I’m not sure what my landlady had planned but I’m not liking it much.

So we have leaks in the roof in three rooms. She talked about making it bigger, better pitch on the roof etc. So when the guys came and dumped a ton of things in my yard I was excited. Now I’m just meh.

They put a corrugated metal roof on my sewing area and my sons room. Have you ever heard rain on those things? They just lifted a section of roofing tiles and slid it under. No sealing, no tar, no nothing, just bare metal on the roof. Then they fixed the fireplace. Which is not a huge thing when it’s 75 on Christmas, plus uses natural gas that we can barely afford for real heat. Sigh

So she went cheap after all her promises and our having to deal with inspections and such for a loan. Then the visits from contractors that kept asking stupid questions and couldn’t even remember what they’d said from one visit to the next.

I wish we could buy a house but dh keeps saying no. We never know if he’s gonna have a job in the next three months, not to mention the moving that would happen if he gets sent back to Alabama, or Texas, or Florida. Not that I want to live in Florida but I’d like to have a clue.

So I doubt I’ll love the noise or get to use my sewing room often because it’s monsoon season down here. I feel bad for my boys because they have to sleep in there, no other place to move them. I also doubt it will stop the leaks because the pitch of the roof didn’t change. It goes from steep to flat, same as always, just at a higher point now. No sloping at all.

I’m trying to talk dh into moving onto 7 acres with 5 bedrooms and 3 baths. Yes, it’s further away by about 25 mins but it’s also nearly 600 dollars cheaper than here with an extra bedroom, bath and a bonus room. He won’t even entertain it. Says I’m a hermit lol

Maybe if I show him how much we’d save, even with the extra driving and gas? Worth a shot. I need to make a graph!

Me no likey at all! There is a reason I live down here and the cold aint it!

So I decided to get back into the swing of sewing by making shirts. Why I don’t know since I hate making them. I’m trying to figure out what would be fastest for me since I have so many kids to make for. And you know I can’t just do one and not make the others one. The world doesn’t work that way.

I did better with the thicker knit than the stretchy jersey. That stuff hates me. Good practise for the coverhem though. I kinda like that part, if I could sew straight lol

I thought about making a gift for a friend who’s down from Canada but I can’t think of what to make her. Total blank. I don’t know her well so maybe a purse? I have some lovely fabric I just got from a Chinese ebayer. She seems earthy so maybe browns? Heck I don’t know. Do most folks even make gifts for people they dont know?

Anyways, I need to go turn off the machines and move my tiny heater. The floor tiles in the sewing room were like ice blocks, even through my fuzzy socks.

Thought I’d share one of my favorite songs and singer/songwriters.

Allison Crowe singing Hallelujah, the Leonard Cohen version

emmeline apron front tie,
originally uploaded by montessoribyhand.

Montessori By Hand posted on a sewing group I belong to and I drooled over the thought that she was selling this pattern.

I think I have to go buy this now.

I’ve been fighting the urge since I saw it. I don’t really *need* another apron to add to the 50 or so I already have. But I adore the top part and who can resist a bow? I mean really….it’s a BOW!

I wonder if I applying the “one for me, one for someone else” rule would justify the cost? I have the perfect fabric for it. I could also start on my Christmas sewing for next year right?

Sigh…someone save me from myself before my wallet flies open!

I give up on trying to get all my old posts on here. I’ll add what I have and go from there. Whew! I feel better just having decided that!

Yep, my last blog went belly up.  Tis okay, I started this one and like it better already! Will add more soon!