PurpleHays

We went to France and Spain this week. Sunset out of Southampton Bee in wisteria in Bilbao Monument aux Girondins in Bordeaux "The Higgins Boat" at Utah Beach The American Cemetery at Omaha each/Collesville-sur-mer

We are back from our cruise. We had pretty good weather, but crossing the Channel was pretty rocky. Dave and I both felt it. We went outside our comfort zones in Bilbao and Bordeaux and went somewhat on our own. Kind of scary since we were guideless and didn't speak either language. Food was excellent in both countries. D-Day sites (especially Utah Beach and the American Cemetery) were emotional. Neither of us had family members die in WWII, but his dad was a WWII vet. I can't imagine how it would feel to someone who lost a family member there. And, amazingly, both of us lost a couple of pounds. I guess we didn't cruise correctly? 😆

Here's the final project. I made hubby's shirt a year or two ago.

No, it was regular thread, just gold colored. I didn't want to mess with metallic since the fabric had been such a pain to work with.

I did understitch the neck facing, but decided I wanted the slight decorative look of top stitching. I did not attempt underscoring the scallops. I definitely would have pulled my hair out trying that.

Feel better Kat and Lois, as well as everyone else that's injured or under the weather. We head out for our France/Spain cruise in a couple of hours. It's bright and sunny here, but it looks like most of the cruise will be cloudy/windy/rainy. I'll be on vacation, so I will not let it bother me.

Nobody, but I preach it to my coworkers because we are under harsh lights our entire shift. Especially the young ones that still have time to prevent damage. Along with compression socks.

If I'm going out, I use one pump on Neutrogena's serum with sunscreen. At night, or if I'm planning to stay inside (at home) all day, I use Clarins Double serum. Both soak in nicely and don't leave me looking greasy. I wear makeup over both without problems. (hops on soap box) I'm a redhead. I've used sunscreen on my face for at least 30 years, but not so much on my arms unless I was going in the sun. However, my dermatologist had to treat my arms for damage. Not so much from the sun, but from the fluorescent lights at work. I wear long sleeves now and absolutely hate it. Ladies, if you work under fluorescent lights, protect your arms as well as your face. (hops of nursey sun protection soap box)

Feel better soon, @Lois R We are in the low 80s for a couple of days. Nice breeze, fairly low humidity. Pollen isn't too bad. . .yet. I have all the windows open and am hoping to chase some of the "winter smell" out. OOTD: Black Athleta Moto leggings and new blouse for Easter service, shorts-that-don't-leave-the-house and "Be nice, drink wine, pet dogs" tank top. And yeah, we had a nice bottle of cabernet with our steak and potato dinner.

I used a universal 70/10 and a narrow (2.0x 0.5mm) zigzag. A straight stitch worked well on pure straight edges, but the tiniest bit of bias went completely wonky. I somehow managed to cut a small slit near the shoulder seam. I got creative repairing it. It's on the back, so my hair will cover it. It's about a half inch long.

Thank goodness mine is in early April. 😆

Something wrong with my New Balance? 😆👟

Is it my purple hair? 😆

Y'all, at 60 years of age, I attempted my first scallops! These are the cap sleeves of a blouse I'm planning to wear Easter Sunday and on my next cruise. What do you think? How did I do? I think I want to topstitch the scallops and front facing. I was thinking a gold thread. Any opinions?

That's a positive!