{"id":36397,"date":"2016-11-02T05:56:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T09:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=36397"},"modified":"2016-11-04T23:08:34","modified_gmt":"2016-11-05T03:08:34","slug":"nobody-knows-the-trouble-ive-seen-the-good-times-ive-had","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/02\/nobody-knows-the-trouble-ive-seen-the-good-times-ive-had\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Nobody Knows the Trouble I&#8217;ve Seen&#8221; &#038; the Good Times I&#8217;ve Had"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends and Readers, once again I am back.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 My absence is well expressed by Sam Cooke who seems to know my pain.\u00c2\u00a0 Nobody knows the computer trouble I&#8217;ve seen!<\/p>\n<iframe width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rQzlzH5wymc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>For the past several weeks, my computer has been crazy, only occasionally and unpredictably usable.\u00c2\u00a0 I felt mute.\u00c2\u00a0 On my i-phone and Kindle, my fingers just bumble around the tiny keyboards and I grow frustrated very quickly.\u00c2\u00a0 I NEED my pc.<\/p>\n<p>After running every virus checker, malware and spyware program known to the high-tech internet world, my fabulous tech savvy husband wiped the hard drive clean and reinstalled every single program.\u00c2\u00a0 And at last, it seems that all is well.<\/p>\n<p>But amidst all this aggravation, we&#8217;ve had some really good times and I&#8217;ve done some sewing.\u00c2\u00a0 For a very special bridal shower I embroidered 46 dishtowels for guest favors.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;ve known the groom-to-be since before he was born and this 35 yo fella has always had a special place in my heart. \u00c2\u00a0 So now that he has found the love of his life, the wedding is a major event for us.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I was so rushed finishing the towels that I didn&#8217;t take pictures.\u00c2\u00a0 But they really did turn out nicely.\u00c2\u00a0 Each one was different, featuring a heart, love birds, or love\/wedding themed designs.\u00c2\u00a0 It was fun to stroll through my design library.\u00c2\u00a0 As usual, my prewashed, starched and pressed stash of dishtowels from All About Blanks came in handy.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve just spent a weekend with our daughter and\u00c2\u00a0 her family.\u00c2\u00a0 Our two grandchildren, just like yours, are beautiful, brilliant and charming.<\/p>\n<p>Two little anecdotes about 3.5 yo Vivian Rose, whose reputation has spread far and wide.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s become interested in American Girl dolls so I promised her that we would give her an AG Bitty Baby for Christmas if she were very good.\u00c2\u00a0 I assured her that I knew she would be our good girl.<\/p>\n<p>Ever so solemnly she looked up at me and replied, &#8220;Nana, I will be very good&#8230;&#8230;but a little&#8230;..&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0 &#8220;A little what, Vivi?&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0 She smiled, &#8220;I think I&#8217;ll be just a little bit bad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ME-hat-fits.jpg\" alt=\"me-hat-fits\" width=\"405\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ME-hat-fits.jpg 483w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ME-hat-fits-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then her parents shared a similar story.\u00c2\u00a0 Vivian spends a lot of time at the home of her great aunt\/other grandmother who adores her.\u00c2\u00a0 The little gal had left a trail of toys and quite a mess after she finished playing there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;NanNan&#8221; reminded Vivi that she needed to put the toys away.\u00c2\u00a0 Three times she reminded her.\u00c2\u00a0 Vivi just shook her head no and then finally laughed.<\/p>\n<p>NanNan began picking up the toys and said, &#8220;It&#8217;s not funny, Vivian.&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0 With an impish grin she replied, &#8220;Well,\u00c2\u00a0 NanNan, it&#8217;s a little bit funny.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36402\" style=\"width: 424px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36402\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-36402\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/A-V-Halloween.jpg\" alt=\"She doesn't look very wicked before trick or treating with her brother.\" width=\"414\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/A-V-Halloween.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/A-V-Halloween-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/A-V-Halloween-768x1365.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/A-V-Halloween-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/A-V-Halloween-450x800.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">She doesn&#8217;t look very wicked as she left to go trick or treating with her brother.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Soon I&#8217;ll have a post about a recent sewing weekend at our house with Vivian, her brother, Alastair, and two of their friends, all ages 3-9 years old.\u00c2\u00a0 Every one of them was positively rabid about machine embroidery.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36407\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36407\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36407\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/V-J-A-at-machine.jpg\" alt=\"3 yo Vivian observing, 5 yo Joseph emboidering and 7 yo supervising.\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/V-J-A-at-machine.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/V-J-A-at-machine-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3 yo Vivian observing and encouraging, 5 yo Joseph embroidering and 7 yo nature boy Alastair supervising.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The entire weekend they rotated between my 3 Brother machines, embroidering more than 20 fingertip towels during the weekend.\u00c2\u00a0 It was exhausting but so much fun to see their enthusiasm for machine embroidery.<\/p>\n<p>Soon I will report about a terrific class on Brother&#8217;s PE-Design 10 embroidery software.\u00c2\u00a0 It was offered at my favorite store in the whole world, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sewing.net\/\">The Sewing Studio<\/a> in Maitland, Florida.\u00c2\u00a0 Brother educator Michelle G. had some fabulous samples, including this sepia John Lennon photostitch project. The entire surface is covered in stitches.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36404\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36404\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36404\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1344.jpg\" alt=\"This technique intrigues me. i must try it.\" width=\"800\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1344.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1344-300x277.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1344-768x709.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This technique intrigues me. I must try it.\u00c2\u00a0 This 14&#215;14&#8243; piece has about 500,000 stitches.\u00c2\u00a0 Whew!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So Dear Readers, now that\u00c2\u00a0 you&#8217;ve read my tale of woe and can see that I&#8217;m back having fun sewing,\u00c2\u00a0 I hope you will stop by again soon.<\/p>\n<p>So what have you been doing these past few weeks?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends and Readers, once again I am back.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 My absence is well expressed by Sam Cooke who seems to know my pain.\u00c2\u00a0 Nobody knows the computer trouble I&#8217;ve seen! For the past several weeks, my computer has been crazy, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/02\/nobody-knows-the-trouble-ive-seen-the-good-times-ive-had\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[42,18],"tags":[1137,1136],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36397"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36397"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36446,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36397\/revisions\/36446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}