Friday, December 31, 2021

Weekly Word: He Lives! Plus My Reading, Stitching and Gratitude This Week!

 


Hello There, 
Happy New Year!  I hope you all have had a safe, blessed holiday season!   Can  you believe that today we took down our inside decorations? 
Our holidays were nice, but very different without my parents.  I thought it would be harder than it was.  My family's support of as well as many prayers lifting our family up eased the pain. 
I'm looking forward with hope, but also a heaviness  about the unknown future caused by life in general, the pandemic, the political and social situation in our nation as well as around the world are heavy.  
I have to focus on today.  I also focus on what I can do to make our little corner of Earth better and more joyful for myself and then for those around me.  
You, my readers and your comments are a huge part of my life.  Even now, as I write these words, a smile came across my face.  As I read and respond to your comments, I oftentimes find myself smiling.  The support our blogging community offers is priceless and effective.  
So, let us move on to 2022 holding each other up, sharing our lives and moving forward with actions that will brighten our world.     


Here's is an index should you have a special interest you like to read first!  
The Weekly Word - is a short devotional that sometimes becomes a Bible Study series.  
My Reading Life - is filled with current, completed and upcoming reads as well as an occasional short review.      
Stash Report and To Do Tuesday is where I'll share share stats regarding my fiber usage and acquisitions, goals met/lack thereof and photos of my projects. 
Gratitude Journal - Sometimes I get lost in my own stinky thinking.  This digital journal reminds me to count my blessings!    

I love how the LORD knows exactly what we need when we make time to be with Him!  During my time with Him today He brought me to this verse!  David was sharing how His LORD saved him from his enemies, listing all He had done to protect His child.  (I highly recommend you read Psalm 18 in its entirety.)

Focusing on Psalm 18:46 has the potential to lift our spirits if we are experiencing challenges or to enhance our time of praise and worship!    

Sunday, December 26, 2021

Merry Christmas!





 


Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates!  It's been a busy week with last minute Christmas sewing.  This year was certainly a different one, so it certainly caught up to me.   The late night to early morning sewing was worth it to see the joy on my grandbabies' faces! 
I'm looking forward to seeing you all next week to catch up!  

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all who celebrate!  And to everyone, have a blessed, safe week!



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Saturday, December 18, 2021

Weekly Word: Jesus is the Light, Reading, Stitching and Gratitude

Hello There, 
Thank you for stopping by - especially during such a busy time of the year!  It's been a super active week that is leading into an even more jam-packed week!  I'm trying hard to find time to reflect on my precious Jesus and the beauty of this wonderful season.  
Time for this week's post.  Here's is an index should you have a special interest you like to read first!  
The Weekly Word - is a short devotional that sometimes becomes a Bible Study series.  
My Reading Life - is filled with current, completed and upcoming reads as well as an occasional short review.      
Stash Report and To Do Tuesday is where I'll share share stats regarding my fiber usage and acquisitions, goals met/lack thereof and photos of my projects. 
Gratitude Journal - Sometimes I get lost in my own stinky thinking.  This digital journal reminds me to count my blessings!    

My ladies Bible Study group is sharing our favorite Christmas songs, Scriptures and traditions next week.  I thought I'd share these special thoughts with you as well.  I would love to hear about your own faves in the comments!  

Thursday, December 9, 2021

Weekly Word: Love and Forgiveness, Reading, Stitching and Gratitude

Hello There, 
This week has flown by with a bit of Christmas shopping, sewing and reading!  I hope you enjoy reading the last of our Stayed On Him series, a new Zoom book discussion I joined, how I'm still a tad bit in the negative with my stash, the cute little softies I'm making for my grandbabies and my digital gratitude journal!  
Time for this week's post.  Here's is an index should you have a special interest you like to read first!  
The Weekly Word - is a short devotional that sometimes becomes a Bible Study series.  
My Reading Life - is filled with current, completed and upcoming reads as well as an occasional short review.      
Stash Report and To Do Tuesday is where I'll share share stats regarding my fiber usage and acquisitions, goals met/lack thereof and photos of my projects. 
Gratitude Journal - Sometimes I get lost in my own stinky thinking.  This digital journal reminds me to count my blessings!    

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Weekly Word: Stayed On Him Part 4, Reading, Stitching and Gratitude

Hello There, 
This week has flown by with a bit of Christmas shopping, sewing and reading!  I hope you enjoy reading the last of our Stayed On Him series, a new Zoom book discussion I joined, how I'm still a tad bit in the negative with my stash, the cute little softies I'm making for my grandbabies and my digital gratitude journal!  
Time for this week's post.  Here's is an index should you have a special interest you like to read first!  
The Weekly Word - is a short devotional that sometimes becomes a Bible Study series.  
My Reading Life - is filled with current, completed and upcoming reads as well as an occasional short review.      
Stash Report and To Do Tuesday is where I'll share share stats regarding my fiber usage and acquisitions, goals met/lack thereof and photos of my projects. 
Gratitude Journal - Sometimes I get lost in my own stinky thinking.  This digital journal reminds me to count my blessings!    

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Weekly Word: Stayed On Him Part 3, Reading, Stitching and Gratitude

   

Hello There, 
Thank you so much for stopping by!  For those of you who celebrate, I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving!  
I participated in Jenn's at Jenn's Bookshelves Thankfully Reading event!  There will be more about the fun reads in My Reading Life section!
Time for this week's post.  Here's is an index should you have a special interest you like to read first!  
The Weekly Word - is a short devotional that sometimes becomes a Bible Study series.  
My Reading Life - is filled with current, completed and upcoming reads as well as an occasional short review.      
Stash Report and To Do Tuesday is where I'll share share stats regarding my fiber usage and acquisitions, goals met/lack thereof and photos of my projects. 
Gratitude Journal - Sometimes I get lost in my own stinky thinking.  This digital journal reminds me to count my blessings!    
Depressed?  Grieving?  Just Plain Sad? Part 3
Life can through us some curve balls that lead to a time of grieving, depression, or simply feelings of sadness.  As I've been sharing, our family has been going through a transition that has led me to a time of grieving and adjustment.  Rather than give in to society's demand to "just get over it", I took Ecclesiastes 3:4 to heart and gave my grief time. 
One of Daddy's favorite sayings is, "Give time time."  And he is so right!    The song, Stayed on Him by Terrian is based on Isaiah 26:3 has also been instrumental in reminding me where I can choose to keep my mine focused.  

Finally, this website, has been the jumping off point of this Bible study.  Ready to dive in?
The Bible shares many examples of people grieving/depressed.  Elijah, a great man of God, was one of them.
3Elijah was afraid a and ran for his life.
 When he came to Beersheba in Judah, 
he left his servant there, 
4while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. 
He came to a broom bush, 
sat down under it and 
prayed that he might die. 
“I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life;
 I am no better than my ancestors.” 
5Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.   
1 Kings 19:4-5a

How many of us have dealt with grief/sadness/loss in this same manner?  I know I have.  Sometimes life's blows seem to be too much to live with - they are utterly overwhelming!  Elijah went into self-isolation by separating himself from his servant.  Then he exhausted himself by going a day's journey - probably by walking.  Finally, when he was lonely and fatigued, he prayed a despairing prayer for God to take his life!  Thank God that He doesn't give us all our requests!   Finally, exhausted, Elijah slept.
Again, how many of us do the same as we deal with pain?  We go into isolation, exhaust ourselves doing what's expected, then are too weak to deal with our emotional and spiritual pain?  
How did the LORD respond to Elijah?  He sent a ministering angel:
All at once an angel touched him and said, 
“Get up and eat.” 
6He looked around, 
and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals,
 and a jar of water. 
He ate and drank and then lay down again. 
1 Kings 19:5b-6

The cycle repeated itself.  The angel of the LORD once again showed compassion and gave Elijah something to eat and drink.  In fact, Elijah was so strengthened that traveled 40 days and forty nights to reach his destination - a meeting with God.  Upon his arrival, the LORD let him rest - again taking care of His child's physical needs.   
7The angel of the Lord came back a second time 
and touched him and said, 
“Get up and eat, 
for the journey is too much for you.” 
8So he got up and ate and drank. 
Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights
 until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. 
9There he went into a cave and spent the night. 1 Kings 19:7-9
It was only then, after Elijah was rested and well fed that the LORD was able to speak life into him and direct him.  
My dear friends, let us remember that despite our pain, we must take care of ourselves that we may hear the LORD's ministering message to us that will give us comfort and direction!  
Let us take that morsel of food and drink offered to us that our bodies can begin to heal.  Our bodies and minds have been traumatized!  Let us take the time to sleep that our minds and hearts can rest.   And then, during the fog of pain, let us remember keep our minds stayed on Him.  
I am coming out of the valley of loss.  Does this make me an expert?  Not by any means.  I'm simply sharing the lessons learned in my personal valley.  Perhaps someone, somewhere out there in Bloglandia will be blessed or gain insight to a loved one's pain?  
See you next week with more of this series.  


My Reading Life

Last week I mentioned that I've been starting to line up my reading challenges for 2022.  I mentioned one where I would read a book published every year since my birth.  Even if I meet my long-term goal of reading a decade's worth of books a year, it will take at lest 6 years!  I found this particular challenge, as well as some others here!  They have some great ones listed!  
Here is my week of reading.  I have so enjoyed participating in Jenn's Bookshelves Thankfully Reading event!  I finished a couple of books and even started some new ones!  More importantly, I realized that if I consciously make time for reading, I read more!  Go figure!  :) 
Remember, if you click on the books' image, you should get directed to a book description.  
Currently Reading


Finished
Last week I forgot to mention that I was reading these two books!
★★★★★
This is part of a fun, 
 cozy mystery series,
Secret, Scone and
Book Society, 
by Ellery Adams.
  
★★★★★
The Atonement Child was 
difficult to listen to as 
Rivers addressed a difficult
subject from various points of 
view.  However, I did enjoy it.  



★★★★★
The House on the Cerulean Sea was difficult for me to keep reading, but as Mary Alice and I discussed it, I got over myself and simply became acquainted with the children in the story.  I recalled my experiences as a bilingual teacher and how my students faced much prejudice from the other students, teachers and, sadly, administration.  Each one of these groups were well represented by Klune.  
Despite the fact that I also faced these same prejudices from these same groups, I continued to strongly advocate for my students' as well as for their parents' rights.  
Prejudice is everywhere. Change comes with one person at a time. Let's remember to love God's children - both adults and children.
★★★★★★
Gone for Good, the first in the series Detective Annalisa Vega, was a great read that kept me guessing until the end!  I'm eagerly awaiting publication of the second in this series!

Stash Report

Yarny Numbers
Again there's no changes in my yarn numbers, but definitely changes in fabric as I had a major finish!   

Fabric numbers
No fabric in this week, but I finally finished my Qube Crush quilt.  This was an Accuquilt quilt along hosted by my local quilt shop, Be Sew Creative, back in 2020.  They did approximately 12 squares, but I went ahead and did all 72.  What was I thinking?  
Anyway, I finally finished the flimsy - it's a queen sized quilt using 9" blocks.  I had a few extra that I'll be making into a door quilt for my parents.  I learned about door quilts from one of Nancy's posts at Grace and Peace Quilting.  
I thought I was doing fine with my squares, but alas maybe not so much.  As I put them together, the points started shaking as they realized they would be cut off or sewn into the seam.  😢
Either way, it's finished and I'm keeping it!  I discovered so much about the blocks I enjoy making, the ones that are more challenging and color combinations.  I'll still be trying to keep my points on future quilts!
I'll be posting the finished photo soon as by the time I finished it on Saturday, the sun had set.   UPDATE:11/28 AND HERE SHE IS!  My husband had fun trying to photograph this lovely girl!
This picture in the shadows was the best one we could capture without the breeze joining in on the fun!

My husband liked this angle.  Please not our official "anchor" - 
a vase of seashells from our many walks 
on beaches far and wide.

I love how beautiful our tree looks in this photo!

How could I resist including this photo?
Do you see my husband's shadow in the glass door?
He's precious.


To Do Tuesday

Last Week's List


1.  Sunday Slow Stitching:  Keep up with my daily QAYG Hexagons.  UPDATE 11/22:  Here's a picture of  my Slow Stitching for today:  prepping the hexies! ✔ Done and done!  I actually am all caught up with my hexies!

This was Mama's tray. 
I asked if I could have it for my Slow Stitching. 
I love working on it...

2.  Slow Sunday Stitching:  Work on my mittens.  UPDATE 11/22:  And here's a picture of the progress on my mittens!
✔ Done and done! 
I made a bit more progress, but not enough to photograph.  

3.   Crochet:  Progress on both Tranquil afghans and make more dishcloths. No Progress.
4.  Machine Sewing:  Stitch up the Qube Crush quilt top.  ✔ Done and done! 
5.  Choose and prep this year's Christmas gifts for my grandbabies. I've picked out their gifts, but haven't prepped yet.  Maybe today?
This Week's List
1.  Sunday Slow Stitching:  Keep up with my daily QAYG Hexagons.  
2.  Slow Sunday Stitching:  Work on my mittens. 
3.   Crochet:  Progress on both Tranquil afghans and make more dishcloths. 
3.  Machine Sewing:  Prep my catch up blocks for Melva's Santa Fe Trail SAL.  
4.  Machine Sewing:  Secret sewing for Christmas!

   Gratitude Journal
I am so grateful for LeeAnn's I Like link up every Thursday at Not Afraid of Color!  She really helps me to see the glass half full!  
So...last Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving I received the text from the DOH that I had tested positive for COVID.  Why am I including this news in my Gratitude Journal?  Because, thank God, I am fully vaccinated and had just received my booster the week before.  My symptoms are so very mild!  At its worst, it felt like a sinus infection, for which my PCP had already given me antibiotics!

Though my husband and I were the only ones at our Thanksgiving table (yes, I cooked a traditional meal), we found joy in being together.  It's been a quiet, but nice quarantine weekend. 

I was heartbroken as my trip to see my parents is postponed - I cried so much as I thought of their disappointment.  But, in rereading my own Bible studies, I remembered that the LORD has His reasons and His timing is perfect.  Also, my symptoms are so very mild, how can I not be grateful? Amen?
I so enjoyed Jenn's Bookshelves Thankfully Reading event!  It made my Thanksgiving weekend even more warm and cozy!  

Thomas Branigan Library is having a book sale!
If I test negative next week, I plan to be there!

My husband and I are trying to avoid
fried foods when we can.  
A dear friend taught me how to make 
flautas in the air fryer!  
Simply heat up the tortillas, fill them with the meat
of your choice, roll them, secure with a toothpick
and drizzle a bit of olive oil on them.
I baked them at 350 for about 7 minutes/until crunchy! 
Delicious! 

Kitty and I got in some oh so rare cuddles.
She is slowly become more domesticated!   


Perhaps you'll visit these link ups!    





Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict (Friday)

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Extra! Extra! "Thankfully Read" All About It with Patricia in New Mexico!

 


Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers who celebrate!  And Happy Thankfully Reading to everyone!  
Our cat, aptly named Kitty, kicked my Thankfully Reading challenge off early this morning with her meows at 3:30 a.m.!  Wow!  After refusing all sorts of treats and eats, she disgustedly went outside at 5:00 a.m., turning her back on me.  What's a cat owner to do but cuddle up with a book?
Jenn at Jenn's Bookshelves Thankfully Reading challenge is the perfect way to start off my Thanksgiving weekend plans.  
  Jenn is once hosting the Thankfully Reading from November 24 - 28.  No rules, simply cuddle up and read.  Are you in?  If so, please join us by signing up here!  
As I'm so very thankful for my local library, I'll be focusing on my library books.  
Mary Alice hose The House on the Cerulean Sea for our Buddy Read.  Despite the fabulous reviews, I'm having trouble getting through it!  After I finish it, I'm looking forward to finishing Gone for Good! The Personal Librarian (audio) came in just in time for this weekend!  


I may also peruse  my personal library cart for those books at the top of  my TBR list!  




Looking forward to seeing you at Jenn's link up!

Saturday, November 20, 2021

Weekly Word: Stayed On Him Part 2, Reading, Stitching and Gratitude

  

Hello There, 
I'm sure many of you are preparing for your Thanksgiving celebrations.  Perhaps you would like to share your favorite Thanksgiving tradition in the comments below?  Or maybe you have a new tradition you're adding to your celebration of gratitude this week?   
One of my favorite traditions is listening to each person around our table share whatever is that they are grateful for.  I also love to bake my stuffing as I remember my Grandmother making it - with tons of carrots, celery and a dash of onions.  Yum!
I am adding Jenn at Jenn's Bookshelves Thankfully Reading to my Thanksgiving weekend plans.  Who knows?  Perhaps it will become a new tradition for many of us!
  Jenn is once hosting the Thankfully Reading from November 24 - 28.  No rules, simply cuddle up and read.  Are you in?  If so, please join us by signing up here!  
Time for this week's post.  Here's is an index should you have a special interest you like to read first!  
The Weekly Word - is a short devotional that sometimes becomes a Bible Study series.  
My Reading Life - is filled with current, completed and upcoming reads as well as an occasional short review.      
Stash Report and To Do Tuesday is where I'll share share stats regarding my fiber usage and acquisitions, goals met/lack thereof and photos of my projects. 
Gratitude Journal - Sometimes I get lost in my own stinky thinking.  This digital journal reminds me to count my blessings!    
Depressed?  Grieving?  Just Plain Sad? Part 2
As I shared last week our family has been going through a transition.  Also, like many of you, we have recently experienced the loss of several family members and friends, some to COVID, some to cancer.  
Though societal pressures may tempt us to rush the grieving process, Ecclesiastes 3:4 clearly states there is a time to grieve.  
 
After listening to Terrian's song, Stayed on Him, a curiosity about grieving, depression and just plain sadness led me to this website.  The author listed times with Biblical heroes were struggling.  As I read this examples I felt less alone, but I noticed something:  every single passage in which despair was expressed, the various authors also expressed a deep faith in God's promises.  
Let's look at Psalm 56 where David expresses his feelings as he faces looming danger from the Philistines:
Record my misery; 
list my tears on  Your scroll - 
are they not in Your record?
- Psalm 56:8
David is in such distress that he want to make sure his feelings and even tears are recorded in God's scroll!  
But look!  Just a few verses later, he writes:
In God whose Word I praise, 
in the LORD, whose Word I praise - 
in God I trust and am not afraid. 
What can man do to me?
- Psalm 56:10-11
When I read a repeated phrase, I sit up and take note.  David is praising God, despite his misery and fears!  In fact, verses 10 and 11 are actually a repeat of verses 3 & 4!  He is trusting God and is not afraid - after all - what can mere man do to him?
When I saw this, I excitedly turned to the next example, such as Moses in Numbers 11.
I cannot carry all these people by myself;
it is too burdensome for me.
If this is how You are going to treat me, 
please kill me right now—
if I have found favor in Your eyes—
and let me not see my own wretchedness.”
- Numbers 11:14-15
So much can be said about these verses, but for the sake of this study, let me simply ask you this:  Has your despair, or the despair of someone you know, ever reached such a level that you/they wished God would actually kill you?  How many times do we put on a "brave face" only to be hiding our grief and pain from those who love us so much?
Oh, dear Reader, look how our loving LORD responded to Moses:
Then the LORD said to Moses,
“Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you
as leaders and officers of the people. 
Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.
And I will come down and speak with you there, 
and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you 
and put that Spirit on them. 
They will help you bear the burden of the people, 
so that you do not have to bear it by yourself.
Numbers 11:17
God is ready to sent us people to help us through the valley!  This time around, I openly shared my feelings with my family and a few trusted friends.  For the most part, they were quite understanding.  Those who weren't, well, I stood my ground, remembering that God's Word says there is a time to grieve.  I refused to allow anyone to invalidate my feelings.  
Friends, be it grief, depression or just sadness, let us give ourselves the time to go through these times in a healthy manner.  
As we move into a season of gratitude, let us not only be grateful for the knowledge that God hears our hearts and will respond with love, compassion and assistance, but let us avail ourselves of His support.  
I hope to see you next week as we continue this study.  Blessings to you all!

My Reading Life


I'm starting to make a list of Reading Challenges for 2022!   I've been participating in the annual Goodreads Challenge and am ready to branch into a couple of more challenges.  I found an interesting list of personal challenges here and picked #5:  reading a book published every year since my birth - yikes!  I challenged myself even further by choosing as many books as possible from my bookshelf!  
Here is my week of reading.  Remember, if you click on the books' image, you should get directed to a book description.  
Currently Reading



Finished
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
My Granddaughter and I haven't met
for our book club, but I finished this book. 
I'm still a bit concerned 
about how she will react, but it's a
great opportunity for discussion
as well as to share a few comforting
Scriptures.  
⭐⭐⭐⭐
This one was a bit
hard to get into, but
I'm so glad
I stuck with it!


Stash Report
Yarny Numbers
Again there's no changes in my yarn numbers, but definitely changes in fabric - it continues to roll in! 

Fabric numbers
Lots of fabric came in this week, too!  
I picked up the white on whites on the left
to finish up my Qube Crush Quilt.
(Ignore the spot on the middle piece - 
it was from my camera.)
My daughter gifted me the ones on the right
for the same purpose.  

We went to Texas Foam and Fabric to get a chair upholstered and I brought home the top two fabrics which will become pillows for our backyard furniture.  Except for the grey fabric, the bottom fabrics were gifted to me.
So, I'm at least one quilt's worth of fabric in the red, 
but the year isn't over yet!  :)

To Do Tuesday

Last Week's List


1.  Sunday Slow Stitching:  Keep up with my daily QAYG Hexagons.  Nope, but close!
2.  Slow Sunday Stitching:  Work on my mittens.  Nope.
3.   Crochet:  Progress on both Tranquil afghans and make more dishcloths. Nope.
4.  Machine Sewing:  Finish the commission job.  Oh yes!
5.  Machine Sewing:  Plan and layout the blocks from my Qube Crush quilt.  Yes!
These need pressing.....

These blocks are impatiently waiting for their friends!
I have enough to make a queen-sized quilt
for my bed!


6.  Choose and prep this year's Christmas gifts for my grandbabies. Nope.
It looks like I didn't do much, but wow!  The Qube Crush quilt is almost finished!  That one took a bit of time as there are 72  9"  blocks to work with!
This Week's List
1.  Sunday Slow Stitching:  Keep up with my daily QAYG Hexagons.  UPDATE:  Here's a picture of  my Slow Stitching for today:  prepping the hexies!


2.  Slow Sunday Stitching:  Work on my mittens.  UPDATE:  And here's a picture of the progress on my mittens!

3.   Crochet:  Progress on both Tranquil afghans and make more dishcloths. 
4.  Machine Sewing:  Stitch up the Qube Crush quilt top.  
6.  Choose and prep this year's Christmas gifts for my grandbabies. 
   Gratitude Journal

This week I made another family favorite - Pumpkin Bread!  
It's from a Mennonite cookbook that was gifted to me years ago by our Youth Pastor's wife, Mary Scott.
I so wanted that cookbook, but at the time money was a bit tight.
She gave it to me for my birthday...
and I have passed it onto my daughter.  
I'm so grateful for this pastor's wife.

Here's the recipe.  One note though, 
I add in the spices and pecans 
quite liberally! 
Last week I shared this beautiful scarf. 
Emma from The Crochet Swirl
has since released the pattern. 
Here it is if you're interested!

I am most grateful for my local quilt shop, Be Sew Creative, and it's employees.  They are caring, supportive and so very knowledgeable.  Lately, I've been visiting frequently and they are always ready with a sincere, cheerful greeting.  I experimented with videos to show you a bit of this wonderful shop!   

But most of all, I am grateful for you, my blogging community.  Bloggers, blog readers, those who host and participate in link ups, the whole kit and caboodle - I am grateful for you all.  Thank you for being a part of my life.  
Perhaps you'll visit these link ups!    

Midweek Makers @ Quilt Fabrication (Wednesdays)

The Loop Scoop hosted simultaneously by
Petals to Picots and Moogly

Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation


Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict (Friday)

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