tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post2033390618446911728..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Treehousestinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-18645579631232243942008-02-22T07:59:00.000-06:002008-02-22T07:59:00.000-06:00I don't know what a tobey mug is either.And someti...I don't know what a tobey mug is either.<BR/>And sometimes you have to change the needle to a finer needle, wasn't even sure I could get one for it but it takes standard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-18225952305072532792008-02-22T07:47:00.000-06:002008-02-22T07:47:00.000-06:00replacements ltd is in western north carolina. we ...replacements ltd is in western north carolina. we passed it going to alabama. quite a humongous place and well marked. right next to the interstate. we never traveled over there mom.<BR/><BR/>no, i have no idea where your tobey mug is. ask joanne. she may know.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-4442702907318268862008-02-21T22:51:00.000-06:002008-02-21T22:51:00.000-06:00Dawn on any sewing machine when you change the wei...Dawn on any sewing machine when you change the weight of the material you have to change your tension<BR/> The way you have always loved and done sewing I can't believe you having trouble. You get your love for sewing from Nana. NOT ME! I hate to sew but made a lotta clothes for you girls when you were little. It used to be cheaper to make em. Don't think it is any more.<BR/><BR/>Darn Tina Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-14437738663239520502008-02-21T17:03:00.000-06:002008-02-21T17:03:00.000-06:00Finished them up last weekend, funny thing, my mac...Finished them up last weekend, funny thing, my machine will sew heavy wool (for the couch) but not light cotton, then...WA-LA. Threaded missing 2 hole holders, don't know how I did that. I also found flat bobbin threads only one way, if it is wrong, no tension=no sew. Took me an hour to do one valance. Whew, what a puzzle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-7806912910730531722008-02-21T15:23:00.000-06:002008-02-21T15:23:00.000-06:00mom, i know your pain. replacements ltd is expensi...mom, i know your pain. replacements ltd is expensive. we used to travel right past its headquarters in north carolina. loved the building but never stopped in. i too have bought silverware to match my pattern. <BR/><BR/>dawn with peaches, did you get your curtains done? i love curtains and change mine out frequently, but i don't sew them. i am sure you are having fun with it and i hope it is tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-1222270440906840372008-02-21T14:33:00.000-06:002008-02-21T14:33:00.000-06:00I think it is natural for kids to not get the silv...I think it is natural for kids to not get the silverware back to the proper place (dirty dishes). I chase my spoons while building this house, it was so hot for the kids, who were helping, that I couldn't be telling them no the homemade slushies. I just went behind them picking up. It doesn't make it ok. I was just easier about it because of the circumstances.<BR/>I don't remember your tools mom?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-1908954094195641902008-02-21T13:06:00.000-06:002008-02-21T13:06:00.000-06:00Oh yes I sure do remember my tools, dishes and sil...Oh yes I sure do remember my tools, dishes and silverware being among the missing ALL THE TIME!!<BR/>Also when there were always grandkids around and a few years ago I was down to very few forks and had to go buy more. Big problem to buy them as I wanted to get the same as I had and not buy all new as I really like my pattern. It fits in the hand and mouth really good and never bends or Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-9080073657700134592008-02-20T22:15:00.000-06:002008-02-20T22:15:00.000-06:00mom, we always built them when we lived at cooks c...mom, we always built them when we lived at cooks corner. they were building a bunch of businesses around there and we had the woods right behind the house. there was lots of scrap wood. we girls, along with charity and mia had a good time in the forts. lots and lots of fun. i have a feeling lots of readers can also relate too. anonymous? anyone else? of course we had nothing like these dream tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-57361175980365216122008-02-20T12:43:00.000-06:002008-02-20T12:43:00.000-06:00Skeeter if you can't take credit for building it y...Skeeter if you can't take credit for building it you sure can take credit for keeping it! I guess I can see someone with no kiddies not wanting to keep it but I think even without kids it is such a great addition. However, I always have said, "It sure would be a boring world if we were all alike".<BR/><BR/>Hope you get your tree down with no problems. It is no small job.<BR/><BR/>Girls, (Tina Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-41219333324315748592008-02-19T23:44:00.000-06:002008-02-19T23:44:00.000-06:00btw, met gail tonight. will post about that later ...btw, met gail tonight. will post about that later as tomorrow is paper day. she complimented you ALL on what great loyal commenters you are!!!! and i am glad to have gotten to know all of you! (including my mother and sister:))tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-80879723671649772362008-02-19T23:42:00.000-06:002008-02-19T23:42:00.000-06:00hi lola, skeeter and anonymous, late night tonight...hi lola, skeeter and anonymous, late night tonight so not much talking tonight! see you in the morning.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-14690780405287634382008-02-19T21:04:00.000-06:002008-02-19T21:04:00.000-06:00Hi, I think Nina is wearing the grandma hat this w...Hi, I think Nina is wearing the grandma hat this week. I'm sure she is having a wonderful time. I'm happy those pups have homes Tina - I know I should've brought the kids by but we're okay with viewing the pictures. The kids would want to tote them home. So, see it's all good. :) I'm not so sure hubby would let us build a fort on the back yard, lol. He still won't budge on the fence idea. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-14311047866440796992008-02-19T18:06:00.000-06:002008-02-19T18:06:00.000-06:00Oops. Wrong button. l is LolaOops. Wrong button. l is LolaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-26073595299614959712008-02-19T17:52:00.000-06:002008-02-19T17:52:00.000-06:00I Said,Not cypress but tall Georgia pine trees run...I Said,<BR/>Not cypress but tall Georgia pine trees running through the tree house! We do have one cypress that my dad gave us two years ago. It came up from his cypress voluntary and he past it on to us. Growing like a weed and really fast too! <BR/><BR/>Tina, the tree we are going to cut down is too close to the wood shed. We are going to add another section to the shed to store the riding Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-276852925818887512008-02-19T17:12:00.000-06:002008-02-19T17:12:00.000-06:00Great tree houses Skeeter & Dawn. I can remember b...Great tree houses Skeeter & Dawn. I can remember building forts also. Never thought of bugs or snakes back then. You guys have a treasure--let it stay. Skeeter I thought yours looked like it may be in woods that have a couple cypress. Dawn, looks like the hemlock would keep the rain off even without a roof. I use to enjoy sitting in my tree stand just watching the animals. High up-nobody could Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-86737177269795212172008-02-19T15:11:00.000-06:002008-02-19T15:11:00.000-06:00hi all, hey dave, got a treehouse in the works for...hi all, <BR/>hey dave, got a treehouse in the works for your kids?:)<BR/><BR/>hi mom, been missing you commenting. are your hands better?<BR/><BR/>hey anonymous, show the boys...give them some good ideas! you have room for a fort.<BR/><BR/>hey skeeter, yes of course i missed you. i miss any of the regulars on here if they don't comment like usual. good luck on getting your ga pine down. why? doestinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-45134623833752643312008-02-19T12:26:00.000-06:002008-02-19T12:26:00.000-06:00Skeeter, I like yours, that's what I want to do in...Skeeter, I like yours, that's what I want to do in upper layers, can't see it very well but the treehouse is attached to a lage hemlock with a wide canopy. We may chose to keep it though, I'm with you! Can't bare to tear it down. Good idea about the bug spray, never thought of that. DUH.<BR/>Tina, may not remember but we would collect scrap wood and build forts. Our only tool hung from a swing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-82337566935713932012008-02-19T12:05:00.000-06:002008-02-19T12:05:00.000-06:00Love the rustic look to your tree house Dawn with ...Love the rustic look to your tree house Dawn with Peaches! What a great way to recycle tree bark! I spray our tree house with bug spray when I do the storage and boat sheds, garage and outside of our house. That keeps the bugs and spiders to a minimum in the tree house. I think kids today just don’t enjoy anything unless it is attached to a power cord or battery! I will never forget my days in a Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-58784777823494607102008-02-19T10:46:00.000-06:002008-02-19T10:46:00.000-06:00This is an awesome post --we always built "forts" ...This is an awesome post --we always built "forts" with scraps we would find. They couldn't compare to these two beauties. Can't let the boys see this post --they'll want me to start building, lol. I love these!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-42715184315935727842008-02-19T08:58:00.000-06:002008-02-19T08:58:00.000-06:00A kids dream come true. Good job Skeeter and Dawn...A kids dream come true. Good job Skeeter and Dawn. Ofcourse I have seen Dawn's so now it is nice to see a photo of Skeeter's after hearing about it.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-76197499810886700382008-02-19T08:03:00.000-06:002008-02-19T08:03:00.000-06:00Wow those are nice. I would have loved one of tho...Wow those are nice. I would have loved one of those when I was a kid!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524456191483377274noreply@blogger.com