Doubly Besotted

I warned you. Twins! They were due in the late fall, but decided that on Labor Day (!) they could not wait. DDIL had an emergency C-section and here they are! One of Each, and Grandma (and Grandpa and Grandma and Grandpa) could not be more delighted.

Their precious little faces are not destined for public places until DDIL says so, but I think I'm Ok in posting some teensy little handses.


Precious little ones were both under 2 pounds, and each had issues with his/her heart valve closing, as it should after birth. So, first Boy, and later Girl, were airlifted to a special children's hospital to get their valves closed. And they are doing well! The latest thing is that they've been eating small amounts of mom's milk and tolerating that. I never knew that preemies sometimes can't digest even the best foods, and I am so happy they are doing well with it.

I have to wait until Oct. 9 before I visit them again, and I can hardly wait to be allowed to hold them. Watching them recover from surgery when less than 3 weeks old was amazing. Literally, the only touch I could give them (besides prayer) was holding tiny hands. And knitting preemie caps. Each has three, and now I'm working on larger sizes, for these darlings will grow.

Grandma is such a sacred title to me that it's a bit of a stretch to put it on. I had only one grandmother, and she was a hard act to follow! I hope to be able to bless these babies with as much love as she shared among her 6 grandchildren.

I want to be able to make wonderful things for them and knitting, crochet, tatting, sewing, and all the other evil habits I've picked up over the years will come in handy. I can only pray that these babies will be a blessing to their parents and that we in the elder generation will be a blessing to all.

Doing the Happy Dance, Marjorie

No photo just yet, but progress is happening

I found a table! The old one, with its load of junk, was followed by the stopgap card table during the kitchen remodel. And now, finally, a nice *round* table to take their place. It looks so good that I'm not even tempted to pile it with junk. Every time I walk by and see it, with its embroidered centerpiece and art glass vase, I catch my breath in wonder. A real dining room table.

The best part? It's a thrift store find. I saved at least $500 over antique prices. Heh.

This weekend it's up north again, to attend a baby shower for my daughter-in-law. Twins! I'm very pleased. I was waiting anxiously for grandchildren, but managed (somehow) not to ask the nagging question, "When?" Maybe there's a gold star waiting in Heaven for me for managing to restrain myself there (grin!).

When I return home, all those delayed projects are going to jump on me at once. I have pickets to nail to the driveway gate; shades and bench covers for the kitchen; and drapes for the living room. Then there's the settee and chair to recover. And Adult Ed will have begun. Whee!!!

Photos to post after this coming long weekend. Stay tuned.

How is this letterpress related? I suspect because of the conspicuous absence of letterpress printing being mentioned here! I have a half-finished project to complete in Sunnyvale, so that's for this weekend. It's my first tightly-registered two-color job, and if I do say it, I'm quite happy with the effect. It requires three runs, because I have only two of the two-color bits to use, so to print them two-color, and then again in black, requires 3 runs: one for each color, and one to show them side-by-side in black only. I'll have to cut some more paper for this coming run, then finish the entire job. It will be nice to finally have something interesting to show.

But in Goleta? Not much letterpress. The garage floor work will begin soon, and when that's finally complete the big press can move from San Jose to Goleta. And THEN watch out!