Miss White

I would like to introduce you to a new member of our farming family. 

Miss White has been with my family as long as I can remember, I can't think of a time when she wasn't there.  I really hoped she might want to come to Missouri with us, but I was afraid my parents wouldn't want to let her go.  Well, after much discussion and planning we asked Miss White if she would like to come help us on the farm.........she said yes!!  She will be of most help to Ileigh and I but the boys are fascinated by her as well, everyone just wants to be close to her!  While she is older, she hasn't worked in a long while having been on a sabbatical, but now she is ready and willing to help us out!!
The great thing is she will even have her own room in the farmhouse.

Miss Whites new room.

She and I have already collaborated on two projects and we are ready to start a third, she is a pleasure to work with, quiet, calm, and effcient.  I feel truly blessed to have her with us on this new adventure. I was worried about how I would accomplish some of my tasks but now I know I can do many things with her helping me. 
Would you like to meet her?

Here she is, a White Family Rotary treadle machine, built January 16,1908, in Cleveland, Ohio.  My Mother got her from my Grandma Frankie decades ago, she used her for decoration, didn't really think she would work.  Mom said I could have her, I am so thankful, we cleaned her up and oiled her and she worked!!!!  Sewed like a dream, no tension problems or thread breaking, it's really unbelievable!  It's wholly different working on a non-electric machine.  A bit difficult at times but for the most part it's been great!  We've sewed one dress for Elsah and one for me so far, working on another right now.  Thanks again Mom and Dad!