I seem to have lost the cable from my camera to my computer, so until the new one arrives off eBay, I only have phone photos… I even bought a SD card/USB thing today to download the pictures, but it’s defective.
I ended up being sick, sadly, for most of the vacation. I’m pretty sure I had strep throat, although they never ended up swabbing me. Â A dose of antibiotics finally set me right, but it was excruciating in the meantime.
At least the kids got lots of beach time. M is below, showing off her bloomers, from Heather Ross’ Weekend Sewing book. Â Perfect for beach combing…
Or just hanging out…
Also, you know you are a sewing geek when you find yourself staring at historical garments for ages and ages. This jacket was displayed in the lobby of our Savannah hotel. I skip past clothing displays at museums, racing ahead to other parts, but I have a new appreciation for them now.
Look at the hand sewn buttonholes.
Savannah is a beautiful city. When my camera cord is recovered I will share some photos of it! Aside from a few bits of architecture from the ’70s, the historical district is basically frozen 150 years ago… quite unlike Vancouver, where their idea of heritage preservation is to keep the front facade of a building and stick another skyscraper behind it. I’ve been watching them slowly tear down the old University Club. My understanding was that part of it would be preserved, but as of now, this is all that’s left:
