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Back to Palmetto bugs again...your story had me laughing so hard I almost fell out of my chair. Thank God up North all we have are regulation size cockroaches... Carole --- "Marjorie L. Moorefield" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Camilla, > I'm taking classes in MS Front Page 2000 this Summer, and > I shall set up > a web page showing some of my quilts. > > I still have my old web page on a disk from when Jerry > Finch > had the PD Web Ring, and it shows one of my quilts. But > its > no longer on the Web. > > Unfortunately, most of my quilts are given away, the > smaller > wallquilts I keep, because they are the right size for > display > in my house. I try to change the display each month and > keep > it in with the season. I still haven't figured out what > to make > for Hurricane season however!! > I also collect Bradford Plates, so wall space is scarce > at my house. > > Last week, I decided I'd start paper piecing again, and > since its been > several years since I have done any, I went to the Web > and downloaded > the instructions and a pattern for an arrow. It had a > green background, > and a yellow arrow. Well, being a child of the > depression, I'm not about > to spent my time nor money and then throw it away, and > who in the > world wants a yellow arrow? So by thinking about it a > little, I changed > the base of the arrow to brown, and did use green for the > grass, Changed > the top part of the arrow to a beige fabric with little > slices of watermelon > on it, and blue for the sky. Well, it turned out so cute > I decided to make > 3 more, make them into coasters, and send them to one of > my Sisters in Texas. > She has twin grandchildren, who spend 2 weeks of July > with her. They have > picnics, tea parties, etc. They will just love those > watermelon tree coasters!! > > So I kept busy all evening, and when I sew, I wait till > I'm finished to > clean up, and as I told you, I got new glasses, 2 pairs, > one set > computer/sewing glasses, > and new regular glasses, which have bifocals in them. > Well, needless to > say, I'm not used to either pair of these glasses yet, > and when I looked > out across the room I saw some brown, and thinking it was > a Palmetto > bug which had flown in, I slid over on my chair and > stomped the daylights > out of it! When I moved my foot it started to , at least > I thought, get up > again, so I stomped it again, and again it got up. Well, > I wear an AFO > Brace and I KNEW this couldn't be possible, so I slid > over and changed > glasses to my bifocals, and when I looked down, I had > been stomping the > daylights > out of some of the brown fabric I had trimmed from this > "watermelon > tree coaster"!!! > > Now do you see why my signature says what it does? > > As Ever, > just Marjorie 67/12 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/