May Be Days of Chat, Metal and Stone

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As you were....

[cgwhitfield]

And here I thought that my sensitive new age style might lead to confusion....ha.

I don't use emoticons or I'd try to remember the wink one.

[hartleystudio]

Good Morning Chatties!! I'm popping in to make sure Cliff is ok and well away from all fire! I heard about how terrible it is and got very worried. You ok Cliff???

And hi to everyone! I hope everyone is doing well!!

[cgwhitfield]

Ann? Howdy stranger.

That fire is far far away, would be abut a 15 hour drive. But it can happen anywhere, and makes one thankful for those boring days.

[heartsabustin]

Hi, Ann! *waves*

I never read CG as anything but dude. :D

I have one more bronze cuff to finish, and then maybe the repair work on The Bracelet.

[hartleystudio]

I just heard "western" Canada and panicked. I'll have to go look now.

Yes...it's me. I know, it's been a while. I've just been so busy that I'm not on the computer as much. Busy shop and very busy with kids. :)

How is everyone??

[PureDichotomy]

Hi Ann!!!!!

[hartleystudio]

OK, I looked again...it is far from you Cliff. And I'm glad of it. I was very worried.

[hartleystudio]

Hi Wendy. I feel awful that this is such an anomaly. I mean to poke my head in all the time and then I just don't have the time to really keep up.

[cgwhitfield]

As it happens Ann I'm just starting the plumbing today. BIL is coming out to help me get the layout sorted. I've done quite a bit, some of all of it here and there, but never started with a blank slate. He has, often.

[kitkingdesigns]

Hi, Ann.

[hartleystudio]

I'm sure you won't because your BIL sounds super capable, but if you get stuck you know Ben is happy to advise. He was just asked to be on the city's advisory board as the resident boiler guy so I guess someone else noticed how great he is. :)

I'm glad work on your house is coming along. Are you living there yet?

[hartleystudio]

OMG, Wait...did you get a smartphone CG? I see you're doing shop updates!!!

[cgwhitfield]

The plumbing is pretty straightforward and about as basic as it gets. I am using copper, I'm just more familiar with it.

With luck living there before winter I am getting pros for the drywall, big job.

I got a small android tablet. Also on IG....trying to keep up.

[heartsabustin]

I have the stuff for fresh chicken alfredo - guess what I'm gaving tonight?

NOM!!

[PureDichotomy]

thats sounds good Erin.

[heartsabustin]

Yeah - I had to make meatloaf the other night for FIL, so we're having grown up food tonight. I'm getting to the point that I really do not like meatloaf.

[PureDichotomy]

I actually used to love meatloaf. But I don't do any kind of ground beef anymore... and it is really not good with ground turkey. and ground buffalo is too damn expensive to use. So... no meatloaf for us.

I remember loving it with mashed potatoes and gravy though... back in the day.

[heartsabustin]

I do a mix of turkey and chicken, so it's not bad. I really prefer it with ground beef, but FIL has cholesterol issues and an 85% bkockage in one carotid artery. Add onto that he's having all the symptoms of an impending stroke - no beef. This last one failed on me, too - fell apart, and I have no idea why.

[PureDichotomy]

I might have to try it again with ground turkey. maybe it would work with mushroom gravy. everything is better with mushroom gravy.

[PPennee]

dh's favorite dinner is meatloaf, we eat meatloaf at least once a month- with beef. Either gravy or barbque sauce on top- I try to mix it up and make it interesting. Sometimes mashed, sometimes au gratin, Monday I just did pasta salad. I have tried turkey, chicken and turkey mix, to me, it's just not meatloaf. But I don't like turkey burgers either, my go to is the Morningstar spicy black bean burger- love those suckers

[PureDichotomy]

Oh I LOVE turkey burgers, and salmon burgers too. those are my favs.

[heartsabustin]

We like black bean burgers, too, and I don't mind turkey burgers if I'm the one making the patties. I have a burger press, so that's lots of fun.

Last custom order out of the way, and I think I successfully resoldered that loop back onto the bracelet without ruining everything else I'd done.

[ElfinWorks]

Hi Ann! I wondered where you had got off to. Figured busy... I am following your work on instagram though...

[cgwhitfield]

I didn't know Ann was on IG.

[heartsabustin]

She's @hartleystudio , CG. :)

I have posted a blog post and done laundry and I did indeed manage to solder that loop back on without a whole lot of trouble. Excellent day, so far.