Sudoku Puzzles

Who needs a man...hehehehe.

OK, time to raid that room and see if it produces something I do not need.

Oh, I could be like in Fiona's puzzle. I am lazy, crazy and now I am grazing. Hehehe

Wait, do the words all need the same amount of letters?

Who the heck irons bed sheets??? The only time they're exposed is at night and everyone's eyes are closed!!! I don't even look at the bed spread! Of course it helps if they're made of materials that don't need ironing! My blouses and pants are lucky if I even expose the iron to air outside the closet where it's kept!

ugh, if you have A/C I want my mountain beeze back. It's 93* and very,very 'still'. I'm obviously supposed to stop ironing, my misting bottle just broke....

Shannon - my friend said at the Pepperidge Farm outlet store in Michigan City, IN, just east of Chicagolalnd. I did read that they first introduced them in the US through Target stores, as Fiona mentioned, but we here in the US don't usually think of buying food at Target. They have a snacks section, but it's not a grocery proper.

Had a great time at lunch. I've posted a picture in my gallery, and now I'm off to the health club to work off my lunch. This should be very interesting. I have never gone to aerobics class with 2 glasses of wine in the tank.

Actually, Plum, our Target is almost a full grocery store, but we don't have a meat or produce department like the Super Targets.

Hmmm, Target groceries must be a regional thing, then?

Well, I got to wondering about laundering and ironing sheets. My few minutes of research reveals:

sheets should be ironed before completely dry and should be dried on low-medium heat even if they're cotton

if wrinkled sheets have been dried completely, put them back in the dryer More...

My mom inherited my grandma's ironrite. I've never seen her use it, but she swears by it. Now I'm curious about it. Maybe I'll someday inherit it?

1:47, hi all.

What's an ironrite? I'm just a young thing and have no knowledge of housekeeping.

Two naps in one day, is simply wonderful. If you are wondering if I left my darling at school, her dad got off work early and I taught him how to do pick her up yesterday and today he went solo. All while I snoozed. Actually thinking of snuggling with my pillow when they go out for their daily ride. I have such a hard life.

good mAen to you all. Interesting topics these last few days. The turn over must be 9 am my time. I have been reading the postings.. just too many other things to do at 9 am... I get to the site in the afternoon. I don't iron sheets either.

heehee shosho..I love Hobbes! Karen, don't jinx yourself...darn Jane, you've already done you're drinking for the day then? I seriously need a happy hour today..of course honey's still out of town so what I really need is that cabana boy to come bring me....a drink, yeah, a drink..that's where I was going with that

I would think if you are running a BB you better have the sheets extra crispy. I saw an ad for a mangle iron a while back.. I can't remember where.

I am waiting to find out what an ironrite is also.

Good Morning all from wet Canberra.
I can't believe that people iron sheets! I've never contemplated such a waste of time. Hubby says that the sheets in some of the railway quarters were starched. Can you imagine trying to climb into starched cotton sheets in the middle of winter?
I had a More...

Hello everyone, QLD blue have a better flavour than most pumpkins.
Whats this!!! Iron sheets, no way, if you hang them on the line make sure the edges are level then fold them straight off the line, not a crease in sight, even the fitted ones if folded right. Then if you use a dryer make sure it has cool down and again fold or put on the bed straight from the dryer.

Victoria, please leave the rain behind when you get here its a lovely sunny day but a bit windy still.

Also I have changed the photo of Ella on my page to a more alert one, in other words her eyes are open. lol

Today we'll go and see if there is any snow laying around south of the city.
We went to the National museum yesterday but there is so much to see that it does your head in after a while. The views from the museum across the lake are just beautiful.
Believe it or not, I'm actually having More...

Plum we also have the super Targets here in OK.

I hit send too soon, we have the full line of products, meats and produce included.

Old Hickory, my mother had one of those machines, can't remember what mom called it. I remember her ironing everything, yes she ironed everything. Thank goodness I was so young at the time or I might have had to do this horrid job. I don't buy anything that needs ironing and if I happen to make a mistake and get something that does not come out of the dryer wrinkle free it is given away.

Morning. Minnie - can you please send me some seeds from your Queensland Blue? They are the best tasting of all the Aussie pumpkins, and keep very well in the fridge for a long time.

It used to be that Qld Blue were pretty much the only pumpkin, apart from maybe Butternut, that you could buy. Haven't seen Qld Blue in shops for several years.

Pumpkins in Oz are nothing like pumpkins in either the US or UK, They are very tasty, usually a nutty and sweet flavour when roasted, and grat when mashed with butter and milk.

When I used to read about folks carving jack-o'-lanterns, it didn't make sense, because our pumpkins are usually hard skinned and the flesh is very dense and hard when uncooked. But having had a Halloween in Hawaii, I realised how different the pumkins were, and how easy to hollow out and then carve.

Ok. enough said, I am off to start another fairly busy day - with more social engagements than any thing else.
Amelia, I did suggest Mt Ainslie, the lookout behind the War Memorial, and Red Hill lookout for snow gazing, forgot about Telstra Tower. I haven't been out yet to see if there really More...

CP, I use to wonder about the carving myself and think what a lot of hard work. Now you have explained I can understand why they do it.

Gosh, CP, I thought our pumpkins were hard-skinned. You have to use a large, very sharp knife to carve them. The seeds are a pain to remove because they're all attached. The flesh is extremely hard when uncooked, but since we don't remove it when carving the pumpkin, it's not a problem. In any case, I can only imagine how hard Australian pumpkins must be if they're harder than the U.S. variety!!

Amelia, Ella is simply beautiful. Made my mommy tummy strings give a little tug, though the next infant to enter this house will only be visiting, then I will send him/her back to thier parents.

Looks like we have established that ironing sheets is a waste of time. Since, for the next 9 months, this will be on my mind, has anyone ever ironed their undies. Shockingly, I do have a friend that ironed hers. Why, I know this information is beyond me. Why, she ironed her undies, is also, beyond More...

Really girls, when Crystal was first married 29 years ago, she borrowed my iron. I managed quit well without it.

Good morning all!
Thanks CP for that explanation of the difference between our pumpkins and US ones. I often used to wonder how on earth anyone could carve out a Queensland Blue into a halloween pumpkin - now I know.
Yep, when I was growing up, Qld blues were the only variety More...

Mt Ainslie - that's the place I was thinking of in Canberra - spectacular and still so close to everything!

This time I am not lying, my sister is back home. All test say she is normal and healthy. They did not take a mental test. Just could have been a big pile up of life, topped off with extreme heat. Momma is babying her at the moment, so she is fine.

The whole topic came up because a bed & breakfast business is expected to provide guests with ironed sheets - at least not ordinarily wrinkled sheets. I guess that's what the big money goes to?

Ironrite video link I posted above (it's strangely funny given the vintage and explains what More...