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Skriven 2008-01-22 14:51:42 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
   Kommentar till text 1150 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: BlueWave                                                 [1]
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Hi Ruth!

> Before I get onto other stuff, I noticed you mentioned a Down To Earth
> natural foods store in Binghamton.  That was the name of the one we went
> to in Hawaii; wonder if there's any connection.  Out here we go to
> Brighter Day but it's hard to not think of DTE when I note on the
> scribble board what I need to pick up.

I'm not sure if it's a large company, or a chain or just a coincidence.  The
one in binghamton seems like a "big" operation of sorts.. they carry their own
label supplements as well as others, so it could be "related".

> Also, in regards to the picnic.  We want to come but Steve also wants to
> attend a family reunion in central PA (McClure). We'll try to find out
> when that is; last year it was July 14, then give you feedback on when a
> good timeframe for us would be.

Sounds good.. I figure to post a message shortly to start collectin information
as to what dates will work or not work for people.

>> > Hmmmmm, wonder if it's the place my folks got the Futura from back
>> > around 1975/6.

>> Could be.. This was in Endwell, if that helps.

> I wouldn't know; I was got married and moved to NC in Sept. of 75.  The
> month before, my sister started a long term hospitalization at the state
> facility in Binghamton.  My parents went over about twice a week to
> visit her & do other errands.

It wouldn't surprise me if it was the same place.. they looked like they had
been there a while, and had a lot of very loyal custumers :)

>>> all is not lost I guess.. I've never liked Jo-Ann's fabrics though.

>> > Like I usued to call House of Fabrics--House of some fabrics and a
>> lot > of crafts.  Hancocks is much better in that respect; they've got
>> more > fabric in proportion to crafts.

>> Yes, very true.

> And neither are in HI; I had to settle for other places to buy fabric. I
> did find enough of them to keep me happy. (G)

That must have been hard :(  When I was in high school, there was always a good
fabric store "around"... I got spoiled I think, in that respect :)  Then later
when dealing with Jo-Ann's I would get upset that their fabrics were so flimsy
or at the least so common.. nothing "original".


>> > Worked up an appetite?

>> It was a great machine, I made dresses out of Sari Silk for a little
>> shop in town on it.. You had to know how to take care of it though.
>> My mom was never interested in sewing, and you could tell anytime she
>> used the machine (laughing remembering this <grin>).  I'd sit down to
>> use it, and I'd have readjust the tensions all over everytime :)

> But the tensions were adjustable.  When my mom got her first machine,
> they weren't meant to be adjusted by the home user.

I don't know when Singer introduced adjustable tensions, I just thought they'd
always been there <grin>


>>> Yeah, that was so true of those early machines.  You had to know
>>> exactly what kind of stitches you were looking for.

>> > This was straight stitch only, forward and reverse.

>> No, I mean what a straight stitch should look like as opposed to a
>> stitch where the tension was messed up (and be able to tell if it was
>> the bottom or top tension that needed adjusting).

> I see what you mean.  She knew a little bit but not much--could fit her
> knowledge into a thimble & have leftover room. (G)  She'sstill that way
> with sewing.

Same with my Mom :)

>> I keep telling my daughter that the big difference in home made
>> clothes is that they'll last :)

> Plus getting what you want and having it fit right.  I didn't have to
> tweak the pattern for Rachel's wedding gown much but was able to make it
> custom vs off the rack.

That's the big plus :)  I bet it was beautiful :)

>>> The cooking was getting your attention then, I'd bet :)

>> > No, it was because I'd had to cook out of neccessity. My mom was
>> getting > her Master's in library science with night classes at SUC

>> Mom always took care of the cooking at our house.. she worked as a
>> pediatric nurse so in the summer, I did a lot of baby-sitting a few
>> years in there I remember.. but since her hours were normally 7-3,
>> she'd be home to rescue me eventually <bg>.

> That helps.  I always tell Steve that I made most of my cooking mistakes
> before we got married--which he appreciates.

hehe :)  I had some good ones before I met Ron as well.. the magical pie crust
that rose to the TOP of the pie (how'd I do that??? <laugh>)...I'm sure there
are others that I choose not to remember from way back then <grin>

>> > Oh well, gotta put up with sisters (and brothers). I've got 2 of

>> Yep, you do, even when they grow up to be a PIA <laugh>.. There are 5
>> girls and 1 boy in my family.  I'm number 3. The "baby" is the one
>> that dumped that machine :)  She took it, she told my mother, because
>> she was going to start 'collecting antiques'... but then decided to
>> move, etc. etc. etc.. argh...

> GRRRRRRRRRRR!

Yeah.. she'd never even touched that machine, nor could be bothered with
something like sewing, so I was shocked when I asked my Mom where it was..
Bah.. <grin>

>> > My Brother is a CS-8060; thereare a lot of neat things about it but
>> I > found I can't use the 500 yd spools in the cassette.  I'd got thru
>> a lot > of those quilt making.

>> Ah ok, that makes sense.. I'd probably feel the same way if I was
>> doing quilting.

> I'm not doing as much as I did in HI; our church there had a ministry
> that did baby quilts for long term hospitalized babies.

That's really neat..
>>> I bet!  Still, it's a job making a suit.

> Yes but he needed a black suit for church. He was a part time pastor &
> also worked another job full time.  Still didn't make that much money so
> we did a lot of "creative eating." I learned that soybeans made good
> eating then. (G)

Ah :)  For us, when $$ was tight, Italian food saved the day most of the time..
You could make some kind of sauce from so many things that you might have
around.. Some of our favorites still are Ziti and Broccoli sauce (the kids
called it "suckup macaroni" because they used to drink the sauce which was more
like soup, through the ziti :)).. Clam sauce, marinara, etc. etc.

>> Ron gets too impatient when I have to fit him as I'm sewing..
>> "AGAIN??" haha Then he complains because MY stuff looks like it fits
>> me so well, but his might not <g>

> Steve is patient; he knows it's for a greater good that he has to take
> the time to be fitted.

Ron gives in (most times) but doesn't like to :)

====Rici e Bisi (Rice and Peas)====
1 cup white raw rice
1 10 ounce-package frozen peas
1 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup chopped onions
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated 2 cups water
Heat 3 tablespoons of the butter in a sauce pan.  Saute onions and parsley in
the butter.  Add the rice and saute for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add 2
cups water to the rice.  Heat the water and rice to boiling, and reduce the
heat to low.  Simmer for 14 minutes.  Cook the peas, drain well and stir the
cooked peas and remaining butter into rice.  Top with locatelli romano cheese
and serve.
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Take care,
Janis

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