Subj : Re: food and family was: To : JANIS KRACHT From : NANCY BACKUS Date : Mon Jan 13 2020 21:04:00 -=> Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 01-10-20 23:35 <=- >> Eventually things will settle down, and you will go to satisfy your >> curiosity... ;) JK> hehe.. still haven't gone up there to try them on or see if they are JK> there... but I have a feeling they will fit "mostly" fine . JK> Eventually though I will get upstairs and check them out, I especially JK> want to check on a black velvet dress that is in a dress storage bag. JK> I would be crushed if that one was damaged... but it should be fine :) Hopefully so.... :) >> Yep... Of course now I have 'other' things to deal with since Aunt >> Gert died.. Among other things, she had a box of some 20 porcelin dolls >> that Ron unpacked (they were in her closet). One of his cousins had >> told him that Aunt Gert had a very very valuable doll that her mother >> had given her but I haven't seen it. I have a feeling some other >> relative grabbed that one at some point before we took Aunt Gert in... > Possible that she might have given it away... JK> True, though who knows. We'd never talked about that at least. And now you can't ask her... >> regardless, there are now beautiful porcelin dolls (some with stands) >> on a bookcase I "freed" up in my living room. Not so extremely >> valuable (like thousands' a piece) but they seem to be worth something >> - and what is great is, they remind me of her because she used to >> display them all in a beautiful glass enclosed wooden display case. > That's great... :) You get a very nice way to remember her, and can > enjoy the dolls for themselves, too... :) JK> I'd really like to find another home for them though, because they JK> would really need to be vacuumed/dusted often. Or I'd need to invest JK> in a display case for them and right now is not a good time for that... JK> At some point Ron could build one, but again right now is not a good JK> time for that either. We'll see how it all works out - I'm sure a few JK> weeks won't be a disaster for them. :) I'm sure they'll be fine for a few weeks, or even a month or two or longer.... :) I have a doll that was given to my mom when she was almost an adult... she boxed it up, and it moved with her for a number of moves... she gave it to me (as her oldest daughter), still all boxed up, when I got married and moved out of the house... It sits on a shelf in the bedroom... :) >> We have many boxes of her clothes/coats that we'll get over to the >> local thrift shop, etc... Hopefully that will help someone somewhere. > That's a big job, too.... And I'm sure that there will be those that > will be blessed by getting them... :) JK> Certainly her coats and sweaters (there are many many of each of them JK> ). She was very tall so hopefully they would fit someone out JK> there. At the least if someone is handy they can hem them if they JK> are too long. And for someone else that is very tall, it would be a real windfall.. :) >> I remember I gave some of the kids' clothes I made to some friends who >> had sons and daughters about the same size as my two, needless to say >> those moms were very happy. The one I remember most was a clown >> costume my son had requested for Halloween... it was beautiful > And hopefully the kids enjoyed them as well... :) JK> Yep :) Much later, I made various things for my daughter's boys, like JK> when her first was a baby (and later, her 2nd son), I made fancy diaper JK> covers (water proof yet... ). Overalls, jeans, you name it ... JK> those things I sewed lasted so well, my daughter was able to give them JK> to her friends later. That's the thing about home made clothing... it JK> generally does last longer than store bought "stuff" And has more style, often as not... :) Especially when done by someone that knows what she is doing... :) >>> I suppose it might have been possible to get a special order... but that >>> likely would have been a lot more expensive... a very good thing in that >>> case that you had the skills to make her one yourself... :) >> and maybe have taken more time? anyway, I knew I could take care of >> it > Yeah, probably would have taken more time.... so very good that you > could and did take care of it for her.... :) JK> I remember my sister's wedding was a busy time for me... I also made JK> my mother's "mother of the bride" dress... it was beautiful.. Gold JK> designs on a see-through fabric over a taffeta shell... :) She loved JK> that one :) That does sound lovely.... :) And that does sound like a particularly busy time, with all that to make... :) >>>>>> I did grow regular eggplant in my garden outside one year but this is >>>>>> the first time I saw eggplant from Aerogarden, so I was really happy >>>>>> about that :) >>>>> You'll have to let us know how they grow and end up tasting... >>>> I planted them today so now I can be impatient but THANKFULLY I will >>>> only have to wait 12 weeks from now to see how they taste.. that is >>>> "amazing" to me >>> 12 weeks.... middle of March, then...? Even that is rather amazing... :) >> Yes :) >> The plants are already going crazy :) When you plant them in the >> aerogarden, you cover each seed pod with a plastic cap to maximize >> moisture... You remove the caps when the first "true leaves" show and >> start pressing against the cap. I had to remove just about all of the >> bok choy caps yesterday, so they are off to a great start :) > That's quick... :) You'll be harvesting them in no time at all.. :) JK> They are almost ready to start grabbing some stalks for baby bok choy JK> :) It is amazing to me :) It is indeed amazing.... :) JK> Now I have to get some other veggies planted in another aerogarden JK> planter I have... That one has been sterilized and it's just waiting JK> for me to get to it :) Sounds like you'll be set for winter veggies.... :) ttyl neb .... "Patience ... yeah ... yeah ... how long will *that* take?" ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.0pr5 * Origin: Fido Since 1991 | QWK by Web | BBS.FIDOSYSOP.ORG (1:123/140) .