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by auntjana » Thu Jun 16, 2022 6:32 am
Good morning!
We got another thing done on our checklist for Count Down to Daniel. We need, have to, move the old dresser that our printers sit on, downstairs. It's something that has been in the idea stage for years. But now has to, so we have a place for a bed for Karlie. We started running the CAT 5 cable, back before Michael got so sick with putting the original idea to work. Now, we are on a deadline, so Sarah was over and helped Michael trace the wires to the home panel and will terminate all the connections so we can make the move. We have all the pieces parts, so it just the final steps. After all these months, Michael is still struggling with many after effects of Covid. Good thing, Sarah knows how to wire, as well as my boys, as they are great helps.
So, I played with the Kimberbell pattern, Main Street bench pillow using my embroidery module to do embroidery as well as the applique work. It's a very new learning curve for me. The first block turned out beautifully. Sans one little thing. I didn't peel the protective cover off the glitter fabric ,
thinking to do it after the machine stitched in into place. A bit too thick under the stitching, so lesson learned. Today I will do another block. Kimberbell did a great job of programming the embroidery, all the threads cut nicely and didn't leave jump threads between areas. I like their patterns, so far! You do need to follow instructions step-by-step, though. I also have the Orange Pop ruler set for squaring up the blocks, that Kimberbell uses. They are another learning curve, but this old dog is trying to learn a few new tricks! I tell myself, it's only a small piece of fabric, some thread, and time, if I really mess it up, so that the block ends up in Acme Landfill and I make a new one. So if you have embroidery capability on your machine, you may want to try patterns using it.
We are getting warm again here. We dropped waaay cold for a couple of days, now back up to roasting levels. The scavenger hunt here isn't for groceries, it's concrete! There's a huge shortage of what is called , short load availability. The big housing builders are taking every single molecule of cement to build their stuff, leaving nothing for anyone else. This is causing a hiccup in my yard plans. Not to say, a headache and no income for the small, independent companies that do work, like driveways, sidewalks and patios.
Well, it's time to get dressed, and be useful here, that is fed Michael.
Hugs, and many prayers for all in need,
Jana
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P.S. We didn't take them up on their offer. Another time a guy traveling alone came and sat down at our picnic table as we were eating supper. We were in the land of lightening bugs and again, we were looking forward to an evening of watching this unique (to us) phenomonen. That guy didn't leave until about 10pm. By then the bugs were all gone. And he left us with a creepy feeling. The lock on our camper door was broken so we slept with a ball peen hammer between our pillows than night. And next day stopped in a town for parts to fix the lock! And we've never seen lightening bugs since.