La Belle Dame – is found, she is a Beauty!
I met Mrs. Lillian Tawicky today. She is a friend of Eleanor and Grace. They had invited me to go with them to meet her and have afternoon tea.
Out on a screened porch I glimpsed the old treadle sewing machine, I couldn’t believe my eyes, she was just what I’d been looking for all this time.
Lillian said that she no longer could see to use the sewing machine and was thinking about trading for it.
I told her that I was a quilter and had been searching high and low for a treadle sewing machine and asked, “What would you like for a trade?” And quickly mentioned that I was building a home and that I don’t have anything to trade except my services as a seamstress or perhaps I could knit or crochet some things for her.
“Great, I’ll trade you the sewing machine, if you will make me new curtains for my little house”, this was a trade that I just could not pass up!
We both said, “DEAL!” at the same time and shook hands.
She was in great shape; Lillian had taken such good care of her! We made plans to go shopping for material for her new curtains and she said that she would introduce me to Vladimir. He was really the one responsible taking care to maintain the sewing machine.
I couldn’t wait to thread her and start pedaling!
