Finally! She's mine.... all mine!
I have been watching and waiting for years to get one... and I probably paid too much... but I already love her. Meet Miriam. (That was my mom's middle name... she passed away a little over two years ago.)
She's got a few scratches, has a replacement (gray color) pedal and her case is kinda smelly, but she sews like a charm!
Now I need to go and search out all the threads on how to take good care of her... that should take me quite a while.