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Skriven 2011-05-15 00:18:40 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 10531 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: rosemary 944                                             [1]
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Hi Ruth,

>> No doubt.. I remember there was a time when I'd be working on some
>> program or code, and darn, if I had a dream about it, I knew I was
>> immersed totally in "the language".  This was at a time though when we

> Must have been about as much fun as Steve learning Greek and Hebrew. (G)

Heh :)  To some of us, yes :) I enjoyed learning Greek, it was very interesting
to me :)  I only made it through a bit of Hebrew though..there wasn't enough
time then.. Languages have always been one of my favorite subjects.

> He's officially done with them the end of this month but will be taking
> Hebrew 3 this summer for elective credit. Same professor he had for
> Hebrew 1 & 2, one of his favorite instructors.

That's fantastic :)  Congratulations are in order, Hebrew II :) :) Not an easy
thing to accomplish :)

>> like move the dining room into the room where the 2nd Kitchen is, that
>> kind of thing.. Once we get the rooms settled, I can get organized..

> I know what you mean. But, for a while, you'll be looking for things in
> the places you had kept them before the big change up. I do that,

Oh yes, most definitely.

> garbage disposal & over the sink lights on the opposite side of the sink
> from where they are in our place in WF. I still am, after almost a
> month, reaching for them on the right side of the sink. I'm going back
> to WF on Thursday so will probably reach for them on the left side for a
> while. (G)

haha - but yes, happens :)

>> Room in the front of the house into the living room, and then (and
>> this is the whole reason :)) put a bathroom in what is now the
>> computer room.  poor Ron.. I do keep him busy :)

> Just so long as you plan to keep it that way for a good long time. We

Probably, at least that computer room as a bathroom :)  That will be good for
us since our bedroom is just beyond what is now the computer room.. easier for
me at least (grin).  Perhaps we'll make what is now the downstairs bathroom
into a pantry.. It would be a large one.  It could be very useful that way
though.

> don't have the space to re-arrainge in our little house; everything is
> shoehorned into whatever room they will "live" in until we move.  There

Oh we've lived like that many times in our lives.. Sometimes we'd put in a new
kitchen floor where we were renting, etc., because I always figured I have to
look at it all day Lol.. We didn't mind making changes like that at our
expense.  Sometimes you can get away with just decorating though, and we've
done that as well.

> are times I have to move things out of my sewing room to have "wiggle
> room" to set up the cutting table fully. Most of the time I keep it
> "half set" because of the space limitations. But, this too shall pass.

No doubt.  And then you'll be able to set things up as you like.

>> > Thread nets can make all the difference with some of those threads.

Most definitely :) I think I just tried it on lark one day when I was getting
frustrated with the CE-350.. paid off though :)

>> I > also use them to keep cones of thread tidy when I stow them.
>> I don't have that many of them.. only two I believe.  As far as

> They are handy; I think I got some when I bought my first serger.

I can see how they would be great for that.. one of these days I'll have to see
what a passle of them go for (smile)

>> thread, oh I have tons of embroidery thread spools I bought on sale on
>> day.. One of those, every-color-you-could-ever-use sales.. it was

> Drool! I've been adding embroidery thread either as we have the need for
> a color or hit a good sale. It'll be a long time and a bigger house
> before I have as much as you do. My new serger does a wave stitch (upper

well, you can't use it all at once anyway :)  It is nice having the colors I
need if I find a design or create one..No way I could use all of them though..
I just couldn't resist that sale (G).

> looper thread crosses to lower and lower comes up on top so can change
> colors as you serge) feature. I'm looking forward to experimenting with
> that on clothing.

That sounds very nice :) I think the 350 has a similiar preset design... now
I'll have to check it out.  Your stitch sound really nice though :)

>> great :) I ended up having to buy a spool holder frame from
>> allthreads.com just to keep them all organized.

> No surprise with that amount. Mine is mostly kept in shallow drawers in
> these plastic "dressers" on wheels. Polyester is kept in one area, rayon
> in another so as not to mix them up.

Yes, I keep different other types of thread in plastic boxes.. I had them in my
Athena Cabinet for a while.. until the kitties discovered they could get at
them from behind the cabinet if they scooted underneath!  :)  I would find
thread going from one end of the house to the other.. and then I figured out
how they were getting in there :)

>> > I got my first Singer in 1975; I think they had gone to low shank
>> No, I don't think so.. I bought my Athena in about 1978.. the slant
>> shanks were going strong.. I made all of my kids school clothes with

> OK, I thought my old Stylist had the low shank. Shows you how much I
> knew about it.

Not that important really.. I just like the way the slant shanks attached
presser feet - they weren't as sensitive as the lowshank ones it seems.. but
then all of the sewing machines these days are very sensitive to just about
everything :)

>> that machine.. jeans, shirts, dresses, the works :) Before that, I was
>> using a sewing machine I'd bought when I was in HS, since I'd always
>> worked and saved my $$.. It was a Singer Stylist machine with cams -
>> pretty low end, but it did the job.. as a matter of fact, I traded
>> that one in when I bought the Athena :)

> I had a Stylist 514 for starters, then a Futura 2. Got a used Stylist
> 534 (with the free arm) to take for sewing classes, quilting groups,

Yeah, mine had the free-arm as well.. don't remember the model number though :)
I remember I started sewing on my grandmother's singer that had a peddle :)  My
grandfather worked for Singer, and he'd put an electric motor on it.. it was
the nicest machine :)   It kind of forced
you to understand how the machine worked though.  When I bought that Stylist
though, I was in heaven (g)..

> while the Pfaff was in the shop, etc just before we went to HI. It was
> so heavy I bought a Brother 1080 instead & sold the other.

I can understand that.  Singer used to be so great with trade-ins in the old
days.. They don't do that anymore that I've found.

> The continous bobbin is a handy feature of the XL5000. All of my other
> machines I have to take the bobbin out to wind it. If I'l doing a big

Yep, that is the one feature I always LOVED about the Athena.. that coninuous
bobbin :)  I'm glad they continued it with your machine.  I was surprised they
didn't with the CE series :(

> project with one color bobbin, I'll wind several before starting. I've
> also got a Side Winder so I can wind with another spool of maybe a
> different color without unthreading the current set up.

Handy :)

>> Sounds good.. :)  Did I see that you've had another grandchild born?
>> Neat :) God Bless all of you :)

> Thanks; Audrey Elaine Walton was born on April 13. She joined big

That's wonderful.. beautiful name :)

>> We went to Ithaca today and I was able to find a spaghetti attachment
>> for my Atlas macaroni machine - I've been looking for that for ages :)
>> The kitchen gadget store there had it.. so now I can make fettutcine,
>> capellini, and spaghetti with that hand machine.. really nice :)  Also

> Finally! Just remember that the pasta has to be rolled several times
> before you try to cut it. I'd like to make more pasta than we've done

Yes, just pass it through the rollers as you increase the tightness of the
presser..  I used setting 4 for the first roller, then used the new spaghetti
attachment.. came out so perfect :)

> but it seems like something else is always taking the time away from
> doing it. Plus, my longer arms to "catch" the pasta" are busy too. Maybe
> once we both finish school..........................

Mostly I have to catch mine before my puppies do hahaha Seriously, I have it
attached to the smaller center-island counter top in the back of the kitchen. 
the spaghetti just falls to the counter, so I can catch it with my other hand.

>> picked up two really pretty dresses on a lark (smile)

> Good! you have to treat yourself every once in a while. Something nice
> to wear to the next doctor's check up?

Yes, it's just about warm enough for them now :)

>>> No, I don't think so.. but to be honest, I can't remember what we
>> times to even think about where they are :( Ron and I were just
>> talking about 'the wedding' photos.. well, there weren't that many,
>> really. Now I remember all the details of my daughter's wedding :)

> Not a big deal in the long run anyway. What's more important than the
> food is that you've stayed together.

Yep, couldn't imagine it any other way (g)

>> [broth]

>> Lately all the chicken bones from roast chicken go into that
>> tomoto-chicken bone stock I mentioned to you, from when I saw that
>> diners, dives and drive-ins gravy.  It's Ron's favorite :)

> We go on fits and spurts as to where ours goes. I like to cook rice in
> poutlry stock--gives it a nice flavor. Just have to make sure I'm not
> planning beef fried rice with left overs. (G)

Ron's favorite for rice is just butter and salt. I do often use chicken stock
though.

Take care,
Janis

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