Tinkle, Tinkle
With the wind gusts, there is . . . here a tinkle, there a tinkle. I am amazed that the chimes are still in the evergreen on the northwest corner of the home for as much as they have been whipped around. The small flag at the end of the front sidewalk is also flying proudly, never missing a beat.
This morning, I nestled under the covers a bit longer than I had intended to. I knew what the day had been promised. So . . . it was 8:30 when I hauled myself out of bed. I will admit that with my bedroom porch having three exterior walls, eight windows and one front door . . . once the decision has been made to get up out of bed, I keep moving. The first cup of coffee goes down quickly. That cup comes out of the cabinets on the north wall of the kitchen. It’s a good thing the coffee pot brews at a high temperature. That first cup of coffee cools down to drinking temps quickly.
After a bit, I left the washing machine doing its thing and I headed to the studio. I said I would do a thorough cleaning of the sewing machine and I set about it. One of the features that my hands enjoy is that whether I sew a flat stitch that is four feet in length or four inches, the sewing machine will cut the threads. No scissors need to be handled. There is also a feature to then clean the cutters. Small thread lengths and fuzz can get caught up under the stitch plate that need removing.
On Facebook, I belong to a group specifically geared to the 770 Bernina sewing machine. I cannot believe the amount of posts that are about complaining of various problems with the machine. Each machine came with a very detailed operator manual. I can tell by the posts that most have not read the manual. In the ten years I have had my machine, I cannot think of any issue with it that has not been explained to me either by reading or by YouTube. When I clean the machine and oil it, I treat it with the utmost of gentle movements on my part so as to not bend anything or force anything. As I mentioned, some must really like toting the 70 lb. plus machine into their dealer often as they have screwed up.
I will admit I usually have my machine into Bird Island, aka: Kelly every year before winter sets in. The early winter of 2025 messed me up. Kelly takes it down to the bones for careful servicing. This year, I plan on doing it by my birthday the end of March. When Kelly does work on it, no one is allowed in his area to cause any static. It is a computer and many things need to be honored as he works.
The studio also got a few other perks done to it today. I put labels on several totes. Took a deep breath and then tossed some small scraps into the circular file. Yup, it hurt. I don’t plan on doing anything with scraps less than 2″ x 2″ . . . not anymore.
With that I will take my leave. ♥