Busy Days

I sure don’t know where the time goes but the days are flying by. Last Friday I made shears for the windows. I can’t believe the difference it makes. It’s so much more homey and cozy now.  We have had to turn the furnace on a few times overnight. This morning we woke up to 34°F. Brrrrr!

Please excuse some of the clutter, but we do live in here and it’s a very small space. I try to keep it picked up but a few piles here and there are bound to happen.

In the dining area we have taken the chairs out and put them in storage, except for the two folding chairs. We tend to eat sitting in our recliner’s and use the space more as storage. On the left is the little freezer we bought from Amazon with our printer on top of it. On the table is the toaster oven that works amazingly well. It’s a convection/air fryer/toaster/oven and a few other things. In the bowl is candy for the neighborhood kids. Grandma’s have to keep candy available, don’t we? On the right side is Chloe‘s dog food and on top of that is our file cabinet and my laptop.  The cart with all of my craft things sits in front of it right next to my chair. There is a lot in the small space, but we make it work. My mom embroidered the tablecloth over 80 years ago. It’s one of my prized possessions.

The dresser area in the bedroom

This is my new portable sewing machine that Dennis bought me for our anniversary. I got it on Amazon for $210. He told me to get whatever kind of machine I wanted but I didn’t want to spend much money and this one works amazingly well. I wasn’t sure how it would do on the thin fabric of the sheers, but the tension was perfect and it didn’t drop any stitches.

It poured down rain all day Friday and was very chilly. I had the electric fireplace on and my little lights and it was so warm and cozy in the trailer and a perfect day to make the curtains. We needed the rain so badly and I’m very grateful for it.

This was a sweater that I made for Piper a few years ago. I finished a white one just like, it only bigger and mailed it off to her last week without taking a picture! So I dug this photo up from the archives. Maybe I can get Mandy to take a picture of her wearing the new one once it arrives. I also have the yarn to make her a pink one, a lavender one, and a red one, at her request. She wears these sweaters all of the time.  Tomorrow she is going to be eight years old! Can you believe it?  I sure can’t. It seems like only yesterday Mandy and I were walking around their neighborhood in Portland trying to get Piper to decide to come out and meet the world.

I also started a pair of socks on Saturday. This is the “Monkey socks” pattern and it is free on Ravelry. I’m using Knit Picks yarn, but I don’t have the label with me right now. I’ll let you know the color later. I plan to give these as a gift soon.

Saturday night I made homemade chicken and noodles at Dennis’s request. It’s so nice to have the space to actually roll out the noodles and leave them to dry. Our other trailer didn’t have any space for me to make these. They were delicious and I thought I had made way too many, but we had them as leftovers last night for dinner and they’re all gone! We also had cranberry sauce, green beans with bacon and cantaloupe. I’m sorry I forgot to take a photo of them after they were finished cooking. We ate them too quickly!  The pizza cutter is my secret weapon. It makes cutting up the noodles so much easier than trying to use a knife.

Thought I would show you a picture of Larry and Nita at Mt. Rushmore last week. They had gorgeous weather for their trip and had a wonderful time. They are back home now and Sophie has left us to be back with her mom and dad. I must admit I miss having her on my lap while I’m knitting.

I’m sorry this post got a little bit long. I just realized I hadn’t written anything since last Monday. The week just completely got away for me. Take care my friends and I’m trying to check your blogs daily.

Blessings,

Betsy