folded the fabric in quarters and then cut it out so there would be no shoulder seams.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ worn with sneakers from ebay ~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Mother's Day, whether you are or not, do it or don't.</span><br />
<br />paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855116479106700295.post-13691124436640994122020-05-09T09:54:00.000-05:002020-05-09T09:55:11.370-05:00MMM'20: Another Shelter-In-Place Ensemble<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ relaxed and oh so comfy ~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And may I say, pretty, too?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The fabric is a soft, thin sweater knit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made the top awhile ago using <a href="http://sewtinagivens.com/olivia-knit-tunic-tg-a7021/" target="_blank"><b><i>Tina Givens Olivia</i></b></a> pattern, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">last seen on me, <a href="https://projectminima.blogspot.com/2019/05/day-13-mmm19-just-zig-zagging-along.html" target="_blank"><b><i>here</i></b></a> during MMM'19.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> a favorite pants pattern of mine by <a href="https://www.mccall.com/v1355" target="_blank"><i><b>Sandra Betzina, Vogue 1355</b></i></a>. </span></div>
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<br />paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855116479106700295.post-17744900208564340342020-05-08T08:11:00.000-05:002020-05-09T09:55:46.481-05:00MMM'20: The Lumberjack Look<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">on a bright and sunny, cold day in May.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ Yep, that's me, by the tree ~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wearing a woven double knit using <a href="https://mccall.com/v9330" target="_blank"><i><b>Vogue 9330</b></i></a>, which I modified by adding long cuffs to match the large cowl neck.<i> </i>I used the back of the fabric (gray) for those pieces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh, and I changed the length, having the side insert shorter than the front and back. Why not? One reason is I was short of fabric and had to cut the sides on the diagonal. And then the plaids kinda matched up. Hey, cool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The pants were made of leftover jersey knit from the the <a href="https://projectminima.blogspot.com/2018/05/me-made-may-day-1.html" target="_blank"><i><b>dress</b></i></a> I wore on the first day of MeMadeMay'18! <a href="https://www.simplicity.com/simplicity-storefront-catalog/patterns/women/sportswear/new-look-pattern-6533-misses-babydoll-top-with-leggings/" target="_blank"><i><b>New Look 6533</b></i></a> is the </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">pattern </span>used for the pants. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ worn with lumberjack-type boots from ebay ~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">with shades to match!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">See you later...</span>paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855116479106700295.post-75816231350915512762020-05-07T11:07:00.002-05:002020-05-07T11:07:14.456-05:00MMM'20: Unadorned.<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Lockdown does that to you.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ and mask-less too! ~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is from <b><i><a href="https://www.simplicity.com/simplicity-storefront-catalog/patterns/brands/simplicity-sewing-pattern-s9018-misses-pants-knit-vest-dress-or-top/" target="_blank">Simplicity 9018</a> </i></b>made in a heathered sweater knit. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">So soft and comfy, to say the least. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ woo-hoo, and a side view ~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> And very plain.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I decided to add the "vest" shown on the pattern cover. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You may recall one of my top 5 disasters from 2019 <b><i><a href="https://projectminima.blogspot.com/2019/12/what-was-i-thinking.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </i></b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I chose to resurrect it into what you see below:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ ta-dah ~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, I modified the vest pattern a bit, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">since I was working from something already cut and made. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I do think it works much better than what I had originally. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(How could it not?!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The neckline helps immensely, in my opinion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And having shorter sleeves means </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't get caught on everything with all those loose loops.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ But wait, there's more... ~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I added ruching to the dress! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All the way from the hem, up the side seam, to above the waist. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First I tried </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">self-fabric </span>ties, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but they were was way too thick and bulky. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In rummaging through my sundries stash, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found a length of gray grosgrain ribbon that worked perfectly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I ran it up through one side of the casing I had created, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and then down the other side.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ending with both ribbon ends dangling out at the hemline.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Pull to ruche and then tie in a double bow. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They won't slip out cuz...grosgrain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I liked the way it created an asymmetrical hemline </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and just added more interest in general. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But if I wanted a straight up and down look, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can just un-ruche it. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ worn with super comfy shoes from ebay ~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">'til the morrow.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ yes, here I am in my jersey knit ensemble ~</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Made decades ago from who knows what pattern. But the top was recently scaled up to size by adding two triangular scraps of similar fabric into the side seams. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ ooo, it's still cold out ~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, of course, everything is a bit baggy due to the weight loss from this and last year's exercise/nutrition regime I've been on. And that is okay by me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What <i>am</i> I wearing, you ask? Other than comfy-wear, it's a cowl neck sweater top from <a href="https://www.simplicity.com/simplicity-storefront-catalog/patterns/brands/simplicity-sewing-pattern-s9014-misses-knit-tops-with-variations/" target="_blank"><i><b>Simplicity 9014</b></i></a>. I made it in a sweater knit from stash. With enough left over to create some baggy pants based on some pattern or other. Probably <a href="https://www.simplicity.com/simplicity-storefront-catalog/patterns/women/sportswear/new-look-pattern-6533-misses-babydoll-top-with-leggings/" target="_blank"><i><b>New Look 6533.</b></i></a></span></div>
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