French Hand Sewn Booties, Troubadours, and Other Trivia

After four days I have finally completed these little French Hand Sewn booties.  Surely hope they look cuter on those little feet than they look stuffed with paper towels.  I have sewn booties before but never a pattern that stumped me like this one did.  If not for my neighbor Wilma's help they would have found their way to the trash can.  Now on to my next sewing project!  Life is Good Today!

While sewing these last few days I have been listening to my folk music and the new Simon and Garfunkel XM channel.  I like folk music and if a "hippie" that makes me be than "Let It Be."  One evening last week Billy and I enjoyed watching a program on the Public Broadcasting Station featuring Carole King and James Taylor.  They were fantastic!  The broadcast was filmed at the legendary Troubadour Club in West Hollywood.  The Troubadour has helped launch some of contemporary music's most talented performers such as Elton John, James Taylor and Tom Waits.  It continues to be destination for cutting-edge acts from around the world. It is a popular venue among serious music fans who enjoy listening to live music in an intimate setting.  Yeah for Coffeehouses. Call me uninformed but I have never heard of the Troubadour Club until now, but it is added to my Bucket List of things to do.  Meanwhile, Billy and I looked up the word "troubadour" and found that a troubadour was a composer and performer of Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100-1350).  Since the word "troubadour" is masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz.   In modern terms, troubadour/trobairitz translates to mean singer/songwriter of which there are many that we enjoy!  Sing on John Denver!

Guess you can tell that we are on Lake Okeechobee with our boat still in the shop.  Life is Good though because it gives us time to enjoy the small things.  Sometimes it is what you DO NOT see that describes a place.  We have noticed that we have not seen one stray or unleashed dog in Glades County since we have been here.  Can you say "Gator Bait?"   Speaking of gator bait, Maggie continues to love and make us laugh each and every day.  She has learned to limp on three legs if it is too hot when we are out walking and I will pick her up and carry her home.  She has also forced us to do some things that I we said we would never ever do again.  After my Shih Tzu Duke's obsession with Mighty Dog dogfood I assured myself that I would never buy it again.  Maggie enjoys a can every day.  I learned  that a powerful German Shepherd on the end of a retractable leash could have the power to amputate a finger.  Maggie drags me around every day on her retractable leash.  Billy said that he would never be an old man with a little dog on his lap.......and......... well you can see the photo....  I would further add that Maggie just about has us trained the way she wants us.

We weathered the wind and storms coming through the area a few hours ago, so now I will begin my new project.  Thank you for visiting.