I must apologize for not posting and not making more progress on Ms. Rusty. My job has me traveling on the road and thus away from my work bench. This past week had me in Puerto Rico and in a hotel room with an excellent view of the ocean (sometimes work really isn’t so bad). SO, since I can’t share any sewing machine adventures I thought I’d share a photo from my travel adventures.
Hope to be back soon sharing something more sewing machine related
Well this is my last post of 2011. Can you believe this year is already over? It just flew by! Thank you tagging along on my journey – you’ve helped make this past year more interesting and enjoyable than I could have imagined.
So, before we go on, I want to wish each and every one of you a very Happy New Year!!!!
Now for the warning - This is way off topic, but I’m posting pictures of my new kitchen since several of you are interested.
First of all, let me apologize profusely for being away so very, very long. Hopefully my absence hasn’t sent all of you running off to much more interesting venues, because I am having huge Ms. Rusty and blogging withdrawals that will be alleviated soon and I’d like to think someone is there to share the joy of continuing the process with me!
For those of you who are wondering where in the heck I’ve been, well here is the short version:
Computer Problems: I’ve had 4 hard drives in 3 different computers crash on me. It has been no small feat recovering from each failure, but I think we’re finally back in business.
Travel: Work has sent me all over the word on business trips – including a week in Milan, Italy and a week in Puerto Rico. I also went to Nebraska to help my Grandma celebrate her 90th birthday. Grandma is still doing amazing and if I’m even half as spry and witty as her when I reach 90, I’ll be one happy woman!
Kitchen Remodel: There were problems with the remodel, including discovering the week before Thanksgiving that our refrigerator wouldn’t actually fit in the kitchen. However, we are now FINALY done with the remodel and I am very happy with the results. I can post pictures if anyone is interested, but it isn’t exactly sewing machine related.
Thanksgiving: Dinner was at our house in the new kitchen and my mom was kind enough to come out for a long visit to help out.
New Airplane: My husband decided to sell his airplane in order to buy a new airplane kit. So, just when I thought I’d be able to get access to Ms. Rusty to start wrenching on her again, the garage is taken over by a huge 4’ x 4’ x 12’ box and a few other equally large boxes full of airplane stuff! This weekend I’m helping my husband unpack the boxes and do inventory on them so I can finally access my workbench again!!
So, needless to say, the last two months have been very busy and none of it related to Ms. Rusty. I could have bored you all to death with the gruesome details along the way, but I’m trying real hard to keep this blog focused on sewing machines.
The good news is that I have absolutely no travel plans for Christmas and should be able to get time to work on Ms. Rusty. The next post (hopefully in the next week or so) will be focused on masking off Ms. Rusty in preparation for bead blasting. Don’t give up on me now (ha! ha!)
I made it back from vacation safe and sound. One of my first stops was my workbench to check on Ms. Rusty. Thankfully she didn’t punish me for my absence as she is still rust free and waiting for her “facial” (aka – bead blasting). Apparently that last dip in Evapo-rust did the trick!
Unfortunately, my kitchen remodel began the day after my return and forced me to put Ms. Rusty on the back burner once again. This time, I can’t even get to my work bench because she is surrounded by appliances and other miscellaneous items moved into the garage to allow for the remodel. We only had 1 day to empty the kitchen, living room and laundry room – otherwise I would have tried to find a way to make sure I had access to my girl.
On sewing machine related topic, my wonderful MIL and FIL gave me my birthday present while we were visiting them on our vacation. They gave me a 1897 Wheeler & Wilson No. 9 treadle machine in a beautifully carved cabinet! (Thank you once again Mom and Pops!!!) I hope to take some pictures of my new baby this weekend and share them with you. She is a beauty!
That’s all for now. I’m off to paint the kitchen in preparation for the cabinet installation that begins tomorrow. I’m so glad that the painting is the only thing we chose to do on our own for this remodel. Otherwise it may be months, rather than weeks, before Ms. Rusty gets any attention!
P.S. For those that are curious – here is the current state of my kitchen. I can’t wait until I have a sink and stove again so I can make home-cooked food rather than going out for every meal.
I’m sorry to say that I did not have time to work on Ms. Rusty at all this past week. That pesky place that gives me a paycheck (a.k.a. work) kept me too busy with projects that need to be finished before I go on vacation – 24 hours and counting!
Speaking of vacation, I will be enjoying the lovely sounds of airplanes making left turns in the sky as my hubby and I (along with our two pups) go to the Reno Air Races later this week. After lots of aircraft related fun we then go to Oregon for a week to go camping and visit with family. With all that excitement and travel, Ms. Rusty will be ignored again.
SO, unless there is some sewing machine related news that I can’t wait to share, I won’t be checking in until late September.
Enjoy the last few weeks of summer – I know I will
You may be wondering where I’ve been, especially since I’ve said that Ms. Rusty is disassembled now. Well, my kitchen is being remodeled so I’ve been a bit distracted the past two weeks with ordering cabinets, getting floor tile delivered and having the kitchen re-wired.
I’m going to try my best to get a new Ms. Rusty post out tomorrow, so please hang in there!!
I’ll be taking a break from blogging for a few days as I’ll be in Las Vegas celebrating my little cousin’s first (and hopefully only) marriage. He is marrying a wonderful woman and they are taking the no muss, no fuss, but high entertainment value approach to their nuptials. I say, as long as they love each other (which they do) and it’s legal (which it is) then more power to them!
The only downside is that I will be away from Ms. Rusty and my computer for several days and thus will not be able to provide you with any meaningful updates. When I return I’ll be working on repairing the wiring for the lamp assembly, tearing down and cleaning up the bobbin winder assembly, and powder coating the motor cover. I can hardly wait!!!
