Travel
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 them once a day. But no sooner than I am finished, another dirty dish, cup, or glass appears. The one item of convenience I miss is a dishwasher, since you can keep the unwashed out of sight until it's full. The old dishwasher worked okay for a while and then I would hear it trying to fill with water but no water was coming in. So I quit using it and hope to someday get a new one. I need so many replacements in this house it is hard to decide what is next. So I end up going to mapquest and planning a nice trip. More and more lately I think about giving this place away on Craigslist and finding myself an apartment where you call the management when something doesn't work.
Today is overcast but no rain is expected for at least two days.
I want to thank all who commented with such encouragement on my tentative plans to take up quilting. I hadn't really connected all the sewing I've done in the past with any possible abilities now.
Years ago my sister Julie volunteered that "we" will make a christening gown for Amy's newborn daughter Stephanie, who is 25 yrs old now. "We" meant that Marty will do all the machine sewing and Julie will watch, offer encouragement, and possibly do some of the hand sewing. That was the most difficult garment I ever made, and I grumbled and cussed the entire time. If you sew you understand how difficult it can be to sew a sleeve into a dress. A sleeve for an infant dress is no doubt 25 times more difficult, and sewing satin and lace is a slippery slope. "We" did it though, and it was gorgeous, and it fit baby Stephanie just perfect. I would never do that again however, and I never let Julie off the hook for getting me into something that would have been so easy to go out and buy, and would have looked just as good. So I suppose I could learn to quilt if I tried.
- It's A Great Life!
I'm feeling on top of the world today, no doubt from last night's gym workout and this morning's treadmill walk. I set the treadmill for "rolling hills" - it doesn't actually roll but the resistance makes it feel like rolling. ...
- Back To Jo-ann's
I must be spending a fortune in that store! I went back today to get a small piece of contrasting fabric, and ended up buying a rotary cutter, which of course requires a special mat to use the cutter on. I originally thought I didn't need a...
- $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...
- What A Bummer!
After months of feeling increasingly better I now feel like crap. Hopefully this will only last a few more days and I can get back to life again. The wind is blowing today and I'm not sure if it is blowing more allergens and...
- Enjoying Family
I just took Ara to the train station, but the goodbye wasn't so difficult since I'll be seeing her this coming weekend. Justin's family birthday party was this past Sunday, and Ara and Katy (my sister's oldest daughter) came for the day. ...
Travel
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 them once a day. But no sooner than I am finished, another dirty dish, cup, or glass appears. The one item of convenience I miss is a dishwasher, since you can keep the unwashed out of sight until it's full. The old dishwasher worked okay for a while and then I would hear it trying to fill with water but no water was coming in. So I quit using it and hope to someday get a new one. I need so many replacements in this house it is hard to decide what is next. So I end up going to mapquest and planning a nice trip. More and more lately I think about giving this place away on Craigslist and finding myself an apartment where you call the management when something doesn't work.
Today is overcast but no rain is expected for at least two days.
I want to thank all who commented with such encouragement on my tentative plans to take up quilting. I hadn't really connected all the sewing I've done in the past with any possible abilities now.
Years ago my sister Julie volunteered that "we" will make a christening gown for Amy's newborn daughter Stephanie, who is 25 yrs old now. "We" meant that Marty will do all the machine sewing and Julie will watch, offer encouragement, and possibly do some of the hand sewing. That was the most difficult garment I ever made, and I grumbled and cussed the entire time. If you sew you understand how difficult it can be to sew a sleeve into a dress. A sleeve for an infant dress is no doubt 25 times more difficult, and sewing satin and lace is a slippery slope. "We" did it though, and it was gorgeous, and it fit baby Stephanie just perfect. I would never do that again however, and I never let Julie off the hook for getting me into something that would have been so easy to go out and buy, and would have looked just as good. So I suppose I could learn to quilt if I tried.
- It's A Great Life!
I'm feeling on top of the world today, no doubt from last night's gym workout and this morning's treadmill walk. I set the treadmill for "rolling hills" - it doesn't actually roll but the resistance makes it feel like rolling. ...
- Back To Jo-ann's
I must be spending a fortune in that store! I went back today to get a small piece of contrasting fabric, and ended up buying a rotary cutter, which of course requires a special mat to use the cutter on. I originally thought I didn't need a...
- $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...
- What A Bummer!
After months of feeling increasingly better I now feel like crap. Hopefully this will only last a few more days and I can get back to life again. The wind is blowing today and I'm not sure if it is blowing more allergens and...
- Enjoying Family
I just took Ara to the train station, but the goodbye wasn't so difficult since I'll be seeing her this coming weekend. Justin's family birthday party was this past Sunday, and Ara and Katy (my sister's oldest daughter) came for the day. ...