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     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: around the house
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Hiya Ruth!
-> 
-> -> If I'm in the kitchen with the fan on the range hood going, I can't
hear
-> -> Steve in another room.  The fan doesn't do a lot of good, vents the
air
-> -> from the stove into the room but it does stir up the air a bit so
-> -> hopefully the smoke detector won't go off. (G)
-> 
->  hn> fans can do that (grin)
-> 
-> 
-> The one we had in Savannah was more powerful at the lower setting than
-> the higher one.  Here, there's some, not a whole lot of difference
-> between the two.  But it's not really an exhaust fan, which is handy at
-> times. (G)
-> 
-> ->  hn> Today we also have wi fi...it's iffy most
-> ->  hn> of the time as the signal is two floors
-> ->  hn> away but today it's  working fine. I'm
-> 
-> -> Moving up in the world.
-> 
->  hn> well the wifi is always there, but it's
->  hn> totally "iffy" whether the signal is
->  hn> going to be strong enough to use.
->  hn> somedays yes....somedays not..so
->  hn> it's a debate whether to lug the
->  hn> laptop up the stairs or not to bring
->  hn> it at all.
-> 
-> Get a little note book or net book.  The EeePC is very lightweight.  I
-> can work with it in a lot of areas where a lap top would be too big.
-> 
Problem is I use my laptop more for
image processing and such than i-netting.
and an Eeepc does not have what it takes 
for those applications. Saw Dale's little
"carry around" one when he and Gail were 
here, really neat for what it does!

-> ->  hn> at the studio painting (well right now
-> ->  hn> I have about a dozen bookmarks drying).
-> 
-> -> I'm at home, hoping my cough doesn't mean bronchitis is setting in.
-> -> Steve is up at the seminary.
-> 
->  hn> I've been on a bookmark painting
->  hn> jag for the past couple of weeks.
->  hn> I've just been giving them away to
->  hn> friends and such. Gave one to
->  hn> a local shop that sells things
->  hn> made by local artisans and she
->  hn> asked me if I'd be interested in
->  hn> marketing them in her shop! At
->  hn> this point I don't even know
->  hn> what my investment in them is.
->  hn> I know it cost me $10 to get
->  hn> 20 of them laminated at Kinko's
->  hn> but that's about all the price point
->  hn> knowledge I have at this point.
->  hn> Still it was a flattering offer!
-> 
-> Yes, but like with my sewing, the biggest cost is in the time spent on
-> it. To fully recoup the cost of most things, I'd have to charge a lot
-> more than I do.  Materials alone can be reasonable tho, unless it's a
-> really upscale project.  I don't use the 5/$1.00 spools of thread
-> either; I get (or have the customer buy) quality, which usually isn't
-> too expensive.
->
yep, the biggest cost is time. At
this point I'm not too concerned 
with marketing them, I'm simply having
too much fun painting them! You have my
email addy (earthlink), so email me 
your new snaily maily for NC and I'll
make a couple of bookmarks for you and
Steve!
 
-> ->  hn> Then you'll be looking at those bills
-> ->  hn> that reflect your usuage.
-> 
-> -> Yes, we will then.  I think I've been using the oven a lot more,
-> -> especially the past few weeks, but it's been nice to have some home
made
-> -> biscuits or muffins from time to time.
-> 
->  hn> And the added heat to the house doesn't hurt in
->  hn> winter either!
-> 
-> Not at all!  It's warmed up to the mid 40s but that's as high as it's
-> expected this week.  I'm going to roast some brussels sprouts to go with
-> tonight's supper--and add some heat to the house.
->
Our temps have been in the 50's
and yesterday was up to 62 at our
house! Supposed to get cooler this 
week however and rain starting on 
Wednesday.
 
-> ->  hn> listened to Kasey Kason's (sp??) top 40
-> ->  hn> each week. and friends and I would sit
-> ->  hn> around the radio and "chart" the top 40
-> 
-> -> Would that be the era of The Beach Boys, Beatles, early Who, etc?
-> 
->  hn> it was the early 60's so we had lots of
->  hn> Paul Anka, The Dave Clark 5, early
->  hn> beatles, Leslie Gore, the Dixiecups,
->  hn> Bobby Rydell, the tokens, Del Shannon,
->  hn> the shirelles, the supemes, ray charles
->  hn> Frankie Valli, and such. The beatles
->  hn> came in around the mid 60's or so.
->  hn> We got them before the USA got
-> 
-> USA got them in 1964, before the Supremes, Dave Clark 5 but after some
-> of the others.
-> 
Ahh those were the days!
dances at the teen club,
vanilla cokes or cherry cokes
at the snack bar, and the 
movies only cost $0.25! 

chat with you soon!
ha
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