Grace must have been caught up on her jobs because it looks like she spent a ton of time on this one. I'm guessing she used a wedge brush. The colors are dreamy. Vintage stamps are always a nice touch.
We will be looking at a few November envelopes as well as some early Decembers that have come in. I'm writing this on Dec 17th. I'm on top of my December mailing and navigated the end of a washing machine and welcomed a new one. How can I be 73 years old and just now learning that Speed Queen washing machines are beasts.
It's probably because I live within the vortex of the Maytag/Amana cartel. There used to be so much drama between those two companies, both based in Iowa - forever debating - who's best? And then Whirlpool swallowed up both of them.
This is a very strange off-topic - but, after looking into Speed Queens and then getting one - I'm a convert. They are still made in Ripon WI. I hope they survive as a company. While youngsters are drawn to the new machines with bells and whistles and electronics - I think that is a slippery slope. I think the washing machines should fill/agitate/spin. Humans should be willing to set the temp and size.
On my last trip to Chicago, the door on the gigantic front loader was stuck on lock. My daughter and I couldn't budge it to unplug it to hopefully reset the electronics - so I suggested flipping the breaker. That worked - but - now I am suspicious of the machine and what it's going to do next. They've had it for 10 years and I bet that's ancient for a newer machine.
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Oh dear -- it's worse than I knew. My daughter has already replaced her front loader once. She got less than 10 years on a brand new machine. She was very happy to find out that her next machine needs to be a Speed Queen.
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