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Monday, April 5, 2004 In response to some comments in the last few entries. In no particular order: Ann Marie - I tried the Haloscan account for this website under each of my three email addresses with the same result. After it was fixed by Haloscan, I can receive comments to my Pine Tree Designs email address but not my regular main email address. I give up. They all end up in the same place and get routed to the right folder so I guess I don't care what goes on behind the scenes. Also to Ann Marie - Marcy supplied half of the cards with Happy Easter inside and half are blank. I'm going to be offering all the cards I make with the option of telling me what to stamp inside. I'm going to try it that way anyway - see how it works. Shannon - Good point about stating the material of which the necklaces are made. I emailed Robin a week or two ago to confirm they are made of polymer clay but she didn't answer that question and I forgot all about it. I just changed the page tonight (and will link them all after I'm done here) - so thanks! (And Joan, you think I have energy and get lots done? You ain't seen nothing until you check out Shannon's life. She's the Queen of Lists and Accomplishments. I'm not worthy. I'm not worthy.) Speaking of polymer clay, I saw eraser clay for the first time today on The Carol Duvall Show. You can make things like with regular polymer clay but it works as a real eraser. Bonnie - I had to laugh today. My friend Kathy, who took me to Stever's Candies last week, read your comment about diabetic candy and offered to unwrap the box she bought for her dad for Easter so I could take a picture of it for you! I declined, but please know we thought of you. Krissie - I love Hero Arts. Actually I have a love/hate relationship with them. I love their stamps but hate that they have an angel policy that doesn't allow me to do whatever I want whenever I want, in terms of using their stamps to make products to sell. However, having read your comment and just received their latest newsletter, I looked up their angel policy again. All I really have to do is email them a note telling them which stamps I plan to use, promise not to mechanically reproduce images or sell more than 50 of any design - and display their copyright "wherever possible". That's not so much - and I have a number of their stamps that would be perfect for Mother's Day and spring. So thanks for that nudge.
Speaking of flower stamps, I think I can make some dandy cards using these 6" x 6" papers I bought today at Michael's. It's called the Mini Slab; 180 sheets, 3 of each style, 80 lb paper. These will be just perfect for layering with stamped images. Joan - I read your comment at lunch today and have been thinking about it ever since. I still maintain that it would seem like everyone gets a lot accomplished if everyone wrote it all down. Here's some unsolicited free advice, which as Dad always points out, is exactly worth what you paid for it. Get bifocals! If that's what you need to be able to do needlework - get thee to an eye doctor. Your eyes are important, so take care of them, whether you want to do needlework again or not. Work by really good light. And if you have to move up to a larger count canvas - do it. If needlework is your passion, get over yourself, make changes and get the passion back in your life. Start a new project, then go back and complete unfinished ones (if you have any, and what craftsperson doesn't??). And if needlework is no longer your passion, find out what is. That is the number one reason I am able to accomplish the things I do - because this stuff makes my heart beat faster. It makes me so excited that my mind finds more ideas than I'll ever have time to execute. Passion means I would do all this for free, just because it makes me so happy. (It turns out making money and doing this stuff makes me pretty darn happy too!) I hope I didn't offend you. It's just that it seems like you're maybe stuck. (And I've been 100% in your shoes, thinking my stitching days were over because I couldn't see the same way I used to. I have bifocals but it turns out I can see better up close with no glasses. You can find what's right for you.) You said, "I so wish that I could be more creative!" You can - you just have to find the right passion. Passion brings energy, I guarantee. And keep in touch, because I want to hear about it. (Hey! How about starting your own online journal?? And that concludes our beating-up-my-readers portion of this entry.
Oh wait! The main point of this entry was supposed to be sharing this new recipe. Who knew I'd run off at the mouth like I did? Okay, we all knew it. But here's the recipe. New Potatoes in Dill Cream Sauce kraftfoods.com 2 Points / ½ cup 2-1/2 lbs new red potatoes, quartered. 1 container (8 oz) PHILADELPHIA Chive & Onion Cream Cheese Spread ¼ cup milk 1 green pepper, chopped 3 TB chopped fresh dill (or 2 tsp dried dill) Place potatoes in large saucepan: add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Meanwhile, mix cream cheese spread, milk and green pepper in large microwavable bowl. Microwave on high 40-50 seconds or until cream cheese spread is melted; stir until well blended. Stir in dill. Add drained potatoes; toss lightly to coat. Makes 16 servings, ½ cup each.
Dinner: Pulled pork sandwiches. (I left a pork roast in the crockpot on high all day, simmering in a bottle of barbecue sauce and a little bit of water - rinsed out the barbecue bottle basically.) Potatoes in Dill Cream Sauce. (I added some chopped onions and very little green pepper because we all love onions but Simon and I don't care for green pepper all that much. I threw in extra chives, parsley and black pepper too.) I'll be making both of these often. Reading: Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew. This is the book I bought on eBay recently. I'd borrowed it from the library twice, then decided I really wanted to own it. It turns out I'm finding it much more readable at this time of year when planting season is within sight (if May counts as within sight, and I think it does) - than trying to read it in the dead of one of the coldest, snowiest winters in Rochester history.
Listening to in the car: The Amateur Marriage: A Novel, by Anne Tyler.
I'll start this one in the morning. Yay, a new audiobook! Okay,
change of plans. This audiotape is due back Friday and it's not
renewable so I returned it today. I'll borrow it again. I now have The Beardstown Ladies' Guide to Smart Spending for Big Savings:
How to Save for a Rainy Day Without Sacrificing Your Lifestyle
on hold at the library. I see every one of the Beardstown Ladies'
books are out of print and available used for a penny - up to $1.94.
Guess they had their 15 minutes, huh? Gretchen and Dad - I believe you
both read this or one of their books, no? Care to comment?
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