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AND THE WINNER IS...... SARA HANSON! I've just sent a message to Sara. Thank you everyone who entered this draw, and all of you who visit LifeLackaDaisiCal... I really appreciate it! Anne **********************************   I AM ENJOYING READING ALL OF THE COMMENTS... KEEP THEM COMING...EVERY COMMENT WILL BE ENTERED!   PLEASE, PROVIDE A RAVELRY NAME OR E-MAIL....   The "Zen" Competition I loved working with +RowanYarns  Fine Art Aran....and I want you to have a chance to try it! Fandango (550) Want to WIN  a skein of  +RowanYarns  Fine Art Aran? All you have to do is.... tell me..... WHAT DO MY HUBBY  AND SHERLOCK (as portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch) SHARE IN COMMON? Need a reminder?  Have another look at my "The Zen in Fine Art" blog post... 5.asset.soup.io To enter, leave your answer in a comment  on this blog post.  For a bonus ...

Although Levi Strauss is credited with the invention of "the blue jean", the denim fabric that he used came from the French town of Nimes....and ‘jeans’ comes from the French phrase ‘bleu de Genes’ meaning ‘the blue of Genoa’.   Genoese Navy sailors wore denim back in the 1500’s but it wasn’t until the 1870’s when Levi Strauss arrived at the gold rush and quickly identified the need for hard wearing, yet comfortable, work pants. Levi arrived with a shipment of canvas for tents and quickly converted the material into hard wearing overalls.  The miners liked these new pants, but they found them a bit rough on their tender areas :) and so Levi imported the denim fabric from Nimes and "denim blue jeans" were born.   I grew up when wearing denim jeans was a statement of being young and independent...my parents didn't wear denim!   Although you had to dress conservatively for work....you came home and put on your jeans.  Although they were stylish...they were...