Crafters Monday October 12 through October 18

Good morning and a happy Columbus Day all....guess none of us really celebrate it anymore....I know I remember the little child’s poem which began “in 14 hundred and ninety two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue”...well that is probably no longer taught in schools but it was a great way for a kid to remember the year Columbus sailed here. We live in the best country in the world, and I think its a great day to celebrate that and all those brave explorers from years ago..... Bet CJ might be able to find a good deal on a fridge today, many folks try to do quick updates to their homes in anticipation of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Dh and I bought our existing fridge only a few years ago at Lowes....and they did offer an extension to the factory service plan. Not sure if that was through Lowes or not...Phyl is right, check the height of the fridge, also the depth too. I remember my friend and her Dh bought a new fridge before they renovated their kitchen (which severely needed a renovation) and the new fridge, which is huge, stuck way way further out from the counter space. It looked pretty stupid for awhile. 2 years later they did a complete kitchen renovation and now it fits in just fine. CJ will be fine, and I really really hope that she is able to find something that is available and will work in her space. That is a nice low electric bill she has....but even if she only saves a few dollars a month with a newer energy saver fridge, well that is enough to pick another fat quarter.

When I went to get my mom’s house ready for sale, Dh and I had our hands full. My moms town had junk pickup every Friday and we took full advantage of that...but some stuff was too big to put out on the curb (like her old kitchen cabinets). And we also got a huge dumpster- completely filled to overflowing that. Anyway- when they came for the large items I wanted removed....I mentioned to Dh that perhaps they should take the old fridge in the basement. I figure that fridge was from the late 50’s....based upon its style. It looked to be (on the outside) in great shape. Inside it had not run for years.....but was full of empty egg cartons which had once held eggs that decomposed and were so far gone that it no longer smelled. I was super happy to pay them an additional $50 to cart that dinosaur off (and spared Dh the miserable task of getting it up my mothers rickety basement steps).

Gotta make a meal for a family in my church....the mom is being treated for a severe UTI and has kidney stones. And i am going to sew today, once I get some stuff done around here.
BBL
ginny

CJ, I'm so glad you had a pleasant experience buying your new fridge. I would actually think that most things would still be fine to eat at 50 degrees and I'm sure the applesauce will definitely be ok. I do remember now that when ours was dying we put everything perishable into coolers with ice from our upright freezer and I think maybe we actually went to the local convenience store and bought ice to keep the food cold. Yes we did... I remember that now. Luckily we, for some odd reason, have several coolers.

It's a pleasant fall day here. A little cool but sunny and a little breeze. I did a bunch of cleaning and am now just going to relax and crochet the rest of the day. This week will be busy. DD is having surgery tomorrow. Dgd is having an ultra sound to check on her baby. She just found out she's having one which I think I mentioned before. Supposedly no one else knows yet but my dd, sil, and my dh and me but I doubt that. Dgd usually shares everything. Well now you guys know too 

Ruth- fall weather is so uplifting and pleasant....hope you did not overdo it cleaning, sometimes I remember you clean like a white tornado and get tons done. Always good not to overdo. Hope that DD’s procedure goes well tomorrow- and DGD’s sono too. Yes we all know now about the little one to be!!! Hope that the baby is perfect and growing well.
G

I didn't get one with an ice maker either. One of the things that was complained about most in the refrigerator reviews was the ice maker not functioning properly or at all. Here it would just get jammed with minerals in no time and that would be the end of making ice anyway.Dh uses a lot of ice because he drinks only cold beverages...iced coffee and sometimes Iced tea. We have nice ice cube trays that work just fine.

yes that's exactly what I do also. Zip lock bags are so useful

Worked on a hat yesterday then last evening dgs' blanket.

See you all later or tomorrow

I'm going to pretend I didn't see the Joann's free shipping 

Ok so we all will pretend that we do not see Joanns free shipping....ha ha ha. I gotta say I do have some elastic loaded in my cart at Joanns- in the event I have to make more masks. I could of course try to convince myself to buy more fabric. Like for that lovely autumn jubilee quilt along.....

CJ- thanks for posting the links for that quilt along. Its so pretty and yes her fabrics are really exquisite. Think I prefer the star row- only because it uses all the different fabrics. So I pose the question to you....as I have seen the same thing! Why are we not able to get McCormick (or here any brand even store brand)gravy mixes?? I don’t get it- and the gravy mix I use in recipes. They have been out of stock for weeks in my local store. I have had no trouble with the air fresheners (the little ones that are shaped like rounded pyramids?). When we were in North Carolina in August, I was shocked by the rudeness of some who just did not seem to care a hoot about social distancing and masks. I think some individuals just like to target others and see if they squirm. think I would have done the same thing and stepped back....letting him get what he wanted, but I might also have said something also. I have little tolerance for rudeness. Yes the one big thing about getting a new appliance - it forces you to clean in all kinds of places that we rarely get to. Do you know when your fridge is supposed to arrive yet?? I am so happy for you....hope it fits the space perfectly and relieves some worry.

Ruth, you must be getting pretty far on that afghan - any news on DD’s procedure today??

Sue, Phyl and Rene (we miss you !). Hope each of you has a good day.
G

Hello Crafters

Ginny - Hope you get some good buys at JoAnn's. They had better get our McCormick's gravy mix back in stock

My new refrigerator was delivered today. It was an easy process, they were able to take out the old one by taking off the doors and they brought in the new one without the handles. It was a really quick process too.

I put a thermometer in my freezer and it quickly got to 0 degrees, so I put all the frozen food back in. The refrigerated part is a bit different. I'm getting different temperature readings on different shelves. Most of it is registering 40 degrees, but one area to the front of one shelf is showing 50 degrees. I did put my condiments and applesauce and fruit cups back in there and I guess I'll wait and see how it is tomorrow. I've read it can take up to 24 hours to get the temperatures good.

I finished piecing my bowtie quilt top together yesterday and I'll try to get a picture for you when I can figure out how to display it. I have a portable display wall that is kind of on a frame. It's too big (72x72) for me to keep it assembled all the time, but I'll put it together so I can take some pictures.

A new quilt along started today at Pat Sloan's website today - it's called Cozy Things and uses a layer cake and yardage. Looking at the first block I'm wondering why she said a layer cake if you are just cutting them up, but I guess you could fussy cut a layer cake. I might not use the fabrics I'd planned for this and instead looking through my stash since it doesn't seem like it's going to use any 10 inch pieces.  Here's a link to Block 1:

www.ilovetomakequilts.com/2020/10/-free-block-1-cozy-things.html

I'm tired now from moving all the stuff around yesterday and moving it all back today. I hope I can go to the grocery store in a day or so, I miss having yogurt, milk and cheese

Take care everyone!