{"id":1310,"date":"2004-06-08T08:02:48","date_gmt":"2004-06-08T13:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/?p=1310"},"modified":"2004-06-08T08:02:48","modified_gmt":"2004-06-08T13:02:48","slug":"busy-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2004\/06\/busy-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Busy"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK, if this were the HMS <\/a>or the Ragemonkey<\/a> blog, I would have all kinds of entries up about how I was taking over the blog, demanding to be addressed as Her Serene Majesty Peony the Benevolent and Clever, appointing myself Liturgist-in-Chief over all English-speaking countries, and naming my cabinet.
\nBut alas, real life is leaving me too little time to take full advantage of Pansy’s computer troubles. Here’s what’s going on:
\nOn Friday, the Maryland Mosses are headed on vacation to New England. Planned highlights include the Alcott house, Cape Cod, and dinner with a highly esteemed blogger. So this week I’m getting the house ready and doing some packing.
\nThanks to everyone who commented<\/a> with advice on the car. I brought the car in to be fixed yesterday and got some seriously good news: the extended warranty we had purchased with the car was still in force, so this repair will be largely paid for. What a relief! I thought it had expired but we still have seven months (or 15,000 miles) on the warranty, so later this year I’ll bring the car back in and see what else we can get the warranty to pick up.
\nMeanwhile, in the “why do I do this to myself” department — I was hoping to make a couple of new jumpers for our trip, but that project didn’t work out. Sewing frustrates me so much, yet I long to get good at it. I had cut the two jumpers on Sunday, and chose a very simple pattern (only four pieces!) so I could finish them quickly. So of course my sewing machine chooses this week to start being obstinate and skip stitches. I lubricated it and fooled with the tension, and managed to get a few seams done. I even got the collar facing in on the first jumper and I was so proud — I usually have a hard time with facings and this one laid so nice and smooth. So I clipped the curves, graded the seam allowance — and realized I’d put the facing in backwards. It wasn’t “right sides together” with the dress. This is kind of like doing a perfect job hanging wallpaper — seams matched, no bubbles — and then realizing you’ve hung it with the pattern upside down. I finally got the facing in properly, but when it came time to do the final seam the sewing machine just wouldn’t behave. I’m afraid I’ll have to bring it in for an adjustment. Is it normal to need an adjustment every three and a half years?
\nHere’s my things-to-do list for today:<\/p>\n