Arrgh! Why do I keep doing this to myself?
quinnfyre
16 years ago
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Comments (28)Olga, Cool, I'm in Laurel. IÂve been lurking and occasionally posting for years and noticed your postings. I didnÂt realize we were so close. I usually pay extra close attention to those in my climate. SDLM really fit the bill for me due to color, bloom form, and size. Buttercup yellows and oranges donÂt appeal to me. I tolerate Fragrant Cloud because itÂs a vigorous bloom machine but I think sometimes it hurts my eyes, and pinks are pretty easy to find. IÂve been concentrating on whites, near whites, apricots and true or dark reds (red is my favorite). Like you, IÂve also been trying to get away from spraying by spÂing my most BS prones. IÂve stopped bothering with winter protecting a long time ago. Another goal is to find less thorny ones. After getting rid of my prima donnas I think thorns are my next issue. However, if I can find a healthy SDLM IÂm willing to give it some TLC for a couple of years. My wife and I have friends and relatives in Rockville and Germantown and I can get away with a few things that wonÂt survive their winter. My chinas and my Francis Dubreuil still have all of their leaves. But maybe thatÂs normal, this is my first year with them. Besides, maybe I can take advantage of global warming. Thanks for the advice on the long caned roses. It makes sense, my BdeN didnÂt take off until I planted it in what happened to be a particularly well irrigated section. Thanks for the offer. Right now there's nothing much to look at. With the exception of BDeN they all winter killed at least above ground. BDeN would have been fine if not for the rodents. However, if you have any cuttings of SDLM (or BDeN) you are willing to part with IÂd be glad to stop by or meet somewhere or here. IÂm kind of hoping BehnkeÂs would carry it, but they havenÂt. BehnkeÂs seems to be the best overall deal with their huge selection. Dennis...See MoreWhy do I keep having to log in?
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Comments (10)Poor Vicky! Teeny tiny is too much. The sleeves and darts people are writing about make me shudder. Maybe you could get away with "kimono-style" sleeves that don't need to be set in, and elasticized gathers and other short-cuts. I have always enjoyed making doll clothes--both for my own dolls, of which I still have a few, and for dolls I ended up giving to young relatives and my friends' children. I would even use bits of real fur or leather or embroider them with beads...the sort of clothes I wished I had had for my own dolls as a kid. But none of these were as small as Barbies! More like 12~18" ones. A few times I have received extra thank-you notes from the recipients years later. Now that I am into quilts so much, I don't know if I'll be dressing any more dolls, but if I do, I know I'll have fun. That said, I do not enjoy sewing for humans, myself included (and I make most of my own clothes), so it was a real labor of love when I had to sew things for my mother when I visited from Japan the last 13 years of her life....See Morecjwatson
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