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Skriven 2014-11-10 16:39:23 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Kommentar till text 19153 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
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Hi Janis,
JK> Well, I take that back Lol... it's chilly even at 45F when you're not
JK> used to it :) Glad I've got them out where I can grab them.
I'll be needing a hat later this week. We may not get out of the 40s
here, not typical November weather.
JK> >My favorite
>> is a little cloche hat my daughter knitted for me. That's something I
>> never bothered to learn.. I can sew and crochet, but never bothered to
>> learn knitting. She really makes some incredible things.
JK> > My mom used to knit; I tried it (and crocheting) but keep coming
JK> back to > the sewing machine.
JK> My mom never did any of those type things.. she worked as a pediatric
JK> nurse until she retired so it was understandable. She always cooked a
Surprised she didn't do something like that as a way to unwind from a
stressful job.
JK> lot though :) My Grandmother taught me to crochet and she used to send
JK> a crocheted hankerchief with every birthday card - it was so neat
JK> getting that birthday card in the mail every year (g). My grandmother
Sweet! Do you still have them?
JK> sewed as well, so I was always curious why my mom never did either...
My paternal grandmother crocheted, and I think, some other sewing but
not 100% sure. I've got 60 butterflies she cut out of calico and chintz
prints before she passed away, going to some day put them into a quilt.
JK> When grandma died, the family decided to give me her sewing machine,
JK> that was nice :) It was an old treadle singer that my grandfather had
JK> updated to add an electric motor. Later, after I worked a few summers
Some day I'd like a treadle machine, but right now it's just a wish.
JK> I bought my own first singer with a cam system, but I always loved
JK> that old singer of grandma's.. it was so dependable in terms of even
JK> stitching.
Like a Featherweight, very reliable for the stitching. A lady in our QoV
group owns 4 Featherweights.
JK> > HI temperatures didn't vary that much, at least on Oahu, (more so on
JK> > some of the other islands). If it got below 70, it felt cold. (G) If
JK> our > associate pastor wore a long sleeved shirt, it was cold.
JK> It was something to watch to know how the weather was doing, I'd
JK> guess? I remember reading somwhere years ago that HI's weather was
JK> close to 70F all year IIRC. I thought it sounded like a perfect place
JK> for me <grin> I don't know if that's the kind of temp there all year
JK> though?
We averaged in the mid to 80s or so, somewhat warmer in summer, cooler
in winter. Usually the trade winds made it feel nice, and the trade wind
showers were just light, misty rains. Basically short sleeve weather
most of the year.
JK> The first year we were in Louisville it seemed so warm compared to
JK> NY.. :) I was in heaven, enjoying the warmth so much.. until it stared
JK> affecting the MS negatively. It's weird, because I can never tell it's
JK> happening, but Ron can... If we were out, we'd head over to the
JK> nearest ice cream stand (oh the horror Lol). Ice cream and a cold
JK> drink helped a lot to cool me off. :) When I realized what was going
JK> on, I started taking some aspirin before we left our air-conditioned
JK> home to try to keep my internal thermostat from going crazy. It mostly
JK> worked.
Good to know what to do to prevent problems, and nip one in the bud
before it gets going strong. I'm sure having to stop for ice cream was
such a hardship. (G) The first summer after my diabetes diagnosis we
didn't have too much ice cream but as I got it under control I've
enjoyed it more. I can have a reasonable amount without my blood sugar
numbers running amok.
>> > We don't have a land line, just our cells.
>> We're just the opposite.. (g)
JK> > It's handy--I had texted a friend about her child's allergies before
JK> > leaving home to grocery shop, she called me while I was in the
JK> store. > Also nice to get pictures of the grandkids. (G)
JK> We use IM and email a lot for pics... The trouble I see is we have
JK> various pics on various devices/programs... Not difficult to move them
JK> from one to the other, but I wouldn't doubt we've lost some over time.
JK> When I had problems with my old system, one of the first things I did
JK> was tranfer all the pics to the new drive.. but it's not like old
JK> fashioned photographs like I found the other day... (g)
I know, we've got a lot of photos, both in electronic format and the
"old fashioned" type. Steve got a cute one of Jaxon with one of
Deborah's old teddy bears--the bear is almost as big as he is! But, by
having the cell, I was able to work out an alternative dessert for this
kid with his mom as I was shopping. His looked like the others but
didn't have Cool Whip in it.
>> It's always nice to see deer though.. well, except on the road I
>> guess. Ron has got a great eye for them though since he grew up in
>> Sullivan county, so he's never had a problem, thankfully.
JK> > I spot them quite often; I am always looking, especially after dark
JK> on > some of the roads around here.
JK> Yes, know what you mean there... it's the same when we drive towards
JK> Ithaca. Over here by our house it's not a problem pretty much because
JK> of the dogs, but driving to Ithaca can be very different. There's one
JK> section once you get into town that can be very bad...
It's surprising the number of deer that are in/around WF but I guess
there's enough forest still for them. I understand our new neighborhood
has a good sized population.
>> I can understand that one. I hope your weather and NY's weather treat
>> you well for your journey.
JK> > Hopefully we won't have to go up over the winter but I suspect we
JK> > probably will, given my folk's health.
JK> That can be rough... hope they do ok.
Mom is not going to last much longer and I've a feeling when she goes,
Dad won't be too far behind.
>> > Got to start my kitchen garden going in a new spot.
>> Yes, it is handy having my little box of herbs... I always miss having
>> fresh spices in the dead of winter, but the freezer helps there.
JK> > It has been nice; this is the first place we've had the variety
JK> already > planted for us. I've used more rosemary in the past 5 years
JK> than in all > the other years combined.
JK> I see in one of Steve's messages that the mortgage application went
JK> though, that's so great, congratulations :) Hopefully you can move
JK> some of your herb cuttings, if not, there's always seed as you
JK> mentioned.
We've got boxes all over the place now! Went to a local liquor store and
cleaned them out the other day--those boxes are small but sturdy. Good
boxes for packing all the books we have, I packed 4 with cook books in
about an hour today. Probably another couple of boxes of cook books,
then I'll start on sewing books. (G)
>> Yes, I did that.. it should help whoever buys the house. I did it
>> because the previous owner of that house didn't leave a note at all
>> and I mostly discovered things here and there over the seasons when we
>> lived there. Over here in Slaterville Springs, the owner took us on a
>> nature walk essentially :) He was a horticulturist at Cornell, so he
>> planted some amazingly beautiful flowering plants. They bloom in
>> sequence all spring and summer.
JK> > Nice to have had the tour; it let you know what's what and where
JK> without > having to do the "discover it for yourself" thing. (G)
JK> Yes, it was really nice. If I'd been thinking or had the energy this
JK> spring I would have planted some asparagus roots. It takes two years
JK> after you plant them to get asparagus so this year I
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