quilting in NZ

Thanks for sharing this. Some amazing quilts there. I'm glad I didn't have to judge them! Gen

Oh. Oh my goodness! What wonderful quilts. Thank you, Jeanne. I hope your Margaret can go with you and if not, I hope you'll go anyway. I just don't believe there's any such thing as being at a quilt show alone. Polly

Thanks for posting these. There are some wonderful quilts! I really hope you can go to the show. Kathyl

my problem is that i'm not up to talking to anyone who might know me and ask how i've been. cant say i'm ok when i'm not. dont feel like telling anyone the details of this year..why ruin someone elses day. so i'd rather be with someone who knows and i can talk to her and dont have to go over it again. Margaret wont be asking 'how are you?' well she might but she'll understand better whatever i respond. might sound weird but its how i feel still.

"Polly Esther" wrote ... Oh. Oh my goodness! What wonderful quilts. Thank you, Jeanne. I hope your Margaret can go with you and if not, I hope you'll go anyway. I just don't believe there's any such thing as being at a quilt show alone. Polly

What a lovely show. I really hope you manage to go to this year's, J. It will be a feast for your eyes and lift your spirits a bit. . In message , J* writes

i'd like to go but i will not go alone. i'd be sure to run into someone i know who doesnt know. dont wanna ruin someone elses day when they innocently ask 'how are you' and i'm not going to lie and say oh i'm just fine and dandy when i'm not fine and dandy. i could lie but i dont lie. and saying nothing when i'm feeling something isnt me either. doesnt matter if she cant go with me. i can still see the winners online afterwards no doubt. j.

"Patti" wrote ... What a lovely show. I really hope you manage to go to this year's, J. It will be a feast for your eyes and lift your spirits a bit.

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Sure. . In message , J* writes

What beautiful quilts! The owls were an unexpected treat :-) (Pauline Sharpe - 'Whooters'). I found the colors very striking on Rosemary Rush's "Variations on Tivaevae" (#711). Ahh there are so many beautiful ones that it is so hard to say which I like the best. It must be very difficult being a judge at a show like that!

Bev in TX

What a bunch of incredible, fabulous quilts! Thanks for sharing, Jeanne.

Best regards, Michelle >

But, darlin, won't you be just as apt to run into someone if Margaret is with you?

Sometimes we really could do with an invisibility cloak.

Cindy

dont have a cloak. also cant rtfm, dont have one of those either. was already dealing with 'going out in public' issues. since march that has intensified. just being is hard to deal with lately. j.

"teleflora" wrote ... But, darlin, won't you be just as apt to run into someone if Margaret is with you?

Sometimes we really could do with an invisibility cloak. Cindy

"J*" wrote ...

I know, Jeanne. I wish I could do something for you to make it better, but I got nothing.

Just know I think about you every day and hoping you're dealing.

Cindy

We were talking about this last night. Is there still really "meat" in mincemeat pie?

Cindy > I could Google it, but I expect Jennifer's explanation will be lots more entertaining

Not in commercial mince pies, but Hugh Fearlessly-Eat-it-all has a recipe that calls for it. I think this is it:

Lizzy

what is called hamburger in the usa is called mince here. we have beef mince, pork mince, chicken mince. mostly beef tho. cept that isnt the mincemeat in pies. that is raisins mostly but other dried fruit too. no idea why it is called mince meat. j.

"teleflora" wrote ... We were talking about this last night. Is there still really "meat" in mincemeat pie?

Cindy > I could Google it, but I expect Jennifer's explanation will be lots more entertaining

Because it used to be a way of preserving minced meat through to Christmas. I have made some with beef mince in it, and very good it is too. My mum says it should be made with minced lamb, so I might try that one day too.