I have done something so stupid, that I am having trouble coming to terms with the depths of the stupidity of what I've done. Actually, it's TWO stupids, the first I discovered last night, but I'd actually done it Tuesday night. The 2nd is new, and it might not be as stupid as it seems, but at ... VIEW POST
Thread yuck
Bit by bit, inch by inch, I got it all out. There was probably an easier way to do it, but I couldn't see how to take any more of the machine apart to get to the spot wehre it was wrapped, without totally dismantling things: something I wasn't prepared to do. I'd snag a bit with my seam ripper, ... VIEW POST
Shoulda gone to bed
Instead of going to bed, which is what I said I was going to do in my previous post, I decided to go work on my machine applique project. I should have gone to bed. I'm blanket-stitching away, starting work on a new section and...all of a sudden, the machine WON'T. No matter how hard I mash ... VIEW POST
Repeating myself
I've been blogging long enough that I could probably just start posting links to old posts when I do something stupid. The last time I lost my wedding ring it had slipped off when I was loading the washing machine. Yesterday, when I went to put it on, it was nowhere to be found. Yes, my ... VIEW POST
Go Away Murphy
Dear Murphy, Didn't you have enough fun with me yesterday? It's not that you ruined my day, but you sure didn't make it all that great, either. I won't even list it all, you know the kind of havoc you wreaked on my yesterday. Don't shake your head at me like that and give me that wide-eyed ... VIEW POST
Ice skating
Right outside our garage, the driveway is a sheet of ice. It's pretty impressive. Our front step is covered with ice, too, and I feel a little bit guilty about sending the dog out that way, and then giggling when she slips around. When we got home from the shop tonight, I told the boys they ought ... VIEW POST
