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Skriven 2015-10-11 07:39:57 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
  Kommentar till text 31815 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Re: Moving
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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> I have a numbness in the thumb, index and signaling fingers of my
 DD> right hand. It doesn't affect most things I do - like typing or
 DD> eating. But, it makes sewing a bit iffy. I used "bachelor buttons" for
 DD> a bit. But they are sometimes unreliable if not whammered into place
 DD> just so. So, I use the machine - but, turn the crank by hand for
 DD> buttons. It's as fast as "by hand with a thimble" and probably neater
 DD> looking.

 RH> OK, I've used the machine button sewing feature at times but like to do
 RH> it by hand better. I just finished doing some mending--redoing some
 RH> hems on shirts that had started to come out (used a twin/double needle)
 RH> and shortened a polo shirt. Figured I'd get our mending somewhat caught
 RH> up before doing Santa's overalls.

I am capable of doing bigger/better things with a sewing machine. Back in the
60s I made myself a paisley Nehru jacket, lining and all that turned out
acceptably ..... and NO ONE else had one like it off the rack.   Bv)=

But mostly I'll use the thing for maintenance - and maybe make myself some
curtains as needed.

 DD> I am due to buy another round of work pants (Dickies) as the waist has
 DD> shrunk another size and some of the bigger, baggier pants are nearing
 DD> the end of their useful life as clothing. That's six buttons per -
 DD> times three. 18 buttons to attach. I do salvage the buttons from the
 DD> pants that I retire - darned things are getting 'spensive.

 RH> Salvaging buttons is good; I've got a good number from old uniforms of
 RH> Steve's. I presume you're sewing on the buttons so you can use the
 RH> suspenders?
 
Yes'm. Those clip thingies are OK if one isn't carrying things that may trip
the latches inadvertently. But buttons are, overall, safer.

 DD> Currently I am fighting with the electronic dead bolt on the front
 DD> door. I suppose it's a nice idea. But, p*** poor execution. Once I got
 DD> see a trip to Menard's for a new lock-set in my future.

 RH> The joys of home ownership! One of the first things Steve did once we
 RH> signed for this house and got the keys was to change the locks. He put
 RH> in new door handles (levers, not knobs) and added a locking storm door

 DD> I was always going to replace the knobs with levers. This has moved up
 DD> the schedule. I prefer the levers on the entry doors for a number of
 DD> reasons - mainly because if the hands are full one can open the door
 DD> with an elbow or prehensile toe.

 RH> We first encountered them when we lived in Germany. They are very handy
 RH> but you have to watch that you don't catch a sleeve or a belt loop or
 RH> similar on. That can bring you up rather short. (G) After my parents
 RH> went to Germany, they replaced most of their interior door knobs with
 RH> the lever type. It made life much easier for Mom in her later years
 RH> with her arthritis.

 DD> I may do the interior doors - especially the one on the bathroom that
 DD> way.

 RH> Good thinking. We have knobs on all the interior doors but may change
 RH> them out for levers over the years. We're thinking of doing the garage
 RH> addition within a year or two, probably going thru what's now the
 RH> pantry, so that will be relocated, renovated and expanded. We're
 RH> currently keeping some canned goods (and my empty jars) in the water
 RH> heater room but if the new pantry is big enough, they will go there.
 RH> Another option for some of the shelving is to stow some of our lesser
 RH> used, but still want to keep relatively handy, appliances like the one
 RH> we got at Aldi's last week. It's off the counter now, in our kitchen
 RH> storage cabinet.

I don't got a pantry, as such. But I may rig some shelves in the closet with
the furnace, water heater and (soon to be) double stack ovens. I do have an
attached garage - which will soon be accessible from the house. I am going to
ditch the through-the-wall AC and replace it with a door into the garage.

Discovered that I have two "lazy Susan" carousels under the counter in the
kitchen - so that's nice for canned goods and other dry storage. I'm not sure I
can get much more than a car and possibly the motorbike into the garage - so,
I'll have to find a place for the spare fridge. Probably in the computer room.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Phyllis Diller's Lemon Refrigerator Cookies
 Categories: Cookies, Snacks, Citrus, Nuts
      Yield: 6 Dozen
 
    1/2 c  Butter; softened
      2 c  Flour
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/2 c  Light brown sugar; firmly
           - packed
      1 lg Egg
    1/2 c  Sugar
      2 tb Fresh lemon juice
    1/2 c  Shortening
      1 tb Lemon peel; grated
    1/4 ts Baking soda
    1/2 c  Nuts; chopped
 
  Cream butter, shortening and sugar until fluffy. Beat in
  egg, lemon juice and lemon peel. Mix well.
  
  In bowl combine remaining ingredients and stir in cream
  mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Remove from
  refrigerator and form into two 10" rolls on waxed paper.
  Wrap tightly and refrigerate overnight.
  
  Preheat oven to 400oF/205oC. Slice rolls into 1/4" slices
  and bake on ungreased cookie sheets 8 to 10 minutes.
  
  Makes about 80 cookies.
  
  Formatted by Mary Wilson
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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... Frigerobics: Leaning, bending, stretching while looking in the fridge.
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