As you have discovered, the door to the conference room was locked when you arrived. I wanted to keep everyone out in the hall so that I could give each and everyone one of you a hug as you entered the meeting.
My sincere thanks to everyone for your kind comments, e-mails and other good thoughts in my behalf. I am continuing to "de-stress" my life as much as I can.
I've been sewing madly. So madly in fact that my newer electronic sewing machine self-destructed. I am done, done, done with these modern machines. Unless you spend lots of $$$$$ they are a just a disaster waiting to happen. Meanwhile, the lovely heavyweight Beverly keeps on sewing. You gotta love a loyal friend who is 45 lbs. of cast iron.
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It's been a while since I posted and I thought it would be nice to serve something special this morning.
How about two year old pound cake?
+I dug through the archives to serve up this sand castle cake. Through the magic of the internet it tastes just as fresh as the day it came out of the oven. Help yourself. There's also a large bowl of fresh strawberries.
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What are you reading lately? I just finished a book written by a woman who rode her Honda motorcycle from the east coast to Alaska and back. It rekindled the desire to hit the open road although at my age it certainly wouldn't be on a motorcycle. I can barely imagine doing such a trip in the relative comfort of a car, much less on a bike.
I do miss those days when I did ride. There's a great feeling of freedom on a motorcycle. My friend and neighbor Chuck promised me a ride on his beautiful, large Harley. Unfortunately he passed away before we could go for that ride. I guess the message is to grab the moment and don't put anything off.
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One of my little wallets has gone on a little adventure. A customer placed the order and I sent it out the same day. During the Christmas season I mailed out one of my aprons without Delivery Confirmation, the first and only time I've sent a package without it. Of course, that is the one and only package that every got lost!
Anyway, the wallet was mailed and a day or two later I checked it's progress to Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania......
Nope. The wallet was in Coppel, Texas! I'm pretty sure that's in the opposite direction. I hopped over the to post office and asked them to investigate. The wallet had moved on to Dallas. What the heck?
What we figured out is that when it was initially checked into the system, someone read the zip code as 75370 (Dallas) instead of 15370 (Pennsylvania).
Anyone who has ever received a piece of mail from me will be able to confirm that my handwriting is extremely legible.....calligraphy legible.
The clerk assured me that they would soon realize the mistake and send it on to it's proper destination. I certainly hope so. In the meantime I've sent a message to the customer that her wallet was on a mini-adventure and would be arriving soon.
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I have a confession to make.
I love to iron.
To me it's relaxing. Perhaps because I love to sew, which requires you to press as you go along. I'm sure that if I was faced with the tons of non-permanent press laundry that my mom faced I'd feel much differently.
Imagine my surprise when I found out about the "sport" of Extreme Ironing.
Have you heard of this? The website states that it combines "the thrill of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt."
Hmmm, I wouldn't know, since I've never participated in an extreme outdoor activity. They dreamed this up in England and I sense a bit of Monty Python in it all.
Here's the official website, whose sponsor is none other than Rowenta.
EXTREME IRONING
Where's the most extreme place you've ever ironed? I can't say I've ironed any place more exciting than my laundry room.
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Again, i want to thank you for your continued support and friendship during this time. I will remain the prodigal Farmer's Wife until which time I feel fully recharged and able to put forth the effort that this endeavor deserves.
What I'm going to do is attempt to at least hold a staff meeting on Monday. Next week I'll have a big surprise for you. Here's a clue - it's pink! ......oh, and one in lavender ....... and a miniature version in jet black.
Any guesses?
I now turn the meeting over to you. Let's talk!!!!
