Blame it on my sister…

I’ve caught the vintage sewing machine bug. That’s right, folks. I admit to it.

Here’s the sweet girly that’s coming to me soon:

She’s a Necchi Julia. I *heart* her! My dear sister (aka The Enabler) is picking it up for me in Oregon, and we have to scheme from there how we’ll get her to her new home here in Vermont. Perhaps DHL??

And if that wasn’t enough, there’s another machine (which Lisa also found)– a lovely 401A coming to me from Maine. A sweet girl from an online sewing community I frequent is picking it up for me!

Here it is:

Disclaimer: I didn’t take these pictures!

I also have my eye on a super great deal of a highly sought-after machine, but I’m keeping quiet about that until the deal is done!

Okay, so I should also mention here that this is my first post in a year. I’d pretty much like to forget the entire year which forced me to stop blogging, but I don’t know if the memories will fade fast enough. Let’s just say that my husband has a new job now, we sold our house, and we’re living in a new state 400+ miles from my hometown.

The one thing that makes this move bearable is that we moved to the lovely state of Vermont. Go  Vermont!

Before I go, let me share a few more recent pictures. My husband’s co-worker sent these homegrown potatoes home for us yesterday. Aren’t they gorgeous?

Here’s my kindergarten soccer player after her first practice:

My baby is now 3! And another brother turns 10. Now we have three children who’ve moved into double-digit ages. Yikes.

Finally, check out our new doggie!

Her name is Olive, because we think she looks an awful lot like this doggie: