Jun

12

Oowie, Oowie!

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I read this today in our local newspaper.  On the front page no less- it must have been a slow news day!

Eric Lammers wondered if he was just a wimp when he felt the occasional shot of pain in his foot when he played soccer in his bare feet.

Now, the London high school teacher knows he wasn’t.

Lammers recently injured his foot while coaching at London District Christian secondary school and went to Victoria Hospital for X-rays.

“Sure enough, my toe was broken but they also found a little something else,” he said.

After several images were taken of his foot, medical staff began asking him if he ever remembered stepping on anything.
 
 “The doctors called me over and said , ‘Come have a look at this.’ There was a sewing needle in my foot,” said Lammers.

The needle, which appears to be broken, is wedged between his big and second toe. Lammers, 35, thinks it has been there for 13 years.

His mother, Nellie, had shag carpeting in their house.

“I remember stepping on something and feeling some pain. There was a little red dot, but I didn’t think much about it. That’s probably when it happened,” he said.

Lammers estimates the needle is about an inch and a half long, but cautions he’s a fisher and it could be less.

He has an appointment with a surgeon June 27 to see if the needle should be removed.
Want to bet that….

A.  His mother sews!
B.  I will be hiding this section of the paper from my family!!
C.  I will be doing a better job keeping track of my sewing needles/pins from now on!
D.  If they find needles laying around on the floor (head hanging in shame because yes they will!) I will not be allowed to live it down.

Thank goodnes we don’t have shag carpet!

Darn you Eric Lammers mom -whoever you are!

Today’s Postscript…

Monday was Baby Girl # 5’s 19th birthday. Boy do I feel old. I am much too young for my youngest child to be that mature! She traipsed into Toronto with a car load of girlfriends to celebrate at a Blue Jays game, and within a few minutes of being seated the group found themselves featured on the Jumbotron. Apparently they can die happy and fullfilled now!

Here is my beautiful girl then and now…


 
 
 

 

Jan

16

Overdosing on Project Catwalk

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It was a glorious sewing day today! I was expecting Daughter #2’s boyfriends parents to come for a visit- but noone showed. Or if they did, I was in too much of a zone to notice them!

I found Project Catwalk on Youtube. I embarked on a marathon viewing/sewing session and got so much done! I really, really hated Project Catwalk though! In general the designers were, um um not good at all! I am watching to the bitter end though!

I finally finished the rejected New Years dress. I will wear it to my parents 50th Wedding anniversary party this week instead. No pics on me - you will have to settle for my dressform supermodel.

I also started on Laurens new coat. I am making it in a grey tweed wool that I got from Metro Textile in NYC. I am using Burda 7878. I don’t really use Burda patterns often, although I am a BWOF fan. When I read these instructions through- after cutting out the fabric, I found out that there were instruction sheets missing. A trip to the fabric store was to no avail, as the only copy they had left included the same instructions. I have left a message with Burdamode and hopefully they can remedy my problem. I know you are all saying “Connie you do not need the instructions”, but still I would like them to know about the problem.

It is constructing itself very well andvery quickly, although it looks a titch BORING to me. Lauren requested a double breasted coat and this one, while it has cute lines, does not really avail itself to much in the way of embellishment.

Lauren darling if you read this- what do you think of something like this to pretty it up?

Some sort of deconstructed look involving black wool, net or chiffon and beads? I was also thinking of handstitch outlining some of the seams in black.

Let me know!
Oh yes - I just finished watching the runway episode of Season 2 of Catwalk. They have vindicated themselves - Wayne’s runway was “brilliant”!