New Day – New Feelings
It may be cold out, but with the sun shining, it makes a world of difference. Our evergreen on the northwest corner of the house was filled with singing, chirping birds.
We had a dusting of snow that didn’t take long to push off. The fresh air felt great and it made me feel so much better than yesterday.
Yesterday the mail brought supplies for my Santa Project. If he is going to get a new suit, I feel he
warranted a new belt and buckle. It is amazing what can be found with a few flicks of the fingertips. I could very well have contrived a new vinyl belt given enough time to find the right vinyl in the right store in Mankato. For $15.99 and free shipping I have both items ready to use in time to come. A second package came that has the closures that I am going to use for Santa’s jacket. We are getting closer to a start.
I was content in the sewing studio this afternoon when the cell phone went off. My good friend Sharon at the Old Alley Quilt Shop called to tell me my quilt had been longarmed and ready for pickup. I had 
taken the quilt top to Sherburn when Megan was here over MEA weekend in October. Sharon had a fall in early November that put her in the hospital for a time as she had broken her hip. Sharon may have gotten behind with quilting, but I had assured the shop, I was not in a rush for it. In time to come I will be getting a binding ready for it. In the meantime, in between time, it is going to have to stay in their signature green checked shopping bag until I finish a few other items. The suspense will no doubt spur me on.
As I mentioned, I felt so much better today in regard to the arthritis. It is the luck of the draw. My mother-in-law, Esther, felt the humidity and air pressure had a lot to do with it. It doesn’t really matter as each day comes into its own and I take it the way it comes.