tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234430852024-03-13T00:19:22.752-07:00Bitter Betty BlogsYou can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.comBlogger462125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-35820527375000518182015-03-10T14:44:00.000-07:002015-03-10T14:53:36.975-07:00Teaching and Learning<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I'm kind of a class and workshop addict. I like taking them. I like teaching them. I like the sleepy anticipation as the group finds their seats and looks around for who they might want to talk to later.<br />
I like the friends, the moms and daughters, the fathers and sons, the siblings who signed up together.<br />
I like the curiosity, the creativity... I like people who simply want to make something... People who crave the "how".<br />
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I like the hand outs, the stack of supplies, the fumblings, and questions.<br />
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But my favorite part is the moment that the new skill grabs you. The few minutes of first understanding when the curiosity becomes REAL potential. When the ideas and skills that you came in for, mesh with your ideas and skills. You might not be great at it yet... but it opens up what you can do... and you are somehow bigger than when you got up in the morning.<br />
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I love it as a student and I love it even more as a teacher.<br />
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I have a young sewing student... She's a natural. Precise, careful, detail oriented and so into the textures and colors of the fabrics. So far she has made PJs, a pillow case and a zippered bag. Every lesson she finishes her project...and the minute it comes together: the zipper zips... the hem goes in... the pj's fit.. She lights up. She can do something new, and it is magic.<br />
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What else is there, in this big, bad, world, that could possibly top that?<br />
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<br />You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-19324011561610626732015-01-23T14:57:00.001-08:002015-01-24T09:10:15.743-08:00 Some Thoughts On Bravado<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b><span data-dobid="hdw"><span style="font-size: small;">bra·va·do (</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">brəˈväˌdō</span><span style="font-size: small;">/) </span><i style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-size: small;">noun</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">I am a big fan of bravado. It is a technique I currently apply as a matter of course. <span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px;">There are things in this life that all the confidence in the world can not prepare you for. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px;">Loss. Divorce. Death. Trauma. Vulnerability.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Bravado keeps the house clean, gets the bills paid, when the future is uncertain. Bravado picks out the high heels. Says yes to the first "first date" in 23 years. And when that sucks... it says yes to the next "first date" too. Bravado introduces herself. Bravado is optimistic. Pulling up her skirt and climbing the fences. Bravado doesn't intend to be left behind. Bravado says "If we win, we win... and if we lose, it will be a great story."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><br />Bravado is created. It kicks in on minute 27 of a dance party for one that you are throwing for yourself while your heart is breaking. Created when you hold your nose and jump and survive. It's Pluck and Gumption. It's not a facade, but a foundation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">I have heard the term False Bravado but can there be such a thing as Non False Bravado?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Isn't the nature of bravado a boldness for show? For effect? Isn't that by it's very nature a falsehood?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">There are things you can't be certain of. There are things you have to say "Hell Yes" to that might end in tears. If you say confidence, I say confidence is a russe. You can't have enough proof of your own skill and smarts to dance with every demon with true Confidence. But you can have enough Bravado. For me bravado isn't about impressing others. It's about impressing upon myself that<i> the fear of trying</i> <u>Must Not</u> trump <i>the fear of not trying</i>. Feel the fear. Do it anyway. Is that confidence? Or bravado?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">We won't get out of this unscathed. Fact is, we won't get out of this alive. Bravado makes the most of the time we get. So put on your lipstick...and live with bravado.</span><br />
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<br />You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-41239025016250248752015-01-09T08:28:00.000-08:002015-01-09T08:37:18.839-08:00Slinking Back In through A Side EntranceHi... I'm going to try and shake the dust off this thing and start blogging again. My hiatus was so long I'm not sure if anyone will even notice my slinking back into blogland... But it's time!<br />
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I've been going back to school. I picked up some new tricks (fabric printing-see below) and I kinda reinvented/ rediscovered myself. It's been quite a whirlwind off to OZ kind of adventure, and I'm hoping and planning to get chronicled for my own amusement and maybe a few others as well....<br />
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This weekend I'm off to LA to <a href="https://www.frenchgeneral.com/art-of-craft/2015/art-of-craft-workshops.php">The Art of Craft at the French General</a>... I get to see some friends I made last fall. I truly am excited. (And I get to see my Grandma. She is the greatest.)<br />
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Anyway... If you are curious, happy to see me, or still out there... Please feel free to say hi!<br />
I need to go looking for my old friends... the ones that haven't played Facebook or Instagram with me. All the better if you wave across the miles. I'd so appreciate it!!<br />
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It's been a long time. I hope I can find you.<br />
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You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-28520572768770847062012-07-15T09:32:00.001-07:002012-07-15T09:32:17.581-07:00Democratization of Intellectual Property A' La The Fashion Industry<object height="374" width="398"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"></param>
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Okay, If anyone is still reading this and has an opinion about this lecture?<br />
Comment! I'd love to know what you think!!<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>Betty</i></span>You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-77052187781890313202012-01-23T17:04:00.000-08:002012-01-23T17:05:35.552-08:00You Turn Your Back for a Few Seconds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, far be it from me to claim to be a devoted blogger as of late. I had some super good New Year's type intentions but Life Intervened. It's all on the super major, but "kind of personal, not really blog appropriate" side with the decided exception of the beginning of my Fabulous New Career in Agriculture.<br />
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I am working with some of my favorite people at one of the best places I know: <a href="http://www.mariquita.com/">Mariquita Farm</a>. I will be helping with the administration for the "direct to consumer" portion of the farm business. This is the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture- also known as the farm box) and also the really exciting bulk buying Ladybug/ Mystery Box services. Long story short- I will be working to get the best organic veggies into to the hands of talented home chefs and foodies... And I love that! What could be better?<br />
Local, good for you and yummy! If you are a local bay area friend, <a href="http://www.mariquita.com/events/BuyingClub.html">go and sign up</a>. (You can thank me later!)<br />
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I still expect to be crafting it up again soon, and once I get my ducks in a row, I am looking forward to hanging out here more often!<br />
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Take Care and Eat Your Greens!You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-3793085527760733612012-01-02T11:59:00.000-08:002012-01-02T11:59:00.865-08:00Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3XoU3kcHUvA/TwIKJ7BGc8I/AAAAAAAADgk/G3CxpSIUm3U/s1600/IMG_7891.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3XoU3kcHUvA/TwIKJ7BGc8I/AAAAAAAADgk/G3CxpSIUm3U/s640/IMG_7891.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">I'd like to join the chorus of wishing everyone a happy 2012!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm doing Fun A Day again in January... </div><div style="text-align: center;">Last year I did Finish A Day. That was fun and satisfying but a little hectic,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so I'm switching it up.</div><div style="text-align: center;">In order to practice my culinary craft, it's Food a Day.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Because let's face it: You have to eat anyway.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And I have a wise friend who once said</div><div style="text-align: center;"> the best way to improve your quality of life is to improve your food. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(Meyer lemon curd and candied peels on the first...yum! I feel better already!) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">More later,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> right now I'm dashing off to my studio for the first time this year!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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It's hard not to get caught up in all the "shoulds" that will be marching toward us in the next 6 weeks or so.<br />
I'd like to take this post to remind myself, and all of you,<br />
to do what you can to feed your soul,<br />
not bite off more than you can chew (unless it's gingerbread),<br />
let go of what needs to go,<br />
and get right on down there in the moment as often as humanly possible.<br />
Let's enjoy ourselves and each other. <br />
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Obligation Schmobligation. Pffft.<br />
Let's Play.You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-74612611350399247832011-11-27T18:27:00.000-08:002011-11-27T18:33:24.214-08:00Song For Sunday-My Childhood FriendsBecause the holidays make me nostalgic...<br />
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At my house though, people already shouldn't peek under the beds.You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-38870348840058843652011-11-24T07:59:00.000-08:002011-11-24T07:59:05.800-08:00Happy Thanksgiving!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESHcpRLv2ti-rrld1wNc4VSaWlM8WbpSpuCI-F6_EbPblo6ACZ97tn-rPTKUkMgqUxGRWZ-bEuimwxQVDjLg7cDfumW_L3r7EdqLgbbiLfe2FF7OBJ8GRL65zxRzcXJ2SwTIcRw/s400/Thanks+Al..jpg" width="309" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This sentiment kind of sums up the way I feel about things these days. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday I had to go to the store and I anticipated an ordeal...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But Absolutely everyone was smiling At Each Other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was delightful! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes it seems to me to be a new world on the same old planet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It occurs to me that the way we measure what things are worth is changing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If Time doesn't equal Money...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What can it Equal? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Options? Experience? Joy?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are plenty of moments in every day to embrace the notion that</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Less CAN equal More.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I have been gratefully working on some new crepe "forced bulb" creations and plugging away at the annual Pre Tree Cleaning Spree. I made applesauce from great local apples, finished a couple of orders for the Iron Dog and<br />
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4: Yummy fall produce. Winter Squash and greens, apples, beets, leeks, potatoes, clementines... I just love them all.<br />
5: Hiking the steep muddy trail with my dog and friend. This makes the pie possible and just last week we even helped a lost, shirtless, shoeless guy (8 AM, in the 40's temp wise) find a friendly ranger. Good deed before breakfast.<br />
6: Good Thrift. Oh My Goodness! 2 great lengths of vintage holiday print for $3.50.<br />
7: Bleach. I know it's evil. But it saved the awesome fabric mentioned above.<br />
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8: Creative time. I am so lucky to get as much as I do.</div>
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9: My Pets. I spend time every morning in a big pile of my fur friends, enjoying my first cup of coffee.</div>
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10: Coffee. Can you be grateful and addicted at the same time? I say YES!</div>
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11: All my sisters. Blood and otherwise. You know who you are and without you I'd be lost. LOST!</div>
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12: Casey and Rae at the Iron Dog. Seriously, with out you, my creativity would lack an outlet! Thanks for your support and encouragement.</div>
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13: I am grateful for the motivation of a deadline. I hope it makes me into a wildly productive and jolly person for the next few weeks. I have lots of fun tucked in and am excited to be spending Thanksgiving with my wonderful Grandma and Baby Linnea (and the rest of my family too!)</div>
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<br /></div>You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-43279919821502759742011-11-03T18:10:00.000-07:002011-11-03T18:10:33.639-07:00Gratitude Month: Day 3 ( It's a biggie!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0KC1FHYa_EttFIhGWZqcaUx9wgGyVFJ-JWe8NqbSQayZTuRO0yO1FgTfTfNG-ESVcfR_WaueYEvaKDOvkhOc2jLubJ9fwAqW1ClLXJhfmj5AO-GWHnqgxnxLvE3_9Xir3I1QoA/s1600/IMG_7750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0KC1FHYa_EttFIhGWZqcaUx9wgGyVFJ-JWe8NqbSQayZTuRO0yO1FgTfTfNG-ESVcfR_WaueYEvaKDOvkhOc2jLubJ9fwAqW1ClLXJhfmj5AO-GWHnqgxnxLvE3_9Xir3I1QoA/s400/IMG_7750.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />
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<span id="goog_476131186">Happy Dia De Los Muertos!</span>You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-56072530547181421532011-11-01T19:50:00.000-07:002011-11-01T19:50:29.256-07:00And Then It Was November!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Today I found myself doing some holiday craft supply and birthday gift shopping, and just ACCOSTED by carols in every shop. Certainly, as I buy the bottle brush mini trees and the tag paper cones, I<i> am</i> thinking "Holiday", but the music just about freaked me out.<br />
<i>Really? Already? Not even a mix? </i><br />
<i>And playing in every store.</i><br />
So now, I guess it's just all Holiday from now... until January. No wonder people get so stressed out this time of year. I love carols, but I need moderation.<br />
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To be fair it, wasn't just the ever so slightly premature jing- jing- jingling that un-nerved me. It also may had something to do with the fact that normally, by now, I am well on my way with my Handmade Holidays: projects picked, lists made, and even a portion of the sewing/creating completed. This November 1st, I don't think I have done item one. I don't even have a plan.<span style="color: #b45f06;"> </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/picnicandstitch/holiday-inspirado/" style="color: #b45f06;">I have an inspiration board on Pintrest</a><span style="color: #b45f06;">,</span> but it's whimsical, not practical (which made it much more fun to make... by the way).<br />
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I expect lots of blogs are probably all geared up with a full schedule of tutorial goody goodness, adorable pdf printable checklists, and all manner of comfort and joy, but I think I'll just be documenting my strategies and plans as I fully punt my way through the next two months. I need to find awesome fast, fun gifts to make, I need to find time for me and my family to celebrate and socialize and I want to leave stress at the doorstep.<br />
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My other goals are that I want to do is get back on the blogwagon AND focus on the holiday at hand...<br />
So, I plan to blog every day in November about something I am grateful for...<br />
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A Full Month of Thanksgiving.<br />
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I think this is going to be fun.<br />
Anyone want to join me?<br />
It's easy.<br />
We all have so much to be thankful for.<br />
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Thankfully yours,<br />
<div style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Betty</i></span></div>You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-3214673636614177882011-10-31T07:07:00.000-07:002011-10-31T07:07:51.868-07:00Happy Halloween!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/11878641@N00/6296040990/" title="cacklin' jack by bitterbethany, on Flickr"><img alt="cacklin' jack" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6118/6296040990_d9a034eacf_z.jpg" width="427" /> </a><br />
<br />
I am about to go style my son's curly hair to a straight swept style and darken his eyebrows to complete his transformation into Carl Sagan.<br />
He's already brainstorming for his Ira Glass costume for next year, practicing his significant pauses.<br />
Are we a tad geeky? Perhaps. <br />
<br />
I don't really have a costume this year or any plans. Must be the Monday-ness of it all. Might gather up some witch wear or paint my face like a sugar skull.. ( It's a big trend this year!)<br />
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Anyhoo, I hope you get all the spooky and the candy you desire!<br />
I hope to be poking my head up a bit more through the festivity months...<br />
Can't wait to see what you have been up to!<br />
<br />
Boo, ya'll!<br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Betty</span></span></span></i>You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-39793556058731930932011-10-30T13:30:00.000-07:002011-10-30T13:30:31.234-07:00Song for Sunday- A Little Mood Music<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3iTFnNU3AYg" width="420"></iframe><br />
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Everybody Scream. Do the Trick Or Treat.<br />
It's Only Halloween. What does it all mean?<br />
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Dedicated with love to Amanda Button and my sister in toast, Sue!You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-53715667619925610632011-10-16T14:02:00.000-07:002011-10-16T14:02:43.470-07:00A Song For Sunday- Swing It<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZPAmDULCVrU" width="560"></iframe><br />
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I really do get too hungry for dinner at 8!You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-25343294255911619882011-09-11T10:39:00.000-07:002011-10-17T11:40:50.657-07:00A Song For Sunday<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yyE5Va8kGEA" width="560"></iframe>You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-86290132760342129622011-09-05T10:17:00.000-07:002011-09-05T10:17:33.976-07:00The Search For SatisfactionBefore you read further, I wanted to first say how wonderful it was to get your comments and emails on my sudden return. I am so grateful, and frankly humbled. <br />
I expected nothing but crickets!<br />
<br />
So, now please pardon the whiny intro to this post!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/11878641@N00/6112426497/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="black gold by bitterbethany, on Flickr"><img alt="black gold" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6070/6112426497_3b1af15c9d_z.jpg" width="425" /></a></div>I have been plagued.<br />
I have been vexed. <br />
<br />
I am haunted by something that nibbles at the edges of my consciousness like an itch.<br />
I find myself both merely and profoundly dissatisfied.<br />
<br />
This is a crisis.<br />
I lack absolutely nothing.<br />
In fact, acquisition has lately only added to my distress.<br />
Even the treasure hunting at the beloved thrift store often brings more anxiety than pleasure.<br />
If it is not something truly missing, it must be a crisis of imagination!<br />
I am fictitiously dissatisfied!<br />
<br />
My dissatisfaction becomes most apparent when it suddenly dissipates;<br />
When it transforms into satisfaction.<br />
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Like it does when I forage for blackberries, and they fill my bowl like gorgeous black gems.<br />
Like it does when I fill my basket at the farmer's market with salad scattered with flower petals, and tomatoes, and hearty long stemmed sunflowers.<br />
Like it does when I press in a perfectly piped seam.<br />
Like it does when I hear the pop of the jarlids after canning a batch of organic tomato sauce.<br />
Like it does when an unruly bunch of weedy earth is transformed by digging and scratching back into the flower bed it was supposed to be in the first place.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/11878641@N00/6112491253/" title="breakfast after 2 hour hill hike by bitterbethany, on Flickr"><img alt="breakfast after 2 hour hill hike" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6184/6112491253_6a4d105e19_z.jpg" width="427" /> </a></div><br />
These are the things that fill my heart with satisfaction...<br />
If only they weren't so solitary.<br />
The work is good, but the lack of co-workers gets a bit lonely. <br />
Is that why we all congregate in blogland?<br />
<br />
So, friends, tell me...<br />
What satisfies?You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-28940466068184217742011-09-01T19:08:00.000-07:002011-09-01T19:08:16.951-07:00What I Did On My Summer VacationHi.<br />
<br />
Is anyone still checking in here?<br />
Couldn't blame you all if no one did. I just disappeared.<br />
Suffice it to say that I just wasn't too sure anymore about what I was trying to do here and so I just started living in the "meatspace".<br />
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And I went to Italy.<br />
<br />
It was great...<br />
But I came home just Obsessed with Food.<br />
So for awhile now that has been what I have been crafting up the most.<br />
<br />
But now there is some new sewing on the horizon, a sale to sew for, and a new sewing circle forming. <br />
Maybe I can find something to say about sewing and cooking and growing.<br />
<br />
Just in case there is anyone still out there.<br />
<br />
If there is:<br />
Hi! I missed you!<br />
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You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-81569388483303246432011-05-11T17:53:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:42:15.901-07:00I'm Still Here... and this is where I'll Be Going<iframe src="http://makerfaire.com/bayarea/2011/button/" width="300" height="250" frameborder="0" ></iframe>You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-64611774907530672372011-04-28T08:49:00.000-07:002011-04-28T08:49:34.526-07:00Something has been holding me back!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL16r2QrzqWoh7ZGaM-KatCKNjpWrG1b0sFup8OifaISRWjNMPn9gKq0hpYu2id_EOmpDUW6jnHWGwbuXzl_hwyyZwYES5_S1oOF9rMj0NibnYIZvDqLgO6urRxPg-TxDdYQK9EQ/s1600/IMG_6511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL16r2QrzqWoh7ZGaM-KatCKNjpWrG1b0sFup8OifaISRWjNMPn9gKq0hpYu2id_EOmpDUW6jnHWGwbuXzl_hwyyZwYES5_S1oOF9rMj0NibnYIZvDqLgO6urRxPg-TxDdYQK9EQ/s400/IMG_6511.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But I am on my way to the studio </div><div style="text-align: center;">to put a stop to all this nonsense.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Please stay tuned! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-50930862500142315802011-04-18T10:49:00.000-07:002011-04-18T14:41:02.180-07:00Less Than a Bonnet... More than a Bow: A How To for You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, I know you are all waiting to see what kind of </div><div style="text-align: center;">Easter Headgear </div><div style="text-align: center;">will be the fashion must have of the season.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And it going to be THIS:</div><br />
<center><center> </center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/11878641@N00/5602489552/" title="for the blog by bitterbethany, on Flickr"><img alt="for the blog" height="266" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5229/5602489552_86e94de60b_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></center><center> </center><center> Yes. </center><center>The Felt Daffodil -Low to No Sew - Spring HeadBand Deluxe</center><br />
<center>For this tutorial you will need:<br />
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Supplies:<br />
Felt in daffodil colors<br />
fabric glue<br />
cheap plastic headband<br />
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<div style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/1818256/daffodil-pattern-84k?da=y"><b>printed downloadable pattern</b> </a></div><br />
Tools: <br />
Scissors and pinking shears<br />
sewing machine (optional.)</center><center> </center><center>Start by cutting out the petals and leaf.</center><center>Also cut out a stem piece that is not from the pattern </center><center>but rather is long enough and wide enough</center><center>to wrap your headband.</center><center> </center><center>Now to make the no sew variety... ignore the pattern and cut centers that look like this: </center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZDKPLXcsQcABBnRQ7MyzX6ketgH1gKFrPQPZaIpvRf1zXC_WITqB7-Piymyx30Ez3dr1w76YzqfDLWH1irNNPPiIyYIFNaEtxy2io8nNSr5MnNZIyKbP7DPka5YCuarDxDlaBA/s1600/IMG_6495_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZDKPLXcsQcABBnRQ7MyzX6ketgH1gKFrPQPZaIpvRf1zXC_WITqB7-Piymyx30Ez3dr1w76YzqfDLWH1irNNPPiIyYIFNaEtxy2io8nNSr5MnNZIyKbP7DPka5YCuarDxDlaBA/s320/IMG_6495_2.JPG" width="213" /></a></div> </center><center>Glue the straight edges together and you get this:</center><br />
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Pinch the petal piece together and put a few dabs of the fabric glue</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">in the center at the folds. My pinched petals look like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixz2EzaWkFwD8qM8tso914KNQX-HOPUsJvPB82f9WIuPpuHdmPHXhGLwNN-B0URJlh5PphBtmsF4HvUDh918nvVqTQUpDHFzWmOsVYBOrI9aAopRmdDgsoF9jZu24FTMC1CAHraw/s1600/IMG_6488_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixz2EzaWkFwD8qM8tso914KNQX-HOPUsJvPB82f9WIuPpuHdmPHXhGLwNN-B0URJlh5PphBtmsF4HvUDh918nvVqTQUpDHFzWmOsVYBOrI9aAopRmdDgsoF9jZu24FTMC1CAHraw/s320/IMG_6488_2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Add center to the front with another dab of glue:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RfvyrpdzNDGAV02m6FZKDfUllnT3qoKRbMlDYhWvgsvGDLtI59BCnzEyC5E8NFsc2EgeNoCcYvxY9QLo0tJqPCPBVKAP6GqMlPMOL1MjPmdm-cT3XHu1hPBFmRPyfzHtl7WUCA/s1600/IMG_6487_2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RfvyrpdzNDGAV02m6FZKDfUllnT3qoKRbMlDYhWvgsvGDLtI59BCnzEyC5E8NFsc2EgeNoCcYvxY9QLo0tJqPCPBVKAP6GqMlPMOL1MjPmdm-cT3XHu1hPBFmRPyfzHtl7WUCA/s320/IMG_6487_2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<center>Now glue and wrap the headband:</center><br />
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<center>Seam up the center of the leaf if you are so inclined:</center><br />
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<center>Glue the leaf across top of the head band:</center><br />
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<center>Glue the two blossoms slightly off on one side of the headband:</center><br />
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<center><center>Now Go On... Get Your Spring On..</center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/11878641@N00/5594988277/" title="96/365 Wilde Headdress by bitterbethany, on Flickr"><img alt="96/365 Wilde Headdress" height="281" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5179/5594988277_273a52f256_z.jpg" width="400" /></a> </center><center><br />
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</center><center>And speaking of getting one's Spring On:</center><center>Two Great A-Longs That would be great together:</center><center>Made By Rae's Spring Top Sew Along</center><center><center> <center><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGSi6bvsY-VsvWZgh0iu3r2zZIpVWt_Mg5iGIKu1g5DE4q8izbDC-zWOT81cKzxgMaMkzECjEjZ7jce6gKiMba-dvWLucFo7vAQ0EgXf0m0VZqgzuutzkstuF0vvG_8IAz3gruw/s144/madebyraeLOGO.png" width="180" /> </center><center>And Miss P.'s Top Draft A Long:</center><center> <center></center><center></center><center></center><center><a href="http://portialawrie.blogspot.com/search/label/Top%20Draftalong" target="_blank" title="Top Draftalong"><img border="0" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5262/5617434910_caa7ff1dee.jpg" width="”180px”/" /></a></center><center> </center><center>Put those Spring Sewing Super Powers to Good Use</center><center> and learn something new doing it!!</center></center></center></center></center>You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-65528168676883392392011-04-11T10:27:00.000-07:002011-04-11T10:27:13.777-07:00Felt Daffodil: Free Pattern and Tutorial... Because I love You Guys.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/11878641@N00/5602487668/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="for the blog by bitterbethany, on Flickr"><img alt="for the blog" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5185/5602487668_875d47939b_z.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrx2FpSN3CTfdO3W7Jw7Qzj69fHfq25qO00SriLNwIXUG6iHkPRUcZAgTgMREMGLq0VmteAkhtbfB7v7KQLtjrIDuFG9j1Vih17iYHQdbY5Q3CKNzVdbkMkbnGNUrlcDHFirdqA/s1600/IMG_6565_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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Supplies:<br />
Felt in daffodil colors<br />
thread to match<br />
or fabric glue<br />
optional bamboo skewer for stalk<br />
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<div style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/1818256/daffodil-pattern-84k?da=y"><b>printed downloadable pattern</b> </a></div><br />
Tools: <br />
Scissors and pinking shears<br />
Needle<br />
sewing machine (also optional.)<br />
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Just stitch the felt leaf and stem for a soft embellishment like on the easter basket above or...<br />
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Glue or stitch the felt around the bamboo skewer and seam the leaf up the center for a flower that stands up.<br />
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Viola!You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105440452868506777noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443085.post-54055887052427965552011-04-08T09:56:00.000-07:002011-04-08T20:22:36.563-07:00Fashion Friday: This Is How It's Done!<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Thank you, Better Homes and Gardens Sewing Book 1961.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now we know how to do it, because clearly, This Is How It's Done.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I LOVE each and every one of these little outfits.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">And the illustrations?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Absolutely Reek With Charm.<br />
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"Making an attractive costume is only one part of being smartly dressed.<br />
Accessories -suitable belt, buttons, trimmings, a becoming hat,<br />
correct handbags and shoes, attractive jewelry-<br />
also contribute to the smart, fashionable ensemble.<br />
.... Choose accessories that suit your personality."<br />
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What?<br />
Not sure of your personality and how it relates to your wardrobe??<br />
<a href="http://bitterbettyindustries.blogspot.com/2007/06/personality-plus-what.html">Click Here.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Please... I just want to be one of them.<br />
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xxoo,<br />
<i style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Betty</span></span></i><br />
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