In Memoriam: Bea Arthur

On Saturday, April 25, the world became a little less funny when iconic comedienne Bea Arthur took her final bow at age 86. The indelible character she created, Dorothy Zbornak, in “Golden Girls” helped to bring all the laughs, the tears, and the loves that have continued to bring the landmark series new fans 17 years after it originally went off air.

My new Singer Genie 354 sewing machine!

I just bought the coolest sewing machine.



I was searching on craigslist and came across this beauty. She's portable, looks simple to use (we will shortly see just how simple), and has the greatest 70s flower power design on the front and inside the hand wheel (aka the spinny knob on the right side of the machine).

Susan, her former owner, was a lovely woman from just-past Mililani, with a friendly and talkative dog, a friendly and talkative daughter, and an American flag windsock. She was gracious enough to sell me the Genie for a mere $25.

There is one thing that has yet to be tested and fixed: the bobbin winder is said to be malfunctioning. Susan gave that it was a recent ailment and, if worse came to worse, I could invest in a separate bobbin winder (or just wind by hand).

I am going to look into the CITO sewing class that Stephanie is taking and see if I might join her. This recent investment may just have been fate.