petty b*tching

That sounds like a scene from a screwball comedy - I have to decide which actress plays you though!

Cheryl

This reminded me of an article in the book "Women And Craft " ed by Gilian Elinor, Su Richardson, Sue Scott , Angharad Thomas and Kare Walker , Virago, 1987. On page 175 Faith Gillespie tells in her article "the Masterless Way, weaving an active resistance ........... The`d heard about me from someone, and came to see my work....... In the end they ordered a six-foot rainbow rug, and he wrote out a cheque to cover the cost of the materials . Than as they were leaving , he looked around again and said ;"It musy be nice to be able to make a living from your hobby". I don`t have a hobby . When i read it , i remembered the many comments i have had over the years about my work ,,, Not only from men. The only answer is just go on with your work . mirjam

- California wrote:

It seems to me Mrs PP , that believing or not ,,, You should throw some salt behind your left shoulder, knock on a big piece of wood ,,, and Wish for the best, and i wish your whole family Quick and easy Healing . mirjam

The problem with `E-friends` is that you don`t alweays know for sure that they are whom they say they are , and that their sources of knowledge are reliable enough to give a proper answer. mirjam

He figures that getting out of the house should be plenty. HAH, driving to and from rinks, the grocery store or CVS is NOT quality time for me!

I`m afraid I`d tell him to - er - "go forth and multiply!"

Pat

I'd pull the Xmas deadline card, rather than threaten to inflict bodily harm.

"Honey, I'm sorry, but this can't wait any longer if it is going to be done on time!" Work on it out of his direct line of sight, so he won't be bothered by your "fidgeting."

But then, I never found physical threats much use in a marriage that lasts.

Caryn

Hepburn, of course.

Though Kate's a head taller than Sheena.

I was thinking more of Judi Dench. She plays a good spitfire, doesn't she???

RD&H Lucille

Yup, cast iron, depending on how old, etc - but basically it will easily embrittle and crack. Modern iron alloys are annealed for hardness, toughness. But things can be hard wihtout being technically "tough" and cast iron is one of those. It's a microstructure thing. So, cast iron can easily fail in brittle failure, also in fatigue - if you've been hitting something in the same place - some things will just seeming suddenly break - but it can be accumulated fatigue.

When as a moron undergrad I took for "fun" fracture mechanics - I can remember doing some lab work with different common items - we'd treat them, maybe break them or not, and look at them microscopically - what fun - first time using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Under the SEM it's truly amazing what you can see.

Heating metals and then putting them in cold water is called quenching - like what a blacksmith does. It helps with hardening - but the working of the steel/iron and the alloys are what more will impart toughness or ductility.

OK - back to stitching - you can tell I've been doing resumes. Yuck.

ellice

Cate Blanchett -- I can just picture her doing all of that.

LOL - I was thinking of Annette Crosby (IIRC) - British actress - and littler but can be tough .

ellice

Not often - at least I can`t remember seeing her being anything worse than funny and kind!

Pat

One of my favourites - and yes, she can certainly be tough. Did you see the last instalment of One Foot In The Grave, when she bumped her husband off (Or did she just make sure he died?)

Pat

So you're saying she would be perfect for the part, right?

She's a hard-nose as M in the newer James Bond movies. I still haven't seen the newest one yet, dang it!

Caryn

No, it wasn`t me who said that - but she`s such a brilliant axtress, I bet she could do it!

Pat

Oh yes, that`s true - I haven`t seen her as "M" yet (apart from the trailers). Even M doesn`t usually get violent, though, does he/she? LOL!

Pat

I think so - but not sure. I remember seeing the after he was dead part. I also liked her in the detective series she did.

ellice