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5/31/2004 10:27:55 AM
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chartreuse shepherd, your idea and sweater are terrific
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I`ll jump in here. I think the shepherd is at school!! ;-}
http://www.philosopherswool.com/
Benne: it is both wool and they sell kits and have a "method" for fairisle.
Shepherd : It looks gorgeous - I`m a blue girl and even love the blue cast to your photo!! Great idea for the bag they sent. I hate those tangled balls!
Les
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5/31/2004 10:34:37 AM
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Finished bathing beauty!
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You`re a Speedy Gonzolez aren`t you!! Good job! Went to look at that colour in the Esprit while I was checking out yarns - couldn`t find it. Is it gone already? Looked by the sonata. Am I blind?
I laughed about your wandering mind in church story... I used to count the pipes on the huge pipe organ when I was a kid. wasn`t easy, it was around 80. Then I started to count the tongue and groove boards in the ceiling. LOL The minister scared me!! so this kept me occupied!
Les
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6/1/2004 7:10:18 AM
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Benne: are you online?
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I can`t find my bird book so I have a few questions about hummers.
Female ruby throats look like rufous`in colouring don`t they?
What do the juvenile ruby`s look like?
I`ve never seen a baby, that I know of. There are others in our neighborhood who have feeders so I have to share them!! I think that the people across the road get more than I do. They are at the base of a treed, huge hill where I think they might nest. We are near a creek and have fewer trees and more willow shrubs and pasture.
How much food are they drinking per day at your place?
Benne- send me the pic - i`d love to see the little guys.
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6/1/2004 7:15:30 AM
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Thank you Everyone!
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Benne - I hope you didn`t have a mouthful of coffee when You read it!!LOL thinking about it!!
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6/1/2004 7:42:22 AM
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A challenge!
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Okay, here is a challenge! June is always a whirlwind of a month for me;
Work, kids, sports to watch, meetings, gardening, wind-up events, and on it goes. There always seems to be something I should be doing. I love good food as does the family. So, when I should be doing something but I really feel like knitting, and supper needs to be made, I want to have something good but quick or easy and basically looks like you did more work than you did. BBQ is always good but unless you’re MacChick, and can cook and knit at the same time, it requires too much attention for me on these days I’m trying to squeeze in knitting and pretend that I’m not!
I got thinking about this last night when I was proud of the dinner I made after reacquainting myself with a tasty recipe I used to make quite a bit, then forgot about. It was pork chops browned, removed from pan and then rice, broth, spices peppers, onions and garlic put in and then the chops on top. Put a lid on it and then cook for 30 min. I used dehydrated peppers for speed but couldn’t find my dehydrated onions so spent 20 seconds dicing some onion!
Things I find handy are marinated salads which can be served several nights (beans, grains and veggies) – a quick meal with make your own sandwiches on a hot night. I also have a chicken recipe baked in a sauce in the oven where you don’t have to brown the chicken first and a quick coconut chicken (or shrimp) curry which takes barely 20 min to do. Crock pot meals/soups?
Is anyone interested in sharing some recipes for quick yummy meals to maximize our knitting time?
If you do you could send them to me and I could compile them into a document and e-mail it back to you.
Comments?
Lespatt79@telus.net
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6/1/2004 8:16:14 AM
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Benne: are you online?
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I was at the Sonoran Desert Museum in Tucson Arizona afew years ago and they have a hummingbird house. It was the greatest! You could see the nests in the trees spun out of spiderweb!! I didn`t know that they used spider web. Up high they had wires spanning the room and there would be several birds at a time sitting on the wire. We don`t have as many spiders in our climate as I`ve seen elsewhere in wetter places. I wonder what they use here. Maybe dog and horse hair! After the winter, webs would be at a premium! I bet they do use the sapsucker holes for their nests up in the woods. I`ll have to ask the up-the-hill-people if they have many hummers.
I was just about to send this when your pic arrived. That is an incredible picture!! The guy in the foreground on the left has a dark throat and tho others don`t. Different gender?
les
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6/1/2004 9:54:17 AM
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A challenge!
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Bets - those sound quite yummy! I`ve avoided the bread machine because I know I`d end up looking like a "risen loaf". I was hoping there`d be some good tex-mex! had me wondering a while what Johnsonville Brats were then I twigged - probably bratwurst!
Oh, and with the fettucini, is the sce. 1C parm.+1C. half and half +1T. butter ? or did you remove the half and half?
Marion- I have most of the ingreds. but what is pastina? Am going to the bulk food store when I go to work this aft and can get quinoa and hopefully wheat berries and maybe pastina if I know what I`m looking for! This sounds great- gotta get it in the fridge!
...................Just looked it up on google it`s either "Thai plastic cookware" or a very small pasta. I`ll choose the second. ;-} Is it smaller than Orzo? I have that at home.
Les
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6/1/2004 11:25:29 AM
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Chemo caps - part 2
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A friends daughter (33yo)just underwent surgery for esophageal and stomach cancer. Very devestating. I wanted to make her a hat for when she undergoes her "treatments" in 6 weeks. I was thinking of something summery, maybe in the upcoming Lara or silk or perhaps the esprit, and wondered if one couldn`t velcro some fake hair extensions on to avoid that bare look at the back and why not bangs? I came upon this site.
http://www.ewefindit.com/emmanuel/site/index.cfm
My idea is not original! This site has it all. Besides selling hats in all styles for all occasions, thus far have found charities to make sure all children with cancer in Alberta and Ontario have access to one of their hats.
It`s worth a look!
Les
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6/1/2004 9:24:25 PM
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A challenge!
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Sure, that`ll be great and I`ll put it all together as an attachable document for anyone who needs one!!
RE: the fat in the fetuccini if it was a recipe from the 1970`s it would have been 1C whipping cream and 1/2 cup butter!!
Thanks!
Les
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6/1/2004 9:29:53 PM
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Beautiful shawl Patricia!
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That IS gorgeous Patricia! it looks so cozy- great colours.
Les
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6/2/2004 8:07:32 AM
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Benne - start up screen
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When I got home last night, DD, Claire, had changed the start-up screen to your pic of the hummers at the feeder!!
I`m going to go now and change my feeders food.
Les
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6/2/2004 8:39:07 AM
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Chemo caps - part 2
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Check out this site, Cate. I haven`t had time to look at it yet but there might be something here:
http://members.tripod.com/~ProudMommy/haircover.html
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6/2/2004 8:56:07 PM
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Benne - start up screen
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I bet she would love it, Benne. She is in her bikini top right now slathered in self tanner for the backless dress she is going to wear to "Driller Ball" tomorrow night. Which is "the" athletic celebration of the year at the high school. Mike and I will go to the dinner and awards part. DS is also going - he asked a girl to go with him - today (!)- nothing like last minute!!
The teams are all called Oilfields Drillers (think Oil industry). One year one of the girls teams ordered hoodies and t-shirts. They came with a big wood screw logo on the back!! LOL It`s always an oil derrick. Raised a few eyebrows and we had a good laugh about that one!
Les
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6/3/2004 4:53:44 AM
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felting
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PatW - Your Lambs Pride Bulky will be perfect and will knit up fast. My first project was in the Lambs pride (regular -not bulky) and worked beautifully. The 15% mohair makes it gorgeous- you don`t notice the mohair before you felt but you sure do afterwards.
Tips from what I`ve read:
* avoid any superwash wools
* white (unless it is a natural colour ie from a white lamb) and even some light colours (probably like a pale blue, etc.) have undergone some sort of bleaching process and won`t felt. heathered shades sometimes felt more slowly than solid colours.
* The Gjestaal lopi type yarn felts well. I`ll bet the white buffalo does too tho I haven`t tried it.
I`m convinced that the agitation has more effect than the actual temp of the water so throw a pair of jeans in the washer (don`t use too much water)with the project when you felt it. It is fun because you can open the washer and check it frequently to see if it`s started to felt - then all of a sudden it happens!!
Beverly Galeskes (felted knits)has a method for test driving your yarns to see if they will felt:
take about a yard of yarn and wet it with warm water. add a drop of lishwashing liquid and roll it around between your hands like a ball of dough. Check it after a few(how many is a few?) minutes and if it felts into a firm ball, that yarn is a good one.
But don`t worry too much, just have fun and consider it all an experiment!
Have fun!
Les
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6/3/2004 4:53:44 AM
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Felting
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PatW - Your Lambs Pride Bulky will be perfect and will knit up fast. My first project was in the Lambs pride (regular -not bulky) and worked beautifully. The 15% mohair makes it gorgeous- you don`t notice the mohair before you felt but you sure do afterwards.
Tips from what I`ve read:
* avoid any superwash wools
* white (unless it is a natural colour ie from a white lamb) and even some light colours (probably like a pale blue, etc.) have undergone some sort of bleaching process and won`t felt. heathered shades sometimes felt more slowly than solid colours.
* The Gjestaal lopi type yarn felts well. I`ll bet the white buffalo does too tho I haven`t tried it.
I`m convinced that the agitation has more effect than the actual temp of the water so throw a pair of jeans in the washer (don`t use too much water)with the project when you felt it. It is fun because you can open the washer and check it frequently to see if it`s started to felt - then all of a sudden it happens!!
Beverly Galeskes (felted knits)has a method for test driving your yarns to see if they will felt:
take about a yard of yarn and wet it with warm water. add a drop of lishwashing liquid and roll it around between your hands like a ball of dough. Check it after a few(how many is a few?) minutes and if it felts into a firm ball, that yarn is a good one.
But don`t worry too much, just have fun and consider it all an experiment!
Have fun!
Les
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6/3/2004 4:53:44 AM
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felting
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PatW - Your Lambs Pride Bulky will be perfect and will knit up fast. My first project was in the Lambs pride (regular -not bulky) and worked beautifully. The 15% mohair makes it gorgeous- you don`t notice the mohair before you felt but you sure do afterwards.
Tips from what I`ve read:
* avoid any superwash wools
* white (unless it is a natural colour ie from a white lamb) and even some light colours (probably like a pale blue, etc.) have undergone some sort of bleaching process and won`t felt. heathered shades sometimes felt more slowly than solid colours.
* The Gjestaal lopi type yarn felts well. I`ll bet the white buffalo does too tho I haven`t tried it.
I`m convinced that the agitation has more effect than the actual temp of the water so throw a pair of jeans in the washer (don`t use too much water)with the project when you felt it. It is fun because you can open the washer and check it frequently to see if it`s started to felt - then all of a sudden it happens!!
Beverly Galeskes (felted knits)has a method for test driving your yarns to see if they will felt:
take about a yard of yarn and wet it with warm water. add a drop of lishwashing liquid and roll it around between your hands like a ball of dough. Check it after a few(how many is a few?) minutes and if it felts into a firm ball, that yarn is a good one.
But don`t worry too much, just have fun and consider it all an experiment!
Have fun!
Les
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6/3/2004 4:53:44 AM
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Felting
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PatW - Your Lambs Pride Bulky will be perfect and will knit up fast. My first project was in the Lambs pride (regular -not bulky) and worked beautifully. The 15% mohair makes it gorgeous- you don`t notice the mohair before you felt but you sure do afterwards.
Tips from what I`ve read:
* avoid any superwash wools
* white (unless it is a natural colour ie from a white lamb) and even some light colours (probably like a pale blue, etc.) have undergone some sort of bleaching process and won`t felt. heathered shades sometimes felt more slowly than solid colours.
* The Gjestaal lopi type yarn felts well. I`ll bet the white buffalo does too tho I haven`t tried it.
I`m convinced that the agitation has more effect than the actual temp of the water so throw a pair of jeans in the washer (don`t use too much water)with the project when you felt it. It is fun because you can open the washer and check it frequently to see if it`s started to felt - then all of a sudden it happens!!
Beverly Galeskes (felted knits)has a method for test driving your yarns to see if they will felt:
take about a yard of yarn and wet it with warm water. add a drop of lishwashing liquid and roll it around between your hands like a ball of dough. Check it after a few(how many is a few?) minutes and if it felts into a firm ball, that yarn is a good one.
But don`t worry too much, just have fun and consider it all an experiment!
Have fun!
Les
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6/3/2004 4:53:44 AM
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felting
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PatW - Your Lambs Pride Bulky will be perfect and will knit up fast. My first project was in the Lambs pride (regular -not bulky) and worked beautifully. The 15% mohair makes it gorgeous- you don`t notice the mohair before you felt but you sure do afterwards.
Tips from what I`ve read:
* avoid any superwash wools
* white (unless it is a natural colour ie from a white lamb) and even some light colours (probably like a pale blue, etc.) have undergone some sort of bleaching process and won`t felt. heathered shades sometimes felt more slowly than solid colours.
* The Gjestaal lopi type yarn felts well. I`ll bet the white buffalo does too tho I haven`t tried it.
I`m convinced that the agitation has more effect than the actual temp of the water so throw a pair of jeans in the washer (don`t use too much water)with the project when you felt it. It is fun because you can open the washer and check it frequently to see if it`s started to felt - then all of a sudden it happens!!
Beverly Galeskes (felted knits)has a method for test driving your yarns to see if they will felt:
take about a yard of yarn and wet it with warm water. add a drop of lishwashing liquid and roll it around between your hands like a ball of dough. Check it after a few(how many is a few?) minutes and if it felts into a firm ball, that yarn is a good one.
But don`t worry too much, just have fun and consider it all an experiment!
Have fun!
Les
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6/3/2004 4:53:44 AM
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FELTING
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PatW - Your Lambs Pride Bulky will be perfect and will knit up fast. My first project was in the Lambs pride (regular -not bulky) and worked beautifully. The 15% mohair makes it gorgeous- you don`t notice the mohair before you felt but you sure do afterwards.
Tips from what I`ve read:
* avoid any superwash wools
* white (unless it is a natural colour ie from a white lamb) and even some light colours (probably like a pale blue, etc.) have undergone some sort of bleaching process and won`t felt. heathered shades sometimes felt more slowly than solid colours.
* The Gjestaal lopi type yarn felts well. I`ll bet the white buffalo does too tho I haven`t tried it.
I`m convinced that the agitation has more effect than the actual temp of the water so throw a pair of jeans in the washer (don`t use too much water)with the project when you felt it. It is fun because you can open the washer and check it frequently to see if it`s started to felt - then all of a sudden it happens!!
Beverly Galeskes (felted knits)has a method for test driving your yarns to see if they will felt:
take about a yard of yarn and wet it with warm water. add a drop of lishwashing liquid and roll it around between your hands like a ball of dough. Check it after a few(how many is a few?) minutes and if it felts into a firm ball, that yarn is a good one.
But don`t worry too much, just have fun and consider it all an experiment!
Have fun!
Les
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6/3/2004 4:53:44 AM
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Felting
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PatW - Your Lambs Pride Bulky will be perfect and will knit up fast. My first project was in the Lambs pride (regular -not bulky) and worked beautifully. The 15% mohair makes it gorgeous- you don`t notice the mohair before you felt but you sure do afterwards.
Tips from what I`ve read:
* avoid any superwash wools
* white (unless it is a natural colour ie from a white lamb) and even some light colours (probably like a pale blue, etc.) have undergone some sort of bleaching process and won`t felt. heathered shades sometimes felt more slowly than solid colours.
* The Gjestaal lopi type yarn felts well. I`ll bet the white buffalo does too tho I haven`t tried it.
I`m convinced that the agitation has more effect than the actual temp of the water so throw a pair of jeans in the washer (don`t use too much water)with the project when you felt it. It is fun because you can open the washer and check it frequently to see if it`s started to felt - then all of a sudden it happens!!
Beverly Galeskes (felted knits)has a method for test driving your yarns to see if they will felt:
take about a yard of yarn and wet it with warm water. add a drop of lishwashing liquid and roll it around between your hands like a ball of dough. Check it after a few(how many is a few?) minutes and if it felts into a firm ball, that yarn is a good one.
But don`t worry too much, just have fun and consider it all an experiment!
Have fun!
Les
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