I’m all right – just sorry, please give me another day to get this computer working.
Monthly Archives: December 2016
Sweetpea Pods for gifts
Lazy Girl’s Sweetpea Pods are fun and make up quickly. They are marvelous for small items that you would like to keep together and not lose. If it was holding liquid, I would estimate about 1.5 cups. It measures about 3 x 6″. The first one took a bit more time to make. The zipper trick was knew to me, and was a bit fiddly the first time, but once you do one, it becomes easy. The directions are VERY clear.
One needs only a 10″ square of fabric, another of lining, and another of batting to make two of these. One zipper with two pulls is also needed. So you can really make these little cuties with scraps.
Here is my first one. They will make perfect little gifts. I want to look around for some fun zipper pulls to attach. I highly recommend you make some of these for yourself and for gifts. The patterns are available at quilt shops as well as on line.
JUST for fun:
Big red, medium red, and little red cars were parked in front of us at the grocery store. It amused me. It doesn’t take much, does it?
I want to thank each of you who sent suggestions in the medical field. We have an appointment in a couple weeks and are lining up questions to pursue.
We wish you a wonderful weekend.
New phone, new cooktop, woes
New Phone: There are no photos because yesterday, my screen on the phone shattered. Today we went to the Apple store and asked them to both repair the screen and replace the battery. When they tried to take the battery out, it broke a tab and when that happens, they give you a new phone (after you pay for the new battery). But, I was not charged for the screen repair. This whole session with Apple took several hours because one has to wait in line to get an appointment, then wait for the repairs etc. So we got there about 11 and left at 3. However, my computer does not recognize this new phone though it looks like the last one and is plugged in the same cord, so tomorrow, I get to call the company and ask for help. Just remember though- – without modern conveniences, we would not have these issues. So I’ll take the issues.
New Cooktop: The cooktop is also glass and has had a corner broken for about 2 years, but it was no big deal – until now when the crack decided to go from the front through the left side burners to the back. So while we were out, we picked up a new cooktop as well. It is still in the car and hopefully the service will happen tomorrow. I enjoy having a nice indoor cooking stove as opposed to a campfire situation. So again, it is a blessing that I have this issue.
Yesterday before the woes started, I spent most of the day entering data from our checkbooks, credit card bills, etc. into the new version of Quicken that I purchased on Monday. DH has been paying the bills and our bookkeeping methods are very different. It appears it will soon all be my job once again and I need to have it organized to get the bills paid on time.
Now if you are still with me, I have a personal question that I hope one of you will be able to help with. We have been to two different neurologists who both say that DH does not have Parkinson’s. However, the signs are there, the shuffle, the slowness, the body and mind not working together, the handwriting getting more difficult to read, the mind feeling like in a fog. Do you know of a disease that mimics Parkinson’s that this could be? The doctors did not have a suggestion. I’m fairly sure it is a type of autoimmune disease, and we do have an appointment for an alternative doctor later this month. Meanwhile, I thought I’d ask if any of you have seen this type of disease and if so, what helped.