From the Strawberry Patch...: dressmaking

I received a recorded voice text from our youngest granddaughter, Lynnleigh, this morning as we were eating our breakfast. "Nana, I made a dress" she said; it was accompanied by this photograph. Doesn't she look proud of herself? She should be! She subsequently sent three more little videos explaining how she accomplished this dressmaking feat. It was all her own idea; she used two T-shirts, cut one apart and used the bottom portion to form the skirt, she attached it, by hand, and was quick to point out how she pinned it together and that she switched from a running stitch to a whip stitch somewhere in the construction process. 😉 She had taken her sewing kit home with her after her last sewing lesson here, (it's a good thing that she did!) she's putting all of her sewing supplies to good use! Her enthusiasm was contagious, it was a great way to start the day! I was surprised to see how long her hair had grown in these last weeks, but we're all in the same boat there (see below for more on that hairy subject!).

I did a screen shot from one of her video clips and came away with this "model" shot:

Can you believe this? Seven years old going on seventeen!

I haven't seen any of our grands in what seems like forever,

I hope it's not ten years before we're reunited!

Adapting to changes in this upside down🙃 world: Our governor has announced a three phase plan for opening the state back up. To begin with the stay-at-home order remains in place through May 8. After that, the phases will allow the systematic opening of more businesses with strict restrictions in place; slowly, as the weeks pass more restrictions will be relaxed one by one if the numbers of virus cases don't escalate. During the governor's speech yesterday I received a text from my hair stylist asking if we could move my already rescheduled (April 16 to May 5) appointment to May 20th. She was responding to the phases as they were being announced. "Yes", I replied, "but I'll be in a ponytail by then!" As the details of the phases became increasingly apparent the May 20th appointment was ultimately moved to June 2! That's twelve weeks between trims, normally I go in every five weeks. I can certainly learn to live with longer hair, we'll see how it turns out! Stay safe, 🧼wash your hands!