Sunday Ramblings
Dear friends,
It's been a terrific week. I enjoyed my work, when I am in charge, I feel that I am taking care of everyone. It's a juggling act of balancing the needs of patients, versus staff, versus doctors and the rest of them (bosses, lol). Somehow the balancing was easier this holiday week. That's a win.
We spent two separate occasions with family. Three of my sweetheart's siblings live here in the area. They are first generation English, although his oldest sister actually was born in England. I really enjoy all of them. We had Thanksgiving at his sister's house. Then we also had a nice lunch for his nephew's birthday. Lots of family time, which is good, since we had missed that a lot this past year plus.
Frugal win, he found a bunch of chisels at the thrift and is happily rehabbing them right now. We often find things we repair or use for parts/pieces. I have cut up many clothing items for the fabric. I make quilts, rugs, new items of clothing, napkins from linen clothing. I don't worry about my napkins matching since it's usually only one or two people eating at my house. My dishes are white with a black floral design (called Christina by Spode), I can pull out any color to go with them.
Project ideas: turn black leather skirt into pillow, or use to felt onto wool in a cool design. Old leather skirts in green heavy suede are going to be the basis for a hat and matching bustier type belt for my Ren-Faire costumes. I am completing a quilt for the man from corduroy, his favorite fabric. Since it is corduroy, the seams are half an inch and the smallest blocks are 6 inches once completed. My newest to me sewing machine is a Pfaff I found for $25. I had to get a foot feed from a sewing machine parts place on-line, and the machine sews like a dream. I am also helping a friend make a comic con costume. I may need to start including photos of my own projects. I will Instagram them.
I have several ideas for Amazon novellas, I am going to experiment with them, publishing some of my stories as I write them. My author names are CH Vance, and Colleen Vance. Romances and PWF (paranormal women's fiction) will be Colleen, sci-fi, fantasy and urban fiction will be CH Vance.
In a way, we did some traveling since we drove 90 minutes for Thanksgiving. It was a beautiful drive, there is a bit of color changes in the foliage, but it may be as good as it gets. I miss the beautiful reds, oranges and yellows from Washington state. Perhaps next year we can drive to our Vegas event, and get more fall in our fall!
I am curious how everything is going with you. Did you have family over for the holidays? Are you ready for Christmas? We are choosing to get each other a gift but not going crazy with gift giving. He's already given me several things I really wanted for our dating anniversary and my birthday. I found him a book that he had been going to order the same week I gifted it to him (glad I got it to him first!)
Goodbye for now, Colleen