Linda Roorda

I saw it on FB and agree with the original post by Carano, who I know nothing about, not even that she is/was an actress. She was fired because she was not being "politically correct." Since I was a teen, I read extensively on the attitudes of hatred and extermination pre-/during WWII, and both of us had paternal families emigrate to the U.S. from Holland post WWI to seek a better life, their other family and friends going thru it again during WWII.  I own Corrie ten Boom's books, including why she and family were sent to concentration camps for protecting Jews. I have childhood friends whose parents left Holland after WWII, their mother losing a sibling to sniper bullets while trying to flee a war scene. I find what was done in the hate/violence against Jews, or anyone who supported them, back then is not essentially different from the hatred and violence now perpetrated and espoused against opposing views. We are losing our freedom of speech... and thought!  I see it amongst my childhood and high school friends on FB, but have remained friends by no longer speaking up against their hatred of opposing conservative viewpoints like mine...  to my regret at times for not standing up more for my own beliefs.

On 2/10/2021 at 3:44 PM, Ann said:

Has any one ever tried this?

What a neat idea!!

Learned how to put in a "recessed zipper" for my new handbag style... and here's one example: 

Finished a new quilt for my husband to enjoy in his recliner. Started with a center panel, bordered by 2" dark blue edging, then added more fabric that meshed well - panel and fabrics had been donated over the past few years from 4 different people and they all mesh as if bought together, plus backing of my own! Quilted center flag/eagle with 2" diamond design - i.e. using yardstick and quilting ruler, mark with masking tape 2" diagonal lines as guides for sewing each quilting seam, creating a diamond pattern when done. Also used "stitching-in-the-ditch" where you sew in center of long seams and on some of the square straight lines like on the squares above and below eagle/flag on panel. Did not dare use spray basting to hold everything together as using that on a big cross log cabin quilt in Aug 2019, even wearing a carpenter's mask outside on the deck to spray it, I landed in the hospital for several days due to extreme dizziness, and learned that's a side effect of accidentally breathing in the spray. So, tho this quilt was pinned thru top layer, cotton batting inside, and back layer, things shifted some.  Border edgings I sew on by machine but then always sew it down by hand to the backing with a hidden stitch.  And as the Amish do, leaving mistakes as is just proves we are not perfect 🙂  Any other quilters out there?

"They" call these muscle cars??!!! No way!!! Well the one above is ok, but most in the article are ugly, yes!!  Try late '60s/early '70s!!!  Like the Pontiac GTO, Firebird, Trans Am, Chevy Camaro, Chevy Corvette, Dodge Charger, mid '60s Ford Mustang like Ed's brother had had - they were some awesome cars!!  First car I bought as a senior in high school (in school half days, worked for a lawyer in afternoons plus babysat evenings) was a beautiful black '68 Chrysler Newport, from a neighbor, loved it, washed and waxed it every Sat! but it had some engine problems and, rather than wait for my Dad to get home as an OTR trucker (gone 2-4 wks at a time) to discuss what to do about it, I stupidly traded it in for a '68 Buick Skylark, the biggest lemon on 4wheels. My Dad wasn't happy with me but hey, it's how ya learn from your mistakes.

70s  - "Layla" by Derek and the Dominos - yes, Eric Clapton, but the best of in this guise.

70s - "I Can Help" - Billy Swan

80s - "Take Me On" by the Swedish group a-ha; there's nothing else memorable on that decade's list of one-hit wonders.

Not listening to new rock after the '80s, only Christian Contemporary and Classic Rock.

60s -  Barry Sadler’s "Ballad of the Green Beret" - once upon a time, knew this song by heart to sing while playing my guitar; but many more one-hit wonders in this decade.

On 12/17/2020 at 2:46 PM, Chris said:

I think Spencer is a cool little town to walk around in once in a while. I haven't been to the Country Diner in a long time, may be about time to stop in there soon. 

I also enjoy the occasional trip to Owego to walk around, check a few places out. 

But the truth is, I really don't go to a lot of places. I'm usually good with staying right here at home. Boring, I know. 🙂

 

Glad you like our little Spencer! I, too, love Owego with its quaint and updated shops down Lake and Front Streets 🙂  Otherwise, since Ed can no longer travel, I'm content at home here too enjoying my gardens 🙂