First needlework project?

We made our pizzas on English muffins. Toast it very lightly first, then put sauce and cheese on, and put it under the broiler (or in the toaster oven under Top Brown).

You're mistaken, Jaenne, it wasn't my thumb, it was my index finger.

It was you?!!!! The motor on my grandmother's sewing machine had two speeds: Dead stop and 90 miles an hour. After the accident in sewing class, I kept flinching whenever I had to sew something.

Jaenne

I didn't do it at school, I did it at home! DS came home from his "sewing class" (part of 7th grade) really grossed out after some one put the needle right through their finger - nail and all!

Cheryl

That is exactly what happened in my sewing class. If it had been a class with boys and machinery, there would have been extensive lessons on shop safety. There were no discussions on safety in front of a "woman's" machine. The girl who had her thumb pierced had never been in front of a sewing machine before.

We all know anything with a working part or a heating element can cause injury. Is there perhaps a double standard in the schools, or was it just a bad instructor?

Jaenne

Actually, DS had to get his "driver's license" before he was allowed to use the sew machine in school. He passed on his first try (most needed several), but Mom had shown him how to use her machine at home a few years back. And he did a pretty good job on his project ( a gym bag ).

I had wanted a chemistry set when I was a kid and no one thought it was a good idea. I did "borrow" the boy cousins' Lincoln logs, Tinker Toys and other such "boy toys" when ever my Dad's back was turned.

Engineering was fun - I sort of miss it these days.

Cheryl

do you know that using caps is yelling on the internet. and stop being a grammar cop. i use a translator.

It's not yelling when you use a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence. Not using caps then makes a post far more difficult to read.

I figured you were using a translator - do you mind telling us what is your language ? I am not asking rudely, just genuinely interested to know.

Actually, using ALL CAPS is yelling. Using caps where they belong is just good form. Your posts *are* very hard to read, but I have no trouble skipping them if you don't feel like making the effort to make them more readable.

Elizabeth

oh here is your yelling caps

Und Halt seien ein>

Grammatikpolizist. > Ich benutze einen Übersetzer.

Wo leben Sie? Ich pflegte, in einer Stadt zu leben, die Froendenberg mit Familie genannt wurde. Ich vermisse die Weinachtsmarts zur Weihnachtszeit.

Jaenne

Das is aber schlimm geschriebt und soll sagen dass NUR Kappen benutzend, schreien auf dem Internet. Wenn Zie gut Englisch benutzen, schreien Zie nicht.

Elizabeth (without translator or dictionary, so I hope you'll forgive any mistakes)

Ich lebe jetzt in den Vereinigten Staaten. Rammstein ist meine Heimatstadt. Ich gehe nach Hause alle 6 Monate oder so.

Was ist das Geschäft mit der Grammatikpolizei?

The internet language with which you are familiar is not used here. Many of us do not understand the modern shortcuts used primarily by the extremely young people. Yes, I suppose we are old(er) fuddy-duddies. If you can take the time to use proper capitals in German, you can do the same in English. Only the use of all caps (such as GRAMMATIK POLIZEI) is shouting. The proper capitalization at the beginning of sentences or of proper nouns is not shouting; it is respectful.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to discuss cross-stitch and such things. You are being requested to make your posts easier to read which will get more people interested in reading what you have to say and be more likely to start a good stitching discussion.

And no, I w> Die Internetsprache sagt dass das von Charakter, kapitalisiert Schreie laut.

I believe it was just a bad instructor. I had home ec and we had plenty of admonitions about safety, whether that was cooking or sewing.

Dianne

Rammstein ist dieses mal des Jahres sehr schön. Sie müssen es vermissen.

Ich wohnte in Deutschland für 2 Jahre. Ich kann, die Richtlinien für die Eintragung auf dem Internet waren. Englischsprechende Leute bauen auf das Kapital am Anfang eines Satzes und der Interpunktion, um einen Sichtbruch im Messwert zur Verfügung zu stellen. Für einige Leute verursacht Mangel an jenen Sachen Auge Belastung. Ich war für die Weise empfindlich, die Leute Sachen auf Deutsch taten, also sollten Sie für die Weise auch sein Sachen auf englisch erfolgt sind.

Die meisten Leuten hier sind sehr nett und nützlich. Es gibt eine Fülle des Wissens in der Näharbeit hier. Wir erhalten gerade manchmal grumpy.

Bitte gehen Sie nicht. Sie bilden Freunde sehr bald. Ich verspreche.

Jaenne

I lived in Germany for a few years and I speak excellent German, but I rarely wrote it, so I have been relying on a translator as well. I still get nervous trying to maneuver around Die, Der, or Das!

Jaenne

Giving a word at the beginning of a sentence, or at the beginning of a Proper Noun isn`t yelling! Typing all in capitals IS! Yes - that was yelling! ;-)). If we`re talking "Grammar cops", you should NEVER start a sentence with "And".

In what language is your translator???

Pat P