tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083286.post7966932519892672679..comments2023-09-30T07:31:31.170-05:00Comments on Diary of a (Slow) Triathlete: Saturday Check-InAnn (bunnygirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04938134750150653386noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083286.post-3543452101969392252008-03-31T19:45:00.000-05:002008-03-31T19:45:00.000-05:00Now lookee here .. are you sure you aren't just so...Now lookee here .. are you sure you aren't just some old fat man sitting at a library computer making this stuff up????<BR/><BR/>Or Martha Stewart in her younger days?<BR/><BR/>You get so much done!RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083286.post-51240908322879804362008-03-30T20:54:00.000-05:002008-03-30T20:54:00.000-05:00Omigosh, that is cute! The Bag Lady can relate to ...Omigosh, that is cute! The Bag Lady can relate to the stashing...she's such a packrat. Guess she can't off-load any on you then. (Darn!)the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083286.post-12315059933942415602008-03-30T10:27:00.000-05:002008-03-30T10:27:00.000-05:00BL- No, I don't find wearing black to be a problem...BL- No, I don't find wearing black to be a problem in summer, but Houstonians aren't known for spending a lot of time outside in summer, anyway. We go from one air-conditioned building to another, usually by air-conditioned car.<BR/><BR/>I also have a high heat tolerance. Eight years of distance running in a town with 8 months of summer will do that to you. :-)<BR/><BR/>As for size of sundresses for apron-creation, I don't think it would matter too much. Here's what <A HREF="http://nikkishell.typepad.com/wardroberefashion/2008/03/emmeline-apron.html" REL="nofollow">one person did</A> on Wardrobe Refashion. I wouldn't be attempting anything so ambitious or dress-like. I just want a pretty pattern to work with, ideally something that buttons all the way up the back (although front would do) and without bust darts, since I'm small-chested. The plan would be to cut the dress to knee length and then use the fabric to make ties to tie the apron in back. If buttons are in the front of the dress, I would reverse the dress, cutting a new neckline on the old "back." I would prefer to work with a dress that has a fairly snug fit (I typically wear a 4), but if I found the right dress and it was an 8 or 10, I could still work with it. <BR/><BR/>It's quite likely I have something around here somewhere. I just need to go through my stuff. It's time to switch out my clothes for spring/summer, anyway. I have a distinct memory of having a purple sundress with a pattern of small white flowers and it would be perfect. It's cotton and it has the buttons I want. It has a small tear that I mended but have always felt self-conscious about. I just don't remember if I donated it last summer when I moved. I gave away enough things to clothe a third world country and still had to stash things in the spare bedroom and under the closet after moving in! :-0Ann (bunnygirl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04938134750150653386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083286.post-834228440378470822008-03-30T08:29:00.000-05:002008-03-30T08:29:00.000-05:00The Bag Lady wants to see the capri pants! They so...The Bag Lady wants to see the capri pants! They sound so cute. But don't you find wearing black in the summer makes the sun burn through to your skin? Or does that only happen to fat people!?<BR/>How tall are you? What size do you wear? The Bag Lady can certainly help you out with old sundresses to cut up. Or she can just send you an apron (she has many from her time as a short-order cook.)<BR/>And she commends you for altering your capri pants BY HAND!! No sewing machine!! Wow.the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083286.post-54007841231880879502008-03-30T07:27:00.000-05:002008-03-30T07:27:00.000-05:00I swear we work at the same place. It's a given t...I swear we work at the same place. It's a given that you work unpaid OT. Blah.<BR/><BR/>Your capris sound adorable! What a great feeling you'll have every time you wear them.<BR/><BR/>Apron at the thrift shop maybe?Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611881081213242008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083286.post-46037257079927380392008-03-30T02:05:00.000-05:002008-03-30T02:05:00.000-05:00ACK, sorry about the deleted comment above -- hide...ACK, sorry about the deleted comment above -- hideous typo, hideous. Just... <I>hideous</I>!<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you had a very productive week, and that's great! I'm glad to hear things are going well with your new novel, and those capri pants sound super-cute! :)<BR/><BR/>Indian food... mmmmmm. Carrot cookies... mmmmmm. I'm feeling hungry now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083286.post-17781336116972122092008-03-30T02:04:00.000-05:002008-03-30T02:04:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com