tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post9053827899287883559..comments2024-03-27T22:07:57.614-04:00Comments on Diary of a Sewing Fanatic: ...Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-66787744757256153762017-02-11T14:39:17.815-05:002017-02-11T14:39:17.815-05:00Carolyn, love your blog and what you create. The ...Carolyn, love your blog and what you create. The world is more then just sewing, speaking out against the outrages that are happening in this country is so important. Like the idea of posting what can be done. I haven't contacted my elected officials so often then I have since Jan 20. You have a clear voice of what is going on. Thank You for sharingconniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17373114509130099831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-56851329492304108052017-02-11T12:40:46.331-05:002017-02-11T12:40:46.331-05:00Thank you for your words! I am with you! I wasn&#...Thank you for your words! I am with you! I wasn't around for the 60's but I have had that same sense of being backed up to the edge of the cliff. It is scary and I have to keep reminding myself that we will persevere as a country. Keep on sewing and writing! The cardigan looks great on you. Sarah Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573819115316246856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-7824144463010711662017-02-05T09:45:39.066-05:002017-02-05T09:45:39.066-05:00Ilove the coat and I'm with you and all your r...Ilove the coat and I'm with you and all your readers, and to HELL with TRUMP and all his Cronies<br />God bless us all where ever we live in this world.<br />janetsosomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764819798373134061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-49930655738015747652017-02-04T22:32:24.907-05:002017-02-04T22:32:24.907-05:00Thank you for posting from your heart. I, too, ha...Thank you for posting from your heart. I, too, have felt overwhelmed by sadness and anger and many other emotions as this lunatic has come into office. I, too, take comfort in making and doing. We have to keep ourselves whole, if only to fight another day, even when it seems we are fighting for battles I thought were won decades ago. Sew on, lady, I'm with you.sewer from pahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736971670118035615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-63898727888892927092017-02-04T19:54:06.219-05:002017-02-04T19:54:06.219-05:00And Carolyn, please, please keep sewing and bloggi...And Carolyn, please, please keep sewing and blogging cause I not only enjoy reading your sewing adventures, I appreciate and value your thoughts and opinions. Thanks you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160670867308728170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-40934842391816348772017-02-04T19:52:39.713-05:002017-02-04T19:52:39.713-05:00Thank you for your eloquence. You have stated wha...Thank you for your eloquence. You have stated what I have been at a lost to manage. That sense of despair is deep. I'm hopeful that there are enough people who finally see the wrongness in this hate and oppression to push back against it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160670867308728170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-65859011363800755382017-02-03T07:41:35.715-05:002017-02-03T07:41:35.715-05:00we over here watch what's going on on your sid...we over here watch what's going on on your side of the world ... analysts try to explain things to us ignorant folk by using words like anti-establishment and so forth but damn what's mind boggling to me is that this is the third millennia and it feels like the world is going backwards ... the entire world, and it's getting harder and harder to cling on this madly spinning rock Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13189832250103362452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-13468502793086598792017-02-01T22:21:58.631-05:002017-02-01T22:21:58.631-05:00I feel the same way you do about the political eve...I feel the same way you do about the political events. But then the ACLU gets more money than ever in just a weekend. A burned mosque raised over 650 thous in just a couple of days. An actor wants to raise a few thousand to help refugees and he ends up with tons of donations. We are the majority. I think this administration with show us just how ineffectual a minority party can be. janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637808893882629744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-33527442686160095112017-01-31T23:53:01.739-05:002017-01-31T23:53:01.739-05:00Thank you Carolyn for saying all that. Thank you Carolyn for saying all that. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05590834468436576998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-4721507166327152332017-01-31T21:41:27.551-05:002017-01-31T21:41:27.551-05:00Nancy, I am Mexican-American although really I jus...Nancy, I am Mexican-American although really I just consider myself American as my family has been here for several generations. And we are being reduced to 'rapists' and 'criminals.' It reminds of the racism I faced in my youth. Sigh. And I was afraid when he got elected. But I'll fight again. Lozzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565513321231180210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-4758046019382600792017-01-31T18:25:09.067-05:002017-01-31T18:25:09.067-05:00Hello Caroly , I like your jacket . It is pretty h...Hello Caroly , I like your jacket . It is pretty horrible watching what is going on . I am amazed thats so many people seemingly dont get how bad this turn of events can get in light of European history . I suspect that this might actually foster a period of enlightenment when people stop being transfixed by crap TV and social media which only agrees with their particular prejudices . Maybe this is the wake up call the world had to have ??? We have so many challenges coming our way on this planet . We actually have to have a huge shift in paradigm from the extreme individualism we see in the US to a more community minded social responsibility . It is Western societies disenchantment with the unfettered run of capitalism that has caused some people to get pretty nasty and look to blaming someone . TRUMP is using this to his advantage . We need to be kinder to each other to be more inclusive.Getting depressed is so disabling, We need to act local get to know our community . Be a good example and VOTE. Keep up the rage . You are angry because you are decent.memhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520080648914042943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-74192460885885616202017-01-31T18:15:20.250-05:002017-01-31T18:15:20.250-05:00what a beautiful blog, it really moves me. I'm...what a beautiful blog, it really moves me. I'm in Australia and also sharing your fears. But its so inspiring to see americans rising from the grassroots and holding this man to account. love and hugs from my beautiful backyard where its Summer and the parrots are frolicking....Pearl Red Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820622674301454183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-56529213558765569422017-01-31T17:13:14.846-05:002017-01-31T17:13:14.846-05:00Wow! Thank youWow! Thank youLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12154282371836529985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-74765927374399528662017-01-31T12:51:04.271-05:002017-01-31T12:51:04.271-05:00I love the border print! The fabric is gorgeous an...I love the border print! The fabric is gorgeous and so is the garment. I hope you had a wonderful time with Tasha. You look beautiful as always! The Sewing CPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597071745117856780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-48414085386967355552017-01-31T11:50:06.921-05:002017-01-31T11:50:06.921-05:00Ah Nixon - my first introduction to corruption in ...Ah Nixon - my first introduction to corruption in the Oval Office! However, I think this group has Nixon and his accomplices beat...they were neophytes compared to this group.Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-2957103194005902242017-01-31T11:48:09.558-05:002017-01-31T11:48:09.558-05:00The thing that's bothering me about attacking ...The thing that's bothering me about attacking protesters AND this is ALL protesters (even the Black Lives Matter protesters, who start out marching peacefully), is that it's our constitutional right to protest. Now there are states trying to enact laws that are trying to get around that right and limit the ability of citizens to protest. People in certain western states are going to look up and their right to protest is going to be gone IF they aren't vigilant. It's like voter suppression, this is a very real problem especially for POC, Hispanics and poor people in southern states. IF you can't vote then the powers that be can do whatever they want.Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-78533670948086504782017-01-31T11:24:21.975-05:002017-01-31T11:24:21.975-05:00Remember when "punching pillows" were a ...Remember when "punching pillows" were a thing? And Dammit Dolls? I think I'll get out some remnants and sew up a bunch for my friends.LinBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201009126846898608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-12910386324968979862017-01-31T11:23:12.426-05:002017-01-31T11:23:12.426-05:00Once you've had a good cry, pick yourself up a...Once you've had a good cry, pick yourself up and give yourself a big hug from me. We're in this together. Persons of reason must band together to stop the evil being enacted in our name.LinBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201009126846898608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-53770787181177663422017-01-31T08:37:13.311-05:002017-01-31T08:37:13.311-05:00I saw people being pepper sprayed at SeaTac yester...I saw people being pepper sprayed at SeaTac yesterday on TV. They were peaceful until the police jammed them all against the doors with their police bikes and just sprayed right into the faces of the people in the front row. Other were being grabbed and wrestled to the ground to be handcuffed...disgusting! Even sewing cannot keep me from thinking about this horror. I'm joining my local Indivisble group after marching. Love your coat, Carolyn!mrsmolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16329515914613595719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-46406913550530107802017-01-31T03:50:52.100-05:002017-01-31T03:50:52.100-05:00Our second grade teacher pal got pepper sprayed at...Our second grade teacher pal got pepper sprayed at SeaTac airport protesting. It was her first political action, and she was shocked at how quickly a peaceful protest was moved against. I'm old enough to remember Nixon: no president is above the law, no matter what he may think. This will not stand.<br />And sewing is sanity, and sharing it is an act of kindness. SJ Kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871599515352715171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-90478243541811564002017-01-31T02:42:17.664-05:002017-01-31T02:42:17.664-05:00I would encourage all to check out www.womensmarch...I would encourage all to check out www.womensmarch.com. They have a 100 day action plan, with new actions being posted every 10 days. Also www.indivisibleguide.com. I refuse to be quiet and am learning to take action. I will not be gaslighted into submission. Love and strength to you all!Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409545931151554046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-46849608674092290422017-01-31T00:49:57.443-05:002017-01-31T00:49:57.443-05:00I'm watching the news in the middle of the nig...I'm watching the news in the middle of the night and got so sad, I decided to look at happy sewing blogs. I just read your blog entry and lordy, we are all so sad about what is unfolding aren't we? I marched in DC on the 21st. I felt so empowered and hopeful. I still do, I guess I'm just tired from the rapid fire bad news of the last few days. Your clothes are lovely and your heart is big. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-58357019945296667632017-01-31T00:41:34.064-05:002017-01-31T00:41:34.064-05:00OK,one more message of hope from my fellow psychol...OK,one more message of hope from my fellow psychologist, Dr. Glenda Russell:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRnb8JVyveU&feature=youtu.beAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009998238182749864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-63586196660401863852017-01-30T23:54:20.167-05:002017-01-30T23:54:20.167-05:00I would like to share a video of teen slam poet, R...I would like to share a video of teen slam poet, Royce Mann: Rise Up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTNTWZLdypM<br />And I look for the hope that comes from joining, like this interview with MILCK about her song "Quiet" and the way women came together to sing it at the Women's March in DC:<br />https://news.vice.com/story/milck-song-quiet-goes-viral-after-womens-march<br />It's OK with me if you do not want to post these, Carolyn. But I wanted you to see them because you reach across many boundaries to touch our hearts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009998238182749864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-73329263814332022332017-01-30T23:33:14.768-05:002017-01-30T23:33:14.768-05:00Carolyn, I agree with everything you said- I am so...Carolyn, I agree with everything you said- I am so disgusted and depressed by this repulsive man and everything he is doing! Thank you for your blog-I am very encouraged by you and your commenters-you remind us that we are not alone in resisting his actions!! Kathy<br />PS: I love your cardiganwinniesgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247575146826326352noreply@blogger.com