Sylvia's Simple Shots

There was ice on the pond this morning.  

The birds were flying in their V formations getting the youngsters in shape of the long trip.

There was frost on everything.  The leaves on the ground, the tansy that was still yellow, and the bulrushes at the pond's edge.

Back to exercising indoors with Jules at Improved Health.

Loving the 80's music.

It is taking a while to have things as I want them.  The sound bar was sitting a piece of lumber on Dad's box under the TV. Not pretty and I wanted ventilation there as the registers are there.

I have used these pine wood shoe racks for all manner of organization in my home.  I had one left and it came from the thrift store.  When I came to put it together I understood why.  The slots on the legs were too narrow to accommodate the shelves sliding in.

I dug my Dremel tool with a cutting wheel and removed an 1/8 th inch from the 3 slots on each of the four legs.  

These blue clamps have been a game changer for this time of work.  

It looks good with Dad's train in front.

Pat, Man & Bobbin Quilting was one of the vendors at the quilt show last week.

Pat dyes all the 100% cotton fabric. I spoke to her for a few minutes.  The sell fabric and batting as well as long arm services.

I bought 6 bundles of unique fabric which consists of scraps from the dyeing process. Scraps works for me and the fact that they are all unique is wonderful. Looking forward to using this fabric in my slow stitching.

I bought this bin because it fit under the serger desk and it was right at hand when I am sewing.  But at times it would be pushed too far under the desk and it was hard to get back because it is a tight fit in the space.

This week I added a knob handle to the bin so that I can retrieve it easily. I had to add a spacer because the bolt is designed to go on a drawer front.

I needed a new sweater.  The old one I had been wearing for about 10 years.  With all the renovations it had acquired paint stains, snags and just not looking great.

I went shopping at the thrift store and was surprise at how difficult it was to find the features I wanted.  It had to have a zipper and pockets.  Out of the many I looked at there were 3 that met the criteria.  I chose the navy one.

It is acrylic and cozy so I am very happy with this addition to the wardrobe.

I received a bit of money from family at my house warming party.

I wanted some new flatware because the ones I am using are 50 years old ( I received at graduation) and some pieces have gone missing. I added some from the thrift stores as I found some I liked. It was a mish mash.

I did a lot of research. Again, the options are numerous.  I wanted good quality and decided a set of 8 would do.  I will keep some of my thrifted ones as well to get me to a set of 12.  

I added to the dollars I received and with these being on sale, it worked out really well. I am very grateful for my family.