I didn’t know what to call this post, just felt like posting before I shuffle off to bed. Tomorrow is my cardiologist appointment and hair appointment afterward. Today the pest control folks did our quarterly treatment. I took Fancy to Starbucks, did some laundry, made a cake for Ronnie to take to work and did some sewing. I cleaned up the sewing room a bit, reorganized what I’d been dumping in there (things I’d bought and just set down for “later”), then worked on a couple of blouses I wanted to restyle. One had a floppy facing around the neck that I stitched down with a fancy design then cut the excess away. It was an old blouse I’ve had about 5 years but still comfy; the facing just aggravated me every time I wore it. It won’t again because I cut the danged thing out today. The other blouse is a newer one I’d only worn once and decided it was too loose in the neckline and every time I’d bend I’d show my underthings to the world. So I put in a modesty panel. Voila! Don’t have to worry about that one either. I have another couple of those to fix and a zipper to replace in a sweater (Diego ate a chunk out of the original plastic zipper). I looked at the design of the zipper in the sweater and decided I didn’t have the energy or desire to rip the damned thing out today, so I took a break instead. I did get the fabric remnants I’d bought all washed up and folded so they can be put to use.
It felt good to be back in the sewing room again; lately all I’ve managed is some mending. Today at least I got to do some creative things even if I didn’t get any of the blankets done. I still have the entire stack to embroider/applique but have been so preoccupied with the computers lately that none have gotten done. I did manage to get fabric stuck in the little sewing machine 3 times and had to cut the material out to get it out of the machine. I managed to stick myself in one finger and one thumb with sewing machine needles and had to take the machine apart twice due to the issue. I think I have done a dis-service to the little machine by doing the dog collars and leashes on it a couple of weeks ago. The newer machines have plastic gears inside and I now have a thump going on in there that I don’t remember having before. I told Ronnie tonight I was going to start sewing on the big machine instead of the small one. I bought the small one (Babylock Elizabeth) to take to classes because it was lighter to transport (my big machine weighs over 40 pounds!), but usually leave it on the small sewing table to have something to do quick jobs. When I sew on the Babylock Ellisimo I have to change out the presser foot and shank, needle, and rethread in sewing thread every time. No more than I actually sew, I don’t do the switch; it’s too easy just to use the machine that’s out. Then, all I have to do is to rethread (occasionally change the needle) and sew. Sometimes I’m so lazy!
On the good side, all the computers are currently loaded and functioning as planned. I have my good laptop on Windows 7 Professional, the little laptop on Windows 8.1, and this desktop dual-booting Windows 7 and Windows 10 TP. All the drivers and software is loaded and working for the first time since January. That’s when the desktop computer started shutting down randomly. No more, thankfully. It cost a total of $700 to fix it and to replace the parts I’d already done before it went to the shop. I had reloaded all our PCs (Ronnie’s laptop, too) when I had my foot surgery in January so maybe I won’t have to do anything major on them for a while.
I’ve almost caught up on the dog vetting (one more on Friday, then free until June) and now that the computers are running, maybe I’ll manage to get those blankets done. We got Jolie’s lab results back (some better/some worse but she’s doing better than she has for a while); Doc says to just keep on doing what we’re doing. She’s lost 3 pounds and acts like a puppy at times. She wags her tail so big that it just might cause her to lose her balance; this is a first for her to be this energetic and happy. I used to check on her throughout the day to make sure she was still breathing. When I come home she now greets me at the door like the other dogs and demands attention. She climbed up in my lap the other day and pawed me to get my attention; Jolie never asks for attention…never ever. So this is a red-letter event for her. Now if we could just get a home for Daisy!!!!!!!!! Still no leads unfortunately. I hope the wait is because we’re going to find just the right place for her at last. Fingers crossed!
Texas Lady 