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Musicmaker and Fabric & welcome to Zimmy New to Group and Glad I Found You
Am I the only member of RCTQ that is curious to know how in the world
Musicmaker was out shopping for fabric when she was a year old & already had a stash??? Welcome to RCTQ Zimmy. You have been very productive in such a short time. I have decided I need to make a 'bucket list" for all of my UFO's. I'm almost afraid to do it, because then I will truly have to admit how many I actually have. Is there a 12 step program for quilters with too many UFO's & too much fabric & too many notions & an abundance of books & magazines? I need to sign up! Pauline Northern California "Musicmaker" wrote in message ... Welcome to the group Zimmy. Keep your eyes open for the next invitation on rctq to be in the directory. THEN we'll be able to send you occasional, precious, and oft anonymous surprises in the mail like CHOCOLATE (which I noticed you didn't name your preference). I remember when I was a year old. Every chance I got I bought more fabric for my stash, much of which I eventually gave away because I realized that I'd bought it without even knowing what my tastes in quilts and fabric would develop into. Be discriminating! Musicmaker |
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Musicmaker and Fabric
Howdy!
For a quilter, I don't find that at all curious. g R/Sandy On 11/12/09 1:53 PM, in article , "Pauline" wrote: Am I the only member of RCTQ that is curious to know how in the world Musicmaker was out shopping for fabric when she was a year old & already had a stash??? Welcome to RCTQ Zimmy. You have been very productive in such a short time. I have decided I need to make a 'bucket list" for all of my UFO's. I'm almost afraid to do it, because then I will truly have to admit how many I actually have. Is there a 12 step program for quilters with too many UFO's & too much fabric & too many notions & an abundance of books & magazines? I need to sign up! Pauline Northern California "Musicmaker" wrote in message ... Welcome to the group Zimmy. Keep your eyes open for the next invitation on rctq to be in the directory. THEN we'll be able to send you occasional, precious, and oft anonymous surprises in the mail like CHOCOLATE (which I noticed you didn't name your preference). I remember when I was a year old. Every chance I got I bought more fabric for my stash, much of which I eventually gave away because I realized that I'd bought it without even knowing what my tastes in quilts and fabric would develop into. Be discriminating! Musicmaker |
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Musicmaker and Fabric & welcome to Zimmy New to Group andGlad I Found You
Pauline wrote:
Am I the only member of RCTQ that is curious to know how in the world Musicmaker was out shopping for fabric when she was a year old & already had a stash??? Welcome to RCTQ Zimmy. You have been very productive in such a short time. I have decided I need to make a 'bucket list" for all of my UFO's. I'm almost afraid to do it, because then I will truly have to admit how many I actually have. Is there a 12 step program for quilters with too many UFO's & too much fabric & too many notions & an abundance of books & magazines? I need to sign up! Pauline Northern California I recommend retail therapy. LOL! a few new fabrics will get you sorting as you will have to find a home for them amoung the rest right?? ruby |
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New to Group and Glad I Found You
On Nov 11, 3:21*pm, Zimmy wrote:
M&M's plain Ah, but what SIZE M&M's plain? Hmmm??? From the time my DW & I were in college, we used to count the colors of every M&M in every bag (plain, of course) we bought for Y-E-A-R- S... We still have the data on little sheets of paper in the 3x5 recipe box. Didn't matter what size bag - we even did it with bulk purchases, we just recorded the weight along with the numbers and dates. At first it drove our friends crazy - we'd open a bag (whether we bought it or they brought it) pull out a big bowl and a bunch of small ones, and everybody took a color and started counting... Nobody could eat a single one until the tally was complete. No, we're not OCD - we're just plain weird, it was cheap entertainment for kids without enough money to do more than buy a bag of candy for kicks, and it prolonged the experience. "An-tic-i-pa-tion... An-tic-i-pa-ay-tion is makin' me wait..." Eventually our friends succumbed, and even looked forward to participating in the ritual and reviewing the data from past bags... It was our intention to one day write and publish an article about it. I spoze it'll still make a chapter in our memoirs if we ever get around to writing them. Then they went and dumped tan, added blue, and changed the mix ratio.... !@#$%^&*()!!! Sucked the fun right out of a decades-old tradition in our household, and I can't say we've counted a bag since... :-( "Oh, what a looooong strange trip it's been..." Dr. Smith Oh, the pain... THE PAIN... |
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New to Group and Glad I Found You
Hi Zimmy!
Welcome to the Land of RCTQ. We have fun here, no moderator, no rules. The only thing you really need to know is that it is very wise to have your chocolate vetted. Just send a pound or two to the Office of the Official Chocolate Taster of RCTQ, which is in my Palace here in Virginia. I will test and taste and report back via email. You don't have to thank me ... this is my unselfish volunteer duty in RCTQ. A tough job, but someone's gotta do it. Pat In Virginia/USA |
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New to Group and Glad I Found You
Hi Again, Zimmy,
Thanks for your offer to share the m&ms. First you need to have your chocolate vetted. See my other message, posted a couple minutes ago, for details. Grins, Pat in Virginia, Official Chocolate Taster of RCTQ "Zimmy" wrote in message Gee! You guys were right, I forgot about the chocolate, I really like dark chocolate, love Molton Lava Cakes, M&M's plain and well, I love it all with the exception of fruit flavors added to chocolate. I also love coffee and an adult beverage or two. I would reply to everyone but would be here for the rest of the afternoon. You all confirmed my suspicions, you are a great bunch. Zimmy PS will bring M and M's next visit |
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Counting your Ms ... New to Group and Glad I Found You
Howdy!
Thank god y'all found quilting. My M&Ms story: I ran away from home when I was 4, on my trike; 3 yr old brother tagging along, babysitter asleep in front of the t.v.; we had to cross Main Street to get where I was going - about 2 miles to my dad's shop at the brick factory; on the other side of Main Street was the coffee shop we always went to, so we stopped in for our usual bag of M&Ms; the owner didn't question why we were alone, but soon after he was on the phone to my folks; 3 blocks south of there, still on our trikes, we turned the corner (I really did know the way) to head down the right street, and there was my dad in his truck, making a left-hand turn, heading home for lunch; he didn't see us! But I knew he'd be going back to the brick-shop so we kept going that way. A few blocks later idiot brother fell off his trike when a dog scared him; the dog's owner came out to call off the dog, and the jig was up: parents were called, came to pick us up, idiot brother still bawling his head off (I've never liked him); babysitter was fired that day and Dad took us to the shop for the afternoon, Mom went back to work at the jewelry factory. At supper Mom asked, "How'd you get across Main Street, Sandra?" "Waited 'til all the cars were gone & we runned across!" One of the few times I did not get a whippin' for following my own course. G I remember the brother having to stop every few feet so he could eat his M&Ms; I was riding one-handed, M's clutched in my free hand, snorfling the candy out of the bag; he was lagging behind, which is why the dog rushed him. I could multi-task even at that age. ;-P Later Mom took us to the coffee shop to pay for our candy (I didn't know how that worked; I just thought the guy gave out M&Ms); he wouldn't take payment, he was laughing so hard at our story. I always like him. R/Sandy - trying to decide which quilt to start next - Got fabric? On 11/13/09 12:11 PM, in article , "Dr. Zachary Smith" wrote: On Nov 11, 3:21*pm, Zimmy wrote: M&M's plain Ah, but what SIZE M&M's plain? Hmmm??? From the time my DW & I were in college, we used to count the colors of every M&M in every bag (plain, of course) we bought for Y-E-A-R- S... We still have the data on little sheets of paper in the 3x5 recipe box. Didn't matter what size bag - we even did it with bulk purchases, we just recorded the weight along with the numbers and dates. At first it drove our friends crazy - we'd open a bag (whether we bought it or they brought it) pull out a big bowl and a bunch of small ones, and everybody took a color and started counting... Nobody could eat a single one until the tally was complete. No, we're not OCD - we're just plain weird, it was cheap entertainment for kids without enough money to do more than buy a bag of candy for kicks, and it prolonged the experience. "An-tic-i-pa-tion... An-tic-i-pa-ay-tion is makin' me wait..." Eventually our friends succumbed, and even looked forward to participating in the ritual and reviewing the data from past bags... It was our intention to one day write and publish an article about it. I spoze it'll still make a chapter in our memoirs if we ever get around to writing them. Then they went and dumped tan, added blue, and changed the mix ratio.... !@#$%^&*()!!! Sucked the fun right out of a decades-old tradition in our household, and I can't say we've counted a bag since... :-( "Oh, what a looooong strange trip it's been..." Dr. Smith Oh, the pain... THE PAIN... |
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Counting your Ms ... New to Group and Glad I Found You
That was a fun read! (Although I did feel just a bit sorry for your
poor parents ;-) Roberta in D On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:34:07 -0600, Sandy E wrote: Howdy! Thank god y'all found quilting. My M&Ms story: I ran away from home when I was 4, on my trike; 3 yr old brother tagging along, babysitter asleep in front of the t.v.; we had to cross Main Street to get where I was going - about 2 miles to my dad's shop at the brick factory; on the other side of Main Street was the coffee shop we always went to, so we stopped in for our usual bag of M&Ms; the owner didn't question why we were alone, but soon after he was on the phone to my folks; 3 blocks south of there, still on our trikes, we turned the corner (I really did know the way) to head down the right street, and there was my dad in his truck, making a left-hand turn, heading home for lunch; he didn't see us! But I knew he'd be going back to the brick-shop so we kept going that way. A few blocks later idiot brother fell off his trike when a dog scared him; the dog's owner came out to call off the dog, and the jig was up: parents were called, came to pick us up, idiot brother still bawling his head off (I've never liked him); babysitter was fired that day and Dad took us to the shop for the afternoon, Mom went back to work at the jewelry factory. At supper Mom asked, "How'd you get across Main Street, Sandra?" "Waited 'til all the cars were gone & we runned across!" One of the few times I did not get a whippin' for following my own course. G I remember the brother having to stop every few feet so he could eat his M&Ms; I was riding one-handed, M's clutched in my free hand, snorfling the candy out of the bag; he was lagging behind, which is why the dog rushed him. I could multi-task even at that age. ;-P Later Mom took us to the coffee shop to pay for our candy (I didn't know how that worked; I just thought the guy gave out M&Ms); he wouldn't take payment, he was laughing so hard at our story. I always like him. R/Sandy - trying to decide which quilt to start next - Got fabric? On 11/13/09 12:11 PM, in article , "Dr. Zachary Smith" wrote: On Nov 11, 3:21*pm, Zimmy wrote: M&M's plain Ah, but what SIZE M&M's plain? Hmmm??? From the time my DW & I were in college, we used to count the colors of every M&M in every bag (plain, of course) we bought for Y-E-A-R- S... We still have the data on little sheets of paper in the 3x5 recipe box. Didn't matter what size bag - we even did it with bulk purchases, we just recorded the weight along with the numbers and dates. At first it drove our friends crazy - we'd open a bag (whether we bought it or they brought it) pull out a big bowl and a bunch of small ones, and everybody took a color and started counting... Nobody could eat a single one until the tally was complete. No, we're not OCD - we're just plain weird, it was cheap entertainment for kids without enough money to do more than buy a bag of candy for kicks, and it prolonged the experience. "An-tic-i-pa-tion... An-tic-i-pa-ay-tion is makin' me wait..." Eventually our friends succumbed, and even looked forward to participating in the ritual and reviewing the data from past bags... It was our intention to one day write and publish an article about it. I spoze it'll still make a chapter in our memoirs if we ever get around to writing them. Then they went and dumped tan, added blue, and changed the mix ratio.... !@#$%^&*()!!! Sucked the fun right out of a decades-old tradition in our household, and I can't say we've counted a bag since... :-( "Oh, what a looooong strange trip it's been..." Dr. Smith Oh, the pain... THE PAIN... |
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More M&Ms New to Group and Glad I Found You
There was a time in elementary school when my mom would give my brother
and me each a small package of M&Ms for dessert after supper. We'd pour them out on the table, arrange them by color, and compare the number of red ones. One evening, his package contained all reds. Mine was all browns. Mom said it took them quite a few tries to peel open the packages without damage so they could glue them closed again. Liz Dr. Zachary Smith wrote: From the time my DW & I were in college, we used to count the colors of every M&M in every bag (plain, of course) we bought for Y-E-A-R- S... We still have the data on little sheets of paper in the 3x5 recipe box. Didn't matter what size bag - we even did it with bulk purchases, we just recorded the weight along with the numbers and dates. At first it drove our friends crazy - we'd open a bag (whether we bought it or they brought it) pull out a big bowl and a bunch of small ones, and everybody took a color and started counting... Nobody could eat a single one until the tally was complete. No, we're not OCD - we're just plain weird, it was cheap entertainment for kids without enough money to do more than buy a bag of candy for kicks, and it prolonged the experience. "An-tic-i-pa-tion... An-tic-i-pa-ay-tion is makin' me wait..." Eventually our friends succumbed, and even looked forward to participating in the ritual and reviewing the data from past bags... It was our intention to one day write and publish an article about it. I spoze it'll still make a chapter in our memoirs if we ever get around to writing them. |
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More M&Ms New to Group and Glad I Found You
....And nowadays you can buy bags of all one designer color at an
inflated price. When I was a toddler, mom had a bottle of Coricidin cold pills in the kitchen cabinet. For the uninitiated, they're indistinguishable from red M&Ms - same color, shape, & size (or they were at the time, anyway) Mom was careful to keep them out of my reach, because she recognized the problem (why she never tossed them and bought a different product I've never been able to figure...) One day the inevitable *did* happen; anyone who's ever bitten into one of those li'l suckers knows the lesson I learned that day... ;-) Doc On Nov 14, 8:38*am, Liz Megerle wrote: There was a time in elementary school when my mom would give my brother and me each a small package of M&Ms for dessert after supper. We'd pour them out on the table, arrange them by color, and compare the number of red ones. One evening, his package contained all reds. Mine was all browns. Mom said it took them quite a few tries to peel open the packages without damage so they could glue them closed again. Liz Dr. Zachary Smith wrote: * From the time my DW & I were in college, we used to count the colors of every M&M in every bag (plain, of course) we bought for Y-E-A-R- S... *We still have the data on little sheets of paper in the 3x5 recipe box. *Didn't matter what size bag - we even did it with bulk purchases, we just recorded the weight along with the numbers and dates. *At first it drove our friends crazy - we'd open a bag (whether we bought it or they brought it) pull out a big bowl and a bunch of small ones, and everybody took a color and started counting... *Nobody could eat a single one until the tally was complete. *No, we're not OCD - we're just plain weird, it was cheap entertainment for kids without enough money to do more than buy a bag of candy for kicks, and it prolonged the experience. *"An-tic-i-pa-tion... An-tic-i-pa-ay-tion is makin' me wait..." *Eventually our friends succumbed, and even looked forward to participating in the ritual and reviewing the data from past bags... *It was our intention to one day write and publish an article about it. *I spoze it'll still make a chapter in our memoirs if we ever get around to writing them.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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