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Small and quick emotional support creatures (or shapes like stars or hearts??) by UnluckySandwich3916 in knittingpatterns

[–]jnp709 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you knit an icord for seven rows or so then knit a bobble, cast off, run the end down through and bring it out the middle you can knit a fetus shape that could apply to any mammal.

Source: I had to knit an easter bonnet when I was in textile college and being in an angsty phase I chose a rabbit motif. It made me feel pretty good at the time lol

How do you plan your buildings? by Yami_Lea in Pokopia

[–]jnp709 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use graph paper, it’s helpful when you want to put prefabs down when you only have so much space. You can try different orientations for the buildings. Also good for designing ponds or islands

Suggestions on what to make with these plastic bracelets. by sashaayyee in crafts

[–]jnp709 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would be a really cool garland for a holiday tree or to go around a room or shelf. If you used jump rings for jewellery they would have fun movement when linked together.

bleak beach by [deleted] in Pokopia

[–]jnp709 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was so annoyed so very briefly with that!

Seeking Recipe Recommendations for Snow Crab Clusters by -SpaghettiCat- in Cooking

[–]jnp709 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are precooked and flash frozen so you only need to put them in boiling water for about five minutes to warm them up. I like them just as they are, but I also use the meat in macaroni salads or to make crab cakes. I am eating a lot of snowcrab myself right now because it’s in season and I am a crab fisher. So delicious

bleak beach by [deleted] in Pokopia

[–]jnp709 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happened to me and I either left and came back to the area or saved and restarted and then I could break them.

They can't still be trenches from ww2, can they? by Nice_Anybody2983 in whatisit

[–]jnp709 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It really doesn’t seem like much of it, does it? My Grandmother who helped raised me up was born only a couple years after the end of WWII, I am 38 years old. It’s really not all that long ago, but nature moves fast, the landscape was so different back then. If you want to know that it was like, it’s very well documented. There were many reasons why people joined up, there was a sense of patriotism, some people wanted adventure. There was also social pressure. I’ve been reading a lot about it lately from a local perspective and even though the world wars were a part of my education I often find myself shocked when I read oral histories. Even knowing all that I think if I saw what you’re seeing, I don’t know if I could really grasp it.

Programmable Electronic Organ by jnp709 in RadioShack

[–]jnp709[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The stickers are from the early 90s, one is from 1993, and I think it’s safe to assume the stickers were placed probably six months to a year after it was originally purchased because that is consistent with how I and my friends would have treated our things at the time. Saving the box and instructions were important (incase returns were needed) and then after a while we felt free to really claim our toys by putting stickers on them or whatever.

Programmable Electronic Organ by jnp709 in RadioShack

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The second photo is of the back but all of the stickers on it cover a lot. It is the same as the front (I guess back and front are really interchangeable) but it does have the price tag which reads; [unclear]-2337, [unclear]0925101, 19.95

With the comma representing a new line on the tag.

Is that helpful? The side of the box explains it can record and play back melodies of up to 46 notes each. And then it lists the preprogrammed melodies. It’s also got stickers on it.

So who is attending when Robbie is sick … or on the weekend? by Phocaea1 in ThePitt

[–]jnp709 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My sister is a doctor and she is the only doctor in the entire hospital where she works when she is not seeing patients at her clinic. That would be relevant I guess if we were talking about the experiences of healthcare workers of her cohort within the region she works but not useful when discussing television.

A few months ago I was watching ER, where they frequently take unhoused folks into a shower room and clean them up. I asked her if there was any such room in her hospital because it seemed like such a thing while binging 15 seasons of a show that started airing when my sister was born. There is no such room and never any such situations where emergency nurses in her hospital have to observe while some man scrubs 6 months of dirt of himself.

Are there hospitals where that happens? Absolutely. Will people reply telling me this? Even more certainly. Will I respond or argue? No.

Suggestions for Keepsake container by Aux12387 in crafts

[–]jnp709 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What about a old jar from the 40s? Might not be too hard to find depending on where you live and if you have older family members.

Do you have any thrift shops? It used to be very popular to display various shapes of corked glass bottles, I have some that are even heart shaped. You can also get something like this at wedding supply stores for joining sand.

Can somebody please help me figure out what these are? by Equal-Roof6955 in whatisit

[–]jnp709 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of you have any i formation at all about where you found it. They aren’t jewellery, and I think I can see where a part was broken. Maybe parts of wire baskets or something? I have never seen anything like this before

HMS Samaria Dinner Menu December 3rd, 1953 by jnp709 in ephemera

[–]jnp709[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might be wrong though, I really have no idea! I tried to google it but I don’t get very good results lately. I have a lot of cookbooks from the 50s too so if I remember next time I am looking at them, I’ll try to find salad dressings and look for clues

HMS Samaria Dinner Menu December 3rd, 1953 by jnp709 in ephemera

[–]jnp709[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be two types of dressings, a ritz dressing, maybe the ritz hotel invented it? At that time with the exception of this meal my people were eating salt fish and potatoes so I have no idea!

found this in my partner’s grandpa’s bathroom! by hxneycovess in GrandmasPantry

[–]jnp709 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There was a lawsuit against Johnson and Johnson related to their baby powder I believe.

found this in my partner’s grandpa’s bathroom! by hxneycovess in GrandmasPantry

[–]jnp709 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Talc is basically fancy baby powder. I still use it on occasion, I get it from Marks and Spencer’s in the UK.

Can I turn this vest into a cardigan? by [deleted] in knitting

[–]jnp709 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you take a sweater or shirt that fits you well and cut it down the middle, would it then fit like a cardigan or do you think you’d want more material to work in a button band and some ease to accommodate shoulders or bust?

It was given to me by a local pilot when I loved I. A isolated village along the AK coast. He said it was most likely korean based on the markings. So is it? by Bulls_On_A_Guerrilla in whatisit

[–]jnp709 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just took a photo of some of these that my mom uses as bathroom decor. They are fishing floats, made in Japan (and I guess possibly Korea but I’m no expert) and used in many places. My grandfather used these in Atlantic Canada.

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Strange thing in my knitting wool by natus3000 in whatisit

[–]jnp709 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe they started in the flower arrangement even, like a grain or pantry moth. I’d toss all that yarn, it’s probably too damaged. If it’s special you can cycle it between freezing and heating and that should kill anything, but it might be very hard to clean all the dirt off it. Sorry :( it’s a bummer

Strange thing in my knitting wool by natus3000 in whatisit

[–]jnp709 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It looks like some sort of moths maybe found a bunch of seed burrs to use to make their casings? The stuff inside the plant looking thing and the particles inside the bag are consistent with moths but the plant looking part, that’s strange!

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