Lazy Summer Day
I did go out at 6:30 this morning and watched the purple clouds full of rain pass us by. What followed was very uncomfortable air.
I am so thankful my old 1999 Dell laptop still is giving good service for the studio. I do not have a battery on it. If we have electricity in the house, I have service from it. Today I had a YouTube video that didn’t close down after pausing and starting more times than I could count.
I am using a two inch hem on the tablecloth that is under the needle. I wanted the corners to look as good as possible and not bulky. It may have taken me until noon, but the four corners of the hem are done with beautiful miters. Martha Stewart would be proud. Of all the 4-H and Home Economics projects, doing these corners had eluded me. The YouTube video that I hooked my star to was the best of the choices. The length and width of the hems remain to be sewn. After these corners, that will be a walk in the park.
Dennis’ patio porch must be a bit warm as he has been in the house for most of the afternoon. He checked and the outside mid-nineties degrees feels like 102. I agree . . . us older folks need to be cautious.
After being retired since February 2009, I still have to remind myself that a day may pass with me not having much to show for it. Sometimes what I do have, is quality over quantity. Most of all, I am thrilled to have enough interests to allow me to feel like a viable retiree. Too often I hear gals my age totally depend on coffee clutches. They have their place. I do not need to live through their experiences or what they are doing with their time. I still have agendas of my own to complete.
My kids need not wonder where their mom is in this heat. I am home safe and sound. I have a good supply of books to enjoy after the studio lights are off.