"Jeßus" > wrote in message
news
> On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 01:12:30 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> > wrote:
>
>>Julie Bove wrote:
>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>
>>>> Back in the day I had a Singer treadle machine. Those things never
>>>> went
>>>> wrong and were so easy to thread. For years, machines would be
>>>> threaded
>>>> in the same way, but Not This One! Trouble is that I use it so rarely
>>>> now
>>>> I have to look it up how to thread the blessed things. After so many
>>>> years it gets ingrained in your head how to thread ...
>>>
>>> My mom got a new machine years ago but never did figure out how to
>>> thread
>>> it. She even attended a class to learn how to use it. She wound up
>>> getting
>>> rid of it.
>>
>>hmmmmmm....
>
> Yep...
> Bove in troll mode again.

No. My mom is now pretty much blind. That had been going on for years.
Far longer than she let on to me. Most likely the parts that she had to put
the thread through were just too small and/or dark for her to see. I dunno.
I never tried to thread it.

On 7/23/2015 12:51 PM, KenK wrote:
> I like a baked potato now and then but normally do not plan them ahead, but
> instead make one on the spur of the moment.
>
> Yesterday I got hungry for some baked chicken thighs and a baked potato. Of
> the two I had, one potato was obviously bad, the other was only half edible
> after cutting open afer baking.
>
> Potatoes are expensive! Any way to store them so they keep a month or two?
> Now I use a 'crisper' bin in the bottom of the refrigerator.
>
> I Googled and freezing unpeeled raw potatoes is not a good idea. I realize
> I could bake ahead and then freeze but I usually combine the potato baking
> with baking something else in the meal to save energy.
>
> TIA
>
>
As sf said, before mentioning her version of twice baked potatoes, don't
store them in the refrigerator. Store them in a cool, dark place. I
store potatoes in a bin in the pantry.

I don't know about these potato bags people are talking about. I try
not to buy more potatoes (or onions) than I will need for more than a
couple of meals. No need for bags. Your mileage may vary.

Jill

"koko" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:56:04 -0600, graham > wrote:
>
>>On 24/07/2015 7:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Friday, July 24, 2015 at 8:32:22 AM UTC-4, Xeno wrote:
>>>
>>>> We have a sewing machine here but last time I used it I broke it. I've
>>>> been banned! Given my sewing ability, this is not a bad thing.
>>>
>>> It's a power tool! Any man should be able to use
>>> a sewing machine (and any woman, too).
>>>
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>
>>My mother and her sisters taught me to sew (and even darn socks!) so I
>>tackle minor repairs by hand. However, I would use a sewing machine
>>much, much more infrequently than my other power tools so I haven't
>>bought one.
>>Graham
>
> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
> koko

They do.

http://smile.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_...ds=darning+egg

"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
>
>> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
>>
> They're available on Amazon!

And in pretty much all yarn and fabric shops.

On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 19:39:01 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Jeßus" > wrote in message
>news
>> On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 01:12:30 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Julie Bove wrote:
>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>
>>>>> Back in the day I had a Singer treadle machine. Those things never
>>>>> went
>>>>> wrong and were so easy to thread. For years, machines would be
>>>>> threaded
>>>>> in the same way, but Not This One! Trouble is that I use it so rarely
>>>>> now
>>>>> I have to look it up how to thread the blessed things. After so many
>>>>> years it gets ingrained in your head how to thread ...
>>>>
>>>> My mom got a new machine years ago but never did figure out how to
>>>> thread
>>>> it. She even attended a class to learn how to use it. She wound up
>>>> getting
>>>> rid of it.
>>>
>>>hmmmmmm....
>>
>> Yep...
>> Bove in troll mode again.
>
>No. My mom is now pretty much blind. That had been going on for years.
>Far longer than she let on to me. Most likely the parts that she had to put
>the thread through were just too small and/or dark for her to see. I dunno.
>I never tried to thread it.

Fairy nuff, that explains it better and makes more sense (aside from
the exercise in futility involving your mom).

> wrote in message
...
> On Friday, July 24, 2015 at 3:56:34 PM UTC-5, Janet B wrote:
>>
>> there are fabric stores and there are fabric stores. The different
>> levels of shops do not carry the same materials at all.
>> Janet US
>>
>>
> Absolutley, I couldn't agree more.

When I did make clothes, I pretty much only ever bought my fabric at a tiny
store. The same store where I bought my used machine. They had only high
quality fabrics that you couldn't get anywhere else here. If I needed
something simple like a T Shirt Fabric then I would go to one of the big
stores.

The dance studio owner makes a yearly trip either to NY or CA for fabrics
because she can get ones that are not available here. There are good
fabrics available here but she wants her costumes to stand out.

On 7/25/2015 12:55 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > wrote in message
One of the many attacks on our country from the Religious Right is the
claim that our country is a Christian Nation...not just that the
majority of people are Christians, but that the country itself was
founded by Christians, for Christians. However, a little research into
American history will show that this statement is a lie. Those people
who spread this lie are known as Christian Revisionists. They are
attempting to rewrite history, in much the same way as holocaust deniers
are. The men responsible for building the foundation of the United
States were men of The Enlightenment, not men of Christianity. They were
Deists who did not believe the bible was true. They were Freethinkers
who relied on their reason, not their faith.

If the U.S. was founded on the Christian religion, the Constitution
would clearly say so--but it does not. Nowhere does the Constitution
say: "The United States is a Christian Nation", or anything even close
to that. In fact, the words "Jesus Christ, Christianity, Bible, Creator,
Divine, and God" are never mentioned in the Constitution-- not even
once. Nowhere in the Constitution is religion mentioned, except in
exclusionary terms. When the Founders wrote the nation's Constitution,
they specified that "no religious test shall ever be required as a
qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."
(Article 6, section 3) This provision was radical in its day-- giving
equal citizenship to believers and non-believers alike. They wanted to
ensure that no religion could make the claim of being the official,
national religion, such as England had.

The Declaration of Independence gives us important insight into the
opinions of the Founding Fathers. Thomas Jefferson wrote that the power
of the government is derived from the governed. Up until that time, it
was claimed that kings ruled nations by the authority of God. The
Declaration was a radical departure from the idea that the power to rule
over other people comes from god. It was a letter from the Colonies to
the English King, stating their intentions to seperate themselves. The
Declaration is not a governing document. It mentions "Nature's God" and
"Divine Providence"-- but as you will soon see, that's the language of
Deism, not Christianity.

On 7/25/2015 12:15 PM, wrote:
> On Friday, July 24, 2015 at 3:56:34 PM UTC-5, Janet B wrote:
Quotes by Bush
"There ought to be limits to freedom." -- G.W. Bush

"You can fool some of the people all of the time; and those are the ones
you have to concentrate on." -- George W. Bush

"If the American people knew what we have done, they would string us up
from the lamp posts." ---George H.W. Bush's

"For seven and a half years I've worked alongside President Reagan.
We've had triumphs. Made some mistakes. We've had some
sex...uh...setbacks." -George Bush, Sr.

George Bush (Snr) was /is a pedophile and Kelly was created to be a
"bush baby"...It was difficult to carry on small talk with Mrs Bush
while my child was being raped. Thanks for the Memories: The Memoirs of
Bob Hope's and Henry Kissinger's mind control slave by Brice Taylor

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never
stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and
neither do we."--Bush jnr (Daily Mirror 6 aug 2004)

"Why should we hear about body bags and deaths? Oh, I mean, it's not
relevant. So why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like
that?" Barbara Bush, March 18, 2003.

"See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over
and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the
propaganda." --- George W. Bush, Rochester, N.Y., May 24, 2005

There's three things to remember: claim everything, explain nothing,
deny everything.–Prescott Bush (Skull and Bones, 1917) The Bush family
patriarch made the above statement in a 1966 interview for Columbia
University's oral history project on the Eisenhower administration.
Prescott Bush said that political dictum had been explained to him by
Claire Boothe Luce, congresswoman, ambassador and wife of Time-Life
media magnate Henry Luce (Skull and Bones 1920)

"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
>
>> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
>>
> They're available on Amazon!

I have a darning mushroom.

>

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On 7/25/2015 4:43 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "S Viemeister" > wrote
>> On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
>>
>>> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
>>>
>> They're available on Amazon!
>
> I have a darning mushroom.
>

Eggs and mushrooms - keeping this on topic for rfc...

"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/25/2015 4:43 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>> "S Viemeister" > wrote
>>> On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
>>>
>>>> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
>>>>
>>> They're available on Amazon!
>>
>> I have a darning mushroom.
>>
>
> Eggs and mushrooms - keeping this on topic for rfc...

Indeed! heh



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On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 5:02:25 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
> >
> >> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
> >>
> > They're available on Amazon!
>
> I have a darning mushroom.

Mine's more of a foot. My grandmother gave it to me years ago. Here's
a similar one:

http://www.ecrater.com/p/22087729/an...rm-sock-darner

I don't darn socks, but I hang onto it, just as I keep my great-grandmother's
6-inch cast iron skillet.

Cindy Hamilton

"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
> On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 5:02:25 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
>> >
>> >> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
>> >>
>> > They're available on Amazon!
>>
>> I have a darning mushroom.
>
> Mine's more of a foot. My grandmother gave it to me years ago. Here's
> a similar one:
>
> http://www.ecrater.com/p/22087729/an...rm-sock-darner

Ooh that looks a good one)

>
> I don't darn socks, but I hang onto it, just as I keep my
> great-grandmother's
> 6-inch cast iron skillet.

Of course! I am the same, I hold on to such treasures too)


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On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 7:58:15 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 5:02:25 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> >> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
> >> >>
> >> > They're available on Amazon!
> >>
> >> I have a darning mushroom.
> >
> > Mine's more of a foot. My grandmother gave it to me years ago. Here's
> > a similar one:
> >
> > http://www.ecrater.com/p/22087729/an...rm-sock-darner
>
> Ooh that looks a good one)
>
> >
> > I don't darn socks, but I hang onto it, just as I keep my
> > great-grandmother's
> > 6-inch cast iron skillet.
>
> Of course! I am the same, I hold on to such treasures too)

I should figure out what to do with them before I die, since
I'm the last of my line.

I just got the frying pan out; I haven't looked at it in ages.
It's a Griswold, marked on the bottom with

NO. 3
Then the cross logo
ERIE PA.
709
B

I see it's not particularly old--1940s to 1950s. Appears to be
worth about $50-70. It's cute, though. You could just about
fry one egg in it.

Cindy Hamilton

On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:56:04 -0600, graham > wrote:
>
>> On 24/07/2015 7:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Friday, July 24, 2015 at 8:32:22 AM UTC-4, Xeno wrote:
>>>
>>>> We have a sewing machine here but last time I used it I broke it. I've
>>>> been banned! Given my sewing ability, this is not a bad thing.
>>>
>>> It's a power tool! Any man should be able to use
>>> a sewing machine (and any woman, too).
>>>
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>
>> My mother and her sisters taught me to sew (and even darn socks!) so I
>> tackle minor repairs by hand. However, I would use a sewing machine
>> much, much more infrequently than my other power tools so I haven't
>> bought one.
>> Graham
>
> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
> koko
>
Could be a collectors item! I never had a darning egg. Mom taught me
to darn socks using a light bulb.

Jill

"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
> On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 7:58:15 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 5:02:25 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>> >> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist
>> >> >> anymore.
>> >> >>
>> >> > They're available on Amazon!
>> >>
>> >> I have a darning mushroom.
>> >
>> > Mine's more of a foot. My grandmother gave it to me years ago. Here's
>> > a similar one:
>> >
>> > http://www.ecrater.com/p/22087729/an...rm-sock-darner
>>
>> Ooh that looks a good one)
>>
>> >
>> > I don't darn socks, but I hang onto it, just as I keep my
>> > great-grandmother's
>> > 6-inch cast iron skillet.
>>
>> Of course! I am the same, I hold on to such treasures too)
>
> I should figure out what to do with them before I die, since
> I'm the last of my line.
>
> I just got the frying pan out; I haven't looked at it in ages.
> It's a Griswold, marked on the bottom with
>
> NO. 3
> Then the cross logo
> ERIE PA.
> 709
> B
>
> I see it's not particularly old--1940s to 1950s. Appears to be
> worth about $50-70. It's cute, though. You could just about
> fry one egg in it.

How can you be the last in line when you have at least one ggranddaughter???
(The one you knitted a spooky hat for
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S Viemeister wrote:
>
> On 7/25/2015 4:43 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> > "S Viemeister" > wrote
> >> On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
> >>
> >>> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
> >>>
> >> They're available on Amazon!
> >
> > I have a darning mushroom.
> >
>
> Eggs and mushrooms - keeping this on topic for rfc...

And I just bought eggs and mushrooms at the grocery store this
morning.

jmcquown wrote:
>
> On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
> > On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:56:04 -0600, graham > wrote:
> >
> >> On 24/07/2015 7:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>> On Friday, July 24, 2015 at 8:32:22 AM UTC-4, Xeno wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> We have a sewing machine here but last time I used it I broke it. I've
> >>>> been banned! Given my sewing ability, this is not a bad thing.
> >>>
> >>> It's a power tool! Any man should be able to use
> >>> a sewing machine (and any woman, too).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Cindy Hamilton
> >>>
> >>
> >> My mother and her sisters taught me to sew (and even darn socks!) so I
> >> tackle minor repairs by hand. However, I would use a sewing machine
> >> much, much more infrequently than my other power tools so I haven't
> >> bought one.
> >> Graham
> >
> > Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
> > koko
> >
> Could be a collectors item! I never had a darning egg. Mom taught me
> to darn socks using a light bulb.

My mom taught me to use a light bulb to light up a room at night.
eheheheh Just kidding here. I'm getting ornery with all the knitted
sock posts this morning.

> wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 14:14:00 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
>>> On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 7:58:15 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>>>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>> > On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 5:02:25 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>>>> >> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
>>>> >> ...
>>>> >> > On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist
>>>> >> >> anymore.
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >> > They're available on Amazon!
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I have a darning mushroom.
>>>> >
>>>> > Mine's more of a foot. My grandmother gave it to me years ago.
>>>> > Here's
>>>> > a similar one:
>>>> >
>>>> > http://www.ecrater.com/p/22087729/an...rm-sock-darner
>>>>
>>>> Ooh that looks a good one)
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > I don't darn socks, but I hang onto it, just as I keep my
>>>> > great-grandmother's
>>>> > 6-inch cast iron skillet.
>>>>
>>>> Of course! I am the same, I hold on to such treasures too)
>>>
>>> I should figure out what to do with them before I die, since
>>> I'm the last of my line.
>>>
>>> I just got the frying pan out; I haven't looked at it in ages.
>>> It's a Griswold, marked on the bottom with
>>>
>>> NO. 3
>>> Then the cross logo
>>> ERIE PA.
>>> 709
>>> B
>>>
>>> I see it's not particularly old--1940s to 1950s. Appears to be
>>> worth about $50-70. It's cute, though. You could just about
>>> fry one egg in it.
>>
>>How can you be the last in line when you have at least one
>>ggranddaughter???
>>(The one you knitted a spooky hat for
>
> Cindy is last in line, I am not, in fact, scares me sometimes and also
> makes me sad that David did not live to see any of the now four
> ggrandchildren with another due next month.

There you go then! You will be last in line but for 5 ...
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Ophelia wrote:
>
> How can you be the last in line when you have at least one ggranddaughter???
> (The one you knitted a spooky hat for

Spooky hats? My ex knitted a winter hat for our firstborn grandson
(age 5.5 now) back when he was about a year or two old. It had teddy
bear (or ferret) ears knitted onto the top. As soon as I saw that hat,
I told my daughter, "Please don't embarrass your son and put that hat
him out in public" She laughed. I was serious though. heheh

BTW, my ex started learning to knit when we were married. First kid
sweaters were just T-shape...very basic and lame. Within a few years,
she learned it all and was knitting custom sweaters for rich clients.
Just the exotic yarns would sometimes cost over $300 (and this was 30
years ago). She also designed her own patterns and combo of yarns. She
became "top gun" of the custom knitting crowd back then. I was very
proud of her.

On 25/07/2015 7:28 AM, wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 14:14:00 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 7:58:15 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>>>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 5:02:25 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist
>>>>>>>> anymore.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They're available on Amazon!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a darning mushroom.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mine's more of a foot. My grandmother gave it to me years ago. Here's
>>>>> a similar one:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.ecrater.com/p/22087729/an...rm-sock-darner
>>>>
>>>> Ooh that looks a good one)
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't darn socks, but I hang onto it, just as I keep my
>>>>> great-grandmother's
>>>>> 6-inch cast iron skillet.
>>>>
>>>> Of course! I am the same, I hold on to such treasures too)
>>>
>>> I should figure out what to do with them before I die, since
>>> I'm the last of my line.
>>>
>>> I just got the frying pan out; I haven't looked at it in ages.
>>> It's a Griswold, marked on the bottom with
>>>
>>> NO. 3
>>> Then the cross logo
>>> ERIE PA.
>>> 709
>>> B
>>>
>>> I see it's not particularly old--1940s to 1950s. Appears to be
>>> worth about $50-70. It's cute, though. You could just about
>>> fry one egg in it.
>>
>> How can you be the last in line when you have at least one ggranddaughter???
>> (The one you knitted a spooky hat for
>
> Cindy is last in line, I am not, in fact, scares me sometimes and also
> makes me sad that David did not live to see any of the now four
> ggrandchildren with another due next month.
>
> ---
> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
> https://www.avast.com/antivirus
>
My father died 2 years ago. If only he could have hung on as a grandson,
who according to him, could never do things by halves, is about to
become the father of twin girls!
Graham

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"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> How can you be the last in line when you have at least one
>> ggranddaughter???
>> (The one you knitted a spooky hat for
>
> Spooky hats? My ex knitted a winter hat for our firstborn grandson
> (age 5.5 now) back when he was about a year or two old. It had teddy
> bear (or ferret) ears knitted onto the top. As soon as I saw that hat,
> I told my daughter, "Please don't embarrass your son and put that hat
> him out in public" She laughed. I was serious though. heheh
>
> BTW, my ex started learning to knit when we were married. First kid
> sweaters were just T-shape...very basic and lame. Within a few years,
> she learned it all and was knitting custom sweaters for rich clients.
> Just the exotic yarns would sometimes cost over $300 (and this was 30
> years ago). She also designed her own patterns and combo of yarns. She
> became "top gun" of the custom knitting crowd back then. I was very
> proud of her.

I expect you were)) When I said 'spooky hat' ... did you see it?) It
looked like a brain ...

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"graham" > wrote in message
...
> On 25/07/2015 7:28 AM, wrote:
>> On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 14:14:00 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 7:58:15 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 5:02:25 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>> On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist
>>>>>>>>> anymore.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> They're available on Amazon!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a darning mushroom.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mine's more of a foot. My grandmother gave it to me years ago.
>>>>>> Here's
>>>>>> a similar one:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.ecrater.com/p/22087729/an...rm-sock-darner
>>>>>
>>>>> Ooh that looks a good one)
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't darn socks, but I hang onto it, just as I keep my
>>>>>> great-grandmother's
>>>>>> 6-inch cast iron skillet.
>>>>>
>>>>> Of course! I am the same, I hold on to such treasures too)
>>>>
>>>> I should figure out what to do with them before I die, since
>>>> I'm the last of my line.
>>>>
>>>> I just got the frying pan out; I haven't looked at it in ages.
>>>> It's a Griswold, marked on the bottom with
>>>>
>>>> NO. 3
>>>> Then the cross logo
>>>> ERIE PA.
>>>> 709
>>>> B
>>>>
>>>> I see it's not particularly old--1940s to 1950s. Appears to be
>>>> worth about $50-70. It's cute, though. You could just about
>>>> fry one egg in it.
>>>
>>> How can you be the last in line when you have at least one
>>> ggranddaughter???
>>> (The one you knitted a spooky hat for
>>
>> Cindy is last in line, I am not, in fact, scares me sometimes and also
>> makes me sad that David did not live to see any of the now four
>> ggrandchildren with another due next month.
>>
>> ---
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> My father died 2 years ago. If only he could have hung on as a grandson,
> who according to him, could never do things by halves, is about to become
> the father of twin girls!

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Ophelia wrote:
>

> When I said 'spooky hat' ... did you see it?) It
> looked like a brain ...
>

no, didn't see it. Have a link?

On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 07:48:43 -0300, wrote:

>On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 20:57:47 -0400, S Viemeister
> wrote:
>
>>On 7/24/2015 3:10 PM, Janet wrote:
>>
>>> My sewing machine was my mother's, it's a pre-WW2 electric Singer,
>>> still going strong at 70+. (I'm in the middle of making curtains with it
>>> atm.). However, its sturdy capabilities are very plain (doesn't even
>>> reverse) and having tried my friend's modern machine I'm greeneyed about
>>> the scores of different stitches at the push of a button, etc.
>>>
>>I have one of the super duper, does-everything compute-controlled
>>machines, and I love it - but I would never want to get rid of my trusty
>>old Singer.
>
>I still have my trusty old Singer - if you travel through parts of
>India and Asia, even today you can see old Singers everywhere, they
>were made to last
>
My husband owns two old Singers. He uses them mostly for repairing
lawn mower bags. But he does design and make his own cross-country
ski pants and stuff like that.
Janet US

On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 09:43:07 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
...
>> On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
>>
>>> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
>>>
>> They're available on Amazon!
>
>I have a darning mushroom.
>
>>
I have a small dried gourd that was used for that purpose by my
mother. I can remember darning socks as a child.
Janet US

On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 10:07:40 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
>> > On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:56:04 -0600, graham > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 24/07/2015 7:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >>> On Friday, July 24, 2015 at 8:32:22 AM UTC-4, Xeno wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> We have a sewing machine here but last time I used it I broke it. I've
>> >>>> been banned! Given my sewing ability, this is not a bad thing.
>> >>>
>> >>> It's a power tool! Any man should be able to use
>> >>> a sewing machine (and any woman, too).
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Cindy Hamilton
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> My mother and her sisters taught me to sew (and even darn socks!) so I
>> >> tackle minor repairs by hand. However, I would use a sewing machine
>> >> much, much more infrequently than my other power tools so I haven't
>> >> bought one.
>> >> Graham
>> >
>> > Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
>> > koko
>> >
>> Could be a collectors item! I never had a darning egg. Mom taught me
>> to darn socks using a light bulb.
>
>My mom taught me to use a light bulb to light up a room at night.
>eheheheh Just kidding here. I'm getting ornery with all the knitted
>sock posts this morning.

The conversation is nice and soothing. No bitching, carping etc
What are you cooking this weekend? I'm going to be smoking a pork
butt with hickory. I haven't decided how I want to season it yet.
Janet US

Janet B wrote:
>
> On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 09:43:07 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
> >>
> >>> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
> >>>
> >> They're available on Amazon!
> >
> >I have a darning mushroom.
> >
> >>
> I have a small dried gourd that was used for that purpose by my
> mother. I can remember darning socks as a child.

I've never darned a sock although I probably should. Once a sock gets
a hole in it, I just throw the *darned* things out in the trash. Not
really though...I use them for rags and ladder mitts.

:-D

Janet B wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
>
> >jmcquown wrote:
> >> Could be a collectors item! I never had a darning egg. Mom taught me
> >> to darn socks using a light bulb.
> >
> >My mom taught me to use a light bulb to light up a room at night.
> >eheheheh Just kidding here. I'm getting ornery with all the knitted
> >sock posts this morning.
>
> The conversation is nice and soothing. No bitching, carping etc
> What are you cooking this weekend?

I just took a cottage pie out of the oven for today and for a few more
meals down the road.

Here's an interesting twist that I did today. I had some leftover
mashed potatoes (cooked and mashed with milk, butter and s&p). Not
enough to top the pie though so I microwave-baked 4 red potatoes until
done. These, I cut up into bite size pieces, then buttered them along
with s&p.

Well, I mixed the cut up mv-baked potatoes in with the creamy mashed
potatoes. I sampled it before I added it to the recipe. WHOA! What
a good combination of creamy and chunky. I'll probably make mashed
potatoes with this combo in the future. Very good.

G.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>
>> When I said 'spooky hat' ... did you see it?) It
>> looked like a brain ...
>>
>
> no, didn't see it. Have a link?

Oh I am sure Lucretia would post it again for you

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"Janet B" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 07:48:43 -0300, wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 20:57:47 -0400, S Viemeister
> wrote:
>>
>>>On 7/24/2015 3:10 PM, Janet wrote:
>>>
>>>> My sewing machine was my mother's, it's a pre-WW2 electric Singer,
>>>> still going strong at 70+. (I'm in the middle of making curtains with
>>>> it
>>>> atm.). However, its sturdy capabilities are very plain (doesn't even
>>>> reverse) and having tried my friend's modern machine I'm greeneyed
>>>> about
>>>> the scores of different stitches at the push of a button, etc.
>>>>
>>>I have one of the super duper, does-everything compute-controlled
>>>machines, and I love it - but I would never want to get rid of my trusty
>>>old Singer.
>>
>>I still have my trusty old Singer - if you travel through parts of
>>India and Asia, even today you can see old Singers everywhere, they
>>were made to last
>>
> My husband owns two old Singers. He uses them mostly for repairing
> lawn mower bags. But he does design and make his own cross-country
> ski pants and stuff like that.

Clever)

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"Janet B" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 09:43:07 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
...
>>> On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
>>>
>>>> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
>>>>
>>> They're available on Amazon!
>>
>>I have a darning mushroom.
>>
>>>
> I have a small dried gourd that was used for that purpose by my
> mother. I can remember darning socks as a child.

Oh that is so cool))

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"Janet B" > wrote in message
news
> On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 10:07:40 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>>jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
>>> > On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:56:04 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> On 24/07/2015 7:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> >>> On Friday, July 24, 2015 at 8:32:22 AM UTC-4, Xeno wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>> We have a sewing machine here but last time I used it I broke it.
>>> >>>> I've
>>> >>>> been banned! Given my sewing ability, this is not a bad thing.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> It's a power tool! Any man should be able to use
>>> >>> a sewing machine (and any woman, too).
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Cindy Hamilton
>>> >>>
>>> >>
>>> >> My mother and her sisters taught me to sew (and even darn socks!) so
>>> >> I
>>> >> tackle minor repairs by hand. However, I would use a sewing machine
>>> >> much, much more infrequently than my other power tools so I haven't
>>> >> bought one.
>>> >> Graham
>>> >
>>> > Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
>>> > koko
>>> >
>>> Could be a collectors item! I never had a darning egg. Mom taught me
>>> to darn socks using a light bulb.
>>
>>My mom taught me to use a light bulb to light up a room at night.
>>eheheheh Just kidding here. I'm getting ornery with all the knitted
>>sock posts this morning.
>
> The conversation is nice and soothing. No bitching, carping etc

My thoughts exactly!!! ) Isn't it lovely)


> What are you cooking this weekend? I'm going to be smoking a pork
> butt with hickory. I haven't decided how I want to season it yet.

I've been playing with my new toy and getting used to it. It's a sous vide
thingy and I am getting quite good with it)

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wrote:
>
> Sssh don't tempt fate, the worst that can happen is we torment Gary

LOL! Don't ever worry about me. I'm never after a fight here although
I do seem to get drawn into some occasionally.

I like you even though you are supposedly the "evil witch east of
Canada" or whatever it was she called you in one of her evil drunken
moments late at night.

Speaking of chicken legs. Chicken quarters are on sale here this week
for only $0.39 per pound.

On 25/07/2015 10:33 AM, Janet B wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 10:07:40 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:56:04 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 24/07/2015 7:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>> On Friday, July 24, 2015 at 8:32:22 AM UTC-4, Xeno wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We have a sewing machine here but last time I used it I broke it. I've
>>>>>>> been banned! Given my sewing ability, this is not a bad thing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's a power tool! Any man should be able to use
>>>>>> a sewing machine (and any woman, too).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> My mother and her sisters taught me to sew (and even darn socks!) so I
>>>>> tackle minor repairs by hand. However, I would use a sewing machine
>>>>> much, much more infrequently than my other power tools so I haven't
>>>>> bought one.
>>>>> Graham
>>>>
>>>> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
>>>> koko
>>>>
>>> Could be a collectors item! I never had a darning egg. Mom taught me
>>> to darn socks using a light bulb.
>>
>> My mom taught me to use a light bulb to light up a room at night.
>> eheheheh Just kidding here. I'm getting ornery with all the knitted
>> sock posts this morning.
>
> The conversation is nice and soothing. No bitching, carping etc
> What are you cooking this weekend? I'm going to be smoking a pork
> butt with hickory. I haven't decided how I want to season it yet.
> Janet US
>
As it's a bit cooler, I am reviving my sourdough culture that has,
inexplicably, almost died. My rye culture is really powerful so I'm
using a bit to help the wheat one along.
Then I'll bake bread. Poilne sells an incredible walnut loaf and after
a bit of sleuthing, I have found out the percentage of walnuts so I am
going to try and emulate it.
Graham

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In article >, says...
>
> Janet B wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 09:43:07 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >> On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
> > >>>
> > >> They're available on Amazon!
> > >
> > >I have a darning mushroom.
> > >
> > >>
> > I have a small dried gourd that was used for that purpose by my
> > mother. I can remember darning socks as a child.
>
> I've never darned a sock although I probably should. Once a sock gets
> a hole in it, I just throw the *darned* things out in the trash. Not
> really though...I use them for rags and ladder mitts.

I reckon a sock with a hole in would make a cosy nightie for Mia.

http://jcsparks.com/data/images/Pandora-sock.jpg

Janet UK

On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 9:14:22 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 7:58:15 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> >> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 5:02:25 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> >> >> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
> >> >> ...
> >> >> > On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist
> >> >> >> anymore.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> > They're available on Amazon!
> >> >>
> >> >> I have a darning mushroom.
> >> >
> >> > Mine's more of a foot. My grandmother gave it to me years ago. Here's
> >> > a similar one:
> >> >
> >> > http://www.ecrater.com/p/22087729/an...rm-sock-darner
> >>
> >> Ooh that looks a good one)
> >>
> >> >
> >> > I don't darn socks, but I hang onto it, just as I keep my
> >> > great-grandmother's
> >> > 6-inch cast iron skillet.
> >>
> >> Of course! I am the same, I hold on to such treasures too)
> >
> > I should figure out what to do with them before I die, since
> > I'm the last of my line.
> >
> > I just got the frying pan out; I haven't looked at it in ages.
> > It's a Griswold, marked on the bottom with
> >
> > NO. 3
> > Then the cross logo
> > ERIE PA.
> > 709
> > B
> >
> > I see it's not particularly old--1940s to 1950s. Appears to be
> > worth about $50-70. It's cute, though. You could just about
> > fry one egg in it.
>
> How can you be the last in line when you have at least one ggranddaughter???
> (The one you knitted a spooky hat for

Sorry, you've got the attributions wrong. I am childless.

Cindy Hamilton

> wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 17:57:28 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Gary" > wrote in message
...
>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>
>>>> When I said 'spooky hat' ... did you see it?) It
>>>> looked like a brain ...
>>>>
>>>
>>> no, didn't see it. Have a link?
>>
>>Oh I am sure Lucretia would post it again for you
>
> Here it is
>
> http://tinyurl.com/nmoq2xx

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"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
> On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 9:14:22 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 7:58:15 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>> >> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 5:02:25 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>> >> >> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
>> >> >> ...
>> >> >> > On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist
>> >> >> >> anymore.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> > They're available on Amazon!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I have a darning mushroom.
>> >> >
>> >> > Mine's more of a foot. My grandmother gave it to me years ago.
>> >> > Here's
>> >> > a similar one:
>> >> >
>> >> > http://www.ecrater.com/p/22087729/an...rm-sock-darner
>> >>
>> >> Ooh that looks a good one)
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > I don't darn socks, but I hang onto it, just as I keep my
>> >> > great-grandmother's
>> >> > 6-inch cast iron skillet.
>> >>
>> >> Of course! I am the same, I hold on to such treasures too)
>> >
>> > I should figure out what to do with them before I die, since
>> > I'm the last of my line.
>> >
>> > I just got the frying pan out; I haven't looked at it in ages.
>> > It's a Griswold, marked on the bottom with
>> >
>> > NO. 3
>> > Then the cross logo
>> > ERIE PA.
>> > 709
>> > B
>> >
>> > I see it's not particularly old--1940s to 1950s. Appears to be
>> > worth about $50-70. It's cute, though. You could just about
>> > fry one egg in it.
>>
>> How can you be the last in line when you have at least one
>> ggranddaughter???
>> (The one you knitted a spooky hat for
>
> Sorry, you've got the attributions wrong. I am childless.

Ooops! Sorry, I thought I was responding the Lucretia.

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On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 6:50:48 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 5:02:25 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> > "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > On 7/24/2015 8:54 PM, koko wrote:
> > >
> > >> Do you still have the darning egg? I don't know if they exist anymore.
> > >>
> > > They're available on Amazon!
> >
> > I have a darning mushroom.
>
> Mine's more of a foot. My grandmother gave it to me years ago. Here's
> a similar one:
>
> http://www.ecrater.com/p/22087729/an...rm-sock-darner
>
> I don't darn socks, but I hang onto it, just as I keep my great-grandmother's
> 6-inch cast iron skillet.
>
I just noticed that my sock has a hole in it. Darn!
>
> Cindy Hamilton

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