Guest guest Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Welcome home girl! We have missed you (and talked about you) so much! hehe I'm so sorry to hear about your family members. I know how much family means to you and I can only imagine the anguish you've endured! I'm glad they've got your health troubles "somewhat" sorted out. It sounds as though you've been through a painful, rough time since we last heard from you. Elf....... I don't know where to start. My heart hurts for you and for Pippin. I'm glad you're opening your home and your heart to a new baby that needs you as much as you need him/her. It won't take the pain away but it will lessen it at times. Congrats on finishing the house. For now, right?? You have permission to leave us again (BRIEFLY) tot end to your visitors but you must come back soon and often! We miss your compassion and your knowledge when you're gone. And we worry about you. Welcome home! Christy Re: Pam and all Melinda, we're getting the tail end of Jeanne today, and probablytomorrow. Lots of rain and flooding; no real wind . . . they'vehad to shut everything down for about one day per storm; and,everyone is complaining like no tomorrow. I just point out thata day of not being to go anywhere because the roads are floodedis WAY less than losing everything you own, four times over. Iguess it's all perspective.I was in Bellingham when MSH blew the first time. It's roughly350 miles away, and it sounded like someone was setting offdynamite in the bay. Lots and lots of insurance claims for cardamage from people who'd driven down to see it happen; but, notmuch else. And, you need to remember that the only people whogot killed / seriously injured were the idjits who didn't listento the authorities and clear out of the expected blast zone.The southeast sure is getting hammered this year; but, whateveryone doesn't seem to remember is this is part of a longweather cycle -- every 80 to 100 years. Last time it happenedwas just before the big Florida land boom in the 1920s; becausethere simply weren't as many people around, there wasn't as muchdamage; or, any big memories of it happening. Everybody alsoneeds to remember that there's nowhere really 'safe' to live. Every place has it's weather risks; you just have to decide whichone scares you the least.The daughter and SiL of a friend of ours here in town moved to NC~6 months ago. Because they didn't like the snow. Now, therelooking to pick up and go someplace else, like NM . . . wherethey figure that not much can happen -- except that, in 1974-5there were a series of blizzards that caused thousands of deaths;first, from snow that couldn't be cleared and really interruptedservices; then, from bitter below-zero cold that lasted more thana week. My EMT squad was involved with the relief operations;I'll never forget going into house after house and finding entirefamilies huddled together, frozen to death.A quickie update on me: I've declared that no-one else in myfamily is allowed to die for a while; we've been averaging oneevery three weeks for the past year. My brother is out of thehospital, and doing better; now, if I can just keep his wife anddaughters in line, he might be able to put his life backtogether. Probating Daddy's estate is a nightmare; I'm ready tokill all my relatives. Elf died from galloping [10 weeks fromfirst symptoms] neurological degeneration on 11 September. Hewas a month shy of his fifth birthday. Pippin got so depressedthat she stopped eating. Puppy prozac and hand feeding areworking for now; she's getting a greyhound for a companion on 24October. Clots in the heart arteries HURT; cardiac rehab whenyou aren't a 'classical' heart patient is a mondo PITA. However,we finally seem to have gotten me back in one piece and shut downthe cycle of pneumonia once again. After nine long, long yearsthe renovations to the house are finally FINISHED. [cheer,whistle, clap] You should have seen 's look of horror whenI told him that now we could start on the redecorating. ;> 's parents are coming to visit this weekend. So, giving mylove to all of you, I need to go supervise the preparations.OwensMelinda Hohenberger wrote:> > I would be willing to bet that and Christy are getting or have> gotten some heavy duty rain. Kathy--take care of yourself after the> weekend you had. I didn't realize it was hunting season already--> this year is flying by.> Everyone keep your prayers going and fingers crossed as Mt Saint> Helen's is threatening to blow her top again. I don't think this> nation needs another disaster for quite a while. They have issued a> warning of increased seismic activity since Thursday of last week> but no formal orders have been made to evacuate. People say that> when it erupted in 1980, Eugene was covered in dust but that was> about it--just lots of respiratory problems and the what. There are> two or three articles put out by the Associated Press about this.> None of the other networks seem too interested yet.> Bob and I watched a special on TLC last night about the four> hurricanes that have hit--the damage is beyond description. I will> take earthquakes and volcanos over tornadoes and hurricanes. My> friend in Missouri's daughter and son in law lost their beach home> at Gulf Shores, Al and some friends in Lakeland lost their car (roof> of apartment building crashed on the car).> We had a nice family dinner with Mark on Saturday at a local> steak house that is out of this world on both food and service.> I had salmon that was soaked in burboan sauce and grilled that was> excellent.> Everyone take care. Has any one heard from Jane? Are they> still traveling?Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 At this point I use the last machine my Grandma used. She used to sew alot.....upholstery, tailoring, drapes, you name it....and this machine is probably about 20 years old. Toward the end she couldn't do much because her hands didn't work well. I also have the machine I got when I graduated from high school....still works well, but it's a PITA to drag out, etc. Once I have my upstairs done I'll have a room where I can let it sit out, in addition to having my Grandma's machine and some work tables, etc. We have a shop like that in Lemoyne (about 45 minutes from here...but then everything is, LOL) and I love it. My Grandma's sister used to work there when I was growing up...well actually until about 10 years ago she worked part time there. They just redid and expanded the store and I'm dying to see it, but I have so much fabric right now, and so many projects in mind with doing the upstairs, that it'll most likely be awhile. Kathy Re: CHRIS!!!! Jane, until six years ago, I used my great-grandmother's Singertreadle machine. I had to give it up -- we donated it to amuseum -- because I couldn't work the treadle any longer. But,before that, it was just as fast for me as an electric, and I hadwonderful control. When we replaced it, I looke at sergers; but,so much of what I sew is very fine work; sergers just don't workvery well for that. So, I went with the top-of-the line regularmachine. It can handle up to three thread feeds, but what Ireally wanted is the very fine control over stitch length andtension. It's a bit of extra work to overcast seams with asecond pass; unlike the serger that will sew and overcast at thesame time. But, OTOH, it works just fine at sewing silk illusionwith a single-ply thread.I hear you on the 'just get going' bit. But, you and I both knowthat taking the time to read the book through and simultaneouslywork on a small project is ultimately worth the effort. I'mgetting back into the swing by making canvas shams for the puppypillows and crates . . . something where looks aren'tsuper-important . . . which is a Good Thing -- I made the classicmistake of pinning three sides of a crate cover yesterday sothat, no matter which way you turned it, one seam was on theoutside. Seam-removal, ho! ;>We're going off to look at fabrics tomorrow afternoon. I'm verylucky in that, in addition to the national chain of Joann'sFabrics, there are two local stores that specialize in upholstery/ decorating fabrics: The Recovery Caboose, and Fabrics andFindings. Both of these stores have a service I really like: Itell them what I'm trying to do, and my general theme [colors andstyle] and they'll show me a dozen or so basic fabrics that fitthose specs. Then, once I pick the basic fabric, they will haulout all the ancillary fabrics / notions / trims that go with. So, for example, when I decided to do the master bed room in anivy-on-white glazed chintz for the drapes -- a major feature, aswe have a 13' set of french doors, as well as two 36'-widewindows -- they found me a coordinating green illusion gauze forthe valances and lots of solid fabrics in all the greens andgolds in the ivy for bedspreads, pillow shams, etc.; plus all thematching trims and notions. It's really a time / effort saver ascompared to having to wander all over the store with bolts offabric propped on my lap. They also keep a record of whatI've bought before; and, they often have something new that willgo well with THAT. Great sales techniques, yes?I think I'm going to go at this one room at a time, though; it'sgoing to be thousands of dollars before I'm finished; and, Ireally don't have anywhere to store all the stuff for fourdifferent rooms. Plus, I really do need to decide if I'm goingto reupholster or buy new for the living room before I go doingthe other stuff; and, it probably makes more sense to get thearea rug first.Owens=====Sounds like you have lots of fun ahead of you picking out thefabrics and then sewing them.Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 At this point I use the last machine my Grandma used. She used to sew alot.....upholstery, tailoring, drapes, you name it....and this machine is probably about 20 years old. Toward the end she couldn't do much because her hands didn't work well. I also have the machine I got when I graduated from high school....still works well, but it's a PITA to drag out, etc. Once I have my upstairs done I'll have a room where I can let it sit out, in addition to having my Grandma's machine and some work tables, etc. We have a shop like that in Lemoyne (about 45 minutes from here...but then everything is, LOL) and I love it. My Grandma's sister used to work there when I was growing up...well actually until about 10 years ago she worked part time there. They just redid and expanded the store and I'm dying to see it, but I have so much fabric right now, and so many projects in mind with doing the upstairs, that it'll most likely be awhile. Kathy Re: CHRIS!!!! Jane, until six years ago, I used my great-grandmother's Singertreadle machine. I had to give it up -- we donated it to amuseum -- because I couldn't work the treadle any longer. But,before that, it was just as fast for me as an electric, and I hadwonderful control. When we replaced it, I looke at sergers; but,so much of what I sew is very fine work; sergers just don't workvery well for that. So, I went with the top-of-the line regularmachine. It can handle up to three thread feeds, but what Ireally wanted is the very fine control over stitch length andtension. It's a bit of extra work to overcast seams with asecond pass; unlike the serger that will sew and overcast at thesame time. But, OTOH, it works just fine at sewing silk illusionwith a single-ply thread.I hear you on the 'just get going' bit. But, you and I both knowthat taking the time to read the book through and simultaneouslywork on a small project is ultimately worth the effort. I'mgetting back into the swing by making canvas shams for the puppypillows and crates . . . something where looks aren'tsuper-important . . . which is a Good Thing -- I made the classicmistake of pinning three sides of a crate cover yesterday sothat, no matter which way you turned it, one seam was on theoutside. Seam-removal, ho! ;>We're going off to look at fabrics tomorrow afternoon. I'm verylucky in that, in addition to the national chain of Joann'sFabrics, there are two local stores that specialize in upholstery/ decorating fabrics: The Recovery Caboose, and Fabrics andFindings. Both of these stores have a service I really like: Itell them what I'm trying to do, and my general theme [colors andstyle] and they'll show me a dozen or so basic fabrics that fitthose specs. Then, once I pick the basic fabric, they will haulout all the ancillary fabrics / notions / trims that go with. So, for example, when I decided to do the master bed room in anivy-on-white glazed chintz for the drapes -- a major feature, aswe have a 13' set of french doors, as well as two 36'-widewindows -- they found me a coordinating green illusion gauze forthe valances and lots of solid fabrics in all the greens andgolds in the ivy for bedspreads, pillow shams, etc.; plus all thematching trims and notions. It's really a time / effort saver ascompared to having to wander all over the store with bolts offabric propped on my lap. They also keep a record of whatI've bought before; and, they often have something new that willgo well with THAT. Great sales techniques, yes?I think I'm going to go at this one room at a time, though; it'sgoing to be thousands of dollars before I'm finished; and, Ireally don't have anywhere to store all the stuff for fourdifferent rooms. Plus, I really do need to decide if I'm goingto reupholster or buy new for the living room before I go doingthe other stuff; and, it probably makes more sense to get thearea rug first.Owens=====Sounds like you have lots of fun ahead of you picking out thefabrics and then sewing them.Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 At this point I use the last machine my Grandma used. She used to sew alot.....upholstery, tailoring, drapes, you name it....and this machine is probably about 20 years old. Toward the end she couldn't do much because her hands didn't work well. I also have the machine I got when I graduated from high school....still works well, but it's a PITA to drag out, etc. Once I have my upstairs done I'll have a room where I can let it sit out, in addition to having my Grandma's machine and some work tables, etc. We have a shop like that in Lemoyne (about 45 minutes from here...but then everything is, LOL) and I love it. My Grandma's sister used to work there when I was growing up...well actually until about 10 years ago she worked part time there. They just redid and expanded the store and I'm dying to see it, but I have so much fabric right now, and so many projects in mind with doing the upstairs, that it'll most likely be awhile. Kathy Re: CHRIS!!!! Jane, until six years ago, I used my great-grandmother's Singertreadle machine. I had to give it up -- we donated it to amuseum -- because I couldn't work the treadle any longer. But,before that, it was just as fast for me as an electric, and I hadwonderful control. When we replaced it, I looke at sergers; but,so much of what I sew is very fine work; sergers just don't workvery well for that. So, I went with the top-of-the line regularmachine. It can handle up to three thread feeds, but what Ireally wanted is the very fine control over stitch length andtension. It's a bit of extra work to overcast seams with asecond pass; unlike the serger that will sew and overcast at thesame time. But, OTOH, it works just fine at sewing silk illusionwith a single-ply thread.I hear you on the 'just get going' bit. But, you and I both knowthat taking the time to read the book through and simultaneouslywork on a small project is ultimately worth the effort. I'mgetting back into the swing by making canvas shams for the puppypillows and crates . . . something where looks aren'tsuper-important . . . which is a Good Thing -- I made the classicmistake of pinning three sides of a crate cover yesterday sothat, no matter which way you turned it, one seam was on theoutside. Seam-removal, ho! ;>We're going off to look at fabrics tomorrow afternoon. I'm verylucky in that, in addition to the national chain of Joann'sFabrics, there are two local stores that specialize in upholstery/ decorating fabrics: The Recovery Caboose, and Fabrics andFindings. Both of these stores have a service I really like: Itell them what I'm trying to do, and my general theme [colors andstyle] and they'll show me a dozen or so basic fabrics that fitthose specs. Then, once I pick the basic fabric, they will haulout all the ancillary fabrics / notions / trims that go with. So, for example, when I decided to do the master bed room in anivy-on-white glazed chintz for the drapes -- a major feature, aswe have a 13' set of french doors, as well as two 36'-widewindows -- they found me a coordinating green illusion gauze forthe valances and lots of solid fabrics in all the greens andgolds in the ivy for bedspreads, pillow shams, etc.; plus all thematching trims and notions. It's really a time / effort saver ascompared to having to wander all over the store with bolts offabric propped on my lap. They also keep a record of whatI've bought before; and, they often have something new that willgo well with THAT. Great sales techniques, yes?I think I'm going to go at this one room at a time, though; it'sgoing to be thousands of dollars before I'm finished; and, Ireally don't have anywhere to store all the stuff for fourdifferent rooms. Plus, I really do need to decide if I'm goingto reupholster or buy new for the living room before I go doingthe other stuff; and, it probably makes more sense to get thearea rug first.Owens=====Sounds like you have lots of fun ahead of you picking out thefabrics and then sewing them.Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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