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On 't' and OT (knitting and groaning)
"WoolyGooly" wrote in message news On 19 Dec 2006 16:11:38 +0200, "YarnWright" wrote: Hah. My MIL suggested a few weeks ago that I really ought to buy gifts this year even though I do "beautiful handicrafts". I bought her a lump of coal :P Good for you. I'm new here ... .... and English Mary |
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I hear you Shilegh. I made the scarf this summer while I was "sick
knitting". I couldn't do much else at the time, and my inlaws are impossible to shop for, so I thought I'd give it to her regardless of her reaction (or lack thereof). So it relieved the stress of buying for them. To me it wasn't a waste of time, as I learned about lace knitting, and used lovely yarn (Blue Sky Alpaca & Silk). I guess I could have kept it for myself, but it seemed to fit the bill for stepMIL. I DO know my real MIL will love the one I made for her, and I'm guessing all the sock recipents will be delighted with their gifts. All in all, the Christmas knitting (really my 1st time to do it) was pleasurable and I learned a lot. I wouldn't have given the gifts I did, if I was really worried or heavily invested in their reactions to them. But I'll take your 2 cents, anyway! Hesira Shillelagh wrote: "hesira" wrote in message ps.com... Branching Out is a gorgeous scarf. I know I wouldn't spend my precious energy making something that beautiful for someone that ungrateful. Taking the high road would be buying her something you think she'd use/like and saving your energy for those who appreciate it. |
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YarnWright spun a FINE 'yarn':
ON t: I've got two shawls on the needles as well as a pair of socks~!~ OT: I am SO upset with my ungrateful mother who was totally unappreciative regarding a felted bag/pursette I included in her box of Christmas gifts. Noreen who has a monster headache. Thanks everyone, my friends, who've responded. You're right, I've enabled her the power to hurt, and I'm just not going to do it anymore. Hugs, Noreen -- --- avast! AV: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0660-0, 12/19/2006 Tested: 12/19/2006 4:25:42 PM avast! - (c) 1988-2006 http://www.avast.com |
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Mary Fisher spun a FINE 'yarn':
"WoolyGooly" wrote in message news On 19 Dec 2006 16:11:38 +0200, "YarnWright" wrote: Hah. My MIL suggested a few weeks ago that I really ought to buy gifts this year even though I do "beautiful handicrafts". I bought her a lump of coal :P Good for you. I'm new here ... ... and English Mary Welcome, Mary! Noreen in Tennessee, USA -- --- avast! AV: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0660-0, 12/19/2006 Tested: 12/19/2006 4:27:21 PM avast! - (c) 1988-2006 http://www.avast.com |
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On 't' and OT (knitting and groaning)
YarnWright spun a FINE 'yarn':
Mary Fisher spun a FINE 'yarn': "WoolyGooly" wrote in message news On 19 Dec 2006 16:11:38 +0200, "YarnWright" wrote: Hah. My MIL suggested a few weeks ago that I really ought to buy gifts this year even though I do "beautiful handicrafts". I bought her a lump of coal :P Good for you. I'm new here ... ... and English Mary Welcome, Mary! Noreen in Tennessee, USA I could add that I'm of German, Irish and Polish descent. Noreen still in TN, USA, tho! grin! -- --- avast! AV: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0660-0, 12/19/2006 Tested: 12/19/2006 4:28:41 PM avast! - (c) 1988-2006 http://www.avast.com |
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"Mary Fisher" skrev i melding t... Good for you. I'm new here ... ... and English Mary Hi Mary! Welcome! I'm Norwegian. AUD ;-)) alrefsnesathotmaildotcom http://community.webshots.com/user/dual44 |
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"YarnWright" skrev i melding ... ON t: I've got two shawls on the needles as well as a pair of socks~!~ OT: I am SO upset with my ungrateful mother who was totally unappreciative regarding a felted bag/pursette I included in her box of Christmas gifts. Noreen who has a monster headache. Noreen, Don't give anything to people you are not sure will LOVE to get your work! I send "antiheadache waves to you!" (but don't trust me, cannot even get rid of my own! LOL! AUD ;-) |
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On 't' and OT (knitting and groaning)
"YarnWright" wrote in message ... YarnWright spun a FINE 'yarn': Mary Fisher spun a FINE 'yarn': "WoolyGooly" wrote in message news On 19 Dec 2006 16:11:38 +0200, "YarnWright" wrote: Hah. My MIL suggested a few weeks ago that I really ought to buy gifts this year even though I do "beautiful handicrafts". I bought her a lump of coal :P Good for you. I'm new here ... ... and English Mary Welcome, Mary! Noreen in Tennessee, USA I could add that I'm of German, Irish and Polish descent. Noreen still in TN, USA, tho! grin! I don't know what 'English' means :-) Thanks for the welcome. Mary -- |
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On 't' and OT (knitting and groaning)
"YarnWright" wrote in message ... ON t: I've got two shawls on the needles as well as a pair of socks~!~ OT: I am SO upset with my ungrateful mother who was totally unappreciative regarding a felted bag/pursette I included in her box of Christmas gifts. Noreen who has a monster headache. -- Noreen, Please don't bother sending your mother anything more hand-made. It would be one thing if she appreciated the time and effort put in to making your lovely items, even if they weren't quite to her taste, but it sounds like she doesn't even extend her thinking that far. If you haven't been able to enlighten her so far, you may as well concede that you never will. It's not your fault; some people just don't get it. If you were sending a 'box of gifts,' I'm sure the felted purse was not the only thing designated for her, so it's not like you weren't sending her a gift at all. Next year, send her a gift certificate to a store in her area, and tell her you thought you'd let her pick her own gift so she gets something she likes. Now, here's some cyber-aspirin and a hug. Look on the bright side; since you're sending a box with gifts, you're not spending Christmas at her house, right? TTFN, Carey in MA |
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On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:31:34 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote: I don't know what 'English' means :-) A little Pict, a little Norse, a little Saxon, a little Franq, a little Roman (and by derivation a little Asian and a little African)... Go back far enough and we're all related |
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