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My First Sewing Class Experience

I was quite pleased when i made my first pivot as long as you dont turn my skirt and top upside down to examine the stiches it looks lovely. The class was to get started at 8:00am and to close by 6:00pm but i was seated before 8:00am ready and eager to learn and of course sew but i ended up closing 9:30 pm instead. Yes you can sew in a day. We were taught how to thread a machine , insert bobbin,step on the pedal of the machine like you are driving and other basis needed. We started off by learning how to sew a gathered skirt. Some were fast to learn while some of us did not find it easy, already stressed and looking wornout. She gave us fingerfoods and  juice to calm our nerves so as to enhance learning. Most people were done with their skirt but i was left still battling with my zip and some other parts. I am a fast learner but the sewing class proved other wise . Fastforward to making the top which was supposed to be an off shoulder with gathered drape which took me extra...

OBE ILA ASEPO (Okro Soup)

Hello everyone, hope you all had a lovely weekend? Mine was stressful and beautiful. There is a slight difference between obe ila asepo and sea food okra soup. Yes there is. This is actually my mom's best soup. It is the fastest soup to make just like indomie and it is also very economical.  When i was much younger we used grinding stone to blend the sliced okro and we just hit it in style.  That was the most stressfull thing i was asked to do lol but thank God for google now i use blender though my mom still uses grinding stone i think it tastes better but common i cant stress myself. Ingredients/Recipe Obe ILa Asepo ( Ondo style) Ingredients Okro Grounded pepper (Atagigun) Rodo Smoked fish Grounded crayfish Palm oil  Salt Seasoning cubes to taste Fish/meat/chicken  *Wash okro and slice in circles. * Put the sliced okro in a blender  and grind bristly for about 3 minutes(not smooth at all) *pour two glass cu...