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The Friday Exhale: 5 Thoughts on the Week

me in a 60s convertible!

In case you’re wondering, no, I didn’t actually go for a drive in it, and, unfortunately, it definitely does not belong to me. I came across this photo on my phone and it made me smile, just like sitting behind the wheel of this vintage lovely did that day. A cheerful antidote to the yucky weather we’re having this week! Oh, and driving, or at least riding, in one of these is on my bucket list.

What is on your bucket list? Do you have one? – Maria

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The Friday Exhale: 5 Thoughts on the Week

This is my sewing machine and I love her. She’s a Singer Heavy Duty. (this is just my opinion, not a paid Singer advertisement) It is a basic sewing machine with nothing fancy about her at all, except the needle threader, which is a life saver. It was becoming so difficult to thread the needle with the previous machine, a vintage Singer 431g that I now have in storage. They called it the Slant-o-Matic. The machine is still highly regarded in the sewing community even now. I’m not ready to give her up yet because she still works. These old machines were made to last, but I found she wasn’t very reliable and threading the needle was becoming a task. Perhaps I’ll take her for a tune up and then maybe use her once in a while, just to keep her in good shape. Read this post to find out my sewing plans for 2024.

Was there a sewing machine in your home growing up? Did anyone in your home sew? Let me know in the comments. – Cris

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