Tough cheap machine???

About 25 years ago, we bought a lot in Lincoln City - with an ocean view

- but later sold it to buy some other property here. We loved to go there for vacations, but the distance is just a bit impractical. The Oregon coast is wonderful.

I enjoy Lincoln City, too. And Bandon-by-the-Sea.

This time we went to Seaside:

Not my favorite, but with teen and pre-teen DGC, it was just right. So many activities! We rented a six-person "surrey", and had a ton of fun. Played on the beach. Shopped. Rode the Bumper Cars. Toured the Aquarium and fed the Harbor Seals. Shopped. Rented recumbent bikes for the youngsters. Ate Pronto Pups. Shopped. Watched Jim Kingwell at IceFire Glassworks blow amazing art glass. Shopped. Drove to Gearhart just because.... ;-) I much prefer Cannon Beach for galleries and shopping, but my absolutely favorite *beach* is Tolovana, south of Cannon Beach proper. and I spent many wonderful holidays there with our group of friends in our halcyon days. Ah, the memories... Beverly

I find the Oregon coast to be confusing. I was driving through Coos Bay early one morning, somewhat foggy, passed a farm, you know, a barn, a fence, a pasture. I glanced over into the pasture and saw the UGLIEST cow I've ever seen. Just ugly. Scrawny, legs too long, and a great big jaw. When I did the double take, I saw it was a female moose.

Too early in the morning for that crap.

Male mooses are known to get confused, as well, and fall in love with cows, cars, most anything. Much like human male adolescents, come to think of it....

Glad to hear you managed to squeeze in a little shopping. ;-)

What we liked about Lincoln City, among other things, was that the motels were actually apartments - with full kitchens, often with living room and fireplace, too. It was great to take the kids and have rooms, beds, space, and a place for some meals. I don't know if it's still the same now or not, or if other resorts along the coast have the same sort of accommodations.

I know you must have enjoyed your vacation, Beverly. I am looking forward to taking a historical trip through W VA this fall. Emily

I've been back to a Cajun music camp in Elkins, WV a few years running. Those rolling green hills are beautiful, and the storms remind me of Louisiana, in a good way.

It just ain't raining unless the drops are falling horizontally.

Broked the budget, I did! I just could not leave the IceFire Glassworks without one of their beautiful pieces (it will be a Christmas gift to DD). Went to Jeffrey Hull's Gallery:

Fell in love with one of his originals, but waaaaaaay past my means. But he had a couple of beautiful artist proof prints of the area just north of Cannon Beach, they insisted on following me home. A print of Haystack Rock at William Steidel's gallery was so similar to the one DH and I bought years ago (but which has now faded badly), that it made it's way into my collection, too. And the neat little quilting shop next to IceFire has amazing prints, and buttons, and an astonishing needle threader gadget. ;-) Oh! And a unique kaleidoscope: two wheels covered with colored glass chips at the far end can be spun independently, producing the most astonishing effect. (I collect kaleidoscopes.) At a glass shop in Gearhart, just could not resist a handblown paperweight which incorporated a burgundy jellyfish. And genuine salt water taffy at Bruce's Candy Kitchen in Cannon Beach. And some silver Celtic knot earrings, and.....;-} I actually found Christmas gifts for almost everyone in the family. My DGC surprised me with a T-shirt which said "This is What a Cool Grandma Looks Like". ;-D

We located a small house a half block off the beach, two bedrooms plus a pull-out couch, fully equipped kitchen, washer and dryer, TV with VCR, DVD player, and (yuck) satellite dish. Really everything we wanted with the exception of a second bathroom. Five people, one bathroom.... you can do the math. They had done a major upgrade to the place, though and it was very nice. We brought groceries and ate almost all of our meals at the house. No fireplace, but we would not have used it if there had been one. It was one of those very rare weeks when the temperature at the northern Oregon coast was in the mid-eighties most days. And they had some games, the entire family played Scrabble *for the first time ever*. What fun.

My DD found the owners on Craigslist. Very reasonable, and lovely people to deal with.

Beverly

It was terrific. I love being with my family, and nine days with them on the Oregon coast is my idea of heaven.

Sounds wonderful! I'm hoping to make a visit to Reno... ;-)

Beverly

Ah, yes. Historical Reno. ;-)

Well, you do still have that Harrah's(sp?) museum, doncha?

That's pretty historical... My DH always wanted to see that. We settled for the automotive museum in LA. "Petersen's" I think. ;-}

Beverly

Beverly

I've never seen a waistband in which it was *possible* to cut something upside down.

But then I tend to ignore waistband instructions and just tear off a straight strip the way my older sister taught me in 1950.

I've got several different ways of attaching the straight strip nowadays, though. I may have used non-woven interfacing once, but I greatly prefer self-fabric interfacings whenever possible -- self-fabric never puckers when washed, and can be ironed flat when it gets creased.

Joy Beeson

It would certainly be possible with a *contoured* waistband, especially if there was a nap or one-way design to the fabric. But I think OP is a man, so that was probably not the problem, unless he was sewing for a female friend/relative....

Beverly

I can't count the times DS and I went to Peterson's Museum in LA, in the some 18 months after I retired and moved to Torrance, to live with him. Then, what happened? He was transferred to Houston. Emily

Another fun automobile museum is the one we went to in San Diego:

In Balboa Park, near the Aerospace Museum, which was also *very* interesting. 'Course, we have the "Spruce Goose" right here in OR. ;-) NAYY,

Beverly

We did the Aerospace museum in SD a lot. Car museum a couple of times but they opened after we moved away. That spruce goose was So Cal's a long time before it went to OR. My dad lived in Long Beach and actually saw the flight it made. Must have been awesome. Taria

BEI Design wrote:

I toured the Spruce Goose in Long Beach Harbor(?), along with the Queen Mary, in about 1986, .

It was quite amazing when the little town of McMinnville was able to swing the deal to have the Flying Boat moved here, and impressive to see its parts being towed up the highway. My DH and I took our grandson to the Evergreen Aviation Museum in 2000. Quite a nice display then, and probably better now, but I haven't been back.

Beverly

I think I had marked it upside down, where it would be buttoning from the opposite side rather than the side it normally would.