What are your interests or crafts?

[rkayw]

I hear that!

I'm not a crafty person anymore. I use to scrapbook...until it got to be 8 grandkids. Couldn't keep up with making the pages and enjoy them in real life. It was time to put the glue down and get involved with making mud pies and dressing baby dolls.

I also dove into cake baking/decorating for a while thinking I would sell cookies, cupcakes, and decorated tier cakes. After I spent way too much on supplies...I decided I didn't want to get the inspections and license's required to bake for $$ from home. At least I know how to though. Fondant & Buttercream is a wonderful thing. LOL. But I like to cook for my family. I probably have every spice known to man...ok...exaggeration, but I do love cooking. Been cooking since I was old enough to stand in a chair at my grandmothers stove. Is cooking a craft?? LOL

 

[Mary Kay]

YES! As my grandson said at 4 "Can boys be good cooker's too?" He is now on his way to culinary school! My son works in an assited living home and is learning to manage a kitchen. Right now he is a chef in training. They both love to come here and play in the kitchen..creating some really fun dinners and snacks. So yes it is a craft and a calling!

 

[tmcase]

Rave, I love your cane handles. They are beautiful & creative. You are very talented. I know what you mean about getting burnt out. I go gang busters on a new hobby and then tire of it and move on to another. I was into making Diamond Willow walking sticks for awhile but the raw sticks came from Alaska and were pretty expensive to buy, even raw sticks and expensive to ship so I only made a few. I might a have pic around here somewhere. Your handles would look good on them.

 

[classwife]

Rave ...just stunning ! I love them !!! They have a Happy tone to them !

 

[rkayw]

My husband, Chris, says my cooking keeps calling him to a bigger jeans size.

MK, that's awesome that you have two up and coming chefs in the family. Sounds like fun in your kitchen!

Sadly, with the price of groceries right now, I haven't been doing as much experimenting with new recipes.

 

[Anima]

Is cooking a craft?? LOL

I'd say yes. My cousin loves to cook, so I knit for her family and she keeps my taste buds happy. We both get to do what we like, and we all stay full and warm.

 

[rave]

Cooking is definitely an art - and one which does not call to me. Doesn't even whisper. Frankly, since my husband passed away, I eat pretty much like a college student. If it is pizza, or microwavable, or fast and easy - that's what I'll make. I was married for almost 23 years, and grew pretty bored with cooking. I did get creative and cooked up some chicken tenderloins to add to the Ramen last night though. I feel sooo creative! LOL

 

[rkayw]

Rave, there is nothing wrong with fast & easy.

I don't cook large meals every night. My husband works long hours sometimes and doesn't always feel like a big meal. Luckily for me, he is very easy to please. He doesn't care if it's a bowl of cereal, as long as he can put something in his stomach. Takes the pressure off to have to cook if I don't want to. Keeps it pleasurable for me!! He likes to cook occasionally too on weekends. I think his craft is messing up every pot & dish in the kitchen when he cooks! LOL.

 

[Fudgey]

Cooking is definitely an art - and one which does not call to me. Doesn't even whisper. Frankly, since my husband passed away, I eat pretty much like a college student. If it is pizza, or microwavable, or fast and easy - that's what I'll make. I was married for almost 23 years, and grew pretty bored with cooking. I did get creative and cooked up some chicken tenderloins to add to the Ramen last night though. I feel sooo creative! LOL

I am bored with cooking also, I go for the quick and easy meals. I do make a large meal on Sundays

Kay.....my DH does the same thing, anything and everything in the kitchen is dirty when he gets done....LOL

 

[rave]

There is always a ton of fresh fruit and veggies and sliced deli meats and cheeses in the house, so sometimes I'll just graze on that. At least that's good for me. When my hubby would cook I'd have to vaccuum. He was "Uber Slob". Easily forgiven because he was, after all, cooking - relieving me of that duty.

 

[tmcase]

Sounds like a trade off. He cooks, you clean. I don't know which is worse!

 

[rkayw]

I'd rather cook... LOL.

Chris is not allowed to use a few of my pots, or any of my 1/2 sheet baking sheets. He's rough!! And he loves the cooking spray too much. I don't like cooking spray used on my good baking sheets, tends to leave yellow gunk baked on them.

 

[rave]

Sounds like a trade off. He cooks, you clean. I don't know which is worse!

LOL - Well, I didn't exactly do the vaccuuming myself. I have bots for vaccuuming and mopping. If only they'd make one for cleaning windows. The whole back of my house overlooking the woods and ravine is glass.

 

[tmcase]

LOL - Well, I didn't exactly do the vaccuuming myself. I have bots for vaccuuming and mopping. If only they'd make one for cleaning windows. The whole back of my house overlooking the woods and ravine is glass.

Bots??? How funny. I didn't think those things really worked. My cat would think they were a toy or a huge mouse and would chance them around swatting at them. How funny to would be to see!

 

[rkayw]

That would be funny to watch TM!

Do they work well, Rave??

 

[rave]

Well, they work if you're not afraid to tear them apart every once in awhile to clean sensors and bearings. I've had three of mine (Snowflake, Fluffy, and Mittens) completely apart at one time or another. They definitely require more attention than a regular vacuum cleaner, but I'm virtually unable to use those because of the MS. The brushes require constant cleaning (cuz I have long hair). At least they usually tell you in a beep-code what's bothering them. I wouldn't recommend them for anyone with cats or dogs unless you buy the one specifically intended as a pet vac. They (Roomba) sell those. It also takes a lot more time because their movement algorithm is pretty much random. They do eventually cover the whole area if you confine them to one room at a time.

It's entertaining to watch. You end up trying to tell it "No, no - you missed that spot. Go back!" and eventually it does. The regular Roombas: follow along walls, find a particularly dirty spot and make a spiral until it's satisfied, detect stairwells and back up, sense that they are approaching an object and slow down so as not to crash into it, raise and lower their height according to hard floors or carpet, occasionally hump a fireplace utensil holder (lol), have a feature that keeps them from getting hung up on registers or power cords - I could go on and on (and I just did!) When they get tired they dock and recharge themselves with a little triumphant tune. I don't recommend the Scooba mopping vacs unless you really enjoy maintenance. They require constant attention, but do a darn fine job.

The best parts: I have mechanical slaves, and don't feel the least bit guilty about it. And, I get robot tracks on my carpet that just make me giggle. (click to see close up)

 

[achtungbaby]

I love my Roomba it's a really good vacuum! But like Rave said, you've got to take it apart once in awhile. I got the regular one as a gift and went online got the stuff to upgrade for pet hair since I have more dog hair on my floor than on my dog now it works fine.
It is true that although designed to keep you from vacuuming if you're not careful you can spend a good hour watching it.
If you have large house (i'm in itty bitty box) more than one is necessary. I don't have the mop one but I hear they work really well.

 

[classwife]

The robot tracks are a riot ! I love them ! I need to get something...I have a difficult time with the vaccum...kills me...it uses too many spoons !


Would they pick up bird seed ??

 

[tmcase]

Well, they work if you're not afraid to tear them apart every once in awhile to clean sensors and bearings. I've had three of mine (Snowflake, Fluffy, and Mittens) completely apart at one time or another. They definitely require more attention than a regular vacuum cleaner, but I'm virtually unable to use those because of the MS. The brushes require constant cleaning (cuz I have long hair). At least they usually tell you in a beep-code what's bothering them. I wouldn't recommend them for anyone with cats or dogs unless you buy the one specifically intended as a pet vac. They (Roomba) sell those. It also takes a lot more time because their movement algorithm is pretty much random. They do eventually cover the whole area if you confine them to one room at a time.

It's entertaining to watch. You end up trying to tell it "No, no - you missed that spot. Go back!" and eventually it does. The regular Roombas: follow along walls, find a particularly dirty spot and make a spiral until it's satisfied, detect stairwells and back up, sense that they are approaching an object and slow down so as not to crash into it, raise and lower their height according to hard floors or carpet, occasionally hump a fireplace utensil holder (lol), have a feature that keeps them from getting hung up on registers or power cords - I could go on and on (and I just did!) When they get tired they dock and recharge themselves with a little triumphant tune. I don't recommend the Scooba mopping vacs unless you really enjoy maintenance. They require constant attention, but do a darn fine job.

The best parts: I have mechanical slaves, and don't feel the least bit guilty about it. And, I get robot tracks on my carpet that just make me giggle. (click to see close up)
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LOL! That was so funny. Those little Roombas sound pretty smart. I think if I had one of those little guys running around my apt I'd be tripping over it all the time. My apt is so small I can do it the old fashioned way in about 3 minutes.

 

[rave]

The robot tracks are a riot ! I love them ! I need to get something...I have a difficult time with the vaccum...kills me...it uses too many spoons !


Would they pick up bird seed ??

"Uses too many spoons" ??? HUH?

Go for it, I say! I have my bird cage with my geriatric Lady Gouldian finches balanced on a log standing on end on a smooth floor. Snowflake carefully circles around it with it's blue light (meaning "I found a really funky spot") blinking away until it has picked up all of the millet. Maybe not all at the first pass, but eventually. Dunno about getting seed out of carpet. He cleans up the glider mess really well though, and they are Olympic Food Flingers. Now feathers are a different story. They sometimes blow away in front of it. It often leaves a couple that evade it. Fluffy once chased a spider down the hall until it gobbled it up. I laughed my ample rear off! They are one of the best investments I ever made. And if you get one, have trouble, and can't figure it out, PM me. Maybe I can help.