Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 12-09-19 12:21 <=-

that proficient... :) I did help make my wedding dress (quite a
simple one), but one of those two did most of it.... :)

Still, that's cool that you were able to help with it :)

I'd learned some basic sewing in school, just never really developed
into a seamstress... ;)

We also did sewing in middle school (6th-7th grade I think)...I
remember the kind of thing we were assigned .. some simplistic waist
only apron (no-fail type <grin>). I personally couldn't wait to dump

I don't remember what the project was... it was something basic done on
the machine... I can see why that would be too simple for you, since you
were already well beyond that by then... :)

that class and switch to an art class <grin>. Later when I was a Jr. in high school, I had the opportunity to select certain classes as I approached the last years of high school so I dropped Chemistry (didn't need it) and took Oil painting.. that was a great class :) :)

At the school that I had that sewing class, one day a week was devoted
to classes that would be enrichment, things like the sewing, various art classes, chorus, drama and so on... So I had a few art classes along the
way, too... and was in the jr choir... :)

I started sewing all my clothes when I was in about 7th grade because
my arms and legs were longer than the pre-packaged "sizes" allotted for
from clothing store racks <grin>...

So you've always been a "stringbean"... ;)

Lol.. yes, that is the darn truth.. I take after my Dad's side of the family... Taller and thinner than my mom's family :)

Nothing wrong with that... :)

well with very even stitches. By the time I was in High School, working
summers at our local Hospital, I was able to save up enough $$ to buy a
more modern Singer (still mechanical as opposed to electric) and that
made sewing even easier. At some point in High School I had a job
working for a dress shop in Warwick, NY where the 'well-to-do'
Hollywood types that lived in Warwick liked to shop... so I sewed a
dress for Gloria De Haven (most people don't even know who she was I
think <laugh>)... It was cool because of course people like her wanted
dresses made from exotic fabrics, etc. And because of people like her
and the dresses I sewed I had enough $$ to make my dresses for High
School proms, etc.. like a sari silk dress, and also a gold lame dress.
I _think_ I still have them here somewhere ...

That's neat... :) Working at that dress shop gave you experience with
the exotic fabrics so you could confidently work with them for your own dresses.... :)

Yes, it did. The village of Warwick was a sleepy town of not much
note for years... Then various people from Hollywood 'discovered' it,
so close to Manhatten and NYC. I was pretty busy after that :)

I'd guess so...

And you'd probably be able to wear them still, if you
did find them.... :)

I think they are upstairs in a closet, maybe I'll check today... Now
I'm curious :)

And did you find them...? ;)

After I married Ron, he bought me a 'dream' machine that was electric,
did embroidery and all that stuff <grin>.

You'd be able to appreciate it, and make good use of it.... :) I never
had anything much more than a basic machine... worked well enough for mending, and simple sewing... :)

And I did make good use of that machine... early on for the kids, I
had real fun making jeans for the kids, and for me. I put embroidered things on their jeans and mine <grin>

Oh, that would be fun... Hopefully they enjoyed having the embroidery as
much as you enjoyed doing it... <G>

payment on a new one, so when Singer came out with the Athena 1000 I
bought one of those... it was such a great machine (still have an
Athena, it's an Athena 2000)... I sewed for everyone in the family, my
kids, my sisters, my mom...creating daring dresses for my sisters (as
couples my sisters/their hubbys, and Ron and I used to go out dancing
in Jersery at night clubs owned by some friends of my Dad... that was
incredibly neat).
When my youngest sister got married, another of my sisters couldn't
find a bridesmaids' dress in her size, so I made a copycat dress for
her from scratch that matched everyone elses. She was so happy, I
remember :)

Now that is indeed a gift... to be able to do that from scratch.... :)

Clothing construction just all made sense to me... I guess once you
make enough pieces of clothing, it is not such a mystery.

And some people just have the knack for it, as well... :)

You are so right as to everybody's body being different in how it
processes its fuel... Mine certainly isn't as accomodating as yours
is... <G>

Well, there are days when I would like to just be 'normal' but I guess
the combination of my height (geez, I'm not that tall, but ~5' 6"
maybe) and my pulse clocking in at about 70 do it.. got me... :)

Apparently you've also got a very efficient metabolism... mine tends to
shut down all too easily... :)

Understand, one of my sisters has a metabolism similar to yours. It
can be hard for her as well, so I always sewed dresses for her.

Is that the one you made the bridesmaid dress for....?

Yes, it was. I remember seeing her face when the bridesmaid's shop
clerk told her it was impossible to get a dress for her in her size..
she was crushed. I told her 'don't worry about it, I'll take care of
it'. Bridesmaid's dresses are generally pretty simple in design. :) I knew I could find matching fabics so I wasn't worried.

Nowadays it might be easier to get nice plus-size dresses, but I know at
one time it just wasn't possible...

Sure, that makes a lot of sense, really. She still won't try anything
along those lines. They wheel her down there I guess, and then wheel
her back.

Sad. I suppose that at her age, and given the stroke, it might have
become more than she actually can do anymore....

And that's if she can even understand what the staff is saying to
her... If she cannot even recognize family members you have to wonder
where she thinks they are trying to take her, and for what purpose.

Quite possible... Is she settling in to living there now....?

Yes, so that's good. It's a safe environment for her I think.

Oh, that IS good.... :) It's a hard decision to make, but sometimes it
just is the right one... And hopefully really is a safe environment...
one hears horror stories, but many places are decent enough....

Yes, I was so happy to see they've expanded the veggies they package
included eggplant (they are smaller, purple ones almost like japanese
eggplant).

Oh, that sounds really good... I do like eggplant, especially the
japanese sort... they cook up very nicely... :)

Yes, and they are so sweet. I love japanese eggplant :)

I've never grown it myself, but I do get it now and again when I see it
at the Asian food market... :)

I did grow regular eggplant in my garden outside one year but this is
the first time I saw eggplant from Aerogarden, so I was really happy
about that :)

You'll have to let us know how they grow and end up tasting...

The seed pot kits arrived a few days ago... now I have to sterilize
the aerogarden "Farm" we have in the living room so I can plant the
new pods. :)

It's for a good cause, after all... ;)

Yep - just a bit of work... you really have to sterilize everything
thoroughly with bleach. Thankfully it's not hard to do, it just takes
a little time.

And do you have the plants growing yet....?

No, not yet... I have to sterile the big Aerogarden "Farm", it's huge <grin>.. well compared to other aerogarden units I have. My plan is
to sterilize that one today and then get the plants started. These aerogarden seed pod kits are 'engineered' to grow faster than regular seeds, etc. so they will be off in no time.

And did you get it sterilized and planted...? ;)

I'm out of them now and have to make more - I was thinking about it
this week but I still have some Thanksgiving deserts left that I made
:) Pumpkin pie is gone, but there is still some Italian Ricotta Cake
left (great for breakfast haha). And there is still some_ Chocolate
Cake with vanilla pastry cream between the layers covered with
Chocolate butter cream frosting left. For that cake, I split each layer
then filled the split layers.

That sounds mighty good.... :) I'll bet it's all finished now,
though... :)

Yes, they are :) That chocolate cake was my favorite of them :)

I can see why.... ;)

It worked out great, and there were plenty of leftovers which to me
was important ... I love turkey and gravy openfaced sandwiches... My
only complaint if I was going to be really picky was that their
cranberry sauce wasn't as good as mine. You could tell it was made
from fresh cranberries, but they used big chunks of orange peel in it..
some may like that, I wasn't crazy about it...

If I remember correctly, their cranberry sauce also has apple in it, so

eek, I'm glad my daughter didn't have any of it, since apples are a problem for her as well.

Yup, I'm glad she didn't, too, then....

I'd not be able to have it anyway.... I've made that from scratch with
the cranberries and little pieces of orange rind in it... making it yourself, you can control how sweet you make it, too... :)

Yes, and how HUGE you make the chunks of orange rind (or not).. Lol

That, too.... :)

Also, without the carcass you can't make turkey soup but that is not
so critical :) If I hadn't sent the leftover legs/thighs home with
my grandson I could probably have done it :)

You'll just have to cook up another turkey just for the carcass.... ;)

I've done that before, we really like turkey :)

We've been known to... but I suspect you like turkey much better than we
do.... ;)

Oh, and they didn't include sweet potatoes.. can you imagine a turkey
dinner with _only_ white mashed potatoes??? :)

Maybe that would have been an available add-on... ;) I know that they
do have a side entree in their Market Cafe offerings of mashed sweet potatoes... and recently added sweet potato gratins to their frozen
potato gratin line...

Frozen is not quite the same as fresh... but it's no trouble to throw
some sweet potatoes in the oven or to cook them on the stovetop :) I
did that later with the leftovers. :)

That handles that nicely... ;)

But the turkey and the
gravy were plentiful and very good. They included the whole turkey
(whole turkey breast sliced, 2 legs, 2 thighs, 2wings)... tons of food.

Just not the carcass... <G> I guess that they figure that someone interested in the convenience wouldn't be making turkey soup
afterwards.... ;)

Yeah, that and I guess they wanted the carcasses to make other dinners they could sell :)

Maybe... I don't think I've ever seen fresh turkey carcass soup at
Wegmans.... They've got a turkey breast in gravy oven-ready entree, but
that's probably not made from boiling down the carcass...

Now I'm thinking about Christmas but I think I'm going to do what I've
always done in years past... Roast turkey/gravy/sweetpotatoes/mashed
potoes/veggies as the first course, then homemade cheese ravioli and
meatballs as the second course.
It's really easy to do if you plan ahead and freeze the ravioli until
it's time to cook it.
:)

A proper Italian feast, for sure.... ;)

Yeah, I don't want to mess with Christmas Dinner <vbg>

People expect the traditional, no exceptions, no ifs ands or buts... <G>

ttyl neb

... My mind wanders, but my body is too tired to follow!

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Hi Nancy,

I think they are upstairs in a closet, maybe I'll check today... Now
I'm curious :)

And did you find them...? ;)

I did not, it was too crazy this week as it turned out.. you know, life isn't fair, and if there is one thing I learned a very long time ago, it is you have to roll with the punches... Ron's aunt died right before Christmas so we were tied up dealing with that. She had prepaid her final resting, etc. so that was
taken care of but you know it involved a million phone calls, and more, etc. etc. You know I was just way too busy if I couldn't even take the time to go up the stairway and look for them ... :)

She was a great lady and is already missed by all of us.

had real fun making jeans for the kids, and for me. I put embroidered
things on their jeans and mine <grin>

Oh, that would be fun... Hopefully they enjoyed having the embroidery as
much as you enjoyed doing it... <G>

Oh yes, they loved it.. :)

maybe) and my pulse clocking in at about 70 do it.. got me... :)

Apparently you've also got a very efficient metabolism... mine tends to >>>> shut down all too easily... :)

Understand, one of my sisters has a metabolism similar to yours. It
can be hard for her as well, so I always sewed dresses for her.

Is that the one you made the bridesmaid dress for....?

Yes, it was. I remember seeing her face when the bridesmaid's shop
clerk told her it was impossible to get a dress for her in her size..
she was crushed. I told her 'don't worry about it, I'll take care of
it'. Bridesmaid's dresses are generally pretty simple in design. :) I
knew I could find matching fabics so I wasn't worried.

Nowadays it might be easier to get nice plus-size dresses, but I know at
one time it just wasn't possible...

That's true.. and for a bridesmaid's dress, unless you are dealing with a large
shop, I'm not sure if any of them would have had one to fit her.

I did grow regular eggplant in my garden outside one year but this is
the first time I saw eggplant from Aerogarden, so I was really happy
about that :)

You'll have to let us know how they grow and end up tasting...

I planted them today so now I can be impatient but THANKFULLY I will only have to wait 12 weeks from now to see how they taste.. that is "amazing" to me <g>

Now I'm thinking about Christmas but I think I'm going to do what I've
always done in years past... Roast turkey/gravy/sweetpotatoes/mashed
potoes/veggies as the first course, then homemade cheese ravioli and
meatballs as the second course.
It's really easy to do if you plan ahead and freeze the ravioli until
it's time to cook it.
:)

A proper Italian feast, for sure.... ;)

Well, because of Aunt Gert's death we had to forgo some things.. Just no time..
but we did have ravioli and meatballs, so that was great.

Take care,
Janis

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Janis,

She was a great lady and is already missed by all of us.

Condolences to the family. I lost my Mom in early August at 92.

You'll have to let us know how they grow and end up tasting...

Eggplant?? I thought that was a hen. <G>

Well, because of Aunt Gert's death we had to forgo some things.. Just no tim JK>but we did have ravioli and meatballs, so that was great.

According to Garfield, lasagna is the perfect food. <G>

Daryl


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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 12-26-19 23:35 <=-

I think they are upstairs in a closet, maybe I'll check today... Now
I'm curious :)

And did you find them...? ;)

I did not, it was too crazy this week as it turned out.. you know,
life isn't fair, and if there is one thing I learned a very long time
ago, it is you have to roll with the punches... Ron's aunt died right before Christmas so we were tied up dealing with that.

In hindsight, not all that much a surprise....

She had prepaid her final resting, etc. so that was taken care of but
you know it involved a million phone calls, and more, etc. etc.

It does indeed, even with all sorts of prior planning... even just
setting it all in motion.... we just went through that a couple of years
ago when my mom died...

You know I was just way too busy if I couldn't even take the time
to go up the stairway and look for them ... :)

Eventually things will settle down, and you will go to satisfy your curiosity... ;)

She was a great lady and is already missed by all of us.

Hugs and condolences to you and the family....

had real fun making jeans for the kids, and for me. I put embroidered
things on their jeans and mine <grin>

Oh, that would be fun... Hopefully they enjoyed having the embroidery as much as you enjoyed doing it... <G>

Oh yes, they loved it.. :)

Good. :)

Apparently you've also got a very efficient metabolism... mine tends to
shut down all too easily... :)

Understand, one of my sisters has a metabolism similar to yours. It
can be hard for her as well, so I always sewed dresses for her.

Is that the one you made the bridesmaid dress for....?

Yes, it was. I remember seeing her face when the bridesmaid's shop
clerk told her it was impossible to get a dress for her in her size..
she was crushed. I told her 'don't worry about it, I'll take care of
it'. Bridesmaid's dresses are generally pretty simple in design. :) I
knew I could find matching fabics so I wasn't worried.

Nowadays it might be easier to get nice plus-size dresses, but I know at
one time it just wasn't possible...

That's true.. and for a bridesmaid's dress, unless you are dealing
with a large shop, I'm not sure if any of them would have had one to
fit her.

I suppose it might have been possible to get a special order... but that
likely would have been a lot more expensive... a very good thing in that
case that you had the skills to make her one yourself... :)

I did grow regular eggplant in my garden outside one year but this is
the first time I saw eggplant from Aerogarden, so I was really happy
about that :)

You'll have to let us know how they grow and end up tasting...

I planted them today so now I can be impatient but THANKFULLY I will
only have to wait 12 weeks from now to see how they taste.. that is "amazing" to me <g>

12 weeks.... middle of March, then...? Even that is rather amazing... :)

Now I'm thinking about Christmas but I think I'm going to do what I've
always done in years past... Roast turkey/gravy/sweetpotatoes/mashed
potatoes/veggies as the first course, then homemade cheese ravioli and
meatballs as the second course.
It's really easy to do if you plan ahead and freeze the ravioli until
it's time to cook it.
:)

A proper Italian feast, for sure.... ;)

Well, because of Aunt Gert's death we had to forgo some things.. Just
no time.. but we did have ravioli and meatballs, so that was great.

The easier to fix portion.... You can always do the first part of the
feast at a later date, just for the fun of it... :)

ttyl neb

... The funniest sounding food of all: Kumquats.

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Hi Nancy,

... Ron's aunt died right
before Christmas so we were tied up dealing with that.

In hindsight, not all that much a surprise....

Yes, we were expecting it but she had a history of defeating odds..

She had prepaid her final resting, etc. so that was taken care of but
you know it involved a million phone calls, and more, etc. etc.

It does indeed, even with all sorts of prior planning... even just
setting it all in motion.... we just went through that a couple of years
ago when my mom died...

It can knock the wind out of you, that's for sure.

You know I was just way too busy if I couldn't even take the time
to go up the stairway and look for them ... :)

Eventually things will settle down, and you will go to satisfy your curiosity... ;)

Yep... Of course now I have 'other' things to deal with since Aunt Gert died.. Among other things, she had a box of some 20 porcelin dolls that Ron unpacked (they were in her closet). One of his cousins had told him that Aunt Gert had a very very valuable doll that her mother had given her but I haven't seen it. I have a feeling some other relative grabbed that one at some point before we took Aunt Gert in... regardless, there are now beautiful porcelin dolls (some with stands) on a bookcase I "freed" up in my living room. Not so extremely valuable (like thousands' a piece) but they seem to be worth something - and what is great is, they remind me of her because she used to display them all in
a beautiful glass enclosed wooden display case. We have many boxes of her clothes/coats that we'll get over to the local thrift shop, etc... Hopefully that will help someone somewhere.

She was a great lady and is already missed by all of us.

Hugs and condolences to you and the family....

Thank you Nancy, appreciated.

had real fun making jeans for the kids, and for me. I put embroidered
things on their jeans and mine <grin>

Oh, that would be fun... Hopefully they enjoyed having the embroidery as
much as you enjoyed doing it... <G>

Oh yes, they loved it.. :)

Good. :)

I remember I gave some of the kids' clothes I made to some friends who had sons
and daughters about the same size as my two, needless to say those moms were very happy. The one I remember most was a clown costume my son had requested for Halloween... it was beautiful <g>

That's true.. and for a bridesmaid's dress, unless you are dealing
with a large shop, I'm not sure if any of them would have had one to
fit her.

I suppose it might have been possible to get a special order... but that likely would have been a lot more expensive... a very good thing in that
case that you had the skills to make her one yourself... :)

and maybe have taken more time? anyway, I knew I could take care of it <g>

I did grow regular eggplant in my garden outside one year but this is
the first time I saw eggplant from Aerogarden, so I was really happy
about that :)

You'll have to let us know how they grow and end up tasting...

I planted them today so now I can be impatient but THANKFULLY I will
only have to wait 12 weeks from now to see how they taste.. that is
"amazing" to me <g>

12 weeks.... middle of March, then...? Even that is rather amazing... :)

Yes :)

The plants are already going crazy :) When you plant them in the aerogarden, you cover each seed pod with a plastic cap to maximize moisture... You remove the caps when the first "true leaves" show and start pressing against the cap. I had to remove just about all of the bok choy caps yesterday, so they are off to a great start :)

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 01-03-20 23:45 <=-

You know I was just way too busy if I couldn't even take the time
to go up the stairway and look for them ... :)

Eventually things will settle down, and you will go to satisfy your curiosity... ;)

Yep... Of course now I have 'other' things to deal with since Aunt
Gert died.. Among other things, she had a box of some 20 porcelin dolls that Ron unpacked (they were in her closet). One of his cousins had
told him that Aunt Gert had a very very valuable doll that her mother
had given her but I haven't seen it. I have a feeling some other
relative grabbed that one at some point before we took Aunt Gert in...

Possible that she might have given it away...

regardless, there are now beautiful porcelin dolls (some with stands)
on a bookcase I "freed" up in my living room. Not so extremely
valuable (like thousands' a piece) but they seem to be worth something
- and what is great is, they remind me of her because she used to
display them all in a beautiful glass enclosed wooden display case.

That's great... :) You get a very nice way to remember her, and can
enjoy the dolls for themselves, too... :)

We have many boxes of her clothes/coats that we'll get over to the
local thrift shop, etc... Hopefully that will help someone somewhere.

That's a big job, too.... And I'm sure that there will be those that
will be blessed by getting them... :)

had real fun making jeans for the kids, and for me. I put embroidered
things on their jeans and mine <grin>

Oh, that would be fun... Hopefully they enjoyed having the embroidery as
much as you enjoyed doing it... <G>

Oh yes, they loved it.. :)

Good. :)

I remember I gave some of the kids' clothes I made to some friends who
had sons and daughters about the same size as my two, needless to say those moms were very happy. The one I remember most was a clown
costume my son had requested for Halloween... it was beautiful <g>

And hopefully the kids enjoyed them as well... :)

That's true.. and for a bridesmaid's dress, unless you are dealing
with a large shop, I'm not sure if any of them would have had one to
fit her.

I suppose it might have been possible to get a special order... but that likely would have been a lot more expensive... a very good thing in that case that you had the skills to make her one yourself... :)

and maybe have taken more time? anyway, I knew I could take care of

it <g>

Yeah, probably would have taken more time.... so very good that you
could and did take care of it for her.... :)

I did grow regular eggplant in my garden outside one year but this is
the first time I saw eggplant from Aerogarden, so I was really happy
about that :)

You'll have to let us know how they grow and end up tasting...

I planted them today so now I can be impatient but THANKFULLY I will
only have to wait 12 weeks from now to see how they taste.. that is
"amazing" to me <g>

12 weeks.... middle of March, then...? Even that is rather amazing... :)

Yes :)
The plants are already going crazy :) When you plant them in the aerogarden, you cover each seed pod with a plastic cap to maximize moisture... You remove the caps when the first "true leaves" show and start pressing against the cap. I had to remove just about all of the
bok choy caps yesterday, so they are off to a great start :)

That's quick... :) You'll be harvesting them in no time at all.. :)

ttyl neb

... Some people make the world more special just by being in it.

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Hi Nancy!

Eventually things will settle down, and you will go to satisfy your
curiosity... ;)

hehe.. still haven't gone up there to try them on or see if they are there... but I have a feeling they will fit "mostly" fine <grin>. Eventually though I will get upstairs and check them out, I especially want to check on a black velvet dress that is in a dress storage bag. I would be crushed if that one was damaged... but it should be fine :)

Yep... Of course now I have 'other' things to deal with since Aunt
Gert died.. Among other things, she had a box of some 20 porcelin dolls
that Ron unpacked (they were in her closet). One of his cousins had
told him that Aunt Gert had a very very valuable doll that her mother
had given her but I haven't seen it. I have a feeling some other
relative grabbed that one at some point before we took Aunt Gert in...

Possible that she might have given it away...

True, though who knows. We'd never talked about that at least.

regardless, there are now beautiful porcelin dolls (some with stands)
on a bookcase I "freed" up in my living room. Not so extremely
valuable (like thousands' a piece) but they seem to be worth something
- and what is great is, they remind me of her because she used to
display them all in a beautiful glass enclosed wooden display case.

That's great... :) You get a very nice way to remember her, and can
enjoy the dolls for themselves, too... :)

I'd really like to find another home for them though, because they would really
need to be vacuumed/dusted often. Or I'd need to invest in a display case for them and right now is not a good time for that... At some point Ron could build one, but again right now is not a good time for that either. We'll see how it all works out - I'm sure a few weeks won't be a disaster for them. :)

We have many boxes of her clothes/coats that we'll get over to the
local thrift shop, etc... Hopefully that will help someone somewhere.

That's a big job, too.... And I'm sure that there will be those that
will be blessed by getting them... :)

Certainly her coats and sweaters (there are many many of each of them <grin>). She was very tall so hopefully they would fit someone out there. At the least if someone is handy they can hem them if they are too long.

had real fun making jeans for the kids, and for me. I put embroidered >>>>> things on their jeans and mine <grin>

Oh, that would be fun... Hopefully they enjoyed having the embroidery as >>>> much as you enjoyed doing it... <G>

Oh yes, they loved it.. :)

Good. :)

I remember I gave some of the kids' clothes I made to some friends who
had sons and daughters about the same size as my two, needless to say
those moms were very happy. The one I remember most was a clown
costume my son had requested for Halloween... it was beautiful <g>

And hopefully the kids enjoyed them as well... :)

Yep :) Much later, I made various things for my daughter's boys, like when her
first was a baby (and later, her 2nd son), I made fancy diaper covers (water proof yet... <grin>). Overalls, jeans, you name it ... those things I sewed lasted so well, my daughter was able to give them to her friends later. That's the thing about home made clothing... it generally does last longer than store bought "stuff" <g>

That's true.. and for a bridesmaid's dress, unless you are dealing
with a large shop, I'm not sure if any of them would have had one to
fit her.

I suppose it might have been possible to get a special order... but that
likely would have been a lot more expensive... a very good thing in that
case that you had the skills to make her one yourself... :)

and maybe have taken more time? anyway, I knew I could take care of
it <g>

Yeah, probably would have taken more time.... so very good that you
could and did take care of it for her.... :)

I remember my sister's wedding was a busy time for me... I also made my mother's "mother of the bride" dress... it was beautiful.. Gold designs on a see-through fabric over a taffeta shell... :) She loved that one :)

I did grow regular eggplant in my garden outside one year but this is >>>>> the first time I saw eggplant from Aerogarden, so I was really happy >>>>> about that :)

You'll have to let us know how they grow and end up tasting...

I planted them today so now I can be impatient but THANKFULLY I will
only have to wait 12 weeks from now to see how they taste.. that is
"amazing" to me <g>

12 weeks.... middle of March, then...? Even that is rather amazing... :)

Yes :)
The plants are already going crazy :) When you plant them in the
aerogarden, you cover each seed pod with a plastic cap to maximize
moisture... You remove the caps when the first "true leaves" show and
start pressing against the cap. I had to remove just about all of the
bok choy caps yesterday, so they are off to a great start :)

That's quick... :) You'll be harvesting them in no time at all.. :)

They are almost ready to start grabbing some stalks for baby bok choy :) It is
amazing to me :)

Now I have to get some other veggies planted in another aerogarden planter I have... That one has been sterilized and it's just waiting for me to get to it :)

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 01-10-20 23:35 <=-

Eventually things will settle down, and you will go to satisfy your
curiosity... ;)

hehe.. still haven't gone up there to try them on or see if they are there... but I have a feeling they will fit "mostly" fine <grin>. Eventually though I will get upstairs and check them out, I especially want to check on a black velvet dress that is in a dress storage bag.
I would be crushed if that one was damaged... but it should be fine :)

Hopefully so.... :)

Yep... Of course now I have 'other' things to deal with since Aunt
Gert died.. Among other things, she had a box of some 20 porcelin dolls
that Ron unpacked (they were in her closet). One of his cousins had
told him that Aunt Gert had a very very valuable doll that her mother
had given her but I haven't seen it. I have a feeling some other
relative grabbed that one at some point before we took Aunt Gert in...

Possible that she might have given it away...

True, though who knows. We'd never talked about that at least.

And now you can't ask her...

regardless, there are now beautiful porcelin dolls (some with stands)
on a bookcase I "freed" up in my living room. Not so extremely
valuable (like thousands' a piece) but they seem to be worth something
- and what is great is, they remind me of her because she used to
display them all in a beautiful glass enclosed wooden display case.

That's great... :) You get a very nice way to remember her, and can
enjoy the dolls for themselves, too... :)

I'd really like to find another home for them though, because they
would really need to be vacuumed/dusted often. Or I'd need to invest
in a display case for them and right now is not a good time for that...
At some point Ron could build one, but again right now is not a good
time for that either. We'll see how it all works out - I'm sure a few weeks won't be a disaster for them. :)

I'm sure they'll be fine for a few weeks, or even a month or two or
longer.... :) I have a doll that was given to my mom when she was
almost an adult... she boxed it up, and it moved with her for a number
of moves... she gave it to me (as her oldest daughter), still all boxed
up, when I got married and moved out of the house... It sits on a shelf
in the bedroom... :)

We have many boxes of her clothes/coats that we'll get over to the
local thrift shop, etc... Hopefully that will help someone somewhere.

That's a big job, too.... And I'm sure that there will be those that
will be blessed by getting them... :)

Certainly her coats and sweaters (there are many many of each of them <grin>). She was very tall so hopefully they would fit someone out
there. At the least if someone is handy they can hem them if they
are too long.

And for someone else that is very tall, it would be a real windfall.. :)

I remember I gave some of the kids' clothes I made to some friends who
had sons and daughters about the same size as my two, needless to say
those moms were very happy. The one I remember most was a clown
costume my son had requested for Halloween... it was beautiful <g>

And hopefully the kids enjoyed them as well... :)

Yep :) Much later, I made various things for my daughter's boys, like when her first was a baby (and later, her 2nd son), I made fancy diaper covers (water proof yet... <grin>). Overalls, jeans, you name it ...
those things I sewed lasted so well, my daughter was able to give them
to her friends later. That's the thing about home made clothing... it generally does last longer than store bought "stuff" <g>

And has more style, often as not... :) Especially when done by someone
that knows what she is doing... :)

I suppose it might have been possible to get a special order... but that
likely would have been a lot more expensive... a very good thing in that
case that you had the skills to make her one yourself... :)

and maybe have taken more time? anyway, I knew I could take care of
it <g>

Yeah, probably would have taken more time.... so very good that you
could and did take care of it for her.... :)

I remember my sister's wedding was a busy time for me... I also made
my mother's "mother of the bride" dress... it was beautiful.. Gold
designs on a see-through fabric over a taffeta shell... :) She loved
that one :)

That does sound lovely.... :) And that does sound like a particularly
busy time, with all that to make... :)

I did grow regular eggplant in my garden outside one year but this is
the first time I saw eggplant from Aerogarden, so I was really happy
about that :)

You'll have to let us know how they grow and end up tasting...

I planted them today so now I can be impatient but THANKFULLY I will
only have to wait 12 weeks from now to see how they taste.. that is
"amazing" to me <g>

12 weeks.... middle of March, then...? Even that is rather amazing... :)

Yes :)
The plants are already going crazy :) When you plant them in the
aerogarden, you cover each seed pod with a plastic cap to maximize
moisture... You remove the caps when the first "true leaves" show and
start pressing against the cap. I had to remove just about all of the
bok choy caps yesterday, so they are off to a great start :)

That's quick... :) You'll be harvesting them in no time at all.. :)

They are almost ready to start grabbing some stalks for baby bok choy
:) It is amazing to me :)

It is indeed amazing.... :)

Now I have to get some other veggies planted in another aerogarden
planter I have... That one has been sterilized and it's just waiting
for me to get to it :)

Sounds like you'll be set for winter veggies.... :)

ttyl neb

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Hi Nancy,

Eventually things will settle down, and you will go to satisfy your
curiosity... ;)

Sure... and then the Jeopardy! GOAT happened... BIG distraction :) I was SO glad to see Ken Jennings win last night :) :)

hehe.. still haven't gone up there to try them on or see if they are
there... but I have a feeling they will fit "mostly" fine <grin>.
Eventually though I will get upstairs and check them out, I especially
want to check on a black velvet dress that is in a dress storage bag.
I would be crushed if that one was damaged... but it should be fine :)

Hopefully so.... :)

Indeed :) Today I'm making a loaf of bread in my pullman pan (it's one of the very long ones, not the short chubby ones) so I'll wait until my hands are free
of all the flour, etc. before going upstairs to check it out. :)

I'd really like to find another home for them though, because they
would really need to be vacuumed/dusted often. Or I'd need to invest
in a display case for them and right now is not a good time for that...
At some point Ron could build one, but again right now is not a good
time for that either. We'll see how it all works out - I'm sure a few
weeks won't be a disaster for them. :)

I'm sure they'll be fine for a few weeks, or even a month or two or longer.... :) I have a doll that was given to my mom when she was
almost an adult... she boxed it up, and it moved with her for a number
of moves... she gave it to me (as her oldest daughter), still all boxed
up, when I got married and moved out of the house... It sits on a shelf
in the bedroom... :)

That's neat... :)

We have many boxes of her clothes/coats that we'll get over to the
local thrift shop, etc... Hopefully that will help someone somewhere.

That's a big job, too.... And I'm sure that there will be those that
will be blessed by getting them... :)

Certainly her coats and sweaters (there are many many of each of them
<grin>). She was very tall so hopefully they would fit someone out
there. At the least if someone is handy they can hem them if they
are too long.

And for someone else that is very tall, it would be a real windfall.. :)

True :)

I remember I gave some of the kids' clothes I made to some friends who
had sons and daughters about the same size as my two, needless to say
those moms were very happy. The one I remember most was a clown
costume my son had requested for Halloween... it was beautiful <g>

And hopefully the kids enjoyed them as well... :)

Yep :) Much later, I made various things for my daughter's boys, like
when her first was a baby (and later, her 2nd son), I made fancy diaper
covers (water proof yet... <grin>). Overalls, jeans, you name it ...
those things I sewed lasted so well, my daughter was able to give them
to her friends later. That's the thing about home made clothing... it
generally does last longer than store bought "stuff" <g>

And has more style, often as not... :) Especially when done by someone
that knows what she is doing... :)

Now it's a bit harder to thread the needle, but they make gadjets for that, and
most of my machines use an auto-threader, so that helps :)

I remember my sister's wedding was a busy time for me... I also made
my mother's "mother of the bride" dress... it was beautiful.. Gold
designs on a see-through fabric over a taffeta shell... :) She loved
that one :)

That does sound lovely.... :) And that does sound like a particularly
busy time, with all that to make... :)

It was gorgeous, she loved it... We went to the fabric store at the time and she picked out the pattern/fabric she wante, then I went to work.

I did grow regular eggplant in my garden outside one year but this is >>>>>>> the first time I saw eggplant from Aerogarden, so I was really happy >>>>>>> about that :)

You'll have to let us know how they grow and end up tasting...

I clipped a number of bok choy leaves/stems the day before yesterday for a dish
I made with them, they tasted so good :) The eggplant plants are doing really well right now as well... can't wait for those :)

They are almost ready to start grabbing some stalks for baby bok choy
:) It is amazing to me :)

It is indeed amazing.... :)

They were so good, incredible flavor.

Now I have to get some other veggies planted in another aerogarden
planter I have... That one has been sterilized and it's just waiting
for me to get to it :)

Sounds like you'll be set for winter veggies.... :)

Yep :)

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 01-15-20 11:37 <=-

Eventually things will settle down, and you will go to satisfy your
curiosity... ;)

Sure... and then the Jeopardy! GOAT happened... BIG distraction :) I
was SO glad to see Ken Jennings win last night :) :)

I only see Jeopardy rarely, at someone else's house, or elsewhere... I
take it it was an exciting show, then...?

hehe.. still haven't gone up there to try them on or see if they are
there... but I have a feeling they will fit "mostly" fine <grin>.
Eventually though I will get upstairs and check them out, I especially
want to check on a black velvet dress that is in a dress storage bag.
I would be crushed if that one was damaged... but it should be fine :)

Hopefully so.... :)

Indeed :) Today I'm making a loaf of bread in my pullman pan (it's
one of the very long ones, not the short chubby ones) so I'll wait
until my hands are free of all the flour, etc. before going upstairs to check it out. :)

Success on both parts, I hope...? (both the bread coming out well, and
the finally getting upstairs... [g])

I remember I gave some of the kids' clothes I made to some friends who
had sons and daughters about the same size as my two, needless to say
those moms were very happy. The one I remember most was a clown
costume my son had requested for Halloween... it was beautiful <g>

And hopefully the kids enjoyed them as well... :)

Yep :) Much later, I made various things for my daughter's boys, like
when her first was a baby (and later, her 2nd son), I made fancy diaper
covers (water proof yet... <grin>). Overalls, jeans, you name it ...
those things I sewed lasted so well, my daughter was able to give them
to her friends later. That's the thing about home made clothing... it
generally does last longer than store bought "stuff" <g>

And has more style, often as not... :) Especially when done by someone
that knows what she is doing... :)

Now it's a bit harder to thread the needle, but they make gadjets for that, and most of my machines use an auto-threader, so that helps :)

So you still are able to do some sewing like that... :)

I remember my sister's wedding was a busy time for me... I also made
my mother's "mother of the bride" dress... it was beautiful.. Gold
designs on a see-through fabric over a taffeta shell... :) She loved
that one :)

That does sound lovely.... :) And that does sound like a particularly
busy time, with all that to make... :)

It was gorgeous, she loved it... We went to the fabric store at the
time and she picked out the pattern/fabric she wante, then I went to
work.

And now a nice memory of good times with your mom and sisters... :)

I clipped a number of bok choy leaves/stems the day before yesterday
for a dish I made with them, they tasted so good :) The eggplant
plants are doing really well right now as well... can't wait for those :)

Just keep tending them... ;)

They are almost ready to start grabbing some stalks for baby bok choy
:) It is amazing to me :)

It is indeed amazing.... :)

They were so good, incredible flavor.

And you have more to look forward to over the winter... nice... ;)

Now I have to get some other veggies planted in another aerogarden
planter I have... That one has been sterilized and it's just waiting
for me to get to it :)

Sounds like you'll be set for winter veggies.... :)

Yep :)

So, have you gotten that planter planted yet....? :)

ttyl neb

... He blows his horn loudest who is lost in the fog.

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