JustPickOneUK

 As is the way these days with streaming services, we can re-watch many of our favourite shows of the past. We call these comfort food tv. Something that is easy, simple, safe and is a welcome back to something your brain has no trouble digesting.  A go to comfort food type show for us is Star Trek - The Next Generation (TNG). As the title of this will suggest to any Trekkies out there we have seen this a few times and this is one of the more famous quotes. I am sure that any Trekkie will understand you if you should these four words at them, and instead of shouting "What are you on about?" They will agree with you (unless they are dressed as a Cardassian at the time) give a smile and maybe a high five.  Fandoms can be such a lovely thing to be a part of. Thousands if not millions of people connected through someone's art form. Appreciating the same things and agreeing to like the same stuff. Just a simple quote four words long is enough to join millions of people togethe...

 2020 brought the world to a standstill. Changed many lives and brought many people to change many things about their lives. This isn't a doom and gloom post, I just wanted to write about the possibility to use time wisely. I was (and still am) in an incredibly fortunate circumstance and I was able to actually enjoy time to spend as a family, to learn new things and to contemplate the situation around us.  I decided to learn a new skill as we had time, so I turned my hand to sewing. I hadn't used a sewing machine in 20 years but I knew I wanted something practical, useful to life going forward and something creative ans sewing seemed to fit the bill perfectly.  1st problem.....no sewing machine. Right off to google and YouTube to find a good, simple to use model as this is a new field for me. I spent a few hours reading reviews, yes thats right, HOURS, I found Janome as a good brand for beginners then I was off to Facebook marketplace. Within 3 days I found my now Janome ...