Much better

Have cleaned off my desk top.  Yes, my sewing desk that has been a place to put things that don't belong anywhere else in the house for about 5 years.  My husband got the sewing machine down from a high shelf in the garage, I cleaned it up, took moving parts off, delinted everywhere, oiled it, replaced the rusty needle, then tested it out.  Voila!  It not only still works, but I didn't even have to play with the tension!  Things are looking up by the moment!