aprons

On Jan 24, 10:57*am, "lucille" wrote:

You brought back memories of the apron I had to make when I was in Junior
High School. * It was pink gingham, with hand sewn bias tape all around
every edge and took the better part of the term to finish.

Must have been "the" thing to teach basic sewing, as that's the first
thing we did in jr. high, too! Mine was white background with green
and red dots on it, no fancy stuff but it does have the required
pocket! The summer before, though, my oldest sis taught me to sew
a pair of culottes. I still have my jr. high apron and a couple that
were my grandma's. I still wear them occasionally, if I'm going to do
a lot of baking (I'm a messy baker LOL) as has DD.

Home Ec these days is a joke.

Joan

On Jan 24, 2:41*pm, "lucille" wrote:

... but I do remember how to make a bed. *

I know how, also. Not the corners, but sheets are something DH & I
have "argued" about since we were married...as in does the printed
side of the top sheet go up or down? I learned down so when the
sheets are turned back both printed sides are showing. He said up
because that's the way his mom did it. I got the last laugh when
we got our first waterbed. Since he surprised me with the bed, I
thought he was being nice to me when I saw the sheets were on my way.
Not knowing any better, It wasn't until I went to wash the sheets that
I found out the top & bottom sheets were sewn together! Boy, was
there a round of "I told you so!" after that! LOLOL! He still to this
day, after 30 years of marriage (and no more waterbeds), that he
sleeps better with the sheets on his way.

Joan

Joan E. wrote:
but sheets are something DH & I
have "argued" about since we were married...as in does the printed
side of the top sheet go up or down? I learned down so when the
sheets are turned back both printed sides are showing.

That's how I do it, too.

sue




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"Susan Hartman" wrote in message
news
Joan E. wrote:
but sheets are something DH & I
have "argued" about since we were married...as in does the printed
side of the top sheet go up or down? I learned down so when the
sheets are turned back both printed sides are showing.

That's how I do it, too.

sue


That's the way I do it too. Doesn't anyone.

That brings to mind the old toilet paper roll argument.

Should you pull from the front or the back?

I'm a from the front person, as every reasonable person should be.

Lucille

Joan E. wrote:
but sheets are something DH & I
have "argued" about since we were married...as in does the printed
side of the top sheet go up or down? I learned down so when the
sheets are turned back both printed sides are showing.

Printed sheets on your bed? I suppose it gives you something to read if
you can't sleep.
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On 1/27/09 1:05 PM, "Susan Hartman" wrote:

Joan E. wrote:
but sheets are something DH & I
have "argued" about since we were married...as in does the printed
side of the top sheet go up or down? I learned down so when the
sheets are turned back both printed sides are showing.

That's how I do it, too.

sue

Hey, that's how we learned in Home Ec! DH doesn't argue. Will say, that
growing up, we all had coverlets or duvets, DM didn't use top sheets, we
just washed the covers.

Ellice

Susan Hartman wrote:
lucille wrote:

All I do know is that it was very good and too much work for me to
bother with.



That's what kept popping into my mind..."OK, it may have been good, but
when I can buy a frozen apple strudel at Trader Joe for $2.79".....



I'm with you. I like baking, but when I want to make strudel, I just
march over to the frozen section and purchase a pack of phyllo dough. I
don't have the patience to roll and pull and roll and pull (and have
never had willing help available, either).


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On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:25:15 -0500, "lucille"
opined:

"Susan Hartman" wrote in message
news
Joan E. wrote:
but sheets are something DH & I
have "argued" about since we were married...as in does the printed
side of the top sheet go up or down? I learned down so when the
sheets are turned back both printed sides are showing.

That's how I do it, too.

sue


That's the way I do it too. Doesn't anyone.

That brings to mind the old toilet paper roll argument.

Should you pull from the front or the back?

I'm a from the front person, as every reasonable person should be.

Lucille

I do sheets like Joan but opposite to you with toilet paper roll,
pulling from the back, people use less. It tends to roll out too fast
the other way and there is no leverage for disconnecting.



Wow, that sounds very scientific. Were you an engineer in another life?

"lucretia borgia" wrote in message
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On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:25:15 -0500, "lucille"
opined:

"Susan Hartman" wrote in message
news
Joan E. wrote:
but sheets are something DH & I
have "argued" about since we were married...as in does the printed
side of the top sheet go up or down? I learned down so when the
sheets are turned back both printed sides are showing.

That's how I do it, too.

sue


That's the way I do it too. Doesn't anyone.

That brings to mind the old toilet paper roll argument.

Should you pull from the front or the back?

I'm a from the front person, as every reasonable person should be.

Lucille

I do sheets like Joan but opposite to you with toilet paper roll,
pulling from the back, people use less. It tends to roll out too fast
the other way and there is no leverage for disconnecting.



Wow, that sounds very scientific. Were you an engineer in another life?

On Jan 27, 12:37*pm, "Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply)"

Printed sheets on your bed? I suppose it gives you something to read if
you can't sleep.

So you use, what? for your bedding, Bruce? Canvas? Ticking? Velvet?
Satin???

Joan