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Claudia Myers

Columnist

Claudia Myers is retired from costume design and construction for The Baltimore Opera and the Minnesota Ballet. She is a national award-winning quilter, author and local antique dealer, specializing in Persian rugs. Her book, "The Storyteller," is available at claudiamyersdesigns.com.

Hair is an ongoing nuisance, isn’t it?
Is it fibbing? Prevaricating? Lying? No, it’s putting a good face on it. It's making a "save."
I’ve never seen anything funnier than a French bulldog dressed up in a Prince Valiant hair bob wig, with bangs.
Poor us. Right? Anybody who endures 50-below-zero wind chill and lake-effect blizzard conditions has an undeniable right to complain.
I’m a sucker for baked goods. I can smell a good cinnamon bun all the way across town.
The practical jokers I have encountered usually just want to make you laugh, even if it’s at yourself.
I’ve become spoiled by playing on my computer, where some little guy inside the box instantly shouts “Wrong!” with flashing lights.
Carry a “weapon." One of those sewing stilettos works. An umbrella for “whacking” purposes or Mace. If you can’t legally carry Mace, put some hot sauce in a small spray bottle.
You do know how much furnaces cost, don’t you? Not as much as a new car, but maybe as much as a used Mustang.
If you can’t walk into your sewing room without climbing over and on top of obstacles, you might have to take action.