Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Hi Sweetie, yep all I saw were the boxes, with little x's and then the names of the three websites, when I clicked on yours it did take me immidietly to your site.....don't know if its really a problem however your site loaded really quickly and by the way is a abeautiful site!

Dilu

Jane what do you not like about your bear?  I am confused, because I think he is magnifiscent.....so what does your eye not like?

Dilu

Here is Mr. Stanley Gardner looking for tomatoe worms.....he climbe up to the top of the plants because he knows the worms like the new foliage best......yuck Stanleykins,  I hope you don't find any....

I am sooo impressed with the two dolls, Shari and Nance.  So beautiful the faces and the yorkie dog is cute too...what great talant

Kim, there have been incidents of people ODing- but it was from metabolic disturbances and/or drinking their days alotment all at once.  :/

I use quart sized bottles to keep track of where I am in the water cycle

I have actually had people tell me they were allergic to water.....hmmmm :rolleyes:

Heather- I am unsure how old you are ( which can have a bearing on the swelling) and also unsure if you have cardiac problems- or if you take medications like prednisone, but you my dear, should probably stick to whatever your doc says. :(

Jossen:  I probably have the least stressed life of any body on the board.  I have one of those angels come to earth husbands whose only complaint about me in life is that the music or tv is too loud.  He doesn't care if he has to fix dinner, or he can't see the floor, or if I want to go shopping at Intercal, etc. 

The only thing he cares about is that I don't drive when on my headache medication.  (that's easy-he drives)

I start the morning in the spa, end the day in the spa and in between pretty much do whatever I want.  Gosh I wish I had had this life about a million years ago.  But I probably would not have appreciated it as much as I do now  :lol:

Ahhh welll.....those of us who can will drink and those who can't be careful in the hot weather. :D

We don't want to loose anyone from the bad hot weather.

Once i had such laryngitis I couldn't even croak.;....and the doctor I worked for had also gotten a certified in accupuncture-  so he did it on me and it worked completely-no croaking, no hoarsness....I have seen it work on other problems as well.

Nance-such unbelievably beautiful jewlry.  I am so impressed!

So beautiful so lovely so wow!

Thank you for posting your pictures-what a gift you have given us to see this ring.  Wow

dilu

Im glad to be back too but I am keeping them (headaches) suppressed.....He(Stanley)  seems to like the great outdoors.

hmmmmmm

If I make a Juliewoggikins Childiwog will she do the cooking?

Babettikins - to clean the bathroom

Luigiewolly for Friday night Pizza?

Mr. Gollygoodwrench to keep the cars in tip top shape?

Merry Popupins to keep the real little gollikins in line?

Oh my, where does it end....?

Dilu

Nanc

I most def. do not believe you have flipped out!  You silly girl....I thnk you are very smart

Nanc- it is so very kind of you to mention fluids....however you probably do not know that my tombstone has already been picked out and engraved...." she did too drink her water."  :lol::lol:

As a Registered Nurse I am all too aware of the importance of fluids, not to mention that it makes your skin look more dewey and younger, and at 53, I am also all to aware of that too ;)

However, and here is where we diverge, I advocate for 2 quarts of water besides any juices and teas etc you might drink.  And here is why:

Our kidneys and liver filter out the toxins in our system and just about everything has some toxins attatched to it.  By drinking juices and teas etc we are adding to the work of our kidneys and liver, ....so I teach water first and everything else is gravy...well, ok not gravy, but extra.

Now I am glad you brought up this post because many of us here are over the age of 50.  And when you get older, (50+) you start to loose the signal that you need to drink more water.  Every year we hear of older folks dying durring a heat wave, and it is because their bodies didn 't kick in and help keep them cool through sweating and also didn't alert them to drink pleanty of fluids.  For some of our senior senior citizens it is very difficult to get them to drink enough water.

Also anything with caffine in it helps promote the dehydration process-the caffine acts as a diuretic-causing the body to excrete more fluid than would be desireable unless suplemented in another fashion- also too much sugar can do the same thing....ergo I strongly encourage WATER.

OK  so here it is

Nanc and I encourage everyone TO DRINK YOUR WATER!!!

We seem to have gotten things down to a happy medium, (know how to make a medium happy?  Cross her palms with silver)

The good thing is the pain is down to a tolerable level- and I have actually slept the last 2 nights.  (you can get very very wonkybad when you go tooo many nights without sleep)

But now there are 22 new posts.....these may take a few seconds to read through.  :lol::lol::lol:

Thank you all for your kind warm and fuzzy thoughts-  I did what you said, there I am in bed with two warm and fuzzy purring furrbabies and then the menagerie- I had 13 gollies cut out and jointed- I hate that part of the job, jointing, adding armatures, ugh!

But I find that as I stuff the personalities start emerging.  Makes one feel like a real Michelangelo...:D:lol::D

look who did the gardening for me while I ate bonbons and read fashion mags!

Ahhh am I Lucky or what?

I am posting to all of you incredible artists at one time because I will never catch up otherwise-  I love looking at all your creations-such an impressive array.

Kim-  blue boy looks so cute....I am excited that you will be getting a better camera soon because I think your bears are great and deserve top notch pictures!  You do great work.

PenPen  Love your French resistance bear....too too cute...he as a certain, J'en sais quoi-

Well done you clever gardening gal you

Jody- we haven't met yet- I am so happy to see your wonderful bear-he is beautiful, and deserves the satin, truly a work of art.  happy to meet you and look forward to more of your art, especially if it is like Monsieur Pierre.

Sue Ann-  you give us all a level of excellence to strive for....a beautiful bear-love the open mouth and of course her winsome expression

Mandie- oh so sweet- you are on a roll girl!  Your creative curve has gone bonkersly you are doing so well.  You posted yesterday and he's already spoken for.  We're all very proud of you!  You are doing wonderful work.

Rita- love Peter- very very cute....love what you do with the eyes. very clever, you are...wonderful bear

You are all wonderfully creative artists- I am so lucky to get to see your creations and love each and every wonderful idea you gals have.

gollygeewhizzikin hugs to all

Dilu

Congratulations Mark....and welcome.....I have been off for a few days and get to come back this morning and discover that you have decided to come and play with us!  Yiippeeeeee!

I have a separate bank account in a bank that we do not use for all our other accounts or mom's accounts.  I keep enough in it to be able to order supplies on a whim but not enough for any real damage to be done were it to fall into nefarious hands.  Also this way everyhting on it is business related ( I say this tongue in cheek as I have a hard time really viewing this as a business)  and makes accounting easier.

Daphne and Louise  just gave us some great advice and I wil print up what she posted and take it with me next time I actually set foot in the business bank.  so far I've been very lucky with the people who have ordered from me. 

I am really happy for you to take this big step-it is an addicting process.  Thank goodness it is leagal! :D

Welcome again, look forward to reading your insights and experiences

Dilu

I am going to not post or read for a couple of days-I have been batteling a headache, for 17 days now, and the longer it goes on the less sense I make ( ouch this is hard to admit so) and the more my typing degrades and spelling...well we all know about my spelling

Thids is nothing serious- it is just a weird idiopathic thing I battle....I have a wonderful doctor who qworks ==well with me and we are still trying to find out why this happens. :D

the headache usually dat=k   takes about 20-21 days before it breaks-and yes I do have wonderful leagal medications that do help but never eliminate it completely.....so its gotton to the point where I jsut need to shut down./  hopedcul   hopefully back soon- I shall miss you guys....

I can't say don't have fun while I'm down and out but that would be ridiculous-so if you are going to have fun-at least post it so we can all catch up! :)

gollygeewhiz I love you guys-miss you!

di:(

That's it.....I'm calling Quy

Without you and Sue Ann we might just as well all take a vacation.

Ahh  have a great time, without us, and tell us al about it when you get back

we'll miss you Daphne....amd Sue Ann

dilu

Wow Shari-wowowowowowowowowow

Oh my goodness!  Fabulous.  Fantastic.  Original. Unique.

WOW

You are one increably talanted gal- that's for sure.

Wow

just took another look

Wow

Dilu:rolleyes:

Oh PenPen

I am so sorry you are having these problems again.  I am also sorry about the bear fair, but I am more concerned about your health.

It must be so very very wearing on you.  And galbladder pain is particularily painful, and can involve the whole body in pain. 

I sincerly hope this infection is quickly cleared up.  Will they do they surgery laprascopically? 

Well you keep us posted about when and where etc?

Best wishes- the gollies are all very desolated about the news.

hugs and gollygrins.....glad you made a new friend.....

Dilu

Oh Pen,

It really was meant in jest...

However, I do remember the night I took a shower and grabbed the towel, being blind as a bat without glasses, and out jamped my son's 8 " plastic and fake fur toy tarantula.

I am sure he was very gratified by the horrendous scream, for when I opened the bathroom door he was rolling on the floor, laughing his, well you know, off, (which is just as well, as it saved him from a horrendous corporal punishment cruelly created just for him) :lol:

It was so very difficult being angry at him, he had such a wonderful sense of humor and employed it so creatively.  I truly miss his antics and hijinks- Why do they have to grow up?

My mother thought I spoiled him. hmmmmm.....I once pointed out it was better than abusing him and she didn't speak to me for a week.

Yes, I see now, where the poor child got his sassiness.  Obviously his fathers side of the family, no?

Ahhh well....perhaps we should let the wiggellyjiggellies fade and not tease you any further......

I did say there was almost always a song for every situation....I would remember that one.....:P

The parrot loves it!

Golly hugs

Dilu

Congrats to Paul....son or honey?  How fabulous

2 artists in the family.....what a lucky family!

Have a wonderful time, and come back safe and happy! :D

Dilu

Dilu's favorite cat picture.....I took laundry outside to hang up-( I actually like to hang up the laundry during the summer-call me old fashioned)

When I came back in they had already climbed in and were feeling pretty smart till I started the rinse and fluff cycle! :lol:

Oh you sillies....I was just teasing, butI did shut the door and take a quick picture.

Now I always make sure the door is closed before I leave the area.....I would hate to have a for real accident with one of them......yikes!:(

I did laught my self silly

ok

sillier

Dilu

Catherine, in case you haven't noticed, none of us follow the rules here, and boy am I glad!
I love the photo you posted of your horse. 

Aren't our 4 legged furbabies fascninating-  they are so smalrt ( well except for Suki my female Burmese cat.......it's bad, very bad.....She is soo dumb she would have to climb out of a 10 foot hole just to be considered dumb)

I love that they have specific personalities, likes and dislikes, and can make us do things just because they want too.  My fine feathered friend Kirah is psychic.....and loves to have her name used in silly little songs.  I buy her fisher price baby toys because she likes to make the lights go and the songs sing....like a baby would!

Suki's brother Kwatzu is as smart as she is dumb, and he and the Parrot work in collusion together.

Also we have had to turn the door handles around so the locks are on the outside of the rooms because he likes to open the doors and carouse at night.  And doesn't he think he's special!

Nanc-

just an off the wall observation-you ask for reginal recipies....meaning things eaten in our part of the world- then you post an interesting recipie

but

WHERE ARE YOU???

Also Your recipie looks yummy and tomarrow is shopping day!:D

what happened to Maries picture? :/

Here's an easy fun cookie if you get tired of making the same ol'

Make the traditional oatmeal cookie recipie from the box, but add a couple tablespoons milk, a handful of coconut and cut up gumdrops

DON'T USE BLACK ONES eat those while you cut up the gumdrops- they really taste icky icky in the cookies. 

Bake as normal

but I recommend using parchment paper, and let the cookies set about 2-4 min before trying to move them to cooling rack-  very sticky until they cool

Kids go bonkers over these....unfortunetly there is fat in these cokkies

So  For Marie:

NO FAT Cookies for people like me that can't eat fat, Like Mr. Marie

4 egg whites room temp
1 teas. cream of tartar
1 cup bakers sugar ( granulated sugar that is extra fine....)

Beat the daylights out of the eggs-as though making meringue

now you can add just about anything you want.  I have used:

finally chopped hazelnuts
chropped dried cherries
spices-nutmeg, cinammon apple pie spice- not my fav.
finely chopped almonds with 1 t almond flavoring
choco chips ( i used the mini ones)
I even use ground hazel nuts- makes an interesting cookie

I scoop the mess into a zip lock baggie and then squueze it out onto parchment covered cookie sheets

bake 300 farenheit oven-untill they are lightly brown on top

turn off oven but leave cookie sheets in oven untill cooled-
block oven door open a little

These won't last long-they disintegrate after about 2 days- so eat up!

Good enough for company Chicken:

take boneless breasts and pound with meat tenderizer hammer thingy

chop up fresh basil, tarragon, garlic

spray pan with Pam

add chicken, brown lightly on both sides, add enough white wine (any will do but the better the quality the better the flavor.) to cover

throw in garlic and herbs,

turn low and let simmer, the wine will turn into a nice sauce.  Remove when the wine has boiled down enough to have thickened. spoon wine goop over chicken prior t searving

Marie, I always use skinless-the fat content is virtually nill.

Okeydokey--no piccs cuz these are my own recipies and who knew someone would want recipies? :)

I look forward to trying these recipies you guys have listed-tomarrow is hoping day.hmmm  it's also shopping day so this will be fun

Dilu how come we don't have a hungry smilie?

Shari- I would like to exchange as well-what do you need from me?

Dilu

WOW!

OK I guess I didn't explain myself- can I still blame the schnaps?

What I mean is- is there something bout the bear that suggests the name, do you just pick at random, is it easy or hard for you, that sort of thing

Although I will check out the web site you mentioned-I especially like trhe nonsensical concept.....gee I wonder why? :lol:

Dillydallywonkerslylu

maybe I don't really need more nonsense in my life?

OOOOOOOPPPS

So busy wanting the answers to Daphne's questions forgot to tell you and Rita how beautiful the avatar is.....so very nice, as all the ones you have done here are!

Shelli I want all the answers you are going to give to Daphne.

I need help too

do you have a program, or a basic template?

How do you do this

Oops....we can't overlook the key factor

Talant

Dilyu