Friday June 13 2008

Another Family Antique

Joe's Mother and probably his grandmother

used this treadle sewing machine.

When I got it, it was at Big Sandy Lodge

and I used it for all the mending there (no electricity),

whatever might need sewing including curtains for the cabins

and miles of patching the flannel sheets to make them last longer.

The turquoise thing is a kerosene iron from how early'

I don't know. I never tried to use it. They yellow can

goes with it to hold the kerosene for refilling the tank.

There's also a separate pump for it similar to what we used to

pump up gas lanterns.

Hmmm. Friday the 13th.

We've had a quiet day here at Beverly's. So not much of any interest to write about. That is not to say that it's boring. We're especially having some wonderful family time together right now. I'm grateful for that. Bev's had several nice bouquets delivered, they are really pretty. Sure hope that she gets to feeling better by tomorrow. She isn't feeling any too great yet and is still in a lot of pain but she is better than yesterday and last night. She's been resting better today. All I've done is make some homemade chicken vegetable soup for our lunch and start the dishwasher.

There is lots of food coming from family and friends though and I don't need to cook much. Clay's out playing at his friends' house. The kids dad (my-ex) and his wife came over this morning to visit Beverly. Debbie stopped by first thing with some muffins from Marie Calender's. She and Curtis are going out to a nice restaurant tonight with Tayler and Jeremy for a belated birthday dinner. My grandson Shane came over for dinner tonight and it was nice to see him. Andrea had to work until 9, so didn't see her but he said they would come back on Sunday. Betty called to check in. She had some good ideas about how to take the return trip to Wyoming from Mesquite without backtracking, so there are a few more options.

Debbie and I will probably go home Wednesday or Thursday now. And I won't take the second chemo treatment down here, but get it back in Jackson. We planned to take a little sightseeing trip instead of going up I-15, but I can't decide on which route to take, since my car is still up in Mesquite. Wanted to see some country in Northern Nevada I've never been to, but because it would be backtracking to get the car and go there, might go on east through Monument Valley instead or someplace like that. Chaco Canyon? Never been there. No telling where we'll end up.

Jackie emailed me some information on http://www.sirtex.com/ which I've been reading about liver cancer treatment that sounds very interesting. Comes from Australia. Her brother in law is having this treatment and I'll be eager to hear how his progress goes. Sure hoping for him to recover with this new technology. I will print it out when I get back home to the printer and ask about it at my next doctor checkup.