Wild Rags – Tie o' the Day

Bow Tie o’ the Day watched silently as I ate all the candy corn in the house this afternoon. I would normally be putting candy corn back on the grocery list. However, I recently wrote about needing to step up my game as far as eating better, and I want you to know I have done just that. I’ve got no ice cream stashed in the freezer, nor is there any Diet Coke in the fridge. I am not quitting my two fave food groups. I’m just not keeping a two-year supply in the house, which I can handily eat and drink in two weeks.

There are a lot of times o’ the year when you just have to splurge with a seasonal snack or twenty. ‘Tis the season for candy corn. It’s almost the law that you have to eat it at least once annually. And as tasty as I think it is, it’s something that I’m glad I consume only once a year. That’s part of what makes it so yummy: It’s here, then it’s gone. I grin when I see it show up in the grocery store. So far, I’ve bought only one bag, most of which I smuggled in to Mom when I visited her last. I ate the rest of the bag all by myself for today’s lunch. All gone. After Halloween, I will simply think fondly and longingly about my candy corn memories until next Fall.

The star Neckwear o’ the Day is the Wild Rag o’ Last Evening worn by Suzanne’s nephew, Colton. He’s our very own The Ultimate SewingBox Assembler. Colton made it clear to me that wild rags are not scarves, and to refer to them as such is out-and-out wrong. I will refrain from even trying to figure out the difference between the two.

Ain’t Colton cute? Don’t you just wanna hug him? You can see his cute butt in one of these photos, also. It’s worth a look-see. Colton was obviously game to be in this pic, but he felt bad he didn’t have his signature cowboy hat with him. A sweaty work hat looks good on him, too.

Although The Ultimate SewingBox instructions said the project required approximately 3 hours to put it together, it took over 5. And that was with Suzanne assisting Colton after she got home from work. If Colton can’t complete what somebody says is a 3-hour task in 3 hours, it isn’t a 3-hour task. That man can work. That man is efficient.

So here is The Ultimate SewingBox, although I’m sure it won’t be the last time I post about it. It takes up one entire living room wall when it’s opened up. It’s kind of its own little room. It is certainly bigly-er than either of us imagined it would be. You can get an idea how large this thing is when you see Colton standing next to it. He is 6 ft. 15 inches tall.

As I’ve said, some people have a fireplace as the focal point of their living room. This is now what we have. I told Suzanne I will be happy if The Ultimate SewingBox is always open, taking up a pretty bigly chunk o’ the living room. Her happiness is my happiness.

And now, I have a lifetime pass on her fussing about anything I do. She’s that hyped up about having The Ultimate SewingBox in her possession. From now on, I can do no wrong.

Suzanne hasn’t yet inserted all of The Ultimate SewingBox’s bins and trays. That’ll take up an evening. And then filling each container after they’re in place will take up the weekend. Suzanne will be thrilled to have to figure out what she wants to put in it. She will definitely have to carefully choose The Ultimate SewingBox supplies from her overflowing craft room. I could buy her one of these for the other three living room walls, and they still wouldn’t be able to hold her hoard o’ sewing stuff. (I know. I’m one to talk. I have The Tie Room.)

Suzanne seems deeply pleased with her new toy. In fact, even before it was completely put together, I saw her literally petting it. And her cheeks were high with giddiness. Best. Money. I. Ever. Spent.

If you wanna see The Ultimate SewingBox in action, here’s the link you wanna check out:

https://youtu.be/fRisNZfdsLs