We are NOT in storage any longer......

uBefore I start my actual post...let me say that I hope we are all recalling today the very tragic events our country suffered 8 years ago. We lived in an area of NJ that was hit very hard with several deaths...and lived in an area where on a clear day we could go to one part of town and see the NY skyline.....which forever changed that day. My thoughts are with the many families whose lives were altered beyond belief that day.

And, in contrast, this post seems to have very little meaning, but we need to carry on...right? So I will tell you that all our things are now out of the storage pod and back in the house. The restoration firm did a wonderful job of cleaning both rooms from top to bottom and also the furniture and knick knacks, etc. as it all came out of the pod. The rooms look very nice...one piece of trim to be done yet in the bathroom. I am writing this on Thursday night (to post early on Friday morning) and am totally exhausted as I woke up at 3 a.m. when the power went off in the area...and was off until 5 a.m. I passed some of that time by riding around in my car to see if I could find signs of the power company at work. I didn't....just saw a state trooper pulled in a hidden spot looking for speeders (of which there weren't too many in this retirement-laden area at 3 a.m.!!!!!)

So....I'm too tired to do many photos right now...but below is a quick one I just took showing one of the two bedroom windows (bad angle, I know). I made the valance...kind of hard to see clearly unless you click to enlarge it, but it's the same fabric as the throw pillows I made and showed here the other day and...trust me, it looks nice. I also made the little wall-hanging you see in the photo (using some of the fabric from the curtains and throw pillows). The good old Disappearing 9 Patch strikes again....made on my Husqvarna, of course!!! AND...thanks to the 13 of you who already sent me supportive emails about my Janome lemon. If you have the time, go back to yesterday's post and read the amazing story of Tracy's Janome...same model as mine...in a comment she left on yesterday's post for me......it's worth a read, I promise you as she tells me something "amazing". I know a few more said they are sending me emails, too. I hope to have at least 20 by the end of the weekend....and more would be excellent, of course!!!