Monday, February 9, 2015

DIANE'S CORNER (AUG 13, 2014)

Knitting Chinese Joke

Many years ago my wife was to knitting what Tiger Woods is to golf. She designed exotic patterns with ease. 

There was an occasion when we had lunch in a real Chinese restaurant (only one person spoke partial English, all menus were in Chinese). When she saw the hand-written menu she was so impressed with the calligraphy she tucked the menu in her purse. 

Some months later I saw the result, a stunning white sweater with the Chinese symbols hand-stitched down the front. She received compliments galore until one cocktail party when we met a distinguished Chinese physician who asked my wife where she got the symbols. He then wanted to know if she knew what they meant. "I'm afraid to ask," she said, "but tell me anyway." 

Even she had to laugh when he told her they read, "This is a cheap dish--but good."



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KnittingPony: The Chill Pill (Free Knitting Pattern)
The Chill Pill. Copyright KnittingPony. This squishy woollen pill with a serene smile fits in the palm of your hand. Materials: Two colours of the same weight...
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Chill Pill pattern by Codi Booher
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home dried apples

E Strea Chikitu: Gedroogde appeltjes

 
 
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E Strea Chikitu: Gedroogde appeltjes
Wat te doen met de appeloogst? Heerlijke friszure appeltjes hebben we geplukt van de appelbomen in onze tuin. En dat is nog lang niet alles.
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