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<\/a><\/p>\nHere is the back.\u00a0 As you can see, I cannot finish attaching the narrow lace to the back until I’ve done the buttonholes.\u00a0 That will get done on Wednesday at my sewing class.\u00a0 Actually, my teacher is going to do that….if you mess them up the dress is ruined, so that is WAY out of my comfort zone.<\/p>\n
I tied off the the rest of the lace on the pillow and have just finished bleaching and soaking it in hydrogen peroxide.\u00a0 When it dries I hope I will find that it got as light at the lace I did yesterday…my fingers are crossed and I’ll just pause here a moment to go throw some salt over my shoulder!<\/p>\n Alrighty then!\u00a0 It’s a damp fall day here, drizzly and dreary.\u00a0 It will get dark an hour earlier than I’m used to this evening.\u00a0 I have taken a moment to enjoy what will be close to the last things blooming in the garden.\u00a0 It’s been such a mild fall, and surely the first hard frost can’t be too far away now.<\/p>\n These are the last few roses in the garden.<\/p>\n I couldn’t resist cutting a few of them, along with some lavender, to bring inside.\u00a0 The summer colors looked quite out of place in the house.\u00a0 I’ve moved them to my bathroom (of all places!) where a bit of pale pink, bright pink and purple look better.<\/p>\n It’s almost time to bring in my extended sheep family.\u00a0 During the winter they stay warm in front of the fireplace.<\/p>\n The birds who lived here are long gone, along with all the hummingbirds who were attracted to the red mandevilla and sat on the wire waiting for a drink at the feeders.\u00a0 The mandevilla doesn’t have much time left, so it’s singing its swan song.<\/p>\n I’ve already brought in some of the plants I want to keep for the winter.\u00a0 l didn’t realize this\u00a0 geranium cutting had a bud on it.\u00a0 It is sitting on the window sill above the kitchen sink, and it opened yesterday during my trials with bleaching.\u00a0 Today this bloom seems like a benevolent onlooker to yesterday’s events.<\/p>\n Lastly, here is the kitchen table.\u00a0 It hasn’t been used much lately for eating!\u00a0 While Bob is off sailing to Antigua, I haven’t felt much like cooking for one and sitting down to a meal at the table.<\/p>\n Mostly I’ve been using the table as I am now, to write emails and blog posts, with morning coffee or a glass something stronger in the evening.\u00a0 I’m feeling pretty lucky that I had the opportunity to write this particular post.\u00a0 The storm is past, and it’s looking pretty likely that there will be a christening dress worthy of dear little Tori, my tiny super moon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This morning I sewed on the newly bleached lace to the front bodice of my granddaughter’s christening dress.\u00a0 What a relief that it looks good to these old eyes of mine! Here is the front of the dress, looking rather … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n