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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: skarpi Date: 22 Nov 23 - 11:58 AM Molde, í Norge, what are you doing there All the best Skarpi |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Rapparee Date: 22 Nov 23 - 04:33 AM Currently in Molde, Norway, waiting for the weather to clear. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 19 Nov 23 - 06:35 PM The Mudcat is back! And that Iceland volcanic eruption is now "imminent." |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Stilly River Sage Date: 18 Nov 23 - 01:17 AM Just checking in on Mudcat itself! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Stilly River Sage Date: 11 Nov 23 - 10:48 AM Skarpi reminds me that my home state still has a volcano cam pointed at Mt. St. Helens. And it has been much more active this year with the number of earthquakes (click on "Volcano Updates" tab for details). Meanwhile in this year of El Niño and with the aftereffects of the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption in the South Pacific, our November feels more like October. Still days in the 80s as we near the American Thanksgiving holiday season. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Mrrzy Date: 11 Nov 23 - 08:36 AM I was thinking of you, skarpi, with the news. It might finally be autumn, here in central Virginia. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: skarpi Date: 11 Nov 23 - 06:17 AM Well all, what a week. Earthquakes very big and hard and the Lava magma is moving up and is now right under a little town Grindavík, not far from the Blue Lagoon. We will know in few hours what is going to happen next. All the people were moved from the town and at the moment noone should be in the town. So I live 700 km away from this so I am fine, but this is a part of what has been happening last two years, eruptions,Earthquakes and not knowing whats going to happen is not good for the people. So there is a live stream on YouTube, and through the media also All the best Skarpi Iceland. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: MaJoC the Filk Date: 23 Sep 23 - 06:03 PM My mother's Singer treadle is next to me as I type. Many memories of it in use, latterly (some decades ago) when I decided to make kites. One Of These Days, I'll look into reconditioning it for Herself's use and amusement. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 15 Oct 23 - 03:54 PM Good to hear from you, Skarpi! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 29 Sep 23 - 05:07 PM Mudcat birthday is Sunday Oct 1 (correct me if I'm mistaken, please) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 26 Sep 23 - 05:11 PM Mudcat's October 1st Birthday is coming up soon. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 23 Sep 23 - 02:50 PM There was a Singer treadle machine on the family homestead as well, where I grew up. I remember it well. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 16 Sep 23 - 06:55 PM Keep those check-ins coming! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 14 Sep 23 - 07:23 PM I knew nothing about the South Pacific volcanic eruption, it totally escaped my attention. Hunga Tonga reminds me of Beatrix Potter's Two Bad Mice, Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca . . . |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 02 Sep 23 - 10:39 AM refresh for the holiday (in the US and Canada) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 30 Aug 23 - 04:08 PM How many Mudcatters are in the path of Hurricane Idalia? The news says it is a fast-moving hurricane at least, that is not as bad as a slow-moving one. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 27 Aug 23 - 11:04 AM The filter/search is very particular. I tried searching for this thread using "worldwide" but the search didn't locate this thread because it's supposed to be "world wide" instead. We've heard from gnu recently, good news: anybody else want to check in? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 17 Sep 23 - 11:39 PM Yesterday for the first time this season I went out in summer gear but lotsa' folk have been wearing summer gear for a while. A couple of weeks back I remember a trio of young women all in summer gear, one of whom had whitey-blue legs, I think she was cold, rather than not yet tanned! My neighbour popped in after work a few nights ago, she was wearing a thin summer dress & she was a bit cool coming back on the 9.30 train but didn't really need her jacket. sandra in a balmy 26 degrees Sydney early afternoon (78 in the old numbers) we're heading to 30 (86) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 29 Aug 23 - 12:23 AM life goes on in the Land of Oz. I'm mainly well, the weather is beginning to warm, tho why some young (& older) folk wear summer gear I do not understand cos I am an Olde Pharte & always wear a light jacket! I've just booked accomodation for a festival at the end of September, & last week paid for a festival at the end of October & confirmed my accomodation booking for that festival. Long Live Live Music!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: rich-joy Date: 17 Sep 23 - 08:52 PM Good to hear from you, JennieG! I still have my Grandmother's Singer treadle (with receipt) from the early 1920s, sadly stuck in a container and hopefully not rusted away yet. I'd love to have it accessible in my shack, but I'll have to chuck out lots of other stuff first, haha, like "too many" books :) My Uke is here in the shack, but unplayed - and buried somewhere :( I am still hoping to get back to posting to the Australia-NewZealand Songs thread - one day!!! ..... sigh ..... Our days in the Sunshine Coast hinterland are promising to warm up (with one day this week forecast at 32*) but the nights (and my shack) are still chilly. Still, this has been the warmest winter for years that I can remember, with far less firewood purchased than last year!! As long as bushfires don't come roaring up the valley this summer, I will cope with it all :) Cheers! R-J |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Stilly River Sage Date: 23 Sep 23 - 06:36 PM My sewing machines don't go back that far, but my favorite is a 1941 White rotary. It's cast iron, only sews forward and back, but is like a tank as far as sewing heavy stuff and has a lot of amazingly complicated fittings and feet for ruffles and shirring and hemming and such. They were highly engineered back in the day. Fall has arrived but cool weather has not. We're at ~99 for the next couple of days, before some rain is forecast. It's a good time of year once we can enjoy being out of doors. Soon. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Stilly River Sage Date: 12 Sep 23 - 11:41 AM This weekend the "heat dome" finally crumbled over the lower central US and we had a dramatic thunderstorm wash through the area, tearing up trees along the way. Not a lot of rain here, but enough to give the soil a little spring when you walk on it (across the dead grass because I wasn't going to waste money watering it). It rained again this morning and the high will be in the 80s (we were in the 110 and above range for several weeks). It's the kind of weather that when you see a neighbor out in their yard you can go say hello and not suffer from the heat and really short conversations. It is my understanding that in addition to the generalized effect of climate change added to a year when there is an El Niño, there was an explosive undersea eruption of Hunga Tonga that blew so much water into the atmosphere that it will take a couple of years for that to dissipate, increasing temperatures fractionally. Every little bit makes it hotter. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Donuel Date: 30 Aug 23 - 06:50 PM land of Skarpi |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: JennieG Date: 17 Sep 23 - 08:14 PM Life is peaceful here in the Small Smoke, as usual. We're having a taste of early summer with temps edging over 30 deg C, but it won't last. A burst of heat is not unusual at this time of year, then we settle back to spring. Yesterday I spent a fun time at a house museum sewing on one of my 1920s Singer treadle machines; I've done it before and it always generates interest. Many people remember one of those machines in their family but haven't seen it being used. One bag was made, another started which will be finished off here at home - on the treadle, of course! When I wasn't treadling I was playing with a ukulele group, so it was quite a busy day. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Mrrzy Date: 14 Sep 23 - 06:04 PM Sprained my knee *without* hurting my back so not a total thing. Not ready for autumn! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: skarpi Date: 14 Oct 23 - 06:45 AM Happy belate Birthday to Mudcat, yei and everyone is gone, It is behind us, well again the world is upside down, now in the middle east again, and its sad to say that the humanity is going No where always looking in the back mirror, its the NOW we have to live in, today, the past is gone, the future has not come, so lets live today, Today I am going to read my school Books yes I am back to school, and I like it, then the gym, and play some music on my guitars, And my mandolin, and sing along, some songs from all around. Then its the Loundry lets begin the day washing, coffee and Breakfast. All the best from me here in the winter Iceland Skarpi. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: skarpi Date: 28 Aug 23 - 11:36 PM The Covid is up again in Iceland, not a problem yet, we'll See later on. All the best Skarpi Iceland |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 19 Nov 23 - 06:35 PM The Mudcat is back! And that Iceland volcanic eruption is now "imminent." |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Stilly River Sage Date: 18 Nov 23 - 01:17 AM Just checking in on Mudcat itself! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Stilly River Sage Date: 11 Nov 23 - 10:48 AM Skarpi reminds me that my home state still has a volcano cam pointed at Mt. St. Helens. And it has been much more active this year with the number of earthquakes (click on "Volcano Updates" tab for details). Meanwhile in this year of El Niño and with the aftereffects of the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption in the South Pacific, our November feels more like October. Still days in the 80s as we near the American Thanksgiving holiday season. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Mrrzy Date: 11 Nov 23 - 08:36 AM I was thinking of you, skarpi, with the news. It might finally be autumn, here in central Virginia. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: skarpi Date: 11 Nov 23 - 06:17 AM Well all, what a week. Earthquakes very big and hard and the Lava magma is moving up and is now right under a little town Grindavík, not far from the Blue Lagoon. We will know in few hours what is going to happen next. All the people were moved from the town and at the moment noone should be in the town. So I live 700 km away from this so I am fine, but this is a part of what has been happening last two years, eruptions,Earthquakes and not knowing whats going to happen is not good for the people. So there is a live stream on YouTube, and through the media also All the best Skarpi Iceland. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 15 Oct 23 - 03:54 PM Good to hear from you, Skarpi! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: skarpi Date: 14 Oct 23 - 06:45 AM Happy belate Birthday to Mudcat, yei and everyone is gone, It is behind us, well again the world is upside down, now in the middle east again, and its sad to say that the humanity is going No where always looking in the back mirror, its the NOW we have to live in, today, the past is gone, the future has not come, so lets live today, Today I am going to read my school Books yes I am back to school, and I like it, then the gym, and play some music on my guitars, And my mandolin, and sing along, some songs from all around. Then its the Loundry lets begin the day washing, coffee and Breakfast. All the best from me here in the winter Iceland Skarpi. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 29 Sep 23 - 05:07 PM Mudcat birthday is Sunday Oct 1 (correct me if I'm mistaken, please) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 26 Sep 23 - 05:11 PM Mudcat's October 1st Birthday is coming up soon. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Stilly River Sage Date: 23 Sep 23 - 06:36 PM My sewing machines don't go back that far, but my favorite is a 1941 White rotary. It's cast iron, only sews forward and back, but is like a tank as far as sewing heavy stuff and has a lot of amazingly complicated fittings and feet for ruffles and shirring and hemming and such. They were highly engineered back in the day. Fall has arrived but cool weather has not. We're at ~99 for the next couple of days, before some rain is forecast. It's a good time of year once we can enjoy being out of doors. Soon. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: MaJoC the Filk Date: 23 Sep 23 - 06:03 PM My mother's Singer treadle is next to me as I type. Many memories of it in use, latterly (some decades ago) when I decided to make kites. One Of These Days, I'll look into reconditioning it for Herself's use and amusement. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 23 Sep 23 - 02:50 PM There was a Singer treadle machine on the family homestead as well, where I grew up. I remember it well. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 17 Sep 23 - 11:39 PM Yesterday for the first time this season I went out in summer gear but lotsa' folk have been wearing summer gear for a while. A couple of weeks back I remember a trio of young women all in summer gear, one of whom had whitey-blue legs, I think she was cold, rather than not yet tanned! My neighbour popped in after work a few nights ago, she was wearing a thin summer dress & she was a bit cool coming back on the 9.30 train but didn't really need her jacket. sandra in a balmy 26 degrees Sydney early afternoon (78 in the old numbers) we're heading to 30 (86) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: rich-joy Date: 17 Sep 23 - 08:52 PM Good to hear from you, JennieG! I still have my Grandmother's Singer treadle (with receipt) from the early 1920s, sadly stuck in a container and hopefully not rusted away yet. I'd love to have it accessible in my shack, but I'll have to chuck out lots of other stuff first, haha, like "too many" books :) My Uke is here in the shack, but unplayed - and buried somewhere :( I am still hoping to get back to posting to the Australia-NewZealand Songs thread - one day!!! ..... sigh ..... Our days in the Sunshine Coast hinterland are promising to warm up (with one day this week forecast at 32*) but the nights (and my shack) are still chilly. Still, this has been the warmest winter for years that I can remember, with far less firewood purchased than last year!! As long as bushfires don't come roaring up the valley this summer, I will cope with it all :) Cheers! R-J |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: JennieG Date: 17 Sep 23 - 08:14 PM Life is peaceful here in the Small Smoke, as usual. We're having a taste of early summer with temps edging over 30 deg C, but it won't last. A burst of heat is not unusual at this time of year, then we settle back to spring. Yesterday I spent a fun time at a house museum sewing on one of my 1920s Singer treadle machines; I've done it before and it always generates interest. Many people remember one of those machines in their family but haven't seen it being used. One bag was made, another started which will be finished off here at home - on the treadle, of course! When I wasn't treadling I was playing with a ukulele group, so it was quite a busy day. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 16 Sep 23 - 06:55 PM Keep those check-ins coming! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 14 Sep 23 - 07:23 PM I knew nothing about the South Pacific volcanic eruption, it totally escaped my attention. Hunga Tonga reminds me of Beatrix Potter's Two Bad Mice, Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca . . . |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Mrrzy Date: 14 Sep 23 - 06:04 PM Sprained my knee *without* hurting my back so not a total thing. Not ready for autumn! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Stilly River Sage Date: 12 Sep 23 - 11:41 AM This weekend the "heat dome" finally crumbled over the lower central US and we had a dramatic thunderstorm wash through the area, tearing up trees along the way. Not a lot of rain here, but enough to give the soil a little spring when you walk on it (across the dead grass because I wasn't going to waste money watering it). It rained again this morning and the high will be in the 80s (we were in the 110 and above range for several weeks). It's the kind of weather that when you see a neighbor out in their yard you can go say hello and not suffer from the heat and really short conversations. It is my understanding that in addition to the generalized effect of climate change added to a year when there is an El Niño, there was an explosive undersea eruption of Hunga Tonga that blew so much water into the atmosphere that it will take a couple of years for that to dissipate, increasing temperatures fractionally. Every little bit makes it hotter. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 02 Sep 23 - 10:39 AM refresh for the holiday (in the US and Canada) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Donuel Date: 30 Aug 23 - 06:50 PM land of Skarpi |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: keberoxu Date: 30 Aug 23 - 04:08 PM How many Mudcatters are in the path of Hurricane Idalia? The news says it is a fast-moving hurricane at least, that is not as bad as a slow-moving one. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 29 Aug 23 - 12:23 AM life goes on in the Land of Oz. I'm mainly well, the weather is beginning to warm, tho why some young (& older) folk wear summer gear I do not understand cos I am an Olde Pharte & always wear a light jacket! I've just booked accomodation for a festival at the end of September, & last week paid for a festival at the end of October & confirmed my accomodation booking for that festival. Long Live Live Music!! |
