tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post972777118061469968..comments2024-03-18T23:27:37.733+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-71991690351135202372016-11-14T06:51:53.720+00:002016-11-14T06:51:53.720+00:00https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/...https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/11/10/obama-to-welcome-trump-to-white-house-for-first-meeting-since-election/ It says "the white house did not arrange for the traditional photo op." No secrecy there.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627928144398775810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-82812810618926257832016-11-12T17:32:37.016+00:002016-11-12T17:32:37.016+00:00I believe I read it was the other way around. Oba...I believe I read it was the other way around. Obama cancelled the photo shoot. So much of what the media presents is biased. We need to take everything said with a grain of salt.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627928144398775810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-44250005195338081772016-11-11T17:16:33.055+00:002016-11-11T17:16:33.055+00:00i am not so optimistic. he has already started by...i am not so optimistic. he has already started by ducking the press = he is not allowing the normal pool (daily changing reps from diff press orgs) to follow him ... this is SOP for PRES and VP (and to-bes) and he ducked out on the usual photo with the incumbent welcoming him to the WH... the secrecy has begun. <br /><br />the desire to blow up / change Washington may be welcomed by many BUT the collateral damage is going to be horrendous. wait until ACA is gone and social services are cut and .... <br />Southern Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704854973003741122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-62483583669348152162016-11-10T20:57:41.049+00:002016-11-10T20:57:41.049+00:00Somewhat similar for me - I moved to the UK from C...Somewhat similar for me - I moved to the UK from Canada two weeks before decimalization and tried to catch on to the old system while job-hunting around London, and then lived through the change. Part of my trouble with the old system was learning the slang - I knew, from films,novels and magazines, what a "quid" was, but had no idea about a "tanner".<br />- Beth in OntarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-22133260686454635472016-11-10T20:18:47.311+00:002016-11-10T20:18:47.311+00:00Amazingly, E-Bay recently had two balls of the Pur...Amazingly, E-Bay recently had two balls of the Purple Heather 4-ply on offer from a vintage stash. They were still in the original delivery envelope from the 60s.<br />Was it not a style known as Op-Art, along with that Mondrian mini-dress by, was it, Yves St Laurent?shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-83130528587410655202016-11-10T17:32:52.943+00:002016-11-10T17:32:52.943+00:00I have the option to emigrate (married to an EU ci...I have the option to emigrate (married to an EU citizen) and that is comforting, but let's stand and fight. 2020 is just around the corner!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111736625664327019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-71527326683722342282016-11-10T17:19:12.092+00:002016-11-10T17:19:12.092+00:00I think we need to put aside the comments made du...I think we need to put aside the comments made during the campaign and give the man a chance. He has surrounded himself with some solid people who hopefully will give him good advice that he will follow. I doubt it is going to be as dire as people are predicting.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627928144398775810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-14977245399773604912016-11-10T17:08:25.454+00:002016-11-10T17:08:25.454+00:00It's a 60's lipstick made by Yardley of Lo...It's a 60's lipstick made by Yardley of LondonKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519649000718078155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-28926781536527235522016-11-10T16:28:35.226+00:002016-11-10T16:28:35.226+00:00glad you feel better
i do not and wont...for four...glad you feel better<br /><br />i do not and wont...for four years (unless something happens)<br /><br />as the demonstrators said last night - he is not my president.<br /><br />i wish the electoral college would vote against him - they can in theory - but that would be a miracle <br /><br />sigh<br /><br />i am more depressed as the days go by-the list of the FIRST THINGS he is going to do is absolutely HORRIFYING.<br /><br />he is going to put this country back in the dark ages - remember the KKK ENDORSED THIS MAN <br /><br />here is the list of the VERY FIRST THINGS he is going to REPEAL in the FIRST DAY OF OFFICE and read the rest of the list... its more horrifying as you go down the list. <br /><br />http://www.npr.org/2016/11/09/501451368/here-is-what-donald-trmp-wants-to-do-in-his-first-100-days?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news<br /><br />i am seriously considering emigrating... this country may be so damaged by this man it will be catastrophic. <br /><br />Southern Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704854973003741122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-83644209382325162682016-11-10T15:45:23.526+00:002016-11-10T15:45:23.526+00:00I think a slicker's a raincoat, but I'm no...I think a slicker's a raincoat, but I'm not sure.<br />As far as emigration goes, of the 6 people I hung out with last night 2 are actively planning to emigrate. One's got dual citizenship or something like that for Australia and the other works for a company with offices in the UK and is going to try to get transferred there.<br />And I agree with Julie, no one's getting off that horse. I didn't even notice the error in the pictures.Melfinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939155022202916671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-49474206345036690732016-11-10T15:37:41.678+00:002016-11-10T15:37:41.678+00:00Okay, I'll bite....what's a "Slicker?...Okay, I'll bite....what's a "Slicker?" And Jean, we promise, no one is going to get off of that horse!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312432060538126332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-88732283988108338462016-11-10T15:32:34.286+00:002016-11-10T15:32:34.286+00:00I was just thinking the same thing. Fortunately, ...I was just thinking the same thing. Fortunately, I still have a Slicker in my bathroom cabinet . . . really! <br />-- Gretchen (aka stashdragon)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-36515905383165572952016-11-10T13:42:43.389+00:002016-11-10T13:42:43.389+00:00The hair and makeup seem very '60s. Don't...The hair and makeup seem very '60s. Don't forget your Yardley of London lipstick!<br />Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-69847320703355781682016-11-10T12:16:26.570+00:002016-11-10T12:16:26.570+00:00I remember Decimalization Day! It came in the mid...I remember Decimalization Day! It came in the middle of the long postal strike, and the information packets which were to be mailed to every household in the kingdom could not be delivered, which caused a great deal of confusion, as I recall. We were living in London (poor grad students) and had finally adjusted to pounds/shillings/pence when we switched over and were confused all over again.<br /><br />Barbara M. In NHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-17775342095904995232016-11-10T12:10:14.750+00:002016-11-10T12:10:14.750+00:00That's an interesting pattern, though I would ...That's an interesting pattern, though I would like to see the sleeves multi coloured also. You might like to enquire at the Knitting and Crochet Guild, they have an extensive library of patterns.<br />http://kcguild.org.uk/<br />best wishes <br />Helen (anon)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-68895742724093396012016-11-10T10:21:35.520+00:002016-11-10T10:21:35.520+00:00How tantalising! What could the pattern be?How tantalising! What could the pattern be?Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-77430826294529426632016-11-10T09:26:23.382+00:002016-11-10T09:26:23.382+00:00My hat kit arrived yesterday - admittedly, it didn...My hat kit arrived yesterday - admittedly, it didn't have as far to travel as yours. It's lovely, but the stripe pattern is more complicated than "knit each colour until it runs out". I can see I'm going to have to be a bit organised and keep the tag with each colour. <br /><br />I always remember the decimalisation date as it was my birthday! I can still recall getting some shiny new coins as a present and going to spend them on some sweeties at the corner shop.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268291567075275834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-28851178440921713312016-11-10T09:02:21.099+00:002016-11-10T09:02:21.099+00:00There's no date. I've examined it minutely...There's no date. I've examined it minutely. But I had forgotten about decimalisation -- that puts it in the Sixties, surely. Thank you!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-4647864143798269342016-11-10T08:23:05.115+00:002016-11-10T08:23:05.115+00:00We changed to decimal currency on 15th Feb 1971 so...We changed to decimal currency on 15th Feb 1971 so your pattern is earlier than that. Is there not a publication date on the back at the bottom?Hatnoreply@blogger.com