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Pattern Review: Simplicity 2250 (Cynthia Rowley): The Go-Anywhere Dress
Leave a commentDecember 8, 2014 by magpiemenina
A quick review of a sewing pattern, Simplicity 2250, a Cynthia Rowley pattern. The pattern is a thin-strapped dress with seemingly-intricate front pleating and stitching, a skirt with gathers and pleats, back ties, and pockets.
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Thoughts on the Zucchini
1August 7, 2014 by magpiemenina
Today I am musing about zucchini. Remind me next year to plant fewer plants. Are you familiar with the jokes …
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Book Review: Jesmyn Ward’s Men We Reaped
2July 29, 2014 by magpiemenina
At last, here’s another book review. I haven’t found one recently that so moved me to blog. This one is …
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Eating Well in the Upper Peninsula
Leave a commentJuly 16, 2014 by magpiemenina
Jaybird and I flew up to visit his family in the U.P. (or the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, if you …
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Making a Personalized Bookplate Stamp
Leave a commentJune 27, 2014 by magpiemenina
The weather is lovely and the garden is in and flourishing. We got the first round of weeding done yesterday. …
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What a Little Paint Won’t Fix!
Leave a commentMay 1, 2014 by magpiemenina
Hello hello! Jaybird has flown home and we’ve been traveling all over the country catching up with friends and family. …
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Looking Towards Spring – Watering Raised Beds
Leave a commentFebruary 20, 2014 by magpiemenina
Well, it’s February and the good intentions of the New Year are just a glimpse in the rearview mirror of …
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Book Review: Maya Jasanoff’s Liberty’s Exiles
Leave a commentJanuary 24, 2014 by magpiemenina
Maya Jasanoff. Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World. New York: Vintage, 2011. Summary: After a brief introduction on …
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DIY Vintage Wastebasket Redo
Leave a commentJanuary 19, 2014 by magpiemenina
Okay, so I almost got this week’s blog up on time. Is the third week in January when everyone else’s New …
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Bye, Baby Bunting Quilt with Pattern
2January 9, 2014 by magpiemenina
Hello! Week two and New Year’s resolutions are going well! My dear, dear sister and her husband just welcomed their …
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Magpie, Jaybird, and Mew
Exploring life together, creatively and chaotically.
Magpie, Jaybird, and Mew 