Your gifts

On Dec 26, 8:31*am, anne wrote:
Did anyone get any stitching related gifts this holiday season?

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another anne, add ingers to reply

My DD bought me the Color Index book to help me when working on my own
designs. Thoughtful child.
DS gave me an IOU for my LNS.

And I think my buying Ink Circles Much-Heralded Sampler last week
counts: http://www.inkcircles.com/IC/MHS.html

Donna in Virginia

anne wrote:
Did anyone get any stitching related gifts this holiday season?


DD gave me four balls of cotton yarn that I shall have fun deciding how
to use...after the two projects that are 1.)in progress and 2.)in queue!

I'm not a knitter, so it'll be something in crochet.

sue

--
Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
www.dirtylinen.com

"anne" wrote in message
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Edna in Sydney says...
Does this count?

http://members.optushome.com.au/tech...Seamstressbook

A gift from my daughter.

The cover's intriguing. What's the inside like?

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another anne, add ingers to reply

It's a novel, I haven't started to read it as yet.... 600+ pages

Edna

lucretia borgia wrote:

On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:45:54 -0600, Jangchub
opined:


Just another day in the life of a very reckless kid.
Victoria


I don't know about reckless kid, if you'd been my kid, you'd have been
dead kid for sure !


Or at least grounded till she was 40!

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Karen C - California
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http://my2.tupperware.com/KMCampbell

"On his tombstone, Benjamin Franklin wanted it said not that he had been
rich
but rather that he had been useful."

Finished 12/14/08 - GMTA/Great Minds Think Alike (Bucilla)

WIP: Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono
(Janlynn),
MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek)
Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market

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Cheryl Isaak wrote:

On 12/27/08 2:13 AM, in article , "Karen C
in California" wrote:

Friends gave me books, and one sent a proper British tea party in a box:
china teacup (lily of the valley, of course!), tea, clotted cream, and
apple-cinnamon curd. Unfortunately, the place she ordered from doesn't
sell scones or crumpets, so I have to improvise with English muffins.


What a lovely gift!



I thought it was delightful! Little did she know that I found a tinned
Spotted Dick at Cost Plus Imports, which calls for throwing myself a
proper British tea party.

A former co-worker had gone to British boarding schools, and at lunch
time, as we were munching on the best that California has to offer
(everything from Mexican to Chinese to Greek), she would regale us with
tales of the bland food they had to eat at school. Of course, anything
with the name Spotted Dick would generate great gales of laughter among
us gals, but now I'm finally going to have a chance to try it myself.

I was about to open it yesterday when I saw the instruction to boil it
in the tin for 35 minutes. As cold as it was in my kitchen yesterday,
there was no way I was going to stand in there for 35 minutes. Maybe
tonight.


--
Karen C - California
Editor/Proofreader www.IntlProofingConsortium.com

http://my2.tupperware.com/KMCampbell

"On his tombstone, Benjamin Franklin wanted it said not that he had been
rich
but rather that he had been useful."

Finished 12/14/08 - GMTA/Great Minds Think Alike (Bucilla)

WIP: Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono
(Janlynn),
MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek)
Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market

www.CFSfacts.org -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths
Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf
Newest research blog: http://cfs-facts.blogspot.com/

Karen C in California wrote:
Cheryl Isaak wrote:

On 12/27/08 2:13 AM, in article ,
"Karen C
in California" wrote:

Friends gave me books, and one sent a proper British tea party in a box:
china teacup (lily of the valley, of course!), tea, clotted cream, and
apple-cinnamon curd. Unfortunately, the place she ordered from doesn't
sell scones or crumpets, so I have to improvise with English muffins.


What a lovely gift!



I thought it was delightful! Little did she know that I found a tinned
Spotted Dick at Cost Plus Imports, which calls for throwing myself a
proper British tea party.

A former co-worker had gone to British boarding schools, and at lunch
time, as we were munching on the best that California has to offer
(everything from Mexican to Chinese to Greek), she would regale us with
tales of the bland food they had to eat at school. Of course, anything
with the name Spotted Dick would generate great gales of laughter among
us gals, but now I'm finally going to have a chance to try it myself.

I was about to open it yesterday when I saw the instruction to boil it
in the tin for 35 minutes. As cold as it was in my kitchen yesterday,
there was no way I was going to stand in there for 35 minutes. Maybe
tonight.


Not necessasry. Open the tin, put the pud on something micrwave safe
and nuke it. (but to make it really authentic, you should serve it with
Bird's Custard - also known as vanilla sauce in this country.)

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

On 12/27/08 10:23 AM, in article , "Ericka"
wrote:

Cheryl Isaak wrote:

I found some Stash "holiday" teas at a bargain price and tucked a few in all
my stitchy friends gifts.

Their White Christmas tea is one of my favorites,
especially when I'm feeling under the weather. I always
keep some of it on hand.

Best wishes,
Ericka
I just found that one - it is tasty. I really liked the Merry Mint.

Karen C in California wrote:
I thought it was delightful! Little did she know that I found a tinned
Spotted Dick at Cost Plus Imports, which calls for throwing myself a
proper British tea party.

A former co-worker had gone to British boarding schools, and at lunch
time, as we were munching on the best that California has to offer
(everything from Mexican to Chinese to Greek), she would regale us with
tales of the bland food they had to eat at school. Of course, anything
with the name Spotted Dick would generate great gales of laughter among
us gals, but now I'm finally going to have a chance to try it myself.

I was about to open it yesterday when I saw the instruction to boil it
in the tin for 35 minutes. As cold as it was in my kitchen yesterday,
there was no way I was going to stand in there for 35 minutes. Maybe
tonight.

Spotted Dick - gorgeous! Reminds me of the other British dishes as
served to the armed forces. Here are some descriptive Naval culinary terms:
"Babies Head" (steak & kidney pud),
"Cheesey Hammy Eggy" (cheese, ham & egg),
"Elephant's footprints" (spam fritter),
"Mad Dog Spew" (Heinz Sandwich Spread),
"Harbour Cotters" (Breaded fish portions which look like harbour cotter
pins - ask any submariner),
"Sh*t on a raft" (braised kidneys on toast, comes with or without
guard-rails - with or without the crusts),
"Kye" (cocoa),
"Pom" (dried potato powder) and
"Bits" (Beans In Tomato Sauce)
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
http://claremont.island-blogging.co.uk

Olwyn Mary wrote:

Not necessasry. Open the tin, put the pud on something micrwave safe
and nuke it. (but to make it really authentic, you should serve it with
Bird's Custard - also known as vanilla sauce in this country.)

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.


Ah, thank you! I was just going to research what to put on it. I have
some IKEA vanilla sauce in the fridge.


--
Karen C - California
Editor/Proofreader www.IntlProofingConsortium.com

http://my2.tupperware.com/KMCampbell

"On his tombstone, Benjamin Franklin wanted it said not that he had been
rich
but rather that he had been useful."

Finished 12/14/08 - GMTA/Great Minds Think Alike (Bucilla)

WIP: Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono
(Janlynn),
MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek)
Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market

www.CFSfacts.org -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths
Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf
Newest research blog: http://cfs-facts.blogspot.com/

"Sh*t on a raft" (braised kidneys on toast, comes with or without
Any relation to S**t on a Shingle? (creamed dried beef on toast)