-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 01-31-17  16:56 <=-

 NB>>> A few inches isn't too bad to shovel out.... and things look so
 NB>>> much prettier...  :)
 RH>> Agreed, I'd rather look at an inch or snow that will soon
 RH>> disappear than many inches that need shovelling.
 NB>> Once they've been shovelled, I don't mind looking at more
 NB>> inches, even if they stick around...  In fact, I'd like them
 NB>> to stay, protect the plants from the winter, and look pretty...  :)

 RH> While it looks pretty, it's nice. OTOH, dirty snow isn't so great to
 RH> look at, and the longer it stays around, the dirtier it gets,
 RH> especially in cities.

That's what the small dustings of snow are for, to clean things up... :)

 NB>>> Makes sense... the bread machine won't put the strain on you,
 NB>>> either... Hope you enjoy the quilt retreat, too... :)
 RH>> I did, and got a fair amount accomplished, tho, as always, not
 RH>> as much as I wanted to. (G)
 NB>> One always tends to plan more than there could possibly been
 NB>> time for for such occasions... wouldn't want to run out of
 NB>> things to do, after all... ;)

 RH> Thought I was going to--on the first day I realised I'd not cut enough
 RH> of the white fabric I was using. I had enough other things to keep me
 RH> busy tho, and when I went home, I found the rest of the white. Brought
 RH> it in the next day & finished cutting what was needed. I'm going to
 RH> try to get the top finished over the next few weeks, then go back to
 RH> QoV projects.

That worked out ok after all, then... :)

 RH>> Got to have a piece of a yummy home made cheesecake that the
 RH>> husband of one of the other ladies made. I went out for lunch
 RH>> with the group one day but brought my own otherwise & Steve
 RH>> brought me supper a couple of times.
 NB>> So you were able to keep a good control of what you were having...
 NB>> good thinking...  :)

 RH> Much better for me overall. I don't like working with dirty hands
 RH> (from munching) so will refrain from the mindless munchies when
 RH> concentrating on a project.
 
Also very good thinking... :)
 
 RH>> The arm held up for several sessions of using
 RH>> the rotary cutter--usually spaced those between times
 RH>> of sewing so as not to put too much of a strain on it.
 NB>> Sounds like you planned that out well, too, then...  :)

 RH> Had to, I knew I'd be in a world of hurt if I didn't.
 
True, indeed....  Was switching between the two different actions
sufficient to keep things happy...?  Or did you also need to take breaks
from both....?

 RH>>>> And they can slice it for you, faster than you can slice it
 RH>>>> yourself.
 NB>>>> There is that..   :)
 RH>>> Done almost before you finish asking for it to be sliced. (G)
 NB>>> ALmost.   :)  Of course the machine slices it all at once, not
 NB>>> one slice at a time...  :)
 RH>> Definately faster, but not worth investing in one for home use. We
 RH>> have a bread slicing guide; it does a credible job of making sure the
 RH>> slices are uniform but we still have to do the work of slicing it.
 NB>> For home use, one doesn't have nearly the volume that the bakery would
 NB>> have... I'm sure those machines don't come cheaply, either...  :)

 RH> Undoubtedly not cheap. Other point is, where would we store it? (G)

That, too...  :)

ttyl     neb

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