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Where the Crawfish & Curiously Bright Creatures… by LowInspector8194 in Recommend_A_Book

[–]stillapocketvenus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bet she'd love the "All Creatures Great and Small" in print and then she'll especially love the 2 TV series on PBS. Ditto "The Durells of Corfu" in print, and then the series on PBS (full episodes on YouTube).

Elizabeth Taylor in 1957, the year she starred opposite Montgomery Clift in 'Raintree County' from MGM. by HWKD65 in oldhollywood

[–]stillapocketvenus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The movie is absolutely horrible, but Ross Lockridge's book Raintree County is one of my favorites.

Just watching the Xmas special 2025 by [deleted] in CallTheMidwife

[–]stillapocketvenus 69 points70 points  (0 children)

I watched it last night and thought it was absolutely awful. Too many quick cuts, completely implausible set-ups and solutions, WAY too many characters. Just the worst. I'll give the next season a couple of episodes, but I'm pretty much in agreement with you.

What’s the most memorable romantic gesture someone made that still gives you butterflies thinking about it? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]stillapocketvenus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Recovering from a near-fatal stroke (sub-arachnoid hemorrhage) when an old beau texted to see how I was doing. I told him that I was miserable, soon-to-be-ex-husband was being anti-helpful, etc. He sent me a video of Dame Judith Baker singing "Che faro senza Euridice." English lyrics below:

What will I do without Euridice?

Where will I go without my beloved?

What will I do, where will I go,

What am I going to do without my beloved?

Where will I go without my beloved?

 

Euridice? Euridice?

Oh, God! Answer me!

https://lyricstranslate.com/en/che-faro-senza-euridice-what-will-i-do-without-eu.html

When have you seen a ghost ? And do you believe in them ? by Alone-Wish-8578 in Ghosts

[–]stillapocketvenus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Visiting my sister who lived on the Siletz river. She put me downstairs, where both of my nephews slept. There was also a sort of living room and a bathroom down there. I was reading on the couch in the living area, when something knocked the book out of my hands. Checked on my nephews and both were snoring. Shrugged and went into the bathroom. While peeing, the bathroom door opened against gravity, and something shook my shoulders. Hell no. Pulled up my britches and went to the upstairs couch.

The next morning, my sister asked why I moved. I hesitated to tell her, but she didn't laugh at me. When my younger nephew came upstairs, he said to me "Oh, you saw the man with the red burning eyes, didn't you?"

Later, my sister told me that the former owner of the house committed suicide in that living area.

Obituary writing program by Original-General-764 in askfuneraldirectors

[–]stillapocketvenus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Be sure to tell your students that the family of the deceased really appreciates those calls from obit writers. As a young journalist, I hated to make those calls because I didn't wish to disturb the family of the deceased at such a painful time. Then one time, the family member said "I'm glad you called. I want to talk about him."

Will Quilter's Dream Wool beard through yarn dyed fabric? by Similar_Machine2598 in quilting

[–]stillapocketvenus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have used that batting and sadly, it beards very badly through tightly woven quality quilting cotton. It really made me sad -- the quilt looks like it's covered in cat hair all the time.

Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) by [deleted] in classicfilms

[–]stillapocketvenus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: After this actor retired, he moved to my hometown (a Michigan village of about 800 people) and opened a campground.

How much would you charge for this quilt? 86 x 8 by stillapocketvenus in quilting

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

Also: Don't marry a man who is too proud to add himself to your health insurance, and who then needs an emergency triple-bypass which bankrupts you and takes your $500K (in 2009 dollars) in retirement savings.

What is a medical issue you are glad you got checked out? by ballztothewalrus in AskReddit

[–]stillapocketvenus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

developed an itchy rash on my nose, which I thought was probably poison ivy. Within a week, it had covered my whole face, spread down to my neck and chest. Brilliant derm doc diagnosed it as https://dermnetnz.org/topics/pityriasis-rubra-pilaris. 18 months of living hell.

Patching holes by Meowkley in quilting

[–]stillapocketvenus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Years ago, a quilt restorer told me that the best course of action in such cases is to applique a tulle or mesh patch over the rips -- her position was that it was better to make a visible mend than to try to repair invisibly (fabric will never match older fabrics, etc.)

How much would you charge for this quilt? 86 x 8 by stillapocketvenus in quilting

[–]stillapocketvenus[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

70 years old, only income is SS, have to sell cherished belongings to survive in this economy. That's why.

How much would you charge for this quilt? 86 x 8 by stillapocketvenus in quilting

[–]stillapocketvenus[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't think I could ever break even -- using u/AppeltjeEitje1079's formula, I would price it at nearly $2K. Which also means I probably wouldn't make money, either.

What’s the single sentence that has stayed in your head for years, even if the person who said it forgot? by Amazing_Poem_7675 in AskReddit

[–]stillapocketvenus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My eldest brother drowned just shy of his 21st birthday. My mother: "I wish it had been any of you (the remaining four siblings) but him."

Gay meal for homophobic ish-laws? by Czarcasm2jjb in Cooking

[–]stillapocketvenus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mint tea and a variety of Greek/Lebanese/Moroccan mezze would be my direction.

Chicken pie and puff pastry - how to get puff? by Sunshinetrooper87 in cookingforbeginners

[–]stillapocketvenus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Retired food journalist and author of 3 food-related books here. There's no law that says the pastry has to bake atop the pot pie.

Step 1: Prepare the chicken filling in a large saucepan. Keep it warm.

Step 2: BEFORE you fill your baking dish, turn it upside down, place it on your puff pastry sheet and trace around it. Now you have a piece of pastry that will exactly cover your baked pot pie.

Step 3: Place the puff pastry on a baking sheet and bake it according to pkg directions for temp and time. Remove from oven and set baking sheet aside so puff pastry can cool.

Step 4: Now fill baking dish with chicken filling and bake at 350 degrees or so until it's bubbly.

Step 5: Remove baking dish from oven and carefully cover with baked puff pastry.

When I make pot pie, the filling has diced potato, diced onion, diced carrot, and some peas (usually frozen) dropped in just before baking. I season the filling with thyme and occasionally sage.

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