What I Made
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Dragon Fruit–Trying a New (to us) Fruit
My son is taking a Gourmet Foods class in high school. (This is a nice break from his AP classes, plus, I know he won’t starve when he heads off to college.) He has always liked eating (typical teenage boy with hollow legs), but he is now showing more interest in trying and plating new and different foods. Today, he and his father picked up some groceries. Included among the typical stuff was a dragon fruit. My knowledge of dragon fruit was limited to “I think I may have heard of that before.” My son and I both independently did a little research so as to know what to do…
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Sew Cool, Part 2
A week ago, I learned how to use a sewing machine. (If you are interested, check out the previous post discussing that adventure.) I had the chance to return to the library for a class to put my new knowledge to use. I would create a COFFEE CUP COZY!! I am perfectly happy with starting small and practical. I arrived excited and a bit nervous. Sure, I was just going to be making something for fun for myself, but, honestly, no one likes feeling like a fool (even when no one else is watching.) Did I remember anything? It had only been a week. I had looked at Pinterest in…
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Sew Cool!
I learned how to use a sewing machine today (1/9/2019)! For some of you, this is no big deal and seems completely underwhelming. For me, this was very exciting! Knowing how to use a sewing machine is just one of those “things” I felt I should know. In junior high, my classmates and I took home economics (focused on food prep) and typing (I am proud of the fact that I am a very good typist due to my 7th and 8th grade typing classes), but we did not have sewing as part of the curriculum. Libraries aren’t just for books anymore. A library can be a place where one…
