My dress is now done, and it’s beautiful! It fits like a dream. It is strapless and has a vintage 1950s look. I used ivory dupioni silk with a dark red sash. The experience of making my dress with my mother is something I will cherish for the rest of my life.
ladybugger's Life List
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1. go back to New Zealand
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2. Get all my mp3's properly tagged
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3. travel more
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4. watch more movies
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5. knit a sweater
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6. read Gravity's Rainbow
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7. Lose 20 pounds
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8. read all my books
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9. Travel on the Orient Express
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10. see the great wall of China
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11. Speak French fluently
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12. floss daily
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13. keep a diary
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14. have better posture
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15. save up 3 months worth of salary for emergencies
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16. stay in touch with friends
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17. visit Montreal
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18. learn to crochet
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19. have a library bursting with books
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20. quit biting my cuticles
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21. see the northern lights
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22. knit more
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23. do yoga
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24. Be a woman of integrity
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25. try new teas
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26. spend an entire day watching the extended version of all three Lord of the Rings movies back-to-back-to-back
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27. learn to speak German
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28. improve my handwriting
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2 years ago
It’s so nice to sit down with a glass of wine and read or talk. That’s something I really enjoy. I’m at a good point right now. Too much more wine, though, and I’d have a problem.
So Tasty!!
2 years ago
I wasn’t sure how it would turn out, since I used the biggest jug of wine I could find at the supermarket. I added some sliced lemon, orange, starfruit, and plum, as well as some sugar, rum, and brandy. Initial taste tests indicated I’d made a pretty disgusting brew, but a night in the fridge and the addition of a little 7-UP made for a great party drink. Yay!!
