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Skriven 2013-11-20 20:54:56 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 6866 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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Hi Ruth,

->  RH> Steve had better!  They don't do it often here either, and I rarely
->  RH> buy flowers, but this time it seemed like a good idea.

-> He doesn't that often but it's always nice when he does. In our first
-> years of marriage he'd buy more potted plants but when we went to
-> Germany, flowers were relatively inexpensive so he got them more often.
-> He stayed with buying cut flowers when we came back but I think it's
-> been a couple of years or so since he bought any as the budget's been
-> tighter.

 RH> Hmmm - time to raid the cemetery?

No, just wait until finances improve.


->  RH> Today I found some stuff on the markdown racks for 75-90% off. At
->  RH> those prices even if I can't use it the local food bank can.

-> I like the markdown areas; we usually check them out at Lowe's and have
-> found some good deals. Also some interesting eats, like the Indian foods
-> we got a few years ago as Lowe's was phasing them out. Got some quinoa a
-> few days ago, had some for supper and left overs went into a meat loaf.

 RH> That's the general idea.  I found gelatin for the food bank at 18
 RH> cents/box.
 RH> My church office is often quite happy with those finds.  They got K
 RH> cups of chai tea once, and the youth pastor has been busily making
 RH> sure they don't have to store it for long.

Sounds like a good idea to me. Got a $2.00 off a box of K cups, forget
what brand of coffee, from Lowe's the other day. Good thru January 2,
2014 which is good because Steve just ordered a bunch from Keurig. He
also ordered a box of British Blend tea K cups for me.


-> -> Very much so. My latest quilt (the commissioned one) was teal, navy
 RH> and turquiose batiks.

->  RH> That sounds pretty.

-> It is; the teal was not my first choice but ended up being my favorite
-> fabric.

 RH> I tend to make quilts out of colors that look lousy on me.  No clue
 RH> why.

Because you've been given the fabric and can't use it to make clothes
for yourself? I knew I had to go with blues for this quilt and wanted to
use batiks, hence my color choices. Current QoV quilt in progress is
blues and reds, not quite a vintage look but one lady yesterday said it
looked very 40s/50s as I'm using an old pattern.

-> -> Sounds logical to me. (G) Chocolate is also good for my asthma.

->  RH> A really good excuse.

-> As long as I make it the3 dark--less sugar means fewer carbs.

 RH> One brand is now making a 90% cocoa solids bar. Lindt?  I want to find
 RH> some on sale and decrease the supply.

I'll keep my eyes open; we've been buying a lot of the one brand at
Aldi's. It's good, and low carb for the darker chocolate.


->  RH> Yep.  I just sold a bracelet on Ebay for about $100.  It was
->  RH> but the bracelet was by a designer people really want.

-> I don't know that much about it but I do have a lapis necklace designed
-> by Calvin Begay. In looking on the internet for replacements for some of
-> my pieces I've seen more of his work--and wouldn't mind owning more.

 RH> I don't know Southwestern designers worth anything.  He's Navajo, but
 RH> hadn't
 RH> seen his work before. It's a little more modern than the things I
 RH> generally deal with.

I've been looking at some of the traditional Indian designs, trying to
find replacements. Hadn't found any but enjoyed browsing his traditional
type pieces. Did find a gold cross similar to one that was taken; once I
came across the descriptor term "budded", it helped narrow the search.

-> -> the pump on the machine broke Friday. New one came in yesterday but
-> -> Steve couldn't get it until late this afternoon. Load #2 is in the
-> -> dryer; I'll finish catching up tomorrow.

->  RH> Oh well.   Maybe the power should have gone out anyway?

-> No, I had to run the dishwasher before leaving out for Greensboro.

 RH> Oh well.  It was a thought.

But not the best in this case. I didn't want to come home to both dirty
dishes and dirty laundry. One was bad enough but that is fixed now.
Dishwasher is newer so hopefully will last until we're years gone from
here.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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