Last week's photo challenge was A Wild Animal. This is a difficult subject for me, mostly because I take my photos when I am walking my dog, so I can't sneak close to any living creature without it getting alerted by my dog. He doesn't run or bark, but he does breathe heavily at his age. I cropped this photo since we were so far away, but it reminds me of the Beatles cover even though the geese are on a sidewalk and not a street crossing.
Next week's choice is item of clothing. This isn't my submission, but I accidentally took this picture of my blouse. I like how artsy it looks.
I
didn't spend much time sewing this week. If you remember, I told you a
while ago that my oven stopped working. It came with the house and I enjoyed using it for decades. I tried fixing it, and it worked
for about a while and then stopped again. I did without an oven for
several (mostly summer) months, but it was frustrating to choose what to make for dinner because "doesn't need oven" had to be an extra
criteria. Sometimes you want something just because you can't have it.
I bought a new range, which turned out to be a full time job.I didn't ask for any special service and accepted whatever appointment they gave me. There were three teams of people who were sent on three different days, and finally one last person who knew how to install it, and the last team had to come back to help move everything to position. It also took four phone calls with customer service representatives and each of the teams called the manager. Each of these people told me something different, but I persevered and finally have it set up. Hopefully the range works well and I won't have to deal with it again.
The new range has different strengths of burners (simmer, boil, etc.) so I will have to relearn how to cook. The booklet doesn't explain how to use them so it will be trial and error.
2021: Week 39 of 15 Minutes to Stitch
I cleaned up more of the sewing room this week. I also worked on the Tuxedo Vest, making the columns. I still have to do the trip around the world trade to have the squares be in the right space. I finished making the rows for a Postage Stamp block, and need to sew them together.Linked with: