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Skriven 2014-11-07 21:34:43 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 19004 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Ärende: Peppers                                                  [1]
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Hi Janis,

>> the > projects have been simple. I may give you a holler for a book if

>> Sounds good.. if you're going to be in the area, I can dig them up..
>> or if not, I can mail it to you.  I'm glad to know you may find some
>> use for them.

 JK> > I don't know when we'll be up again but I suspect it'll be some time
 JK> > this winter for s brief time, longer in the summer. If it's no
 JK> problem, > probably the best thing is to hang on to them for now and
 JK> I'll let you > know either when we'll be around to pick them up or
 JK> send you a mailing > address.

 JK> That sounds good to me.  :)

OK, we'll keep it at that.


>> bedspread or quilt type thing on that couch because it didn't look
>> like a bedspread, but had a really pretty floral pattern.  It held up

 JK> > Got to go with what you like, and what looks good. My parents bought
 JK> > some inexpensive furniture the first year Mom worked at the school.
 JK> The > upholstry didn't last even a year so they had it re-done in a
 JK> garish, > but very sturdy, orange. I think one chair might still be
 JK> hanging around.

 JK> That sounds sturdy :)

The upholstry, yes, very sturdy. It outlasted the couch. I think my
brother took the chair to auction tho.


>> well which was good.  I have a couple of bolts of different kinds of
>> upholtery fabric here as well, that I bought for a few projects.  One

 JK> > I've got pieces, but not bolts, of fabrics--mostly cottons for
 JK> quilting > but some others as well for clothes.

 JK> Are you like me and often scout the remnant pile?  I love finding
 JK> piles of useful fabric that way (g).  I haven't done it since we moved
 JK> so it's about time to find a fabric place or sewing machine store that
 JK> also carries fabric here. I may have to go to Binghamton, I'm just not
 JK> sure yet.

I've not looked thru remnant piles recently, at least at Jo-Ann's. Most
of the time I'm in there it's for supplies like interfacing, thread, etc
and specific fabric buying. Guess I ought to check the remnants tho.


>> I used to recover the chair seats on an antique dining room set I had.
>> The velvet seats were in abolute tatters so replacing them gave new
>> life to that set.  I sold the set shortly afterwards. Now I have a

 JK> > I can remember my grandmother needlepointing chair covers--for the
 JK> > dining room set my parents have now. I think I was in late
 JK> elementary > school when she did that.

 JK> That sounds like a wonderful memory.

And we sat on those chairs for quite a few meals, not only while she was
alive, but after my mom inherited the set. It's still in use but one of
the chairs needs major repairs.

>> well-behaved, my plan is to reover that one with the bolt of
>> goldish-green velvet I bought on sale a few years ago. That one will
>> take some time since I have to also get stuffing for it which I don't
>> have at the moment.

 JK> > Always a project, and the need for something to complete it. I'm
 JK> waiting > on Santa to try on a shirt to figure button placement, then
 JK> do the
 JK> > buttonholes and sew on the buttons. Then I have to do another shirt
 JK> with > the same pattern, but do have everything (have to check my
 JK> thread supply > tho) for that. Plus, 1,001 other projects in the
 JK> queue...............(G)

 JK> Yes, holidays are on the way, and not too far away... (G)

His first job is at the end of the month and his "season" will be over
on Christmas Day. He may decide to wait on the 2nd shirt until next
year.

>> Sounds like a good plan.. we often moved dressers that way as well...
>> drawers could be taken out and moved as is, essentially. Clothes on
>> hangers were often moved as is in the back of the car, etc.

 JK> > It will be a big help to do the move that way. I want to put up new
 JK> > shelf liners before unpacking the dishes. We also have some
 JK> repurposed > book shelves in the current pantry that will go into the
 JK> new one--they > sit on top of the wire shelves and keep cans, etc in
 JK> place a lot better > than the wire shelves.

 JK> Yes, I have one of those wire shelving structures.  We were just
 JK> talking about moving it since it's not very ideal for what's on it -
 JK> it worked for a temp fix though.  Ron is in the midst of building a
 JK> new center island and some shelving in the kitchen.  He'll have to

Sounds like you're working on some major improvements to the kitchen.
Will it be as nice as the one in Windsor eventually?

 JK> take a little break though.  He got a very bad flu this week (it's all
 JK> over Ithaca now) and today we found out he's got pneumonia.
 JK> Antibiotics aught to take care of that, but right now he's feeling
 JK> pretty crummy :(

My sympathies, I've had bronchitis and pneumonia enough to know what
he's going thru. The antibiotics will help but time will be the best
healer.

>> the Rubbermaid type yard storage "boxes" that will be put into
 JK> > use.

>> We emptied out the one in Windsor last weekend.. and we found a
>> hammock we'd forgotten we had :) :)  I could only laugh.. :)  We'll
>> get that up here next summer no doubt.

 JK> > OOPS! (G)

 JK> Yes, it was great finding it :)  I can imagine Ron outside on it next
 JK> summer :)

While you are working in the garden?

>> on projects.. That's probably a mental block for me.. if it's not easy
>> to get to, or whatever, there's always the energy "thing" fighting
>> with me (grin).

 JK> > I know somewhat of what you mean. I still have times when the
 JK> "backlash" > from the radiation will drain me of all energy. Most of
 JK> the time tho, I > don't have to stop what I'm doing and take a nap--I
 JK> can slow down and > work thru it.

 JK> It's the same for my son... he still has days like that.  I can only
 JK> imagine what that's like.

You've had enough rough times that you have an idea of it.


>> ===Pasta e fagioli===
>> 2 Tablespoons Olive oil
>> 3 slices bacon
>> 1 stalk celery
>> 1 carrot
>> 1 onion
>> 3 cloves garlic
>> 2 cans cannellini beans
>> 1/4 cup tomato sauce or tomato paste 2 cups small macaroni
>> 1 quart + 2 cups chicken stock or water 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
>> 1/4 teaspoon pepper or to taste
>> pinch of basil

 JK> > I don't think I've ever seen 2 recipies the same for this. My MIL
 JK> gave


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