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Skriven 2013-11-24 21:28:38 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 7005 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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Hi Ruth,

->  RH> No plastic flowers for you eh?

-> No, no plastics. Silk, maybe.

 RH> Ribbon roses?  Or doesn't Steve manage that kind of stuff?

No, I don't know if his fingers are dexterous enough to make any. Then
too, he might surprise me and try it.

-> Keurig. He also ordered a box of British Blend tea K cups for me.

-> -> RH> I generally just get a box of bags and nuke a mug here and there.
-> It's easier than having yet another appliance around. Way cheaper too.

-> We got a Keurig machine about a year ago for the main coffee brewer tho
-> Steve still uses his French press and espresso maker from time to time.
-> I generally drop a tea bag into a mug and just run hot water thru the
-> Keurig; it is definately cheaper than the K cup tea but Steve wanted me
-> to give them a try. I suggested that when this pack is used up, let me
-> save a bit and go back to doing it my way.

 RH> The K cups cost two or three times as much as specialty teas, and it's
 RH> even worse on plain old black tea.  You can also get those refillable
 RH> cups if you want to just pour some tea in those and see what
 happens.

We've got the refillable cups. What happens with loose tea is that it
doesn't have the space to expand/bloom the flavors in the small capacity
of the cups. I'll stick with my BB and Good Earth Original in bags, with
occaisional forays into other types.

->  RH> More likely because I found it in a rummage/yard/moving sale or on
 RH> the clearance rack and couldn't resist.

-> I can resist, especially if money is tight.

 RH> Got some today for free.  I can handle free.

I can too--and at some point I'll start the Attic Windows you sent the
pieces for.

-> -> blues and reds, not quite a vintage look but one lady yesterday said
 RH> it looked very 40s/50s as I'm using an old pattern.

->  RH> Sounds good to me.

-> And looks pretty to me.

 RH> Ever go really vintage and make one of the Hawiian applique quilts?

Been working on a small one off and on for some years, doing it by hand.
Had to give up when the carpal tunnel developed and haven't picked it up
since the surgery--too many other irons in the fire--but will,
eventually.


->  RH> I'm told Aldi's has good chocolate.  The Walgreen's here had the
 RH> 90%  when I was there last.

-> We generally don't go to Walgreens, got a CVS only about a 5 minute walk
-> away.

 RH> They might have it too, but I saw it in a big Walgreen's.

Nearest Walgreens is a ways away & they don't support our perscription
plan.


->  RH> It's worth hunting Ebay and searching for keywords that describe
 RH> what you're after.  Sometimes you hit a sleeper that way.  People
 don't know a signature and don't use the right name, and the piece
 goes for half what it should have.  I've hit a hail mary play  or two
 that way before.  It doesn't happen often but it does happen.

-> We're winding down the search now, except for some 12mm light green with
-> brown malachite beads.

 RH> Green and brown doesn't sound like malachite.  I've seen the stone,
 RH> but forget the proper name.

From my searching, I'm beginning to think it was adventurtine. Just
doesn't seem to be like even the lighter, synthetic malachites. If so,
one of these days I'll invest in a malachite necklace (12mm alternating
with about 4mm gold beads) as well.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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