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Skriven 2008-05-24 21:00:57 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 7635 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
Ärende: Bird Feeder
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Hi Ruth,

-> B-A-B monkey for Robert before he was born, saw a cute rabbit I want to
-> do for the new baby in the store a couple of months ago.

 RH> Mine tend to be rescue bears - found in thrift stores and the like.  I
 RH> find them new homes with good families who take good care of them.

Sounds good. We went fabric shopping today and got about 18 yards of
pink, one plus of green and a yard of blue.  Monday & Tuesday I'll pre
wash, then start cutting stuff out.

->  RH> valor - unless he'd come face to face with a shotgun in the past.

-> He probably had--but it couldn't have been discharged (legally) at my
-> parent's as they're within village limits.

 RH> That depends on local laws.  If it was self-defense the laws are
 RH> different. A bear in the house qualifies, especially if you want a
 RH> bearskin rug.

He wasn't in the house but a couple of steps from it. I suspect the
first room he would have ransacked would have ben the kitchen; it's a
straight shot down the hall.  My folks tend to leave more food (or
garbage type like potato peelings, unwrapped but generally in an
unsealed plastic bag) than I do. To get to food in my house, I have to
open a door to the pantry or the fridge.  Most garbage goes down the
disposal and what goes into the trash can is usually taken out the same
day.

-> Or, big brother. His is probably converted into a preschool supplies bag
-> now.  Got a package of fabric from Rachel yesterday; somehow, one of
-> Robert's Matchbox cars got into it too. (G)

 RH> Figures.  That's what Matchbox cars are for.

So it'll entertain us for a while. Right now it's sitting on my cutting
table.  The cutting board is off so the car can run freely.

->  RH> I'm wondering where the truck went.

-> And it wasn't even a food delivery truck!  That's the downside of it.

 RH> Too true.  I just did the prep work for fried green tomatoes.  Believe
 RH> it or not I found some underripe (and actually green) ones in the
 RH> supermarket today and promptly snagged them.

Somebody tired of waiting for them to ripen?  Steve talked to his folks
in western NY today; they said it was in the 40s with wind chill making
it feel like the 30s.  Some farmer probably got disgusted with the cool
weather & is selling off his tomatoes. (G)

->  RH> would feel all wrong afterward.

-> Use a fuseable for knit fabrics; they move with the fabric and
-> genereally help it keep the same "hand".

 RH> As opposed to moving every which way, which stretch velvet is wont to
 RH> do. Fleece doesn't stretch much if at all.  I know hard core quilters
 RH> who are scared of the stuff, but I just finished a throw top using
 RH> that with no problem at all.

It's not generally a quilting fabric. Since I sew all sorts of things,
it doesn't bother me.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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