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Hi Nancy!
>> Eventually things will settle down, and you will go to satisfy your
>> curiosity... ;)
hehe.. still haven't gone up there to try them on or see if they are there...
but I have a feeling they will fit "mostly" fine . Eventually though I
will get upstairs and check them out, I especially want to check on a black
velvet dress that is in a dress storage bag. I would be crushed if that one
was damaged... but it should be fine :)
>> 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...
True, though who knows. We'd never talked about that at least.
>> 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... :)
I'd really like to find another home for them though, because they would
really need to be vacuumed/dusted often. Or I'd need to invest in a display
case for them and right now is not a good time for that... At some point Ron
could build one, but again right now is not a good time for that either.
We'll see how it all works out - I'm sure a few weeks won't be a disaster for
them. :)
>> 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... :)
Certainly her coats and sweaters (there are many many of each of them ).
She was very tall so hopefully they would fit someone out there. At the least
if someone is handy they can hem them if they are too long.
>>>>> had real fun making jeans for the kids, and for me. I put embroidered
>>>>> things on their jeans and mine
>>>> Oh, that would be fun... Hopefully they enjoyed having the embroidery as
>>>> much as you enjoyed doing it...
>>> Oh yes, they loved it.. :)
>> Good. :)
>> 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... :)
Yep :) Much later, I made various things for my daughter's boys, like when
her first was a baby (and later, her 2nd son), I made fancy diaper covers
(water proof yet... ). Overalls, jeans, you name it ... those things I
sewed lasted so well, my daughter was able to give them to her friends later.
That's the thing about home made clothing... it generally does last longer
than store bought "stuff"
>>> That's true.. and for a bridesmaid's dress, unless you are dealing
>>> with a large shop, I'm not sure if any of them would have had one to
>>> fit her.
>> 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.... :)
I remember my sister's wedding was a busy time for me... I also made my
mother's "mother of the bride" dress... it was beautiful.. Gold designs on a
see-through fabric over a taffeta shell... :) She loved that one :)
>>>>> 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.. :)
They are almost ready to start grabbing some stalks for baby bok choy :) It
is amazing to me :)
Now I have to get some other veggies planted in another aerogarden planter I
have... That one has been sterilized and it's just waiting for me to get to it
:)
Take care,
Janis
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