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Beautiful question. The items that I use come from my family. When my grandfather passed away I took his old work bench from the garage and that is what I use to cut patterns on today. I have the old cash register from my grandparents restaurant. I use my grandfather's camera often. It reminds me of all the vacations we took together and the pictures I took on that camera as a child. I sew on my mom's sewing machine. I guess I like to surround myself with items I can use!

If you are in Chicago I would also suggest Chainlink http://www.thechainlink.org/. They have a ton of bike events, and information on trails and are all around an awesome resource.

I do a lot of sewing (in fact it is my part time business) and it has all been done on my mother's 1970 something Singer. For someone who is just starting out I would highly recommend a search on Craigslist for an older Singer (or Bernina, which many people love). The newer Singer's just are not made like they used to be! In Chicago there are still a few old sewing stores and they often have one for sale, which is all tuned up and ready to go for under $100.

I had difficulty understanding the layout of my ballot and was extremely frustrated and worried that my vote wouldn't be counted because I screwed up. I don't consider myself dumb, especially since I have a Masters degree in English and a Masters in International Public Service. The ballot was poorly designed and there was no effective communication on how to fill it out. So please don't assume that if someone can't read the ballot it is because they are 'dumb'.

I'm so glad to know Tatine is still going. I agree it would be hard to choose something since scents are rather personal, but all of her candles smell so delicious. I've been buying her candles for years and they burn really well and last a long time.