I Have A Weakness!

Wait, I have more then one weakness so lets don't count! Most people go to Reno for the gambling, the shows and nightlife! Yes, I did put $20 into the machines and lost $20 in the machines. My entire gambling in Reno! There were no headline shows while we were there and I'm simply to old for the nightlife. So what did I do you ask? Well I spent some time with the bride's parents getting last minute thing for the wedding and also picking up the wedding cake. During our outings we drove by this one store 4 times. Each time my neck craned to see what it was. So on Monday I had a late flight and the majority of friends had departed. I checked my bags with the hotel and set out on foot. You see this store I figured was only about fifteen blocks away. The sun was out and I was in need of exercise. So off I went to explore JUNKIES! That was the name of the store and written on the building was words like recycle, reuse, antiques and plain junk!

I really don't know how many vendors this place had but I spent several hours looking at all the "junk". There were several things I was interested in but had to remind myself that it must fit on the airplane. Then I spotted it! It was covered up with a lace tablecloth hiding on the floor. I actually was looking at the tablecloth and thinking of using the lace for vintage pillows and accessories.

I recognized the black box and my heart skipped a beat. I seen empty ones many times so I was cautious to open it.

I opened it up and there it was peaking out at me. Could it be true? Yes, it is! Can I get it on the plane? I'll figure out a way!You got it! A Singer Featherweight! I've passed up a few some years back but haven't found one in my price range since. I thought and I thought so I called my sister for her help. Should I spend the money. The problem is I have my eye on a possible vintage trailer and now this. Am I maxing out my budget. Well my sister said if it works buy it and she will take it if I don't.

It still has all the operating books, lots of extra bobbins, a buttonhole attachment and even a few vintage buttons.

It even has a box full of attachment that I haven't even look to see what they all do. Yes, it is in need of a good clean but it works!

To end this story I did take a taxi back to the Casino. But I had to ask the hotel bell hop to let me repack my suitcase and carry on. You see I needed now to carry on my new/old sewing machine. So Reno was good to me for I came home with a prize for my money!

Yes, weakness of sewing machines! But I don't have to go to Sewing Machine Anonymous just yet!

Enjoy June

No Place Like Home!

It's so good to be home, it's so good to be home. Yes, I am clicking my ruby red slippers! How do you say it but, I am not a Casino person or gambler! When you live in such a smoke free State it is so difficult to be in a smoked filled Casino, ugh! But even with that I did have fun! How could you not with friends and a wedding.

The darling bride didn't want any fuss or muss! Didn't want the expense just wanted to marry the man of her dreams!

She wanted a brooch bouquet. Her cousin put this together with donated brooches from family and friends. The only cost was the hard work of the cousin wiring this. It included a string of pearls from a great grandmother, a piece of veil from her grandmothers veil. It was so fun to see what everyone memory brooch was. We had motorcycles, roller skates, cameo, black and white kitties, lots of antique crystals and the groom donated a green tractor!

All in all a fun weekend was had and best wishes to the happy couple.

I'm sure you are wondering if I came home with a fortune! Nope, not me, nadda! But wait till you see what I bought in Reno. It will be my next post!!

Enjoy June

IS IT REALLY SPRING?

What is that stuff falling from the sky? Yes, it is the second day of Spring, I think. I'm reading so many blogs of how they are working in the garden, planting this and that. I think Mr. Weatherman and I need to have a talk! Or maybe I should listen to him and I would have known there was a chance of that white stuff.

Miss Henrietta has snow flakes on her back. It didn't slow her down coming for a treat at the window.

Yes, it is only a dusting so far, but it is sticking. Poor daffodils they are thinking it is Spring. I'm sure they are wondering about this stuff!Care to come over and have a swing with me? Really you think you might get a little cold and wet?It's that time again. Off to work I go! But for the next 5 days I will be in Reno. No, sorry I'm not a gambler so I won't be contributing to their economy. I going for a friends daughter's wedding. It should be fun with girlfriends and please NO SNOW!

See you next week!
June

GET MOVING!

I'm still struggling with the winter blues. I can't seem to get myself in gear. Of course this is quite obvious with few postings on my blog. Tomorrow is the first day of spring, but where is it. I think this US has got it's weather all mixed up. Place that should be snowing is eighty degrees, places like AZ got snow.

But with that I did have a grandson's birthday this past weekend. It was a fairly small gathering of family since it seem everyone gets so busy sometimes.

But the cousins still had fun and the birthday boy enjoyed and is a really appreciative guy.

Cupcakes seem to be the thing lately instead of cake and of course St. Patrick's Day the frosting had to be green.

My son still likes to torment his younger sister but I did manage to get a picture in of them both squeezed into the chair. My daughter wonders when he will grow up. Uhhhh, Lisa he will be 40 in a few months so I think he is grown up but just doesn't act it. Oh my, how can I have a 40 year old son, yikes where has the time gone?

One last picture, yes I slowed my vehicle down as I was driving to work this morning for this white stuff that started falling from the sky was a shock, It can't be snowing again!! Let's hope it stops soon before it starts sticking. Yes, Spring is tomorrow! Ugh!!!!!

Warmth, heat, sun where oh where are you?

Burrrrrrrrrr,
June

GUILTY YOUR HONOR!

You got it, I got a speeding ticket. Ugh, #@%^&, but I have no excuse. Well maybe a little like I was at an area not familiar with, been driving for 2 hrs, was in a line of 4 cars, they were are doing the same speed. So why me out of the pack? Don't know and wasn't going to ask the officer that either. The fact was I was spacing out, driving along, mind on getting back to work. The bold fact is I was doing over the speed limit!!

Now get this! The office told me since no citations show up on my record I was eligible for diversion. Now in Oregon when I hear diversion I immediately think of drunk driving. I informed the "nice" officer that I hadn't been drinking. Plus it was 9:30 am!!!

So this morning I spent 4 hours in Driving School. It was well worth the 4 hours and $50.00 to keep this ticket off my record. I don't need my insurance going up. But it was very interesting at school. For we were all there for the same reason but it sure varied from what court sent you. The majority of the people didn't even have to pay there fine if they completed this class. Nope not me. In my court I could only qualify for the class if I paid the full amount. So I pleasantly paid my $190 bucks to the court. I have to tell you something funny about this class. It was a class participation with group discussion. Wow, oh wow, was youth attitude apparent. Talk about the young not getting the concept of consequences.

One other thing my poor Jazi! She went to the groomers yesterday. I said she needed a trim. She is getting was to long. The gal asked it like last time. I said yes. Wow, her idea and mine same as last time are sure different.

She needs to keep a coat on for she has NO hair except ears and tail! Oh well it will grow if she doesn't catch a chill first. Plus the coat is to also keep her from scratching! Poor puppy!

Enjoy the remainder of your weekend, I will now!

JUNE

HUMMMMMMM

My mind is a blank! I know we all get there once in awhile. We don't think we have a thing to blog about. So I spend my time reading every ones blog and not writing a thing on mine. But these last few day I've discovered something. I turn TV on and start to watch the news and find boring, sad, depressing! So I hop on my computer and start blog surfing. The next thing you know I'm smiling and chuckling over some ones blog. Yes, blogs are happy for me! There are some serious moments on blog but we all know we are here to support our fellow blogger.

One happy thing in my life is my daffodil popped open in the house. Yeah! Of course it has been so long since I blogged I have a few more in the garden.

Last weekend I did attend the Northwest Sewing Expo up in Washington. It is always fun for me to see the latest and greatest new things. This year I didn't take any classes for it was only one day for me. Usually it is a girls weekend. But I had to share this booth.

This gal quilted an entire cover for her pop up. It resembled a cottage with awnings and everything. It was the cutest at the show! And guess who stayed on budget? ME!

One side note, it is 27 degrees out!! What??? Come on spring!!! And yesterday a dusting of that white stuff again.

This is not normal for March at least in my part of the world. Jeez, the Tulip Festival will begin in a couple of weeks with no tulips! So that means no pictures of my morning drive to share.

Oh I hope the spacing on this blog turns out! I've been fighting with it for over an hour and I need to get it posted and off to work!

Just one of those day!!!

June