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Author Archives: Cynthia Griffith
My husband’s surprise birthday gift to me
This past Sunday, Halloween, was my birthday. It was a great day, despite a few folks feeling under the weather. I received many thoughtful gifts and wonderful donations of cash to help keep me sewing! I thought one gift, in … Continue reading
My first 18th century stays are finished!
It unfortunately took me a while to finish my stays due to various reasons (travel and conferences, researching and decision-making, and mental health breaks), but I’m very pleased with how they turned out! As usual, I’m hoping they last for … Continue reading
My husband’s first podcast is online!
I talk a lot about my husband, Christopher Gronlund, on this blog. He means so much to me, obviously! I’ll be mentioning him a little more. He just started getting into podcasts. He has a few others planned — especially … Continue reading
Working on the website, and wondering about Akismet
Christopher and I have been sick for just over a week, so I took the time to do some work on my site instead of sewing. I’ve made a lot of behind-the-scenes changes, and I’m now starting to add a … Continue reading
It All Adds Up
It occurred to me recently, when I was looking at supplies I needed to buy for sewing, just how quickly the money adds up with a hobby like this. The problem with sewing is that many people don’t realize what … Continue reading
18th Century Stays — Getting Closer
I’m currently sewing the binding on the tabs of my stays. I’ve read people complaining about what a chore sewing the binding on the tabs is. They’re not kidding! I’d actually read a tip or two that mentioned you might … Continue reading
Working Through Down Times
I mentioned in my last entry that I was having trouble focusing on any of my projects. With worrying about the job situation, it’s hard to honestly care about anything else — even things that bring me so much happiness. … Continue reading
Laid Off Again
Sorry my sewing entries have slowed down again — there hasn’t been much going on project-wise. My stays are close to being finished, but I admit I’ve not been focused enough to work on them. I’d been very annoyed with … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to The Juggling Writer!
I just wanted to wish my husband a congratulations on his blog, The Juggling Writer, being a year old today! He’s put a lot of work into it, and although the main focus is for writers who have trouble juggling … Continue reading
Working Dates
Originally, I wasn’t planning on having a blog be the main part of my new website. Once I decided to give it a try, I was nervous that I wouldn’t be able to figure out enough interesting topics to write … Continue reading