SUPPER CLUB - Wednesday, Feb 23
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 6:37 am
Good morning,
Brrr. ..... 25* here this morning, though not quite as low as was predicted. For the next 4 days we'll be mid 20's for lows and up to low 40's for our highs. But I see a 51* day coming next week!
My derm appt went well - I guess. No fungal infx so I don't have to take the anti-fungal med for four months. That's good because that stuff is hard on the liver, so no happy hour wine with that which would have been sad. But I do have hand eczema, which, I understand, is probably here for life but I can control the flare-ups with topical creams. 3 Rx creams and one more that I got fromt the dr office (which has already helped). And I'm to keep my hands out of water and away from soaps, especially alcohol-based products. Hello?? Pandemic here! Oh well. Maybe gloves will become my best friends. Today I'll be going around to pick up my Rx's - at two different pharmacies. One had to go to a compounding pharmacy - $61 and not covered by insurance. Ouch!
I did get the things I needed for Autumn's wedding garter, though I will wait a while to do that until my hands smooth out. Right now if I tried to handle satin and lace, it would be a snagged and bloody mess.
BECCA - I forgot to tell you that the one book by Miranda James that is set in Ashville, where you were yesterday, is entitled "Cat Me if You Can". All the others in that series are set mostly in MS. So speaking of Nashville, did you have to go all that way by yourself or did someone go with you? What was the treatment they did on your knee and do you think it will help?
JANA - Costco! We have a love/hate relationship with them. Their marketing people are SMART! Once we got out for under $100 and high-fived each other. And at our house, we are the same as at your house. Bill is an instruction reader. I'm the one who just jumps in, and if it doesn't work, THEN I might scan the instructions. But more likely call, "Biiiilllll !!.."
CAROL - that RWB quilt sounds purrfect for a summer picnic! A sample block is always a good idea! Usually, I'm good, but once or twice, I've found an error in my cutting. But after cutting up an entire quilt once - wrong - I learned a very expensive lesson. And actually I don't owe the other grandson a quilt. He got his 3 years ago - a queen orange bargello. (his favorite color) The picture is on the forum someplace. I gave it to him for his 21st july birthday, 2018. But if he asked for something special like Drew did, I'd drop everything else to get to it. And I told him so. I am planning to make each of them a new Christmas quilt, but want to learn just what they like best, Christmas-wise - snowmen? Santas? Desserts? Trees? So a little detective work needs to be done.
VELDA - I saw your air fryer did a good job. We need to check out the brand/model you bought. Sounds like it worked well for you. Was your chicken whole?
LORI - Sorry you found you didn't cut enough fabric. But better than cutting way too much, like I've done before. You are quick to sew up those log cabins! They always take me a long time. I kind of go into a zen mode and just plug along - sew, iron, trim, repeat. Each log. lol! So good to hear you got a lot of great info from your class.
MARY ROSE - I just use cereal boxes for my templates. Or old flexible veggie cutting mats. (I never throw those out. I use them for tote bottoms, too.) They work just as well as purchased template plastic. And with the cutting mats, the rough surface from all the knife cuts helps to keep it from sliding around on fabric. I never put my photos on the computer. I post straight from my phone using photoimg. One thing about photos that some of us have trouble with is size. My hubby, my electronic guru, finally told me to size them to 480x640, the correct size for forums.
For supper tonite, I have a plan even before I got to this last paragraph! Yay, me! I'm going to put some chicken breasts into the crockpot (after browning them first) with potatoes and carrots and onion, just like a pot roast. Now I can't wait for supper-time!
What are you planning?
Brrr. ..... 25* here this morning, though not quite as low as was predicted. For the next 4 days we'll be mid 20's for lows and up to low 40's for our highs. But I see a 51* day coming next week!
My derm appt went well - I guess. No fungal infx so I don't have to take the anti-fungal med for four months. That's good because that stuff is hard on the liver, so no happy hour wine with that which would have been sad. But I do have hand eczema, which, I understand, is probably here for life but I can control the flare-ups with topical creams. 3 Rx creams and one more that I got fromt the dr office (which has already helped). And I'm to keep my hands out of water and away from soaps, especially alcohol-based products. Hello?? Pandemic here! Oh well. Maybe gloves will become my best friends. Today I'll be going around to pick up my Rx's - at two different pharmacies. One had to go to a compounding pharmacy - $61 and not covered by insurance. Ouch!
I did get the things I needed for Autumn's wedding garter, though I will wait a while to do that until my hands smooth out. Right now if I tried to handle satin and lace, it would be a snagged and bloody mess.
BECCA - I forgot to tell you that the one book by Miranda James that is set in Ashville, where you were yesterday, is entitled "Cat Me if You Can". All the others in that series are set mostly in MS. So speaking of Nashville, did you have to go all that way by yourself or did someone go with you? What was the treatment they did on your knee and do you think it will help?
JANA - Costco! We have a love/hate relationship with them. Their marketing people are SMART! Once we got out for under $100 and high-fived each other. And at our house, we are the same as at your house. Bill is an instruction reader. I'm the one who just jumps in, and if it doesn't work, THEN I might scan the instructions. But more likely call, "Biiiilllll !!.."
CAROL - that RWB quilt sounds purrfect for a summer picnic! A sample block is always a good idea! Usually, I'm good, but once or twice, I've found an error in my cutting. But after cutting up an entire quilt once - wrong - I learned a very expensive lesson. And actually I don't owe the other grandson a quilt. He got his 3 years ago - a queen orange bargello. (his favorite color) The picture is on the forum someplace. I gave it to him for his 21st july birthday, 2018. But if he asked for something special like Drew did, I'd drop everything else to get to it. And I told him so. I am planning to make each of them a new Christmas quilt, but want to learn just what they like best, Christmas-wise - snowmen? Santas? Desserts? Trees? So a little detective work needs to be done.
VELDA - I saw your air fryer did a good job. We need to check out the brand/model you bought. Sounds like it worked well for you. Was your chicken whole?
LORI - Sorry you found you didn't cut enough fabric. But better than cutting way too much, like I've done before. You are quick to sew up those log cabins! They always take me a long time. I kind of go into a zen mode and just plug along - sew, iron, trim, repeat. Each log. lol! So good to hear you got a lot of great info from your class.
MARY ROSE - I just use cereal boxes for my templates. Or old flexible veggie cutting mats. (I never throw those out. I use them for tote bottoms, too.) They work just as well as purchased template plastic. And with the cutting mats, the rough surface from all the knife cuts helps to keep it from sliding around on fabric. I never put my photos on the computer. I post straight from my phone using photoimg. One thing about photos that some of us have trouble with is size. My hubby, my electronic guru, finally told me to size them to 480x640, the correct size for forums.
For supper tonite, I have a plan even before I got to this last paragraph! Yay, me! I'm going to put some chicken breasts into the crockpot (after browning them first) with potatoes and carrots and onion, just like a pot roast. Now I can't wait for supper-time!
What are you planning?