Lucky girl

 

I count my blessings frequently.

 

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I think I’m lucky that my work takes me to some fascinating places.

 

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Places where the equipment storage is rather larger than usual.

 

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But then the equipment they’re using is pretty huge too!  I know of one boy who would have been so excited to have seen this enormous tractor.  I don’t think the youngsters learning to drive a tractor for the first time get to use this vehicle, though, do you?

 

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Mind you, I have a new and rather huge “vehicle” of sorts to drive myself today.  But first, I need to unpack it.

 

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There.  Know what it is yet?  I have several friends who will be as excited as I am at this point, so I won’t hang around any more, but will dive right in.

 

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Hmm.  Well, it’s a big box for a few reels of cotton, that’s for sure.  I’ll go down another layer and see what’s underneath.

 

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A knee lift lever and the first of two CDroms are on a shallow layer which is removed to reveal some rather larger things.

 

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There are a couple of boxes of feet and things which I’ll explore later.

 

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I recognise this as the box to keep them all in.

 

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But this?

 

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I have no idea.

 

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There’s another box to open on the next layer.

 

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Bedtime reading!

 

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Oh.  Is that it?  Surely not.

 

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No.  Underneath is what we’ve been waiting for.

 

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Tucked in, with a carrying bag alongside, there it is!

 

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My new “sewing computer” as it’s referred to in the manual.

 

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It’s a little bigger than the one I’ve just packed away!

 

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and I’ve not finished unpacking yet.  I must be careful not to miss anything, like that little package stuck into the packing material.

 

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It’s the buttonhole foot.  A good job that one didn’t escape my notice.

 

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And there, tucked away in one of the side pieces is another essential part.

 

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I really couldn’t have done without the foot pedal.

 

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Last but not least, there’s a polystyrene box wedged in under the arm of the machine.

 

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It’s the thread holder.

 

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Is that it?  Right now, there seems to be more packaging than machine.

Perhaps you’ll excuse me then, if I go away and have a closer look at some of these bits and pieces?  Incidentally, this is merely the “sewing” part and there is more to come.

Watch this space!

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