Something to be happy about!

 My mom had a little Singer sewing machine called a Featherweight.   She sewed all sorts of things on it.  My sister and I learned how to sew on it.

In high school I made all of my dresses and some slacks on that Featherweight.

When my mom went into assisted living I brought the Featherweight home with me.  Now I have a couple of fancy, expensive sewing machines that I love.  But whenever I want a really nice stitch, or have something with heavy fabric that'shard to stitch through, I have always gone to my Featherweight.

 

My mom's Featherweight with a yellow bird

Nick likes to watch online auctions and occasionally he will see a Featherweight sewing machine.  If I do bid on the auction, I have always been outbid.  But now this time!

I big on this machine and I won!  It was over $200.00, but it people are buying the same machine for over $500.00!

Here's my new "Baby"!

How are we doing? I don't know

Yesterday I got an email from a La Leche League friend.  she was wondering if there was any word on when we can start in person meetings again.  I said I didn't know.  

Then she asked how I am doing. Here's what I wrote to her: 

This year has really been something.  My husband, an introvert, just this morning said that this is just how retirement should be.  Quiet , peaceful,and no stress about doing anything.

I am happy for him. But, I have always been a strong extrovert, and have found the isolation to be very draining and depressing.   I guess we all figure things out .   

I think it's been a hard year in some ways for everyone.  We had a friend die from injuries from falling down the stairs in his house.  Several are gone due to covid.    My own husband fell on his face the other night when he tripped over a loose brick on our patio.  He's got a big gash on the bridge of his nose, but he's okay.

Sorry to dump all of this on your.  

My husband and I have both had our two vaccines and are looking forward to some sort of normal in the near future!

Missing my mom : April 21, 1926-- March 29, 2004

 

Ruth Rivers Thompsen Naumowicz

Nick and Nancy wedding June24, 1972

Lillian & John Rivers with George,Ruth, John (Bud), Norman and Geraldine

Grandma Ruth with oldest grandchild Jimmyand first great grandchild Sarah

Thompsen family at Carol's highschool graduation 1966

Passport picture 1955

Ruth in her band uniform,on a motorcyle

Ruth with her chickens

Young Ruth

The first months of the Pandemic/ I have made it through October 2020 so far. Today is March 27, 2021. There's more to come

 March 2020:

I cleaned and orgainzed the pantry

I put old letters into binders

April 2020

 

We started wearing masks- I made a few

People lined up to get into Costco to buy toilet paper

I started sweater for Courtney            

       

                                                   Binders full of old letters

May 2020

 

Baby birds hatched

We grew radishes

Courtney received the sweater I knitted

The front Page of the Washington Post

May 3, 2020

To Be Continued......

 

 

 

...Continued

 

June 2020 

 

Death of George Floyd June 6, 2020

Black Lives Matter Demonstration at Lincoln Memorial
 

 

Hosta budding 

 

 

Sweater I made for a friend's granddaughter

 

 

 

Raised bed garden with lettuce, carrots and radishes

 

 

 

Orchids in bloom

 

 

July 2020

People baked and cooked.     I made mini waffle/ cake cookies

It was hot

 

 

 Covid Count July 9, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pandemic July 4th

 

 

 

August 2020

Molly, Austin's new cat joined the family

Curry made with vegetables from our garden

We started doing jigsaw puzzles

enjoyed feeding and watching the birds

September 2020

9/20/2020

We made lots and lots of puzzles

October 2020

Social distancing 

   


Birds heading south maybe?

    

Masked meeting for coffee and puzzle exchange

I have made it through October 2020 so far.  Today is March 27, 2021.  

There's more to come