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Skriven 2010-06-21 20:38:12 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 39124 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
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Hi Ruth,

>> Perhaps she is used to really fitted garments..

> More fitted than this pattern, apparantly.

Sure sounds like it.. that or the pattern she picked didn't look as good on her
as the drawing or picture, that kind of thing.

> Anyway, I refitted it on
> Monday and put it all together for the final time on Tuesday (about 8
> hours of work).

(ouch (g))

>  She came over Tuesday evening, tried it on (and was
> happy), paid me and took the dress.  Wedding is tomorrow in MA.

That's great - do you charge by the hour for something like that, or per
garment?

>> > skirt in back and pin it with a fancy pin instead of taking it off
>> the > bodice to redo that as well.

>> I can imagine.. good solution because the bodice reworking with
>> delicate fabrics would probably have been near to impossible to hide.
>> :(

> Very true.  This fabric might have been able to take one more remake but
> the lining was beginning to say "enough already!" so we stopped.

Sure - linings can be a trouble that way... not something you want to do.
Probably especially so close to when it was needed.

> In the
> time I was waiting before the fitting appointmenton Monday, I was able
> to do my usual Monday laundry and make a batch of strawberry jam. (G)

I'm waiting for the grapes this fall - we didn't get any last year because of
the crazy weather... or at least only the birds did get any, not us.. :(

>> etc. for his staff at times .. but he's never mentioned a barter
>> system (g).

> Have you ever asked?  He might consider it.

Ah, I don't think they could keep track of billing issues that way (bg)
Besides, I'd rather torment the insurance agency (G)

>> staff is under duress (g).. but I'm glad you were able to find a good
>> combination there..  that's how our GP's office is.. great staff and
>> great doctor.

> Makes for the best care that way.

Yep - definitely.

>> these days... though they had to stunt the growth of one of her legs
>> so that the other one could catch up as well.  She was always in casts
>> as a small child.

> Not fun at all!

No, it was not fun for her, that's for sure.. especially as a teenager. I
believe the final difference was one and a half inches total difference in the
lengths of her legs.  And that was better than it had been before they stopped
the growth in that leg.


>> just didn't believe it was of benefit to them.  It worked well for
>> them and they never minded it at all.

> OTOH, my folks have been in the same area for 59 years; the same house
> for 53.  They just moved across the street.

Easy move hopefully...

>> That's what he does as well, but when I make a pot of tea, I take off
>> the darn whistle thingy :) :) He says, "I can tell when it boils..
>> from the sound".. I tell him "I can tell given how long I've been away
>> from the pot" (laugh)..

> I can tell by the sound but the whistle is nice if I'm doing my usual
> multi tasking.  I proccessed the jams I made this week in a boiling
> water bath so used the tea kettle to top off the water level in my
> pressure cooker.  Used that as the hot water kettle--a dual purpose pot.
> (G)

Handy :)

Take care,
Janis

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