I like making things: Plodding on with life

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Plodding on with life

Life is settling down again. Still getting physio therapy for my arm but it is getting more range of motion and strength so that is good.

We are expecting my stepson tomorrow for a few days, he is flying in to spend Father's Day with my husband. Looking forward to that.

We got a new ceiling fan and light installed in our living room. Every other room had one. It is so much more pleasant now to sit and watch TV and hopefully it will pay for itself over time with lower air conditioning costs. This is Maggie earlier today enjoying it's benefits.

We also got a new fridge freezer. This one has the fridge on the top. The other one is still OK and we have moved it into the sunroom for overflow. The new one is so much better for me though as I don't have to bend to get things out.

We got a good deal on it in the Memorial Day sale at Home Depot. I am never sure if these things are a con or not but in this case it was genuinely $450 off, as the current price is now back up. And added to that we got another $150 off for spending more than $1,500. Prices on new appliances have sky rocketed in the last year or so but I don't think they will go back down anytime soon. This is the first brand new fridge freezer I have had in nearly 40 years as usually there was one in any property we purchased. I hope it will be as reliable as some of the older ones we have had. It is very well designed inside and holds a lot more than the old one.

I think that completes all the changes we planned to make to this house.

I have some new health issues. I am now on a low dosage of thyroid medication as tests indicated that I have under active thyroid. My diabetes meds have been upped too. Not sure why as my A1C was 6.5 and I didn't think that was so bad. Having to get a CT scan of my back too. X-rays raised some concerns so they want a better look.

Weather has been reasonable for this time of year so no complaints there although we did have a tornado scare last week and we had to retreat to an inner room. The sirens were going off to warn people. Lots of rain too so far this year, which is a good thing as we had been in a bit of a drought last year.

Hope life is treating everyone well.....

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DonnaJune 18, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Love the ceiling fan...and the living room scene! Someone loos very comfortable! lol
Good luck with all the testing! Hope all turns out well for you!!
hugs
Donna
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Cheryl KimbleyJune 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
My cat loves to lay under the ceiling fan as well. Sorry for the health issues - take care.
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I started this blog in 2011: Ever since my Mum taught me to knit at the age of about six or seven I have made things. Back then it was doll clothes. I was also inspired by Mrs Levitt an elderly lady who had a sewing room in a conservatory type room on the back of her house. I would sit and watch her in awe as she sewed.

When I was a child living in England the school system was such that you started at 5 years, did two years in Infant School, then four years in Primary School then five to seven years in Secondary School, depending on whether you chose to stay on after fifth form to get qualifications to go to University. I can't remember much of the Infant school other than making the standard square doily thingy from fabric that had holes in it so you could embroider patterns into it. A bit like the modern day cross stitch fabric but with bigger holes and spaces to make it easy for small hands to use. I also remember with great joy getting a toy sewing machine one Christmas which sewed only chain stitch but I did make doll clothes on it and that was before I started Primary school. I do have very vivid recollections of Primary school and having sewing and knitting lessons. In Primary school I knitted gloves and made a dress from scratch hand sewing it all.

Secondary school continued on with sewing by which time I had progressed to using full sized sewing machines and was making more intricate skirts and dresses. My parents bought me a proper sewing machine when I was thirteen. I used that same machine right up until I emigrated to Canada at age forty six years.

I have always had a fascination for sewing machines and knitting machines. I bought my first knitting machine at around age twenty one from an ad in a newspaper for twelve pounds. I had absolutely no idea what one was just that I wanted one. I trundled on the bus to the address in the advert and handed over my twelve pounds having absolutely no idea what I had really bought. Fortunately it came with a manual. It was an aged Knitmaster, very basic and I loved it. I wore it out. Next was a Brother push button one which I didn't keep because it was at a time in my life when things were difficult. Later on in my life, around forty, when things were better I bought a brand new Brother punchard machine with a ribber attachment. I loved it and made many things. Life took a different turn, I moved countries twice and along the way, regrettably I sold it.

Now, through the universe's blessing I now have another machine. It is a vintage one because they stopped making them early 90's but works perfectly and I love it. So I decided to make this blog to document my knitting progress and include sewing projects.

In 2013: we embarked on a new hobby, leather-work. My husband got started with it and it drew me in. It is something we can do together. We have a workshop so have plenty of room to work. We added another workbench for me to work on in 2013. We already had one but we were tripping over each other both trying to work at it. We only make things we want to make. It is strictly a hobby. We made some things for our good neighbours who help us out a lot. I am also working on Christmas presents. So this blog now incorporates the leather-work. Knitting and sewing will always be my first love though.

Fast forward to 2023 and now age almost 75 years. I have seven sewing machines, four knitting machines, several ribber attachments and a garter carriage for one of the machines. I am blessed beyond words, but I know that I have more than enough machines to keep me going in my lifetime so I don’t think I will be adding to my collection any time soon……….unless a nice embroidery machine manifests itself very cheaply.

I am a Brit living in the USA, sometimes I spell like a Brit and sometimes like an American. Sometimes I use slang and even make grammatical errors. I blog for the pleasure of it and to record my endeavours in the event that my memory fades, as I am sure it will with more age. I will be able to look back and remind myself of the things I have made along the way. So please forgive my mistakes when reading about my life making things here in the hinterlands and I hope you get as much enjoyment from my blog as I do from reading the blogs I follow.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Plodding on with life

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