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THE MISADVENTURES OF HARLEY THE CAT!

Not really...but after you hear his latest stunt....well, more about that later!

I wanted to show you a few of my latest creations. Haven't been doing a lot of creating lately due to all my tuck and ornie orders. But I've managed to squeeze in a few things. I have started making candle mats and here's a couple I've just listed over in my website.

This is a large version of my daisy tucks. I made one of these for my friend Fran in a candle mat exchange in one of my groups. I really like how it turned out.

I made this one from a Lone Star pattern cutter quilt. It's nice and stained and smells so good!

Also got a couple of my OOAK pin keeps finished.

The one below is my favorite!

And I just finished up a new set of large Easter egg tucks. I just love how these turned out! I used a cutter with a neat design that had strips of white criss crossing. I placed my egg pattern on the quilt so I would get a cross on the front. I really like how the staining made the cross very subtle.

Okay...on to why I am VERY angry with my cat! I know I have portrayed Harley as sweet and cute and cuddly. Well.....he's NOT! He is an evil cat....downright EVIL! Some of you may remember this pic I posted a while back showing Harley watching a pot of water come to boil.

No...I don't encourage nor do I condone this type of behavior. In fact, I have been trying....to no avail....to DIScourage it! But Harley is a counter jumper....or more precisely a stove jumper. He likes to walk across the front panel and listen to it go BEEP! I am constantly yelling or running towards him to get him down and hopefully make him realize it's not a good thing to be jumping on the stove. But he just won't stop!

Well, this time he's gone too far! Last night, after hearing the beep beep and shooing him off, I discovered he had locked the panel. I can no longer operate my oven or any of my burners. I think he has shorted something in the electronics. I have tried unplugging it several times, but it always comes back on with the same 56 or SA6 error code. The technician I spoke with had me pressing two buttons at once and holding down in different combinations, but nothing solved the problem! NOTHING on my range will work!

While ordinarily this would be cause for celebration...no oven means no cooking which means take out or eat out, which also means no cleaning! But my oven is my livelihood! I do all my primming in this thing! And I have orders to finish up and get out! The technician comes on Wednesday and hopefully will be able to get it fixed then. I'm worried it'll be something he has to order and won't be back for another two weeks!

But I don't think Harley is all to blame. It's all these electronic gadgets on these appliances! I have had the repairmen out for this range five times already! My fridge has electronics for the ice maker and water dispenser and they've been out three times already for that! AND once for my dishwasher!!! I tell you, when I get my new home I'm going back to the old fashion knobs! That is, if they still sell them! And these appliances are barely three years old. I have come to the conclusion that all these electrical gadgets aren't always what they're cracked up to be. I mean, look at Toyota and all their problems. And they think it might be electronics. And, by the way... I happen to drive one of those Toyotas, too! LOL! I just can't win!

Thought I might be able to prim up some things in the sun today. Weatherman said there would be sun today. There was no sun today! So, I've heard where some people have used their microwaves to prim things. Might give this a try. Have any of you out there ever tried this? If so, how does it work for you? If push comes to shove, guess I'll have to go and envade my good friend, Shelley, and use her oven! Wonder if a toaster oven will work.......! Grrrrrrrrr!