Cajun Corner - Vol. 4, No. 45

 

Cajun Corner – Vol. 4, No. 45 – November 25, 2012

 

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

 

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Ah, Thanksgiving week.  I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving.

We planned on spending Thanksgiving Day with friends.  George is funny about Thanksgiving and Christmas.  No matter where we go or what we do, he has to have that turkey smell in the house.  Wednesday was our Thanksgiving with each other.  I baked the turkey, sweet potato soufflé, bread and cornbread dressing.  Yes, I used real recipes and it all turned out wonderfully delicious.  We cleaned off our kitchen table, which is usually used as our desk/office and piled with stuff.  Rather than a buffet at the stove, the food was all set out on the table.  It was a delightful time.  Wednesday evening we watched Polar Express. 

On Thursday morning I prepared the green bean casserole and we went to our friends’ home for the day.  There was lots of wine and food.  We actually intended to leave around 4:00 but I think it was more like 6:00 before we left.  That’s a real testament to how much we enjoyed the day with our friends.

We had arranged that some of our neighbors would drop by Thanksgiving evening just to get together.  They arrived around 8:30.  It was a bit cool outside, so, we all gathered around the table and enjoyed our time together.  Finally, we did end up sitting on the deck after Evie got a bit irritated with Sam under the table.

By Friday morning I decided that I was never eating another bite of food.  Famous last words, huh?  Today is Sunday and we still have leftovers. 

Friday evening we were invited next door to an evening in front of the fire pit with our neighbors.  Oh my gosh, that was fun.  George was pooped and left earlier than I did.  I guess we stayed out there until about 10:00.  The beauty of getting together with the neighbors is that you don’t have to drive home.  In fact, my neighbors walked me home.  We must do that more often.

My favorite radio station has been playing Christmas music for a couple of weeks now.  What’s with that?  I love the idea that they play Christmas music from Thanksgiving Day to Christmas, but to start a week earlier is too much; it is still the Thanksgiving season.  Nevertheless, the Christmas music is playing everyday over here. 

The Etsy store has been busy lately.  There are a lot of items listed.  The other day I noticed that several Etsy stores are selling embroidery designs.   There is nothing wrong with that.  I just had not noticed it before.  Ever since I first purchased Doris, I’ve looked at all of the beautiful embroidery designs on the internet.  Doris came with a disk of Singer designs.  There were lots of free designs online, as well, especially at the various embroidery machine websites, like Singer, Baruden and Husqvarna.  As I learned to use the embroidery machine, I found more and more embroidery design websites.  Some designs I purchased, some were free, and some came with the various machines and programs that I’ve purchased.  Eventually, I began learning to digitize some designs with my programs.  It wasn’t until this year that I began digitizing more intricate designs.  I still think that I’m a novice at the digitizing thing, but I have come a long way. 

All of that said I started wondering if my designs were good enough to sell online.  I did have the Classy Cajun monogram set that was recently digitized, and several other designs that I’ve done.  There is now an Embroidery Design section in our Cajun Stitchery Etsy store.  There aren’t a lot of designs in there right now but there are a few.  We’ll see if anyone wants to purchase them.  The beauty is that after the design is created, it is offered for sale and is emailed to whoever wishes to purchase them.  Unlike other tangible items in the store, the designs can be sold over and over; therefore, the price is pretty low, usually $5 or less.  A lot of the wording was taken from perusing other shops and their terms, conditions, warnings, etc.  Time will tell if this is an avenue worth pursuing for Cajun Stitchery.  Why don’t you go check it out?

Right now we are busy embroidering names and designs on bags and satin jackets, as well as some heirloom embroidery. 

Ever since the purchase of our professional grommet machine, I’ve wanted a similar machine for snaps.  This week the machine was purchased and should arrive next week.  These machines are so much better than hammering those little metal pieces.

We did have some sad news recently.  A friend’s mother passed away on Friday.  It wasn’t a surprise.  Her mother had been ailing for sometime.  The funeral is scheduled for Monday in Mobile.

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Tip of the Day:

Keep matches in a mason jar - with a strikeable sandpaper lid!

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Found this at:  http://www.marthastewart.com/276321/gift-wrapping-tips-and-techniques

Start Wrapping Earlier

Say goodbye to Christmas chaos this year. Follow these simple gift-wrapping strategies to give family and friends one-of-a-kind packages this holiday.

Avoid a gift-wrapping time crunch and start wrapping gifts as you buy them. Add ribbons, bows, and tags later. Label presents with sticky notes so that you don't forget who gets what.

 

Ideas for Paying it Forward

Found this at:  http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2009/09/50-simple-ways-to-pay-it-forward/

(This is also a pretty good blog article)

1. put a quarter in a meter, any meter, that’s about to expire
2. leave a copy of a really great book you’ve read in a cafe for someone else to enjoy
3. be nice to the customer service people who are trying to help you with your technological difficulties
4. tip your restaurant server generously
5. thank the cooks, waitstaff and bussers personally
6. say something nice or funny or goofy to the toll booth attendant (like, “Don’t drive too fast, now” or “Glad to have encountered you today”, or something less hokey)
7. forgive a driver directing road rage at you
8. buy or pack a meal for a homeless person (or give him/her your to-go box from a restaurant)
9. give a warm coat to a homeless person
10. offer to do pro bono work on a project where your skills are needed
11. mentor someone
12. make a donation
13. say a prayer or whisper a kind wish for someone
14. compliment a stranger
15. send a box of donuts or bagels or muffins to a construction site
16. next time you leave a foreign country, give all or some of what’s left of your currency to someone who resides in that country
17. next time you’re at the airport, offer to pull the bags belonging to a woman or a mother with child out of the conveyor belt
18. praise generously
19. give local tips (re: restaurants, sights, etc.) to a tourist
20. show respect equally to all human beings
21. put a tip in a street musician’s jar
22. let someone cut in front of you at the grocery store
23. tell a funny joke to a stranger
24. give someone a chance to prove him or herself
25. encourage someone to pursue their dream
26. allow someone to let his or her light shine
27. show support to an artist or writer or musician
28. hold the door open for someone
29. tip a cab driver generously
30. teach a child something you wish you knew at that age
31. smile at someone who’s sad
32. smile at strangers
33. offer sincere, kind words to someone who’s hurting
34. visit a hospice and spend some time with a terminally ill patient
35. volunteer at a battered women’s shelter
36. spend some time with a senior citizen living alone
37. give up your seat on a crowded bus or train or ferry
38. inspire someone to be the best that they can be
39. give someone the benefit of the doubt
40. offer to babysit for a single mother
41. offer the FedEx, UPS or DHL delivery person something to drink especially on a warm day
42. help a pregnant lady
43. sit and talk with a homeless person and learn their story
44. loan something to someone and forget about it
45. loan money on Kiva
46. contribute to a friend’s child’s education fund
47. give blood
48. show respect to a soldier regardless of your pacifism
49. donate to or volunteer for the Make-A-Wish Foundation
50. replace an angry or bitter thought toward someone with a loving thought (or at least try)

 

C’est tout, mes amis

Peggy Henshall

Cajun Stitchery

(850) 261-2462

cajunstitchery@yahoo.com

P.S.  You are always welcome to stop by and look at all of the catalogs and pass some time with me, cher.

Cajun Corner - Vol. 3, No. 50

Cajun Corner – Vol. 3, No. 50 – December 16, 2011

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

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Visit our on-line catalogs at:

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and www.companycasuals.com/cajunstitchery.

Here we are a little bit more than a week away from Christmas.  Do you have all of your shopping done?  Are the packages wrapped and under the tree?  Have you mailed all of your Christmas cards?  Sent the out of town packages?  I have done none of that yet. 

This week has been filled with parties and gatherings.  Tonight is the last party on my agenda and it is the biggy.  Tonight is the Mystic Krewe of Nereids Christmas Party.  I plan to spend the night and return home tomorrow sometime.

This has been a wonderful and busy Christmas season.  I’m hoping and praying that all of our customers feel that shopping at Cajun Stitchery is a fun and easy shopping experience. 

A perfect example of the ease of shopping with Cajun Stitchery occurred this week.  I was on Facebook doing my usual marketing.  I was advertising our market baskets as a means of advertising small businesses with logos embroidered on the side of the baskets.  A sweet friend of our’s contacted one of her friends, all on Facebook, saying that she may need one of the market baskets.  The lady who became my new friend did not need a market basket but needed a bag to carry her perfumes, which she sells.  I happened to have a little carrying case that suited her needs perfectly.  The carrying case was black with white polka dots and trimmed in hot pink.  She wanted “Got Scents?” embroidered.  I explained that although embroiderers do embroider directly on prints, I find that the embroidery usually gets lost in the print.  I suggested that she might like to have the “Got Scents?” embroidered on an appliqué patch.  She agreed.  I created the computer simulated design and posted it for her to see.  She loved it and ordered it.  Then she asked if I might have a laptop case/satchel to carry her new 17” wide laptop.  Most computer cases or briefcases are not wide enough for the newer laptops.  As it turned out I did have a black laptop case in stock.  She wanted her name embroidered in hot pink using the Chanel font.  Another computer simulated design was created, posted and ordered.  I sent her a PayPal invoice which she promptly paid.  When the order was completed, I posted photographs of the actual items.  Yesterday she picked up her order.  It was so simple.  Of course, anyone can shop online.  And shopping online is simple.  While shopping online, do you ever have a question about the item?  Is there anyone at the store that you can ask?  If you went shopping in person, you could ask the salesperson but who do you ask online?  If you shop at Cajun Stitchery, you can ask me.  Even if I’m not online at the time, you can leave me a message or send me an email and I will answer you promptly.

For me, the beauty of this is that I made a new friend.  Our customers are not just people who come into a store, get what they want, and leave.  Our customers become my friends.  And I would never cheat or bamboozle a friend just to make a buck.  My friends are people that I care about and I want them to get quality for their money.  Now that’s something that you don’t find at Wal-Mart.

Speaking of the market baskets, those things are selling like hotcakes.  I had to place two orders this week, alone, for them.  The solid colored market baskets are $22.00 each.  I will embroider a name or initials for $5 with purchase of the market basket.  The polka dot baskets are a bit more expensive, $28 each.  Yes, they have several designs and prints of market baskets.  I sent one of the polka dot baskets to my daughter-in-law for her birthday last week.

At our party tonight, we will be exchanging gifts.  My gift will be my latest idea on market baskets with bling.  The basket is purple.  The krewe name outline is embroidered in gold and the outline is filled with green rhinestones.  Purple, green and gold.  Yes, Mardi Gras season has also begun.  I think these market baskets are adorable with Krewe names.  I know the members in our krewe are always carrying fabric, decorations, food, and all sorts of things.  These baskets are perfect.  I have used mine in lieu of my purse and just put a little purse for essentials in the basket. 

We also exchanged gifts at our Wednesday night party.  My present was absolutely perfect.  It was a silver colored serving tray with a silver colored spreading knife with a shell for the handle.  This will go with my new accumulation of items required for entertaining at home.

The gift that I gave was a bottle of wine wrapped in one of our red Merry Christmas aprons with rhinestones.  As it happened, the lady who received the gift is a chef.  How perfect was that match.  Of course, she loved the apron.

Last week was the Pensacola Beach Christmas Parade.  I remember last year it was so cold.  This year was perfect weather.  We thought it might rain but it didn’t.  It never rains on our parades.

The waffle weave robes have also been a big success.  The customers who purchased the robes absolutely love them.  I noticed that each of the robes had a tag on them which reads “Monarch www.monarchrobe.com”.  Apparently this is the retail store.  When I matched the style number from our robes with the retail robes, I found that the robes are selling for $60 each, retail.  We are selling them for $50.00.

We still have all sorts of ready made items in stock, such as napkins, pillowcases, towels, shirts, jackets, totes, etc., plus handmade items that have not been listed in our Etsy Store.  Please feel free to come by and look at all of the items for a unique Christmas shopping experience.  And if we don’t have what you are look for, we should be able to find it for you.  Call first to make sure I’m at home, though.  The coffee is always ready at Cajun Stitchery. 

CHRISTMAS is around the corner.  Get that Christmas shopping done now and enjoy the holidays.  Shop local and buy made in the USA.

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Thank you Marshall Larrivere for the following:

EVE'S SIDE OF THE STORY

After three weeks in the Garden of Eden, God came to visit Eve. 'So, how is everything going?' inquired God.

'It is all so beautiful, God,' she replied. 'The sunrises and sunsets are breathtaking, the smells, the sights, everything is wonderful, but I have just one problem..

It's these breasts you have given me. The middle one pushes the other two out and I am constantly knocking them with my arms, catching them on branches and snagging them on bushes. They're a real pain..'

And Eve went on to tell God that since many other parts of her body came in pairs, such as her limbs, eyes, ears, etc. She felt that having only two breasts might leave her body more 'symmetrically balanced'..

'That's a fair point,' replied God, 'But it was my first shot at this, you know. I gave the animals six breasts, so I figured that you needed only half of those, but I see that you are right. I will fix it up right away.'

And God reached down, removed the middle breast and tossed it into the bushes.

Three weeks passed and God once again visited Eve in the Garden of Eden.

'Well, Eve, how is my favorite creation ?'

'Just fantastic,' she replied, 'But for one oversight. You see, all the animals are paired off. The ewe has a ram and the cow has her bull. All the animals have a mate except me. I feel so alone..'

God thought for a moment and said, 'You know, Eve, you are right. How could I have overlooked this? You do need a mate and I will immediately create a man from a part of you. Let's see....where did I put that useless boob ?'

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C’est tout, mes amis

Peggy Henshall

Cajun Stitchery

(850) 261-2462

cajunstitchery@yahoo.com

P.S.  You are always welcome to stop by and look at all of the catalogs and pass some time with me, cher.

Cajun Corner - Vol. 3, No. 49

Cajun Corner – Vol. 3, No. 49 – December 9, 2011

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

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Don’t forget to visit our blog at www.cajunstitchery.blogspot.com, and www.cajunstitchery.etsy.com often.   We are also on Twitter and Facebook. 

Visit our on-line catalogs at:

http://www.imprintit.biz/cgi-bin/cobrand/site.w?location=olc/catalog-home.w&top=catalog&frasmes=no&target=main&sponsor=000699

and www.companycasuals.com/cajunstitchery.

Last night we entertained friends with dinner and a fire in the chininea.  I made enough gumbo for an army.  The evening was a delight.  In fact, George and I worked all day preparing for the evening.  I cooked and George cleaned the house and put out the Christmas decorations.  We were laughing and saying that if we entertained each week, we would be sure to give the house a good cleaning at least once a week.  A couple of friends of mine gave me lovely trays and bake ware for my birthday because they knew that I had begun entertaining at the house.  All of that came in very handy yesterday.  I even made dessert from scratch.  We had an éclair cake.  It was actually a no bake recipe that I happened upon and turned out wonderful.  You take a 9x13 dish and put a layer of graham crackers down; then you make 2 little boxes of instant vanilla pudding and put a layer of pudding on top of the crackers; then a layer of whipped cream; then another layer of graham crackers, pudding, whipped cream, and top it off with a layer of graham crackers.  Then you take 1/3 cup of cocoa and 1 cup of sugar and put that in a saucepan.  Add a little vanilla, a stick of butter, and ¼ cup of milk.  Bring that to a boil and boil for one minute.  Let it cool.  Then cover the cake with the chocolate and put in the refrigerator.  You want to leave it in the refrigerator long enough for the moisture to soften the graham crackers, about 2 hours.

I think I’ve mentioned before that the word éclair is a French word that means lightning.

Tomorrow is the beach Christmas parade.  I will be an elf, as usual.  I sure hope it is not too cold.  Last year George and I froze.  If you are nearby, please come to our parade tomorrow at 2 p.m.

The waffle weave robes came in and to my delight were very high quality.  For those readers who have received Cajun Corner for the past 3 years, you know how I have tried to figure out how to purchase quality towels and such on-line.  Throughout the existence of Cajun Stitchery, I really have only had one order for towels that was disappointing and that was the first order.  Apparently the key is to look at the weight.  Since this was my first attempt at purchasing robes, I had my fingers crossed.  I had looked at several wholesalers.  These particular robes come in white and beige, weight is 3 lbs, and they are exquisite.  I washed and dried them upon arrival and decided that if anyone else buys one, I’m getting one for myself.  You know when you go to a hotel and use one of their robes how it is so warm and comfortable?  This is that type of robe.  The difference is that this is waffle weave and not terrycloth.  When I first heard of waffle weave robes, I thought they were little, light, summertime robes.  They are not.  They are equally as snuggly and warm as a terrycloth robe.  These particular robes are 48” long, one size fits most.  They are a cotton/poly blend which I, personally, like because it doesn’t shrink as much.  I can always order these robes and sell them for $50 each.  It takes about 2 weeks to arrive.  Of course, we can always request a rush shipment for an extra fee.

A friend of mine contacted me recently saying she was getting a teenage girl, who she is helping out, a winter jacket and was wondering if we could embroider on it.  The girl loves dolphins.  I immediately began thinking about the dolphin design that we did on the placemats earlier this year.  We wanted to add some bling to it but not too much.  I’ve noticed in the professional magazines some over-the-shoulder designs.  Yes, the embroidery begins in the normal, left chest area and continues over the shoulder.  On the back the design can be seen just at the shoulder.  It is a really cool technique.  The jacket came in and all I can say is Wow, what a cool jacket.  It is a blue car coat.  She got the jacket from LL Bean.  The lining is a fleece jacket that comes out and can be worn when the weather is not freezing or the fleece jacket can snap and zip inside the car coat for a soft lining.  We decided to embroider the fleece jacket as well.  I used the Mylar underneath the embroidery to hold the stitching up on the fleece and give a bit of sparkle.  Then I used the same design on the car coat with the Mylar only in the splash area.  Then we applied rhinestones to the car coat.  The pictures don’t do it justice.  It was difficult to photograph because it went over the shoulder onto the back.

Another fun project that we’ve done this season is the Christmas aprons.  One is listed in our Etsy store.  They are red aprons with an embroidered Christmas tree and above the tree is “Merry Christmas” done in a candy cane font using green and white thread.  Then red rhinestones were applied to the tree.  They are really cute and I have an order for another one.  They are $20 each, complete with embroidery and rhinestones.

The Christmas stockings have been big this year.  I’ve made bunches of them. 

The can wraps have turned out to be a good stocking stuffer or hostess gift.  Since LSU and the Saints are having such a good year, the fleur de lis items are going.  I can always make more.  They are selling for $10 each on Etsy.  I will sell them to newsletter recipients for $7 each.  Just tell me you saw it in the newsletter.

This year’s lagniappe has been seeds.  We bought a whole lot of seed packets in the spring to use as lagniappes.  We are out of seeds until next spring.  I have to be pretty creative coming up with lagniappes right now. 

Next week is my daughter-in-law’s birthday.  I took the last market basket and embroidered it for her.  She should receive it today.  I sure hope she likes it.  I think it turned out really nice.  That was the last we had in stock, but I can always get more.  The solid colored baskets are $22 each + $5 for name or monogram.

We still have all sorts of ready made items in stock, such as napkins, pillowcases, towels, shirts, jackets, totes, etc., plus handmade items that have not been listed in our Etsy Store.  Please feel free to come by and look at all of the items for a unique Christmas shopping experience.  Call first to make sure I’m at home, though.  The coffee is always ready at Cajun Stitchery. 

CHRISTMAS is around the corner.  Get that Christmas shopping done now and enjoy the holidays.  Shop local and buy made in the USA.

If you are not a subscriber and would like to receive Cajun Corner weekly, please email cajunstitchery@yahoo.com and let me know to put you on our email list. 

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Thank you Sandy Goodman for the following:

A man and his wife were awakened at 3:00 am by a loud pounding on the door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger, standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push.

"Not a chance," says the husband, "it is 3:00 in the morning!"

He slams the door and returns to bed.

"Who was that?" asked his wife.

"Just some drunk guy asking for a push," he answers.

"Did you help him?" she asks.

"No, I did not, it is 3:00 in the morning and it is pouring rain out there!"

"Well, you have a short memory," says his wife. "Can't you remember about three months ago when we broke down, and those two guys helped us? I think you should help him, and you should be ashamed of yourself! God loves drunk people too."

The man does as he is told, gets dressed, and goes out into the pounding rain.

He calls out into the dark, "Hello, are you still there?"

"Yes," comes back the answer.

"Do you still need a push?" calls out the husband.

"Yes, please!" comes the reply from the dark.

"Where are you?" asks the husband.

"Over here on the swing set," replies the drunk.

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C’est tout, mes amis

Peggy Henshall

Cajun Stitchery

(850) 261-2462

cajunstitchery@yahoo.com

P.S.  You are always welcome to stop by and look at all of the catalogs and pass some time with me, cher.

Cajun Corner - Vol. 3, No. 47

Cajun Corner – Vol. 3, No. 47 – November 26, 2011

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

ΘΘΘΘΘ

Don’t forget to visit our blog at www.cajunstitchery.blogspot.com, and www.cajunstitchery.etsy.com often.   We are also on Twitter and Facebook. 

Visit our on-line catalogs at:

http://www.imprintit.biz/cgi-bin/cobrand/site.w?location=olc/catalog-home.w&top=catalog&frasmes=no&target=main&sponsor=000699

and www.companycasuals.com/cajunstitchery.

Hope everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving.

We spent Thanksgiving Day with friends.  It was the usual fair of eating until you could barely breathe, took a walk, and then we played an enticing game of Scrabble.  It really was a wonderful Thanksgiving.  We have so much for which to be thankful.

We are still learning our smart phones and still having issues with our U-verse.  Earlier this week the internet went down, again.  This time they sent a repairman who seems to think the problem is in the AT&T wires and not our home wiring.  The internet came up again and we were happy.  It went down again today requiring us to call, again.  We are back on the internet now.  It comes and goes.  I sure wish they would fix the problem.

Today I received The Square.  The Square is the entire reason we got the smart phones and the U-verse in the first place.  The Square allows Cajun Stitchery to accept credit cards.  I must have Wi-Fi available so it should work at the house.  I’m going to the Perdido Bay Golf Club this afternoon where we will have a booth with other local small businesses.  I sure hope we can get Wi-Fi there so I can accept credit cards. 

Buy from local small businesses day is a great idea.  There has been a lot of publicity.  I’m thinking that most shoppers want to buy from local small businesses but the prices that many small businesses have to charge is more than people pay at the Wal-Mart type businesses.  In addition to that, it is the day after Black Friday when shoppers are really hyped about getting bargains.  Cajun Stitchery has drastically reduced the price on many of our items that we will be selling today.  We are also looking into various machines that will help us produce a better product and be able to reduce prices at the same time.  The problem, of course, is that the machines cost a lot of money that we would have to recoup.

The boring needles came in.  I’m a little nervous about using them and I’m waiting for my friend to try her’s first.  I read as much literature as I could find on them, including watching some videos.  It just appears that an attachment is necessary.  I contacted the manufacturer of our machine but they never returned my call.

If anyone is interested in bath robes, let me know.  I’m getting ready to place an order for some waffle weave robes, 48” long, hotel quality, one size fits all.  They are going to cost about $50 each, plus shipping.  Of course, the more I purchase, the lower the shipping rate.

CHRISTMAS is around the corner.  Get that Christmas shopping done now and enjoy the holidays.

If you are not a subscriber and would like to receive Cajun Corner weekly, please email cajunstitchery@yahoo.com and let me know to put you on our email list. 

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Thank you Marshall Larrivere for the following:

Walking into the bar, Boudreaux said to Charlie

the bartender, “Pour me a stiff one - just had another fight with the

little wife.”

“Oh yeah?” said Charlie, “And how did this one end?”

“When it was over,” Boudreaux replied, “She came

to me on her hands and knees.”

“Really,” said Charles, “Now that's a switch!?

What did she say?”

She said, “Come out from under the bed, you little

coward.”

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C’est tout, mes amis

Peggy Henshall

Cajun Stitchery

(850) 261-2462

cajunstitchery@yahoo.com

P.S.  You are always welcome to stop by and look at all of the catalogs and pass some time with me, cher.