It’s Tough
It’s tough being a patio porch kitty and the weather is not up to their snuff. Dennis’ tribe likes to have one of the slider doors open and sit in front of it, deciding if they are going to go out or stay in. There is a new sheriff on Stauffer. If I open the door and they would like to take a short stroll, I would stay in the patio porch until they want back in. No way will I do what Dennis has spoiled them into thinking, that sitting in the door is usual and customary.
My objective today was to work on the Santa jacket in regards to the sleeves. Hmm. Fitting a sleeve piece into the arm hole has always been frightening for most. When I was in high school, it was not unusual for me to be putting sleeves into garments of some of the classmates. Lena had taught me well and it does not go without some prep work. I like to use Wonder Clips as they really hold well. Straight pins tend to slide out when I really need them. Note that my mark on the back of the fabric keeps me going in the right way for the nap. When I had both of the sleeves sewn in, I shut down the sewing studio.
We had a fair amount of snow that started in the forenoon. I think four inches qualifies for a fair amount. There was a plan that I had to complete by five this afternoon. I knew that Randy, and his snowblower, from next door would be in our driveway a few minutes after five. My plan was to have all of the snow from the back door going east to the garage, about 15 feet, and the snow from the back door going to the far edge of the driveway pushed west into the middle of the driveway. Randy would then be able to clear the driveway and not fight to get close enough that it would not need shoveling. I didn’t mind getting out for some exercise and fresh air. By the way . . . the plan worked slick. It sounds like this plan will be re-played several times before this week is over.
The shoveling time gave me pause to plan for the next step in the Santa jacket project.