tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34306514339464565392024-03-13T10:08:28.457-07:00Stitch and GrowStitching and Growing my way through lifeCurl Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14018290694932801988noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430651433946456539.post-32644241034554756602015-03-30T07:38:00.000-07:002015-03-30T07:38:00.660-07:00Thrift Store FindsI may or may not have done a little dance in the thrift store when I came across a rack of natural yarns. (okay, the dance was only in my head).<br />
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Just look at these beauties! This one is 100% baby alpaca. The color is Tide Pool. I think this would make a lovely lace shrug. I was looking for a pattern yesterday but couldn't find one I liked. Perhaps this will be the project where I dare to design my own pattern?<br />
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These two are 100% Merino Wool. On the label it says it is a sock yarn so I am guessing that it will self-stripe, which will make a fun pair of socks. Now who to make them for?<br />
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It is a beautiful time of year.</div>
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The ground is turning green.</div>
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The trees are starting to bud.</div>
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It feels like the world is waking up.</div>
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In Colorado, we are having almost summer like weather. Today the temperature is 76 degrees. And the forecast is pretty similar for the next 10 days. The gardening bug has bitten me hard this year and I am dying to get out and play in the soil. I know that there is still a pretty high chance that we will get more snow and frosts in April and possibly May, so I must content myself with simply reading and planning for my garden.<br />
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Springtime is also the time when bears wake up from hibernation. </div>
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Bears can cause a lot of havoc in a garden and not everyone looks forward to them waking up.</div>
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My friendly little bears, however, are waking up to bring comfort to kids on the other side of the world. </div>
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Meet Teddy, my first finished teddy bear that will get to travel to Africa to bring comfort and joy to a little kid. </div>
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These bears are my new favorite thing to knit! They are easy to knit up in a few hours with lots of ways to customize the pattern. My goal is to have another 499 bears follow Teddy to Africa in the next couple of years. I already have another 6 bears knit so I just need to fill them and sew on their faces. It never ceases to amaze me what a simple skein of yarn can turn into. In this case, the skein of yarn is turning into a friend that will bring smiles to kids. I love it!<br />
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Spring, you can take you time. I will patiently wait (or try too!) for you while keeping myself busy with reading, planning, and knitting.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">I have been so excited to start working in my community garden plot again this year! I have glorious images in my head of what my plot will look like in a few months (none of which are likely to come true!). This quote helped me to stop and enjoy the beauty of this moment, with my bare garden, covered in fresh dirt. The beauty of a blank slate. The beauty of possibilities. </span></div>
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Last weekend I helped move a pile of dirt amendment into all the plots (in the cold, windy rain!). Last night I went down after work and pulled all the weeds that got a jump start on the season and then spread my amendment over the plot. Today I go to turn the soil and then plant! </div>
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When I think of gardening I think of watching the seedlings break through the ground, slowly grow upwards toward the sun, and finally blossoming into mature plants. I do not think of all the weeds I will have to pull during this process. Last night was a rude awakening to the truth. I will have a lot of weeds to pull this year. Some of the weeds I pulled yesterday were already full-blown plants, some with roots that were 1/2 inch thick! The ground is still thawing out...how is that possible!</div>
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I recently got a letter from my grammie telling me about her garden and her battle with weeds. She is in a much warmer climate than I am so has a big jump on the season. She made this comment at the end of the letter: </div>
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"I'd rather be out there than doing spring cleaning!!" </div>
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I have to agree. I may not be a fan of weeding, but I would rather be weeding than cleaning the bathroom! </div>
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So off I go to get my hands dirty! </div>
Curl Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14018290694932801988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430651433946456539.post-36826321134311126602014-03-01T13:31:00.001-08:002014-03-01T13:31:25.426-08:00Winter Walk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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March came in like a Lion in Colorado! I have been inside all morning and decided I needed to get out. Won't you join me for a Winter Walk?</div>
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Curl Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14018290694932801988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430651433946456539.post-32414724007896006982014-02-28T16:20:00.000-08:002014-02-28T16:20:33.339-08:00The Eye of the Storm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This cup represents "The Eye of the Storm" for me. It was a crazy busy and stressful week at work. I felt like I was fighting against the winds and rain of a hurricane most of the time. I had to regularly remind myself to take a few minutes to breath. Make a warm cup of tea, slowly enjoying it. I knew it was just a temporary reprieve from the growing paperwork tsunami on the horizon, but it was enough to give me the strength to push on.<br />
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It is so easy to get caught in the undercurrent of "Now". If I am not careful, I can get quickly swept away with the tide.<br />
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Take a few minutes to breath. Breathing is more important than "Now".<br />
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How do you keep from being caught in the undercurrent? What are your favorite small de-stress acts?Curl Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14018290694932801988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430651433946456539.post-1057100465844407702014-02-19T13:17:00.002-08:002014-02-19T13:17:55.350-08:00Perfectionism?So I have been slacking off here a bit, haven't I? August was my last post. Why is it so hard to get around to posting? I have certainly had some great things to share since August!<br />
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Is it my old frienemy Perfectionism rearing its head again?<br />
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Is it my need for visuals and my lack of taking pictures?<br />
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Is it my fear of being judged?<br />
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Is it just plain laziness?<br />
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That is in the past however. It is time to move forward. I have been struggling with how to restart this. I wanted to return with a clever bang, but since no brainstorms have come yet (again, there is Perfectionism), I am just forcing myself to start.<br />
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So I am simply dropping by to leave this quick note. And since I am a visual person, this favorite picture from my Christmas vacation.<br />
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<br />Curl Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14018290694932801988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430651433946456539.post-72725661656802725132013-08-19T17:45:00.000-07:002013-08-19T17:45:03.769-07:00Creepy Crawlers (and corn)In one of my previous posts I shared a picture of a beautiful butterfly that accompanied me for an afternoon. I have shared my garden time with this butterfly once more. The rest of the time, I have shared my time with some less....um....let's say less "pretty" companions.<br />
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I have seen earwigs crawling down inside them! </div>
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Most people see this:</div>
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So I have been too scared to pick the corn. The one I picked today was practically falling off the stalk, so I figured I better brave it. So far, I have gotten it home. We'll see if I ever get brave enough to husk it! </div>
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<br />Curl Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14018290694932801988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430651433946456539.post-58799140169373859292013-08-12T20:35:00.000-07:002013-08-12T20:35:10.103-07:00Zucchini Chips FailLast night I made some kale chips that were super easy and uber delicious! With zucchini coming out of my ears, I need to come up with some more ways to use it other than chopped in my salad and steamed with dinner. So I thought, "hey, zucchini chips! That will be easy!"<br />
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I basically followed the same process as the kale chips (I also looked up a couple recipes and found the same process used)</div>
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Slice thinly and spread on cookie sheet</div>
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Not sure I will be able to get some of those off! </div>
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On the up-side, I discovered I love the taste of pepper on zucchini! </div>
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So today I collected all the pictures I had taken of my garden with my phone and downloaded them to my computer. Oh my I took a lot!<br />
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Yea, might have gotten a little picture happy. </div>
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Or picture <i>crazy</i>!</div>
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It was fun to look back and see what it looked like only a few short months ago...</div>
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.....lots and lots of zucchini....</div>
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This one thrilled me to death to find! A multi-color! </div>
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Cut the fabric lengthwise in a wide strip (I did about 3 inches wide, just eye-balled it). I used 3 strips, 2 for the straps, then cut the 3rd in half for the toe part.</div>
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Starting with the shorter piece, fold the fabric in half width-wise so you do not see the underside of the fabric. Fold in half lengthwise and push through the first hole in the flip flop. (I used the tip of the scissors to push the fabric through). You should end with a loop on top. </div>
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I found these beautiful gems shining at me on Sunday</div>
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I found this jackpot.....</div>
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I spotted this dark beauty from a distant, and practically skipped the last few feet to my plot! </div>
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<br />Curl Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14018290694932801988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430651433946456539.post-88289545475137473592013-06-29T08:05:00.000-07:002013-06-29T08:05:00.075-07:00Oh, the ideas!One of the perks of working at a library:<br />
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When books are not circulating, we weed them. (Interesting that its a gardening term isn't it?) This just means deleting it from our system. But what to do with the book now? We have a company that we send the books to and they resell them. However, employees get to dig through and pick out the treasures first! This is my recent haul from a stack of crafting books (I had to refrain myself from taking the whole stack!)<br />
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These will keep for 7-10 days. I made 5 jars last night. It took 10 carrots, 2 bell peppers, 2 cucumbers, and then I just stuffed lettuce in until each jar was full. Probably about 1 cup each.<br />
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Think my garden will supply me with these goodies? Curl Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14018290694932801988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430651433946456539.post-32992892251054337782013-06-09T08:05:00.001-07:002013-06-09T08:05:41.083-07:00The "Plot" Thickens<div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AcTl4sZ6Wg4/UbSZa0i_zkI/AAAAAAAAAFM/rFnJzTtKqBM/s1600/0606131815d.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border='0' src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AcTl4sZ6Wg4/UbSZa0i_zkI/AAAAAAAAAFM/rFnJzTtKqBM/s640/0606131815d.jpg' /> </a> </div><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bhawwPq9xl4/UbSZeBHT1bI/AAAAAAAAAFU/StfFqqEHqvs/s1600/0606131815a.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border='0' src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bhawwPq9xl4/UbSZeBHT1bI/AAAAAAAAAFU/StfFqqEHqvs/s640/0606131815a.jpg' /> </a> </div><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DYXjPiC6wFQ/UbSZiC4H3HI/AAAAAAAAAFc/r73_zt1e25A/s1600/0606131815b.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border='0' src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DYXjPiC6wFQ/UbSZiC4H3HI/AAAAAAAAAFc/r73_zt1e25A/s640/0606131815b.jpg' /> </a> </div><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/--9vIU2gKAj8/UbSZmNtAi4I/AAAAAAAAAFk/xs8sQctg-Cg/s1600/0606131816.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border='0' src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/--9vIU2gKAj8/UbSZmNtAi4I/AAAAAAAAAFk/xs8sQctg-Cg/s640/0606131816.jpg' /> </a> </div><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0mQpR8laufw/UbSZofqAzMI/AAAAAAAAAFs/KBHF8RsGbJ8/s1600/0606131815f.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border='0' src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0mQpR8laufw/UbSZofqAzMI/AAAAAAAAAFs/KBHF8RsGbJ8/s640/0606131815f.jpg' /> </a> </div><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6iU--xOnLwY/UbSZrLstfsI/AAAAAAAAAF0/5iVXZG7jbig/s1600/0606131815e.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border='0' src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6iU--xOnLwY/UbSZrLstfsI/AAAAAAAAAF0/5iVXZG7jbig/s640/0606131815e.jpg' /> </a> </div><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vrOCKPsotjc/UbSZtUZKetI/AAAAAAAAAF8/qdzmz8ZiKmg/s1600/0606131815.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border='0' src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vrOCKPsotjc/UbSZtUZKetI/AAAAAAAAAF8/qdzmz8ZiKmg/s640/0606131815.jpg' /> </a> </div>Curl Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14018290694932801988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430651433946456539.post-8125698892714397932013-06-03T19:25:00.002-07:002013-06-03T19:25:11.778-07:00Gardening and skirts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last week I went to the first gathering of a crafting club. There are only 5 of us so far, but we are hoping to have more join us. The idea is to share our different crafting expertise so we can all learn new abilities. First up: we are learning to sew a circle skirt!<br />
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One of the reasons we all decided on a skirt was two of the girls are doing a no-pants-summer challenge. They want to wear skirts all summer long. I thought, hey, I could do that too! <br />
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Look at those cabbages! It makes me so happy! </div>
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Its been a long time since I have seen it but I remember this one scene where she is outside watering her plants when it is pouring rain. Her friends stop by on the way to school and ask why she is watering the plants in the rain. She responds <b>"I was up all night looking forward to watering the plants and I'm not going to let a little rain stand in my way!"</b><br />
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That was me today. I woke up to find it raining. Slightly disappointed, I hoped that it would blow over during the day and I could go to my plot after work. By mid afternoon it was beautiful outside. I was excited! 20 minutes before I left work, it started raining again.<br />
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Unshaken, I went to my garden anyway. Remarkably, I actually didn't get wet. I stopped by at just the right moment between downpours. After checking to make sure none of the transplants have been harmed by the rain or wind and that everything had gotten enough water, I went inside the library. 5 minutes later, the hardest downpour of the day was upon us. Yup, my plants got enough water!<br />
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I am trying my "green thumb" out this year. I have grown up around gardens, but never did much of it myself. I have a few vague memories about planting spinach and then eating it but I don't remember anything between the two. I also vividly remember trying to grow an African Violet in my room a few years ago and successfully killing it. So hey, why not try my hand at a bunch of plants at once!<br />
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I have a plot in a community garden at one of the local libraries. Originally I was told it was a 10' by 10' raised bed. I signed up for this plot about the middle of March. I spent the rest of March and April planning and had my plot "plotted" out. I have a long list of vegetables, and a few flowers to grow, and I still couldn't fill the whole 100 square feet! (I am try the square foot gardening technique, more on that later). So imagine my surprise, and dismay, when I arrived on Tuesday to start marking my square foot blocks out to find that the plot is actually 11' by 11'! Another 22 square feet to fill? Oh my! </div>
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Armed with seeds and transplants, I am slowing filling my plot.</div>
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My "Salad Bar"</div>
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Growing in this corner: 2 tomato plants, 2 cucumber seeds, 2 eggplants, 2 cabbage plants, 2 bell pepper plants, 2 jalapeno plants, 16 carrot seeds, 9 beet seeds, 4 spinach seeds, 4 marigold seeds, 2 different types of lettuce (4 seeds each), 16 radish seeds, and 4 parsley seeds.</div>
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Here I have 2 watermelon seeds, and along the bottom I planted the whole package (accidentally) of asylums. </div>
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Meet "The Three Sisters"</div>
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In the bottom of this picture I have 4 corn seeds, 4 bean seeds, and 4 summer squash seeds growing (hopefully). Along the left side, I planted a couple black Holly Hock plants, then in front of them I planted 8 pea seeds. </div>
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The top half of my garden </div>
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Since I can't always be at my garden watching the progress, I got this little guy to cover for me</div>
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I still have most of the bottom half to fill in. Stay tuned.....</div>
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Curl Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14018290694932801988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430651433946456539.post-62631176282577548192013-05-19T15:40:00.000-07:002013-05-19T15:40:05.275-07:00Stitching and Growing: My Way through Life<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello and Welcome! </div>
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I am a young woman stitching and growing my way through life.</div>
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Every day is a piece of thread. I hold the needle and determine where this thread goes to create my life.</div>
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Every day brings a new beginning. It is my choice to open up my petals and grow towards the beautiful rays of the day.</div>
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Some days I stay inside and knit. Some days I go outside and play in the dirt. </div>
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Won't you join me as I stitch my days together, and grow through the seasons of life? </div>
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~ Curl Girl</div>
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