Eight years ago

Seems every eight years I get an itch to recover a small chair I purchased some 22 or so years ago. I first covered it in soft small wale green corduroy. Next was a large pink peony print. Then came a large paisley design between two bold blue stripes. Now it will be covered in a dark green with gold geometric design running throughout. It is Uma's chair. She likes my choice of fabric.

Sometimes

Things happen in this world that make you just want to cry. People are not treated fairly. Families ripped apart. Children abused. ...just want to cry.

It's me again

Last time I was on I had turned over the reigns of the Scarlett O'Hatties and took on the title of Dowager Queen. Looks like I might be getting those reigns back. Our current Queen was diagnosed with Cancer of the Stomach. Surgery is scheduled for Friday the 18th of June. Prayers are for the skillful hands of the docs.

On another note. My first husband was on his annual motorcycle excursion in the States and met with an untimely death. I mourn his death as do his children and grandchildren. He gave me some good lessons on survival as a young bride and three beautiful, strong children. RIP Bob.

I am no longer the Queen

Maybe I should change the title of my Blog. Today we installed a new queen of our Red Hat Chapter. The job isn't hard. I loved the status. But it was time to move on. I have other things in my life to give me that desired status and I'll stay an active member of the group. I can now, however, say no to a monthly meeting now and again without feeling guilty or that I am letting the group down.
The Queen has abdicated! Long live the Queen!!

Time sure flies

Someone suggested that I get a Facebook account. FUN! But time consuming. I only have 15 or so friends. That is enough to try to keep track of. If you are reading this and have a Facebook account, are you on my "friends" list? Hope so.

The American Sewing Guild is having a regional meeting in Tacoma next weekend. I'm going just because no one else from my chapter can attend and we need to pick up our charter. Then there is the National Convention in Albuquerque, NM in July (of all months). Mentioned it to DH and he said, "Well, are we going?" So guess I'll have to get on the stick and make reservations. They say that I can register as the President (I'm the secretary but the pres isn't attending) and then I'll save some $$ that way.
Who said retirement was easy? I keep just as busy if not more so now than when I was working.

I Did It!!!

Found where to click to reinstall my calendar, contacts and GAMES!!! I am one happy camper.

Woops

Took an iPod class last night. The information sent out before the class specifically said "bring an empty iPod". So DH & I dutifully wiped out our iPods and put them back to factory default. Got to the class, told the instructor we were all set with empty machines and he said "WHY did you do that?". Duh, 'cause we read the pre-class instructions and that is what they said to do.
No problem, right? iTunes saved everything when it made the back up... please tell me that's true...
Well... not quite. When we got home I fired up iTunes and synced my pod. Got all my songs and books back on. What I didn't get (immediately) was Internet and email. Got that figured out but wait, there's more. Where are my contacts? Where is my calendar? Where are my GAMES?!!
I figure I have to do something with Microsoft Outlook to get the contacts and the calendar back. If I can't figure it out in the morning I'll call tech support.
But my GAMES!!! I downloaded just a few freebies - Sudoku, solitaire, peg jump and a word game. Now I have to figure out where they are on iTunes so I can load them again. I know I can do this because last night I wanted to order one of them and the "Great Computer in the Sky" said I already had that one. So they are out there somewhere.
Aren't computers fun?

March already

I have had a very busy last two weeks and now my body is rebelling by allowing a cold virus to take over my head.
Two weeks ago we drove to Seattle on Sunday afternoon. Took the grand girls on a little "Field Trip". Toured the Pacific Science Museum (saw Lucy the 3.2 million year old fossil and lovely butterflies) then drove home on Tuesday. Not a bad trip.
Wednesday is my Sewing day at the Church. Then on Thursday and Friday I had meetings concerning Uma (but that's a different story).
Left Friday at noon to go to the Puyallup Sewing Expo. (Luckily I didn't have to drive this time.) This Expo is held in two exhibit halls on the fair grounds in Puyallup (just south of Seattle). Four hundred vendors, three hundred siminars, in depth workshops and free style shows. Much too much to see in two days but the body (read feet and legs) can only take so much. After just two days we wearily drove home Sunday night.
Monday morning Jerry went in to get his gall bladder removed. The 11 o'clock surgery didn't start until after 2 in the afternoon. He stayed overnight. Came home Tuesday and is doing just fine. No pain. We went grocery shopping in fact on Tuesday. What a guy.
So I'm off today to facilitate the sewing room at church. I am getting more of the downtown people coming in now. It is wonderful to see how appreciative they are for the opportunity to repair a backpack or put together a jeans quilt.
Italian has gone by the wayside for this month. I'll start again in April. Ciao.