Re: Stitch Away

I can't say the same. When I look in the mirror now I see this gray haired person and everyone knows my hair is blonde, so who is that?

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Ah, chemicals...the answer to gray if it bothers you, and used judiciously, of course.

Hmmm - I'm not totally unhappy with aging - definitely the 30s were good. But, the weight thing is bugging heck out of me, and honestly - I know that I looked much better at about 17. However, I'm thankful every day that gravity didn't really hit until well into the late 40s.

For me, I often think that women ought to look upon their aging more kindly

- we always seem to say how well men age, but it's not the same for us. Who knows. Guess it's just about being happy, content with who you are throughout.

Ellice

I'm not particularly unhappy with the way I look, and I'm lucky and don't have a weight problem. It's just such a "surprise" when I look in the mirror and see this older person. My aches and pains tell me I'm not a kid anymore, but my brain refuses to believe that.

Lucille

Oh, yes, love those wonderful chemicals for the hair. I had to admire one lady I knew who grayed young and so dyed her hair purple in defiance. But in addition to taking proper care of hair don't forget the skin. Clay face masks help keep the skin firm and all over use of skin cream helps slow general skin aging. Yes I do a lot of this because it pleases me to appear younger, but I also do it because healthy skin and hair have less itch/ flaking.

I agree with the weight thing being a bore. I took some injuries in my late

40's that keep me off my feet more than I wish. I used to walk near everywhere and sometimes run just for the pure fun of it. Now just getting out of a chair can be a major problem. It is amazing how much weight is gained by this kind of life style change. Of course it doesn't help that I have never really lost all the extra weight from the last pregnancy in my late 30's.

I have been slowly collecting the parts for a Singer treadle sewing machine. That is what I watched my mother use to make the family wardrobes up until I was about six. A treadle machine would limit me to only straight stitch, but for those simple seams think of the exercise gained and the electric power saved. I have also considered creating some sort of peddle system to exercise the legs while sitting and crocheting or embroidering. The exercise would be of use, but I hate wasting the energy created. Maybe the peddles could run a small generator of some sort or some kind of yarn winder.

I like me a lot. But then most of the time I don't feel all that old. I regret not being able to do some things I once could do without thought, but I am working on recovering those skills.

You can find when your machine was manufactured, go to this webpage

And you can get parts for your machine from this UK website

Thank you for the information. This is a long term projects and I hope to be able to self make any parts I cannot find at yard sales and such.