Fast Forward Eight + Years!

 The last few days I've been pondering the fact that I'm now over 70 (71) and both my husband and I are retired.  Life is so different.  Winters in Mercedes TX and Summers in Omaha...  Good, but different.

Gone are the days of hurry, and work and chaos and children and trying to wedge in a bit of "me time".  Now, it s all me time and we try to wedge ourselves into the lives of our kids and grandkids and try to figure out what to do with the other 23 hours a day.  

We are truly into the golden years and I truly have mixed emotions about it.  Being able to totally control our time is both awesome and daunting. 

I now spend most of my time with my sewing machine, in my sewing room surrounded by mountains of scraps and smaller pieces of fabric that have been given to me or that are still left over from my once massive stash.  Yes, I still buy new, but not to the extent of the past.  Im in love with thrift shopping and 100% cotton sheets have become a staple in my stash.  A wonderful source of fun prints and solids that can be used to back or enhance. 

I have two sewing rooms.  One in Omaha in the basement of my house of 3 years.   It is an incredible space.  I have the entire basement to use.  I have the old dining room table from our Walnut IA home set up for cutting and measuring.  Its perfect!  When I want a friend or two to come over, plenty of space for them to set up shop to work along with me.  In TX I have a smaller space (our home is smaller too), but it is also incredible.  A small garden shed that I've taken over 75% of .  Just large enough for my machine on a table and a few totes of fabric.  I cant have friends there, but our "park" has a whole floor of a building we can use to sew in as a group.  Easy to pack up and go there!

My life has changed....no more bed and breakfast. No more cats to trap  No kids to shuttle around. no job to keep.   Just me and some fabric...

I came across this old blog and decided it needs resurrection.   If only for a place for me to vent and express feelings and of course share from my sewing room.  Mostly to share from my sewing room, with a little real life tossed into the scrap bag.  Let's see what I can create!