I bought a freezer last year and in May of this year I went down to get some blueberries and the freezer had stopped working – lost a couple hundred dollars worth of food. It took me 3 hours on the phone with 5 different people to finally get a repair man to come out and look at it, it was still under warranty. Then it took the repair man 1 1/2 weeks to come and look at it, where I was told that it was the thermostat and a replacement would be ordered and it would take about 5 days for the part to come in and then he would be back. Three weeks later and I called to be told that the part had not come in and he would call me when it did. Two more weeks went by and I called the manufacturer where I was told that the part had never been ordered and that within 48 hours a supervisor would call me. No call ever happened. I finally called Lowes where I originally purchased it and was told that a manager of the store would call be back within 48 hours – and you know what they did! To make a long story shorter – it took Lowes 4 weeks of calling to finally get me a replacement freezer and it arrived today. My neighbors will be happy since I will now come and get my items out of their freezers and give them back their space. Now the 26 pounds of blueberries will have a home! I have to say that I feel that the customer has been lost in the transaction – take the money and then forget about them – and hope that the customer will get discouraged enough to just stop calling. Carlos, at Lowes was fantastic and I made sure that his manager was well aware of his efforts!

Weaving in the ends
The weekend was spent in part in anticipation of seeing my daughter after a month of being away – so of course Friday night and Saturday I tried to keep myself as busy as possible until I had to leave for the airport. I finished the baby blanket for my sister’s upcoming arrival in August. I used two shades of pink in a very soft bamboo yarn and knitted the blanket in
a basket weave. I usually do a quilt for the new arrivals in the family and close friends, but I fell in love with this yarn and had to knit something – and thought how perfect – a girl is on the way!
Saturday morning as I was sitting in my yard having my tea and petting and talking to the cat – I noticed a large butterfly. I watched this butterfly for about 45 minutes going from flower to flower and being chased by bees. It was very relaxing to watch and I always love it when I see nature enjoying the garden.
It was then off to the post office to mail off some jam to another relative. As I was standing in line I noticed that my skirt was really loose – now I know that I have been losing some weight, but I was thinking this is really big. As I went to step towards the counter my skirt started to slip down – luckily I caught it and then noticed that the zipper had come undone – thought it broke. Glad I had quick reflexes and I am sure the people standing behind me were glad too – I don’t think they would have appreciated me standing there with my skirt at my ankles with me in my undies and shirt. The zipper had not broken but I had forgotten to put the tab down – so the zipper un-zipped!
I try and make all my gifts for the holidays and birthdays, but usually do not knit in the summer – just too hot. But trying to keep myself busy I started a neck warmer scarf. I will have to be careful when I write about my projects so as not to lead on as to
who’s gift it is – just in case they are reading. This went quickly and with it not be a complicated stitch – I did not get into trouble when my mind wandered.
My daughter is back! It is nice to listen to her creative play as I am writing this – she has quite the imagination. I waited to plan and plant the fall garden at her request – so another project from the summer list will be completed shortly. Did some weeding this morning to prepare.
If you are interested in buying a dehydrator – check out the link to my Amazon favorites – they are 30% off at the moment – not sure how long the sale lasts.
