One More
I am going to make one more item with some Santa velvet and then go on to some other stuff. Yup . . . I have other stuff. The velvet has been a good run and yes . . . there is plenty for the winter of 2020. It is so enjoyable to tackle projects to see where the challenge will take me. Several friends had encouraged me to take part in the vendor show at the VFW that was held last Saturday. It didn’t take a heartbeat in time for me to thank them and then say no. It would take all the fun out of it.
Last Monday Dennis took me to the post office and I mailed out twelve envelopes that held some stitched Christmas ornaments. I had been working on them here and there in between times. The envelopes went to family near and far. Who doesn’t like to get something in the mail that isn’t a bill.
I belong to several private Facebook sites. One is specifically for the model of sewing machine I have. It’s nice to see how others approach challenges. One of my favorite sites is for purchasing embroidery designs. I can pat myself on the back for not purchasing any additional patterns this year. I look but do not purchase. From what I can tell, the temptation of purchase far exceeds working with them for a final product. There is one design that has been niggling me for possible 2020 Christmas. Time will tell.
There wasn’t more than 2-3 inches of snow during the day and the wind moved it more times that could be counted. Dennis does well with his snowblower . . . up to the plugged driveway from the county plows. It’s a huge ice cube. Randy blew through that as if it were fluff.
Dennis dug deep and found an old timer that we used in Christmas’ of the 90s. Dennis presented it to me as he said it all looked by Greek. I admit it is difficult to read the tiny instructions. Never fear . . . we got it to work. At 11:00 p.m. sharp last night the huge wreath on the garage went dark.
The temps are going to be buggers for the next several days. That should give me enough time to crank out that last red velvet project.