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Skriven 2008-01-08 13:41:29 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
    Kommentar till text 325 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Ärende: BlueWave                                                 [1]
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Hi Janis,

>> and software are in the machine itself as opposed to in a computer..
>> It's supposed to be very nice!

 JK> > It is, and we got it for a good price.  Right now it's my dedicated
 JK> to > embroidery machine; the Pfaff is still my workhorse and the
 JK> Brother is > my travel machine. I've also got a Babylock serger.  I do
 JK> like not
 JK> > having to have a computer link up just so that I can sew.

 JK> Heheh.. you sound like me.. I've got a Brother and another Singer that

Right now the Pfaff is in the shop for a tune up and (hopefully)
replacement of part of the bobbin winder mechanism.  Got a call from the
service man yesterday wanting to know when I bought the machine (1987,
Frankfurt, Germany PX).  Seems it's a dinosaur and finding the repair
parts may be hard.

 JK> are my "workhorses".. both good at various jobs.. but this CE-250 so
 JK> far looks like it might replace the lot of them..  The CE-250 does
 JK> need the computer to do embroidery, but that's it.. it's not needed
 JK> for any of the other stiching or built-in patterns it can create.. So
 JK> that works for me.. I keep my laptop in the sewing room since I can't

Our (Steve's) lap top is in the computer room which is right next to the
sewing room.  I'm sort of trying to get him to think about getting a new
lap top and letting me keep this one with the PSW software/interfaces on
it.

 JK> stand using Windows anyhow <grin>  I run the BBS and everything else I
 JK> do under Linux here so that Windows laptop is dedicated to Embroidery
 JK> <grin>.

Do you read the Linux echo?  You've probably seen Steve's name there.
We don't do Windows more than we have to.

>> mastering > it this year.  It uses PSW.

>> That's great :)

 JK> > Been meaning to for a while but life gets in the way of living.

 JK> Understand that one.. My son's birthday was the other day, and it
 JK> comes so close after the holidays that I thought, geez.. more
 JK> cooking.. already?? <bg>

Yes, the early new year babies get almost as short a shrift with
birthday celebrations as those whose birthdays are right near Christmas
on the other end.  But, you can find after Christmas mark downs on big
ticket things. (G)

>> made > manicotti for Christmas Eve dinner, typical Italian.  Very good
>> and our > 4 year old grand son really enjoyed them. (G)

>> on Christmas is Lasagna with Bolongnaise (Meat Sauce).  The meat sauce
>> is full of meatballs, Braccioli and sausage. I can post the recipe for
>> that if you like :)

 JK> > Go ahead; lots of people here will probably enjoy it.  I make a
 JK> marinara > type sauce for most pasta with meatballs and/or sausage in
 JK> it. If I make > lasagne or something like that; I make a lot of sauce
 JK> so I can use it in > assembling the dish and have extra for going over
 JK> top at the table.

 JK> Yes, you need a bit of sauce for Lasagne :)  This is my mom's recipe
 JK> for Bolongnaise:

 JK> =====Bolongnaise (Meat Sauce)===========

Looks good; I can see a lot of similarities to my MIL's recipes but a
few tweaks as well.  Got me thinking about pasta with a no brainer
marinara sauce for supper tonight (no brainer sauce for the 2 of us is a
6oz can of tomato paste, 3 cans water, a "pound" can of diced tomatoes,
oregano, parsley, basil, black pepper and garlic all cooked for about
2-3 hours with some (pre done) meat balls simmering in it.


 JK> This sauce is served on holidays and just about everything but the
 JK> kitchen sink goes into it.  It is great with any pasta although
 JK> usually we serve it with home-made Ravioli or Lasagne.

Drooling as I read it.  I never had a good brachal (sp?) recipe so I'll
save this, My MIL ties hers with heavy thread or kitchen twine.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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