tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post7513691896571898760..comments2023-10-04T05:58:46.892-07:00Comments on Left-Handed Housewife: Bits and PiecesLeft-Handed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-45834383537091270512011-08-03T14:25:27.819-07:002011-08-03T14:25:27.819-07:00Funny! I am going to read that introvert article ...Funny! I am going to read that introvert article before I go back to school. Maybe it'll prop me up, steeling me for all the faculty meetings. It's worth a try.<br />Figs! Preserving is fascinating, but the three gallon bags of sliced squash that have been in our freezer for two years now are not so fascinating. Hmmmmm.<br />The kids in Project Mulberry, which I am reading now, collected state quarters, too! Collecting is good. I'm going to try to remember to discuss collecting when I go back to school.<br />I have a crush on Winston Churchill. I like his pluck and the way he was (if he really was) so lovey-dovey with Clemmie.Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-62203570697849041382011-07-31T12:49:59.058-07:002011-07-31T12:49:59.058-07:00Restraint when canning jam is a must! I have cabi...Restraint when canning jam is a must! I have cabinets full of jam from last year even after giving away lots and lots for gifts! Needless to say I haven't made quite as much! We loved the John Adams series! I can't think of any historic crushes! Thanks again for helping me with the quilt. I am almost done hand-stitching the binding!Melissa Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266528757413228807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-73872097417467393402011-07-31T08:15:59.041-07:002011-07-31T08:15:59.041-07:00Introverts might like spending a day being alone a...Introverts might like spending a day being alone and creative in the kitchen, too! That article on introverts is good, a more lighthearted and shorter presentation than the book I also like, The Introvert Advantage.<br /><br />Fresh figs are one of my favorite foods, and Jody, I cringe to think you haven't tasted one. They seem to me the most refreshing of fruits, something like a glass of exotically flavored water, but chewable....GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-72345299020421816312011-07-30T13:50:58.190-07:002011-07-30T13:50:58.190-07:00Have you considered using your plethora of canned ...Have you considered using your plethora of canned good as Christmas gifts? I think the introvert in you could set jars of yummy canned items on front porches in the neighborhood or at friends' houses with a cute note and you wouldn't even have to ring the bell to talk to folks. As for the marigold seeds, you could wrap them in a scrap of fabric and they'd make a great holiday gift too. Remember all those teachers at Our Fine School to whom you'll have to give a gift? I think they'd appreciate a jar of something yummy or some seeds to plant from Monticello. It's a win-win for an introverted gal like yourself. <br /><br />Now I'm a tiny bit envious that I have neither yummy homemade provisions put up for winter and that I don't have any plans for my Christmas gift giving. I AM glad that summer's bounty is providing such glorious opportunities for you! Can until your heart's content!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12196717975204396575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-78610983555344822112011-07-30T06:46:10.537-07:002011-07-30T06:46:10.537-07:00I am glad you enjoyed that article. I live in a ho...I am glad you enjoyed that article. I live in a house with people of varying degrees of introvertedness. The two most outgoing members are both "babies" (my husband and youngest) and they like being around people just a tad bit more than the rest of us. <br /><br />My crush...Charles Spurgeon. He would probably drive me crazy in real life (and it is NOT a physical attractiveness sort of crush), but I could read him always and forever and I would love to meet him. He says what I need to hear about things I struggle with.<br /><br />Love those figs! You are a lucky girl and sounds like you and your family are having a great summer.Leslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/11216448707277968516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-16052569140445353002011-07-29T16:38:59.288-07:002011-07-29T16:38:59.288-07:00Fresh figs, yum!! I would love to try some fig jam...Fresh figs, yum!! I would love to try some fig jam. Maybe the word is full-bodied, or does that make one think more of coffee or wine?<br /><br />I'm going to have to pop over and read that article. Especially as I am an introvert married to and introvert. (I didn't think that that was possible).<br /><br />Happy FIGuring out what to do with all your figs ;oD!<br /><br />Blessings!<br />DeborahThe dB familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170331499885879774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-1603785852561866742011-07-29T16:32:29.303-07:002011-07-29T16:32:29.303-07:00If I knew someone with that many figs I wouldn'...If I knew someone with that many figs I wouldn't mind if they shared a few with me. I'd even go so far as to offer to come and pick them. As you say, there's only so many figs one family can deal with.<br /><br />Ahhhhh, do you know how much I love you? That article about introverts was like a balm. I have three extroverts in my house and they do NOT understand why I prefer my book to running about all over the place looking for people to spend time with. They don't understand why I am positively giddy at the thought of a whole day locked in my house with just me and my study. And silence. My husband thinks my introverted daughter has something wrong with her, that she would spend 3 hours reading in her room by herself. I wish I could be her!<br /><br />This explains why my husband can jabber on for house, expelling the contents of his brain....and why this tires me out and my eyes (and brain) start to glaze over. I love him....but he talks more than any person I know.<br /><br />On a related note, one of the library staff thinks it would be lovely to have you come and visit. And knowing how you feel about people I thought, you could stay with me and I would be gone all day at work. You'd LOVE it!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511855282323456046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-54187911485969977572011-07-29T12:07:49.549-07:002011-07-29T12:07:49.549-07:00The figs are beautiful! I have never had a "...The figs are beautiful! I have never had a "fresh fig." Do you ever eat them raw? Or always cooked or dried? I love fig newtons so does fig jam taste like that? Fig-filled cookies sound terrific!<br /><br />I don't recall having a crush on an historical figure although Bobby Sherman is now somewhat historical nowadays.<br /><br />Please, if you have plenty of seeds, I'd love to receive some.<br /><br />JodyGumbo Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-5383247950183155072011-07-29T10:44:53.503-07:002011-07-29T10:44:53.503-07:00So glad you have figs. If MY tree bears fruit next...So glad you have figs. If MY tree bears fruit next year, maybe I shall make fig jam. Can you put FJ into fig newtons? [we call then fig roll sover here]<br /><br />now I am trying to remember if I ever had a crush on a historical figure. I am sure I must have done at some point. Will get back to you on that!<br />blessings xAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.com