October 2010

Welcome to Fall.
There comes a time in every mother's life when she respects her daughter's opinions...or regrets them. Too late now.
Most of you, on this list, are aware that I have sewn my clothes for decades. Oooh that word sounds old. Okay, how about I have sewn my clothes for many, many years. I felt it was time to go through my closet. My purpose was to give away garments that I didn't like anymore, I considered outdated or I no longer could fit (I won't comment on that one).
I asked Simi to be the judge on what I should keep. BIG mistake! My husband watched with interest. As I tried on one outfit after another, her responses were: Mom, c'mon; nope; all your clothes look the same; that's gotta go; you look like a college professor (I liked my college professors) or she shrugged. My husband just pointed his thumb to the hall where the heap was growing.

I thought to myself, "Hey, I just made that yellow dress and it has pockets too!" I was calculating how much I could get that red polka-dot dress on the black market, or that striped skirt and coordinated tan jacket. Does anybody know how I cute I looked in that? Guess not. In less than thirty minutes, the hours, days, and weeks I spent tucked away in the basement, creating masterpieces from Vogue Advance Designer patterns were gone. Nooooooooooooo. Next, went the shoes--some I never wore; sweaters, and for good measure, I tossed my two wigs--I looked like Halle Berry in one of them. Sigh. My hair will never be black again. Gray seems to be dye-resisted.
Shhh, don't tell Simi, but I had to pull a skirt out of the stack. I needed something to wear for Bible class.
Oh well, I guess I have to go shopping for more fabric!

Have a happy October everyone.
Be blessed!


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Coming April 2011

Read an excerpt at patsimmonsexcerpts.blogspot.com
Crowning Glory is my fifth title in five years. Can you believe it?

My goal is to reach 50 readers from 50 cities or states.
More about that later. Enjoy the beginning of Levi and Karyn's story.
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My October video pick is Japanese precision walk on Youtube


It's the Red Carpet event at the Cole Family reunion--yep, it the second Cole reunion I attended this summer.
Make sure you check out the photo of me with my little cousin Malik Clark. Who was that woman?
Either I looked twenty years younger or thirty years older, trying to look twenty years younger.
You be the judge and fire me off an email.


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