END of an ERA

It has led a PRODUCTIVE LIFE - the Viking Sewing Machine that Tom bought me in 1971 along with the sewing lessons in the "stretch and sew" technique in order to build my maternity clothes for Kathleen Ann.  I remember modeling the clothes at the Fashion Show in Platte Canyon, and then remodeling them after she was born to continue to wear them.  That is what Connie had promised to help me with when we purchased the machine!!  She was our "across the road" neighbor there in Colorado. When we moved to Poughkeepsie NY it was curtains for the house there and headbands for the "wild Indian Birthday party!"

In San Jose I was making cute clothes for Kathleen, camping and skiing equipment using Frostline kits and mending blue jeans, or making summer shorts from the knee-less blue jeans for the boys.  Fast Forward to Strawberry and it was napkins for the INN, more clothes for Kathleen, Skirts for the waitresses, gifts - like placemats - for family, clothes for myself.   It continued to be used for mending blue jeans and its last two projects were a quilt for Lane, our great grandson, made from all those blue jean legs.  It's last project was a flag to put on my trike for rehabing my second new knee this Spring!

Truly, that 54 year old sewing machine has had a long and productive life!!  But after dropping it off in Prescott Valley to be rehabbed ( like my knee )  The repair person said "NO, NO, NO"  but promised to check it out and if it was NOT repairable - no charge!  He would call either way!!  We got the call just the other day while on the way to my Physical Therapy - "Sorry,  not repairable!"  I asked if they knew anyone who needed a BOAT ANCHOR?  Got a laugh and an offer to trash it for us so we would not need to make another 3 hour round trip to pick it up!!  I would RECOMMEND that sewing machine store in Prescott Valley, where it was snowing when she called!!  Thankfully, the new knee is doing quite well for just Six Weeks post-op.  Today is my last day for PT and I would also recommend the Recovery Department at Wickenburg Hospital.  

 So stay STRONG, HEALTHY and keep smiling!!