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Pedal by Pedal

My group of girls is coming over again this afternoon.  We're going to work on developing their sewing kits further.  I haven't decided whether to make sewing baskets or or to make slip-sleeves and necklaces for the rainbow-handled embroidery scissors I'm giving them. Hm.

At our last activity, we learned all about bike care.  Girl power!

We learned how to make sure our tires have the proper air pressure, how to fix a flat, replace a tube, adjust the chain, and so on.  Isaac was our guest expert.  He was big into cycling when I met him and has built bikes from the ground up.

If you're looking for something to do with/teach a gaggle of girls, try bike care lessons. The girls were totally into it.

When I'm Sixty-Four

Look what Laura made for me.  This is such a great idea.  She took a silk purse from The Limited -- found on sale at TJMaxx or Marshall's(?) and heatherized it with handmade silk flowers and vintage buttons. I love it!

 
There are two dupioni flowers, plus two little buds from a Kaffe Fasset print. The leaves are made from lace and a vintage kimono print.

On the home front, my 13-year-old is now nearly my height -- about 1/2" to go. So bizarre. On our way to my parents' house yesterday, Elijah was telling me how awesome it is to have a mom so close to him in age. (I was 21 when we had him.)

"When I'm 60, you'll be 81," he said.

"And we can play shuffleboard together, " I replied.

"We can have a walker race to the country club!" he concluded.

An image that will stay with me for oh, at least 47 more years, if I'm fortunate enough to make it to that race. Now, of course, no 60-year-olds I know have a walker, but at 13, anyone over 40 is a candidate for a walker, right?

I love that kid.

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(McCartney wrote When I'm Sixty-Four when he was only sixteen years old! Although it wasn't released till he was 25 or so.)

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

Effie & Ollie are feeling the Valentine's-Day love.

Today is office-chair day. We've hopped from one store to the next, gathering up enough chairs to outfit my new studio.  It's amazing how much time it takes to finish each little step.  Stacking chairs and folding tables are next.  I would have waited a month or two -- till we were closer to our first class or craft-night -- but Isaac's good friend is hosting a workshop for photographers at my office next weekend, so I've got to hunt down those things a bit sooner. That's what's goin' on.

Oh, and my dishwasher is hogging up the kitchen floor and its dish-racks are spread around the counters.  The dishwasher is having some draining issues, so it's been wrenched from it's nesting place for a deep cleanse. The kitchen is no-man's-land till we get it fixed.

It's such a Saturday.

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With no clever segue whatsoever, it's time to announce some giveaway-winners!  A $50 gift certificate to TheVintagePearl.com goes to each of the following: (Lucky ladies, please email [email protected] with your contact info.)

"Oh my gosh...I would LOVE one of these necklaces! They are gorgeous. I have been wanting one for a long time."  Posted by: Jessica Bills | January 26, 2010 at 10:03 PM

"I LOVE Vintage Pearl; after some loud hinting my girls gave me one for Mother's Day last year. I have been wanting to order one for a friend whose 2-year-old daughter recently passed away. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win!"  Posted by: Stef | January 26, 2010 at 02:50 PM