Well, it’s a Cold day in January! It is freezing cold out. Literally. 32 degrees outside right now. That means it’s in the mid 50s in the barn, where I live. The cats where all curled up with me last night. Normally sister sleeps at the foot of the bed, but her and brother where …
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Packing up my Tent
2 weekends ago, I finally got my tent set up to air out. The tent had been packed up for a few years, so it was time to set it up. I let it get rained on, and some windy days to work the wrinkles out of the tent. When fabric sits folded too long, …
Making a Cat Bed
My First Project on my new sewing machine. I decided to make a cat bed for the cats. I don’t have a pattern, so I will make it up as I go along. Here is my new sewing machine and the fabric I picked out for making the cat bed. I set it up on …
New Sewing Machine
Well, it’s been a while since I have had time to post much of anything.Walmart was selling a Brother LS-30 sewing machine on black Friday for $54. The Wallmart near me still have a few on Sunday so I picked one up. It isn’t the heavy duty walking foot machine I want, but it will …
Canned Goods storage
Just an idea for storing canned goods. I see that rack like they use for the Cambells Soup Selects at my local grocery store, and I want something like that for my kitchen. The basic idea is that the cans sit stacked up in a rack on their side, and you can put the new …