Thursday: Sewing Day
May 7th, 2009
Every day of the week, a happy home I shall keep. Or at least try.
Even on those un-creative utilitarian sewing days that I’ve put off for 3+ months - it feels great to check-mark chore #79 as done.
Finally.
Boring.
Blah.
Zzzzzzzz.
Done.
HalleHappyLujah!
Fantasy sewing.
Reality sewing. Snooze.
My mind wanders when I sew. With Mike Rowe’s voice in my head, I’m on a boat in the middle of the sea. A luxurious quilting boat. Lots of friends. Lots of laughing. Lots of eating, snacking and sewing. A seafaring quilt retreat given as a Mother’s Day gift. Our captain (Sig, of course) calls in an emergency SOS for us. Save-Our-Sewing. Cut to USCG helo lowering a basket on board with emergency supplies. Bolts and bolts and bolts of fabric crammed into the basket… and James Sawyer/LeFluer is in the basket too… and… and… and… I really need to get to the Post Office, Fred Meyer and Costco. Oh reality, you pop into my head at the worst times!
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Farting around with needle & thread and then blogging about it.
If we didn’t have a day of dull-drums, then how would we ever appreciate the really good stuff… Chores and errands seem to fill up my weekend hours these days! ARGH! But I am loving that it’s going to be SUNNY this weekend.
Happy Mom’s Day Monica!
May 7th, 2009Fred Meyer? You are speaking my language. I miss Fred Meyer from my Idaho days. Very Target-esh. I’ll be going back to Idaho for the month of June….hmmm….not too far from you! Aren’t you just DYING for a little trip to Idaho?? Fabulous quilt shops!!
May 7th, 2009Is that your sewing machine with a sticker on it? Flowmaster, hmmm, just curious.
May 7th, 2009What an imagination you have! I can’t believe all that came to you while “utility sewing!”
May 7th, 2009Requesting to board captain!!! :-)!
May 7th, 2009captain sig!!!
do yall watch deadliest catch too???
you are too funny miss missy mam.
May 7th, 2009Fabulous post. I take a Coast Guard uniform with daisy trim any day. :) ~Kelly
May 7th, 2009Quilting and Lefleur? Sounds great to me!
May 7th, 2009Mike Rowe in your head too!! Gotta love him and his voice. He is one beautiful man. Love the mother’s day wishes from the Deadliest Catch crew. Not exactly your fantasy quilting cruise though! I think I might have a little trouble sewing on one of those ships.
May 8th, 2009Girl, I want to be on that boat. I’ll go get my Gumby Suit ready! :) Along with my special Fabric Depot bag full of fabric. :) And you just HAD TO mention Freddy’s. I miss the PNW!!! But, I’ll be close to a Costco soon….and Trader Joes and Ikea! woot.
May 8th, 2009is your hubby a coastie? my ex was a coastie and i still have several of his bdu patches in my sewing box. for when he needs replacements and he thinks i’ll do it for him.
i do still love the uscg. several friends still in and i appreciate everything they do that the general public doesn’t realize they do for us.
and YIPPEE for deadliest catch! although i had to delete the last couple episodes so my 6-yr old doesn’t have nightmares about sinking vessels.
May 8th, 2009Monica, who needs reality when you have Cap’n Sig and Sawyer (don’t you just love his dimples when he smiles??????)
May 8th, 2009Cheers!
you crack me up….ooxx`jodi ;o)
May 8th, 2009It’s nice to clear the static of “need to” and get back to the joy of “GET to!”
May 8th, 2009Standing at attention while waiting for my invite for that cruising retreat…
May 8th, 2009Waiting…
Ah-Hem…
Well, I’ll just meet you at the docks. Don’t try to keep me off, I’m coming and thinking cruising to some warmer waters may be in order. Is there margarita’s in that supply basket?
Now boarding the Coast Guard Cutter Stitchin’.
Monica, your posts always make me smile. You have a wonderful writing style.
May 9th, 2009Don’t you know that “mend” is a four letter word!
May 9th, 2009Your great always funny and making me laugh, all the way to Oklahoma. I always enjoy looking at your blog to see what your up to and I am never dissapointed keep it up!
May 9th, 2009Diana
I LOVE SIG!!!!!!!!! He’s mine all mine!!! So back off Matie!!!!! Dont make me hurt you even if it is Mother’s Day!!!
May 10th, 2009Oooh. Wait just a minute here. Who is this SIG guy??? I don’t think our hubby (and in a basket???) would be just a wee-bit upset about another man. ‘Cause you know — this plural stuff only goes one way!!!
May 11th, 2009i’m always up for a partay. ;)
May 11th, 2009Hmmmm, I can come too??
May 11th, 2009LeFleur in a basket…That’s too funny. But listen, are you sure you should be mentioning him on your blog for all of the public to read?? We don’t want any jealous ladies stalking us and all. Girls get mean. I would love to sew with you on the Mike Rowe, Captain Sig cruiser. Hope you had fun at Fred Meyer, we now call it Frd Meyer down here though, ever since the e burnt out. xo
May 11th, 2009every time i read your blog, i wish you were my best friend! we’d have so much fun together. but hands off sawyer, i have dibs.
May 12th, 2009Every time I read your blog, I want to get out my sewing machine and get addicted to quilting! I told myself I didn’t need to do that, my sister is already and addict. but all your pretty colors and photos make me consider changing my mind! Karen
May 17th, 2009I think you should have put on the daisies! My husband is USMC and even though I sew, he pays someone else to put on his name tapes.
I want on that boat. I was pretty sure I did, and then Sawyer came up and I knew I needed to be on there!
You are funny! I can’t remember how I found your blog - it was through a I drank the koolaid button on someone else blog. And know I fold my fabric all nice and neat and I love it!!
BTW, I love Astoria! I’ve hiked up that little tower every time I’ve been there to visit. It’s SO beautiful!
May 23rd, 2009Um I’m tired - please ignore all the typos I just saw in my comment…..
May 23rd, 2009I have just discovered your blog through Sweet Cottage Dreams. I really like your blog and we seem to be a “hoot”. I just had to comment when I saw you sewing on the Coast Guard stuff and just had to laugh with the fantasy part. My son is in the Coast Guard - eight years now - he’s 28. He’s up for transfer THIS WEEK END from Oklahoma to St Marys, GA - only one hr and fifteen minutes from ME. I have a new grand that I haven’t seen and I’m so excited. Thanks for showing the Coastie sewing.
Diane
The Library Lady
“Take surprise and delight in the little things”
May 27th, 2009Where on earth did you find that mushroom trim?! Gah, me want!
At the Japanese store Daiso. But it was a while ago - m
June 21st, 2009Hahaha! I was in the USCG back in the 90’s, good times :o)
June 24th, 2009