Old Timers and Newbies!

[jeanran]

Hippie,

Here is something for you when it gets a bit warmer.

[Ailuros]

Originally Posted by jeanran

Ailuros, I can see ya but can't figure out whatchur cookin' tonight???

I haven't decided yet. Probably lamb - I have some in the fridge that was stewed slowly with garlic and thyme. I think I'll just warm it up and do some green veggies with it. But there's chicken, too, so I might change my mind.

[jeanran]

Watch out when Tooter's couponing!

[jeanran]

Originally Posted by Ailuros

I haven't decided yet. Probably lamb - I have some in the fridge that was stewed slowly with garlic and thyme. I think I'll just warm it up and do some green veggies with it. But there's chicken, too, so I might change my mind.

Good, because it sure looked like you were cooking spaghetti and sauce there...

[*Pear*]

Originally Posted by jeanran

Pear, I sure enjoyed this, thanks so much for sharing it with us. I watched the others also. Was the girls picture taken at Ocean Shores, WA.?

The kids are/were adorable.

Yes, it was Ocean Shores last year. Hubby got a new kite and they were trying to keep it in the air.

Originally Posted by jeanran

Pear, I have something that is guaranteed to make you feel better...

EEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!

[*Pear*]

Originally Posted by jeanran

Watch out when Tooter's couponing!

Hehehe, Is that a store surveilence cam of Tooter?

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by jeanran

Click, was there a little too much of this going on last night???

Yep!!!!!

Won't be doing that again!!!!! My eyes and fingers are all swollen. Must be water retention.

I feel like crap...no...worse than crap!!!!

Cute smilies you have found.

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by jeanran

Watch out when Tooter's couponing!

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by jeanran

Tooter, I feel so bad for your poor hubby!

Tooter....

[Lost and Found]

Well...I'm going to work on good ol' history now.

[*Pear*]

I just bought the cutest purse pattern, I cant wait to try it.
Etsy :: jmillen :: PATTERN for felted eyelash trimmed purse

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by *Pear*

I just bought the cutest purse pattern, I cant wait to try it.
Etsy :: jmillen :: PATTERN for felted eyelash trimmed purse

That's neat...Pear. You know how to knit? I am envious...I only know how to crochet.

[*Pear*]

Knitting isnt hard to learn, Click. My mom taught me when I was little. I dont knit often, but that bag is too cute to pass up. I've never felted before, that should be fun.

[*Pear*]

There's some free crochet felting patterns here Free Felted Patterns

[*Pear*]

This is an adorable heart crochet bag Felted bag in Alaska ~ DROPS Design

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by *Pear*

There's some free crochet felting patterns here Free Felted Patterns

Oh...those are neat...Pear!!! I have never heard of felting before!!! I wish that I knew how to knit. Maybe, once I'm settled, you could come over and teach me!!!

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by *Pear*

This is an adorable heart crochet bag Felted bag in Alaska ~ DROPS Design

That's cute too...except only the heart and flower are crocheted.

[*Pear*]

I wish I could, Click, but its a really really long drive.

You could try this BASIC KNIT INSTRUCTIONS

Theres lots of neat crocheting things you can make too.

I get bored too easily with projects so I have to make smaller projects. I did knit a sweater in high school that I really liked.

[*Pear*]

Originally Posted by Lost and Found

That's cute too...except only the heart and flower are crocheted.

Oh, you're right. I didnt read the pattern through...

This one is close to the bag pattern I bought, especially if you use fun fur and eyelash yarn at the top. http://www.luv2crochet.com/feltedcrochetbag.pdf

[*Pear*]

This is another crochet one, its adorable Pike Place Market Bag | Crochet Me

[*Pear*]

I love this!!! http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/?cat=11

(top project)

[jeanran]

Originally Posted by *Pear*

Jean, check out today's wifezillas blog...

Wifezilla's Way: Cholesterol & Saturated Fat Were Framed

I found this quite interesting but did have a bit of trouble following him. I will see if I can find out more about this. Thanks for posting the link.

[*Pear*]

This is inspiring:

Jo Heeley's weight loss story

Here is Jo's story from Jo herself:

Several years ago I was bumbling along, weighing in at 210 pounds and growing. I loved my food and had a very sweet tooth. I would spend my days eating chocolate, cakes, biscuits, crisps and then have three big meals a day. At night I'd feel quite sick, laying in bed with heartburn, indigestion, wishing I hadn't been such a pig and vowing to start my diet tomorrow!!! But the next morning I'd be up eating all over again.

At the end of May 2003 my cousin came to stay with us for the weekend, he was raving on and on about the Atkins diet and had lost 28 pounds. I thought it sounded like total rubbish and had heard through the media that it was dangerous. But my cousin kept on and on and I have to say I couldn't believe what he was eating and still claimed he was losing weight! Anyway, before he left he brought me a copy of "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution" and told me to try it--just for two weeks...I didn't read the book but just glanced at the "allowed" foods on the Induction page.

The first few days, I exchanged my usual high-carb foods with low-carb snacks. Every time I wanted chocolate or crisps I'd have a piece of cheese or meat. Meals would be roughly the same as I'd always had but without the fries, pasta, potatoes, etc.

On day 3 of Induction, I remember thinking I was coming down with flu or something because I felt "headachey" and miserable. I didn't give up on my low-carbing because by the end of the first week I felt absolutely great with more energy, my IBS had vanished, my aching joints had gone and I even FELT THINNER!!

Two weeks in and (I remember this vividly now) I was sitting in the garden enjoying the sun and I looked at my watch at 2:15pm when I suddenly I realized I hadn't eaten anything since breakfast! This was a MAJOR breakthrough for me because never before in my life had I ever forgotten to eat!

It was at that point I went and got the Atkins book out again and actually read it. I finally realized that everything about low-carb living I was experiencing was true just as Dr. Atkins wrote! I was indeed a major carboholic--totally addicted to them and without even realizing it. At this point, I knew I'd broken free from my addiction.

I lost 10 pounds in that first two weeks and after a while I realized the weight loss formed a pattern. I'd lose about 5 pounds over two weeks which would then be followed by two weeks where I didn't lose weight but I lost inches.

One day, I decided on a pursuing a target weight to reach for a specific goal. I'd never gotten far enough into a diet before to even think about that one!! I went for 140 pounds (10 stones for my fellow British) which seemed like a nice sensible weight for my height of 5'7" tall. As I got closer to it by November 2003, I started to wonder how to actually stop "dieting." I talked it over with another low-carber who just said "why stop?" Well, I was enjoying my food and I wasn't feeling deprived so I didn't stop. To this day I'm still eating close to Induction-level carbs (occasionally I may add a few low-carb bits and pieces--nuts in particular).

My weight actually got down to 126 pounds and then just stopped going down anymore! I'm absolutely fine with that! I'm so much happier today than I ever have been, I love going out with my family and friends, I love clothes shopping and I have so much more energy and confidence now. My life has been transformed completely because of the low-carb lifestyle.

The only regret I have about this experience is that I waited until I was 40 years old to do this and I blame the media and all the scare tactics they use in their stories to prevent people like me from learning the truth about this way of eating. When you think of the kind of rubbish people eat today, it amazes me that something as natural and unprocessed as the Atkins diet can be deemed "bad" for you!

Some mornings I wake up and just have to look in the mirror to make sure its all real. It really was so easy I never knew I was on a diet.

From Jimmy Moore's blog Jimmy Moore's Livin' La Vida Low-Carb? Blog: The REAL Jo Heeley Low-Carb Weight Loss Success Story

I particularly liked how she mentioned her pattern of losing 5lbs in two weeks and then stalling for two weeks but losing inches.

[*Pear*]

If anyone knits, there are some absolutely adorable new 2008 spring/summer knits here with free patterns (especially further down on the page) New patterns ~ DROPS Design

I may need to enlist my mom's help