Spring Update

A sure sign of spring... patio furniture! We got a table and four chairs at IKEA this week, and today Marty has been putting a coat of weather-protective stain on them. Once we get a grill, we will be all set for the spring and summer weather! Or should I say SOMMAR, as they do at IKEA?

Thanks to everyone who has donated to the Tour de Cure since I wrote about it last Saturday. I really appreciate the support of my Raspberry World readers! I'll keep you updated on our progress as we get in shape for the ride. Marty went out and rode his bike today during a break from staining the table... and my bike came out of the shop yesterday, all tuned up. Maybe I can go for a ride tomorrow.

Today I got out my sewing machine for the first time in at least ten years. Imagine my dismay when it refused to run! I have a great German machine, my mom's Pfaff from the 1970s. I used to use it all the time in Pennsylvania -- in fact, we still use curtains and a shower curtain in our bathroom that I made years ago! But today the machine simply would not start. So I took it over to Fabric Place, where they have a self-described "Pfaff-aholic" on staff. She couldn't figure out what was wrong, but she's going to send it up to their Pfaff expert in Massachusetts and see what can be done.

I really hope they can fix it... it's such a nice machine (even though it's old) that it would cost about $1000 to get a comparable new one today! It's like a Cadillac of sewing machines! It was working great in the 1990s (when it was about 20 years old), so hopefully they can fix it and it can keep on trucking for awhile longer.

While I was at Fabric Place, the Pfaff lady let me use a serger to finish the edges of a piece of fabric I'm cross-stitching on right now. Wow, it was nice. I've never used one before, but it was so easy and fun to use... I can see now why people like them!

Tonight we are headed down to Shelton to see Harmony on the Sound perform. They are a great Sweet Adelines chorus from Trumbull. We are meeting some friends down there and I can't wait to see the show!

That's our weekend so far. It feels like spring here and I'm so glad! How is it where YOU are?