One Thing Leads to Another, Darn It!

I've been working on a particularly difficult neck wrap. I like the look a usefulness of a wrap made warm fabric on one side and cool fabric on the other.  That way, whether you are feeling chilled or too warm, you fabric against your skin feels good.  I've sewn fake fur in the past but this fabric is a pain in the ...  Because it is thick and it stretches, it doesn't want to adhere smoothly to a piece of cotton.  Of course, I always try to find a shortcut first (you'd think I'd learn).  When that doesn't work, which means ripping out the thread, I turn to the internet to see if there are any new "tips" that may be useful.  I may or may not use any of the "tips" because sometimes people don't know what they are talking about but think they are expert enough to teach others.  But I digress.
Finally, I turn to the stabilizer. Actually I hunt for the stabilizer because I can't remember where I put it last time I used it. Surely it wouldn't be in the sewing cupboard were it ought to be. Finally finding it in with the candles (don't ask) I put it to use.  And the future looks brighter.  Amazing how the right tool for the job works so well.
But wait, there's more!

I thought I get something to drink before I went back to the sewing machine.  A glass of lemonade sounds great. Might as well make a pitcher of it.  Looking for my water pitcher, I remembered that I had left it in the dining room when I thought we were have friends over for dinner on Saturday (another story for another day).  Not wanting to waste good water, I just poured the lemonade crystals in, added some Splenda and ice and poured a glass.  It was awful.  Assuming it was the old water, 

I got the plastic pitcher from the cupboard and tried again.  Not enough Splenda in the container, I went to the cupboard to refill it from the bag (we buy large size). On those self-sealing bags I never know whether to pour from the center or from the end.  Of course I spilled half of onto the counter -- not on the dry counter top where it could be swept up with a spatula and put back in the bag. O no, it spilled where some water had dripped.  So I got a sponge and wiped up the counter then got the broom and swept up the floor.

Putting the Splenda away I realized that I forgot to add some real lemon juice to the pitchers of lemonade. It makes the crystal/powder lemonades taste more authentic. That's what was wrong with the first pitcher I made -- the old water was fine - it needed the real lemon. So now I have 2 pitchers full and after taste-testing it several times, I'm not thirsty anymore. 

So back to my sewing. As I sat down at the machine and looked out the window, I saw the begonias that we bought on Sunday and hadn't yet planted.  I think you know the rest of the story.