View entire thread: OT: Pet Odor Stain/Odor Removal HELP!
Posted by Jack Campin - bogus addre on Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:28 PM Post subject: Re: Pet Odor Stain/Odor Removal HELP!
[quote:c188a7eb55]Good, sweet little Samson..... I just discovered this past week that he had been sneaking into the
guest room and using it as his private bathroom. [...] My guess is the pad underneath is laden with urine (and dried!)
Other than ripping up the carpet -- is there anything I can pour on the carpet to help neutralize the odor? White
vinegar? I'm willing to saturate the carpet -- leave it for a while -- then pull the Bissell back out and suck it up.
But I think I need to get to the padding. I bought a commercial product specially to neutralize pet urine. It was
expensive, but it worked, Then Oxyclean came out & the instructions are almost the same [/quote:c188a7eb55] Tried
both (we have six cats so a lot of opportinuity for things like this to happen). They only work on small areas or areas
where there isn't much to impregnate. If it's several square feet of soaked carpet underlay, it needs to be ripped up
down to the floorboards and scrubbed with bleach. Could be worse. One of the outlying university campuses round
Edinburgh had a cottage on the grounds when they acquired it. It had been owned by a crazy old lady who had several
dogs and never let them out. The floor was so deeply impregnated with years of dogshit that they gave up on trying to
clean it up and demolished the house. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ==============
Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/>
for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739
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View entire thread: pin cushions and thread grabbers
Posted by Leslie & The Furbabies in on Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:29 AM Post subject: Re: pin cushions and thread grabbers
Polly- You are one CLEVER lady! Thank you! Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.- who stick to wayward threads very
well... I only have to brush the threads from their coats! LOL polly esther wrote: [quote:74293bcae1]Yeeeha. Finally
I have grandly solved two needs. I like to have a pin cushion on the top of the arm of my SM to hold just a few pins,
one or two needles and the poker. Here's what works and beautifully: You can take the double-faced sticky strip that 3M
makes for holding their hooks, apply one side to the SM and apply a length of velcro to the other sticky side of the
strip. Don't use the hook. Attach the other side of the velcro strip to a pin cushion. Mine is a very simple little
pillow made from blanket fleece. The pin cushion will stay put and can easily be removed if the SM wants to climb in its
travel case for a trip. The 3M sticky strip won't cause magnetic harm to your SM and is possible to remove. It is even
possible to remove without damaging your fingers and nose if you follow the directions. (Ask Charlotte about that one.)
Now for grabbing snipped threads - I also put a 3M strip on the left end of the SM. I attached a rough piece of velcro
to the remaining sticky side of that one. I can simply pat a piece of scrap batting on it. Cut threads like to cling
to batting. The threads wipe off easily enough when you have a fair-sized rat's nest or you can just replace the
batting with a new scrap. No afiliation. Always hopeful. Thank you all very much for your contributions to these
solutions. How sweet it is. Polly[/quote:74293bcae1]
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View entire thread: Help, bullion rozes?
Posted by Sally Swindells on Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:31 PM Post subject: Re: Help, bullion rozes?
Pat in Virginia wrote: [quote:12d8d34864]GW: Milliner = hat maker Millinery = head wear I mention this because milliner
is a term not often used any more. If English is a second or third language, one might not know this. (Or even first ...
I learned that when asking for Millinery in an upscale department store!) HTH, PAT in VA/US [/quote:12d8d34864] Saw a
lady in a store get a complete blank look when she asked for 'slacks'. Made me feel very old. My mother called light
shoes 'slippers' and then wondered why she was brought bedroom slippers in a shop, and MIL used to call a Dressing
Gown just a gown, which I thought painted a lovely picture and sounded very medieval. You forget how simple things in
the world have changed. When I went to a beginners class we were told to do basting with milliners' needles, because
they are quite long and slide through the sandwich smoothly. -- Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk) test
http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin
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View entire thread: OT - senior's physical
Posted by Carolyn McCarty on Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:21 AM Post subject: Re: OT - senior's physical
Ditto here! LOLROTFPIMP! -- Carolyn in The Old Pueblo If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green If it ain't
broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green If at first
you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty "Sandy Foster" <invalid@invalid.invalid>
wrote in message news:invalid-143965.14375615102006@news.west.earthlink.net... [quote:a2cd028b9d]In article
<1160938174.627793.315140@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>, "jennellh" <quiltinepean-mail@yahoo.ca>
wrote: This was forwarded to me this am - An 85-year-old man was requested by his doctor for a sperm count as part
of his physical exam. The doctor gave the man a jar and said, "Take this jar home and bring back a semen sample
tomorrow." The next day the 85-year-old man reappeared at the doctor's office and gave him the jar, which was as
clean and empty as on the previous day. The doctor asked what happened and the man explained: "Well, doc, it's
like this: First, I tried with my right hand, but nothing. Then I tried with my left hand, but still nothing. Then I
asked my wife for help. She tried it with her right hand, and then her left, still nothing. She tried it with her
mouth, first with her teeth in, then with her teeth out, still nothing. We even called Arlene, our lady next door, she
tried with both hands, then with her armpit, and she even tried it squeezin' between her knees, but still nothing. The
doctor was shocked. "You asked your neighbor?" The old man replied, "Yep, and none of us could get
the jar open." jennellh(change the mail to news) You get right over here and clean off my monitor! <G --
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education[/quote:a2cd028b9d]
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View entire thread: OT - senior's physical
Posted by Sandy Foster on Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:37 PM Post subject: Re: OT - senior's physical
In article <1160938174.627793.315140@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>, "jennellh" <quiltinepean-
mail@yahoo.ca> wrote: [quote:8c2d7d4a1b]This was forwarded to me this am - An 85-year-old man was requested by
his doctor for a sperm count as part of his physical exam. The doctor gave the man a jar and said, "Take this jar
home and bring back a semen sample tomorrow." The next day the 85-year-old man reappeared at the doctor's office
and gave him the jar, which was as clean and empty as on the previous day. The doctor asked what happened and the man
explained: "Well, doc, it's like this: First, I tried with my right hand, but nothing. Then I tried with my left
hand, but still nothing. Then I asked my wife for help. She tried it with her right hand, and then her left, still
nothing. She tried it with her mouth, first with her teeth in, then with her teeth out, still nothing. We even called
Arlene, our lady next door, she tried with both hands, then with her armpit, and she even tried it squeezin' between
her knees, but still nothing. The doctor was shocked. "You asked your neighbor?" The old man replied,
"Yep, and none of us could get the jar open." jennellh(change the mail to news) [/quote:8c2d7d4a1b] You
get right over here and clean off my monitor! <G> -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net
-- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education
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View entire thread: OT - senior's physical
Posted by Michelle on Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:15 PM Post subject: Re: OT - senior's physical
LOL! -- Michelle in NV http://community.webshots.com/user/desert_quilter "jennellh" <quiltinepean-
mail@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:1160938174.627793.315140@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com... [quote:13760333fe]This
was forwarded to me this am - An 85-year-old man was requested by his doctor for a sperm count as part of his
physical exam. The doctor gave the man a jar and said, "Take this jar home and bring back a semen sample
tomorrow." The next day the 85-year-old man reappeared at the doctor's office and gave him the jar, which was as
clean and empty as on the previous day. The doctor asked what happened and the man explained: "Well, doc, it's
like this: First, I tried with my right hand, but nothing. Then I tried with my left hand, but still nothing. Then I
asked my wife for help. She tried it with her right hand, and then her left, still nothing. She tried it with her
mouth, first with her teeth in, then with her teeth out, still nothing. We even called Arlene, our lady next door, she
tried with both hands, then with her armpit, and she even tried it squeezin' between her knees, but still nothing. The
doctor was shocked. "You asked your neighbor?" The old man replied, "Yep, and none of us could get
the jar open." jennellh(change the mail to news) [/quote:13760333fe]
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View entire thread: OT - senior's physical
Posted by Kate G. on Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:19 PM Post subject: Re: OT - senior's physical
Loved it! But definitely in need of a PIMP and/or SPEW warning! Kate in MI
http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves -- "jennellh" <quiltinepean-mail@yahoo.ca> wrote in
message news:1160938174.627793.315140@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com... [quote:ab380cb89f]This was forwarded to me this
am - An 85-year-old man was requested by his doctor for a sperm count as part of his physical exam. The doctor gave
the man a jar and said, "Take this jar home and bring back a semen sample tomorrow." The next day the 85-
year-old man reappeared at the doctor's office and gave him the jar, which was as clean and empty as on the previous
day. The doctor asked what happened and the man explained: "Well, doc, it's like this: First, I tried with my
right hand, but nothing. Then I tried with my left hand, but still nothing. Then I asked my wife for help. She tried it
with her right hand, and then her left, still nothing. She tried it with her mouth, first with her teeth in, then with
her teeth out, still nothing. We even called Arlene, our lady next door, she tried with both hands, then with her
armpit, and she even tried it squeezin' between her knees, but still nothing. The doctor was shocked. "You asked
your neighbor?" The old man replied, "Yep, and none of us could get the jar open." jennellh(change
the mail to news) [/quote:ab380cb89f]
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View entire thread: OT - senior's physical
Posted by jennellh on Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:49 PM Post subject: OT - senior's physical
This was forwarded to me this am - [quote:8a770f4b9a]An 85-year-old man was requested by his doctor for a sperm count
as part of his physical exam. The doctor gave the man a jar and said, "Take this jar home and bring back a semen
sample tomorrow." The next day the 85-year-old man reappeared at the doctor's office and gave him the jar, which
was as clean and empty as on the previous day. The doctor asked what happened and the man explained: "Well, doc,
it's like this: First, I tried with my right hand, but nothing. Then I tried with my left hand, but still nothing. Then
I asked my wife for help. She tried it with her right hand, and then her left, still nothing. She tried it with her
mouth, first with her teeth in, then with her teeth out, still nothing. We even called Arlene, our lady next door, she
tried with both hands, then with her armpit, and she even tried it squeezin' between her knees, but still nothing. The
doctor was shocked. "You asked your neighbor?" The old man replied, "Yep, and none of us could get
the jar open." [/quote:8a770f4b9a] jennellh(change the mail to news)
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View entire thread: OT - senior's physical
Posted by Kathy Applebaum on Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:48 PM Post subject: Re: OT - senior's physical
SPEW! -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com
http://fabrictramp.typepad.com/fabric_tramping/ remove the obvious to reply "jennellh" <quiltinepean-
mail@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:1160938174.627793.315140@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com... [quote:0d5782e3b1]This
was forwarded to me this am - An 85-year-old man was requested by his doctor for a sperm count as part of his
physical exam. The doctor gave the man a jar and said, "Take this jar home and bring back a semen sample
tomorrow." The next day the 85-year-old man reappeared at the doctor's office and gave him the jar, which was as
clean and empty as on the previous day. The doctor asked what happened and the man explained: "Well, doc, it's
like this: First, I tried with my right hand, but nothing. Then I tried with my left hand, but still nothing. Then I
asked my wife for help. She tried it with her right hand, and then her left, still nothing. She tried it with her
mouth, first with her teeth in, then with her teeth out, still nothing. We even called Arlene, our lady next door, she
tried with both hands, then with her armpit, and she even tried it squeezin' between her knees, but still nothing. The
doctor was shocked. "You asked your neighbor?" The old man replied, "Yep, and none of us could get
the jar open." jennellh(change the mail to news) [/quote:0d5782e3b1]
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View entire thread: OT - Breast Cancer/Hugs
Posted by Sandy Ellison on Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:34 AM Post subject: Re: OT - Breast Cancer/Hugs
Howdy! Amen! Ragmop/Sandy On 10/15/06 9:49 AM, in article jUrYg.9754$Y24.3526@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net,
"elspeth" <elspeth47@earthlink.net> wrote: [quote:cfef9bcb76]Tina, thanks so much for sharing this; I'm
sure that speech brought tears to your eyes. I know it did to mine. And wouldn't she make a great first lady of Texas!
Elizabeth in Spring, Texas "Tina" <tina@ogd-graphics.com> wrote in message
news:1160914153.243964.311450@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com... I just wanted to share with you the speech Alison gave last
year about being a breast cancer survivor. She also talked about the Hug you all contributed to. I can't thank you all
enough for your kindness and your hearts! http://www.chrisbell.com/insights/10232005_Alison Hugs! Tina
[/quote:cfef9bcb76]
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View entire thread: OT - Breast Cancer/Hugs
Posted by elspeth on Sun Oct 15, 2006 3:49 PM Post subject: Re: OT - Breast Cancer/Hugs
Tina, thanks so much for sharing this; I'm sure that speech brought tears to your eyes. I know it did to mine. And
wouldn't she make a great first lady of Texas! Elizabeth in Spring, Texas "Tina" <tina@ogd-
graphics.com> wrote in message news:1160914153.243964.311450@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com... [quote:04dcdae198]I just
wanted to share with you the speech Alison gave last year about being a breast cancer survivor. She also talked about
the Hug you all contributed to. I can't thank you all enough for your kindness and your hearts!
http://www.chrisbell.com/insights/10232005_Alison Hugs! Tina [/quote:04dcdae198]
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View entire thread: Carol Doak gets 5 gold stars
Posted by Cats on Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:14 AM Post subject: Re: Carol Doak gets 5 gold stars
Oh Polly - if only I had known. I have some wonderfully "politically incorrect" cards here. But I was under
the impression that you were a proper southern lady and that such things would shock you into the vapours LOL
Watch out next year!! -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o o o ( > Y < ) (
> Y < ) ( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "polly esther" <misterclean@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:T1DYg.7649$Lv3.2533@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... : It certainly was a fun birthday. Something like 72
birthday cards came in - : one of my most favorite things is totally terrible, in poor taste, awful : birthday cards.
Very few were socially acceptable. The favorite is one : depicting a 'mannogram'. You can imagine. I was only
suggesting that the : best way to get something you would really like to have as a gift is to Do : It Yourself. Polly
: : "Taria" <tariawilson@verizon.net> wrote in message : news:u5CYg.1260$NK5.904@trnddc08... : > and
a big happy birthday from here too Polly. : > Hugs, Taria : > : > Butterflywings wrote: : >> Happy
Birthday to you : >> Happy Birthday to you : >> Happy Birthday dear Gator Lady : >> Happy Birthday to
you : >> : >> Your Gator Feeder : >> : >> "Sandy Ellison" <eltex@sbcglobal.net>
wrote in message : >> news:C15828C5.C94A%eltex@sbcglobal.net... : >> : >>>Howdy! : >>> :
>>>Happy Birthday! : >>> : >>>Ragmop/Sandy : >>> : >>> : >>>On
10/14/06 9:04 PM, in article : >>>MGgYg.13985$UG4.4644@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net, "polly
esther" : >>><misterclean@mindspring.com> wrote: : >>> : >>> : >>>>The
cd I gave me for my birthday came in today. Not only do I give : >>>>Carol : >>>>Doak 5 gold
stars but also hereby award her 100 or so points for a : >>>>perfect : >>>>score. What a
wonderful cd lesson. Could be even better than in person : >>>>because I can replay anything I want to
just over and over. (She might : >>>>get : >>>>tired of that 'live and in person'). :
>>>> I had tried my hand at paper piecing many times but never was : >>>> pleased :
>>>>with the results and certainly never thought it anything but tedious. : >>>>When :
>>>>you begin a list of nice things for you for a gift, I highly recommend : >>>>Carol :
>>>>Doak Teaches You to Paper Piece. I am not affiliated but can be had. : >>>>Polly :
>>>>Esther : >>>> : >>>> : >>> : >> : >> : > : :
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View entire thread: PING: nzlstar*
Posted by Jessamy on Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:37 AM Post subject: Re: nzlstar*
you are having *way* too much fun! though I like the idea of spending a day at the LQS hehehehe - it's a good thing
poncho's are all the rage - you can make yourself a 6 layer one down to the knee's and store a *lot* of stash like that
<bwhahahahaha!> have fun drumming! though part of me thinks that belly dancing would be good to the tummy muscles
;-) -- Jessamy Queen of Chocolate Squishies (and Occasional Liquorice Ones) In The Netherlands Take out: _I love the
colour_ to reply. www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi Kate, yup, still here. suitcases full to bursting from all the
enabling of our dear Gen. she is one naughty lady, lol. i've been very good today with Paulette. tho the last shop we
went in gave me discount cuz its my birthday month. found that out as i was checking out. all FQ Batiks only $1.50 all
month. so i fully intend on going back there. Paulette as did Gen got to add my purchases to any shop cards they had for
points for future buys when the card fills up. i'm doing my best to help in that area and the local economys too. i thot
maybe i could just let P drop me off for more Batiks on her way to work one day and pick me up on the way home. i'm sure
i could find sufficient food/drink and a spot to rest in between shopping and pigging out. dh will have a cow when he
sees what i'm doing, oh well. oh shoot, just remembered i also want to get some good batting to send home. hmmmm. joanns
coupon should take care of that, eh. oh how i wish i lived in usa when i'm having s.e.x. :)) i feel extremely blessed to
have found all you ladies who've taken me under their wing, had me as a house guest and helped me pick out lots of
fabric. you all do your 'job' very well indeed. lol. goodness i'm exhausted today. this is all sooooo tiring doncha
know. oh P aslo introduced me to a mocha something or other at dairy queen today. bad bad bad but ooooooh so delicious.
tho talking with a frozen tongue is rather difficult, lol. tomorrow night is their twice monthly drum and dance night
here, should be interesting. could be a cold night, not sure if we do all this outside or inside but i'm sure we'll keep
warm with all the activity. i played the drum in my youth, hopefully if i do that i can get out of the dancing part.
dont know if i'm up to that any longer. cheers for now, jeanne
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View entire thread: PING: nzlstar*
Posted by nzlstar* on Fri Oct 13, 2006 12:28 AM Post subject: Re: nzlstar*
Hi Kate, yup, still here. suitcases full to bursting from all the enabling of our dear Gen. she is one naughty lady,
lol. i've been very good today with Paulette. tho the last shop we went in gave me discount cuz its my birthday month.
found that out as i was checking out. all FQ Batiks only $1.50 all month. so i fully intend on going back there.
Paulette as did Gen got to add my purchases to any shop cards they had for points for future buys when the card fills
up. i'm doing my best to help in that area and the local economys too. i thot maybe i could just let P drop me off for
more Batiks on her way to work one day and pick me up on the way home. i'm sure i could find sufficient food/drink and a
spot to rest in between shopping and pigging out. dh will have a cow when he sees what i'm doing, oh well. oh shoot,
just remembered i also want to get some good batting to send home. hmmmm. joanns coupon should take care of that, eh. oh
how i wish i lived in usa when i'm having s.e.x. :)) i feel extremely blessed to have found all you ladies who've taken
me under their wing, had me as a house guest and helped me pick out lots of fabric. you all do your 'job' very well
indeed. lol. goodness i'm exhausted today. this is all sooooo tiring doncha know. oh P aslo introduced me to a mocha
something or other at dairy queen today. bad bad bad but ooooooh so delicious. tho talking with a frozen tongue is
rather difficult, lol. tomorrow night is their twice monthly drum and dance night here, should be interesting. could be
a cold night, not sure if we do all this outside or inside but i'm sure we'll keep warm with all the activity. i played
the drum in my youth, hopefully if i do that i can get out of the dancing part. dont know if i'm up to that any longer.
cheers for now, jeanne Kate G. wrote: [quote:187ad1702a]I was just curious to see where she was in her travels. I hope
she is enjoying her time in the states... and is filling those suitcases full of fabric! Kate in MI
http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves -- "Paulette" <lashley@nospam.frontiernet.net> wrote in
message news:H7pXg.2866$ya1.249@news02.roc.ny... "Kate G." <grovesfam@NOcomcastSPAM.net> wrote in
message news:C76dnRskTNP_ILDYnZ2dnUVZ_vSdnZ2d@comcast.com... So are you back home -- or still here in the states? Kate
in MI http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves Jeanne is with me in WV (states). I will let her know she needs to
post when she awakens. I am taking her out for a mini shop hop and will do my best to help the WV and MD economy
<G>. Taking the day off from work, Paulette in WV [/quote:187ad1702a]
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View entire thread: Polly - is this your gator?
Posted by Boca Jan on Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:22 PM Post subject: Re: Polly - is this your gator? #2
ROFL Polly. Your mother was a smart lady. -- Boca Jan Florida - Land of the Hurricanes
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/poo_de_doo/myphotos "polly esther" <misterclean@mindspring.com> wrote in
message news:x05Xg.5760$Lv3.3446@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... [quote:74cf1b233a]Nay. Mr. Esther has heaps more
sense than to stand anywhere close to Ms Butterfly's gator. 'My mama said' that even when they're quite dead, a gator
can whip that tail around and slap you to Kingdom Come. Nobody questioned Mama. Polly "Pat in Virginia"
<pat.quilts@cox.net> wrote in message news:uT4Xg.8692$vC3.601@dukeread02... More to the point (?) ... is that Mr.
Esther standing by? ;P [/quote:74cf1b233a]
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View entire thread: Red Finally Coming Together
Posted by Patti on Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:34 AM Post subject: Re: Red Finally Coming Together
What a great piece of work Sunny. Red herself is wonderful, and I love the round house, with all its decoration. I'm so
glad you have made yourself persevere with this - it is *so* worth it. (And what are you doing up at such an hour,
young lady?) ... In message <1158995958.187022.248080@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, Sunny
<shemphill@genext.net> writes [quote:d0c70f5905]I have an almost impossible time believing in my own ideas. I have
given up on this project and gone back to it a dozen times since first posting the drawing. Problem is, all the
alternative ideas I came up with were impossible. Or seemed that way. Sooooooooo, the deadline is this week. Thursday.
I'm good under deadline pressure. So here is "Red", all done up and ready for the big fuse. The background is
coming together, different from the way I envisioned it but still ok, I think. Like I said, it's hard for me to believe
in myself. I waste a lot of time starting things and then despairing and throwing them away. But this one is going to
fly, good or not. They may not want it once it's done, but I will have given my best effort. So here she is:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16989612@N00/?saved=1 And I hope to have the rest of the scene (not quilted, I still have a
couple weeks to put finishing touches on) by Wednesday. I could use positive thoughts. Actually, I could use some
caffeine and a steel resolve. Time will tell, Sunny [/quote:d0c70f5905] -- Best Regards pat on the hill
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View entire thread: Longest Thread so far in 2006
Posted by Kate G. on Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:17 PM Post subject: Re: Longest Thread so far in 2006
If you really have too much time on your hands... come help me finish this overdue Double Wedding Ring -- the wedding
was August 5!!! AAACK! Kate in MI "~KK in BC~" <koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:hAZLg.17485$rd7.1346@edtnps89... [quote:9a5afd6a97]Ok, so maybe I have too much time on my hands..? I went looking
into the archives and of course totally forgot what I went looking for in the first place. I then noticed that there are
some very short threads and some that go on to great lengths! Of all the ones I looked at from Jan 2006 to now, the
longest threads appear to me to be: 185 in topic ***LQS Complaints--Other shoe; same foot. From:joan8904 Wed, Jun 14
2006 151 in topic ***Breast Cancer/OT From:pami Fri, Apr 28 2006 148 in topic ***third chemo From:pami Wed, Jul 5
2006 143 in topic ***OT - cold weather food and beverage questions From:Tina Mon, Feb 20 2006 131 in topic ***OT Dill
Dip Recipe Wanted From:nzlstar* Mon, Jan 23 2006 So according to what I see, most talked about is *Quilting *related!
yay! Second thing on our minds appears to be our *health.* and just under the health..... **FOOD!! ** I know, usless
info but it amused me for a while when I had to wait for my mail lady and for a load of laundry to be done :-) ~KK in
BC~ [/quote:9a5afd6a97]
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View entire thread: Longest Thread so far in 2006
Posted by Sandy Ellison on Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:04 AM Post subject: Re: Longest Thread so far in 2006
Howdy! For me the longest thread is the one I find when I'm near the end of one side of the quilt, attaching a border,
just about finished, almost there, only another inch or so to sew--- when I discover that the top or bobbin thread has
run out about 6 feet ago! Now *that's* a long thread. <VBG> Ragmop/Sandy --today it was only about 5" long
when I realized the bobbin was empty *sigh* thank goodness for air conditioning ;-D On 9/7/06 1:31 PM, in
article hAZLg.17485$rd7.1346@edtnps89, "~KK in BC~" <koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote:
[quote:c95cfbcded]Ok, so maybe I have too much time on my hands..? I went looking into the archives and of course
totally forgot what I went looking for in the first place. I then noticed that there are some very short threads and
some that go on to great lengths! Of all the ones I looked at from Jan 2006 to now, the longest threads appear to me to
be: 185 in topic ***LQS Complaints--Other shoe; same foot. From:joan8904 Wed, Jun 14 2006 151 in topic ***Breast
Cancer/OT From:pami Fri, Apr 28 2006 148 in topic ***third chemo From:pami Wed, Jul 5 2006 143 in topic ***OT - cold
weather food and beverage questions From:Tina Mon, Feb 20 2006 131 in topic ***OT Dill Dip Recipe Wanted From:nzlstar*
Mon, Jan 23 2006 So according to what I see, most talked about is *Quilting *related! yay! Second thing on our minds
appears to be our *health.* and just under the health..... **FOOD!! ** I know, usless info but it amused me for a while
when I had to wait for my mail lady and for a load of laundry to be done :-) ~KK in BC~ [/quote:c95cfbcded]
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Posted by Laurie G. on Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:16 PM Post subject: Re: Longest Thread so far in 2006
Well, I would expect nothing less from a large group of dynamic, diverse, talented and totally secure women! (I am not
excluding the men here at all.......it's just that the 3 topics mentioned are almost exclusively topics women
frequently enjoy - lol!) Good research, KK! Laurie G. in beautiful, sunny California! "~KK in BC~"
<koffeekupz@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:hAZLg.17485$rd7.1346@edtnps89... [quote:ea0ef4731d]Ok, so maybe I
have too much time on my hands..? I went looking into the archives and of course totally forgot what I went looking for
in the first place. I then noticed that there are some very short threads and some that go on to great lengths! Of all
the ones I looked at from Jan 2006 to now, the longest threads appear to me to be: 185 in topic ***LQS Complaints--
Other shoe; same foot. From:joan8904 Wed, Jun 14 2006 151 in topic ***Breast Cancer/OT From:pami Fri, Apr 28 2006 148
in topic ***third chemo From:pami Wed, Jul 5 2006 143 in topic ***OT - cold weather food and beverage questions
From:Tina Mon, Feb 20 2006 131 in topic ***OT Dill Dip Recipe Wanted From:nzlstar* Mon, Jan 23 2006 So according to
what I see, most talked about is *Quilting *related! yay! Second thing on our minds appears to be our *health.* and just
under the health..... **FOOD!! ** I know, usless info but it amused me for a while when I had to wait for my mail lady
and for a load of laundry to be done :-) ~KK in BC~ [/quote:ea0ef4731d]
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Posted by ~KK in BC~ on Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:31 PM Post subject: Longest Thread so far in 2006
Ok, so maybe I have too much time on my hands..? I went looking into the archives and of course totally forgot what I
went looking for in the first place. I then noticed that there are some very short threads and some that go on to
great lengths! Of all the ones I looked at from Jan 2006 to now, the longest threads appear to me to be: 185 in topic
***LQS Complaints--Other shoe; same foot. From:joan8904 Wed, Jun 14 2006 151 in topic ***Breast Cancer/OT From:pami
Fri, Apr 28 2006 148 in topic ***third chemo From:pami Wed, Jul 5 2006 143 in topic ***OT - cold weather food and
beverage questions From:Tina Mon, Feb 20 2006 131 in topic ***OT Dill Dip Recipe Wanted From:nzlstar* Mon, Jan 23 2006
So according to what I see, most talked about is *Quilting *related! yay! Second thing on our minds appears to be our
*health.* and just under the health..... **FOOD!! ** I know, usless info but it amused me for a while when I had to
wait for my mail lady and for a load of laundry to be done :-) ~KK in BC~
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View entire thread: Calling the Aussies
Posted by Cats on Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:14 PM Post subject: Re: Calling the Aussies
Well, as I was given my current stocks years ago by an exchange officer they are getting used right up before I throw
them. I just couldn't find them in my local shops. But if I can give them some details they have agreed to try to
stock them so . . . . . . Thanks for the offer - I'll get back to you if I need help. -- -- Cheryl & the Cats
_ o _ o 0 0 ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ~ ~
U Enness Boofhead Donut Starting to wake from hibernation!
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Leslie & The Furbabies in
MO." <quilteacher@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1157551236.963689.259060@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
: Cheryl- : : If you can't find any I'd be happy to send you some via air mail. Let : me know. : : Also, do you know
you can reuse them until they are black? They will : keep working over and over again. I'm sure some of mine have
done more : than ten washes and they did just fine. : : Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. : : Cats wrote: : > Can
anyone give me a "local" brand name for colour catcher : > sheets in OZ? : > : > My small stock
(given to me be a friend from the States) has : > almost run out and I am about to do some dye work. I wanted :
> enough sheets to use in all our (class) final washes, but my : > hunting up and down the supermarket aisles has
yeilded : > nothing here to date. If I can name a "local" brand they : > will get them in for me, but
when I described them to one : > lady at the supermarket she just looked at me blankly : > ((sigh)) : > : >
Could be just the price of living "in the sticks" but any : > help appreciated. : > -- : > : >
Cheryl & the Cats : > _ o _ o 0 0 : > ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) (
> Y < ) : > ~ ~ U : > Enness Boofhead Donut : >
Starting to wake from hibernation! : > http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest : >
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau :
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Posted by Cats on Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:33 AM Post subject: Re: Calling the Aussies
TVM Dee I will ask my friendly local Supermarket -- -- Cheryl & the Cats _ o _ o 0
0 ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ~ ~ U Enness
Boofhead Donut Starting to wake from hibernation! http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Dee in Oz" <davemalcolm@dodo.com.au> wrote in message
news:1157528406.371212.21450@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... : Cheryl : The ones I have are 'so gentle' Colour Catcher.
On the bottom of the : packet is says 'Made in Ireland for Steric Trading PTY LTD 33-61 Malta : St Villawood NSW 2163
Australia. tel 029728 8141' among other things. : 10 sheets for around $8 at my local IGA supermarket. : If you have
trouble getting them let me know : : : Dee in Oz : : Cats wrote: : > Can anyone give me a "local" brand
name for colour catcher : > sheets in OZ? : > : > My small stock (given to me be a friend from the States)
has : > almost run out and I am about to do some dye work. I wanted : > enough sheets to use in all our (class)
final washes, but my : > hunting up and down the supermarket aisles has yeilded : > nothing here to date. If I
can name a "local" brand they : > will get them in for me, but when I described them to one : > lady
at the supermarket she just looked at me blankly : > ((sigh)) : > : > Could be just the price of living
"in the sticks" but any : > help appreciated. : > -- : > : > Cheryl & the Cats : > _
o _ o 0 0 : > ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) : > ~
~ U : > Enness Boofhead Donut : > Starting to wake from hibernation! : >
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest : > catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau :
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View entire thread: OT - Prayer Request Please
Posted by Sharon Harper on Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:19 AM Post subject: Re: OT - Prayer Request Please
Hugs headed your way I can sympathise - when I broke my arm/wrist doc put on one of those fibreglass thingy casts that
are supposedly lighter and waterproof - nada on both counts, and what was worse - you couldn't write on this one!!
Hope she gets better soon TerriLee!! -- Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes awhile to load) http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos
(same as website but quicker) "Polly Esther" <misterclean@mindspring.net> wrote in message
news:g9tJg.3512$xQ1.1641@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... [quote:6a6550e796]Maybe, maybe casts have improved through
the years - but when we were going through the monkey bars and broken bones phase, the edges of the casts were rough and
got worse. I remember cutting bands from the tops of soft white socks, gently poking one edge down inside the cast and
folding the other edge over the outside of the cast. It kept that sweet young skin from becoming irritated. Back then,
the casts were always white and became quite grubby just in no time. I saw a little lady recently sporting a neon pink
cast. We would hope they've also figured out how to make them smooth. Polly "nana2b"
<movedin@home.net> wrote in message news:12fclfe4n78pn6d@corp.supernews.com... Poor baby! Gentle hugs and healing
thoughts on their way from Texas. Linda [/quote:6a6550e796]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:13 PM Post subject: Re: OT - Prayer Request Please
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 04:00:12 GMT, "Polly Esther" <misterclean@mindspring.net> wrote:
[quote:4c99d5941a]Maybe, maybe casts have improved through the years - but when we were going through the monkey bars
and broken bones phase, the edges of the casts were rough and got worse. I remember cutting bands from the tops of soft
white socks, gently poking one edge down inside the cast and folding the other edge over the outside of the cast. It
kept that sweet young skin from becoming irritated. Back then, the casts were always white and became quite grubby just
in no time. I saw a little lady recently sporting a neon pink cast. We would hope they've also figured out how to make
them smooth. Polly Wouldn't Minkee make a soft cushion! No broken bones here at the[/quote:4c99d5941a] moment, but I
can remember the irritation on DS s. Anna Belle in Palm Bay, relieved that Ernesto fizzled.
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Posted by Polly Esther on Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:00 AM Post subject: Re: OT - Prayer Request Please
Maybe, maybe casts have improved through the years - but when we were going through the monkey bars and broken bones
phase, the edges of the casts were rough and got worse. I remember cutting bands from the tops of soft white socks,
gently poking one edge down inside the cast and folding the other edge over the outside of the cast. It kept that
sweet young skin from becoming irritated. Back then, the casts were always white and became quite grubby just in no
time. I saw a little lady recently sporting a neon pink cast. We would hope they've also figured out how to make them
smooth. Polly "nana2b" <movedin@home.net> wrote in message news:12fclfe4n78pn6d@corp.supernews.com...
[quote:eda5aaf4d8]Poor baby! Gentle hugs and healing thoughts on their way from Texas. Linda [/quote:eda5aaf4d8]
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View entire thread: OT: QI in need of loving patient home
Posted by Jenn in CA on Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:55 PM Post subject: OT: QI in need of loving patient home
All right all y'all QI lovers out there. My sister in Tucson has been taking care of a 2.5 yo Jack Russell terrier for
the past three months. Her owner is battling cancer and was unable to continue caring for her properly, so my sis
stepped in and said she would. The owner will not be able to take this mostly sweet young lady back. If you know of
any one looking for a Jack Russell - pure bred, no papers - and understands the efforts that is required in owning a
Jack Russell, drop me an email for more information. Thank you, Jenn in CA - I'd take her, but DH said no more dogs (we
have two) and this young lady loves to chase cats (I have four)
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Posted by Georg on Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:12 PM Post subject: Re: OT: QI in need of loving patient home
Jenn in CA wrote: [quote:1226db1398]All right all y'all QI lovers out there. My sister in Tucson has been taking care
of a 2.5 yo Jack Russell terrier for the past three months. Her owner is battling cancer and was unable to continue
caring for her properly, so my sis stepped in and said she would. The owner will not be able to take this mostly sweet
young lady back. If you know of any one looking for a Jack Russell - pure bred, no papers - and understands the efforts
that is required in owning a Jack Russell, drop me an email for more information. Thank you, Jenn in CA - I'd take her,
but DH said no more dogs (we have two) and this young lady loves to chase cats (I have four) [/quote:1226db1398] I
cannot say enough good things about my experiences working with breed rescue, and in particular the Jack Russell
Terrier folks. http://www.russellrescue.com/index.php4 Please pass that link along to your sister. Urge her to get in
touch with the local group. They'll take the dog off her hands and put her in a foster home with folks who know and
love Jack Russell Terriers, as well as do everything in their power to find a good forever home with someone who knows
and loves the breed. JRTs can be a very difficult dog to care for as they are happy hyper dogs. I dearly loved the one
we cared for- however, he did not get on with our cats or our dog. He does have a very happy home now though. -georg
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Posted by thelaws on Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:17 PM Post subject: Re: QI in need of loving patient home
"Jenn in CA" <pleiaden@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1156791331.354579.85270@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... [quote:89c6746882]All right all y'all QI lovers out there.
My sister in Tucson has been taking care of a 2.5 yo Jack Russell terrier for the past three months. Her owner is
battling cancer and was unable to continue caring for her properly, so my sis stepped in and said she would. The owner
will not be able to take this mostly sweet young lady back. If you know of any one looking for a Jack Russell - pure
bred, no papers - and understands the efforts that is required in owning a Jack Russell, drop me an email for more
information. Thank you, Jenn in CA - I'd take her, but DH said no more dogs (we have two) and this young lady loves to
chase cats (I have four) We got a Jack Russell several years ago, a puppy. without checking out the[/quote:89c6746882]
breed. I"m not sure we would have chosen a Jack Russell if we knew what a live wire they are, and that would have
been sad. He is so much fun. We got a trainer to help us, and he does most of the good dog things, sit, stay, is
perfectly house trained, we can leave him now with access to the whole house while we leave,. no messes or chewed up
things , he just sleeps. He takes a short walk every day, and has two or three tug of war or find the toy times and a
little fetching. He knows lots of wonderful tricks, like getting my husbands hat, and the leash for the walk, gets
treats for bringing dirty sox, or other things on the floor that might have been fun to chew up. and he makes us laugh
everyday. My son says that is certainly a valuable and rare ability. He loves all people, especially children, and we
haven't found any way to squelch or control his jumping,kissing, out of control welcoming any one who comes to our
place. He loves the mailman, has jumped into the truck to go with him, He is a wonderful hand full! Kay
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View entire thread: Selsey, Sussex, UK Quilt Show
Posted by Eddie on Sat Aug 26, 2006 4:09 PM Post subject: Re: Selsey, Sussex, UK Quilt Show
"Patti" <Patti@quik.clara.co.uk> wrote in message news:obIq0LGlXF8EJAWI@quik.clara.co.uk...
[quote:4d06661744]It looks good, Eddie. You must be pleased to see your quilts hanging there. Thanks for letting us have
a peep. Best Regards pat on the hill [/quote:4d06661744] Hi Patti I DID feel a surge of pride when my two quilts were
shown alongside those of the lovely lady Selsey Quilters. :-)) Had a blush or two while sitting at the door when
someone found out I WAS the male quilter!! ;-)) Newbie Eddie
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View entire thread: gotta list, wanna vote - business name thread again
Posted by Jacqueline on Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:53 AM Post subject: Re: OT AARP (was Re: gotta list, wanna vote - business name
I think that I am the only person alive that turned 50 without an invitation to join AARP. I am a member but it is my
mother's membership, she had paid for several years when she died and they transferred it to me. Shame, other than
health I don't feel old enough to belong to the group but I am. LOL today my oldest sister told my dad that he had
senior citizens for kids now. I am sure that didn't make him feel too good either. Jacqueline who is still trying to
hang on and a tad passed 50 On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 22:49:54 GMT, "Kathy Applebaum"
<KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com> wrote: [quote:7c9dd22221] "Vikki In WA State"
<palnpartneratsawdotnet> wrote in message news:ho6dnToKXc65XErZnZ2dnUVZ_vCdnZ2d@scnresearch.com... The worst day
of my life was the day I got the AARP invitation to join. Honestly, most days I don't even feel like a grownup yet. I
had to laugh at your siggie quote. I got a telemarketing call from the AARP when I was in college, asking me to join. I
told them I was pretty sure I didn't qualify, and the lady on the other end cheerily said "Oh, you only have to be
50!" I told her I wasn't even old enough to drink alcohol legally and was barely old enough to vote, but that she
might want to call back in 30 years or so. So I did get an invitation, and I sure didn't feel like a grownup yet! LOL
[/quote:7c9dd22221] Jacqueline http://www.mountain-breeze.com Recipes and other fun things
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Posted by Kathy Applebaum on Mon Aug 07, 2006 11:49 PM Post subject: OT AARP (was Re: gotta list, wanna vote - business name thre
"Vikki In WA State" <palnpartneratsawdotnet> wrote in message
news:ho6dnToKXc65XErZnZ2dnUVZ_vCdnZ2d@scnresearch.com... [quote:ad38de2dda]The worst day of my life was the day I got
the AARP invitation to join. Honestly, most days I don't even feel like a grownup yet. [/quote:ad38de2dda] I had to
laugh at your siggie quote. I got a telemarketing call from the AARP when I was in college, asking me to join. I told
them I was pretty sure I didn't qualify, and the lady on the other end cheerily said "Oh, you only have to be
50!" I told her I wasn't even old enough to drink alcohol legally and was barely old enough to vote, but that she
might want to call back in 30 years or so. So I did get an invitation, and I sure didn't feel like a grownup yet! LOL
-- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com
http://fabrictramp.typepad.com/fabric_tramping/ remove the obvious to reply
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View entire thread: Business story-Learn and earn with En101
Posted by En101.CzechRepublic on Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:45 PM Post subject: Business story-Learn and earn with En101
Happy Father's Day - to ALL DAD'S around the world! I am proud to be a "dad". I became a "dad" at
the age of 27. When my son was 18 months old, I became a single parent and raised my son on my own. Being a single
parent, I had to make some adjustments. I wanted to spend as much time with my son as I could, and I realized in order
to do this, I would have to have a job where I could "take time off" when I needed to. The only option was to
become self-employed. Being self-employed had its challenges. Sometimes I barely made enough money to pay the bills and
put food on the table. However, it did enable me to "Buy My Time" - which allowed me the time to spend with my
son. I must admit, I could have done a lot better financially, but money was not my motive. "Buying My Time"
to spend with my son was my incentive. (BTW - My son's name is Paul. He works for En101. One of his weekly
responsibilities is creating En101 Kids.) Then, 6 years ago, I met my lovely wife. She gave me a 3-year-old daughter
"Valentina". Valentina is a beautiful "young lady". It warms my heart every time she calls me
"daddy". She is now (almost) 10 and growing like a weed. (She too will someday join En101 and you will hear
her cheerful voice.) So, if you are a father - or a stepfather... Be Proud. Before you know it, your children will be
grown - and moved out on their own. They will carry with them the memories that you gave them. The greatest gift you
can give them is "Your Time". So, use En101 to "Buy Your Time". By the way... thank you for all
the well wishes on my birthday (#51)! I am now on my 2nd 1/2 century. I don't have time to waste, so I vow to work
harder than ever before :-) RichardMcCullough ______________________________________________________________________
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View entire thread: Garage Sale Find, HELP QUICK
Posted by IMS on Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:25 AM Post subject: Re: Garage Sale Find, HELP QUICK
I've been away at a conference all week and just got back this evening, -- I'm sorry I wasn't able to reply to your
urgent message :) Contrary to some of the posts, there actually are two GREAT Signer Touch & Sew models; the 600
and 603. These are the last of the all-metal Singers. (Yes they have the Touch and Sew bobbin mechanism, but after
having 6 Touch & Sew machines the biggest problem with these mechanisms I've seen is they get gunked up and not
cleaned out well, hence terrible lower bobbin tension...). The early Touch & Sew machines were gear driven (no
belts), but later models had plastic gears (and even later models had belts) so if you can find one of these earlier
ones, go for it. But NOT FOR $90 :) I paid $30 for my 603e and she came with EVERYTHING including a great table, two
boxes of attachments, a even feed dog, manuals, etc. They make a great chain stitch.... Guess I'd have to also ask,
does it sew? If not, that means it needs a good cleaning and lubbing....so see what the model number is, and if it
sews, is a 600 or 603 ,offer 1/2 price and see if she'll go for it. -Irene On 31 Jul 2006 13:57:46 -0700,
"Kate T." <knght_grn@yahoo.com> wrote: [quote:89353ea038]Went to a sale in the neighborhood. Found a
Singer Touch and Sew. It's a portable. It was sitting on the floor and I couldn't get the serial number or the model,
just that is was a Touch and Sew. No accessories or manual, has foot pedal and cords with it, just one foot. The one
foot tells me it zig-zags. It is emaculate. Price is $90.00. I said that was high. The lady had asked her father
what he wanted for the SM. We talked for a while. I was sorting through all the fabric that was for sale also. One
dollar a yard. She sold the cottons I picked out that totaled 7 1/2 yards for 4 dollars. The lady told me to come back
because the sale was going on for 3 days. I have a feeling I might be able to get this machine, if it isn't scooped up
first, but at a lower price. So what do you think I should offer for it. Can't find anything like it on e-bay except
for a Little Touch and Sew, the child's model. HELP!!!! Kate T. South Mississippi [/quote:89353ea038]
-------------- You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. --Mae West --------------
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Posted by Anonymous on Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:20 AM Post subject: Re: Garage Sale Find, HELP QUICK
Kate T. wrote: [quote:76eef6a7ce]Went to a sale in the neighborhood. Found a Singer Touch and Sew. It's a portable. It
was sitting on the floor and I couldn't get the serial number or the model, just that is was a Touch and Sew. No
accessories or manual, has foot pedal and cords with it, just one foot. The one foot tells me it zig-zags. It is
emaculate. Price is $90.00. I said that was high. The lady had asked her father what he wanted for the SM.
---[/quote:76eef6a7ce] WAAAAAy too much money for a touch-and-swear. $20.00 tops, with all accessories. I love the
older Singers, but wouldn't give a T-A-S house room. Nice fabric buys. Cea
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Posted by Sherry Starr on Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:32 AM Post subject: Re: Garage Sale Find, HELP QUICK
She would have to pay me to take it. This was not one of Singer's better products. Sherry Starr "Kate T."
<knght_grn@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1154379466.582951.319870@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
[quote:31d815d6d2]Went to a sale in the neighborhood. Found a Singer Touch and Sew. It's a portable. It was sitting on
the floor and I couldn't get the serial number or the model, just that is was a Touch and Sew. No accessories or
manual, has foot pedal and cords with it, just one foot. The one foot tells me it zig-zags. It is emaculate. Price is
$90.00. I said that was high. The lady had asked her father what he wanted for the SM. We talked for a while. I was
sorting through all the fabric that was for sale also. One dollar a yard. She sold the cottons I picked out that
totaled 7 1/2 yards for 4 dollars. The lady told me to come back because the sale was going on for 3 days. I have a
feeling I might be able to get this machine, if it isn't scooped up first, but at a lower price. So what do you think I
should offer for it. Can't find anything like it on e-bay except for a Little Touch and Sew, the child's model.
HELP!!!! Kate T. South Mississippi [/quote:31d815d6d2]
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Posted by klh in VA on Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:18 AM Post subject: Re: Garage Sale Find, HELP QUICK
Golden touch doesn't refer to the fabric; its what was done to your wallet when you purchased it! klh in VA
Witchystitcher wrote: [quote:e27ae5c5e1]I and several friends have called this machine the "Touch and Swear".
One friend called hers the "Touch and Repair." You might want to take that into account. I think $90 is way
high. I bought a Kenmore at a garage sale for my daughter. It was from the same era. It came with dozens of cams
including monogrammers. I paid $25 and another $80 to tune it up and fix the bobbin winder. Linda PATCHogue, NY On 31
Jul 2006 13:57:46 -0700, "Kate T." <knght_grn@yahoo.com> wrote: Went to a sale in the neighborhood.
Found a Singer Touch and Sew. It's a portable. It was sitting on the floor and I couldn't get the serial number or the
model, just that is was a Touch and Sew. No accessories or manual, has foot pedal and cords with it, just one foot.
The one foot tells me it zig-zags. It is emaculate. Price is $90.00. I said that was high. The lady had asked her
father what he wanted for the SM. We talked for a while. I was sorting through all the fabric that was for sale also.
One dollar a yard. She sold the cottons I picked out that totaled 7 1/2 yards for 4 dollars. The lady told me to come
back because the sale was going on for 3 days. I have a feeling I might be able to get this machine, if it isn't scooped
up first, but at a lower price. So what do you think I should offer for it. Can't find anything like it on e-bay except
for a Little Touch and Sew, the child's model. HELP!!!! Kate T. South Mississippi [/quote:e27ae5c5e1]
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Posted by Witchystitcher on Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:55 PM Post subject: Re: Garage Sale Find, HELP QUICK
I and several friends have called this machine the "Touch and Swear". One friend called hers the "Touch
and Repair." You might want to take that into account. I think $90 is way high. I bought a Kenmore at a garage
sale for my daughter. It was from the same era. It came with dozens of cams including monogrammers. I paid $25 and
another $80 to tune it up and fix the bobbin winder. Linda PATCHogue, NY On 31 Jul 2006 13:57:46 -0700, "Kate
T." <knght_grn@yahoo.com> wrote: [quote:0b820cb373]Went to a sale in the neighborhood. Found a Singer Touch
and Sew. It's a portable. It was sitting on the floor and I couldn't get the serial number or the model, just that is
was a Touch and Sew. No accessories or manual, has foot pedal and cords with it, just one foot. The one foot tells me
it zig-zags. It is emaculate. Price is $90.00. I said that was high. The lady had asked her father what he wanted
for the SM. We talked for a while. I was sorting through all the fabric that was for sale also. One dollar a yard.
She sold the cottons I picked out that totaled 7 1/2 yards for 4 dollars. The lady told me to come back because the
sale was going on for 3 days. I have a feeling I might be able to get this machine, if it isn't scooped up first, but at
a lower price. So what do you think I should offer for it. Can't find anything like it on e-bay except for a Little
Touch and Sew, the child's model. HELP!!!! Kate T. South Mississippi[/quote:0b820cb373]
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Posted by Taria on Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:29 PM Post subject: Re: Garage Sale Find, HELP QUICK
Touch and sew machines are often called touch and swear. They aren't Singers best made machine. I might give $20 for
one but $90 should come in a cabinet with every accessory made. There are just too many of them around. There were
several touch and sew models. There is one that you can wind the bobbin while still in the machine. I have a friend
that has that particular model because she has trouble with her hands. Her husband does machine repairs though. I'd pass
but that is just my thought. Irene probably knows a lot more than me about these machines. TAria Kate T. wrote:
[quote:4616557b81]Went to a sale in the neighborhood. Found a Singer Touch and Sew. It's a portable. It was sitting on
the floor and I couldn't get the serial number or the model, just that is was a Touch and Sew. No accessories or
manual, has foot pedal and cords with it, just one foot. The one foot tells me it zig-zags. It is emaculate. Price is
$90.00. I said that was high. The lady had asked her father what he wanted for the SM. We talked for a while. I was
sorting through all the fabric that was for sale also. One dollar a yard. She sold the cottons I picked out that
totaled 7 1/2 yards for 4 dollars. The lady told me to come back because the sale was going on for 3 days. I have a
feeling I might be able to get this machine, if it isn't scooped up first, but at a lower price. So what do you think I
should offer for it. Can't find anything like it on e-bay except for a Little Touch and Sew, the child's model.
HELP!!!! Kate T. South Mississippi [/quote:4616557b81]
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Posted by NancyB on Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:49 PM Post subject: Re: Garage Sale Find, HELP QUICK
On 31 Jul 2006 13:57:46 -0700, "Kate T." <knght_grn@yahoo.com> wrote: [quote:d3e1b90d9d]Went to a sale
in the neighborhood. Found a Singer Touch and Sew. It's a portable... It is emaculate. Price is $90.00. I said that
was high. The lady had asked her father what he wanted for the SM. [/quote:d3e1b90d9d] There's one listed on
craigslist.com (Cleveland) with cabinet for $25, if that's of any help.
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/hsh/184596344.html Kudos to you on the great fabric score! :) NancyB
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Posted by Rita in MA on Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:13 PM Post subject: Re: Garage Sale Find, HELP QUICK
Hi Kate, I found a "Golden Touch and Sew" listed here http://tinyurl.com/jcror For what it is worth, I used
to own one of these and I wouldn't pay that much for it. The model you are looking at could be very different, so
ignore me :-) I was just not happy with the Singer. It is still around someplace at my sister's house. If this
doesn't work out for you let me know. Maybe we can arrange something. Rita L. Kate T. wrote:
[quote:94efdf7cde]Went to a sale in the neighborhood. Found a Singer Touch and Sew. It's a portable. It was sitting on
the floor and I couldn't get the serial number or the model, just that is was a Touch and Sew. No accessories or
manual, has foot pedal and cords with it, just one foot. The one foot tells me it zig-zags. It is emaculate. Price is
$90.00. I said that was high. The lady had asked her father what he wanted for the SM. So what do you think I
should offer for it. Can't find anything like it on e-bay except for a Little Touch and Sew, the child's model.
HELP!!!! Kate T. South Mississippi [/quote:94efdf7cde] -- http://community.webshots.com/user/ggollymm
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Posted by Kate T. on Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:57 PM Post subject: Garage Sale Find, HELP QUICK
Went to a sale in the neighborhood. Found a Singer Touch and Sew. It's a portable. It was sitting on the floor and I
couldn't get the serial number or the model, just that is was a Touch and Sew. No accessories or manual, has foot pedal
and cords with it, just one foot. The one foot tells me it zig-zags. It is emaculate. Price is $90.00. I said that
was high. The lady had asked her father what he wanted for the SM. We talked for a while. I was sorting through all
the fabric that was for sale also. One dollar a yard. She sold the cottons I picked out that totaled 7 1/2 yards for 4
dollars. The lady told me to come back because the sale was going on for 3 days. I have a feeling I might be able to
get this machine, if it isn't scooped up first, but at a lower price. So what do you think I should offer for it. Can't
find anything like it on e-bay except for a Little Touch and Sew, the child's model. HELP!!!! Kate T. South
Mississippi
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View entire thread: OT: back from chaos
Posted by Kim E on Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:13 AM Post subject: Re: back from chaos
DS wore a harness until he was about 3, especially at places like the county fair and the shopping mall. One lady
subjected me to a tirade about what a horrible mother I was because I had my son on a leash. I just looked at her and
said, "He thinks he is free to run around, I know where he is. What is YOUR problem?" Shut her up quick
<<BG>> Kim (about to send DS to college and remembering the days when he was mostly controllable) Polly
Esther wrote: [quote:f315dda0da]Larisa, I am SO Proud of you for having a harness on the little one and a leash on DS
even though it did your hand some damage. How I wish everyone would show such sensible judgment. Good for you. We
hereby award you 500 points, a gold star and an ice pack. Frozen peas work pretty well. Proud of you.
Polly[/quote:f315dda0da]
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Posted by René on Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:57 AM Post subject: Re: Turtle Gap Quilts - NAYY
Larissa, If you still don't want that Snowman Stack, I'd be happy to buy it from you! It's so cute and I know just
where I'd put it! Just let me know! :) René "off kilter quilter" <spamfree@somewherequiet.net>
wrote in message news:cI-dnVrw9cGngV3ZnZ2dnUVZ_qKdnZ2d@adelphia.com... [quote:cfed6911fc]Had to post about this. I
ordered some fabrics and lovely soaps from Turtle Gap, as well as a pattern for "Santa's Helper" (kitty
twisted up in Christmas lights). It got here today and everything was perfect...except for the pattern. The one that
was in my package was "Snowman Stack!" I got they phone number from the website and gave them a jingle. When
I explained what happened, the lady I spoke with said she would get it right out to me. I said I would get the snowmaen
back to the store and she told me to keep it as it was their mistake! Whoa!!! So not used to this. SHe was also very
apologetic about the mix up. I was blown away! I will probably end up sending it back to them anyway, as soon as I
finish assembling the packages for this mail run (have to box up/envelope up some bits heading to different parts of the
country) - boxes, envelopes, squishies, cards....this is going to be a big mailing day when everything is ready to go!
Had to share, was wonderful to deal with them, and now I have some lovely fabrics to add to my BOM blocks!!
Larisa[/quote:cfed6911fc]
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Posted by Sherry Starr on Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:23 AM Post subject: Re: Turtle Gap Quilts - NAYY
I have ordered from them before. Their service has been outstanding! Sherry Starr "off kilter quilter"
<spamfree@somewherequiet.net> wrote in message news:cI-dnVrw9cGngV3ZnZ2dnUVZ_qKdnZ2d@adelphia.com...
[quote:26d005f029]Had to post about this. I ordered some fabrics and lovely soaps from Turtle Gap, as well as a pattern
for "Santa's Helper" (kitty twisted up in Christmas lights). It got here today and everything was
perfect...except for the pattern. The one that was in my package was "Snowman Stack!" I got they phone
number from the website and gave them a jingle. When I explained what happened, the lady I spoke with said she would
get it right out to me. I said I would get the snowmaen back to the store and she told me to keep it as it was their
mistake! Whoa!!! So not used to this. SHe was also very apologetic about the mix up. I was blown away! I will
probably end up sending it back to them anyway, as soon as I finish assembling the packages for this mail run (have to
box up/envelope up some bits heading to different parts of the country) - boxes, envelopes, squishies, cards....this is
going to be a big mailing day when everything is ready to go! Had to share, was wonderful to deal with them, and now I
have some lovely fabrics to add to my BOM blocks!! Larisa[/quote:26d005f029]
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Posted by off kilter quilter on Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:13 AM Post subject: Turtle Gap Quilts - NAYY
Had to post about this. I ordered some fabrics and lovely soaps from Turtle Gap, as well as a pattern for
"Santa's Helper" (kitty twisted up in Christmas lights). It got here today and everything was
perfect...except for the pattern. The one that was in my package was "Snowman Stack!" I got they phone
number from the website and gave them a jingle. When I explained what happened, the lady I spoke with said she would
get it right out to me. I said I would get the snowmaen back to the store and she told me to keep it as it was their
mistake! Whoa!!! So not used to this. SHe was also very apologetic about the mix up. I was blown away! I will
probably end up sending it back to them anyway, as soon as I finish assembling the packages for this mail run (have to
box up/envelope up some bits heading to different parts of the country) - boxes, envelopes, squishies, cards....this is
going to be a big mailing day when everything is ready to go! Had to share, was wonderful to deal with them, and now I
have some lovely fabrics to add to my BOM blocks!! Larisa
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Posted by nana2b on Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:36 PM Post subject: Re: Baby Norah still cute!
Oh Estelle! When we wen to the museum on Friday as lady asked me "How old is your daughter?" LOL Linda in
Tx
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Posted by elspeth on Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:27 PM Post subject: Re: OT - Little Old Ladies
Oh, Polly, you can still try this trick the next time you go to the grocery! Elizabeth in Spring, Texas "Polly
Esther" <mistercleen@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:kZRtg.4553$vO.212@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net... [quote:9c1009d43d]Oh, gee, Sherry, thanks a lot. You could
have posted this early this morning before I went to the grocery, but no o o - o o - o - o -, you just had to wait.
Polly "Sherry Starr" >A guy shopping in a supermarket noticed a little old lady following him around.
If he stopped, she stopped. Furthermore she kept staring at him. She finally overtook him at the checkout, and she
turned to him and said, "I hope I haven't made you feel ill at ease; it's just that you look so much like my late
son." He answered, "That's okay." "I know it's silly, but if you'd call out "Good bye,
Mom" as I leave the store, it would make me feel so happy." She then went through the checkout, and as she
was on her way out of the store, the man called out, "Goodbye, Mother." The little old lady waved and smiled
back at him. Pleased that he had brought a little sunshine into someone's day, he went to pay for his groceries.
"That comes to $121.85," said the clerk. "How come so much! I only bought 5 items" The clerk
replied, "Yeah, but your Mother said you'd pay for her things, too." Do not trust all little Old Ladies
[/quote:9c1009d43d]
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Posted by Mary on Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:55 PM Post subject: Re: OT - Little Old Ladies
My father always said to watch out for little old ladies in hats. He said that every time he took a little old lady to
lunch, the little old lady always wore a hat and gloves, and he would always offer her a drink when they sat down and
she removed her gloves. The little old lady would purse her lips, pause as in deep thought, and then say, "Why,
yes, that would be a lovely treat. But only one, of course." Then she would order a double of a clear drink that
was pure booze -- double martini, etc. Sherry Starr wrote: [quote:e257950e3a]A guy shopping in a supermarket noticed a
little old lady following him around. If he stopped, she stopped. Furthermore she kept staring at him. She finally
overtook him at the checkout, and she turned to him and said, "I hope I haven't made you feel ill at ease; it's
just that you look so much like my late son." He answered, "That's okay." "I know it's silly, but
if you'd call out "Good bye, Mom" as I leave the store, it would make me feel so happy." She then went
through the checkout, and as she was on her way out of the store, the man called out, "Goodbye, Mother." The
little old lady waved and smiled back at him. Pleased that he had brought a little sunshine into someone's day, he went
to pay for his groceries. "That comes to $121.85," said the clerk. "How come so much! I only bought 5
items" The clerk replied, "Yeah, but your Mother said you'd pay for her things, too." Do not trust all
little Old Ladies Sherry Starr[/quote:e257950e3a]
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Posted by Polly Esther on Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:09 PM Post subject: Re: OT - Little Old Ladies
Oh, gee, Sherry, thanks a lot. You could have posted this early this morning before I went to the grocery, but no o o
- o o - o - o -, you just had to wait. Polly "Sherry Starr" >A guy shopping in a supermarket noticed
a little old lady following him [quote:4a61705fd5]around. If he stopped, she stopped. Furthermore she kept staring at
him. She finally overtook him at the checkout, and she turned to him and said, "I hope I haven't made you feel ill
at ease; it's just that you look so much like my late son." He answered, "That's okay." "I know
it's silly, but if you'd call out "Good bye, Mom" as I leave the store, it would make me feel so happy."
She then went through the checkout, and as she was on her way out of the store, the man called out, "Goodbye,
Mother." The little old lady waved and smiled back at him. Pleased that he had brought a little sunshine into
someone's day, he went to pay for his groceries. "That comes to $121.85," said the clerk. "How come so
much! I only bought 5 items" The clerk replied, "Yeah, but your Mother said you'd pay for her things,
too." Do not trust all little Old Ladies[/quote:4a61705fd5]
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Posted by Sherry Starr on Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:55 PM Post subject: OT - Little Old Ladies
A guy shopping in a supermarket noticed a little old lady following him around. If he stopped, she stopped.
Furthermore she kept staring at him. She finally overtook him at the checkout, and she turned to him and said, "I
hope I haven't made you feel ill at ease; it's just that you look so much like my late son." He answered,
"That's okay." "I know it's silly, but if you'd call out "Good bye, Mom" as I leave the
store, it would make me feel so happy." She then went through the checkout, and as she was on her way out of
the store, the man called out, "Goodbye, Mother." The little old lady waved and smiled back at him. Pleased
that he had brought a little sunshine into someone's day, he went to pay for his groceries. "That comes to
$121.85," said the clerk. "How come so much! I only bought 5 items" The clerk replied, "Yeah, but
your Mother said you'd pay for her things, too." Do not trust all little Old Ladies Sherry Starr
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View entire thread: Missing Fabric
Posted by Phyllis Nilsson on Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:09 AM Post subject: Re: Missing Fabric
Yes, it was YOU. Thank you so much. I'm happy as a clam. Wish I'd had a piece of fabric with ducks on it for her, but
she said what I sent was fine. Thank you again. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! A&T wrote:
[quote:1ae676a88d]Happy dancing!!!! It was me who scanned it. I'm so glad you found it. I love missing fabric. It has
help me out three times and I have helped others two times with fabric from my stash. I check it regularly. Tricia
http:/photos.yahoo.com/momiixii Phyllis Nilsson wrote: Since my machine crashed and I have nothing left from the kind
lady who scanned it into Missing Fabrics for me, I need to say a public thank you. A lady contacted me through Missing
Fabrics, but she wasn't sure it was the right fabric. She sent it anyway. It was an absolutely perfect match! We have
exchanged fabric (although I didn't have any duck fabric she would have liked) and all is well. Thank you again. I
truly believed it was a long shot, but thanks to you, I have the fabric I wanted (brown/black and looked a bit like a
dark cork board). Phyllis [/quote:1ae676a88d] -- Toledo,Ohio
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Posted by Phyllis Nilsson on Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:00 PM Post subject: Missing Fabric
Since my machine crashed and I have nothing left from the kind lady who scanned it into Missing Fabrics for me, I need
to say a public thank you. A lady contacted me through Missing Fabrics, but she wasn't sure it was the right fabric.
She sent it anyway. It was an absolutely perfect match! We have exchanged fabric (although I didn't have any duck
fabric she would have liked) and all is well. Thank you again. I truly believed it was a long shot, but thanks to you,
I have the fabric I wanted (brown/black and looked a bit like a dark cork board). Phyllis -- Toledo,Ohio
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Posted by Polly Esther on Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:55 AM Post subject: Re: Missing Fabric
That's wonderful. Good, good for you all. How we do love to hear a happy ending. Polly "A&T"
<antri@noearthlink.net> wrote in message news:R3Wsg.3281$vO.2142@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net...
[quote:6e23f78ed7]Happy dancing!!!! It was me who scanned it. I'm so glad you found it. I love missing fabric. It has
help me out three times and I have helped others two times with fabric from my stash. I check it regularly. Tricia
http:/photos.yahoo.com/momiixii Phyllis Nilsson wrote: Since my machine crashed and I have nothing left from the kind
lady who scanned it into Missing Fabrics for me, I need to say a public thank you. A lady contacted me through Missing
Fabrics, but she wasn't sure it was the right fabric. She sent it anyway. It was an absolutely perfect match! We have
exchanged fabric (although I didn't have any duck fabric she would have liked) and all is well. Thank you again. I
truly believed it was a long shot, but thanks to you, I have the fabric I wanted (brown/black and looked a bit like a
dark cork board). Phyllis[/quote:6e23f78ed7]
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Posted by KittyG on Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:43 PM Post subject: Re: Missing Fabric
How neat when things work out like that. -- ~kitty in phx~ http://community.webshots.com/user/kittykatchee Phyllis
Nilsson" <phyllisnilsson@buckeye-express.com> wrote in message news:EdSdnYQ4jLf5aS7ZnZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d@
buckeye-express.com... [quote:fdfa6cb44c]Since my machine crashed and I have nothing left from the kind lady who scanned
it into Missing Fabrics for me, I need to say a public thank you. A lady contacted me through Missing Fabrics, but she
wasn't sure it was the right fabric. She sent it anyway. It was an absolutely perfect match! We have exchanged fabric
(although I didn't have any duck fabric she would have liked) and all is well. Thank you again. I truly believed it
was a long shot, but thanks to you, I have the fabric I wanted (brown/black and looked a bit like a dark cork board).
Phyllis -- Toledo,Ohio [/quote:fdfa6cb44c]
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Posted by A&T on Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:00 AM Post subject: Re: Missing Fabric
Happy dancing!!!! It was me who scanned it. I'm so glad you found it. I love missing fabric. It has help me out three
times and I have helped others two times with fabric from my stash. I check it regularly. Tricia
http:/photos.yahoo.com/momiixii Phyllis Nilsson wrote: [quote:ea72e5cdcc]Since my machine crashed and I have nothing
left from the kind lady who scanned it into Missing Fabrics for me, I need to say a public thank you. A lady contacted
me through Missing Fabrics, but she wasn't sure it was the right fabric. She sent it anyway. It was an absolutely
perfect match! We have exchanged fabric (although I didn't have any duck fabric she would have liked) and all is well.
Thank you again. I truly believed it was a long shot, but thanks to you, I have the fabric I wanted (brown/black and
looked a bit like a dark cork board). Phyllis[/quote:ea72e5cdcc]
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Posted by Donna in NE La. on Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:47 PM Post subject: Re: Happy Dance
Congrats to the happy couple!! -- Donna in NE La. "Anna Belle" <fladavis@worldnet.att.net> wrote in
message news:0ihb92pmb8g7i56l5dh8guc7qa6tqom0up@4ax.com... [quote:ad5a6ca57d] We have had an interesting weekend. DS2
got married today in Las Vegas by Elvis. He & his lady were both married before - he has been divorced for 11
years, last weddings were church affairs and resulted in lots of unhappiness for both. This time they decided to have
fun, and they did. The part of their plans that went awry was the transportation. They were supposed to arrive in Las
Vegas at 10:00 pm last night and got there today at 11:00 am. Fortunately their hotel let them use the room for a few
hours to shower and get ready. Got a call today at 4:30 and heard "Hi Mom" from our new DIL. Good thoughts
appreciated for happiness would be welcome. If things had worked out, they could have been married on our 50th
anniversary next week---- Anna Belle in Palm Bay[/quote:ad5a6ca57d]
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Posted by Pat in Virginia on Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:56 PM Post subject: Re: OT: Happy Dance
Pat's Original Virginia Fife and Drums Corps is playing a medley of Elvis's greatest love songs in honor of this
special event. (Is that an amazing aural suggestion, or what?) PAT Anna Belle wrote: [quote:c20800e0b1] We have
had an interesting weekend. DS2 got married today in Las Vegas by Elvis. He & his lady were both married before -
he has been divorced for 11 years, last weddings were church affairs and resulted in lots of unhappiness for both. This
time they decided to have fun, and they did. The part of their plans that went awry was the transportation. They were
supposed to arrive in Las Vegas at 10:00 pm last night and got there today at 11:00 am. Fortunately their hotel let
them use the room for a few hours to shower and get ready. Got a call today at 4:30 and heard "Hi Mom" from
our new DIL. Good thoughts appreciated for happiness would be welcome. If things had worked out, they could have been
married on our 50th anniversary next week---- Anna Belle in Palm Bay[/quote:c20800e0b1]
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Posted by Sandy Foster on Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:55 PM Post subject: Re: OT: Happy Dance
In article <0ihb92pmb8g7i56l5dh8guc7qa6tqom0up@4ax.com>, "Anna Belle" <fladavis@worldnet.att.net>
wrote: [quote:29d3799fd2] We have had an interesting weekend. DS2 got married today in Las Vegas by Elvis. He
& his lady were both married before - he has been divorced for 11 years, last weddings were church affairs and
resulted in lots of unhappiness for both. This time they decided to have fun, and they did. The part of their plans
that went awry was the transportation. They were supposed to arrive in Las Vegas at 10:00 pm last night and got there
today at 11:00 am. Fortunately their hotel let them use the room for a few hours to shower and get ready. Got a call
today at 4:30 and heard "Hi Mom" from our new DIL. Good thoughts appreciated for happiness would be welcome.
If things had worked out, they could have been married on our 50th anniversary next week---- Anna Belle in Palm Bay
[/quote:29d3799fd2] Congratulations, Anna Belle! I hope they have many happy years together. :) As for being married
on anniversaries, I know just what you mean. DH and I were married on his parents' anniversary, and DD#1 just missed
being married on ours by two days. :( I really thought she could have planned better.... ;) -- Sandy in Henderson,
near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy,
Minister of Education
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Posted by Anna Belle on Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:37 PM Post subject: OT: Happy Dance
We have had an interesting weekend. DS2 got married today in Las Vegas by Elvis. He & his lady were both married
before - he has been divorced for 11 years, last weddings were church affairs and resulted in lots of unhappiness for
both. This time they decided to have fun, and they did. The part of their plans that went awry was the transportation.
They were supposed to arrive in Las Vegas at 10:00 pm last night and got there today at 11:00 am. Fortunately their
hotel let them use the room for a few hours to shower and get ready. Got a call today at 4:30 and heard "Hi
Mom" from our new DIL. Good thoughts appreciated for happiness would be welcome. If things had worked out, they
could have been married on our 50th anniversary next week---- Anna Belle in Palm Bay
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View entire thread: OT: Story
Posted by Joan E. on Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:04 AM Post subject: Re: OT: Story
Pat P wrote: [quote:745a6538b3]My daughter had a wonderful bloodhound - who would frequently fart in the most
IMPRESSIVE manner - particularly when they had company of course! [/quote:745a6538b3] Reminds me of one of James
Herriott's books (All creatures great and small????) in which a dog had this problem and caused no end of concern to his
lady-owner (IIRC). Problem was solved when the dog was given to someone who couldn't smell! :) Joan
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View entire thread: OFF TOPIC - why me VENTING
Posted by ellice on Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:56 PM Post subject: Re: OFF TOPIC - why me VENTING
On 10/16/06 11:32 AM, "Bruce" <ricardianteeth@btinternet.com> wrote: [quote:778cd516cb]ellice wrote:
The US version is a longer show, and there's more background and detail about what isn't working, and what will &
why. But, they're really good about telling people what type of jeans/fit should work for them. I think people either
hate them or love them. In this household we love them. Plus, the woman, Stacie, has the best legs on some nice Jewish
girl from NY that I've ever seen - so I'm completely jealous. I do think they're a bit unreasonable on the heels for
shoes, but they do point out that you can be comfortable in clothes/shoes that look good - if you buy things that fit,
and if you need tailoring - get it. I remember as a kid/teen - sometimes clothes had to be hemmed, or sleeves/cuffs
adjusted. We've become so ready-to-wear that people forget those little details can make the difference in how
something suits you, and are pretty easy to take care of. It puts me in mind of my cousin in the 1960s. He came home
and proudly showed his mother his new, expensive denim jacket and jeans. His mother, a very practical lady, said
"My word, they remind me of the stuff your father used to wear those when he was an apprentice engineer during the
war. We'd just got married & I had to clean them by spreading them out in the backyard and scrubbing them with a
stiff broom and soap." [/quote:778cd516cb] I can totally see that. My parents used to call them dungarees when I
was young - and that's what I wore at the barn when a little kiddie (breeches were for special days). My UK jeans story
- when I was working/living in Southend (working nearby) - I generally wore casual clothes to work, and would have a
jumpsuit (boiler-suit) over my clothes while in the field or getting dirty. But, at lunch, while the techs all stayed
around our area, I generally would meet the scientist/engineers (office types) at the commissary for a quick feed (and
cider). I think I was the only one in there ever in jeans (not horrid ones, but). Anyhow, later one day the senior
scientist that was my adopted dad (so to speak) wanted me to just meet up with the family/friends and we'd all go to a
restaurant for dinner (instead of the usual tea and supper later). But, I was in jeans - nice jeans - not work type,
faded or torn - but some kind of more designer-ish. Well, I asked could I just come as is in my jeans (this was over
the phone from my more remote site and if I'd have to go all the way across the towns to my hotel it would be a while).
He quite sternly said "ellice - you cannot wear jeans" - implying that I was in my field gear. My response
"But they're not Levi's..." trying to explain that they were like nice trousers, but denim as opposed to my
rough, faded, etc Levi's. Well, he clearly misheard me, and for the ensuing 15 years made fun of me at every chance, no
matter what level the meeting, conference, or just at some joint work - thinking I'd said "But they're Levi's"
- as Americans are supposedly so proud of Levi Strauss. Thing was - I don't/didn't really wear much Levi's - but all
the British crew were constantly having me bring them brand name Levi's back from the states. And no amount of my
explaining as to what I'd said would ever convince him! In the end - I do believe I sped on home (to the hotel I was
living in) and then back to meet our little group for a lovely dinner out. ellice
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Posted by Bruce on Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:32 PM Post subject: Re: OFF TOPIC - why me VENTING
ellice wrote: [quote:dea5e2749e]The US version is a longer show, and there's more background and detail about what isn't
working, and what will & why. But, they're really good about telling people what type of jeans/fit should work for
them. I think people either hate them or love them. In this household we love them. Plus, the woman, Stacie, has the
best legs on some nice Jewish girl from NY that I've ever seen - so I'm completely jealous. I do think they're a bit
unreasonable on the heels for shoes, but they do point out that you can be comfortable in clothes/shoes that look good -
if you buy things that fit, and if you need tailoring - get it. I remember as a kid/teen - sometimes clothes had to be
hemmed, or sleeves/cuffs adjusted. We've become so ready-to-wear that people forget those little details can make the
difference in how something suits you, and are pretty easy to take care of. [/quote:dea5e2749e] It puts me in mind of my
cousin in the 1960s. He came home and proudly showed his mother his new, expensive denim jacket and jeans. His
mother, a very practical lady, said "My word, they remind me of the stuff your father used to wear those when he
was an apprentice engineer during the war. We'd just got married & I had to clean them by spreading them out in
the backyard and scrubbing them with a stiff broom and soap." -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney (Remove teeth to
reply)
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View entire thread: OT: Pennsylvanian killings
Posted by Lucille on Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:14 PM Post subject: Re: breeders
I'm not sure why you're attacking me, but please know that I never said a breeder is the only way to go. Did you ever
try to get a little dog from a shelter? It's pretty near impossible and being a very small lady I was afraid I
wouldn't be able to handle either the size or the exercise needs of a large dog. If you know a place that only
handles little dogs, please tell me for future reference and I shall be delighted to share the info with my senior
citizen friends. For whatever reason you seem to be ignoring my saying that it's horrid that the children were hurt
and/or killed and nothing could be worse. What I'm finding shameful is that you (who I think might reside in PA)
doesn't research what I'm saying and see for yourself that the world isn't quite what you want it to be. Enough said--
<user@domain.invalid> wrote in message news:efu4te$141h$1@netnews.upenn.edu... [quote:0a42c762fa]then shame on
you for buying from a breeder. too many innocent dogs and cats dying in spca's and humane societies because you think
that a purebreed is the only way to go. shame shame shame. and shame on you for saying that the amish aren't as
innocent as 'we think they are'. that's a terible thing to say. Lucille wrote: Again you've got me wrong. One, I said
I wouldn't buy from a pet shop and would only buy from a breeder. Two, I have more sympathy than you could imagine for
the horror of losing these little, innocent kids. Feeling horror about the terrible murders of the children doesn't
change my sadness at the fact that the Amish aren't as innocent as people think they are or my belief that no one should
own a gun Lucille. user@domain.invalid> wrote in message news:eftn4h$127t$1@netnews.upenn.edu... English is what
the Old Order Amish call us Americans. And good for you for not buying from a breeder. Now, lay off the Amish. They
didn't bring this carnage upon themselves. Lucille wrote: user@domain.invalid> wrote in message
news:eftl7p$11bn$1@netnews.upenn.edu... Oh please. There wouldn't be puppy mills if us "English" didn't buy
them. First of all, I'm not English, I'm American. Second, I wouldn't buy a puppy from a pet shop because of this
problem. Lucille Lucille wrote: It's no secret how I feel about guns and, of course, it's horrible that
children have been killed. Maybe it's a bad time to bring this up but the Amish aren't the peaceful people they're
noted to be. It's a very well known and sad fact that the Amish run a large proportion of the puppy mills in the United
States that are known to breed dogs under terrible conditions. They breed the dogs indiscriminately and send sick
puppies to a lot of the pet shops. They're always being shut down by authorities, just to open up again in a short time.
Here's the first link I got when I googled Amish puppy mills
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Fair/1901/puppymills.html. That was the first one listed of 90,900 articles. Makes
you think twice about how gentle the Amish are, doesn't it? [/quote:0a42c762fa]
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View entire thread: OT: Mail delivery rant
Posted by MelissaD on Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:37 AM Post subject: Re: OT: Mail delivery rant
sounds lovely - mail delivery by ferry...except of course when the weather is blustery - might not be so enjoyable
then. As I said, Tony gets lots of goodies - which he told me he loves since his wife isn't a baker . Food bribes
always work :) MelissaD <ricardianno@spambtinternet.com> wrote in message
news:KpWdnfGRkcyS4YLYnZ2dnUVZ8sidnZ2d@bt.com... [quote:47a00db580]MelissaD wrote: Your last remark was one I was just
about to make....our local carrier, Tony, is a gem. We live on a rural route so I can leave packages with checks and he
will ship them for me. I can leave envelopes with checks and he brings me stamps - even brings me change if I make the
check out wrong! He brings all our packages up to the front door. He is always cheerful and friendly and I make sure he
gets lots of homemade cookies at the holidays and homemade jam during the summer :) Because I can get most services I
need at home I very rarely have to deal with the Post Office in person and thus my opinion is mostly based on the great
service we get from our carrier. Just don't ask me about my opinion of the US Postal Service when I was supporting them
as a client - :( MelissaD Sounds a bit like the setup we have here. The island has just one sub postoffice run by an
extremely pleasant and helpful lady. There are two people who take it in turns to deliver mail six days per week (and
empty the mail boxes that are scattered over the island). Just one collection and one delivery per day. Anything that
does not go by post will be brought over by the local carrier, Jim, who travels on the ferry to Kirkwall every morning
and returns in the evening (that's at least 90 minutes each way). He takes everything onto and off from the island,
even the mail bags from the post office, and is very cheerful and obliging. -- Bruce Fletcher
btinternetDOTcomATricardian Stronsay, Orkney www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont "Why does mineral water that has been
stored underground for thousands of years have a 'use by' date?"[/quote:47a00db580]
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Posted by Karen C - California on Sat Sep 30, 2006 5:20 PM Post subject: Re: OT: Mail delivery rant
lucretia borgia wrote: [quote:2410a7fda2]the picketers approaching my car with placards saying "Honk if you
support us" - so I flipped them the bird and they rocked my car lol [/quote:2410a7fda2] That's our Sheena.
Stereotypical little old lady, no way! :) -- Karen C - California www.CFSfacts.org where we give you the facts and
dispel the myths September is National Pain Awareness Month Finished 9/20/06 -- baby bib WIP: baby and housewarming
gifts, July birthstone, Flowers of Hawaii (Jeanette Crews) for ME!!! Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel LTR:
Fireman's Prayer (#2), Amid Amish Life, Angel of Autumn, Calif Sampler, Holiday Snowglobe Editor/Proofreader
www.KarenMCampbell.com Design page http://www.KarenMCampbell.com/designs.html
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View entire thread: OT: Mail delivery rant
Posted by ricardianno@spambtinterne on Sun Oct 01, 2006 9:28 AM Post subject: Re: OT: Mail delivery rant
MelissaD wrote: [quote:093b481945]Your last remark was one I was just about to make....our local carrier, Tony, is a
gem. We live on a rural route so I can leave packages with checks and he will ship them for me. I can leave envelopes
with checks and he brings me stamps - even brings me change if I make the check out wrong! He brings all our packages up
to the front door. He is always cheerful and friendly and I make sure he gets lots of homemade cookies at the holidays
and homemade jam during the summer :) Because I can get most services I need at home I very rarely have to deal with
the Post Office in person and thus my opinion is mostly based on the great service we get from our carrier. Just don't
ask me about my opinion of the US Postal Service when I was supporting them as a client - :( MelissaD
[/quote:093b481945] Sounds a bit like the setup we have here. The island has just one sub postoffice run by an
extremely pleasant and helpful lady. There are two people who take it in turns to deliver mail six days per week (and
empty the mail boxes that are scattered over the island). Just one collection and one delivery per day. Anything that
does not go by post will be brought over by the local carrier, Jim, who travels on the ferry to Kirkwall every morning
and returns in the evening (that's at least 90 minutes each way). He takes everything onto and off from the island,
even the mail bags from the post office, and is very cheerful and obliging. -- Bruce Fletcher
btinternetDOTcomATricardian Stronsay, Orkney <www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont> "Why does mineral water that has
been stored underground for thousands of years have a 'use by' date?"
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View entire thread: OT: Credit Card rant -- a loooong one too!
Posted by Sara on Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:29 PM Post subject: Re: OT: Credit Card rant -- a loooong one too!
On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:36:31 -0400, Tia Mary <CatWom7711@aol.com> wrote: [quote:bb0ead36ba]OK, I'm ready to spit
nails and I can hear whomever is reading this saying to yourselves, "What -- Tia is going to post a long rant? How
very unusual"! As some of you might remember, my father passed away in early August. I'm not doing so well dealing
with his death and all the paperwork crap I am having to wade through to get stuff settled because I am his Executor. I
am a signer on his checking account and the little money he had in there was his Social Security deposit and the money
MediCare sends him so he can pay Mayo Clinic (DO NOT get me started on those F*#$(*$ anal orifices). Anyway, I called
and canceled his credit cards by the middle of August. The Visa card person I spoke with said I should just write on
his statement that he had no estate or assets and send it back to them. I did this on about 20 August. Yesterday I get
a letter AND some court papers from these Visa DI*KWADS telling me how sorry they are that my father has passed away and
when am I going to send them the $600+ dollars outstanding on my father's account!! Excuse my profanity but I DO NOT
NEED THIS SHIT! Enclosed with this lovely letter -- which by the way also said I should sent them the name, etc. of
the attorney who is handling my father's estate -- enclosed is also a court document to be used so they can take legal
action to get their &#$*&$#^$% $600 back! I am not a happy camper nor am I terribly emotionally stable right now
(probably why I went on so long kvetching about the whole hunting thing which I KNEW better than to do -- VBS -- sorry
to everyone about that but there have been some extenuating circumstances). Anyway, I phone the *%#*(%^ credit card
company yet again to tell them that if there is any change left after I send Social Security back their money and I pay
the idiots at Mayo their Medicare money, I'll be happy to send Visa a check for whatever is left! By this time I am in
tears I am so freaking pissed off. Georgia -- the woman I am talking to at Visa -- is lucky she's somewhere in Omaha
because I might up and throttle her just for the hell of it -- tells me to do EXACTLY what the first person told me to
do!! I am supposed to write that there is no estate and no assets on the court document and send it back to them
because Papa was the only signer on the card and Visa will log it as an unrecoverable debt or something like that. I'm
sure some bean counter in the money dept. was just doing his or her job and was required to send out all this paperwork.
I KNOW I am overreacting but hell's bells I truly am about at the end of my rope. I'm even considering going to the Dr.
and asking for some happy pills because this in and out of depression crap has gone on long enough. It usually takes me
a couple of weeks, NOT months VBS! The kitties have been wonderful and love on me all the time and that helps some. DH
is a total engineer and an absolute lost cause when it comes to anything remotely resembling sympathy. His response
(for 35 year now) has been to say "Well, there's nothing you can do about it so deal with it and move on".
Then he gives me a nice pat on the head -- I'm serious, that's what he does in this type of situation -- he pats me on
the damn head just like I'm one of the cats! NOW is when I really, really miss Suzi (t