Making Pillows

 I have two t-shirts and one sweatshirt that I bought on three different vacations.  What they have in common is embroidery.  The sweatshirt was a favorite and as with many favorite pieces of clothing got too much use and stains.  The embroidery was still very nice so I kept it.  Same for the shirts. Then the idea came to me to make them into pillows.  At first I thought I would cut out the embroidered part but then realized the fabric was fine for making the pillows.

The sweatshirt from Montana

A t-shirt from Alaska

Inside view of embroidery from Victoria, Cananda

I don't know how long I have held on to this idea but since moving to NH I realized I should go ahead and tackle this project.  With advice from daughter Emily who surpasses me with her sewing skills and borrowing one of her sewing machines, 

I have completed one pillow.  Here's the back. I overlapped the bottom edges of the front and back of the shirt to make it a pocket pillow.

And the front.  

I think when finished these will end up on our bed.

A Poem by Lee Tzu Pheng

My friend Marilyn shared this poem with me. I thought you'd like it.

                          

Sip Your Tea Nice and Slow, 

No one Ever knows 

when it’s Time to Go,

There’ll be no Time 

to enjoy the Glow,

So sip your Tea

Nice and Slow... 

Life is too Short but 

feels pretty Long,

There’s too Much to do , so much going Wrong, 

And Most of the Time You Struggle to be Strong,

Before it’s too Late 

and it’s time to Go,

Sip your Tea

Nice and Slow... 

Some Friends stay, 

others Go away,

Loved ones are Cherished, but not all will Stay ,

Kids will Grow up 

and Fly away,

There’s really no Saying how Things will Go,

So sip your Tea

Nice and Slow... ☕

In the End it’s really 

all about Understanding Love,

For this World  

and in the Stars above,

Appreciate and Value who truly Cares, 

Smile and Breathe 

and let your Worries go,

So, Just Sip your Tea

Nice and Slow....

Random Notes from Here

The paperwhite I wrote about on the 13th has opened up.

I've added some other plants to the house.  My Valentine's Day presents selected by me from Home Depot.  Above is what I call Mother-in-law Tongue.  And below is a ZZZ plant.  I had one of those at the last house we owned in Maryland and found it to be an easy plant to care for.

The poinsettia from Christmas is still doing fine.  It likes its placement in the front window.

In other news, we have a team in the cellar replacing support poles.  The inspection report described what was there as temporary supports.  We had Lyle Parry come and take a look and yes, they were temporary so 4 permanent ones are being installed.  There's another construction crew due today too, to dig up the dirt half of the cellar and prep it for concrete flooring.  Needed for radon mitigation.

An old house requires work!  We have had locksmith, plumber, appliance repairman, and HVAC so far.  Electricians due next week.

The third puzzle since we moved here is almost done.  This one only has 500 pieces.

And the last newsy note is that I got on a pair of snowshoes last week and took a walk across the field and back.  It was fun but slow going because you have stay aware of where your feet are so you don't step on the snowshoe.  I managed to stay upright the whole time.  These were daughter's snowshoes.  I hope to have some more fun in the snow this week after the big snow comes through.  Let's hope we stay north of the sleet and freezing rain line.

 

Happy Valentine's Day