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I am an East Coast expatriate hiding out in the Midwest...

I am an urban gal living in the suburbs and occasionally hiding in the country

I am a yoga practitioner, fitness enthusiast, believer in the mind-body-spirit connection...

I am a mid-life "revert" to the Roman Catholic faith in which I was raised and which has become an enormous source of support, encouragement, inspiration, and joy in my life...

I am a mom, sister, daughter, and wife...

I am an explorer; adventurous and curious about the world and people around me...

I am educated in the formal sense but I gain insight through everyday living...

I created this blog at a time of great fear and apprehension in my life. I chose to sustain it because of the discoveries about myself and the world around me that it has revealed.



What you can expect to find here:
  • the documentation of a love-hate relationship with the greater Philadelphia area
  • reminiscing about the good-ole-days (the 80's!)
  • complaints about my various ailments and injuries, both real and imagined
  • pictures and stories of gardening, decorating, shopping, sewing
  • my love of irony
  • links to kooky news stories
  • way too much scatological musing for sane people


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    Monday, November 03, 2008
    Yo-ho-ho and a bucket of treats!

    My daughter chose a pirate theme for her costume this year. We were unhappy with the available pattern options out in the marketplace, so she designed her own costume, and I happily complied with her vision (which was fairly easy to sew - I based a pattern for the jumper on one of her tank tops and just extended it to have an a-line skirt.) She even chose the fabric and trim for the tunic and hat at JoAnns; I found the iron-on patch for the front of the tunic,which was a last-minute embellishment. We added a blouse, belt and boots from a thrift store, and one of my old wigs!

    She received many compliments as she made the rounds in the neighborhood on halloween.


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    Posted at 09:42 am by brandy101

    Michelle
    November 4, 2008   03:43 PM PST
     
    Utterly adorable......and I love how she loves to ham it up for the camera!
    AbbyNormal
    November 3, 2008   02:31 PM PST
     
    She looks great!! Almost a shame it was all over in one day.
    beej
    November 3, 2008   12:09 PM PST
     
    You did GREAT! This looks awesome. My poor pirate had to wear an old cut up dress shirt of her grandfathers and a $6.50 walmart pirate hat!!!
     

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