~Sewing Dreams~

There's a little town, just a wide spot on the road, I think they

have a blinking caution light. This little town is right next to the

river. There is a restaurant there, a convenience store and the

last time I was through there, someone was trying to reopen a

small motel that was there as well.. Its a very nice area, and

there are quite a few homes around as it is at a Y in the highway.

There are some abandoned buildings..well perhaps I should say

WERE, I havent been there in 8 years now.. not since 2000.. I

drove through there when I was staying with Donnie and trying

to get better after my heart surgery.... I had my own car then and

I decided I was going to drive to my sister Shirleys.. Which I did

with no problem.. I was in a sort of in between, not knowing that

the rest of the year would be almost totally spent in hospital or

rehab or that in just months I would lose my right leg...

This town had an old gas station, something on the order of the

photo I got off the net, its almost like that. it had a huge glass window

in front..there was a drive through with a roof over it that went

over top of the gas pumps held up by 2 huge columns of brick.

then were the 2 huge glass garage doors, but what was so great

about this place is that the garage was attached to the front of

a house, and the back of the house faced the river. It had a base

ment and the garage level and a 2nd story... Next to this place

was an open area.. lot size,, then.. next to that were 6 old cabins.

They were not in good shape then and I don't think had been used

in years..nor had the garage... It was very old... but didn't look in

bad shape from the outside, inside you could see lots of stuff in it,

but it looked more like storage.. When my ex and I used to fish, one

of the places we went was across the river from this place.. by

the dam ...good fishing there...above and below...which from this

town you could access both sides of the river not to mention above

and below the damn ... We fished there many times...

Why I have been thinking of this place again ..is because of some

dreams I have had lately..which connect to me sitting here looking

at my sewing machine... wanting to open her up and use her again.

My dreams lately have been about sewing..having my own business,

even to seeing in my dreams the ladies that were working with me

to make extra money... We had an excellent business... And we are

at this place on the river... The front of the place, the garage was re

done to make a sewing center, we made quilts and crafty things or

if someone needed or wanted something made, a dress, costume,

or what ever, once I made aprons for a restaurant. I made a lot of

money at the HHome making lap quilts... Sewing has been a part

of my life ever since I sat on my gramma's front porch realizing

just how fun it is to sew and create things from just scraps of cloth.

I used to sew for sewing places using Industrial machines, that I LOVE.

the speed and power they have is awesome.. When I used those and

would go home and use mine there it was like going from a horse and

wagon to a Rolls Royce... I can operate at least 6 different types of

industrial sewing machines. Some of these sewing places sell their

scrap or left over material for pennies...The material is all good quality.

When I found out a friend had opened a business making Hide Outs

for hunters out of camouflage material..my ex was in his glory.. I was

given huge bags of the scrap material.. and I told Jack, the owner of the

company just what I could make out of his scrap material that he had

been throwing away!!!... I went back a few days later and showed him

the shirt, pants, fanny pack and acessories..I had made- he was so

surprised .. he started making stuff himself out of it.. but he still gave

a lot to me and I made a lot of money off that free material...

I miss sewing and the creating and designing my own things.. Ive been

asked to design and create some clothing specially for chair people,

and specifically amputees.. To design clothes that THEY wanted..not

what they were forced to buy because they don't really have clothing

that is really adapted for us.. Nothing really pretty, Ive looked.. When

I was in the HHome, there was a sweet lady across the hall named

Nancy.. She couldn't move but her arms..and she could barely speak.

They dressed her in her clothes but she was uncomfortable.. slacks

that rode up and tops that just werent suited for her or were just ugly.

I decorated some of the hospital gowns that she wore..put lace around

the neck ..fixed the sleeves.. and I left the back open so she didn't lay

on anything,, like a seam or anything that could cause her skin to

break down which is a big issue for people with restricted movement.

She was pleased and LOVED the ones I did for her..In fact she liked

them more than her other clothes and would only wear them when the

things I made for her were in the laundry.. :-)

Across the street are local strikers..on a pickett line.. the cars going

by since yesterday have all been blowing their horns.. When they first

started I was going nuts trying to see who the cars were that were maybe

tooting their horns cuz they knew me or else something was drastically

wrong.. Well its the walkers out there, about 8 or so at a time.. I even saw

my house on the news! The horns were all day yesterday and EVEN ALL

NIGHT! and today the same thing.. I don't mind the horns during the day ,

but ALL night too? Those guys stayed out there ALL night !.. As COLD as it

was and IS.. Gotta give them credit I guess..One guy even brought his dog

with him.!

Well, enough for today, Im gonna go and check out my machine over

there and just see what I have to do to it to get her up and running..If

she fails me I have my good trusty one down the basement that I had

given to me in the HHome.. I KNOW what she can do.. and what I can

do is get started..so that means.. My GORGEOUS WEEBLE words..

"nitey nite"...

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya..and Thanks !!! :-)

ALways, Lois ****

God Bless you, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again.....