Please listen to this young man. If he's this good this young, just imagine what he's going to be like as an adult.

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Take a look at the sewing machine in this picture:


Vintage Sewing Machines: Retro Riviera Madness

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I did some more deep cleaning today. I got after some really terrible baseboards and I cleaned the walls in my Hubby's bathroom. (Scrubbing Bubbles does a great job on walls.) My goodness, I'm glad to have that done!

I also evicted quite a few spiders, and another fat stink bug.

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I spent several frustrating hours late last night trying to find some information on the old Brother sewing machine I bought at the Goodwill a couple years ago.

I even tried to hunt a picture of this machine via Google but I saw absolutely nothing that even vaguely resembled my machine other than the Brother logo.

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Seems like I spent hours scrubbing those French doors Saturday afternoon although I know realistically it only took me about an hour in total once I got busy with the scrubbing bubbles spray cleaner and the scrub brush.

So sometime Sunday afternoon I'll get Hubby to help me get the curtains back up and then I'll be done with them until next spring.
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I think I've finally caught up with the last of today's housework:

I washed a load of my own clothes early after folding a load of stuff and then shoving another load of stuff into the dryer.

I cleaned the back bathroom (big mirror, throne, rugs, etc.) and then set the whirlpool tub up for its cleaning cycle. (Thank Heaven that's done now.)

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That might be really useful to know.

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I've heard enough other stories about the use of bee venom in the treatment of autoimmune diseases to say this:

When all else fails, why not give it a try? Our world is full of weird little in's and out's that smart people will try when nothing else is available. You may still die, but at least you can say you ( Read more... )

Then check out this site on youtube:


Creature Features

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I'm still working on the weekend laundry. It managed to slip my mind earlier this afternoon so I'm having to play catch up now.

That's okay. While I sat here waiting, I managed to figure out a couple more scrap shirt combinations that should work well together.

Ah! The buzzer just went off. Hopefully all the clothes will be dry now.

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