I received my order from Westchester Sewing Machine Co. this morning! Yippee! They were really fast. I received the order within 3 days of ordering. They will definitely go on my recommended sites list! I’ll be able to get the Consew in working order today – I hope! The belt pulley opening will need to [...]

After a suggestion from Nicolle on the Yahoo group necchisewingmachineclub, my Italian Friend is now named Smokey. What about “Smokey?” One of my favorite speakers says that’s what all the Drill Sergeants in the Army are nick-named when you come in for Basic Training. Nicolle B. ** Update: 06/04/08 – Okay, after some more suggestions, [...]

Yeah, Cornerstone Sew and Vac finally called back yesterday and said my Consew 225 is ready for pickup! You may remember I took her to them on April 2nd. After adjusting the timing, it kept slipping just a bit out of alignment. The repairman called last week and said it was doing the same thing [...]

As you may have read, March heralded in with worry that my mother had cancer. She had to have an ovarian cyst removed and we all feared the worst. Just a short time before her surgery, we found out that Flash, our beloved golden, had bone cancer. He was limping on his front leg, and [...]

So, what do you do when it rains in Georgia? Why go Puddle Jumping of course………. …. and if you get stuck you just get a little help from your friend. I don’t think Stitches knew what he was getting into when he joined this family, do you? Schwinggggggg! I wish you puddles to jump, [...]

I wanted to share some pictures of my brother’s graduation. He received his Masters in Infectous Disease Control from Emory University on Monday, May 12th, 2008. We are so very proud of him! He has worked extremely hard and is so very deserving of ALL BRAGGING – BRAG – BRAG – BRAG – BRAG – [...]

Our youngest turned 7 about a week ago, *sniffle*. It has been a busy couple of weeks, three birthdays, graduation and Spring, complete with head colds! Our Lil’ Entertainer wanted a ‘flag’ themed birthday. His two favorite images in life, the Cross and the American Flag. At first he wanted a Curious George / Construction [...]

Hard to believe that our sweet little chubby baby has turned 10, but ohhhhh he’s such a wonderful little boy! Pardon Me, but I’ve got to brag on these beautiful, smart, funny future gentlemen! They make life soooo enjoyable that surely my world must have been awfully bland without them! He wanted a Dr. Gregory [...]

In trying to get pictures of the quilts I’ve made in the gallery, I had Slobo take a picture of the quilt I made my Dad last Christmas. He is an avid deer hunter, so a deer would be appropriate. I was inspired by an art quilt I’d seen called “Sisters” that was done all [...]

If you’ve read my blog, you might remember past attempts I’ve made at pattern drafting. This time, my oldest wanted a new blazer for Easter but the stores did not have his size. Being the silly mom that I am, I volunteered to make him one. After all, I’ve been dying to try a new [...]

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The boys were watching a short animation this afternoon in which a dung beetle, trolling thru some artifacts, discovers a mirror…. only to realize the reflection is no real friend to play with. After a time, the beetle sadly goes about his business gathering a dung ball. Suddenly, another dung beetle swoops down, befriends him, [...]

Gallery button at the top so I can put things in one – easier to access – spot. Manuals has the manuals for various sewing machine and accessories that I have. Check them out and let me know how you like the site design too.

As a mom, I hold my breath in fear of the moments our children will lose some of their childhood innocence. If you read Slobo’s blog, you know that Flash, our 6 yr. old Golden has cancer. We will see a specialist on Tuesday morning to see if anything can be done. When Pope John [...]

So, I get up from the computer, check the kids to see how they are before starting to cook, and I find that awful fungus, riga-boredom-mortus has set in! Oh No! Reason #3: Will try to watch TV upside down while bent backwards over an ottoman (note to self – prepare for child with headache) [...]

I’ve been trying to come up with something to give my husband for his Birthday and Christmas. Just this past week, in re-arranging bedrooms, I left a bucket on the floor containing 2″ sash rods. They were sticking out yet pointed with their ends to a cabinet. You know, it’s one of those things that [...]

We had a really nice Thanksgiving day with our family. Slobo and I had prepared dinner for 11 people and it seems to have gone okay. I don’t think tho, I’ll be volunteering to host everyone together again tho. This was a weird year. Normally, Slobo and I go to my parents house for Thanksgiving [...]

yet the season when most people stop to think about it is coming upon us. With the holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas here, come the thoughts of boughs of holly and cedar, bright red berries and dried flowers. Since the early 90′s, it’s become a given that if you purchase a live wreath and/or tree, you [...]

Several years ago, while in the third trimester with our second son, I experienced my first (and last) absessed tooth! Being the chicken that I am, and not wanting the tooth pulled without pain killers, I lived with it until our son was born. Just three weeks later, not able to bear it any longer, [...]

One of my annual fall projects are making the boys’ jackets for winter. This year, our 9 yr. old decided he wanted a McGyver jacket! Yes, he is a McGyver addict. He used his money to buy himself the series on DVD and then presented me with faux leather he bought at Walmart and told [...]