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Oct 27, 2017

From: By Hand London: The ultimate DIY beach cover-up kaftan!

The ultimate DIY beach cover-up kaftan!

JUL 14, 2017, WRITTEN BY ELISALEX DE CASTRO PEAKE

When it's so hot that all you want to be is naked, a floaty kaftan is the next best thing.

Crazy easy to make, but with just enough technique to keep you from getting bored while you sew, our cover-up will leave you looking as fabulous as any one of these iconic kaftan wearers.

What you need:

Fabric - we used a vintage silk sari - you'll need a length of fabric that is double the length you want it to be from shoulder to hem (approx 280cm and ideally a narrower width of about 115cm)
Bias binding - either homemade or shop bought
A length of twisted cord for the waist tie (optional; you could also use a length of binding made from the same fabric as your kaftan)
Your sewing machine and usual dressmaking tools and supplies

copied from By Hand London:

here is a link to the page to see the complete tutorial from this very informative and helpful sewing blog:

https://byhandlondon.com/blogs/by-hand-london/the-ultimate-diy-beach-cover-up-kaftan

Love this sewing website......also check out the tips on narrow hem or shirt tail hems.

Oct 26, 2017

Maxine Waters: My Hero on The Bill Press Show--Well Done, Bill...Michael Flynn is the Beginning: Maxine Waters on Trump and Russia

Oct 25, 2017

Why We Built a Cat House

Oct 24, 2017

Still Life: Remembering Watercolor Artist Zena Arnim Rowley

Happy Birthday to Aunt Zena.

Thank you for giving us your beautiful paintings to grace our walls.

Zena Arnim Rowley was born in Schulenburg, Texas on October 24 1885.

Her father passed away when she was still a young girl.

Her father was Feodor Charles Arnim.

A few years later she moved with her sister, Bessie Ida Arnim Varley, and two brothers to Orange, California.

Her mother moved the family out to California to be with her brother Uncle Thee, Theodore Beall Laidley.

They lived at 221 South Glassell/

Her house has been restored and it is recognized by the Old Towne Orange Preservation Association.

They all would be so happy to see how their house looks today.

Aunt Zena married Joseph Rowley.

She loved to play bridge and paint watercolors.

Bessie Arnim Varley, Helen Virginia Arnim, Zena Arnim Rowley

Rest In Peace, Aunt Zena and thank you for loving us.

Oct 21, 2017

Is There A Ghost On this Train.......Gene Bowker on @TheRonnieRe

Happy Halloween from The Ronnie Republic.

Love trains, always have, always will.........

copied from Gene Bowker Railroads on Google Plus.

here is a link to his page for more stunning railroad pictures:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/collection/YTS3b

Thanks, Gene, for taking time to share your photography with us,

Gene Bowker

Railroads

Railroad Photography by Gene Bowker

117,499 followers - 113 posts - Public

Oct 18, 2017

At the end of the day are Kelly and Tillerson bigger men than donald trump: The Bill Press Show - October 18, 2017

They made an interesting comment today when they talked about Tillerson and Kelly running very large corporations and being a very esteemed general yet having to take orders and constantly be insulted by an ingrate like donald trump.

Even though one would not agree with the republican policies these folks are pushing does this mean that these individuals are indeed more of a man than the donald and care more about the well-being of the country than their selves that they are willing to stay on and suffer the indiscretions of their post and their boss.

in·dis·cre·tion
ˌindəˈskreSH(ə)n/Submit
noun
behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgment.

well, what do you think.........

Oct 17, 2017

Bessie Ida Arnim Varley: Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to a wonderful Grandmother.

Bessie Ida Arnim Varley:

October 17, 1887--July 16, 1981

Her blouse is so beautiful. Did she make it--she always did a lot of sewing.

F. C. Arnim, her baby brother at their house in Orange, California--about 1910.

Frances Charles Arnim and his mother, Helen Virginia Laidley Arnim still in Texas.

She would be so happy to see her house today. She loved her family and the house her mother built when she came out to Orange, California from Texas after her husband, Grandma's father, passed away.

This house had two kitchens--a summer and winter kitchen.

Grandma, her mother and her sister Hezena Arnim Rowley, Aunt Zena

Grandma was so excited when we visited Orange on Mother's Day.

This was her cat, Pinky.

Coco waiting in the car at Fairhaven.

Chlo Langendorf is spending quality time with Grandma and Pinky right now.

The Yellow Rose of Texas

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Remembering the yellow bird of Texas today

Just a little update to remember the day of her passing:

She did everything for me and she was so happy about it.

She arranged a whole trip just for me to go to Disneyland.

On a recent visit to Schulenburg for the Arnim, Baumgarten, Sengelmann Family reunion I came across this picture in the Schulenburg Museum:

This is a picture of the livery stable owned by her father: The F C Arnim Livery Stable.

Here is a picture of "Pomp."

That was the nickname of her father, Feodor Charles Arnim.

She called him Papa.

Here they are at their house in Orange, California on Glassell......

Zena, Bessie, Billy, FC and their mother, Helen Laidley Arnim.

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FC, Bessie and Zena out in front of their new house in Orange, with very small palm trees.

Just found this picture:

I love you, Grandma, Happy Birthday and THANK YOU for everything!