Hi All, I have just recently found quite a lot of patterns on Strawberry shortcake on ebay, as my mum is making a blanket for my sister, I also have a book on care bear cousins and my family have a few other patterens on different things, I have books on disney such as mickey mouse, donald, daisy etc... also heaps on winney the poo. I am looking for patterns on motorbikes and also cute monkeys and hippo's dosent matter what size, I am happy to trade patterns if anyone can assist. Thanks

hi everyone...im crazy about cross stitching n i have a long list of patterns i'd love to stitch...unfortunately there r no patterns from the ones i need where im from so i'd really appreciate if u guys can help me out and share these patterns with me...i have some tatty teddy patterns,floral patterns and a few animal patterns that i can share with anyone who's interested... the ones i need r: country companions suzy's zoo and all duckport patterns lickle ted and somebunny care bears & care bears cousins my little pony precious moments disney characters forever friends bears rainbow brite strawberry shortcake newton's law plz feel free to email me if anyone's interested (mad4u54@hotmail.com) happy stitching guyz=)) take care

Just saying, somethin's gotta give! Yesterday was a "lazy" day, no construction, finishing, or housework (other than dishes), but just running errands, taking care of the flowerbeds, and having the kids on vacation was busy enough. Today's the really busy day, I noticed that the kitchen, mudroom need to be vac'd and mopped, the FR and LR plus all the upstairs need vac'd, and even though I cleaned bathrooms Sat they need it again. In DH's defense, he works an office job all day, then comes home and waters, weeds the veggie garden, 1x/2x per week mows the lawn (and it's a big lawn) and often is working on our old commuter car (176,000 miles and I don't know how much longer it will last). Tonight he and DS have Scouts. On weekends DH tends the lawn and garden *and* usually is doing something in the fields or woods (though I question whether we really need a path cleared to the creek right now, but since he did it now I want him to cut out the old barbed wire so the kids don't get hurt). Next nice w/e we have hay to get in (if my dad cuts and bales it), and one of these days we're going to build a barn and then there will be more work to do with cows. I just tell him "Let me finish the house first!" Took a walk with DH down by the creek this Sat night (then made him take me out to Chinese since I didn't have time to make the stuffed peppers I had planned on). He found more blueberry bushes, the ones deep in the woods have more berries, maybe b/c they were more sheltered from the late frost we had. Dad mowed down a lot of the blackberries last year (I was mad!) but we still have canes bearing so even if it's not a good year for blueberries we should have decent amount of blackberries. I'm going to try my hand at jam. OK, off too clean b4 CIL gets here (except MBR, I'm still sanding in there so dusting and vacuuming will have to wait). Wish I had a dust-free climate-controlled workshop.

Howdy, Folks. I've heard if one hangs a dead crow on a fence near their garden it will keep other crows away. My next door neighbor has had to replant corn three times. Each time it breaks ground crows pull the plant. Yesterday he shot one and hung it on the fence. I've not talked to him and yet don't know the effectivness . This morning I had my coffee and a bagel on the back porch. I kept looking at the dead crow and thought of Poe's, The Raven (remember? Nevermore, Lenore?). When I came to the computer I was inspired. ODE TO A CROW, by Gene My head is low, My feet are high, Different from yesterday - I soared through the sky! A garden I spotted, Oh, I filled with glee, Morsels of young corn just waited for me. On a fence here am I hanging, Corn sprouts were good, but gun went banging! - - - - - - - - - - - I have four coffees (1/2 pound package deal) from Caribou: Caribou blend, Sumatra, French Roast, and Columbia. I'm using the Caribou blend. I didn't want to grind it myself. I told them I wanted it ground for the paper filter type of maker. It came ground very, very thin. I thought it should have been lightly coarse. Am I wrong? That coffee is okay but for my taste buds no much more than less expensive stuff. Gurley, you caught me, didn't you. Yes, I live at Candler. I've never thought alias' were very good anyway. If someone wants to find you bad enough they will. But, it is often recommended by those in the know, isn't it. Thanks for the continuing information, Eloise. It has encouraged me to start doing something. I'm 73, windowed, with three children. I'd like to have things more organized when I move on. I have updated my will in a simplistic fashion for the present. I've found the local N.C. probate office accepts an informal will if signed and no witnesses. There were changes I wanted to make to the old one and that was convenient for the time being. I'm preparing two file folders. One has original documents and the other copies. The other will be furnished a daugher whose named Executor (they don't use Executrix any more). Some of my things require explanation such as an insurance policy which has a face value higher than actual value. I need to include a letter explaining I borrowed some money on the policy years ago and just have never paid it back. Otherwise I think it would be confusing to them. I plan to pay it back if and when I sell a lot. It is dry in WNC! I'm sure it is elsewhere, too. I'm mowing every couple of weeks rather than weekly. It sure makes one think about global warming. But, I have seen it this way even with ground cracking only for the rain to begin and come almost daily until Fall gets here. I still drive the Miata maybe once a week. It's still fun. It came with a supposedly cancelled XM radio. I generally don't try to listen to music because of noise, it being a convertible. I was at a stop light and began messing with the radio. I got an XM channel with 30's and 40's music. It was good listening. I heard later XM has sample days trying to get new subscribers. I wish everyone well. I'm sorry the topic has slowed so much. Maybe it's because of warmer weather and longer days. Maybe it will pick up come cold weather. Sorry about saying those words. Regards, Gene