-=> Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 01-10-20  23:35 <=-

 >> Eventually things will settle down, and you will go to satisfy your
 >> curiosity... ;)

 JK> hehe.. still haven't gone up there to try them on or see if they are
 JK> there... but I have a feeling they will fit "mostly" fine . 
 JK> Eventually though I will get upstairs and check them out, I especially
 JK> want to check on a black velvet dress that is in a dress storage bag. 
 JK> I would be crushed if that one was damaged... but it should be fine :)

Hopefully so....  :)
 
 >> Yep... Of course now I have 'other' things to deal with since Aunt
 >> Gert died.. Among other things, she had a box of some 20 porcelin dolls
 >> that Ron unpacked (they were in her closet).  One of his cousins had
 >> told him that Aunt Gert had a very very valuable doll that her mother
 >> had given her but I haven't seen it. I have a feeling some other
 >> relative grabbed that one at some point before we took Aunt Gert in...
 > Possible that she might have given it away...

 JK> True, though who knows.  We'd never talked about that at least.

And now you can't ask her...
 
 >> regardless, there are now beautiful porcelin dolls (some with stands)
 >> on a bookcase I "freed" up in my living room.  Not so extremely
 >> valuable (like thousands' a piece) but they seem to be worth something
 >> - and what is great is, they remind me of her because she used to
 >> display them all in a beautiful glass enclosed wooden display case.
 > That's great... :)  You get a very nice way to remember her, and can
 > enjoy the dolls for themselves, too... :)

 JK> I'd really like to find another home for them though, because they
 JK> would really need to be vacuumed/dusted often.  Or I'd need to invest
 JK> in a display case for them and right now is not a good time for that...
 JK> At some point Ron could build one, but again right now is not a good
 JK> time for that either.  We'll see how it all works out - I'm sure a few
 JK> weeks won't be a disaster for them. :) 

I'm sure they'll be fine for a few weeks, or even a month or two or
longer.... :)  I have a doll that was given to my mom when she was
almost an adult... she boxed it up, and it moved with her for a number
of moves... she gave it to me (as her oldest daughter), still all boxed
up, when I got married and moved out of the house...  It sits on a shelf
in the bedroom... :)

 >> We have many boxes of her clothes/coats that we'll get over to the
 >> local thrift shop, etc... Hopefully that will help someone somewhere.
 > That's a big job, too.... And I'm sure that there will be those that
 > will be blessed by getting them...  :)

 JK> Certainly her coats and sweaters (there are many many of each of them
 JK> ). She was very tall so hopefully they would fit someone out
 JK> there.  At the least if someone is handy they can hem them if they
 JK> are too long.

And for someone else that is very tall, it would be a real windfall.. :)
 
 >> I remember I gave some of the kids' clothes I made to some friends who
 >> had sons and daughters about the same size as my two, needless to say
 >> those moms were very happy.  The one I remember most was a clown
 >> costume my son had requested for Halloween... it was beautiful 
 > And hopefully the kids enjoyed them as well...  :)

 JK> Yep :)  Much later, I made various things for my daughter's boys, like
 JK> when her first was a baby (and later, her 2nd son), I made fancy diaper
 JK> covers (water proof yet... ). Overalls, jeans, you name it ...
 JK> those things I sewed lasted so well, my daughter was able to give them
 JK> to her friends later. That's the thing about home made clothing... it
 JK> generally does last longer than store bought "stuff" 

And has more style, often as not... :)  Especially when done by someone
that knows what she is doing...  :)

 >>> I suppose it might have been possible to get a special order... but that
 >>> likely would have been a lot more expensive... a very good thing in that
 >>> case that you had the skills to make her one yourself... :)
 >> and maybe have taken more time?  anyway, I knew I could take care of
 >> it 
 > Yeah, probably would have taken more time.... so very good that you
 > could and did take care of it for her.... :)

 JK> I remember my sister's wedding was a busy time for me... I also made
 JK> my mother's "mother of the bride" dress... it was beautiful.. Gold
 JK> designs on a see-through fabric over a taffeta shell... :)  She loved
 JK> that one :) 

That does sound lovely.... :)  And that does sound like a particularly
busy time, with all that to make... :)

 >>>>>> I did grow regular eggplant in my garden outside one year but this is
 >>>>>> the first time I saw eggplant from Aerogarden, so I was really happy
 >>>>>> about that :)
 >>>>> You'll have to let us know how they grow and end up tasting...
 >>>> I planted them today so now I can be impatient but THANKFULLY I will
 >>>> only have to wait 12 weeks from now to see how they taste.. that is
 >>>> "amazing" to me 
 >>> 12 weeks.... middle of March, then...?  Even that is rather amazing... :)
 >> Yes :)
 >> The plants are already going crazy :)  When you plant them in the
 >> aerogarden, you cover each seed pod with a plastic cap to maximize
 >> moisture... You remove the caps when the first "true leaves" show and
 >> start pressing against the cap. I had to remove just about all of the
 >> bok choy caps yesterday, so they are off to a great start :)
 > That's quick... :)  You'll be harvesting them in no time at all.. :)

 JK> They are almost ready to start grabbing some stalks for baby bok choy
 JK> :)  It is amazing to me :)

It is indeed amazing.... :)

 JK> Now I have to get some other veggies planted in another aerogarden
 JK> planter I have... That one has been sterilized and it's just waiting
 JK> for me to get to it :)

Sounds like you'll be set for winter veggies.... :)

ttyl      neb

... "Patience ... yeah ... yeah ... how long will *that* take?"

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