Hi gang,

I had to write when I heard about Patti. Got Google working. So then
I needed to respond here too.

I'm Tina, living in my log cabin in Alaska with my husband and his
Queensland heeler (crazy ankle biting bitch). Pete does massage,
Reiki, shamanism, etc and also cots trees and has fibromyalgia. I am
a happy person with organic Depression (my brain gets too full too
fast). I'm a recovering alcoholic (18 years) who thinks most drugs
should be decriminalized if not legal and taxed. I'm involved in a
new engine that weighs about 50 lbs for 200+ hp. I'm a pacifist who
eats Rudolph and Bullwinkle (no Bambis up here). I'm a crafter with
almost sub-normal manual and digital dexterity. And I've been around
here for at least 10 years (until my computer crashed last fall). Oh
yes, and I love OT posts.

I do quite a bit of stringing. My favourite bead weaving stitch is
peyote. I crochet very durable beaded purses. Made jewelry for my
daughter's wedding last Sept. I love the silver spoon I got from
Shirley.

Pete tells me it's supposed to get down to -30F again tomorrow night.
Last month we had 3 weeks of minus 35 to minus 55. And then the temp
went from 45 below to 48 above in about a week. That's the same
temperature difference at going from 20 degrees to 110 degrees in a
week. We had to bring all our frozen foods in from our outdoor
freezer (the wooden box on the porch) to the electric freezer in the
garage.

Interesting comments here about Face Book. I've never even looked at
it.

Isn't it cool that there is such a variety among us in our craft/bead/
jewelry projects.

Thanks for this post.

Tina




On Feb 4, 2:53*am, Shirley Shone
wrote:
This group is getting less and less postings lately. Just checking on
google it say that there are 938 people subscribed.
We must have a lot of lurkers.
Can we have some to de-lurk and can the regulars *sign in.

I am of course Shirley with several aka's One Madame Tassel, Queen of
the Swaps, Founder of Shirley's Spoon Club.

I have many hobbies as some of you will know which includes bead work.
At the moment I am working on the family history. Since both our sons
were born in Malta whilst DH in the Royal Navy. There is no record of
their birth in UK. *So I thought anyone trying to do the FH in the
distant future could come unstuck. So I thought I had better set to work
on it while I can.

Since our back garden is still in the throes of a makeover to make it
easier to maintain, I took the pictures down on my web site.
I have replaced them with pictures of the wild robin *I tamed to feed
from my hand. Alas though it is with us no more. Keep hoping another
will come bobbing along for me to try my luck with.

So come on lots hear from you and build the ratings back up on this
group.
Hugs
Shirley
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Shirley Shone