Slow, but its progress!

The work on putting up the retaining wall is going slow, but it's going.



We decided to use railroad ties after all, we can get them for free and they will outlast us.We did have to hire us some help, since there is no way John and i can lift these things by ourselves, they weigh between 150-200 pounds.

So we got John's son and one of his buddies to help.

They worked several hours yesterday but finally had to stop because it got too hot.

Today should go a little faster since John decided that there was no value in notching every tie on the ends.So now all they have to do is stack them up.

Can't wait to finally move the building!!

Jack is right in the middle if things. He tries to get as many pettings out of this as he can.

I'm going to end up having to lock him in the pen,he is just too close to the tractor sometimes and since he can't hear it coming,I'm afraid he might get run over.

While I'm waiting for a yarn order for a custom sock order to arrive, i started on another pair of lace socks with one of the skeins i dyed last week.

The pattern looks like itty bitty shells.

Very easy pattern, only one of five rows has some yo and knit together's, the rest is just knit.

They will be added to the store when done.

This last Sunday we cleaned out my mother in laws house,since she had to move into a Nursing Home due to her mental and physical health.

I inherited her 1970 Dressmaker 7000 sewing machine :

and some supplies to go with it.

All the little accessories seem to be accounted for too.

The manual for the sewing machine was missing but thanks to the Internet i found a website where i could download a pdf manual, which i printed out.

It doesn't seem to be a complicated machine but is supposed to be a workhorse.

It's in really good shape, i need to oil it and give it a wipe down and it'll be ready to go.

I have a really good Singer i bought about 20 years ago that does all kinds of things, so i don't know yet if I'll keep the Dressmaker or might eventually sell it. Since it was my mother in laws i probably keep it.