Travel
I'm doing marginally better this morning - only slept a half hour later than normal. For all the napping and lethargy of yesterday I slept so well.
This is the gloomiest day yet - a foggy mist still keeping the streets wet. I made an early trip to Costco and decided to top off my tank before shopping. I can't tell if CA has added the cap in trade tax, but the price has dropped 10 cents a gallon from last week, to $2.17. I pumped a quarter of a tank for about $10! I'm sure this isn't going to last; by the time the governments take their cut, the price of fuel will rise again and we'll get a double whammy!
As for quilting, I sure do need those classes. Of course, they might not help me sew a straight line! I've modified the piece I'm working on so as to have all the stripes going the same way. I have to keep in mind that this is just going to be a small sample and I need to keep in simple. It's going to be short even for a small table runner, but I'm tired of working with it, so the blocks I have finished are IT!
These are the fabrics I am using; the flash sort of washes out the color density on some pieces. The "orangey" looking piece is actually more of a melon pink.
I also find that I do not like the rotary cutter, although it is faster than scissors and it cuts through several layers of fabric much easier. I am going to try using scissors the next time. One thing I can say is that I have the perfect sewing machine for me. It sews! Beautifully! There are a couple of dials if I want to change the settings, but no computerized features to learn to use. I'm an old dog and I'm just not as interested in new tricks as I once was. I wish Lady was still with me - I could tell her all about it and she would understand. I need another old dog, but definitely not until after my trip.
- Friday, Already???
Yep, another short week gone by. I had to make a couple of short trips this morning, Costco and the grocery, and I couldn't believe the traffic. I wondered if there had been an accident or a lane closure somewhere, but it's...
- $hopping And $pending!
I had a more expensive morning than I bargained for: I finally found my way to Joann's Fabrics. I was like a kid in a candy store, but unfortunately I had to buy basics, such as needles, threads, pins, scissors, thimble (I never...
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Yesterday (Sunday) I drove to Costco to fill up the gas tank. Local news stories say that gas will go up 10 cents/gal. or more in January because of "Cap in Trade", whatever the heck that is. I think it's a way for the states to charge...
- Nothing-happening Sunday
I have done nothing except cook, eat, and read so far today. Oh, and check the computer now and then. The dishes are piling up in the sink. I have very few dishes from a meal such as breakfast, so I usually stack everything and wash...
- Have Dinner In South Africa
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Travel
Back to sewing
I'm doing marginally better this morning - only slept a half hour later than normal. For all the napping and lethargy of yesterday I slept so well.
This is the gloomiest day yet - a foggy mist still keeping the streets wet. I made an early trip to Costco and decided to top off my tank before shopping. I can't tell if CA has added the cap in trade tax, but the price has dropped 10 cents a gallon from last week, to $2.17. I pumped a quarter of a tank for about $10! I'm sure this isn't going to last; by the time the governments take their cut, the price of fuel will rise again and we'll get a double whammy!
As for quilting, I sure do need those classes. Of course, they might not help me sew a straight line! I've modified the piece I'm working on so as to have all the stripes going the same way. I have to keep in mind that this is just going to be a small sample and I need to keep in simple. It's going to be short even for a small table runner, but I'm tired of working with it, so the blocks I have finished are IT!
These are the fabrics I am using; the flash sort of washes out the color density on some pieces. The "orangey" looking piece is actually more of a melon pink.
I also find that I do not like the rotary cutter, although it is faster than scissors and it cuts through several layers of fabric much easier. I am going to try using scissors the next time. One thing I can say is that I have the perfect sewing machine for me. It sews! Beautifully! There are a couple of dials if I want to change the settings, but no computerized features to learn to use. I'm an old dog and I'm just not as interested in new tricks as I once was. I wish Lady was still with me - I could tell her all about it and she would understand. I need another old dog, but definitely not until after my trip.
- Friday, Already???
Yep, another short week gone by. I had to make a couple of short trips this morning, Costco and the grocery, and I couldn't believe the traffic. I wondered if there had been an accident or a lane closure somewhere, but it's...
- $hopping And $pending!
I had a more expensive morning than I bargained for: I finally found my way to Joann's Fabrics. I was like a kid in a candy store, but unfortunately I had to buy basics, such as needles, threads, pins, scissors, thimble (I never...
-
Yesterday (Sunday) I drove to Costco to fill up the gas tank. Local news stories say that gas will go up 10 cents/gal. or more in January because of "Cap in Trade", whatever the heck that is. I think it's a way for the states to charge...
- Nothing-happening Sunday
I have done nothing except cook, eat, and read so far today. Oh, and check the computer now and then. The dishes are piling up in the sink. I have very few dishes from a meal such as breakfast, so I usually stack everything and wash...
- Have Dinner In South Africa
Voulezvousdiner Have just launched a new special offer. ...