On Nov 21, 8:00*am, "Polly Esther" wrote: I 'thought' that you had to use your real identity to participate in FB. Not so. *Yesterday, I read some foolishness about the Justice Dept. investigating people who lie about their identity (and weight) on FB so I reckon it...

Did a lookup for hair brushes and found several kinds. If the little one has thick hair like mine and it sounds like she does, I would suggest a wooden handle half round boar bristle brush. The price varies from around 10 to 25 dollars. They come in the 3 or 3 1/2 inch bristle. The flat or...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/18/phone-scam-india-call-centres I had the second one of these 'phone calls today. The first time I said 'Its a scam' and put the phone down, but this time when I said I knew it was a scam the Indian Lady said it wasn't. When I said it was she replied...

I, of course, procrastinated in getting ready for the craft show and ended up working madly to get bindings stitched down and buttons stitched on the past week. I took 11 little arty quilts and three journal covers. Everybody who came by picked up the journal covers and said 'Oh wow, these are...

I've just been watching Jennie Rayment on UK Sky tv's Create and Craft and she was demonstrating TrueCut rotary cutters which are made to go with their rulers which have a lip on them so the cutter doesn't suddenly wobble and deviate. There was also a TrueCut blade sharpener demonstrated. Has...

Yesterday I got the giggles in the frozen foods section of Wal-Mart. I was getting a few frozen dinners and found one from Marie Callender that grabbed my attention. Above the description it says "with NEW side dish" and continues "Steak in Mushroom Sauce- beef with roasted red potatoes and...

My absolute, hands down, NON favorite part of our favorite activity is basting. I will finish a top and leave it for years and years, just because I HATE to get down on the kitchen floor and stick stupid safety pins all over the quilt and then fasten them and then unfasten them again when I want to...

Can anyone recommend an Iron that I can turn off the auto shut off feature? I am so tired of buying irons only to be disappointed with their performance. But my biggest complaint is that they shut off way too soon when I am piecing fabric. ------------------------------------- Nancy

and tried out both mechanical and electronic sewing machines. I kinda liked the expression 3.0...(yes Polly, i DID smile!) but....they are all now made in china. And, i try very hard to not buy made in china, if i can help it. does anyone have a pfaff 1530 or 40 they would like to see live...

on craigs list i found a lightly used 2020...for 625. owner unwilling to negotiate on price....but what do y'all think? good price? she told me she bought it and never really used it-more comfortable with her old machine. Betsey

I have been fretting about my holiday baking. Usually I go completely overboard, which has resulted in our unofficial household holiday, "Trekking to the Post Office and Making Them Work". Wherein we take boxes full of goodies adding up to about $100 in postage to the post office and send them...

Remember when a bunch of us bought the "technicolor" irons? Well, mine just died. Now I need some suggestions for a new iron. My old, old Rowenta spits and sputters (yes, I know Sandy/Ragmop you don't put water in your irons, but I do!), so now I need to start shopping for a new iron. I haven't...

OK, which one of you has taken my tape measure? I use it all the time and now when I really need it - making curtains - here you go and take it!!! Where did you put it? I've looked everywhere, even cleared the 2 dozen shirts that needed ironing pile, it wasn't there!!!!! All week, I keep...

Have I mentioned recently that all my children have lost their minds? With the stuff DD1 has been dealing with, that is no big shock. By the way Damian has tested clear of his infection. His brothers have not though, and that has been making visitation with his father all kinds of confusing. 4...

The guild's potluck is Monday night and we're supposed to bring 2 new spools of thread wrapped up in fabric for the gift exchange. No problem!, I think to myself. I have fabric. I have thread. Except of course that most of my thread is used, so whole spool is not there. Except this one...

Ages ago I downloaded a free pattern for a wall hanging - Rudolph/Reindeer with little lights on his antlers. He looked too difficult for me to tackle then and I had no suitable lights. Now I feel I could do him and have lights, the pattern has completely disappeared. It was a side view of...

What about these, Sally? But neither is free any more, I'm afraid http://ajpadilla.com/patterns/seasonal/christmas/winter/wallhangings/all-tangled http://www.thequiltstudio.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67_70&products_id=203 -- Cheers for now Tutu Cape Town, South Africa

I'm already to get working on the Christmas letter and cards, and I can't find the $40 book of stamps that I bought a couple weeks ago!! It just doesn't pay to do things early....like buy the stamps before they were actually needed. -- Alice in...

.......Christmas was coming and a single man decided that his life would be more exciting if he shared it with a pet. He went to the pet shop and told the owner that he was hoping to find an unusual pet. After some discussion, he decided to buy a talking centipede (100-legged bug) which came...

Howdy! Of course it's On Topic!!! http://www.redearthroses.com/quilts/rctq/ragchoc.htm These are the best chocolate cookies, ever! Really, no arguments, please, these are The Best! g Add chocolate chips (esp. mini chips) for an even