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-=> 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?"
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