Making memories in the Midwest...

We just returned from a nice, long visit in the Midwest. Prior to the past two years, I lived in the Midwest for fourteen years. Granted, I'm a Southern girl at heart, but I did enjoy my time in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa...

While my husband went trophy bass fishing on a lake in South Dakota with his brother, I stayed behind for a wonderful visit with my daughter and three of my precious grandchildren.

My daughter had just purchased a Viking sewing machine (drool), and the two of us set up a full-fledged sewing shop in the dining room. I washed, dried and pressed new pieces of fabric and cut them out...lots of them. Some, we made last week and the rest, she'll have all cut out and ready to sew. She liked that part a lot. It was so much fun having the children there and being able to try garments on them as I sewed. It always amazes me to see how much they've grown in the time since my last visit...

My grandchildren were happy that I was sewing for them but weren't too happy with the time it took away from our "play time". I did stop production occasionally to go for a walk, watch a movie, play "My Little Pet Shop" and tell stories. I even taught my eleven year old grandson how to knit. He amazed me by learning the technique in about ten minutes. I won't tell you how long it took ME to learn! I told him about the former professional football player, Rosey Grier, who needlepointed when he wasn't playing football!

Altogether, it was a splendid time of making memories in the Midwest...