The General Chat Thread (2016-2022)

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SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
A friend is spinning up the wool for me because I can't find anything I like that would be suitable.
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When I was in Greece, the women in the village taught me how to hand spin wool gathered from the goats and sheep. I quite enjoyed it, but have never done it since. For some reason it seemed to be frowned on in the UK at the time, although spinning wheels have had a resurgence lately.

I used to knit a lot when I was younger, and knitted for my daughter too right up until she was in her twenties. She asked me once if I could knit her a coat if she bought the wool, needles and pattern. Yes, I said! She came round one Monday night with the wool etc. I asked her when she needed it for. Thursday night, she said!!! I finished it. I was knitting as soon as I got up, most of the day at work, and in the evening when I got home, as well as most of Wednesday night when everyone else was sleeping. I finished it Thursday afternoon!

I knitted pullovers for my ex too and he did used to wear them, but, when I made him a traditional Guernsey pullover (which took absolutely ages), he said he wouldn't be seen dead in one of the jumpers I'd knitted especially one that had patterns on it. He wouldn't even let me wear the jumpers I'd knitted for myself any more, or knit them for the kids. so I didn't bother after that until well after we'd split up, and, even then, I've only knitted a couple. I did notice though that, when he went, he took the Guernsey with him.
 
I had a pleasant surprise this afternoon. Apart from the usual trade off with the mutt, i.e. I take him out for a walk if I can go out on my own for the same amount of time :whistling:. I went to our local shopping centre to get some beef and a few other bits and pieces for my goulash. I was gone exactly 34 minutes - 20 minutes travelling time and 14 minutes to go in 3 shops - not next door to each other. It takes longer than that to get to the Tesco supermarket which I can see from my window, and the meat from a proper family butchers (owned and run by relatives of one of my neighbours) was a lot cheaper than in Tesco. The proper greengrocers is still there too. I think I may be going there more often :D
 
Reminds me of the guy who took his dachshund into a bar.

The landlord said "Sorry, no dogs allowed in here".

The guy said "It's a guide dog".

"That's not a guide dog!"

"Why, what have they given me?"


I'll get my coat.
 
Jazz singer and actress Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth, DBE is 90 years old today. She was born Clementine Dinah Bullock in Uxbridge, Middlesex.

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Elawin said:
When I was in Greece, the women in the village taught me how to hand spin wool gathered from the goats and sheep. I quite enjoyed it, but have never done it since. For some reason it seemed to be frowned on in the UK at the time, although spinning wheels have had a resurgence lately.
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I can spin and am spinning up some alpaca wool at the moment but my friend needs something to take hey mind off life in general and destress. So I am getting hey to spin the roving to wool for me whilst I carry on spinning up my alpaca and then start on the corriedale I have waiting to be spun for a handmade jumper in making for myself. My friend also spins much more finely than I do so she is better suited to spinning sock yarn than I am (I'm better suited to speciality yarn and jumper yarn).
 
Elawin said:
I used to knit a lot when I was younger, and knitted for my daughter too right up until she was in her twenties. She asked me once if I could knit her a coat if she bought the wool, needles and pattern. Yes, I said! She came round one Monday night with the wool etc. I asked her when she needed it for. Thursday night, she said!!! I finished it. I was knitting as soon as I got up, most of the day at work, and in the evening when I got home, as well as most of Wednesday night when everyone else was sleeping. I finished it Thursday afternoon!
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My sister did something similar for some speciality blankets (all doubles so 5 foot 6 inches wide minimum and same for length)... She wanted them for her bridesmaids. She had 8 bridesmaids at her wedding. 2 who are family, already had these blankets from previously. My mother takes about 3-6 months per blanket to make them... So not many a year etc. My sister requested these blankets (6 of them) only 9 months before her wedding. I ended up knitting 3 of them one of which my sister liked so much she claimed it for herself and given I had left for Australia by then, my mother had to knit a replacement for it. She then made up matching bags for them to be presented in. Needless to say both my mother and I were knitting at every available moment of every day.
 
Elawin said:
Fantastic age. I do like her music!
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I have a vinyl album in UK - Cleo and Ray Charles doing "Porgy and Bess". I've looked everywhere for a digital copy but only found one on Amazon but, of course, they won't send one to me here. I do have an Ella Fitzgerald and Satchmo version which is pretty good.
 
@Yorky - in 81 I had the great pleasure of seeing Ray Charles perform. It was a small club in NOLA. 25, maybe 30 bistro tables and Ray at his piano. After the performance he stopped at each table to shake hands with the audience members. What a privilege!

I have also attended performances by Ella and Satchmo in larger venues.

Great artist die but their music lives on as a gift to future generations.

@Duck59 I thought "daylight savings time" was a U.S. bit of stupidity. A topic I could easily rant on.
 
Duck59 said:
According to today's Guardian, I should put my clocks forward tonight. Make of that what you will.
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My Sky box has just told me a programme I want to watch is about to start. I pressed OK but it didn't change channel. I pressed OK again, and again nothing happened. According to the planner, the programme is not due to start yet. I changed to the BT TV box, which is not confused about the time, and am now watching the programme.
P.S. My smart meter put its clock back 10 days ago!
 
Yorky said:
I have a vinyl album in UK - Cleo and Ray Charles doing "Porgy and Bess". I've looked everywhere for a digital copy but only found one on Amazon but, of course, they won't send one to me here. I do have an Ella Fitzgerald and Satchmo version which is pretty good.
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I have downloaded some of her music. Nearly all the jazz I have has been downloaded or I have recorded on CD myself. The only bought jazz CD I have is one by Tony Kofi (a friend of mine), and that was bought for me as a present. I haven't bought any CDs for years, although I occasionally buy vinyl. Now all I've got to do is hook up my record deck with my new TV.....:laugh:
 
Duck59 said:
According to today's Guardian, I should put my clocks forward tonight. Make of that what you will.
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We get our hour back (or so they say) a week from now, Sunday 11-5. I never seem to go to bed early when they take that hour away in the spring, but I always stay up that "extra" hour in the fall. By my count, I've lost decades of sleep just by saving daylight.
 
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