I spent most of the day on the computer. I THOUGHT I was only going to spend a couple of hours, but one thing lead to another. I am sure you know how that goes. I got the domain pointed in the right direction, I THINK I have the mail pointed to the right place but if you comment on something and don't hear from me,... Give me some time, I have emails to two different support groups.

I did get out and get 2 errands done so it wasn't a total "sit hunched over the keyboard" day. Tomorrow will be better. Out for a bike ride in the morning and I am going to get some studio work done. (But that will be on the computer.) I am still in the design phase on the Quilts on the Wall challenge "Black and White with a Twist"....

I am so happy to report that the studio is nearing completion. The painting is complete, most of the shelving is back on the walls (except for the one that came crashing down yesterday) but that is another story. Note to self: Use different bracket system for storing six large containers of thread.

The unfortunate thing is, now that the freshly painted room (except for the ceiling and I am not looking up until a cobweb hits me in the nose) the hodge-podge of furniture that we had for our sewing tables looks lame. I have been saving my pennies for an upgrade on the computer, but now I am thinking a new sewing cabinet system for our machines might be a better idea.

David and I sold two pieces out of the Acorn Gallery in Idyllwild and that money will in the future move out to stimulate that ol' economy when I get enough collected. We did stop and look at one system in person and I did some internet research and spied another that might work. One is a dual set up, both machines in one cabinet, and the other is separate cabinets for each machine. The dual cabinet would give the studio a very clean look and the other would allow some different positioning options.  The problem with that is there are not a lot of options in the studio because of the cabinets hanging on the wall, the window and design board positions. Both types would most likely end up in the same area.

The two we are considering are the Koala Dual Mate IV or the Kangaroo and Joey. (Are you spotting a theme here?) They both turn out to be about the same cost even though from different companies. We saw the Dual Mate in person and it seems very well constructed and is a USA company. I have not done all the research on the Kangaroo but it is also at a local shop.  David and I will check out the materials on the Kangaroo before the big decision.

I just don’t have enough things on my plate. Not only am I madly trying to get my “Gates” quilt finished (sleeve, label and just a touch more quilting), the studio rebuilt and put back together so that I can actually FIND stuff again, but now I am moving the website from Microsoft Office Live to Weebly.

Microsoft decided recently to upgrade their website offerings with high-end tools. They now are going to charge a fee to host all websites. Unfortunately, I use only a few of the tools but the ones I use kick me up into a higher cost tier. I have done some research on other hosting sites and found that Weebly most closely fits my needs. Weebly is adding new features all the time, and have been responsive to my questions.

I will announce when I have the website up and running. Please forgive me if there are some broken links as I will be testing each one and may miss some.

Our studio is still under construction. I will be so glad when it is back together and life resumes a more normal function. It is funny that when there is disorganization around (i.e. piles of items that USED to be in the studio but are now in heaps in other rooms) how chaotic the rest of your life feels.

I am getting the walls painted, the new floor is in and the base boards are painted. I have a few touch up areas to do on the walls. I am waiting on David to recover from his very bad cold so that he can install the base boards and then I think we can start putting everything back in. We will be looking to see if the room will go back the way it was or if we will change things around a bit.

I do like the new floor (tiles as opposed to carpet) as cleaning and finding pins will be so much easier. The walls are bright and cheery (how could it not be when one of the colors is called "Goldfish") and did I mention each wall is a different color? I even got close enough to the window to clean it. The sun comes streaming through in the morning. Wonderful.