Martha

I wish I could sew but can not
My children want supper, what rot!
I just want to stitch
(and perhaps to be rich)
But such skills are for free, I forgot.

(Last line in sarcasm font)

@sahmcolorado – yes, western Massachusetts is totally different from Bostonian English! We eat a sub for lunch, get our liquor at the packy, and my parents (really old-school Bostonian) drink tonic – they call any carbonated beverage (Coke, ginger ale, etc) tonic.

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@admin, you can tell I have been hanging out with a Canadian. 🙂

I wish I could sew but can not
My children want supper, what rot!

What about a hanging charging pocket like this: http://www.positivelysplendid.com/2014/06/diy-fabric-phone-charging-station.html

Fun ties? I like the Purl Soho tutorial: http://www.purlbee.com/2009/05/21/mollys-sketchbook-fathers-day-tie/

What about a hanging charging pocket like this:

Fun ties? I like the Purl Soho tutorial: http://www.purlbee.com/2009/05/21/mollys-sketchbook-fathers-day-tie/

@admin, I am sorry, you are doing a lovely job.

I used to do limericks with an international chum and the results were so funny.
I would rhyme llama with banana, for example.

I should start a thread here…..

I will, and see if anyone plays along.

I used to do limericks with an international chum and the results were so funny.
I would rhyme llama with banana, for example.

I should start a thread here…..

I will, and see if anyone plays along.

Heidi, you are kind, you remind of an Aunt of mine who never wed. She made us the most amazing gifts, we adored her.

My go-to teen boy gift is a shoe bag, like the drawstring bag in the LTTS book (I know you have that). I also like to pop a small pack of wet ones and some Scuff Stuff shoe polish in it.

Voila, a travellers shoe cleaning kit.

I love the new format but it takes a long time to load, longer then Flickr.