I don't have any stitching retrospective to offer, nor any lofty goals or plans for the new year. I just hope to have time to stitch and maybe finish a WIP or two. I have been working on Margaret Havelock and here is a progress pic as of this evening:
This was our first "official" weekend in the new house! My guy is moved in; he has no furniture but a cot and a chair but at least he's there. We had a few challenges this weekend; there was an issue with the hot water, or lack thereof. The water finally started warming up yesterday evening and I actually had a warm shower this morning. Not hot, but warm. We're getting there. We also discovered a leak in the toilet in the master bath, but it's minor and I think it can be fixed with a washer. Then there was the, ummm, "gift" that we found in the clothes dryer. The washer and dryer are unhooked and sitting in the garage -- just waiting for us to move them back where they belong -- and Friday I opened the door of the dryer and peered inside. Someone had left us a present -- a used condom. It's a Trojan. I know that because they also tossed in the packet. I suppose they didn't want to litter. I can only guess why such a thing was in the clothes dryer -- we have a couple of theories -- and I don't even want to speculate about how long it's been there. Ick.
So a couple of years ago, my guy went to an estate sale and bought a W. C. Fields lamp. It's been wrapped up, so Friday after I swept out the garage I decided to unbundle W. C. He was wrapped in enough newspaper and duct tape and foam packaging that he might have been done up by the ancient Egyptians.
I tried to clean him off but didn't have much luck. I think maybe part of him is supposed to look that way and part of him is dirty but requires more elbow grease than I was willing to expend at the time. I stuck a bulb in him and plugged him in but nothing happened, so I think he has a bad switch. I'm not sure where he's going to end up or if he's going to stay...
Wishing everyone the best for 2012; have a great week and happy stitching!
1 comment:
Happy New Year! Love Margaret Havelock -- she's looking great! Congrats on being settled in the new house! Bummer about the hot water, the leaky toilet and the icky present in the dryer. EW! The WC Fields lamp -- too bad he's dirty and doesn't work. Hope you enjoy settling in!
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