Memorygirls - Make Do and Mend

Memory_Girl

Firewalker wrote: »

Good evening Memorygirl, good evening all,

several things, really.

1) MG, going with the flow is one of the laws of the Universe - the Law of Rhythm which says that the Universe and everything in it have a rhythm; when we learn to hear and follow it things come easy and are fun.
2) My verdict on the book. I have to examine a PhD thesis next week and the preparation for this kind of thing normally takes 3-4 days (including thinking time, of course). Using the techniques suggested in MG's book I am finished in 6 hours and 27 minutes. There is a bit more to do but it should take no more than an hour or so. Thus it is a big, fat thimbs up from me - tried and tested.
3) It is confirmed - I am a newfound baking Godess (with some help from my friends) but making ciabatta bread is not my strongest point. I am sure it is something silly I do (or don't) but it sticks to the baking paper. Help!
4) Tomorrow I am out - have to get on a plane at 6.40 am and will be back past 9 pm. I can try and borrow a computer to see what you are all up to from someone at this gathering but suspect they are never going to forgive me. But I'll be back!

Look after yourselves and the Universe be with you.

Firewalker

thanks for the testimonial firewalker - and thanks to the universe for giving you back all thattime to do with as you wish.

As for the sticking bread - the secret is

taaaaadaaaaaaaaaaaa ............. silicon paper:D:D. nothing - and i mean nothing sticks to that. swear by it myself;)

mg

ps see you when you get back

MrsMoo2U

penny39 wrote: »

Hi, am frantically trying to find the blog- where is it? what do I do? help! Help! :j

Penny,
Click on MGs name, then click on visit MG homepage - brings the blog up for you there.

Memory_Girl

ClootiesMum wrote: »

penny39 - stay here and you will be surrounded by people who know what the important things in life are

sadly for me - on a Sunday - that's wine

me too "happily" :D. But after the day i've had i'm counting it as medicinal.

mg

Memory_Girl

angelaf wrote: »

No because it was a lesson in a workshop but basically (don't think I'm breaking copyright because the teacher told us she found it somewhere on the internet that was open to everyone but I can't remember what) you do the following:
cast on an even number of stitches using the cable method, we did 10 for the bead but the skies the limit.
Then you k 1 sl 1 all along the row,
repeat this row until you have the required length. We did 12 rows for the size bead we were doing.

Then the really fun bit instead of casting off you leave a long end and thread a wool needle with it.
You then slip the first stitch on to the needle and hold it to the back of the work.
Then slip the next stitch on to another pin and hold to the front of the work.
You repeat this all along your knitted piece and if you have k1 sl1 correctly you will find you have a 'bag.'
You then thread the remaining stitches off the pin onto the wool needle and pull the thread through and after stuffing you pull up thread tight and secure.

The tutor left a length of wool about 30cms and stuffed the bead with that but the wool we used was expensive so I only used enough to thread through and secure. I stuffed the ball with other scraps I had.

If my instructions are not very clear let me know and I'll send you the ones we had.

Oh i am so going to give that a try

MG

acornpip

Bit random...but what did you do with all those cucumbers?!?

Memory_Girl

boredofbeingathome wrote: »

Oh, i was thinking that you should let the elder one go first- tis only polite you know:D:rotfl::rotfl:

I have sharp elbows;)

Scary wummin :eek:

lol:rotfl:

mg

boredofbeingathome

Memory_Girl wrote: »

Scary wummin :eek:

lol:rotfl:

mg

:cool::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Memory_Girl

no_pennies wrote: »

hi mg and stollowers (is that the word lol) Im de lurking like lots of others at the moment ,what does that tell you mg all us lurkers coming out to tell you how you reading this has made a difference to our lives. I started reading a few weeks ago and as my dd would say im well impressed !! . I am not usually a believer in things like the secret ect (bit hippyish for me ) but ive read all the stories on here and started to change my way of thinking since then ive been calmer and more positive , and wierdly things have started to happen saw a copy of the secret (complicated part version so i never bought it ) in a charity shop i dont usually go in ,talked to a lady iv'e known for a while and told her i was trying to change my life in small ways by positive thought , she then tells me oh do you mean the secret turns out she knows all about it and is also trained in life coaching and holistic stuff - the world is such a small place ,and the final straw was i saw a cushion omg £20 guess what it said on it MAKE DO AND MEND so here i am ready to play and ready to change .the universe has sent me to mg and friends xxx im going to enjoy the ride ps mg you actually dont realise the affect you have on others bless you i wish i could have been there to give you hug sometimes when you needed one oh and i will pm you about the student book (for daughter who is a bit wild !! oh well a bit of spirit is nice lol )

welcome aboard no pennies

It seems like the universe is sending you a pile of hints that this is where you are supposed to hang out for a while - so pull up a chair, put on a pot of tea and grab you notebook cos i think we are in for entertaining times.

MG

ClootiesMum

BOB's last post - couldn't have said it better me'self

me too "happily" :D. But after the day i've had i'm counting it as medicinal.

And medicine is good for you - yah?

PS - took ne 10 mims to tipe this:D

Memory_Girl

acornpip wrote: »

Bit random...but what did you do with all those cucumbers?!?

oooh missus !!!!!

10 cucumbers

3 got made into dill pickle
2 got made into picallilli
1 got passed to my mum
1 got turned into gazpacho soup and tzatziki
2 got turned into indian hot pickle (think lime pickle)
1 got turned into an indian curry (recipe was for gourd but was real tasty)

so that was my adventures in cucumber land :rotfl::rotfl:

mg