lookeyloo

My mother was a fabulous knitter. I have a lot of the things she made, although don't use them. Especially things for my babies, nearly 60 years ago. No one wants them. They would be pitched in a donation place. I have them in a nice box and told Mr lookeyloo that they bring me comfort and after I am gone I won't know what happens to them. Really, no one wants them. She also did some needlepoint and I have some of that. My aunt sewed (I have the treadle machine that was my grandpa's that she made a lot of things and many for me) and she crocheted. She also did a very complicated cross stitch of a vase of roses that I had framed when I got married the first time and it is hanging in this house. That will go to my cousin, her son, one day. He has daughters who might or might not appreciate it. I cannot master crochet. I sew and now quilt. I like making them. The entire process. That a quilt emerges is just the byproduct of the activity. I also have made Halloween costumes for the grands when they were little.

Fun! We have an HMart which is gigantic and usually freezing so we don't go there all that often. Also it is a little drive away. But, fascinating. And now I know I can use the translate feature on my phone to see what the labels actually say.

For me that doesn't always work because the rise is too long on pants, and dresses have the waist in the wrong part of my body. The proportion of "petite" clothes works best for me. And petite is a proportion. They go up to size 16. I think back in the way olden days there was some accommodation for short waisted ladies. My grandma wore an 18 1/2.

Yes I do! Talbot's has a petite section and depending on the moment, some viable options and lately they run a lot of really good sales. My Talbot's clothes never wear out or show signs of wear. But to me too expensive to buy full price. I also think what has contributed is "fast fashion" from places like Temu, etc. and I know my granddaughter and her friends buy something, they all wear it and then pitch it. And a lot of these things are made in Asia and those women are very small. I watch some YouTube videos of American young women who now live in Japan of what we consider normal size and they say it is very difficult for them to find clothing that fits, including shoes. One would think someone would key into the average American woman but when that happens usually out of most average American woman price range

This I agree with.

Why do I feel like it will be one of the two elderly men. I say this as going on 82. We need younger minds, thoughts, energy, etc.

Cattachino? 😄

The local coffee shop the granddaughter worked at when she was in high school offered "pup cups". She would make them for me with two shots of espresso.

Agree in principle. But "we as a nation" as much as I would like that - doesn't seem to be what "we" are right now.

I'm almost through with Money, Lies and god. The author says, towards the end, that even when Trump is gone that won't make much change among his disciples and they are far reaching and insidious - they really do want to make America white, Christian and Male. What they are lacking right now is another charismatic leader who hasn't been made known to us (or them) yet. There is a move afoot to have a "head of household" voting law that the white Christian male decides. These things are happening but unless we actively investigate we will not be aware of. It is hard to fight these things. Especially when there are folks who just look at the surface and seem to like what is happening with no real thought on how deep it goes and how they will eventually fall into being powerless unless they are, you guessed it W,C,M. And I really wonder when someone generalizes to all of a group as if each group is so homogeneous as to all think exactly alike. Or, on the other hand suggesting"I knew a person once, therefore, that means all" Perplexing.

Looks lovely. Add a glass of wine and I'm there too.

I agree that acne can be other than cleanliness related. I got acne as a young mother of two, the cystic kind that needed a dermatologist, but, that was before any of the better treatments so it was hit or miss. I was very careful with not touching my face, changing bedding and towels, etc. Maybe for some people it has to do with what they eat, but I don't think that was the case for me, near as I can remember.

I am almost done with "Money, Lies and God". I am listening to the post of Katherine Stewart being interviewed that a kind member of our group posted. Folks, this has all been in the works for decades. Various groups of people have been working sometimes together and sometimes not, at this time in history to sanitize the past, make everything white, Christian and male. It has been insidious and hiding in plain site. Some people knew/know and some of us don't or never paid attention. It will be hard to untangle because it is a relatively coordinated plan.

Mostly agree about Starbucks. Some things I like and when it comes up with people and such I go there. I do like the senior options at McDonald's. I am the only one in my house who drinks coffee and then one cup. I have been experimenting with different coffees and with beans ground daily. I can't tell the difference between most of them. I have been doing a french press which is easy. Then I splurged and for about $40.00 just got a small gizmo called Final Press - it makes one cup of press coffee in the cup. So far it is nifty and I think I need a bit more coffee in the little thingy but it did work fine. https://www.finalpress.com

Interesting discussion upthread, folks. Lots to consider. I am open to any candidate who seems sane, logical and prepared. And mostly on the same page as I am. I consider myself liberal democrat but over the years have voted republican sometimes. Even when I was younger, I thought people who voted for reasons like "He's so handsome" (JFK) or not voted for "her laugh" and didn't concentrate on what these people brought to the US table and did we think that is a good direction. If Bernie or AOC or a new entry I'll call XYZ had a vision that could work with the congress and even though they are progressive, young, grumpy, etc. I could go along with that. I am also not a one issue voter. At least I haven't been til now. And yes I know MAGA wouldn't vote for any of my choices. I wish we could get to making voting more accessible, not less, no gerrymandering, and I don't want to say mandatory, but at least more popular. I don't know enough about how changing the EC would work to comment on that. Also, I think, being just me, that shorter election cycles would be better.