Cajun Corner – Vol.
4, No. 16 – April 29, 2012
Bon
Jour! Welcome to Cajun
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We survived the wreck with a bruise on my arm and
George jamming his little finger. We are
fine. George’s vehicle, however, was
totaled. This week was spent dealing
with car dealers and insurance companies.
Having spent a significant number of years as a paralegal in personal
injury law firms, I am aware that a person rarely comes out ahead. We were lucky that the other vehicle was
covered by insurance. The haggling over
the value of our vehicle was very stressful.
We looked all over the internet at local car dealerships for vehicles
the same year and condition as ours.
There simply were none. So, we
tried to find newer models in the same condition, mileage, etc. We found a few that were close but none with
the low mileage. It turned out that the
insurance company took into consideration Craig’s List. That was so wrong in our book but according
to the Florida Insurance Commissioner it is totally legal. They found 2005 Outlanders on Craig’s List
and south Florida
Needless to say neither George nor I accomplished
a lot of work last week.
A friend of mine has a chocolate mint plant. She told me that it smells like chocolate and
has a taste similar to a Girl Scout Thin Mint cookie. That is George’s favorite cookie. I bought one of the plants online today. It should be delivered in about 10 days and
is guaranteed to grow. Mint usually
grows like weeds and I’m hoping the same is true with this plant.
Last week I did meet with a friend for
lunch. She is an acupuncture physician
and an herbalist. During our
conversation we were talking about the stevia that I grow. She told me how to take the dried and
powdered stevia, put it in a coffee filter over a cup, and pour boiling water
over it to create a fusion. That’s
probably not the right word. It
works. It created a liquid stevia that I
can actually use in my coffee without little green particles floating to the
surface. Now if I can get the chocolate
mint plant to grow, I’ll be able to have my own, organic Starbuck’s
coffee.
It did come to my attention this week that I’ve
been very neglectful with our Etsy store.
I embroidered a beautiful handkerchief using a silky-type pink fabric
with pink thread. The handkerchief is
embroidered with one of our stock designs flipped over to create the
square. The edges were sculpted to
conform to the edges of the design. It
turned out so pretty that I made another one for myself. That worked out so well that I took another
design and copied the design to create 4 edges and with the same pink on pink,
embroidered another beautiful handkerchief that I will be listing in our Etsy
store. Things were going so well with
this idea that I used a lace design, same pink on pink, but not so lucky this
time. The handkerchief turned out
beautiful on the front but the reverse side has the tear away stabilizer pretty
much in there permanently. I tried
picking out the stabilizer but it takes a ridiculously long time and still
cannot get it all. Stay tuned though,
because I have some other ideas for the lace.
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Two Trees and a Woodpecker
It is hard to find a joke today without a dirty word or two in it, but here is one:
Two tall trees, a birch and a beech, are growing in the woods. A small tree begins to grow between them, and the beech says to the birch, 'Is that a son of a beech or a son of a birch?' The birch says he cannot tell, but just then a woodpecker lands on the sapling.
The birch says, 'Woodpecker, you are a tree expert. Can you tell if that is a son of a beech or a son of a birch?'
The woodpecker takes a taste of the small tree and replies, 'It is neither a son of a beech nor a son of a birch. It is, however, the best piece of ash I have ever poked my pecker into.
Now wipe that smile off your face...
It is hard to find a joke today without a dirty word or two in it, but here is one:
Two tall trees, a birch and a beech, are growing in the woods. A small tree begins to grow between them, and the beech says to the birch, 'Is that a son of a beech or a son of a birch?' The birch says he cannot tell, but just then a woodpecker lands on the sapling.
The birch says, 'Woodpecker, you are a tree expert. Can you tell if that is a son of a beech or a son of a birch?'
The woodpecker takes a taste of the small tree and replies, 'It is neither a son of a beech nor a son of a birch. It is, however, the best piece of ash I have ever poked my pecker into.
Now wipe that smile off your face...
Removing Splinters
Make a paste using water and about ¼
teaspoon of baking soda. Put the paste
on a bandage/band aid and put the band aid on the affected area. Leave it on for 24 hours. Take the Band aid off. If the splinter is visible pull it out with
tweezers. If not visible re-apply the
baking soda paste and Band aid for another 24 hours.
For more detailed instructions go to:
http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Splinter-with-Baking-Soda
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C’est tout, mes amis
Cajun Stitchery
(850) 261-2462
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welcome to stop by and look at all of the catalogs and pass some time with me,
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