Sunday, September 29, 2013

Cajun Corner - Vol. 5, No.48

 
 

Cajun Corner – Vol. 5, No. 48 – September 29, 2013

 

Bon Jour!  Welcome to Cajun Stitchery’s weekly email and welcome to our family.

 

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This past Sunday my wonderful embroidery tech visited for a few days.  She is always such a delight.  We played and played at the embroidery machine.  She resolved some issues that I had and taught me some wonderful techniques.

She is semi-vegetarian.  I call her that because her husband is vegan.  Vegan is her preference but she will eat just about anything served when away from her husband.  One of our dear little Nereid Love Ladies, Lisa, is the chef at Wild Roots on Pensacola Beach.  Wild Roots is a unique little restaurant.  They are open for breakfast and lunch.  They serve vegan, meat, gluten free, or whatever your request happens to be.  Every time my tech comes to town, George and I try to take her to cool places that have something on the menu that could kind of sort of be classified vegetarian.  Usually we fall short of that goal.  Wild Roots was perfect.  George and I got a meat laden sandwich while she had vegan.  We were all satisfied.  I highly recommend Wild Roots.  Besides, Lisa/Wild Roots were one of the finalists in our recent Taste of the Beach contest.  Way to go, Lisa.  We are so proud of you.  With all of the wonderful chefs on Pensacola Beach, to be one of the finalists is quite an honor.

There were two pillows on One King’s Lane sometime ago with an embroidered peacock on the front.  It was unique because the peacock tail flowed off of the pillow.  The pictures have pretty much gone viral on the internet.  A couple of people have approached me wondering how that embroidery was done and if I could do it.  This is one of the techniques my tech and I played around with while she was here.  And, we figured it out.  It really is not any new technique.  It is done in two pieces.  First the tail is embroidered and cut out.  Then the tail is connected to the fabric where the body will be embroidered.  Then the body is embroidered.  I tried it and it does work.  So, one of my friends suggested that I make mermaid pillows using this technique, with the mermaid tail flowing off the pillow.  I am digitizing that design now. 

Not long ago I embroidered some beautiful lace Christmas angels.  The design had little holes designed into the embroidery that I thought were for the hook to hang on the tree.  I was partially correct.  However, there were several of these little holes and I couldn’t figure out the need for so many.  My wonderful tech showed me that these holes connect, like buttons and buttonholes, turning the angel into a 3D ornament with only one of the holes used for hanging on the tree.  It was one of those “Duh” moments.

We have several lace Christmas tree ornament designs that I hope to embroider soon. 

Yesterday was partially spent making more You Have A Booger hankies since the last one was sold this past week.  I still get tickled at this.  That hanky has to be our best seller, especially around Christmas.  One of the hankies that I made yesterday had a black dot on the fabric.  I don’t know if it was from the fabric or if I got a drop of oil or something on there.  Nevertheless, George said it was perfect because it looked like a booger.  Oh yuk!

For those of you who wanted the mermaid flour sack towels, we have several listed in our Etsy store; as well as a pair of black and gold fleur de lis pot holders.

Tomorrow is the funeral for our neighbor, Ms. Joyce.  Cajun Stitchery will be closed but re-open on Tuesday.

Have a wonderful week
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Thank you Harold for the following:

FOR THOSE WHO LOVE THE PHILOSOPHY OF AMBIGUITY, AS WELL AS THE IDIOSYNCRASIES OF ENGLISH:


1. ONE TEQUILA, TWO TEQUILA, THREE TEQUILA...... FLOOR.


 

2. ATHEISM IS A NON-PROPHET ORGANIZATION.


 

3. IF MAN EVOLVED FROM MONKEYS AND APES, WHY DO WE STILL HAVE MONKEYS AND APES?


 

4. THE MAIN REASON THAT SANTA IS SO JOLLY IS BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHERE ALL THE BAD GIRLS LIVE.


 

5. I WENT TO A BOOKSTORE AND ASKED THE SALESWOMAN, "WHERE'S THE SELF- HELP SECTION?" SHE SAID IF SHE TOLD ME, IT WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE.


 

6. WHAT IF THERE WERE NO HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS?


 

7. IF A DEAF CHILD SIGNS SWEAR WORDS, DOES HIS MOTHER WASH HIS HANDS WITH SOAP?


 

8. IF SOMEONE WITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES THREATENS TO KILL HIMSELF, IS IT CONSIDERED A HOSTAGE SITUATION?


 

9. IS THERE ANOTHER WORD FOR SYNONYM?


 

10. WHERE DO FOREST RANGERS GO TO "GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?"


 

11. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU SEE AN ENDANGERED ANIMAL EATING AN ENDANGERED PLANT?     (Eat them both!)


 

12. IF A PARSLEY FARMER IS SUED, CAN THEY GARNISH HIS WAGES?


 

13. WOULD A FLY WITHOUT WINGS BE CALLED A WALK?


 

14. WHY DO THEY LOCK GAS STATION TOILETS? ARE THEY AFRAID SOMEONE WILL BREAK-IN AND CLEAN THEM?


 

15. IF A TURTLE DOESN'T HAVE A SHELL, IS HE HOMELESS OR NAKED?


 

16. CAN VEGETARIANS EAT ANIMAL CRACKERS?


 

17. IF THE POLICE ARREST A MUTE, DO THEY TELL HIM HE HAS THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT?


 

18. WHY DO THEY PUT BRAILLE ON THE DRIVE-THROUGH BANK MACHINES?   (This one I never figured out)


 

19. HOW DO THEY GET DEER TO CROSS THE ROAD ONLY AT THOSE YELLOW ROAD SIGNS?


 

20. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING BEFORE SLICED BREAD?


 

21. ONE NICE THING ABOUT EGOTISTS: THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.


 

22. DOES THE LITTLE MERMAID WEAR AN ALGEBRA?
                        (This one took me a minute)


 

23. DO INFANTS ENJOY INFANCY AS MUCH AS ADULTS ENJOY ADULTERY?


 

24. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CIVIL WAR?


 

25. IF ONE SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER DROWNS, DO THE REST DROWN TOO?


 

26. IF YOU ATE BOTH PASTA AND ANTIPASTO, WOULD YOU STILL BE HUNGRY?


 

27. IF YOU TRY TO FAIL, AND SUCCEED, WHICH HAVE YOU DONE?


 

28. WHOSE CRUEL IDEA WAS IT FOR THE WORD 'LISP' TO HAVE 'S' IN IT?


 

29. WHY ARE HEMORRHOIDS CALLED "HEMORRHOIDS" INSTEAD OF "ASSTEROIDS"?


 

30. WHY IS IT CALLED TOURIST SEASON IF WE CAN'T SHOOT AT THEM?


 

31. WHY IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON SOUR CREAM?


 

32. IF YOU SPIN AN ORIENTAL MAN IN A CIRCLE THREE TIMES, DOES HE BECOME DISORIENTED?


 

33. CAN AN ATHEIST GET INSURANCE AGAINST ACTS OF GOD?

 

34. WHY DO SHOPS HAVE SIGNS, 'GUIDE DOGS ONLY', THE DOGS CAN'T READ AND THEIR OWNERS ARE BLIND?


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Saturday, September 21, 2013

Cajun Corner - Vol. 5, No. 47

 
 
 
 

Cajun Corner – Vol. 5, No. 47 – September 21, 2013

 

Bon Jour!  Welcome to Cajun Stitchery’s weekly email and welcome to our family.

 

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Our sweet neighbor, Ms Joyce, passed away today.  A week ago this past Friday she fell and broke/cracked her hip, pelvis, femur, and some vertebras.  Tests at the hospital revealed her bones were so thin from cancer they were opaque and would just crumble should the doctors attempt to insert hardware.  She returned home in agony.  She stopped eating early in the week and went to sleep.  God bless Covenant Hospice.  The family was called in and the nurses took over.  By Wednesday the family was told Ms. Joyce would pass away Thursday morning.  She lingered until this morning.   Frankly, I don’t know who suffered more, Ms. Joyce or the family waiting and waiting.   Perhaps it is unkind to say that someone should pass on.  I certainly don’t mean to be unkind.  She suffered and suffered over the past several years.  This was just the icing on the cake.  I began this week praying to God to heal her.  I ended this week praying that God take her and cease the misery for her and her family.  I have many fond memories of Ms. Joyce.  It always brings a smile to face when I hear her name mentioned.  Love you, Ms. Joyce.

George has embroidered several of the flower sack mermaid towels this week.  They are $15 each.  They would make a great Christmas present.

After Nancy and I both learned the truth about Santa Claus, each Christmas Mama would fill a large bag with our Christmas presents.  One was green and the other bag was red.  She decorated the fabric bags with our names and bells.  They were very pretty.  We always decorated the house the weekend after Thanksgiving and that included the tree.  Mama would put the bags under the tree.  As she bought us presents, she would wrap the presents and put them in the bag.  Of course, we could not open the bags until Christmas morning after midnight mass.  It was so exciting to watch the bags increase in size as Christmas neared.

One year I made George a Christmas bag or Santa Sack with an elf embroidered on the front.  I don’t know what happened to the bag but it was adorable.  The laundry bags that we sell would be a perfect size to decorate and turn into Christmas Bags or Santa Sacks.  The name could be embroidered on the front and the purchaser could finish embellishing the bag with glitter, bells, or whatever they like.

Have a wonderful week
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Thank you Bob for the following:

The school teacher was late for school and was driving too fast. The light ahead turned yellow, she thought she could make it and raced forward. It turned red just before she entered the intersection. Unfortunately, a policeman saw her run through the red light and he wrote her a ticket. The school teacher hadn't had a ticket in a long time. She thought she would ask the judge if she could go to traffic school and keep the ticket off her record. "I have a good driving record; I am a school teacher and I would like to request that I be granted permission to go to traffic school," she asked the judge. "So you are a school teacher," the judge said with a smile. "I have been waiting for this for years." "I will allow you to go to traffic school if you write 500 times I ran a red light and I promise to never do it again."

Thank you Patrice for the following:

A man was driving down the road and ran out of gas. Just at that moment, a bee flew in his window.
The bee said, 'What seems to be the problem?'

'I'm out of gas,' the man replied.

The bee told the man to wait right there and flew away. Minutes later, the man watched as an entire swarm of bees flew to his car and into his gas tank. After a few minutes, the bees flew out.

'Try it now,' said one bee.

The man turned the ignition key and the car started right up. 'Wow!' the man exclaimed, 'what did you put in my gas tank'?
The bee answered,
BP (bee pee).

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Cajun Corner - vol 5, No. 46


Cajun Corner – Vol. 5, No. 46 – September 17, 2013

 

Bon Jour!  Welcome to Cajun Stitchery’s weekly email and welcome to our family.

 

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This issue will be very brief.  Over the past week or two I have received several emails with contributions to Cajun Corner.  Sadly, some have been misplaced.  I thought it might be a nice change of pace to let some of our readers fill this issue.

Have a wonderful week
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Thank you Maureen for the following:

I thought this fascinating... perhaps you will too. I had no idea pineapple at  the grocery store had such a fascinating "life story".


A Simple Pineapple –

 


The pineapple is a member of the bromeliad family.
It is extremely rare that bromeliads produce edible fruit. The pineapple is the only available edible bromeliad today.

It is a multiple fruit. One pineapple is actually made up of dozens of individual floweret ' s that grow together to form the entire fruit. Each scale on a pineapple is evidence of a separate flower.

Pineapples stop ripening the minute they are picked.
No special way of storing them will help ripen them further.
Colour is relatively unimportant in determining ripeness.
Choose your pineapple by smell. If it smells fresh, tropical and sweet, it will be a good fruit.

The more scales on the pineapple, the sweeter and juicier the taste.

After you cut off the top, you can plant it.
It should grow much like a sweet potato will.

This delicious fruit is not only sweet and tropical; it also offers many benefits to our health. Pineapple is a remarkable fruit.

We find it enjoyable because of its lush, sweet and exotic flavor, but it may also be one of the most healthful foods available today.

If we take a more detailed look at it, we will find that pineapple is valuable for easing indigestion, arthritis or sinusitis.

The juice has an anthelmintic effect; it helps get rid of intestinal worms.

Let ' s look at how pineapple affects other conditions.

Pineapple is high in manganese, a mineral that is critical to development of strong bones and connective tissue. A cup of fresh pineapple will give you nearly 75% of the recommended daily amount.

It is particularly helpful to older adults, whose bones tend to become brittle with age.

Bromelain, a proteolytic enzyme, is the key to pineapple ' s value.
Proteolytic means "breaks down protein", which is why pineapple is known to be a digestive aid. It helps the body digest proteins more efficiently. Bromelain is also considered an effective anti-inflammatory.

Regular ingestion of at least one half cup of fresh pineapple daily is purported to relieve painful joints common to osteoarthritis. It also produces mild pain relief.

In Germany , bromelain is approved as a post-injury medication because it is thought to reduce inflammation and swelling.

Orange juice is a popular liquid for those suffering from a cold because it is high in Vitamin C. Fresh pineapple is not only high in this vitamin, but because of the Bromelain, it has the ability to reduce mucous in the throat.
If you have a cold with a productive cough, add pineapple to your diet.
It is commonly used in Europe as a post-operative measure to cut mucous after certain sinus and throat operations.

Those individuals who eat fresh pineapple daily report fewer sinus problems related to allergies. In and of itself, pineapple has a very low risk for allergies.

Pineapple is also known to discourage blood clot development. This makes it a valuable dietary addition for frequent fliers and others who may be at risk for blood clots.

An old folk remedy for morning sickness is fresh pineapple juice. It really works! Fresh juice and some nuts first thing in the morning often make a difference.

It ' s also good for a healthier mouth. The fresh juice discourages plaque growth.

Thank you Bob for the following:

One day Timmy came home from school and asked his father a question. "Dad, what is sex?" Timmy asked. "Oh boy, here we go," his dad thought to himself. So Timmy's dad went through a long and lengthy explanation about the birds and the bees. When he was finished he asked Timmy if there were any questions. Timmy answered, "No, but how am I going to put all that information in this little box on this form I have to fill out where it says sex?"

Once upon a time, in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, self assured princess happened upon a frog as she sat, contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a verdant meadow near her castle. The frog hopped into the princesses lap and said: "Elegant Lady, I was once a handsome prince, until an evil witch cast a spell upon me. One kiss from you, however, and I will turn back into the dapper, young prince that I am, and then, my sweet, we can marry and setup housekeeping in yon castle with my mother, where you can prepare my meals, clean my clothes, bear my children, and forever feel grateful and happy doing so." That night, the princess dined sumptuously on a repast of lightly sauteed frog legs seasoned in a white wine and shallot cream sauce.

Thank you Harold for the following:

Whats the difference between a rat and a gnome?
People like rats better

 

Where do you look for gnomes' obituaries? Under "Home Improvements

 

How can you tell which tricycle belongs to the gnome? It is the one with the kickstand

 

What do you call a gnome with a degree in Computer Science ?
A liar.

 

A gnome who joined a nudist colony only two weeks ago was asked to leave because he kept poking his nose into everybody’s business.

 

How many gnomes do you need to paint a wall?
It depends on how hard you throw them.

Thank you Rhonda for the following:

A man takes his family to tour around the world. He took his wife, two children and his mother in law. They end up in Israel. They are touring and his mother in law falls ill and passes away. The man goes to the morgue and asks for the body to be shipped home. The caretaker says it's $5000.00 to ship but we can bury her here in the Holy land for only $150.00. The man says no ship her home!!!!!! Why the care taker said, this is the Holy land and only $150.00? The man say's, no way I heard about a guy buried here years ago, came back to life 3 days later, I can't take that chance with my mother in law. 

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Monday, September 9, 2013

Cajun Corner - Vol. 5, No. 45

 
 
 
 

Cajun Corner – Vol. 5, No. 45 – September 9, 2013

 

Bon Jour!  Welcome to Cajun Stitchery’s weekly email and welcome to our family.

 

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This week’s tardy excuse is that I spent a wonderful, 3-day weekend with the girls in Mobile. 

Don’t miss the Mermaid Parade on Sunday, September 15th at Casino Beach parking lot on Pensacola Beach.  We will dance on the stage and then the parade begins.  The route is just around the parking lot but we sure have put a lot of effort into creating new costumes for this parade.  I understand that after the parade there will be many mermaids at Paradise Bar & Grill.  If you are in the area, come on out.

Continuing with the gnome saga, George surprised me with a gnome this week.  It is so cute.  The statue is actually two gnomes.  One is a man gnome who is bent over.  The other is a lady gnome who is sewing a patch to the seat of the man’s trousers.  I thought the gnomes were so cute that I took photographs of the statue from a multitude of angles and posted them on Facebook.  Unfortunately, it turned out that a few of the pictures looked as though the lady was spanking the man. 

After tweaking the lace handkerchief technique of using organza as stabilizer, another handkerchief was made.  It is beautiful.  Lace designs have a lot of stitches, so these hankies will be a bit pricey.

A friend asked us to embroider 25 potholders with mermaids.  She wanted a mermaid coming out of the water with splashes of water around her.  They turned out very pretty.

Sometime ago I listed some embroidery designs in our Etsy Store.  One was a fleur de lis and another was the fleur de lis with the words “Don’t make me go Cajun on your ass.”  I did not know if anyone would purchase them.  Another lesson learned:  designs containing a fleur de lis or the word Cajun will sell around the time of a Saints football game.

Have a wonderful week
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Thank you Patrice for the following:

Two cannibals are eating a clown.

One turns to the other and says "hey, does this taste funny to you?"

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Monday, September 2, 2013

Cajun Corner - Vol. 5, No. 44

 

Cajun Corner – Vol. 5, No. 44 – September 2, 2013

 

Bon Jour!  Welcome to Cajun Stitchery’s weekly email and welcome to our family.

 

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Happy Labor Day.

I finally finished the beautiful, large embroidery design.

Clothilde is working just fine.

George’s father fell and hurt his head last week and was rushed to the ER.  George’s sister went up to Atlanta to check on him.  He seems to be fine but he is falling more frequently these days.  George and his sister have tried to talk him into moving closer to us but he refuses.  The truth is that he does have a sweet deal on his house rent up there and really could not find anything near that price down here.  Kathie wants him to move in with her in Fairhope.  George and I feel that the offer is on the table and if he doesn’t want to move, he shouldn’t have to move.  It is just that if he gets too feeble to travel, he will have lost this opportunity.  Not to mention that it would be easier for Kathie and George to visit and care for him if he were here.  Oh well.  Like Mama used to say, you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.

The krewe has been working hard on a new costume to wear in a Mermaid Parade in two weeks on Pensacola Beach.  We are practicing our dance routine, as well.  It should be a lot of fun and we are all looking forward to parading.  We have a basic pattern for the costume and then everyone embellishes as they like.  It should be interesting.

Our gnomenator remains a mystery but he/she has been busy.  I received a gnome we call Happy Henshall a/k/a Smiley.  Another friend recently received her gnome, too.  The gnomenator is still out there.

I am simply addicted to Pinterest these days.  A “search” for antique handkerchiefs brought a wealth of photographs and websites.  Looking at all of these beautiful hankies put another idea in my head about making them.  I’ll have to try it out and see if it works first before I tell you how to do it.

Have a wonderful week
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Thank you Patrice for the following:

A retired gentleman went to the social security office to apply for Social Security.

The woman behind the counter asked him for his driver's license to verify his age. He looked in his pockets and realized he had left his wallet at home. He told the woman that he was very sorry but he seemed to have left his wallet at home. "I will have to go home and come back later." The woman says, "Unbutton your shirt." So he opens his shirt revealing curly silver hair. She says, "That silver hair on your chest is proof enough for me" and she processed his Social Security application.

When he gets home, the man excitedly tells his wife about his experience at the social security office. She says, "You should have dropped your pants. You might have gotten disability too."

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