Oct 1, 2014

American Sewing Guild Wichita Featuring Jacket a la King and Shirt Tail Expert Linda Lee

Thank you to the Wichita Branch of the America Sewing Guild for your very friendly hospitality yesterday on your 5th Tuesday all day sew-a-thon.  I really wanted to find a group to sew with as I always love the inspirations and tips.  Gosh--there were so many expert sewers there at that meeting and they were so willing to chat and share their sewing expertise......not to mention the delicious oatmeal cookies.

Can't wait for Jacket a la King at your regular monthly meeting and your field trip to see Linda Lee in Topeka--Linda Lee--my favorite shirt tail hem girl.

See you soon...........Sherry/chloe louise/the ronnie republic:  What's Up Wichita and The Sewing Herald Tribune--Bringing the world together with food and fabric.


here is a link to their facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/ASGWichita

Seriously, if you want to know the best way to make a shirt tail hem--it's do-able and easy to understand and it comes out looking great.......Linda Lee shows us how as she was a guest on Sewing With Nancy........Nancy Zieman and her vids are easy to find with a quick google search.





Sep 19, 2014

Huntsman and Hillary: A Brilliant Combination

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Seriously, I love Hillary Clinton.....always have and always will.

Can't wait for her to be President.

Love Jon Huntsman--one of the few sane members of the Republican Party.

Love Huntsman--Brilliant and stunning tailors of Savile Row.

Why not give some of your stunning jackets to Hillary Clinton to wear on her political campaign.

I can see Hillary Clinton campaigning now in a stunning and brilliantly tailored Huntsman suit--it's an awfully chic picture.

Hillary deserves the best--that's the best suit--Hillary's the best president.

It's a win-win situation......

Stunning, beautiful and brilliant:  Huntsman and Hillary



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Sep 10, 2014

Ending the Charade--Write it or Perish

Seriously, my mother is killing me......or some would say killing my spirit.

I am losing my mind in a serious way.

My son said....in an angry tone....."MOM, Don't just go there and get all mad again......it's not like your mother is going to start liking you."

97--recently broke her hip.

Her goal is to walk around the building with the cane according to PT.

Actually, she is doing great getting up and around--walking with her walker--to a degree.

So back to our big fight--right--the one we had when I had the audacity to say she needed to exercise...to do some walking.  Would she like to walk around the building with me and Ronnie.

This is the usual pattern...gets real mad and throws me out...I don't know what I am talking about.  OR nurse for 25 years--about the most common surgery, a daily surgery, is the old lady breaking their hip.

Runs over to my ex-husbands house and recounts the story of how awful I am....her favorite term.....to try and tell her what to do.

Imagine--a daughter balling a mother out.

You're trying to tell me what to do.

Arrogant, chin jutting out, Bill O'Reilly style.

Mother routinely searches out these predators to commiserate with them about how tragic and unfair her life has been--the trials and tribulations of raising a daughter like me.

Can everyone please just feel sorry for her.........

So here is the question--what are you suppose to do--tell people you do not want anything to do with mother when they call and say she broke her hip.

When other family members are talking to you in that odd way like there is something wrong with you.

You see, you can't just say to nice normal people you don't care--then you just look even more odd.

What's the point..........

The whole thing is a charade......Mother could not wait to slam me to my ex-husband--yes, mother is friends with my ex-husband and his twenty year girl friend.  But she is resentful at admitting I even had a clue of insightful information.  You don't know what your talking about....I'm too old to exercise.....is one of her favorite statements.

She would never take the opportunity to say I am fabulous to the predatory and small-minded individual.

At the end of the day that would ruin the platform of their relationship.

You see, what most people don't get is that almost every word out of mother's mouth is a lie.  A lie told with a bold tone and then resold with even more arrogance.

Mother unleashed.......

You see, there is never anyone around to say "Gee, Frances, maybe you are hurting Chloe's feelings."

Yes, there was Grandma--amazing Grandma--she could control mother to some degree.  But, alas, my saviour has passed.

I don't think anyone ever really believes me--that is the frustrating part--and then I usually ruin everything even more with anger.

NO--it's the way you talk--you fussed when you were two years old--you've always fussed.

Yes, mother also supports physical violence--husband to wife--again it's the way I talk--"You talk so bad."

What am I doing--I don't know--I'm 62 and still banging my head against the wall--thank God for dogs, children and Grandmas.


So I said to mother let's end the charade--what is to be gained--you're 97--I'm 62......anything can happen when you are 97 having surgery.

So we have stupid F***ing Freddie as the brilliant good Samaritan who is mother's power of attorney.

I said, "Mother, if you have a Joan River's moment I'll just be begging Freddie for information again."  He recently said stay out of San Diego--you're mother doesn't want you here......stay in Wichita....you should get a job.

Remember, it's often said by others....Freddie is only doing what your mother wants.

Another humiliating situation created by mother--right, like the ex-husband.  Remember, mother never takes the opportunity to rectify false information.  It's said Freddie knows the truth.  I haven't figured out the whole Freddie deal yet but something seems odd to me.

Another point........

Keep in mind mother does not want anyone in her room helping her organize so she can get back to normal living--some one might talk about her at the manor--like she does not talk, right.

And here is the other side of it--Mother saw me the other day when she was going to PT and she was smiling and laughing--She seemed so happy to see me at that moment--I was so happy--I can't get that picture out of my mind.  You see, I also feel very sorry for mother--I think she had a tragic younger life.  I should have been a better daughter and kept my mouth shut.  I am so sad about everything.  I should have been smart enough to fix things.

Undone--thanks to anyone for reading.......to be continued




Sep 4, 2014

Seriously, Actually, at the end of the day.........Bill O'Reilly vs Snoop Dog

Bill O'Reilly
Cover of Bill O'Reilly
Snoop Dogg
Cover of Snoop Dogg
Bill O'Reilly would like to be the big dog in town, but Snoop has that position now
 Seriously, Actually, at the end of the day.........

Seriously, there is something wrong with Bill O'Reilly.

As an O'Reilly critic I have been trying to figure out what is wrong with the man for a long time.  His idea of picking and choosing facts to highlight his point of view and calling it the news is simply amazing.

Actually, the words of Zeke Emanuel calling him out for using his podium to spread fear rather than give out information regarding the ACA and President Obama is an accurate statement. 

A personal favorite is the Kennedy Center Honors where he actually shook hands with Snoop yet ignored the opportunity to make a relationship with someone who knew the inner city and could have enlightened him on events and situations where O'Reilly likes to give his opinion but has no firsthand information.  He also goes on about Beyonce to an embarrassing degree but refused to acknowledge Snoops community work with his football team in Long Beach.  Snoop has spoken often about responsibility--he has had great conversations with Larry King--someone who is actually interested information.

Also, the comments of Joan Walsh on his interview with President Obama on Superbowl Sunday were quite enlightening and thoughtful.  Her comment and insight were helpful to those who found his in-the-face approach to a conversation with a sitting President offensive.

At the end of the day it seems like Bill must have been mistreated as a child in some way that he cannot handle compassion for other people.  Groups of people do not want to forget their history.  They want to cherish their history and try to understand it.  His hatred for Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are telling when so many find the words of these individuals soothing.  The Reverend recently won the Essence award for community work.


Well--what do you think--why is he so popular--who are these folks he always claims to be looking out for?

Where I worked the surgeons were dancing to Gin and Juice--that's what Bill does not get.

Snoop is main stream--it is the regular work a day citizen that voted for President Obama.

Bill wants to convince us all into subscribing to  his view of Catholic guilt-ridden religion and save the world.

Right, then we can all be successful and angry like him. 

It is not just a political view......it is an arrogance and lack of of compassion.


Here is a story in Salon about the misrepresentations he has portrayed in Killing Jesus

http://www.salon.com/2014/09/04/bill_oreillys_killing_jesus_is_fiction_fact_checking_the_fox_news_anchors_history_of_jesuss_death/


Here is a picture of my cat:



Here is a picture of the big dog in my town.......Ronnie: