Dear Ruth, 
     Thanks for the comeback. 
        I'm so sorry that your injury inhibits what you can do with your 
hand.  I agree, the biggest barrier to anyone doing good Calligraphy is 
having the time to practice.   Leave it alone for two weeks and it 
doesn't know you anymore.  Some crafts are easy to lay down and pick up 
again, [like non pattern crochet]  but calligraphy is NOT one of them. 
    Never fear, i always get my nutrients.  I am a graduate dietitian. 
When my lord was released from the hospital after open heart surgery, 
they arranged for an interview with the staff dietitian.  We talked for 
a little while.  I wasn't snooty, as my degree came 20 years before and 
dietetics is constantly changing, however when i got the answer to my 
questions as " I'll have to look that up."  for the seventyleventh time 
and she admitted that she didn't cook much.  I gave up in disgust and 
dig out my own answers.  My lord says that i scarred the stuffing out of 
her. 
     One of 'my' colors is green also, although royal blue is my 
favorite.  Being Irish, i have chosen green pretty often.  I tend to 
buy my trousers [except for pans suits, and have my tops, barely 
decent's, pjs, and fancy dresses, made to fit my Junesque figure and my 
old fashion taste. Then i wear them for the next 20 years or so .  I am 
actually still wearing [and have been regularly]  some that i had made 
over 30 years ago.   
        Shalom,  ll 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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