Cajun Corner – Vol.
4, No. 43 – November 11, 2012
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George and I were sitting in the living room late
Saturday afternoon, watching a little television, when the door bell rang. There were two little girls who looked to be
between the ages of 8 and 11 asking if we had any left over candy. They said they were “re-trick or
treating. They were turned away – George
ate all of the candy. And what’s this
re-trick or treating?
Saturday afternoon I traveled to Navarre
This week I noticed my niece selling her soaps on
Facebook. She wasn’t just advertising
but selling, as well. She has a Facebook
store. Once I looked into it, there is a
new feature on Facebook where you can connect to your Etsy store and sell those
items directly on Facebook. You know I
did this. So, now if you want to
purchase items, you have a choice of purchasing at Facebook or Etsy.
As I continue to practice my digitizing skills,
this week I digitized a complete, A to Z, monogram alphabet. It is pretty boxy, but it is my first attempt
at digitizing monogram sets.
Nevertheless, it looks pretty cool.
George named it “Classy Cajun”.
Last Wednesday the girls gave me a birthday party. The bling that came out of those packages was
simply blinding but delightful. I felt
like a princess with all of the shiny presents.
It was a wonderful evening.
Friday we were scheduled to attend a neighbor’s
retirement ceremony. He retired from the
Air Force. I’ve never been to a military
retirement ceremony and really looked forward to this event. George and I got ourselves all pretty. Another friend was picking us up. We got to the entrance of NAS and the
military lady that checked us in said, “Go straight down this road until you
reach the T. It is next to the Officers
Club, I think.” The “I think,” concerned
us. We went down the road until we came
to a dead end with an intersecting road.
We didn’t see any signs for “Officer’s Club”, so we turned right. We traveled for awhile and didn’t see any
gathering of cars or people. We turned
around and drove that way until we reached an “Authorized Personnel Only” sign.
We passed a whole group of guys jogging
in orange shirts. We stopped a red truck
containing another military fellow, but he didn’t know where the pavilion was
located. Then we went the other way,
again. By this time, the ceremony should
have been nearly over. We never found the ceremony, so, we left. After talking with our neighbor later, we
apparently were right there and didn’t see it.
In fact, the young fellows jogging were right in front of the pavilion.
A lady contacted me via our blog page to inquire
about the lap scarves that I made awhile back.
She wants me to make two of them.
This is the third time I’ve been contacted about making lap scarves. I ought to make some and put them back on
Etsy.
It is now evident that Mardi Gras is not too far
away. The first krewe order of the
season arrived last week for a Bananimals logo on a white tux jacket. Clothilde did a beautiful job on the
jacket.
This week our Amaya technician and friend plans
to visit. We are going to take her out
to eat. Every times she visits, we just
stay at the house drinking wine and playing with the embroidery machine. Although there is nothing wrong with that
agenda, this time we want to take her someplace. I think we’ll dine on the beach if the
weather permits. Then she and I can play
with the embroidery machine. In the
meantime, I do need to clean up that messy room, the studio, because that is
where she sleeps when she visits.
Thanksgiving is coming. Can you believe it is just a week and a half
away?
Have a wonderful week.
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HOMEMADE FURNITURE DUSTING SPRAY
2 teaspoons
olive oil
1/2 teaspoon lemon essential oil
1/4 cup white vinegar
1-3/4 cups water
Spray bottle (16 oz size or larger)
1/2 teaspoon lemon essential oil
1/4 cup white vinegar
1-3/4 cups water
Spray bottle (16 oz size or larger)
Mix the
ingredients in the order listed into your clean spray bottle. Shake well to
mix. Spray onto wooden furniture and wipe off with a soft cloth to dust and
clean the surface.
You may be
wondering if the oil and water actually mix. The olive oil does want to rise to
the top. I found it helpful to shake the spray bottle often while I was
cleaning which was no big deal. A light olive oil might be even better in this
recipe.
Be sure to
label any homemade cleaners that you make because otherwise they just look like
some kind of watery mixture. Don’t rely on your memory. You need to make it
clear to yourself and others what’s in the bottle. You can make your label with
your computer printer, or with a label making machine, or just use a Sharpie
marker. It’s also helpful to list the recipe right on the label and then you’ve
made it super easy the next time you need to mix up a batch. I would also
recommend you buy a new spray bottle rather than recycling one from a purchased
cleaner so that you don’t have to worry about any residual chemicals getting
into the mix.
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C’est tout, mes amis
Peggy Henshall
Cajun Stitchery
(850) 261-2462
P.S. You are always welcome to stop by and look at
all of the catalogs and pass some time with me, cher.
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