Third day no heat. The furnace needed two parts that the repairman had to order. It's an old furnace and Leon has been talking about replacement. He was thinking of in the floor hot water heat. It sounds lovely, but it's not happening yet. Despite the cold I did manage to do a little sewing.

The pattern is really old, probably mid seventies. I got it used. I am hoping they will fit Emily.

My sweet little old doll which I have had since I was a little girl. She was old when I got her and is not in the best of shape now, I still love her though and have fun putting her in new clothes when I run across a pattern that will fit her. I guess there has to be some compensation for all of my kids having grown up and all the grand children but one in school.

Our youngest son John is moving to Delaware. We never some him much when he lived only 3 hours away by car, only about every other year. I wonder if we will ever see him again. I wonder if he will have children that I will never see. We used to be close but he has been drawing away ever since he left school. He says he will be down this weekend to say good bye, I'll just have to make the most of that. Oh well.

I have two rows of the Turtle quilt quilted, which makes that about one fifth. Not real fast, however, better than if I was still ill and not working on it, so I musn't complain.

And now it's time to get busy on my afternoon's hand work. I sure miss the hot cup of coffee I used to have while I was doing that, that's another "oh well".