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In 8th grade we had a couple of times a week home ec classes, cooking and sewing. There wasn't much time to make anything more than candy or cookies, but the sewing we could do at home. We made a reversible head scarf, a beach bag, then a dress! Others made a simple shift, but my mother sewed, and with her supervision, my dress had pockets and sleeves! So I made dresses and skirts for school - since back then they were required when I was in public school. Though my mother still helped with zippers and facings, I was never great at those! 
I also tried my hand at knitting once. In my one year of Girl Scouts - our troop was affiliated with the Catholic Church near my neighborhood - we made afghans for the elderly priests in the old priests home next to the church. I was the youngest kid in the troop and my one knitted square came out looking more like a foot. *sigh* And the weird thing was, we weren't allowed to present our gift to the retired priests. Back then, no girls were allowed in the old priests' home, so apparently someone else had to deliver them. 
Of course, so does playing the clarinet! That was my instrument as well (I wanted to play the sax, like my Dad who played professionally, but my mother wanted me to play the flute, so we compromised 
), but I was never all that good at it...
Later on after the numbers spike again and deaths go up, he can take the blame. That’s how that works, guvnor.
Seriously though, I hope the folks in Texas will disregard this announcement. But sadly, I’m afraid it will be a free for all. A regular field day. Too bad.
Hate to say this, but there might be a number of voters in the Red States who are no longer around to vote in the '22 midterms.
in my state (IL). We're among the less than 7%. I feel so ... special. 
Hopefully, this will start to change soon, with so much more vaccine becoming available (from what I hear on the news anyway). I sure as hell hope so. This 70 year old asthmatic is tired of waiting! 
