Pacific Northwest Gardening: Share your "MUST HAVE'S" and "MONEY WASTERS", 1 by

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I have never had a martini until we went to a classy Christmas party at the house up the road. It was a real dress up event. I even wore a dress! And sparkly jewelry! They served peppermint martinis and I thought they were the most glorious things I had ever had. I had two of them. It's all I could do. Had I done more, I would not have been able to have a decent discussion with anyone. That's not really the effect I was going for that night. The house was incredible. It deserved better of me.

I have been doing quite a lot of sewing lately and have bought a new machine! I have been helping out with the costuming for the musical production at Andrew's highschool. He has a part, and his girlfriend has one of the lead roles. I'm very busy making 1950's party dresses, some of them from vintage Vogue patterns. I had forgotten how rewarding sewing is, and also how difficult some of it can be. Some of the fabrics we have now did not even exist when these patterns were invented. But I just finished the most beautiful dress: all crinkly blue/black silky fabric, sort of a shiny metallic but not too much, with a black lining. Fitted around the waist, very, very full skirt... here's a photo. I still have finish work to do. It's quite a lot of fun, sort of like dressing live barbie dolls! I can't believe how much time I am spending making dresses that I could have never worn myself.

Portland, if you love those boxers, don't wait. Order now!