Dear Pat, 
    Thanks for the suggestion [re. sewing machine] but it is such a pile 
of junk, i doubt it would care.  8^).    No, actually, it behaved pretty 
well except for running the bobbins out of thread much too fast.  You 
see, it doesn't 'do' bobbins, so if i want to refill them, i have to 
drag out still another junker.  I got 8 game carrying bags done and a 
few leather  beverage carriers finished before the last of the 3 
prewound bobbins ran out. 
   I am now sanding and gluing madly on the games themselves.  Now there 
is a question whether i will go to Gulf Wars at all.   Last summer i 
went to an event at a considerable distance [ as this one will be ] 
without a partner able to help me drive, set up etc..  When i got home, 
i swore a swear that i would never do that again.  Now i may learn slow, 
but i do learn!   It seems that because of the cost of boarding the 
dogs, my soul sister Anne, will not be able to go with me.  That leaves 
me partenerless again.  Maybe i can find someone else to partner me. 
We'll see. 
   Did you finish your project?  It is so satisfying to be able to see 
something that is actually done and in use.                  
                               Shalom,  ll 
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