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Singer buttonholer attachment 121795 from the 1940's

Repairing a Singer Buttonholer from the 1940’s

Before I can continue telling you about my sewing adventures, I have to talk about my buttonholer and how I had to repair it!

17 August 2019 in DIY, Sewing.
Vin d'Epine recipe - pouring the wine

Making your own Troussepinette

Troussepinette?! I just love this word! It is so cute and so French and so charming! What is it? A liquorish aperitif, often home made. Yep, this is a special DIY!

16 August 2019 in Vegan.
A Minimalist weird shopping list & why there is a caliper on my kitchen table

The random things I bought this year: a minimalist weird shopping list

A digital caliper is my latest buy! Yep, I’m a girl with many talents but reading from a regular caliper isn’t one of them.

14 August 2019 in Money talk, Simple Living.
A Lake in Sweden

I still cry in my sleep

Most days, I feel better than the day before… but not always

8 August 2019 in Life lessons.
One year to learn how to sew with a vintage sewing machine - 6 month status report

Not buying clothes for a year: a status report after 6 months!

At the end of last year, I decided to no buy any clothes for a whole year. It has now been 6 month and I’m still alive!

11 July 2019 in Eco-friendly, Money talk.
A gal and her Indian Scout 741B

Facing casual sexism & prejudice

When it comes to DIY projects, apparently it’s ok for women to do scrapbooking, but it isn’t ok to handle ‘manly’ projects.

19 May 2019 in Life lessons.
Vintage telescope

2019: My Depth year

What’s a Depth Year? I’m happy that you are asking! It’s probably a new concept, or maybe an ancient one. In any case, I totally recommend it!

28 April 2019 in Life lessons.
My vintage Singer sewing machine 15K from 1923 - 1 year to learn how to sew

Not buying clothes for a year: a status report after 3 months in!

At the end of last year, I decided to no buy any clothes for the whole of 2019. After 3 months or 13 weeks, I haven’t succumbed from such decision yet, actually I’m doing great!!

31 March 2019 in Eco-friendly, Money talk.

To a fresh new start

Since the beginning of the year, I regularly have the feeling that something has been lifted off of my shoulders. It’s a perfectly delightful feeling of course!

2 February 2019 in Life lessons.
1sy Anniversary

4,000 km…. but not the road trip I had in mind

The road trip I had started in September was going to be amazing! My itinerary was going to take me to fantastic places I had meant to visit for a long time. It was a solo road trip…

24 November 2018 in Life lessons.

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