Good-bye to Winter!

We had three days last week with a low temperature of 30 degrees or less. It was so cold that I can almost run around the block without stopping more than Marco requires. I am so "over" Winter and am glad to have good weather this weekend.

I actually sewed some last week. Aside from mending, I also made two pillowcases. I found two old kitchen towels, and they are being sewn together to create a tote bag. I am in "tote bag" mode, and want to improve my tote bag pattern to make it easier and faster to make.

Winter Musings

I went for jury duty, but the only time my name was called was to make sure I came back after lunch.

Thanks to the cold weather - hey, 30 degrees in Florida IS cold - I am getting better at running around the block while "walking" the dog. I will probably post a message here when I can run around the block without stopping.

By the way, two days in a row with a low temperature of 30 degrees is too much. I am glad a warming trend is predicted.

Winter is too dark to sew, etc.

I want to "up" the lighting in my sewing room. It's too dark to sew at night in my sewing room. I like to sew with the curtains and mini-blinds open when the sun is out, but winter-time reduces the available daylight to the weekends. Of course, the weekends are when we sleep in (chronically), and also that's when DH wants to get out of the house.

It was really nice out yesterday, so we rode the motorcycle to Joann's where I got white sew-in Velcro. We also went to the flea market, where we found that watermelon and eggplant (my two favorite foods) are out of season. Since the water heater is on the verge of dying, we visited a hardware store, where we learned that the amount to put into our budget is $288 plus tax. Owie!

On the way back home, we stopped by the neighborhood clubhouse to lay out by the pool, clothes and all, with our faces pointed towards the sun (eyes closed, of course). Man, that felt good!