Pajama Day

 No, that doesn't mean I spent all day in pjs. Actually I do that a fair amount. If I'm not going out... who cares.

But I did finish two new ones (I just do bottoms and use t-shirts on top). In previous pajama posts I've talked about sewing machines. Well, these were more of a project than usual because of the four sewing machines I own, three of them are not working, and I wasn't willing to try to get the other one going because it hasn't been used for at least 40 years. (It was my mother's.)

I had these about half done before my favorite machine gave out completely. So today I went to Cathy's and used her machine to finish them. Here you go.

Flowers and sharks! This is the third shark print I've found for pjs, which is awesome. It's also awesome that the previous set lasted 3 1/2 years- that included one round of patching. That's longer than usual.

I am going to need to get one of my machines repaired for sure. May need to save up a little. I checked all the easy things, so the fix is going to be major.

I was a little tired today. Seems the currently normal pattern with more energy every other day. So who knows what I'll do tomorrow?

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A Day in the City

 
Today was a mixed bag of activities. We started by helping Marleen pack boxes because she is moving to a different house next week. We filled two cars with things she wanted to carry herself (instead of the movers) and took them to the new location. Then we went out to eat at a restaurant called City Hardware.



They had some interesting lunch items. Marleen had a fried green tomato BLT with applewood smoked bacon. Loretta had catfish and shrimp, and I had a Mediterranean flatbread sandwich with basil pesto. We were all QUITE happy with our selections.



On the way back to the car we passed this manikin in a window for an optometrist office (why?- I guess to show off some cool sunglasses). Anyway... I had to take a picture of the shirt.



What? You can't see what the design is? It's sharks! Sharks!



Then we went back to Marleen's and borrowed a ladder. We were going to do some more boxes, but somehow ended up going shopping... Oh- because Marleen wanted to buy a drill, and we needed to borrow it too. I also needed to get those zippers for the rain suit I started. So while I was in JoAnne's getting zippers, they went next door and both ended up buying shoes. I also ended up buying fabric for my next pair of pjs with sea turtles all over it. (I know I just made pajamas, but when I find fabric I like on sale-50% off and a 15% off coupon on the whole purchase, I just get it. The only place I can get fabric near home any more is Wal-Mart.) And I also bought a t-shirt that is very cool, and marked WAY down. (I also get cotton t-shirts when they are the right price and size with designs I like)



Then we went back to Loretta's and made use of the ladder to change a bunch of her light bulbs that had burned out. She saved some jobs for me to help her with while I was here that were hard to do alone. We have a couple more yet. The drill is charging, so there's hope for the next little job tomorrow.

After that, it was time to head back to church for game night with one of the small groups. We had sandwiches, played a trivia game and laughed a lot.



This was a much more "ordinary" day, but those are just as much fun when you are doing things with people you like.

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Projects in Progress

 


You know I can't go too long without having at least one more project going. So here's my next one. Shhh. Don't tell Anja and Mia. I want to make spring ponchos for them. I'm really happy with how quickly these are working up. I have one of them half done, and I just started it Tuesday night. Each is just two rectangles sewed together.



Although I used to sew... constantly... for money... for all of us... for fun... I haven't done much for a long time. In fact, I haven't had a working sewing machine for quite a while. But a friend wants to sell me hers. So, I'm trying it out... starting with PJs for Om... something simple to get back in the groove.



Here's one I've been working on a little bit every so often... for over a year, but you haven't seen it before. I think I'll keep it a secret, unless anyone wants to guess.

I keep forgetting that I'm supposed to share my favorite posts of 2010. I'll try to do that tomorrow. Thanks so much for stopping by!