i've missed this bad boy.
i am having a reunion party with my serger this weekend.
how could i have ever forgotten how fantastic--how easy--how quick--how thorough--how industrious--how mechanically brilliant this thing is??!
it has sat in the corner, forlorn and neglected, for about three years now.
yesterday, i fitted her with new thread, fired that baby up, and she's up and flying as if she'd never left me.
another thing i've been resurrecting is my steel string acoustic guitar. i've been printing off chords and tabs like a mad woman and the tips of the fingers on my left hand are pleasantly calloused and numb. learning how to use my capo more, and finally tackling the illustrious barre chords (heaven help me). i am completely self-taught, but that comes as no surprise since that's pretty much how i have learned everything, the serging above included. quilting, scrapping, drawing, photoshopping, sewing, crocheting, embroidering, photographing, hair coloring, dog-training, cooking, baking, gardening, all that hobby-like '-ing' stuff. you name it, i've bought a bevy of books on it, or googled it till i crashed my browser. i love to learn about stuff and then try it. its just something exciting....my way of exploring, i guess. the jack-of-all-trades spirit in me!
anyway. guitar. i wanted to make a list really quickly of the songs i've played somewhat satisfactorily (minus a slight hesitation before the F chord here or there, mind you....heh heh) so i can keep track. my grandma keeps a list of all the books she'd read (WOW, i am tangent-like today!) so i thought it'd be fun for this, too. okay. here goes:
- dust in the wind
- puff the magic dragon
- house at pooh corner
- landslide
- here comes the sun
- no bravery
- cannonball
- 9 crimes
- fireflies
- blowers daughter
- cry on my shoulder
- when you say nothing at all
- wedding song (there is love)
- goodbye my lover
- tears and rain
- silent night
- i am a child of God
- Jesus once was a little child
- God be with you
- i heard Him come
- give said the little stream
- we thank thee o God, for a prophet
- away in a manger
- come, come ye saints
- abide with me; tis eventide
- i need thee every hour
- O my Father
- i stand all amazed
- i'll go where you want me to go
- love one another
- love is spoken here
- oh how lovely was the morning
- teach me to walk in the light
- the first noel
- the Lord is my shepherd
- tell me the stories of Jesus
- where is heaven?
- where love is
- my Heavenly Father loves me
- benjamin's song (one i wrote)
holy cow!!!!! i never realized i could do so many! :D mind you, they're not perfect. far, FAR from perfect. but it just brings me a lot of joy. :)
today, i'm thankful for sergers and guitars.
