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Good Life StoriesAuthor: Tracy Crowley
Over the past few years, we have all had to take a closer look at a lot of things. For me I started to think of all the people in my life I hadnt been able to see. As I started making a list of all the people I wanted to see, I realized some of the people I know are utterly amazing. The list was full of scientists, authors, artists, soldiers, entrepreneurs, the list goes on. My goal became to give something back to them. I wanted to shine a light on their stories to create something special. That is what Good Life Stories is all about. Whether our guests have had a good life or have a good life story, Im excited to share them all with you. Host, Tracy Crowley Language: en Genres: Arts, Personal Journals, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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60 Sewing Machines and Sass: Thea Starr (Pt 2) on Collecting, Teaching, and Japanese Silk Flowers
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026
"Every morning I wake up, I brush my teeth, and I sharpen my tongue."That's Thea Starr's favorite Dorothy Parker quote—and as the youngest of six, she learned early that piping up was the only way to get noticed. "Nothing's happening for me unless I say something."In this second episode, Thea reveals her unexpected superpower: parallel parking. Despite not driving off her property for six years (due to an eye condition), she's confident she could still nail it—a skill honed at 13 when her father had her move cars in his auto body shop yard. "I aced my driver's test," she laughs.Looking ahead, Thea's goal? Finishing the endless painting of her dilapidated homestead rambler. "Approaching 50 is not the era of painting every room in a house," she admits, discovering muscles she didn't know existed.She spotlights her best friend since 1988—an elementary school teacher in Alaska who became an educator later in life. "Every time she has done something good and hard, I've been proud. I've cried. I felt like I got the teaching degree too."The episode dives deep into Thea's world of vintage sewing machines (she has 60 in various conditions), Japanese tsumami kanzashi art (hand-folded silk flowers), and YouTube repair tutorials. She explains what to look for when buying vintage machines, why all-metal models outlast plastic ones, and how her Singer 301 can "probably sew concrete to a pair of jeans."For more episode info and additional inspiring stories, visit https://www.goodlifestories.com/.
