Sewing for Nashville
BEI Design
for the Nashville trip. I have two pair cut out and ready to
sew. Much used pattern, so no fitting stops just whiiizzzz
and they are done.
I found some gorgeous 100% silk herringbone in a
navy/cream/pale blue print, just the right weight for a
jacket. "Dry Clean Only". Hmmm, I don't think so. I
serged the ends, put it in the washer cold/cold on delicate
cycle with just a smidge of Woolite. Came out of the washer
looking fine, so now it's in the dryer on low heat,
delicate, short cycle. I'll go down in about 30 minutes
and see how it looks. If it's not a nightmare to iron, I'll
go ahead and make a jacket of it for this trip. I'm going to
use the same pattern I used for the paisley jacket, it's
altered and ready to go. I may change the front closing a
little and add pockets.
One light weight cotton camp shirt is awaiting my attention,
I found a "Bali" cotton in shades of navy-jade-fuchsia which
will complement the rest of what I'm taking. Also a much
used pattern so that'll go quickly.
Now I just have to figure out what to take for an evening
event. I'm not sure what "dressy (cocktail)" means in
Tennessee. Can I get away with the sparkly 'Slinky' palazzo
knit pants I made for the east coast trip with a layered
black sheer top? Then, what shoes....
--
Beverly
http://ickes.us/default.aspx
Pogonip
When I saw the subject line, I thought, "Beverly is going to sew for the
entire city of Nashville, yikes!"
Your plans sound scrumptious, as you knew they would. hehehe. You do
pick colors that I like, you know. The combinations work perfectly.
You also deal with "dry clean only" fabric the same way I do. If it
doesn't wash, it goes in the "out" pile -- the Friends of M.S. pick up
every month or six weeks. You probably iron more than I do, which is to
say that you sometimes iron.
I would think that your palazzo pants and the top would be perfect. Or
if you wanted more color, you could whip up another top which we all
know that you can do with your left hand while you are checking email
and news groups. ;-) Shoes: First rule is always comfort. Save the
knees and hips. As long as they look ok peeking out from below the
pants, you're good to go.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
<snip>
> When I saw the subject line, I thought, "Beverly is going
> to sew for the entire city of Nashville, yikes!"
LOL!
> Your plans sound scrumptious, as you knew they would.
> hehehe. You do pick colors that I like, you know. The
> combinations work perfectly. You also deal with "dry
> clean only" fabric the same way I do.
The good news is, the silk came out of the dryer perfectly
smooth! I doubt I'll have to press it all after it's made
up.
> If it doesn't
> wash, it goes in the "out" pile -- the Friends of M.S.
> pick up every month or six weeks. You probably iron more
> than I do, which is to say that you sometimes iron.
I occasionally press the collar and/or front bands of
shirts, but most of my "ironing" is pressing as I sew. All
fabrics get machine washed and dried before I sew them, if
they don't come out of the dryer pretty presentable, they
get donated. Life's too short... and dry cleaners too
expensive.
> I would think that your palazzo pants and the top would
> be perfect. Or if you wanted more color, you could whip
> up another top which we all know that you can do with
> your left hand while you are checking email and news
> groups. ;-)
I have that silver & black burn-out silk velvet top I wore
for my 50th HS reunion. Or a sparkly red layered top I
bought for another occasion. (I do seem to have a lot of
black in my closet). I could probably wear either with the
black 'Slinky' pants and sliver flat shoes I already own.
> Shoes: First rule is always comfort. Save the
> knees and hips. As long as they look ok peeking
> out from below the pants, you're good to go.
Yup! I gave up heels years ago, and comfort is the first
criteria when I buy shoes.
Beverly
Emily Bengston
On 6/21/09 7:57 PM, in article 4a3e...@news.bnb-lp.com, "Pogonip"
<nob...@nowhere.org> wrote:
I agree with Joannne about the outfit for a Nashville night; a nice
comfortable pair of dressy sandals would go well with the pants.
Emily
Emily Bengston
On 6/21/09 8:36 PM, in article h1mn5t$i02$1...@news.eternal-september.org, "BEI
Design" <nobeide...@comcast.net.invalid> wrote:
Oh, the red sparkly top sound beautiful with the silver sandals; no need to
purchase anything, you seem to have it all on hand.
Emily
BEI Design
> "BEI Design" wrote:
> > Pogonip wrote:
> > > BEI Design wrote:
> > <snip>
>
> sandals; no need to purchase anything, you seem to have
> it all on hand.
>
> Emily
I hesitate because it was bought for a winter occasion, I'll
have to get it out and see if it's cool enough for Nashville
in July. I really would prefer something with color.
I really like the way "Slinky" packs. Maybe something like:
http://www.denverfabrics.com/catalog_itemdetail.aspx?ItmID=WW920
or
http://www.denverfabrics.com/catalog_itemdetail.aspx?ItmID=XX212
or
http://www.denverfabrics.com/catalog_itemdetail.aspx?ItmID=WW908
or
http://www.denverfabrics.com/catalog_itemdetail.aspx?ItmID=WW913
;-) Can't have enough party outfits....
Beverly
BEI Design
I usually wear closed-toe shoes. Trust me, no one want to
see my toenails....
:-(
Beverly
Pogonip
I rather like
http://www.denverfabrics.com/catalog_itemdetail.aspx?ItmID=WW920 the
best of those. Not a lot of color, but cool elegance.
BEI Design
I really like it, too, but with that one, I'll have to find
new shoes (or wear balck ones.) With
http://www.denverfabrics.com/catalog_itemdetail.aspx?ItmID=WW913 I
can get by with my silver shoes and bag.
I really like the metallic purple one, too. Gosh, I may
just have to order a couple of yards of each, they are cheap
enough... ;->
Beverly
BEI Design
have to
> find new shoes (or wear balck ones.)
And I really hate my "balck" shoes. :-}
Pogonip
> I really like the metallic purple one, too. Gosh, I may
> just have to order a couple of yards of each, they are cheap
> enough... ;->
>
> Beverly
>
>
That's the best plan. Then you can see what each one looks like "in the
flesh" so to speak, and make your choice for this occasion accordingly,
and I'm sure you'll find use for the others. Don't you love the way my
mind works?
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
> > I really like the metallic purple one, too. Gosh, I may
> > just have to order a couple of yards of each, they are
> > cheap enough... ;->
> >
> > Beverly
> >
> >
>
> That's the best plan. Then you can see what each one
> looks like "in the flesh" so to speak, and make your
> choice for this occasion accordingly, and I'm sure you'll
> find use for the others. Don't you love the way my mind
> works?
Yes. I just ordered 2.5 yards of the gold/silver, the gold,
and the purple. Really, the total order including shipping
is under $45, for THREE dressy tops. Can't beat that! And
I'll use them eventually, for the opera...or something...
;->
Beverly
Pogonip
You're good. You're really good. ;-)
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
> > Pogonip wrote:
> > > BEI Design wrote:
> > > > I really like the metallic purple one, too. Gosh,
> > > > I may just have to order a couple of yards of each,
> > > > they are cheap enough... ;->
> > > >
> > > > Beverly
> > > >
> > > >
> > > That's the best plan. Then you can see what each one
> > > looks like "in the flesh" so to speak, and make your
> > > choice for this occasion accordingly, and I'm sure
> > > you'll find use for the others. Don't you love the
> > > way my mind works?
> >
> > Yes. I just ordered 2.5 yards of the gold/silver, the
> > gold, and the purple. Really, the total order
> > including shipping is under $45, for THREE dressy tops.
> > Can't beat that! And I'll use them eventually, for the
> > opera...or something... ;->
> >
> > Beverly
> >
> >
>
> You're good. You're really good. ;-)
Except when I'm really baaaaad. ;->
Beverly
Pogonip
Sharon Hays
Balky shoes do make it hard to get anywhere....what with all the stopping
and starting.... ;)
Expect hotter and more humid in Nashville than you are used to. Even of an
evening. Do you have any lightweight silks that would make a bias cut top
to go with the slinky pants?
Sharon
--
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.
Emily Bengston
On 6/21/09 11:23 PM, in article h1n0un$s0b$1...@news.eternal-september.org,
"BEI Design" <nobeide...@comcast.net.invalid> wrote:
I like the first one, but the last one listed would be the best, in my own
opinion.
Right, no way can a person have too many party outfits.
Emily
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
>
> > BEI Design wrote:
> > have to
> > > find new shoes (or wear balck ones.)
> >
> > And I really hate my "balck" shoes. :-}
>
>
> Balky shoes do make it hard to get anywhere....what with
> all the stopping and starting.... ;)
Glad to offer up big fat ones for you to hit out of the
park.
;-)
> Expect hotter and more humid in Nashville than you are
> used to. Even of an evening. Do you have any
> lightweight silks that would make a bias cut top to go
> with the slinky pants?
>
> Sharon
Thanks, Sharon, I knew you would be able to relate my issue
to the specific weather conditions. I have a sheer
georgette top covered with a random sprinkling of large
paillettes, I may just take that.
The slinky I'm talking about is "Slinky� Brand" the knit
stuff touted as a great traveling companion.
http://fashion.hsn.com/slinky-brand_c-fa_a-107_xc.aspx?prev=hp&rdr=1&sourceid=googlebrand&cm_mmc=Paid%20Search%20Brand-_-Google-_-Slinky-_-slinky
It does pack well, but it may be too hot.
NAYY,
--
Beverly
http://ickes.us/default.aspx
BEI Design
Not always.
Beverly
BEI Design
Well I ordered three of them, so I'll evaluate their
compatibility with the palazzo pants and shoes when they get
here. Or I may wander off in a different direction
altogether. ;-}
--
Beverly
http://ickes.us/default.aspx
Pogonip
>
> Expect hotter and more humid in Nashville than you are used to. Even of an
> evening. Do you have any lightweight silks that would make a bias cut top
> to go with the slinky pants?
>
> Sharon
That is such a good point, Sharon. Beverly is probably used to
humidity, as people in Oregon have moss growing on the northern side and
their feet have webbed toes. But they don't get heat. The combination
is a killer, as you know. When I lived in the Deep South, my summer
clothes touched me at the shoulder. Period. Nowhere else. Leaving
room to catch any errant breeze. This was before air conditioning. We
lived a la Somerset Maugham -- slooowwwwlllly, and every time you walked
into someone's house, they put a tall glass of something wet and cold in
your hand and seated you in front of a fan. We drank iced tea and
limeade (made from Key Limes grown on the tree in the yard.) I had a
landlord who made mint juleps.
Pogonip
We'll be the judge of that.
BEI Design
> Sharon Hays wrote:
> >
> > Expect hotter and more humid in Nashville than you are
> > used to. Even of an evening. Do you have any
> > lightweight silks that would make a bias cut top to go
> > with the slinky pants? Sharon
>
> That is such a good point, Sharon. Beverly is probably
> used to humidity, as people in Oregon have moss growing on
> the
> northern side and their feet have webbed toes.
<Splorf!> You forgot to mention that we rust...
> But they
> don't get heat.
LIAR! ;-) We do get heat in the summer, but usually the
humidity stays fairly low and it cools off quickly at night.
(Shhh, don't tell anyone, we don't need more people moving
here. See the quotation of our famous governor: "Come
visit us again and again. This is a state of excitement. But
for heaven's sake, don't come here to live."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_McCall )
> The combination is a killer, as you know.
That is exactly why I am concerned. I about died in D.C.
and Williamsburg a couple of summers ago. Between 90+
degree heat and 98% humidity, I was VERY uncomfortable.
> When I lived in the Deep
> South, my summer clothes touched me at the shoulder.
> Period. Nowhere else. Leaving room to catch any errant
> breeze. This was before air
> conditioning.
I am thinking silk georgette top over a tank, with a few
sequins scattered about might be better than the Slinky. We
will mostly be in a nice hotel, so I expect
air-conditioning, but if it fails, as it did in
Williamsburg, I'll croak.
> We lived a la Somerset Maugham --
> slooowwwwlllly, and every time you walked into someone's
> house, they put a tall glass of something wet and cold in
> your hand and seated you in front of a fan. We drank
> iced tea and limeade (made from Key Limes grown on the
> tree in the
> yard.) I had a landlord who made mint juleps.
YUMmmmm....
Beverly
BEI Design
Here come de judge, here come de judge, here come de
judge....
Beverly
Pogonip
> Pogonip wrote:
>> Sharon Hays wrote:
>>> Expect hotter and more humid in Nashville than you are
>>> used to. Even of an evening. Do you have any
>>> lightweight silks that would make a bias cut top to go
>>> with the slinky pants? Sharon
>> That is such a good point, Sharon. Beverly is probably
>> used to humidity, as people in Oregon have moss growing on
>> the
>> northern side and their feet have webbed toes.
>
> <Splorf!> You forgot to mention that we rust...
>
>> But they
>> don't get heat.
>
> LIAR! ;-) We do get heat in the summer, but usually the
> humidity stays fairly low and it cools off quickly at night.
> (Shhh, don't tell anyone, we don't need more people moving
> here. See the quotation of our famous governor: "Come
> visit us again and again. This is a state of excitement. But
> for heaven's sake, don't come here to live."
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_McCall )
>
you could see the ocean. Time passed, we didn't build, and we wound up
trading it for a property here. But while we had it, we were members of
the Brick of the Month Club. You know, the one where you get a brick
each month to go put in the wall between Oregon and California.
> I am thinking silk georgette top over a tank, with a few
> sequins scattered about might be better than the Slinky. We
> will mostly be in a nice hotel, so I expect
> air-conditioning, but if it fails, as it did in
> Williamsburg, I'll croak.
Georgette? Is that sheer? If so, you want rather large sequins in
front, strategically located.
>
>> We lived a la Somerset Maugham --
>> slooowwwwlllly, and every time you walked into someone's
>> house, they put a tall glass of something wet and cold in
>> your hand and seated you in front of a fan. We drank
>> iced tea and limeade (made from Key Limes grown on the
>> tree in the
>> yard.) I had a landlord who made mint juleps.
>
> YUMmmmm....
>
> Beverly
>
>
>
Incredible landlord and landlady. She was a Barnard graduate from the
days when all the students took elocution, and they all spoke exactly
the same way. My favorite memory of her was of her in nightgown and
peignoir with sterling silver salad tongs and scissors, demonstrating
how to dispatch a scorpion.
Pogonip
Yew bet yer bippy, baby.
BEI Design
Wanna bet we're about the only ones old enough to know what
the heck we're talkin' about? ;-) That was a really great
show.
Beverly
Pogonip
You mean like when you go into an "antique" store and they're selling
stuff you had - not when you were a child, but when you were 18, 20, 25?
Whatever happened to antiques being at least 100 years old? I'm not
quite there yet. Satellite and cable TV sometimes run some of the older
shows, and sometimes even the ones of the vintage you reference. We're
talking Laugh-In, right? I love to see Carol Burnett when they show
some of her old shows. Gad, she was great! But we could go back to
Jack Paar, Ernie Kovaks, Ed Sullivan, Bob Hope, George and Gracie, Jack
Benny.......
Juno B
Juno who is older than dirt and Beverly and Joanne
Pogonip
Well, honey, ;-) I sure do remember Flip Wilson!
BEI Design
Flip did play "the judge" once(?) but I think it was someone
else who did the "you bet your bippy" line.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan_&_Martin%27s_Laugh-In
One of the funniest shows on television...EVER.
> Juno who is older than dirt and Beverly and Joanne
Doubtful...
Beverly
Kay Lancaster
> That is such a good point, Sharon. Beverly is probably used to
> humidity, as people in Oregon have moss growing on the northern side and
> their feet have webbed toes. But they don't get heat. The combination
Actually, it's usually a little humid here, with relative humidity
averageing about 62% at 10 am and 45% by 4 pm in July -- we just don't
get a lot of rain to go with it -- usually 1.5" in June, 0.6" in July,
1.1 in August.
Mid July temps about 80 during the day and 60 at night. And yes, 85 counts
as horrible and 90 as blistering here. ;-) Pretty much a mediterranean
climate.
And yes, I'm sitting here in jeans and a long sleeve t and feeling a little
chilly at the moment. Flannel nighties are year-round here, imho.
Kay
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
> > Pogonip wrote:
> > > Sharon Hays wrote:
> > I am thinking silk georgette top over a tank, with a few
> > sequins scattered about might be better than the
> > Slinky. We will mostly be in a nice hotel, so I expect
> > air-conditioning, but if it fails, as it did in
> > Williamsburg, I'll croak.
>
> Georgette? Is that sheer? If so, you want rather large
> sequins in front, strategically located.
Ahem! Yes it's sheer. I said, "...silk georgette top over
a tank..." Perhaps you are unfamiliar with the term "tank
(AKA tank top)":
http://www.hsn.com/cnt/search/searchresults/default.aspx?Ntt=tank+top&N=0&Ntk=Std&st=1&criteria=&days=&minprice=&maxprice=&srchCatNm=&o=esearch
I would have no need to locate sequins, strategically or
otherwise.
> Incredible landlord and landlady. She was a Barnard
> graduate from the days when all the students took
> elocution, and they all spoke exactly the same way. My
> favorite memory of her was of her in nightgown and
> peignoir with sterling silver salad tongs and scissors,
> demonstrating how to dispatch a scorpion.
Eeewwww!
Beverly
BEI Design
Jackie Gleason!!! Edgar Bergen. And Johnny Carson, I miss
Johnny! But you can take Red Skelton...please.
Beverly
BEI Design
> On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:59:30 -0700, Pogonip
> <nob...@nowhere.org> wrote:
> > That is such a good point, Sharon. Beverly is probably
> > used to
> > humidity, as people in Oregon have moss growing on the
> > northern side and their feet have webbed toes. But
> > they don't get heat. The combination
>
> Actually, it's usually a little humid here, with relative
> humidity averageing about 62% at 10 am and 45% by 4 pm in
> July -- we just don't
> get a lot of rain to go with it -- usually 1.5" in June,
> 0.6" in July,
> 1.1 in August.
>
> Mid July temps about 80 during the day and 60 at night.
Ahhhhh, perfection.
> And yes, 85 counts as horrible and 90 as blistering here.
> ;-) Pretty much a mediterranean climate.
>
> And yes, I'm sitting here in jeans and a long sleeve t
> and feeling a little chilly at the moment. Flannel
> nighties are year-round here, imho.
Jeans, short-sleeve T-shirt and light weight cardigan here.
But cheer up, they say it'll be in the 80s mid week. ;-)
Beverly
Pogonip
A tank top. Part of a bathing costume for bathing in a tank. (from
Indian vernacular for a large artificial water reservoir, cistern, pool,
etc.)
It was the most elegant execution of a scorpion I've ever witnessed.
Efficient, too.
Pogonip
Lucille Ball. Imogene Coca. Mary Livingston.
But I miss Gilda Radner and Madeline Kahn.
BEI Design
Ah, I see, you have experience with late 19th century
bathing costumes. Perhaps this will bring back fond
memories for you:
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~roseying/ids110/WHIS.HTM
> It was the most elegant execution of a scorpion I've ever
> witnessed. Efficient, too.
I am most pleased to announce that I have never encountered
a scorpion. Had I done so, you might well have heard the
scream all the way from here to your present location.
Beverly
BEI Design
Oh, indeed! Loved SNL, and Kahn in Young Frankenstein was
hilarious.
And Gilda's DH, whatshisname. Wilder? Yeah, Gene Wilder.
He was great in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,
Silver Streak.
Beverly, loving this stroll down memory lane.
Viviane
go in a gentle cycle but other than that they get treated like anything
else. All good so far. I think the washing instructions are written by the
dry cleaners!
Your new wardrobe sounds wonderful! Enjoy making it and wearing it.
"BEI Design" <nobeide...@comcast.net.invalid> wrote in message
news:h1mn5t$i02$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
> Pogonip wrote:
>> BEI Design wrote:
> <snip>
>> When I saw the subject line, I thought, "Beverly is going
>> to sew for the entire city of Nashville, yikes!"
>
> LOL!
>
>> Your plans sound scrumptious, as you knew they would. hehehe. You do
>> pick colors that I like, you know. The
>> combinations work perfectly. You also deal with "dry
>> clean only" fabric the same way I do.
>
> The good news is, the silk came out of the dryer perfectly smooth! I
> doubt I'll have to press it all after it's made up.
>
>> If it doesn't
>> wash, it goes in the "out" pile -- the Friends of M.S.
>> pick up every month or six weeks. You probably iron more
>> than I do, which is to say that you sometimes iron.
>
> I occasionally press the collar and/or front bands of shirts, but most of
> my "ironing" is pressing as I sew. All fabrics get machine washed and
> dried before I sew them, if they don't come out of the dryer pretty
> presentable, they get donated. Life's too short... and dry cleaners too
> expensive.
>
>> I would think that your palazzo pants and the top would
>> be perfect. Or if you wanted more color, you could whip
>> up another top which we all know that you can do with
>> your left hand while you are checking email and news
>> groups. ;-)
>
> I have that silver & black burn-out silk velvet top I wore for my 50th HS
> reunion. Or a sparkly red layered top I bought for another occasion. (I
> do seem to have a lot of black in my closet). I could probably wear
> either with the black 'Slinky' pants and sliver flat shoes I already own.
>
>> Shoes: First rule is always comfort. Save the knees and hips.
>> As long as they look ok peeking
>> out from below the pants, you're good to go.
>
> Yup! I gave up heels years ago, and comfort is the first criteria when I
> buy shoes.
>
> Beverly
>
Sharon Hays
LOL I would LOVE that temp. Remember, I'm in northwestern Arkansas. If
you use a ruler on the map, I'm just about even with Nashville, north/south
wise anyway. My sister lives further east of Nashville, in TN but again
about even north/south. She gets my weather about 2 or 3 days after I get
it. So I'm guessing that Nashville will be getting the hot and humid we
have.
Brace yourself. It was 96* here yesterday with a heat index of 100*+. At
10:15 last night when the weather guy came on during the news, it was still
86* with 77% humidity. Isn't that lovely?
Now, that is above normal. Usually this time of year we are about 10*
cooler than that. We don't usually get this hot till late in July.
Sharon
---
Sharon Hays
>> Balky shoes do make it hard to get anywhere....what with
>> all the stopping and starting.... ;)
>
> Glad to offer up big fat ones for you to hit out of the
> park.
> ;-)
Heh heh..... Save 'em for spiders. If it's a shoe you hate, you can claim
you couldn't get the spider guts off after the squishing. So you had to
throw them out. ;)
>
>> Expect hotter and more humid in Nashville than you are
>> used to. Even of an evening. Do you have any
>> lightweight silks that would make a bias cut top to go
>> with the slinky pants?
>>
>> Sharon
>
> Thanks, Sharon, I knew you would be able to relate my issue
> to the specific weather conditions.
You bet. Glad to help a little.
> I have a sheer
> georgette top covered with a random sprinkling of large
> paillettes, I may just take that.
silk or poly?
>
> The slinky I'm talking about is "Slinky� Brand" the knit
> stuff touted as a great traveling companion.
>
> It does pack well, but it may be too hot.
> NAYY,
>
I knew what you meant. Slinky is so fabulous for packing. Jersey knits are
great too. You might be just fine in the pants since you said they are
palazzo pants. With the fuller leg, they will swish, giving you a little
personal breeze as you move. I would go with those, a comfy, breathable
top, and a wrap. The wrap is in case the hotel cranks the A/C
to "meatlocker." And it just looks so elegant. ;) Low heeled sandals.
Sounds like a winner to me!
Emily Bengston
On 6/22/09 9:01 PM, in article h1pd5g$9bl$1...@news.eternal-september.org,
Bob Hope and George Burns on the radio, long before television.
Emily, who will be 78 in just 6-months.
Emily Bengston
On 6/23/09 12:07 AM, in article h1pnsi$bla$1...@news.eternal-september.org,
"BEI Design" <nobeide...@comcast.net.invalid> wrote:
The high has been above 95 degrees here in Houston for over 2-weeks with
only a trace of rain all month. The average June rainfall is 4.3 inchs with
a daytime high of 92. We may get a bit of rain later this week, hopefully.
Emily
Juno B
>>>
>>>
>> Flip Wilson used that line.
>
> Flip did play "the judge" once(?) but I think it was someone
> else who did the "you bet your bippy" line.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan_&_Martin%27s_Laugh-In
> One of the funniest shows on television...EVER.
>
>> Juno who is older than dirt and Beverly and Joanne
>
> Doubtful...
>
> Beverly
>
>
Well my dear, come this October I will reach my Diamond Jubilee. In
honor of the event feel free to scatter diamonds and other precious
stones at my feet. Nothing less than 1 karat size is acceptable.
Dick Martin used You bet your Bippy and also used Here come de Judge. I
don't know if he or Flip Wilson used "de Judge" first/
Juno.
Juno B
Any one who wants rain is welcome to mine. I'll send it express mail i
f you want.Here in the Hudson Valley we've had enough rain to last for a
very long time. I feel like I'm living in a jungle.
Juno
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
> > I have a sheer
> > georgette top covered with a random sprinkling of large
> > paillettes, I may just take that.
>
> silk or poly?
I think poly, but quite sheer, so it might do. The evening
event will be in the hotel, which I'm sure is
air-conditioned.
> > The slinky I'm talking about is "Slinky Brand" the knit
> > stuff touted as a great traveling companion.
> >
> > It does pack well, but it may be too hot.
> > NAYY,
> >
>
> I knew what you meant. Slinky is so fabulous for packing.
> Jersey knits are great too. You might be just fine in the
> pants since you said they are palazzo pants. With the
> fuller leg, they will swish, giving you a little personal
> breeze as you move. I would go with those, a comfy,
> breathable top, and a wrap. The wrap is in case the hotel
> cranks the A/C
> to "meatlocker." And it just looks so elegant. ;) Low
> heeled sandals. Sounds like a winner to me!
Oooohhh, I bought a beautiful pashmina shawl in NYC
Chinatown, I've been dying to use it. Red. Just the thing!
;-)
Beverly
Pogonip
>
> Ah, I see, you have experience with late 19th century
> bathing costumes. Perhaps this will bring back fond
> memories for you:
> http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~roseying/ids110/WHIS.HTM
Hey, I wouldn't have to shave!!!
>
>> It was the most elegant execution of a scorpion I've ever
>> witnessed. Efficient, too.
>
> I am most pleased to announce that I have never encountered
> a scorpion. Had I done so, you might well have heard the
> scream all the way from here to your present location.
>
> Beverly
>
>
South Florida has BIG scorpions. The good thing about them is that they
aren't nearly so poisonous as the little tan and brown ones that live in
the Southwest. The bad thing about them is that they are BIG. Did I
ever tell you about the seven inch one found under a building I was
working in? I don't scream when I see them, but I gag when I lean over
to sweep them up. Mysterious.
Pogonip
>
> Bob Hope and George Burns on the radio, long before television.
> Emily, who will be 78 in just 6-months.
>
As one who will be 71 in less than a month, I defer to you.
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
> >
> > Ah, I see, you have experience with late 19th century
> > bathing costumes. Perhaps this will bring back fond
> > memories for you:
> > http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~roseying/ids110/WHIS.HTM
>
> Hey, I wouldn't have to shave!!!
You still shave??? ! ! ! ;->
> South Florida has BIG scorpions. The good thing about
> them is that they aren't nearly so poisonous as the
> little tan and brown ones that live in the Southwest. The
> bad thing about them is that they are BIG. Did I
> ever tell you about the seven inch one found under a
> building I was working in? I don't scream when I see
> them, but I gag when I lean over to sweep them up.
> Mysterious.
I have a problem dealing with the quarter-sized (probably
completely harmless, but still) black spiders we have here.
And I have been know to scream when reaching to pick a
tomato and a (yes, I KNOW they are completely harmless)
garter snake suddenly slithers away from the plant.
Beverly
Pogonip
> Pogonip wrote:
>> BEI Design wrote:
>>> Ah, I see, you have experience with late 19th century
>>> bathing costumes. Perhaps this will bring back fond
>>> memories for you:
>>> http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~roseying/ids110/WHIS.HTM
>> Hey, I wouldn't have to shave!!!
>
> You still shave??? ! ! ! ;->
Well, no. But I don't wear bathing suits, either.
>
>
>> South Florida has BIG scorpions. The good thing about
>> them is that they aren't nearly so poisonous as the
>> little tan and brown ones that live in the Southwest. The
>> bad thing about them is that they are BIG. Did I
>> ever tell you about the seven inch one found under a
>> building I was working in? I don't scream when I see
>> them, but I gag when I lean over to sweep them up.
>> Mysterious.
>
> I have a problem dealing with the quarter-sized (probably
> completely harmless, but still) black spiders we have here.
> And I have been know to scream when reaching to pick a
> tomato and a (yes, I KNOW they are completely harmless)
> garter snake suddenly slithers away from the plant.
>
> Beverly
>
>
As a child, I learned not to scream. Ever. No matter what. It was the
only way to retain my teeth. Making any sound other than answering when
spoken to was not a really good idea.
I think spider phobia is learned behavior. Spiders are very
industrious, peaceful critturs. I am allergic to some spider bites, it
turns out, so I try not to agitate them. Snake phobia is also learned.
Not that I wouldn't jump if anything suddenly moved where I had not
seen anything before, and I do leave rattlesnakes strictly alone in the
hope that they will return the courtesy.
Scorpions, though, I hate, loathe and despise.
Sharon Hays
> Sharon Hays wrote:
>> BEI Design wrote:
>
>> > I have a sheer
>> > georgette top covered with a random sprinkling of large
>> > paillettes, I may just take that.
>>
>> silk or poly?
>
> I think poly, but quite sheer, so it might do. The evening
> event will be in the hotel, which I'm sure is
> air-conditioned.
Yep, yep. Will be fine. Especially if you do something drapey and floaty
with it. :)
>
>> > The slinky I'm talking about is "Slinky Brand" the knit
>> > stuff touted as a great traveling companion.
>> >
>> > It does pack well, but it may be too hot.
>> > NAYY,
>> >
>>
>> I knew what you meant. Slinky is so fabulous for packing.
>> Jersey knits are great too. You might be just fine in the
>> pants since you said they are palazzo pants. With the
>> fuller leg, they will swish, giving you a little personal
>> breeze as you move. I would go with those, a comfy,
>> breathable top, and a wrap. The wrap is in case the hotel
>> cranks the A/C
>> to "meatlocker." And it just looks so elegant. ;) Low
>> heeled sandals. Sounds like a winner to me!
>
> Oooohhh, I bought a beautiful pashmina shawl in NYC
> Chinatown, I've been dying to use it. Red. Just the thing!
> ;-)
>
> Beverly
I just Knew you had something perfect!!! I have a really gorgeous
red/orange paisley pashmina my DMIL gave me for Christmas. The I have a
white embroidered shawl. And I found a black rayon pashmina and a blue
paisley rayon pashmina at Hancock's of all places not too long ago. I am
now set. One or the other will go with just about everything I own. ;) I
don't know what it is about them, but when I wear one, I feel like a 6'
tall size 2. (with a 20 year old butt too!) lol I guess because they are
just so elegant to me. Who knows.
Sharon
--
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
> > Pogonip wrote:
> > > BEI Design wrote:
> > > > Ah, I see, you have experience with late 19th
> > > > century bathing costumes. Perhaps this will bring
> > > > back fond
> > > > memories for you:
> > > > http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~roseying/ids110/WHIS.HTM
> > > Hey, I wouldn't have to shave!!!
> >
> > You still shave??? ! ! ! ;->
>
> Well, no. But I don't wear bathing suits, either.
Whew, that's a relief! ;->
> > I have a problem dealing with the quarter-sized
> > (probably completely harmless, but still) black spiders
> > we have
> > here. And I have been know to scream when reaching to
> > pick a
> > tomato and a (yes, I KNOW they are completely harmless)
> > garter snake suddenly slithers away from the plant.
> >
> > Beverly
> >
> >
>
> As a child, I learned not to scream. Ever. No matter
> what. It was the only way to retain my teeth. Making
> any sound other than answering when spoken to was not a
> really good idea.
That stinks! The whole idea of children being "seen but not
heard" could never have been very healthy for kids. Lively
debate was encouraged in my family. At time my parents'
friends thought we children were being disrespectful, but in
reality we were just practicing the debating skills we were
taught every night at the dinner table.
> I think spider phobia is learned behavior.
I do not disagree. Unfortunately I taught it to my younger
DD all too well, and I really did make the attempt to
throttle down my reactions. However, occasionally I would
slip.
>
> Spiders are
> very industrious, peaceful critturs. I am allergic to
> some spider bites, it turns out, so I try not to agitate
> them.
I know and agree with that. My reaction is not
intellectual, it's from the gut. I have at last come to
terms with it enough to deal with spiders in the house,
usually without the scream.
> Snake phobia is also learned.
Eeeyup. And yes, I know that snakes perform useful
functions in the garden. That knowledge in no way
ameliorates my aversion to them.
> Not
> that I wouldn't
> jump if anything suddenly moved where I had not seen
> anything before, and I do leave rattlesnakes strictly
> alone in the hope that they will return the courtesy.
> Scorpions, though, I hate, loathe and despise.
Thank deity we do not have scorpions in the valley, I'm
pretty sure they exist on the eastern side of the Cascades,
though. Also rattle snakes. My DH worked in Bend before we
met, and always dreamed about retiring there. Uhhh, let's
see, NO! I love to visit Bend, just don't want to live
there.
Beverly
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
>
> > Sharon Hays wrote:
> > > BEI Design wrote:
> > > silk or poly?
> >
> > I think poly, but quite sheer, so it might do. The
> > evening
> > event will be in the hotel, which I'm sure is
> > air-conditioned.
>
> Yep, yep. Will be fine. Especially if you do something
> drapey and floaty with it. :)
It's already made up. Very floaty, long loose sleeves, and
I have a knit silk tank-top to wear under it.
> > Oooohhh, I bought a beautiful pashmina shawl in NYC
> > Chinatown, I've been dying to use it. Red. Just the
> > thing! ;-)
> I just Knew you had something perfect!!! I have a really
> gorgeous red/orange paisley pashmina my DMIL gave me for
> Christmas.
The one I bought in NY has a woven paisley design, very
subtle tone-on-tone.
> The I have a white embroidered shawl. And I
> found a black rayon pashmina and a blue paisley rayon
> pashmina at Hancock's of all places not too long ago. I
> am now set. One or the other will go with just about
> everything I own. ;) I don't know what it is about them,
> but when I wear one, I feel like a 6' tall size 2. (with
> a 20 year old butt too!) lol I guess because they are
> just so elegant to me. Who knows.
I wore mine to the River Cafe in NY for my DD&DSIL's 25th
wedding anniversary celebration. Very posh, I felt so grown
up! ;-)
Beverly
Pogonip
>
> Thank deity we do not have scorpions in the valley, I'm
> pretty sure they exist on the eastern side of the Cascades,
> though. Also rattle snakes. My DH worked in Bend before we
> met, and always dreamed about retiring there. Uhhh, let's
> see, NO! I love to visit Bend, just don't want to live
> there.
>
> Beverly
>
>
One of the things I do love about living in the high desert is the
paucity of insect life. No fleas. No mosquitoes (unless you live near
wetlands, which I don't.) No palmetto bugs - another that I really,
really hate. No silverfish. No Japanese beetles. South Florida has
beautiful, lush vegetation, but also huge populations of insect life
which is infinite in variety, and which seemed to manage to crawl on me
at night, no matter what I did to seal any entrances. Or take up
residence in my shoes. We won't even get into the mold, mildew and
rust. I notice my relatives keep their houses closed up and run air
conditioning or heat year round, and have these plug-in devices that are
alleged to drive away insects. They seem to work, but I wonder why live
in such a climate only to remain locked in all the time. Then the
answer comes - to avoid bugs. Even in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania,
there are far more insects than here.
BEI Design
In 1981 I want along as an adult chaperone on my older DD's
high school tour of Europe. In Spain, we were treated to a
couple of days at a lovely resort on the Mediterranan south
of Barcelona, Playa de Something, and they opened up a
couple of previously unused rooms for our group. I was less
then thrilled when I saw a billionopede crawling up the wall
of my room. A second later a *very* large lizard disposed
of it. <shudder> There were no screens on the windows,
just shutters. I don't think I slept a wink while we were
there.
Beverly
Pogonip
>
> In 1981 I want along as an adult chaperone on my older DD's
> high school tour of Europe. In Spain, we were treated to a
> couple of days at a lovely resort on the Mediterranan south
> of Barcelona, Playa de Something, and they opened up a
> couple of previously unused rooms for our group. I was less
> then thrilled when I saw a billionopede crawling up the wall
> of my room. A second later a *very* large lizard disposed
> of it. <shudder> There were no screens on the windows,
> just shutters. I don't think I slept a wink while we were
> there.
>
> Beverly
>
>
Lizards are wonderful! They don't eat people - they don't even bite
usually, but they eat tons of nasty, icky bugs. Yay Lizards!!! When I
was a kid we had these little false chameleons that changed color
depending on what they were standing on. They liked to live behind the
curtains on the windows, and they'd dart out and scarf up anything that
got through the screens. Their default color was grass green and the
males would blow a little red bubble under their chins to attract the
ladies. I heard they're extinct now, which is a pity.
Sharon Hays
>
> I wore mine to the River Cafe in NY for my DD&DSIL's 25th
> wedding anniversary celebration. Very posh, I felt so grown
> up! ;-)
>
> Beverly
Speaking of feeling so grown up..... A while back, I told my DMIL that if
she found a set of china on any of her prowls through the flea markets, and
it was reasonably priced, that would make a wonderful birthday present.
I've never had china. Corel yes. lol Anyway, I just mentioned it to her
in passing and didn't think about it anymore.
Well!! Guess what I got for my birthday!!!! She found me a service for
TWELVE in the Noritake unnumbered Bancroft pattern. You can see pictures of
the pattern here http://www.replacements.com/webquote/N__BANC.htm She
said it just looked like me. ;) It's a pattern from the early 1930's. So
it really fits with my taste. It's just the basic set, dinner plate,
dessert/bread & butter, cup, saucer. But for 12!!! It was only missing
one plate and 4 cups. She ordered me a replacement plate and 4 fruit
bowls. ;) Those came fedex the same day they gave me my present. (they
were leaving town before my birthday so I got it early.) How's that for
good timing??
I told her I felt like a really big girl now since I had grown up dishes.
lol I was just thrilled with it. :) Did I marry well or what? I really
do have great in-laws.
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
>
>
> >
> > I wore mine to the River Cafe in NY for my DD&DSIL's
> > 25th
> > wedding anniversary celebration. Very posh, I felt so
> > grown
> > up! ;-)
> >
> > Beverly
>
>
> Speaking of feeling so grown up..... A while back, I
> told my DMIL that if she found a set of china on any of
> her prowls through the flea markets, and it was
> reasonably priced, that would make a wonderful birthday
> present. I've never had china. Corel yes. lol Anyway,
> I just mentioned it to her in passing and didn't think
> about it anymore.
>
> Well!! Guess what I got for my birthday!!!! She found
> me a service for TWELVE in the Noritake unnumbered
> Bancroft pattern. You can see pictures of the pattern
> here http://www.replacements.com/webquote/N__BANC.htm
That's beatiful! You'll have so much fun dressing it up or
down with white or colored clothes, flower arrangements,
candles...
> She said it just looked like me. ;) It's a pattern from
> the early 1930's. So it really fits with my taste. It's
> just the basic set, dinner plate, dessert/bread & butter,
> cup, saucer. But for 12!!! It was only missing one
> plate and 4 cups. She ordered me a replacement plate and
> 4 fruit bowls. ;) Those came fedex the same day they
> gave me my present. (they were leaving town before my
> birthday so I got it early.) How's that for good
> timing??
>
> I told her I felt like a really big girl now since I had
> grown up dishes. lol I was just thrilled with it. :)
> Did I marry well or what? I really do have great in-laws.
Your in-laws are the second best (after mine). ;-)
Beverly
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
>
> Lizards are wonderful! They don't eat people - they
> don't even bite usually, but they eat tons of nasty, icky
> bugs. Yay Lizards!!!
It wasn't the lizard which creeped me out it was seeing him
eat the huge bug... alive. Took a while. I don't watch
those stupid animals-eating-animals for the same reason.
When I was a kid we had these
> little false chameleons that changed color depending on
> what they were standing on. They liked to live behind
> the curtains on the windows, and they'd dart out and
> scarf up anything that got through the screens. Their
> default color was grass green and the males would blow a
> little red bubble under their chins to attract the
> ladies. I heard they're extinct now, which is a pity.
We had a chameleon in my fourth grade class. Very fun to
watch, we'd experiment with different colors of things under
him to watch the change.
Beverly
Juno B
Wahoo Sharon,
That's so pretty!! What a great MIL. You have to love someone like that
a great deal. She reminds me of my DIL. I have to be very careful of
what I say to her as far as liking or wanting something or the next
thing you know, she's bought it. I love that she does that but I don't
want her to think I'm hinting.
Enjoy your grown up dishes and use them every chance you get.
Juno
Emily Bengston
On 6/24/09 6:51 AM, in article Yqo0m.527$Ai6...@newsfe09.iad, "Sharon Hays"
<mama...@cox.net> wrote:
The design of the china is gorgeous and YES, you are very fortunate to have
such wonderful in-laws.
Emily
Pogonip
Congratulations! That's a lovely pattern. I have my mother's Noritake
that she received as a wedding present when she married my father. I
keep an eye on eBay for listings (other than from Replacements, which
are pricy) to fill in any voids -- such as when DH dropped something on
my covered vegetable dish and broke the lid. *sigh* You'll enjoy the
dishes a lot.
BEI Design
My childhood home burned in 1948. After the insurance
settled everything, my folk did some enlarging and
remodeling of the house, and with what was left, my mother
bought service for 12 of Noritake "Brenda".
http://www.replacements.com/webquote/N__BRE.htm
After Mom died, Dad wanted my sister and me to share her
things. I used it a few times for Autumn meals but it wasn't
really my color, so I finally gave it to my brother and his
second wife. They love it. I kept one teacup and saucer for
my collection.
Just incidentally, when I searched for her pattern, I came
up with a different china replacement site:
http://www.pastpresent.net/ I didn't do any price
comparisons, but at least it's an alternative to
Replacements and eBay.
Beverly
BEI Design
> Just incidentally, when I searched for her pattern, I came
> up with a different china replacement site:
> http://www.pastpresent.net/ I didn't do any price
> comparisons, but at least it's an alternative to
> Replacements and eBay.
Found another one:
http://www.chinalane.com/
B
Pogonip
>
> My childhood home burned in 1948. After the insurance
> settled everything, my folk did some enlarging and
> remodeling of the house, and with what was left, my mother
> bought service for 12 of Noritake "Brenda".
> http://www.replacements.com/webquote/N__BRE.htm
> After Mom died, Dad wanted my sister and me to share her
> things. I used it a few times for Autumn meals but it wasn't
> really my color, so I finally gave it to my brother and his
> second wife. They love it. I kept one teacup and saucer for
> my collection.
>
> Just incidentally, when I searched for her pattern, I came
> up with a different china replacement site:
> http://www.pastpresent.net/ I didn't do any price
> comparisons, but at least it's an alternative to
> Replacements and eBay.
>
> Beverly
>
>
That's a really pretty pattern, Beverly. I could live with that,
easily. My mother's pattern is
http://www.replacements.com/webquote/N__MYS177.htm which is hard to
find, unnamed, though there are several patterns essentially the same
except for the color of the border. Pre-war stuff, the china was
shipped to New York where it was hand decorated and fired again. My
pattern is not painted, it's stenciled. What boring work that must have
been!!! The pattern is more formal, so I like your family pattern better!
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
>
> with that, easily.
I think it's pretty enough pattern, I just don't "do" those
colors. My DSIL LOVES it. She married my brother after my
mother died, so she feels it gives her more of connection to
the family history to have it and I'm delighted. I have, in
addition to service for 12 in *my* wedding china:
http://www.replacements.com/webquote/L__MON.htm ,
service for 8 in my mother-in-law's *first* wedding china
(don't recollect the pattern at the moment made by
Meita(sp?)
PLUS service for 12 in her *second* wedding china:
http://www.replacements.com/webquote/L__RUT.htm
AND pieces of my DH's grandmother's Havilland.
I usually alternate my Lenox and the Rutledge
ever-other-year for Christmas Eve dinner, and mix in a few
pieces of the Havilland.
I also *had* service for 8 in her (first marriage) 25th
anniversary sterling
http://search.replacements.com/texis/search?query=Alvin%20Prince%20Eugene,
in addition 12 place settings of MY 25th anniversary
sterling (I did not think I wanted sterling when we were
first married;
http://www.replacements.com/webquote/KISREPOUS.htm
but I unloaded the Prince Eugene on my daughter for *her*
25th anniversary.
> My mother's pattern is
> http://www.replacements.com/webquote/N__MYS177.htm which
Oh, that's very pretty! When I married, I chose the very
plain Lenox, but I have grown to like patterned china as
well. I love using the Rutledge, I think it will go to my
younger DD eventually, she loves it too. She didn't choose
"good" china, although older DD did, hers is
http://www.replacements.com/webquote/M__BEL.htm?mkd=070820090004460587
which is no longer being made.
> is hard to find, unnamed, though there are several
> patterns essentially the same except for the color of the
> border. Pre-war stuff, the china was shipped to New York
> where it was hand decorated and fired
> again. My pattern is not painted, it's stenciled. What
> boring work that must have been!!! The pattern is more
> formal, so I like your family pattern better!
My DH was an only child, his step siblings had no interest
in any of the silver or china and none of them had children.
I have only the two girls and two grandchildren. *All* of
this stuff is funneling down to them.... ;-}
Beverly
Pogonip
> I think it's pretty enough pattern, I just don't "do" those
> colors. My DSIL LOVES it. She married my brother after my
> mother died, so she feels it gives her more of connection to
> the family history to have it and I'm delighted. I have, in
> addition to service for 12 in *my* wedding china:
> http://www.replacements.com/webquote/L__MON.htm ,
>
> service for 8 in my mother-in-law's *first* wedding china
> (don't recollect the pattern at the moment made by
> Meita(sp?)
>
> PLUS service for 12 in her *second* wedding china:
> http://www.replacements.com/webquote/L__RUT.htm
>
> AND pieces of my DH's grandmother's Havilland.
>
> I usually alternate my Lenox and the Rutledge
> ever-other-year for Christmas Eve dinner, and mix in a few
> pieces of the Havilland.
>
The two Lenox patterns go well together, too -- you could seat an army.
But only if someone else were doing all the work, I hope. Very nice,
very classic patterns. Tres elegante.
Juno B
They are all so pretty. This was my mother's
http://www.replacements.com/webquote/MEIAMB.htm
My china is much simpler. I have Rosenthal Maria
http://www.nextag.com/rosenthal-maria/stores-html
It;s plain white and the edge has embossed roses.
When I looked it up I found that 1 dinner plate is listed on this site
for what I paid for a 5 piece place setting.
Times have sure changed.
Juno
Pogonip
>
> They are all so pretty. This was my mother's
> http://www.replacements.com/webquote/MEIAMB.htm
> My china is much simpler. I have Rosenthal Maria
> http://www.nextag.com/rosenthal-maria/stores-html
> It;s plain white and the edge has embossed roses.
> When I looked it up I found that 1 dinner plate is listed on this site
> for what I paid for a 5 piece place setting.
> Times have sure changed.
> Juno
Once they're discontinued, it's supply and demand. Some patterns are
very hard to find. Either there weren't many sets sold to begin with,
or those who have them are not letting them go.
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
>
> > ever-other-year for Christmas Eve dinner, and mix in a
> > few pieces of the Havilland.
> >
>
> The two Lenox patterns go well together, too -- you could
> seat an army. But only if someone else were doing all
> the work, I hope.
There was a time out combined family gatherings at
Christmas, including cousins, aunts, uncles, grandmas and
kids numbered 35+. No one had a table that big (or china
and silver enough), so we had kids tables, and card tables
set up all over the house, with whatever odds and ends could
be scraped together. That all went be the wayside after
some of the other cousins were no longer willing to host the
gatherings, and those of us who were willing decided it was
too much work and expense if it was not going to be shared.
Lately, the Christmas Eve dinner at my house is down to 12.
However, DGS is of an age where he may start bringing
someone special. ;-)
Everyone does chip in with food, and clean up.
> Very nice, very classic patterns. Tres elegante.
Thanks, I really like them both. I'll be sad to see
Rutledge leave, but glad younger DD will have years to enjoy
it.
Beverly
BEI Design
> Pogonip wrote:
> > BEI Design wrote:
> They are all so pretty. This was my mother's
> http://www.replacements.com/webquote/MEIAMB.htm
That's lovely!
> My china is much simpler. I have Rosenthal Maria
> http://www.nextag.com/rosenthal-maria/stores-html
> It;s plain white and the edge has embossed roses.
I really like that as well. My Lenox is cream with platinum
bands, very simple.
> When I looked it up I found that 1 dinner plate is listed
> on this site for what I paid for a 5 piece place setting.
> Times have sure changed.
There used to be some competition in the "replacement china
and silver" companies. "Replacements.com" has sucked up all
the others and can charge just about anything they want.
But you should see what they offer to *pay* for used stuff.
Pennies....
Beverly
Pogonip
>
> Thanks, I really like them both. I'll be sad to see
> Rutledge leave, but glad younger DD will have years to enjoy
> it.
>
> Beverly
>
>
Yes, there is something about handing things down. In my family, there
were few things to come down and only from one or two generations,
essentially. Not like families with a long, stable history of
middle-class existence.
Juno B
> Juno B wrote:
>> Pogonip wrote:
>>> BEI Design wrote:
> <snip>
>
>> They are all so pretty. This was my mother's
>> http://www.replacements.com/webquote/MEIAMB.htm
>
> That's lovely!
>
>> My china is much simpler. I have Rosenthal Maria
>> http://www.nextag.com/rosenthal-maria/stores-html
>> It;s plain white and the edge has embossed roses.
>
> I really like that as well. My Lenox is cream with platinum
> bands, very simple.
>
When I set the table for guests I usually use both and alternate place
settings. It looks very pretty that way.
Juno
Sharon Hays
> That's beatiful! You'll have so much fun dressing it up or
> down with white or colored clothes, flower arrangements,
> candles...
>
Thank you so much. How did you know I love setting the table to look oh so
pretty? ;) Maybe not every single day, but it's fun to do for something
special. Even if the special is only "all four of us have time to eat
dinner this Thursday." lol Too I have several of DH's grandmother's table
linens. Some she and her sister crocheted or embroidered. Fun stuff.
> Your in-laws are the second best (after mine). ;-)
>
> Beverly
I will gladly take second. You have such wonderful, loving stories of
yours. Second to them is a good place to be.;)
Sharon Hays
> Congratulations! That's a lovely pattern. I have my mother's Noritake
> that she received as a wedding present when she married my father. I
> keep an eye on eBay for listings (other than from Replacements, which
> are pricy) to fill in any voids -- such as when DH dropped something on
> my covered vegetable dish and broke the lid. *sigh* You'll enjoy the
> dishes a lot.
Thank you so much. :) I really do love it. I have been watching ebay a
good bit. (DH is too, he figures he has an easy Christmas/birthday idea
now for years to come. lol) It's tricky to find mine sometimes. There are
two Bancroft patterns. Mine is unnumbered. But the numbered one is thick
on the ground. It turns up all over the place. Mine requires a little
hunting sometimes. I look at the discounted stuff at replacements. If they
really are "slight imperfections" like the dessert bowls my DMIL ordered
for me, well that's just fine with me. I couldn't find anything wrong with
the bowls but she said that they were the slightly discounted ones.
She wanted me to really understand the dishes could be replaced (or added
to) fairly easily. She said that way I would for sure use them and not
save them. ;) Too, she understands the risks in my kitchen.......teenaged
dish washing staff...ceramic tile floor....... lol She's fond of
saying "it's only stuff......nice stuff, but still only stuff." ;)
Sharon Hays
>
>
> The design of the china is gorgeous and YES, you are very fortunate to
> have such wonderful in-laws.
> Emily
Thank you, Emily on both counts. ;) And see? If you decide to wander up
this way (on one of your meanderings to see grandkids) we can have pretty
girly lunch now. ;)
Sharon Hays
> Wahoo Sharon,
> That's so pretty!! What a great MIL. You have to love someone like that
> a great deal. She reminds me of my DIL. I have to be very careful of
> what I say to her as far as liking or wanting something or the next
> thing you know, she's bought it. I love that she does that but I don't
> want her to think I'm hinting.
I know exactly what you mean, Juno. I really do love her to bits the way
you do your DIL. It's so amazing to be loved that much by someone that the
teeniest thing we mention, in passing, they remember because we are
important to them. Pretty cool huh? And it's fun to give that back to
them.
> Enjoy your grown up dishes and use them every chance you get.
> Juno
I sure will! The night they gave it to me, they were over here to have
dinner with us (when they are in town, I try to have them over as often as
possible for dinner. I like to cook. And it's good to have everyone around
the table together.) I immediately washed 4 cups, 4 saucers and 6 dessert
plates. Then all of us got key lime pie on china, and the four of us that
like coffee got pretty cups and saucers for that. ;) Best coffee and pie
ever!!
Juno B
> She wanted me to really understand the dishes could be replaced (or added
> to) fairly easily. She said that way I would for sure use them and not
> save them. ;) Too, she understands the risks in my kitchen.......teenaged
> dish washing staff...ceramic tile floor....... lol She's fond of
> saying "it's only stuff......nice stuff, but still only stuff." ;)
>
> Sharon
She's so right about using it.It's not much good sitting in the closet.
My mom always said the same thing. Her expression was, "When I die, I
don't want people packing up my belongings with the price tags still
on. A chipped dish is a dish that was well used and well loved."
Juno
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
> >
> > Thanks, I really like them both. I'll be sad to see
> > Rutledge leave, but glad younger DD will have years to
> > enjoy it.
> >
> > Beverly
> >
> >
>
> Yes, there is something about handing things down. In my
> family, there were few things to come down and only from
> one or two generations, essentially. Not like families
> with a long, stable history of middle-class existence.
I have just one "precious thing" from my paternal
grandparents and nothing at all from the maternal
grandparents generation.
My grandchildren, on the other hand.... ;-}
Beverly
Emily Bengston
On 6/25/09 8:03 AM, in article hAK0m.36437$Ig.3...@newsfe14.iad, "Sharon
Hays" <mama...@cox.net> wrote:
> Emily Bengston wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> The design of the china is gorgeous and YES, you are very fortunate to
>> have such wonderful in-laws.
>> Emily
>
>
> Thank you, Emily on both counts. ;) And see? If you decide to wander up
> this way (on one of your meanderings to see grandkids) we can have pretty
> girly lunch now. ;)
>
> Sharon
That's right; I am trying to talk DS into going north this fall, and if so,
we'll pass through Fayetteville or nearby. I really want to visit some
places in MO.
Emily
Pogonip
I was just thinking about that -- and why we have so little from
previous generations. They used it up, wore it out, passed it on to
someone who could use it up or wear it out. They didn't have the
choices, the disposable income, or even the availability that we enjoy
today. I know my grandmother did beautiful handwork, and we used to
have some of it. One of the most precious, a crocheted tablecloth, has
disappeared. We don't know where it went.
Pogonip
>
> Thank you so much. :) I really do love it. I have been watching ebay a
> good bit. (DH is too, he figures he has an easy Christmas/birthday idea
> now for years to come. lol) It's tricky to find mine sometimes. There are
> two Bancroft patterns. Mine is unnumbered. But the numbered one is thick
> on the ground. It turns up all over the place. Mine requires a little
> hunting sometimes. I look at the discounted stuff at replacements. If they
> really are "slight imperfections" like the dessert bowls my DMIL ordered
> for me, well that's just fine with me. I couldn't find anything wrong with
> the bowls but she said that they were the slightly discounted ones.
>
> She wanted me to really understand the dishes could be replaced (or added
> to) fairly easily. She said that way I would for sure use them and not
> save them. ;) Too, she understands the risks in my kitchen.......teenaged
> dish washing staff...ceramic tile floor....... lol She's fond of
> saying "it's only stuff......nice stuff, but still only stuff." ;)
>
> Sharon
I've got saved searches on eBay for dishes and silverplate flatware (and
other hard to find things) and check from time to time to see if
anything has turned up. My search strings are carefully crafted and
refined, but I will miss any listings by people who haven't bothered to
identify patterns. A sort of "natural selection." If they want to
sell, they need to do a little homework. Replacements is the standard -
they identify patterns, name the unnamed, and provide good pictures. I
know it's tedious to search to identify a pattern even with their
photos, but it pays off.
BEI Design
>
> I was just thinking about that -- and why we have so
> little from previous generations. They used it up, wore
> it out, passed it on to someone who could use it up or
> wear it out.
That's very true. Also true is that my grandparents
generation on both sides were farm/dairy folks. I very much
doubt they were avid collectors of fragile precious stuff.
The teacup and saucer of my paternal grandmother's was
incredibly thin, I wonder if it was ever actually used.
> They didn't have the choices, the
> disposable income, or even the availability that we enjoy
> today. I know my grandmother did beautiful handwork, and
> we used to have some of it. One of the most precious, a
> crocheted tablecloth, has disappeared. We don't know
> where it went.
How unutterably sad. My mother crocheted a large table
cloth, off white in fine cotton. I think/hope my sister has
it.
Beverly
Pogonip
> Pogonip wrote:
>> disposable income, or even the availability that we enjoy
>> today. I know my grandmother did beautiful handwork, and
>> we used to have some of it. One of the most precious, a
>> crocheted tablecloth, has disappeared. We don't know
>> where it went.
>
> How unutterably sad. My mother crocheted a large table
> cloth, off white in fine cotton. I think/hope my sister has
> it.
>
> Beverly
>
>
I thought my aunt or my cousin had it, but after my aunt died and my
cousin and I got together (and buried the hatchet) neither of us knew
where the tablecloth had gone. There's other stuff missing from my
mother's and my aunt's houses. We know that some of the neighbors got
some things, but we're not sure about these particular items. Real
vultures in that neighborhood - their houses were side-by-side because
they bought them together in a new subdivision, now 28 years ago.
Sharon Hays
Well, I'm just north of Fayetteville. (10 minutes north) So if you get that
close, you let me know!!
Ursula Schrader
"BEI Design" wrote...
> <about her outfit for a splendid time in Nashville>
OK, I got lost! This thread is far too frayed (if I may use that picture)
for me to follow it, with all the stuff I had to do and now the humid heat
(yes, I read some of those postings and I wish I was in Oregon, and would,
please, somebody explain that thing about the wall to me?) and a several-day
migraine bout.
But! I'm sure you'll be the smartestly-dressed woman in the whole event
(apart from the bride of course). So just show us the pics, will you? ;-)
U.
BEI Design
> "BEI Design" wrote...
> > <about her outfit for a splendid time in Nashville>
>
> OK, I got lost! This thread is far too frayed (if I may
> use that picture) for me to follow it, with all the stuff
> I had to do and now the humid heat (yes, I read some of
> those postings and I wish I was in Oregon,
You would be welcome to visit, just don't even THINK about
moving here. ;-)
> and would,
> please, somebody explain that thing about the wall to
> me?)
I have re-read the thread, do you mean this:
" I was less
then thrilled when I saw a billionopede crawling up the
wall.."?
If so, that part of the discussion had wandered off to
reactions of various participants to large insects and
Araneae. My use of "billionopede" was a play on words.
There actually are insects called "centipedes"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede
and "millipedes" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millipede
By using the made-up word "billionopede" I was exaggerating
my reaction to the insect on the wall in the resort in
Spain.
> and a several-day migraine bout.
Oooooh, sorry, I hope you feel better soon. (((HUGS)))
>
> But! I'm sure you'll be the smartestly-dressed woman in
> the whole event (apart from the bride of course). So just
> show us the pics, will you? ;-)
No bride, I'm going to watch my DGD dance in the Regional
Highland Dance Championship competition in Nashville.
http://usir2009.fusta.us/ I'm putting together a wardrobe
which I hope will accommodate the Nashville summer weather,
which is very unlike what I am used to. Pics will follow.
Beverly
Ursula Schrader
"BEI Design" wrote...
> Ursula Schrader wrote:
>> "BEI Design" wrote...
>> > <about her outfit for a splendid time in Nashville>
>>
>> OK, I got lost! This thread is far too frayed (if I may
>> use that picture) for me to follow it, with all the stuff
>> I had to do and now the humid heat (yes, I read some of
>> those postings and I wish I was in Oregon,
>
> You would be welcome to visit, just don't even THINK about moving here.
> ;-)
>
>> and would,
>> please, somebody explain that thing about the wall to
>> me?)
>
> I have re-read the thread, do you mean this:
>
> " I was less
> then thrilled when I saw a billionopede crawling up the wall.."?
Oh no, it was that thing about the Brick-of-the-month club. It seems clear
that Oregoneans
and Californians feel like some West- and Eastgermans for eachother,
desperately wishing the wall back. The question is just, why do the
Oregoneans and Californians feel that way?
> If so, that part of the discussion had wandered off to reactions of
> various participants to large insects and Araneae. My use of
> "billionopede" was a play on words.
Hey, I didn't even get to that part of the thread. I like 'billionopede';
'billionopediness', for example, could be the felt number of legs on such a
creature. Great word, must remember! ;-)
>> and a several-day migraine bout.
>
> Oooooh, sorry, I hope you feel better soon. (((HUGS)))
Thanks, they come and go, but recently they stay much longer. Got to see my
homeopathic practitioner about it tomorrow.
>> But! I'm sure you'll be the smartestly-dressed woman in
>> the whole event (apart from the bride of course). So just
>> show us the pics, will you? ;-)
>
> No bride, I'm going to watch my DGD dance in the Regional Highland Dance
> Championship competition in Nashville. http://usir2009.fusta.us/ I'm
> putting together a wardrobe which I hope will accommodate the Nashville
> summer weather, which is very unlike what I am used to. Pics will follow.
Ouch! Silly, shatterbrained me! Yes, go for silks, billions of Japanese and
Chinese can't be 'wong'. And I hope your DGD will win! After all she'll be
in DGM's outfit, right? There's no better good luck charm, apart from
constant hard training. ;-)
U.
Pogonip
>
> Oh no, it was that thing about the Brick-of-the-month club. It seems clear
> that Oregoneans
> and Californians feel like some West- and Eastgermans for eachother,
> desperately wishing the wall back. The question is just, why do the
> Oregoneans and Californians feel that way?
>
Some years ago now, Californians who used to visit Oregon started moving
there. They've done the same thing in Nevada. The Californians move
because they want lower taxes, lower living expenses. Houses were
priced much lower in Oregon (and Nevada) so they could sell their
California houses and either buy a much nicer house or an equivalent
house and invest the rest of the money.
This only works for a while. The influx of Californians drove the
prices up on the houses for sale. The increase in population plus
Californians' demands for equivalent government services drove up taxes.
There's a reason taxes in Oregon and Nevada were lower than
California's - there are far fewer services supplied by the government.
So, Oregonian humor came up with the Brick-of-the-Month Club. Really,
nobody minded the Californians coming for a visit, staying on the coast
or other resorts, paying their way at hotels, motels, restaurants, gas
stations, etc., it's when they started moving in lock, stock, and barrel
that the trouble started.
BEI Design
> "BEI Design" wrote...
> > Ursula Schrader wrote:
> > > "BEI Design" wrote...
> Oh no, it was that thing about the Brick-of-the-month
> club. It seems clear that Oregoneans
> and Californians feel like some West- and Eastgermans for
> eachother, desperately wishing the wall back. The
> question is just, why do the Oregoneans and Californians
> feel that way?
To understand, you have to realize that many
multi-generational Oregonians (I am third generation) resent
it when "others" (we'll call them "Californians" for this
discussion) find conditions in their state so onerous (too
crowded, too smoggy, too expensive..., too etc....), that
they pack up and move to [another state], where costs are
lower, weather is nicer, and the population is much smaller.
Then they use the money from the sale of their overpriced
California McMansion to build an even BIGGER McMansion here,
complain about the weather and long for more sun, and when
enough of them come, start complaining about the
overcrowding.
Mostly, it's a friendly war of words. ;-)
> > If so, that part of the discussion had wandered off to
> > reactions of various participants to large insects and
> > Araneae. My use of "billionopede" was a play on words.
>
> Hey, I didn't even get to that part of the thread. I like
> 'billionopede'; 'billionopediness', for example, could be
> the felt number of legs on such a creature. Great word,
> must remember! ;-)
Aaarrgghh! I hate and loath the thought of them crawling on
me....
> > > and a several-day migraine bout.
> >
> > Oooooh, sorry, I hope you feel better soon. (((HUGS)))
>
> Thanks, they come and go, but recently they stay much
> longer. Got to see my homeopathic practitioner about it
> tomorrow.
Maybe it's time to see a medical doctor? I have no quarrel
with homeopathics but perhaps he/she is unable successfully
to treat your migraines? Just my impression, you seem to
have migraines very often.
> > No bride, I'm going to watch my DGD dance in the
> > Regional Highland Dance Championship competition in
> > Nashville. http://usir2009.fusta.us/ I'm putting
> > together a wardrobe which I hope will accommodate the
> > Nashville summer weather, which is very unlike what I
> > am used to. Pics will follow.
>
> Ouch! Silly, shatterbrained me! Yes, go for silks,
> billions of Japanese and Chinese can't be 'wong'.
LOL!
I am making a couple of lightweight cotton outfits for
casual, and a sparkly silk top for a dressy occasion while
we are there.
> And I
> hope your DGD will win! After all she'll be in DGM's
> outfit, right? There's no better good luck charm, apart
> from constant hard training. ;-)
Yes, she has four costumes changes for her dances.
She'll be wearing the new kilt and velvet jacket and the
Nationals/Aboyne outfit,
http://ickes.us/Highland.aspx
the jig outfit SHE made (with my supervision)
http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding.action?c=jwqxlbn.wmgc2in&x=0&y=-k5zr8&localeid=en_US
and a sailor outfit my DD made a couple of months ago. They
are in Vancouver B.C., Canada this weekend for another
competition, I haven't heard from them yet how things went.
I could not go along for good luck this time, I forgot to
get my passport in time.
Beverly
BEI Design
Yeah, what she said! ;-)
Beverly
Ursula Schrader
"BEI Design" wrote...
>
>
> To understand, you have to realize that many multi-generational Oregonians
> (I am third generation) resent it when "others" (we'll call them
> "Californians" for this discussion) find conditions in their state so
> onerous (too crowded, too smoggy, too expensive..., too etc....), that
> they pack up and move to [another state], where costs are lower, weather
> is nicer, and the population is much smaller. Then they use the money from
> the sale of their overpriced California McMansion to build an even BIGGER
> McMansion here, complain about the weather and long for more sun, and when
> enough of them come, start complaining about the overcrowding.
>
> Mostly, it's a friendly war of words. ;-)
Oh, I see, so in the end it's money, like with East and West Germans (we in
the West had to pay an arm and a leg to finance the refurbishment of the new
Eastern part of our beautiful country). I'm not sure how friendly it's here,
but anyway...
>> > If so, that part of the discussion had wandered off to
>> > reactions of various participants to large insects and
>> > Araneae. My use of "billionopede" was a play on words.
>>
>> Hey, I didn't even get to that part of the thread. I like
>> 'billionopede'; 'billionopediness', for example, could be
>> the felt number of legs on such a creature. Great word,
>> must remember! ;-)
>
> Aaarrgghh! I hate and loath the thought of them crawling on me....
I'd hate them to crawl over me, too, but then, how often does that happen?
After all we're in civilization, not camping out in the jungles of Borneo.
;-)
>> > > and a several-day migraine bout.
>> > Oooooh, sorry, I hope you feel better soon. (((HUGS)))
>>
>> Thanks, they come and go, but recently they stay much
>> longer. Got to see my homeopathic practitioner about it
>> tomorrow.
>
> Maybe it's time to see a medical doctor? I have no quarrel with
> homeopathics but perhaps he/she is unable successfully to treat your
> migraines? Just my impression, you seem to have migraines very often.
Hah, that's where I started out. 20 years ago, I thought homeopathy was only
to fool the gullible. However, 'normal' doctors didn't get me anywhere, they
sent me to get an MRT to make sure it was no tumor and then prescribed
painkillers and stomach meds to cure the side effects of the painkillers. I
used to have one really bad attack once a week, and they just told me to
bear with it since there was no cure, just medication to ease the pain.
Since I'm under homeopathic treatment, the attacks have become fewer and
less severe. Sometimes I don't even have to vomit from the pain. I think
this is a great achievement. Mind you, my homeopathic practitioner is a very
sensible lady and she'd never tell me to stay away from a normal GP or any
necessary specialist. We both think that homeopathy and allopathy should
complement one another. Personally, I consider homeopathy as a very advanced
kind of medicine. Of course we're talking about classic homeopathy after
Samuel Hahnemann, not some backyard new-age pedulum quackery.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy We need not discuss this matter
here or at all, because this is totally OT.
>> Ouch! Silly, shatterbrained me! Yes, go for silks,
>> billions of Japanese and Chinese can't be 'wong'.
>
> LOL!
>
> I am making a couple of lightweight cotton outfits for casual, and a
> sparkly silk top for a dressy occasion while we are there.
You'll look great, I'm sure, and you'll be fine in them, too.
>> hope your DGD will win! After all she'll be in DGM's
>> outfit, right? There's no better good luck charm, apart
>> from constant hard training. ;-)
>
> Yes, she has four costumes changes for her dances.
>
> She'll be wearing the new kilt and velvet jacket and the Nationals/Aboyne
> outfit,
> http://ickes.us/Highland.aspx
> the jig outfit SHE made (with my supervision)
> http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding.action?c=jwqxlbn.wmgc2in&x=0&y=-k5zr8&localeid=en_US
> and a sailor outfit my DD made a couple of months ago. They are in
> Vancouver B.C., Canada this weekend for another competition, I haven't
> heard from them yet how things went. I could not go along for good luck
> this time, I forgot to get my passport in time.
Wow, she did a lot of good work on that one, she's talented! ;-) You'll let
us know how she did, won't you?
Sorry I took so long for replying but I've got to go to hospital for a
couple of days on Monday, and with DB wedding tomorrow and Dad having been
to hospital (and me taking DM to visit) and all the washing that needs to be
done I hardly find any time to write. When I'm back, I'll have six nice
weeks on crutches where I am not allowed to put any weight on my foot. (I'm
sure I mentioned the darned ankle.) That'll be nice! Not!!!
U.
BEI Design
> "BEI Design" wrote...
> >
> >
> > To understand, you have to realize that many
> > multi-generational Oregonians (I am third generation)
> > resent it when "others" (we'll call them "Californians"
> > for this discussion) find conditions in their state so
> > onerous (too crowded, too smoggy, too expensive..., too
> > etc....), that they pack up and move to [another state],
> > where costs
> > are lower, weather is nicer, and the population is much
> > smaller. Then they
> > use the money from the sale of their overpriced
> > California McMansion to
> > build an even BIGGER McMansion here, complain about the
> > weather and long for
> > more sun, and when enough of them come, start
> > complaining about the
> > overcrowding. Mostly, it's a friendly war of words. ;-)
>
> Oh, I see, so in the end it's money,
No, it's really about newcomers attempting to re-create the
hell they left in the heaven they migrate to.
> > Maybe it's time to see a medical doctor? <snip
> > gratuitous advice>
> Hah, that's where I started out. 20 years ago,
Ok, I'm glad you are investigating all avenues.
> Sorry I took so long for replying but I've got to go to
> hospital for a couple of days on Monday, and with DB
> wedding tomorrow
> and Dad having been to hospital (and me taking DM to
> visit) and all the
> washing that needs to be done I hardly find any time to
> write. When I'm back, I'll
> have six nice weeks on crutches where I am not allowed to
> put any
> weight on my foot. (I'm sure I mentioned the darned
> ankle.) That'll be nice!
> Not!!!
Hope the ankle mends quickly and you're back on your feet
soon.
Beverly
Ursula Schrader
"BEI Design" wrote...
> Ursula Schrader wrote:
>
> Hope the ankle mends quickly and you're back on your feet soon.
>
Thanks, I hope it will. Anyway, I'll be away for just a few days and then
I'll find time to write and read a little more in this group. OK, I'll see
you girls round... ;-) (Please keep your fingers crossed for me, operation
is on Tuesday.)
U.
BEI Design
Bestes des Gl�cks, Ursula! I hope the surgery goes well,
and your recovery is swift.
Beverly
Sharon Hays
>
> Thanks, I hope it will. Anyway, I'll be away for just a few days and then
> I'll find time to write and read a little more in this group. OK, I'll see
> you girls round... ;-) (Please keep your fingers crossed for me, operation
> is on Tuesday.)
>
> U.
I'll be keeping a good thought for you, Ursula. Heal up fast and well!!!
Pogonip
Best of luck that everything goes smoothly for you.