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Skriven 2013-10-13 22:36:09 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
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Hi Ruth,

->  RH> Or give it what it wants.  I just mailed a seriously gaudy flannel
->  RH> blankie out.  No pictures taken of this one; I didn't want to risk
->  RH> breaking the camera.  It's a mix of red and black buffalo plaid and
->  RH> bright orange tiger stripe.  They wanted to go together, so off
 RH> they went.

-> Did you pack sunglasses and a warning label in with the quilt? (G)

 RH> No, but I should have!

Remember that for the next time.


->  RH> all dark brown.  She even included the template, so it went along
 RH> for the ride.  I should have sent the box of triangles too.

-> Send the triangles in another mail out. I may swap out something else
-> for the center squares, depends on what whimsey strikes me at the time I
-> put it together.

 RH> Those will probably end up in something I do.  I've always wanted to
 RH> do a random granny quilt.

They're good for all kinds of projects. Drive yourself batty with a
pinwheel quilt in just 2 fabrics. (G)

->  RH> Good idea.  This lady cut herself a bunch of baby quilt jelly
 RH> rolls. Like I really needed more fabric, but....

-> I know, found out our preaching pastor & his wife are expecting a boy so
-> they will get a flannel strip blanket. They got a blue diaper bag for
-> #1.

 RH> And a bunch of meals brought in for Mommy or Daddy, depending on who
 RH> does the cooking?

Our church members usually provide meals for a week or with new babies
or other times when cooking can be a hardship. There's a web site, I
don't remember the name, that you go to--register for so many meals,
indicate allergies, dislikes, etc and others log in to sign up for a
date/meal. Our folks use it a lot to keep everybody aware of who's
making what.

-> -> Not this one, it's a planned randomness.

->  RH> I do some random patch work too.  They're jigsawed together rather
->  RH> than cut into squares.

-> I do more of a planned randomness. Got some neat baby quilts made in HI
-> with alternating the random squares, usually with white.

 RH> Those can be really cute. I've done that before, but it's been a
 RH> while.

The baby quilts like that, yes. OTOH, the QoV quilt is random, but with
a bit of planning.


-> -> ironing board "lives" at one end and for lack of space in this house,
-> -> the table only has one side up.

->  RH> I don't have a table - no space.

-> I've got to have a cutting table--saves my back, helps me with various
-> other projects. It had no match earring backs, jump rings, chains and
-> clasps on it earler this week as I was making necklaces. I was also
-> making a pillow to go with the Attic Windows quilt and a shirt for
-> Santa; all were on the table in various stages of work.

 RH> I just move things around and generally work on the kitchen table. I
 RH> don't make clothes so it's not bad.  I can't do it on the floor any
 RH> more for certain.

OTOH, I still make clothes. Turned a shirt over to Santa the day before
we left, 3 more to do when we get home.

->  RH> Yep.  It's a childhood memory thing.  Those and "salt sticks" -
->  RH> baton-shaped bagels with kosher salt all over them.  I haven't
->  seen them anywhere but north Jersey.

-> One of my Mennonite cook books refers to them, gives a recipe too. I'll
-> have to post it another time. The area I grew up in probably has a

 RH> I wonder if they're bagels or something else.  If they're boiled and
 RH> then baked, it'll be interesting to find out how a Jewish Jersey
 RH> staple ended up in a Mennonite book.

Keep it in my memory to send the recipe.

-> chicken bbq restaurant's marinade as it's "known" food. I do it quite
-> often as it's just salt, oil, vinegar, poultry seasoning and an egg.
-> Chicken gets marinaded, then grilled with some of the marinade brushed
-> over it while cooking.

 RH> The egg leads to extra browning among other things.  I don't think CT
 RH> has a real "known" food unless it's good pizza and the steamed
 RH> cheeseburgers. Those are made in only one place, really, and no one's
 RH> ever exported it. It's a restaurant thing since it requires some
 RH> fairly big equipment home cooks won't have.

That's the hold up from it being better known--you've got to be able to
make it at home as well as enjoying it in a restaurant.

-> So you don't "burn out" on it except when you're in NJ.

 RH> Which doesn't happen any more anyway.

We were just there for the week end. (G)


->  RH> Talk about learning the hard way!  Putting good orthotic inserts in
->  RH> the shoes would help more.  I used to like Spencos, but they've
 RH> gotten
->  RH> hard to find.

-> Right now, doctor says "gel insoles until I see you at the end of the
-> month" so that's what he's using. He is doing better, but has learned
-> not to change shoes for one that doesn't give the support he needs.

 RH> At least he learned.  The gel ones are OK, but they're not always all
 RH> that heavy-duty.

They beat not having any inserts. But yes, Steve learned he needs the
good shoes. He's finding out some of what I went thru when my foot was
so bummed up. It improved (still not fully better) as I lost weight tho.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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