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I have gone through so many sewing machines. They don't last because the parts are plastic. Went to fashion school but never felt I did good sewing. My designs were always too complicated for my abilities.

When I lived in Honduras I had a treadle machine. Loved that machine. The funny thing was that it was exactly like the one my mother had, except hers was electric!

When did you live in Honduras nborchardt? We donate to a faith group there through our church.

I was in Honduras from 12/73-6/91. My ex-husband was from there and my oldest daughter was born there. I loved it until my marriage just dissolved into chaos. Live and learn.

I'm so sorry to hear about the problems with your ex. I hope life is so much better for you since then and now. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Nborchardt..so sorry about your marriae. Why were youi in Honduras? Peace corps?

My life is most excellent with a wonderful loving husband to put the frosting on life's blessings. Merry Christmas to you and yours. trynfindit!

Glad you have a wonderful loving husband now. May your family be blessed!

Pixipixil, I met my ex at a Christmas party given my the Latin American Students at the University of Illinois. He was there and we met and the rest, as they say, is history. He wanted to marry me but said he would not do that until I went to Honduras to see if I could live there because he knew too many men who married in the US and when they brought their wives to Honduras, the wives said, "I am NOT living here! ". I went, I saw, and I liked it.

You are a free spirit and much more adventurous than I, nborchardt. I have never been to a country that wasn't English speaking. You must have a knack for languages like my husband's family.

Pixipixil, I have a portable (very heavy) sewing machine that is at least 40 years old. I do use it occasionally. I have only had it repaired once. In fact I used it this week to alter some pants for my great, great niece for her little girl. Hope your Christmas was wonderful.

Pixipixil, I was a music major in college, in voice. I think having to sing in all the different languages. I think it is just being able to say the words correctly, and memorizing vocabulary tied into the singing.

I, too, am a music major but only at the Masters level. I ended up there circuitously and have some undergrad creds but no degree. My BA is in Fine Art. on my MSEd I majored in voice but for teaching, not performing and because I began late (mid 40's) I did not do all that much singing except in church as a cantor. I put on two recitals at our public library but my husband said that should end since it took too much time and money and I was not happy with the result...Well duh. If he had been sabotaged doing a speech he would have been unhappy also. (I was doing the Jewel song and acting it out and while I was getting dressed to perform someone wound up the music box in the jewelry box I was using as a prop and I had to stop singing the aria as I could not stop the box from playing.) There was a nasty group of singers who thought they had the right to control all the opera and classical music being performed around here and didn't like me doing it eventhough they told me I could join their group as long as I didn't sing. Anyway. I know a bit of French, German, Italian and Spanish but not enough to piece together a conversation in any. You must have done much more singing than I did. I was a coloratura and did Queen of the Night, Lakme Bell Song and Je Suis Titania among other pieces. I can't hit those pitches any more. I'm stuck at d above high c. Need to get back to my Eb for most of the good stuff. Forget E and F! I have been asking God to help me get it back eventhough it would just be for my own satisfaction. I'm 72+ so where in the world would I sing that stuff except at home?

Pix, like the saying goes, "There's no place like home."

I know what you're saying, Pixipixil. I used to have a 3 octave range......that's gone forever! LOL! And I still love to sing. Have a great day, Pixixil!

Thanks nborchardt. You too. I had three also. Also gone. Still over 2 tho.

It's not the range, it is the love of music and still being able to sing and enjoy the song. Have a wonderful day, pixipixil!

You too nborchardt...However if the songs one loves require range to sing them it does come into play; I guess we'll have to agree to disagree as my husband likes to say. Glad you still love to sing. Me too on that anyway.

You as well nborchardt.

Thank you nborchardt and may your day be wonderful and filled with enough blessings to go around too. :-)

Thank you so much mamag and tshepherd!

You're welcome nborchardt. :)

I agree it is very festive.