Why so quiet? - Page 4

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coats <g>). The times are a'changing in the house. It's my space, I

> Yes, we are now back on sun time. I like it much better than so-called
> Daylight saving time! With no alarm, I tend to wake up when the sun
> comes up, and now it feels more normal. But it'S hard to readjust
> schedules twice a year, wish we could just stick with this!
> Roberta in D
>
>
>> Howdy!
>>
>> Y'all already changed time, Roberta?
>> We have another week to go, then we get that hour returned to us;
>> I'm so glad when we get back to "normal" time; don't need one more
>> hour of summer! ;-D
>>
>> Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the Halloween quilts are on display,
>> time to break out the candy corn! (yeah, like that waited... )
>>
>> R/Sandy
>>
>> On 10/25/09 4:35 AM, in article ln68e5dgkm4rsasqaleb65lm1jpgqapabb@4ax.com,
>>
>>> We're all feeling slightly discombobulated from the time change last
>>> night. But I've been productive: this year's friendship quilt is
>>> assembled and layered ready for basting. Most of my contributors got
>>> the blocks the right size -a miracle! Only had to re-do one of them,
>>> and a couple needed some extra strips to bring out their best.
>>> Also started assembling some feathered star blocks that have been
>>> lying around for a looong time.
>>> Roberta in D, no sports!
>>>

> Howdy!
>
> Just one of many studies and opinions that say DST doesn't work
> as intended: http://ideas.repec.org/p/nbr/nberwo/14429.html
> Here where we run the a/c day & night during much of DST, it doesn't
> save anything, time or money. But SOMEone in another part of
> the country decided to extend it to the first Sunday in November - huh?!?
> As Barney Fife would say: Nip it! In the bud! Nip it IN THE BUD!
>
> Changing times Numero Dos (miss you, Molly Ivins):
> shuffling and slightly organizing things in the quilt studio,
> aka den; lots of space, light, electronic entertainment equipment
> & space (& it's close to the kitchen); might claim that bathroom, too,
> w/ it's storage possibilities... and the "coat" closet (like we need
> coats <g>). The times are a'changing in the house. It's my space, I
> deserve it, and - doggoneit- I like it back here! ;-D
>
> R/Sandy - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de_P2aUZJyA
>
> On 10/26/09 10:22 AM, in article vffbe5hbmvvvbcnr96i0lccebnprrvjc1b@4ax.com,
>
>> Yes, we are now back on sun time. I like it much better than so-called
>> Daylight saving time! With no alarm, I tend to wake up when the sun
>> comes up, and now it feels more normal. But it'S hard to readjust
>> schedules twice a year, wish we could just stick with this!
>> Roberta in D
>>> Howdy!
>>> Y'all already changed time, Roberta?
>>> We have another week to go, then we get that hour returned to us;
>>> I'm so glad when we get back to "normal" time; don't need one more
>>> hour of summer! ;-D
>>> Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the Halloween quilts are on display,
>>> time to break out the candy corn! (yeah, like that waited... )
>>> R/Sandy
>>> On 10/25/09 4:35 AM, in article ln68e5dgkm4rsasqaleb65lm1jpgqapabb@4ax.com,
>>>> We're all feeling slightly discombobulated from the time change last
>>>> night. But I've been productive: this year's friendship quilt is
>>>> assembled and layered ready for basting. Most of my contributors got
>>>> the blocks the right size -a miracle! Only had to re-do one of them,
>>>> and a couple needed some extra strips to bring out their best.
>>>> Also started assembling some feathered star blocks that have been
>>>> lying around for a looong time.
>>>> Roberta in D, no sports!
>

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> Is it just my imagination, or have things been quiet here the last few da=

> I've put aside the Tree Everlasting that I was machine quilting because I
> was about to throw my SM out the window. =A0I know, I know, the problem w=

> between the machine and the seat of my chair, but one is inclined to blam=

> the SM, isn't one? -- like one blames ones computer.
> I have started cutting and piecing a Churn Dash from calico solids and
> traditional floral prints. =A0The blocks are 12 inches square. =A0It's a =

> simple pattern, but imagine my surprise last night when I found that the
> templates I was referring to in an old magazine for the the measurements =

> my quick-piecing were wrong, wrong, wrong. =A0No harm done, and I thought=

> was very clever for catching the geometric error as soon as I did.
> Tonight, I am dividing my attention between continuing to piece the calic=

> quilt top and making a picnic lunch for tomorrow's big polo match.
> So what are you people up to? =A0Betting on the World Series? =A0On footb=

> games? =A0:-)
> ep

> Is it just my imagination, or have things been quiet here the last few
> days?
> I've put aside the Tree Everlasting that I was machine quilting because I
> was about to throw my SM out the window. I know, I know, the problem was
> between the machine and the seat of my chair, but one is inclined to blame
> the SM, isn't one? -- like one blames ones computer.
> I have started cutting and piecing a Churn Dash from calico solids and
> traditional floral prints. The blocks are 12 inches square. It's a very
> simple pattern, but imagine my surprise last night when I found that the
> templates I was referring to in an old magazine for the the measurements
> of
> my quick-piecing were wrong, wrong, wrong. No harm done, and I thought I
> was very clever for catching the geometric error as soon as I did.
> Tonight, I am dividing my attention between continuing to piece the calico
> quilt top and making a picnic lunch for tomorrow's big polo match.
> So what are you people up to? Betting on the World Series? On football
> games? :-)
> ep