Here is the table with the main cutouts completed. I still will need to cut holes for the hinge pins, thread stand, and light mount when I receive them, but this is how the main cutouts turned out. The template worked. It was a tight fit on the back edge, so I still needed to [...]

Okay, here are the long awaited pics of my newly – rehabbed – recycled – not quite remodeled Consew 225 and the table that came with it! Motor Specs: I was pleased to discover today that the ole’ rusty motor just purrs along like a kitten. DH took the plunge and plugged her in – [...]

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 [...]

Driving down our tiny main street one day during the winter, we discovered workmen cleaning out one of my favorite dilapidated buildings in our town. Having researched our town when we moved here years ago, I learned that the set of buildings, originally containing the first movie theater, had since been occupied by a hardware [...]

Meet my dream house. I’ve been in love with this house since first moving into our new home four years ago. I told our builder, the day of closing, that it would only be temporary, because one day I was going to be living in that house down the road. I know, some people have [...]

While we’ve been away – we have been busy. Here are pics of the latest project: Name by our oldest son, Fort Hoochenu. The whole playhouse cost about 600.00. (Including farm fencing that we still have to put up to keep the dogs out of the future garden.) It is 8×8 inside with an 8 [...]