OT Whuff. Or, Sarah Sleeps in Purple
sarah curry
my head, however bloody, is unbowed.
There weren't as many real "adventures" with this project, but it took
as long as EVERY room re-do I've done in this house, and I'm pooped, but
happy. I have a brand new bedroom! Still some final things to do (not
the least of which are to put the rest of the stash back up on the
shelves and then tackle the ungodly MESS I always make in the kitchen
when I tackle a project like this), but tonight, I have an
almost-finished room.
Background for the newbies: I live in a craftsman-style bungalow
(built in 1924 by a couple of Yankees who didn't KNOW that one doesn't
build basements in the southwest). Delightful place, with wavy glass in
the multitude of windows, hardwood floors and ten-foot ceilings. I've
"done" a room about every 2 years since I've been here, and sorta worked
my way through the house (sewing room, on the front, will probably be
the enxt one), using a whole LOT of paint (wallpaper simply defeats me,
and it costs more time and money than paint). My bedroom has waited a
long time, and everyone knows that I like purple.
And so, I have a PURPLE bedroom! Well, not really "poiple"-purple ...
more the color we called "orchid" back in the '50's. But I had some
ideas (how come it IS that my "ideas" always require trip after trip up
and down the damn' ladder?).
The bedroom had two walls of textured wallpaper, tone-on-tone ivory
with structured garlands of tiny blue flowers; two walls of dirty-white
flat paint, and a blue sparkly border around the top. All that had to
go. I want purple!
I got the in-the-ditch quilting done on the two Christmas presents (for
1999, I might add :-) ), so I could get to work on the bedroom. How
come I ALWAYS forget how much TIME it takes, just for prep? How come I
ALWAYS think (even with the prep, and harking back to the days of 8'
ceilings, and before I got "ideas") "I can paint a room in a day"?
Monday night, I started in. Went down into the basement the retrieved
the Painting Stuff. Took inventory. Need roller-pads, painter's tape,
one of those straight-edge thingies (what happened to the old one?).
Made my list for my run to the store.
Tuesday morning, I started in. Took hardware and switchplates off
(including removing doors and taking off that hardware), pictures and
tsachkies off the walls and furniture. Furniture moved to middle of
room. Woops. The wall-unit which holds the Stash will not budge. I'm
really gonna have to UNLOAD the dang thing before I can move it. So I
unloaded. And unloaded. Piled fabric on the couch. Tried again. No
dice. Unloaded some more. Piled more fabric on the couch, until it
started to fall of. Still no luck. Piled fabric on the bed in the
sunroom. FINALLY got enough fabric out of the Stash-Unit that I could
move it.
Panting, headed for the store. Got the paint-rollers and the tape and
whatever else I thought I'd need. Home again, got to looking for the
blue paint for the ceiling. No blue paint to be found. Paint for the
bathroom (which will be next, come to think of it). Paint for the
sewing room. Paint for my bedroom, except the ceiling-paint. Back to
the store for blue paint. I want to sleep under a sky-blue ceiling, and
I will!
Now, I'm slightly afraid of heights, so getting on a ladder is always a
bit tricky for me -- especially when I'm in the middle of a room with
nothing to hold onto ... but the ceiling just went swimmingly. Pooped,
but happy, I climbed into my bed-in-the-middle-of-the-room.
Wed. morning dawned, and I'm ready to attack the wallpaper. Well. As
with much of the wallpaper in this house, this paper appears to've been
applied with epoxy-paste. And I am NOT gonna mess with the chemicals I
used to get the paper off the CEILING in the breakfast room. Nor am I
gonna rent a steamer (which doesn't affect epoxy, anyway). Just gonna
have to paint over it). Back to the store for primer.
Coated the wallpaper with primer. Lots and lots of trips up and down
the ladder. Did I mention that the new aluminum ladder, while far less
rickety than the old wooden one (now a quilt rack) has a to--shelf which
the "hooks" on the fancy paint-roller-things don't fit on? Did I
mention that the rollers tend to DRIP as one climbs back up the ladder
with a rollerful of paint?
By Wed. night, I cancelled my trip to the gym -- but one of my ideas
WORKED! I have purple stripes in my bedroom -- but the most delightful,
subtle stripes ... the same color, but matte/shiny stripes, like you see
in upholstery fabric, from time to time. IT WORKED! Cool stuff:
Painter's tape (the blue stuff). I'd never used it before. It works,
too. Using the roll of painter's tape as a plumb-bob (nah, I'm far, far
too impatient to snap a chalk-line). Uneven stripes -- some wide, some
narrow (nah, I'm too lazy to measure, and I'm fairly asymmetrical,
anyway).
Damn. The mylar came off the weird border around the top of the wall,
but the paper layer stayed behind, and it SHOWS. So, I got some more of
the blue paint, made many more trips up and down the ladder, and
dry-brushed the blue down onto the wall. IT WORKED! Can't see the
border-line, any more.
I fell into the bed in the middle of the room, happy with my blue
ceiling and subtle purple stripes -- but HURTIN'.
Thursday, I painted the woodwork a crisp white, got the paint-stripper
after the hardware (well, blow me down! that blackish stuff with
painted "borders" is solid BRASS!). And then got out the silver acrylic
paint and stamped silver fleurs-de-lis over all the walls -- again,
completely random (What? ME measure? Nah ...). Perfect, folks, just
perfect. Almost forgot. My closet is now BRIGHT-white (had been
dirty-off-white, painted over that odd mustard color which I find
everywhere I go, about 3 layers down ... but then again, I suspect
others may come to MY layers of paint and wonder what woulda POSSESSED
someone to paint a bedroom PURPLE, for crying out loud :-) )
I LOVE it when a plan comes together!
Fell into bed in the middle of the room, admiring my silver fleurs.
Today was begin-to-put-it-back-together day. Washed the miniblinds
(and the kitchen trashcan at the same time -- trashcan in shower, with
Simple Green; miniblinds in trashcan; hot water from shower; soak,
rinse, and it's all clean). Moved Stash-unit back to its place. Moved
bed to opposite wall from where it had been. Oiled good furniture (over
and over -- it's been dry, and the wood simply SLURPED up the oil).
Re-did the window treatment (OK, so I ruined the eyelet valance
sometime this week -- forgot it was a blend, and washed it with serious
bleach ... it came out slightly short of tan. Tried to dye it purple,
but it came out a pale puce (dunno what color "puce" is, but it sounds
right :-) ). So, there's a swag of the same fleur-de-lis fabric which
makes up the short sheers on the left, and the swag of gorgeous
purple-turquoise plaid taffeta on the right, with the taffeta down to
the windowsills on both sides. Big bunches of PURPLE (Really purple,
and delightfully fake) "wisteria" serve as tiebacks for the swags. Just
keen, if I do say so myself. The very strong plaid tempers what would
otherwise be a really froufy window.
Painted the pictureframes silver, and got the pictures back up -- and a
couple of others which didn't have a place to go, until I re-arranged
the room. Can't find the masonry nails so I can hang up the old mirror
(yes, the walls in this house are concrete plaster).
Got the doors re-hung (wished one of the rental-guys had been
available, for that little chore :-) ). The door to the living room
now swings shut, on its own. Don't know what to do about that.
The blue floral slipcover on the chair won't do. Turquoise, I think --
and I may get crazy and paint the wooden parts of the chair SILVER!
Nope, just got up and found the PERFECT fabric (handy, in the Stash
:-) ) -- purple and turquoise butterflies, the same colors as in the
plaid swag. Yup, Chair will HAVE to be silly-silver. But that's
another project.
Tomorrow, I'll finish putting the Stash away (got about half of that
done, today) and (yuk) clean up the kitchen. What a mess. And paint
the two grates chrome-silver (and maybe the wicker clothes-hamper, too
... it'll be its fourth "color" -- and why not?
But I had fun, and when all is said and done, it'll have been another
5-day project (so much for "*I* can paint a room in a single day" ...
again :-) ). Off to finish putting up the greens,
and
Happy Trails,
Sairey
Kathleen R. Sull
Your bedroom sounds beautiful, but I have to ask "Where DO you get your
energy?" (A project of that scope would have taken me weeks instead of
days.) No wonder you're whuffing.
Sweet dreams,
Kak (near Cleveland, Ohio)
sarah curry wrote in message <3876B8...@zianet.com>...
JudyP
And you had to go to WORK every day, too?
Holy cow.
Judy
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Barbara Raper
house----not to paint, just to help clean up the sewing room and finish
projects?
Barbara in SC
Linda Campbell
Linda and the Gang in SF
judy
will have to go and lie down a while. VBG
Hugz,
Judy (Caboolture QLD, Aust)
Where it is too hot right now to contemplate such industry!
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QuiltR1024
Your bedroom sounds wonderful, especially sleeping under a blue sky. I love
purple also.......and oh that plaid taffeta sounds great. Now you have me
motivated.
Kris ( in northern Virginia )
Lonewolf
>
> Sarah,
> Your bedroom sounds wonderful! My living room is purple ("Frosted
> Grape") and people often commment on it when they first come in. But is
> sort of prepares them to see the bedroom...
> Wendy
I'm afraid to ask......
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frood
Your bedroom sounds wonderful! My living room is purple ("Frosted
Grape") and people often commment on it when they first come in. But is
sort of prepares them to see the bedroom...
Wendy
Florence Davis
I'm tired after just reading about all the work! Guess I'll continue to
lie down until the urge to paint goes away>
Florence
Adrian Brown
that have done that with a room...the striping using the tape and varathane
(I think), it looks really good. Don't put your stash back yet, you may as
well do the sewing room now that you're on a roll.
Lorraine
friendsacademy
we all come over to help you christen the room? <G> Sounds like an excuse
for a chocolate/quilting party to me!! <G>
--
Christy B
Ohio
Singer
Singer (who'd like to paint her bedroom pale violet, but has already been
vetoed by husb. :(
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Krysia Thompson
However, how much can you get done in a room of 4.5m x 2.5
metres, with a resident wardrobe, big bed , set of free standing
shelves and the wallpapering table....no room for the legs
(mine...) but it's the same feeling of - It's done!!!! and it
looks how DD imagined it!!
Well done to you,
yer adopted aardvark
K.T. - starannie opakowana
Tricia Rawski
I'm glad you've got your dream room.....
Can we get pictures fo thsi masterpiece?
=)
Tricia
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frood
My bedroom is fuschia, with plum sponge painted on to tone it down a
bit, with dark green doors and gold trim. Quite wild, really!
Wendy
Lonewolf wrote:
>
> frood wrote:
> >
> > Sarah,
> > Your bedroom sounds wonderful! My living room is purple ("Frosted
> > Grape") and people often commment on it when they first come in. But is
> > sort of prepares them to see the bedroom...
> > Wendy
>
D & B Mawdsley
Barbara in Connecticut
HoBoHoody
Sounds pretty! And if you have problems puttining the stash back up in
place I'm sure that you could find a new home for it <G>
Get some rest! (I'm going to take a nap!) :-)
HoBo
Patricia D Burt
like it turned out just wonderful. You have given me an inspiration. I
loved reading your long letter--you write beautifully.
JudyP
Judy
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: If you're afraid to even ask, then you're not ready to see...
mdjtech
My Sarah said to tell you that your room sounds awesome, and asked when we
are going to paint one of our rooms purple. She won't allow me to paint her
room purple since it is painted "Under the Sea" complete with a 54" x 25"
portrait of Ariel, and plenty of fish and dolphins, and whales. Lots of
blues, greens, yellows and yes purple. She loves it, but said that she
would "really like to have a purple room too." Guess I'll just put on my
construction hat and add one on for her.
Congratulation on your room I know what a lot of work it is. And yeas it
always takes longer than you ever imagined.
Linda in IL
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Rita in Oregon
Carolyn NH
purple carpet, purple walls, purple curtains, purple sheets, purple and
yellow quilt. Actually, it's not quite as purple as it sounds - the
walls are *very* light, and the curtains and sheets are lilac. But the
carpet is definately purple!
Carolyn NH
Vickie Y.
The walls were light purple, and my sister dyed a chenille bedspread and
some throw rugs purple for me, too! I loved it! I would have had purple
for my wedding colors, but my best friend chose it for her wedding first, so
I went with plum velvet, and orchid chiffon! (December wedding) It was
quite pretty, I must say.
Been a purple lover for a LONG time! <VBG> And yes, when I get * very*
old, I Shall Wear Lots of Purple!!
Vickie in Columbus
Carolyn NH wrote ...
Lonewolf
ROFLMAO! I suppose a wild room like that *would* lead to restless
nights <BEG> Actually, I kind of like the sound of it. I just don't
know if I would make it my *bedroom* <G>
mimiwel...@pop.bois.uswest.net
Phew! I'm exhausted just READING about this project! It sounds wonderful!
Mimi in Idaho (I'll do a happy dance for you after I've rested up!)
Suzie or Paul Beckwith
wall...
We need pictures Sairey - 'cos me and Paul and Donna and Wayne (but
not at the same time!) slept in your old room, and want to be able to
see the new room!
Get the cyberkid to come round and start snapping!
Suzie B
--
Southend, UK
"You can always tell a quilter by the thread she wears..."
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Ellison
Dear Whuffy,
Take a break, go back to work and get some rest!
Sounds cool, if you just *gotta'* have purple....
One tip, on the door swinging shut:
take out one of the hinge pins, smack it w/ the side
of the hammer, just bending it a bit, not much,
and replace the pin in the hinge (may have to
tap it back into place); this should cause enough
friction to stop the door from swinging.
Ya' know, we could help you avoid all that
stash slinging & moving, really, we could,
we wouldn't mind at all, any of us!
Just tell Mr.KneeTapper to take a break....
When you get ready to do the sewing room,
give a holler.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, how many beers
kind of project was this?
When does the Finished Party begin?
Ragmop, carpenter's daughter (it's in the blood)
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Butterfly
night DH and I met. (Hey, it gets COLD in Northern MI in the winter)
Butterfly
Tricia Rawski
Butterfly wrote:
> Why wait? I was wearing a purple turtleneck sweater and a midi purple plaid skirt the
> night DH and I met. (Hey, it gets COLD in Northern MI in the winter)
> Butterfly
>
Extremely cold and if you're north enuff you get buried in snow.....
But you're not still in Northern Michgian are you?
unstitcher
see pictures! Sounds nice! Glad you have your dream bedroom.
See ya soon..
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>
> PICTURES! We need pictures!!!
>
> Singer (who'd like to paint her bedroom pale violet, but has already been
> vetoed by husb. :(
>
Mebbe, but with the understanding that with ME as the photographer,
there'll be a LOT lost in translation!
Grins,
Sairey (who notes, re Singer's parenthetical above, that a purple
bedroom is one of the MANY advantages of NOT having a DH to veto
anything :-D )
sarah curry
>
> Wowsers. I'm worn out just reading about this.
> And you had to go to WORK every day, too?
> Holy cow.
>
> Judy
>
No, no, Judy -- I was on "vacation"! :-)
Grins,
Sairey
sarah curry
Took 8 (yes, EIGHT) hours to put it back (with Mr. Thunder-Gnasher on
the alert ... hard-working attack-cats were sound asleep, but the
sledge-hammer NEVER sleeps :-) ) -- and I've had about all I want to
do with fabric for a few hours!
Grins,
Sairey (who still hasn't touched the kitchen)
sarah curry
>
> FiFi says to tell you it sounds beeeeeeuuuuuutifull!!!!
>
> Linda and the Gang in SF
>
I figgered Fifi'd like it, her bein' a soul-sister an' all, y'know :-)
Grins,
Sairey
sarah curry
>
> Hi Sarah,
>
> Your bedroom sounds beautiful, but I have to ask "Where DO you get your
> energy?" (A project of that scope would have taken me weeks instead of
> days.) No wonder you're whuffing.
>
> Sweet dreams,
> Kak (near Cleveland, Ohio)
>
You gotta remember, Kak (and the rest who were astonished at the
energy-level) that I have a VERY empty nest, here! No spouse (thank
goodness), kids grown and gone (thank goodness) -- and I was on
VACATION!
I ate when I thought about it, got busy when I wanted to, tried to
remember my 8 glasses of water (yuk). Didn't have to cook; didn't have
to entertain anyone; didn't even have to take a shower (and I didn't,
for 3 days ... YIKES! But why bother ... just wash it off all at one
time seems more efficient to me, when I don't have to show off (or smell
good) for anyone else).
Lost 3 pounds (no tellin' how much of that was the paint I washed off
at the end -- I tend to WEAR a lot of my paint :-) ). My "painting
costume" does NOT include silly things like brassieres or shoes --
there's nobody here to see, after all ...
Grins,
Sairey
sarah curry
>
> Sarah,
> Your bedroom sounds wonderful, especially sleeping under a blue sky. I love
> purple also.......and oh that plaid taffeta sounds great. Now you have me
> motivated.
>
> Kris ( in northern Virginia )
Heh, heh, heh ... I LOVE it when I push 'em toward the edge ...
Grins,
Sairey
sarah curry
>
> Sarah,
> Your bedroom sounds wonderful! My living room is purple ("Frosted
> Grape") and people often commment on it when they first come in. But is
> sort of prepares them to see the bedroom...
> Wendy
>
(really, pretty tame) ... and WOW! That bedroom!
Grins,
Sairey
sarah curry
Nope, my little grunion -- not at ALL to shame! Looks like we were very
much of the same mind ...
Grins,
Sairey
sarah curry
>
> Whew! I'm "whuffed" after readin' all this, Ms Energy!
> Sounds pretty! And if you have problems puttining the stash back up in
> place I'm sure that you could find a new home for it <G>
>
> Get some rest! (I'm going to take a nap!) :-)
>
> HoBo
Been takin' lessons from Ragmop, I see ...
Grins,
Sairey
sarah curry
>
> And what kind of a quilt is planned for your beautiful purple palace?
>
> Barbara in Connecticut
>
There are two, Barbara -- one, on my bed even as I write, is the very
first, original HUG quilt (lawsy, we've done a lot of HUGgin' since
then! And isn't it great?) -- and yes, quite purple (although it's a
fascinating exercise, people's ideas of "purple"). The other is the
Burgoyne Surrounded quilt top I finished a few weeks ago ... which will
be quilted sometime this century ...
Grins,
Sairey
sarah curry
>
> What is it about Sarah's and purple? My Sarah has a purple room -
> purple carpet, purple walls, purple curtains, purple sheets, purple and
> yellow quilt. Actually, it's not quite as purple as it sounds - the
> walls are *very* light, and the curtains and sheets are lilac. But the
> carpet is definately purple!
>
> Carolyn NH
Dunno, Carolyn, but I LIKE this girl (and her mom's taste in names is
impeccable :-) )
Grins,
Sairey
sarah curry
Why wait, indeed! I've worn purple forever (but the skirts are short,
when I wear skirts -- hell, I got LAIGS, and don't have much else to
brag about these days :-) ) ...
Not much into spittin', but a collection of beermats might be just the
ticket ...
Grins,
Sairey
Butterfly
Tricia Rawski wrote:
> Butterfly wrote:
>
> > Why wait? I was wearing a purple turtleneck sweater and a midi purple plaid skirt the
> > night DH and I met. (Hey, it gets COLD in Northern MI in the winter)
> > Butterfly
> >
>
> Extremely cold and if you're north enuff you get buried in snow.....
Yup, sure DO get buried in it :( Don't miss it at all, I don't.
>
>
> But you're not still in Northern Michgian are you?
Haven't lived there in the last 20 years, but I still remember just how cold it was! And to
top it off...we even lived in the UP for one winter---40* for the high of the day---BEFORE
you figured in the wind factor. UGH!
So, I guess I'll just stay right here in CA --even if it did snow here for the first time
in umpteen years last Jan--today it was 60* on my thermometer......
Love It
Butterfly
sarah curry
>
> Howdy!
> Dear Whuffy,
> Take a break, go back to work and get some rest!
Dear Moppy,
I took a break, will go back to work on Monday, and slept the sleep of
the dead last night (and the night before, and the night before :-) )
>
> Sounds cool, if you just *gotta'* have purple....
>
Gotta have it! Am delighted with it!
> One tip, on the door swinging shut:
> take out one of the hinge pins, smack it w/ the side
> of the hammer, just bending it a bit, not much,
> and replace the pin in the hinge (may have to
> tap it back into place); this should cause enough
> friction to stop the door from swinging.
Not the first similar tip -- and I shall try it, after Mr. Nurse Ratched
gives me the go-ahead :-)
>
> Ya' know, we could help you avoid all that
> stash slinging & moving, really, we could,
> we wouldn't mind at all, any of us!
> Just tell Mr.KneeTapper to take a break....
> When you get ready to do the sewing room,
> give a holler.
I coulda USED you all day today ... but I was really somewhat more
COMFORTABLE putting Le Stash back, all by my self. Wonder how come that
was? :-)
>
> Meanwhile, back at the ranch, how many beers
> kind of project was this?
I confess that I'm a bit disappointed in myself (must be slowin' down,
in my dotage ...) -- not even a case. Hell, not even a 12-pack!
Grumble ...
> When does the Finished Party begin?
Oh, it already has (workin' on the rest of that case)! The Hostel is
open (especially now that I've got the Stash back up and properly
guarded and booby-trapped) ... I COULD use a little help getting the
paint off the kitchen sink, though ... any takers? I have beer (and
even purple M&M's, thanks to some friends o' mine :-) ) ...
Grins,
Sairey (who started to say she'd go play some pool next weekend, but
realized she's gonna be in Tucson ...)
Pat Gallaway
lady. Why after all those trips up and down the ladder you'd better not
even get close to the stair-master machine at the gym. You'd have that
thing smokin'.
One question. Either during the unloading or the reloading of the stash
unit, did you come across anything strange, unusual, or forgotten. No?
Well, dahling, you have a much better handle on your stash than I do on
mine. Most of what I find in there I have very little recollection of.
That's my excuse though for always buying more.
Take care, and sweet dreams.
S. Bass
Sounds beautious, Sarah!
Suzanne
Houston, Texas
JudyP wrote in message ...
>Wowsers. I'm worn out just reading about this.
>And you had to go to WORK every day, too?
>Holy cow.
>
>Judy
>
>: Coated the wallpaper with primer. Lots and lots of trips up and down
>: the ladder. Did I mention that the new aluminum ladder, while far less
>: rickety than the old wooden one (now a quilt rack) has a to--shelf which
>: the "hooks" on the fancy paint-roller-things don't fit on? Did I
>: mention that the rollers tend to DRIP as one climbs back up the ladder
>: with a rollerful of paint?
>: By Wed. night, I cancelled my trip to the gym -- but one of my ideas
>: WORKED! I have purple stripes in my bedroom -- but the most delightful,
>: subtle stripes ... the same color, but matte/shiny stripes, like you see
>: in upholstery fabric, from time to time. IT WORKED! Cool stuff:
>: Painter's tape (the blue stuff). I'd never used it before. It works,
>: too. Using the roll of painter's tape as a plumb-bob (nah, I'm far, far
>: too impatient to snap a chalk-line). Uneven stripes -- some wide, some
>: narrow (nah, I'm too lazy to measure, and I'm fairly asymmetrical,
>: anyway).
>: Damn. The mylar came off the weird border around the top of the wall,
>: but the paper layer stayed behind, and it SHOWS. So, I got some more of
>: the blue paint, made many more trips up and down the ladder, and
SkiingRN1
>Mebbe, but with the understanding that with ME as the photographer,
>there'll be a LOT lost in translation!
> Grins,
> Sairey (who notes, re Singer's parenthetical above, that a purple
>bedroom is one of the MANY advantages of NOT having a DH to veto
>anything :-D )
But, but...my DH and I have agreed to a poiple bedroom (offset with a rich,
dark green). :o)
Brenda H. in rural CA
Vickie Y.
purple in my wardrobe. My favorite was my *very* purple satin shirt with
great, huge gathered sleeves ! Quite a hit in 1970! <VBG> I LOVED that
shirt, and I so wish I would have kept it! I think it would be in style
again! <G>
Vickie, whose son's college colors are PURPLE and GOLD!!
Butterfly wrote :
Suzie or Paul Beckwith
wrote:
> Lost 3 pounds (no tellin' how much of that was the paint I washed off
>at the end -- I tend to WEAR a lot of my paint :-) ). My "painting
>costume" does NOT include silly things like brassieres or shoes --
>there's nobody here to see, after all ...
> Grins,
> Sairey
Oh for a hidden video-camera...
Suzie B (grinnin' and runnin'...)
Suzie or Paul Beckwith
<cy....@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>LOL! Actually , I have purple pants on today! I've always had something
>purple in my wardrobe. My favorite was my *very* purple satin shirt with
>great, huge gathered sleeves ! Quite a hit in 1970! <VBG> I LOVED that
>shirt, and I so wish I would have kept it! I think it would be in style
>again! <G>
>
>Vickie, whose son's college colors are PURPLE and GOLD!!
...and I'm wearing my poiple Owl Bar sweatshirt!
(and Pauls got poiple boxers on...)
Suzie B
Suzie or Paul Beckwith
wrote:
> I have beer (and
>even purple M&M's, thanks to some friends o' mine :-) ) ...
and wot about the BROWN ones? did'ja give 'em to Jess?
QuiltR1024
>
>Oh, it already has (workin' on the rest of that case)! The Hostel is
>open (especially now that I've got the Stash back up and properly
>guarded and booby-trapped) ... I COULD use a little help getting the
>paint off the kitchen sink, though ... any takers? I have beer (and
>even purple M&M's, thanks to some friends o' mine :-) ) ...
> Grins,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
ME ME !!!!! I'd clean paint off anything for a try at beer and M & Ms. Now
about these purple m&ms. Are they the Easter lavernder - or something else
that I'm missing???????????
QuiltR1024
<cy....@worldnet.att.net> writes:
>
>LOL! Actually , I have purple pants on today! I've always had something
>purple in my wardrobe. My favorite was my *very* purple satin shirt with
>great, huge gathered sleeves
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
When talking to friends and discussing "purple", I always find myself
saying that I don't have much purple to sew with or wear. Then I look down
and there I am standing in purple. So , I guess I do have a lot of purple in
my fabrics and clothes. It's just those blues that keep overflowing ( in my
blue jeans, light blue oxford cloth shirts, navy anything, and periwinkle (
aha, this is where it changes over into the purples )> ( grin)
QuiltR1024
<surfe...@worldnet.att.net> writes:
>
>> > Why wait? I was wearing a purple turtleneck sweater and a midi purple
>plaid skirt the
>> > night DH and I met. (Hey, it gets COLD in Northern MI in the winter)
>> > Butterfly
>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOh !!!!!!!!!
When I mentioned in an earlier post that I thought I didn't have much
purple to wear, I just remembered my most memorable wearing of purple. In 1972
, my husband-to-be called from Ft. Bragg ( army post) and said why didn't he
drive up to Washington D.C. the coming weekend, and we could go & get married.
I said "why not". He wore a navy suit & I wore a lavender sweater outfit. A
lavender mini "sweater" skirt with a matching lavender sweater with tiny bright
flowers embroidered on it. I had on dark brown suede "above the knee" boots
& long blond straight hair. Talk about the "flower power" look. We drove
to Alexandria, Va. to the courthouse to get married, came home and called our
parents to inform them & then went into Georgetown to celebrate with friends.
& me still in my purple wedding outfits. I still have to laugh at the photos
from that day.
e...@bellsouth.net
been a southerner for 2 1/2 years now... I guess I dont think the TC area gets all that cold
often... kinda protected by the great lakes... and oh the fun I have always had outdoors in the
winter! I sure do miss all of that beautiful area. Christina
Butterfly wrote:
> Tricia Rawski wrote:
>
> > Butterfly wrote:
> >
> > > Why wait? I was wearing a purple turtleneck sweater and a midi purple plaid skirt the
> > > night DH and I met. (Hey, it gets COLD in Northern MI in the winter)
> > > Butterfly
> > >
> >
Tricia Rawski
Arbor area got over 15 inches of snow within the first 3 days of last year....I was glad to see
it for oen simple reason....teh fartheest I had to go in it was the equivalent of crossing the
street to go to work, and it made DH2B act like a real kid (he grew up in Texas and had never
seen so much snow). Today is rain =(
Silly boy wants to live in the UP -- I told him when we could afford a summer house, we'd have
htat up state and spend our winters in lower michigan or another state altogether.....
Tricia =)
Tricia Rawski
QuiltR1024 wrote:
> In article <8595ng$rf2$1...@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>, "Vickie Y."
> <cy....@worldnet.att.net> writes:
>
> >
> >LOL! Actually , I have purple pants on today! I've always had something
> >purple in my wardrobe. My favorite was my *very* purple satin shirt with
> >great, huge gathered sleeves
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> When talking to friends and discussing "purple", I always find myself
> saying that I don't have much purple to sew with or wear. Then I look down
> and there I am standing in purple. So , I guess I do have a lot of purple in
> my fabrics and clothes. It's just those blues that keep overflowing ( in my
> blue jeans, light blue oxford cloth shirts, navy anything, and periwinkle (
> aha, this is where it changes over into the purples )> ( grin)
>
> Kris ( in northern Virginia )
I could never claim to not have purple......I'd say almost half my wardrobe is
purple, all different shades of it....Purple is one of those colors I am drawn
to....and most shades seem to love me right back.....
I'll probably still be wearing it when I'm old but I sure as heck ain't that now!
=P
Kathleen R. Sull
he's gonna like that considering our 38th anniversary is Thursday. We're
kinda used to each other by now, but if Sairey says.... <G> My nest IS
empty of kids so I "could" accomplish Miz Sairey's redecorating
feat if I wanted to. Goodness knows our bedroom could use some sprucing-up.
Hmmm (contemplating)....
Hot-d*mn, woman, as much as I admire your accomplishment(s), I ain't gonna
copy you in this respect. <G>
Kak, who's convincing herself that white walls are "a good (although boring)
thing."
sarah curry wrote in message <387806...@zianet.com>...
>Kathleen R. Sull wrote:
>>
>> Hi Sarah,
>>
>> Your bedroom sounds beautiful, but I have to ask "Where DO you get your
>> energy?" (A project of that scope would have taken me weeks instead of
>> days.) No wonder you're whuffing.
>>
>> Sweet dreams,
>> Kak (near Cleveland, Ohio)
>>
>
>You gotta remember, Kak (and the rest who were astonished at the
>energy-level) that I have a VERY empty nest, here! No spouse (thank
>goodness), kids grown and gone (thank goodness) -- and I was on
>VACATION!
> I ate when I thought about it, got busy when I wanted to, tried to
>remember my 8 glasses of water (yuk). Didn't have to cook; didn't have
>to entertain anyone; didn't even have to take a shower (and I didn't,
>for 3 days ... YIKES! But why bother ... just wash it off all at one
>time seems more efficient to me, when I don't have to show off (or smell
>good) for anyone else).
Ginger
when I stopped in at the local carpet store a few months back
(campaigning for a police cause), then was a beautiful purple carpet
remnant. My mind started twirling, figuring out where to put it. Haven't
gone back yet, but I figger it is still there. The gal who was with me,
took one look at it, turned to me, and said "that's definitely you!"
Hmm, maybe I should venture into painting this apt. Downstairs only,
though. these upstairs rooms have cathedral ceilings 12' high!
Ginger
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes,
but in having new eyes." Marcel Proust
e...@bellsouth.net
winter... they have actually ben in drought for the last 3 years.... oh wellhopefully it is just a
cycle, and enough snow will come soon for them..... This Christmas when I went back I got to have a
snowball fight!!!! I always wanted to grow up and move to Newberry, but I couldnt get the UP
accent down :-) I would love to get snowed in for about a week. My brother in law <from TN of
course> asked me if the lakes and ponds really freeze enough to drive on :-) Christina
Tricia Rawski wrote:
ken.and.alison.adams
> <VBG> And yes, when I get * very*
> old, I Shall Wear Lots of Purple!!
Why wait until you get old? I wear purple now! And it's also my
daughter Sarah's favorite color.
Alison in Ohio
Judith L. Kuehn
I have a cabin near Newberry and some years we would go up there to
snowmobile on a winter vacation. Last time I went, we had 6 feet of
snow on the ground! Talk about a trip!!! We would leave our vehicles at
Pine Stump Junction and snowmobile the rest of the way in..........have
ya ever been there??? The woods are a magical paradise (also only 12
miles from Paradise the way the crow flies) during the winter.
Judy in Linden Mi who just got word that her grandson is off the
vent!!!! YES!!!!!!!Thanks for your thoughs and prayers.
--
Like what likes you.
Butterfly
of snow then, too.
Butterfly
e...@bellsouth.net
YUK hardly winter at all. Christina
Cheryle
purple quilt in the works for the royal room?
Cheryle in Ontario, Canada
sarah curry
Oh, no, Kris -- these are POIPLE!!!!!
Grins,
Sairey
sarah curry
>
> On Sat, 08 Jan 2000 21:20:43 -0700, sarah curry <scu...@zianet.com>
> wrote:
>
> >even purple M&M's, thanks to some friends o' mine :-) ) ...
>
>
> Suzie B
I did not. I carefully separated them from the beautiful PURPLE ones,
and then shut my eyes (so I wouldn't gag) and ATE 'em ...
Grins,
Sairey
Roberta Zollner
Roberta in DK (who also doesn't like brown, but has no problem with our drug
of choice)
"sarah curry" <scu...@zianet.com> wrote in message
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Rowena Aldridge
is perfect, and purple taffeta must be so pretty and shiny!
we have a purple kitchen--really purple, not lilac or lavendar, but deep rich
purple like kings used to wear--and my plan is to replace the cabinet and
drawer pulls with something silver, so now i know that it will look great! so
here it goes again: "we want pictures!!!". babalu!
rowena___. in music city USA
RoStitchery Custom Sewing and Quilting
http://members.aol.com/rostitchry/home.html
sarah curry <scu...@zianet.com> writes:
"when was the last time you did something for the first time?"
Singer
Singer
Roberta Zollner <rob...@private.dk> wrote in message
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QuiltR1024
<raw...@online.emich.edu> writes:
>
>Ah, an ex-Michigander.......Be glad you dind't live anywhere in Michigan a
>year ago....Ann
>Arbor area got over 15 inches of snow within the first 3 days of last
>year....I was glad to see
>it for oen simple reason....teh fartheest I had to go in it was the
>equivalent of crossing the
>street to go to work, and it made DH2B act like a real kid (he grew up in
>Texas and had never
>seen so much snow). Today is rain =(
>Silly boy wants to live in the UP -- I told him when we could afford a summer
>house, we'd have
>htat up state and spend our winters in lower michigan or another state
>altogether.....
>
>Tricia =)
>>>>>>>>>>>
Tricia,
My niece lives in Chassell, Mi. on the UP. ....and my sister is a quilter
who lives in Ashland, Wisc. . I get all kinds of good weather reports from
them. It sure is beautiful up there though.
sarah curry
>
> So are you telling us you gag at the color of CHOCOLATE?
> Roberta in DK (who also doesn't like brown, but has no problem with our drug
> of choice)
Mebbe YOUR drug of choice (and dang near everyone else's), Roberta, but
remember, CHILE also produces those lovely endorphins, and it isn't
BROWN ...
Grins,
Sairey
sarah curry
Hmmmm ... hadn't thought about that one ...
grins,
Sairey
>
> Also the color of Dr. Pepper!
>
> Singer
>
> Roberta Zollner <rob...@private.dk> wrote in message
> news:85fnvk$19v$4...@news101.telia.com...
Pat Gallaway
border. Could you hold the map up so I can see it, please? A little
higher. Ah, yes. Looks very nice. I really like the background fabric
too. It's interesting how the checks are all different sizes and shapes.
Take care,
Pat
Tricia Rawski
QuiltR1024 wrote:
>
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> Tricia,
> My niece lives in Chassell, Mi. on the UP. ....and my sister is a quilter
> who lives in Ashland, Wisc. . I get all kinds of good weather reports from
> them. It sure is beautiful up there though.
>
> Kris ( in northern Virginia )
Gorgeous! I cant' say I've been north in the winter though....the summers are
gorgeous enough...the winter must be magical.
Winter finally decided to hit SE Michigan this last week....we have snow and are
expecting more and bitterly cold winds moving in as well.
=)
Lisa Reeves
are
> gorgeous enough...the winter must be magical.
>
> Winter finally decided to hit SE Michigan this last week....we have snow
and are
> expecting more and bitterly cold winds moving in as well.
I'm in Lansing, and it's COLD.
lisa, who wishes her cubicle wasn't so damned near the loading dock, as they
keep opening the doors....
Steve Wright
Sue in Michigan
"Lisa Reeves" <ree...@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message
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MALIAV
paint my sewing room with! And then did all the work himself! If I
ever get the dang film developed, I'll post you a pic! (I know this
topic is old, but I'm still trying to catch up!!)
Lisa
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In article <3877F6...@zianet.com>,
scu...@zianet.com wrote:
> Singer wrote:
> >
> > PICTURES! We need pictures!!!
> >
> > Singer (who'd like to paint her bedroom pale violet, but has
already been
> > vetoed by husb. :(
> >
>
> Mebbe, but with the understanding that with ME as the photographer,
> there'll be a LOT lost in translation!
> Grins,
> Sairey (who notes, re Singer's parenthetical above, that a
purple
> bedroom is one of the MANY advantages of NOT having a DH to veto
> anything :-D )
>
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Before you buy.
sarah curry
>
> My DH, knowing how much I like purple, picked out a wonderful purple to
> paint my sewing room with! And then did all the work himself! If I
> ever get the dang film developed, I'll post you a pic! (I know this
> topic is old, but I'm still trying to catch up!!)
>
> Lisa
>
Waiting for the pictures (among other things),
Sairey
MALIAV
don't get any naughty ideas... She rents him to come and paint. He's
really good at painting, and he matchs colours well. Of course, if he
knew I was saying this he would deny it vigorously. (He doesn't think
it's MANLY to be good with colours.) He's excellent to bring along on
a S.E.X. expedition! (Don't get naughty ideas there either!!)
Lisa
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In article <389A55...@zianet.com>,
scu...@zianet.com wrote:
> Is he for RENT, Lisa??????
> Waiting for the pictures (among other things),
> Sairey