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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on November 30, 2007, 12:17 pm
Juno wrote:
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>> No, I figured I just wasn't sufficiently clear. I am 69 years old,
>> can drive competitively though I rarely do, not having a red light and
>> siren anymore, and do like the current music scene. Doesn't hurt to
>> have one kid who is a punk rocker, playing in several bands. Not that
>> I like his brand of punk which I believe is called "thrash" - but
>> there's lots of really good stuff out there. I don't quilt because
>> it's too finicky for me - I think of meself as a "big picture"
>> person. ;-) But I do wear Birks and have a couple of shawls that I
>> wear, especially at night on the ole computer. One I made when
>> learning to use my knitting machine, one a friend made for me. I
>> don't wear it, but I've also got one that's 40 years old that will go
>> through a wedding ring - beautiful thing it is. I want a paisley, and
>> if one ever crosses my path.....
>> There's little left in the world to shock me, I'm afraid. Disgust,
>> yes. Turn me off, yes. Make me angry even, if there's an unwilling
>> participant or abuser of authority. If I live long enough, I think
>> I'll become an assassin. Who would suspect an 90-year-old woman?
>
> The thing that many *younger people* don't realize is that us little old
> ladies sewing our quilts are the ones changed the world for them. We are
> the original, hippies, rockers, bra burners, anti war, folk singing,
> Woodstock people. As you said there's little out there that shocks us
> anymore. There's plenty that just plain annoys the hell out of me, makes
> me angry and I frequently would just like to pull someone's britches
> down and give them a good old smack on the nether region, but that's
> about it.
> J
I spent some of my formative years associating with naval ratings' kids,
many more knocking about with the RAF. Kinda knocks the corners off yer
prejudices, that does! As does 20 years (on and off!) of teaching
school refuznik lads in their grubby teens... I seem to have acquired a
rather larger profane vocabulary than most kids I've come across! And
when yer MUM likes the Beatles White album and yer 13 YO kid likes both
Queen and jaz, it keeps your ears alive!
I decided that burning bras was a waste of money and just didn't buy
them for several years!
I too can be saddened, enraged, and irritated to the point of spitting
teeth, but am rarely shocked by the awfulness of mankind. On the other
hand, I am frequently astonished and delighted by the generosity of
spirit in the sewing world, and the wisdom of most kids!
Been in school playing again today! :D
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Pogonip on November 30, 2007, 4:01 pm
Kate XXXXXX wrote:
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> Juno wrote:
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I wish they'd get on with inventing that transporter thing. I want to
have a party with all the good people here that we have so much fun
playing together. I think it'll take several days, actually, so that we
all have a chance for show-and-tell and lots of good stories and anecdotes.
A sort of United Nations of stitchers.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by Juno on November 30, 2007, 5:06 pm
Pogonip wrote:
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> Kate XXXXXX wrote:
>> Juno wrote:
> ----lots of good stuff snipped------
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> I wish they'd get on with inventing that transporter thing. I want to
> have a party with all the good people here that we have so much fun
> playing together. I think it'll take several days, actually, so that we
> all have a chance for show-and-tell and lots of good stories and anecdotes.
>
> A sort of United Nations of stitchers.
>
Sounds like a good idea to me
j
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Posted by Joy Beeson on November 28, 2007, 7:18 pm
On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:19:59 -0600, "SewVeryCreative"
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<ConnieATsewverycreativeDOTcom> wrote:
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> Why in the world would this nutjob be posting this crap to a sewing group???
> My quilt group has gotten five so far today from this idiot!!
The embroidery group also.
Joy Beeson
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joy beeson at comcast dot net
http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ -- sewing
http://n3f.home.comcast.net/ -- Writers' Exchange
The above message is a Usenet post.
I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site.
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Posted by Kathy Morgan on November 28, 2007, 8:19 pm
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SewVeryCreative <ConnieATsewverycreativeDOTcom> wrote:
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> Why in the world would this nutjob be posting this crap to a sewing group???
> My quilt group has gotten five so far today from this idiot!!
FWIW, the original post never showed up on my server. I buy usenet
service from SuperNews, which has excellent filtering and retention
(approximately 4 years in text groups) for a very reasonable price. If
you're seeing a lot of spam in newsgroups, you might want to check them
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out. <http://www.supernews.com>
Ob Sewing: This all started with a spam mentioning quilting...earlier
today I dragged out a 10 year old UFO and got it on the quilting frame.
The damn thing has been an albatross for years, and now that I have it
on the frame, I see that I shouldn't have been so intimidated by it.
It's much prettier than I remembered, and it's going to be easier to
quilt than I expected. :-)
Yesterday, I used the new frame to finish quilting some lining material
to use for a new parka, which I desperately need. I can hardly wait to
start on it!
--
Kathy - If you're reading this in your web browser from Google or
similar forum, NNTP "newsreaders" are a better way to access the
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content. <http://www.aptalaska.net/~kmorgan/how-it-works.html>
Links to NNTP newsreaders at <http://www.newsreaders.com/>
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>> No, I figured I just wasn't sufficiently clear. I am 69 years old,
>> can drive competitively though I rarely do, not having a red light and
>> siren anymore, and do like the current music scene. Doesn't hurt to
>> have one kid who is a punk rocker, playing in several bands. Not that
>> I like his brand of punk which I believe is called "thrash" - but
>> there's lots of really good stuff out there. I don't quilt because
>> it's too finicky for me - I think of meself as a "big picture"
>> person. ;-) But I do wear Birks and have a couple of shawls that I
>> wear, especially at night on the ole computer. One I made when
>> learning to use my knitting machine, one a friend made for me. I
>> don't wear it, but I've also got one that's 40 years old that will go
>> through a wedding ring - beautiful thing it is. I want a paisley, and
>> if one ever crosses my path.....
>> There's little left in the world to shock me, I'm afraid. Disgust,
>> yes. Turn me off, yes. Make me angry even, if there's an unwilling
>> participant or abuser of authority. If I live long enough, I think
>> I'll become an assassin. Who would suspect an 90-year-old woman?
>
> The thing that many *younger people* don't realize is that us little old
> ladies sewing our quilts are the ones changed the world for them. We are
> the original, hippies, rockers, bra burners, anti war, folk singing,
> Woodstock people. As you said there's little out there that shocks us
> anymore. There's plenty that just plain annoys the hell out of me, makes
> me angry and I frequently would just like to pull someone's britches
> down and give them a good old smack on the nether region, but that's
> about it.
> J