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Greetings From Sunny California!

Renegade Sewist

Greetings From Sunny California!
« on: March 11, 2018, 06:19:28 AM »
Hello. I've been lurking since Manuela told me about TSP last Summer and thought it was high time to join in. The first thread I read back then a few of the comments included a fish slap, or two. I knew I had found my people. Nothing more refreshing than a nice fish slap in the morning.

I'm in Middle California. It's sort of the forgotten center of the state, where much of the worlds food is grown. It is sunny and warm/hot here much of the year, with less than 11" of rain most years. Tonight it is raining! Time to celebrate!  :toast:

I've been sewing in dribs and drabs since childhood. I do a bit of garment sewing, the occasional quilt-but more likely just the flimsy. I've done a pinch of home deco sewing as well. I seem to excel at pillow cases but that's about it.
 
I look forward to chatting with you. I know some of you from elsewhere online so it feels very cozy here.

As credentials may I add that my Grandmother was from Hull?
Hey Bill! Read the manual!  Hehehe.

Stitches

Re: Greetings From Sunny California!
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2018, 07:12:13 AM »
Welcome to TSP

Efemera

Re: Greetings From Sunny California!
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2018, 08:19:46 AM »
Welcome.. send a little sunshine will you please...

Nevis5

Re: Greetings From Sunny California!
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2018, 08:40:14 AM »
Hello and welcome!  :toast:

UttaRetch

Re: Greetings From Sunny California!
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2018, 08:42:12 AM »
Welcome and here is a little reminder of the fish slap dance.
« Last Edit: March 11, 2018, 08:44:27 AM by UttaRetch »

Greybird

Re: Greetings From Sunny California!
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2018, 09:53:48 AM »
Hello and welcome!

maliw

Re: Greetings From Sunny California!
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2018, 10:48:51 AM »
Hello, nice to meet you, enjoy the forum. 0_0
At leisure on the leisure penninsula

Helen M

Re: Greetings From Sunny California!
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2018, 11:33:30 AM »
Hello Rene, glad you found our home this side of the pond!
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Ploshkin

Re: Greetings From Sunny California!
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2018, 11:37:03 AM »
Hi and welcome.  How about a  little exchange - I'll swap you some of our rain (5 months continuous last year) for some of your sun.
Life's too short for ironing.

Manuela

Re: Greetings From Sunny California!
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2018, 12:00:04 PM »
Yay Rene, nice to see you here, the place where everybody can reply  ;)

Ellabella

Re: Greetings From Sunny California!
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2018, 15:28:05 PM »
Welcome from me.

If your lineage stems from Hull, no wonder you like fish slapping! :)

Surest1tch

Re: Greetings From Sunny California!
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2018, 20:44:39 PM »
Welcome from me too, please, please will you take some of our rain, it's been so wet here this year I'm begining to expect webs growing between my toes any day now  :'(

Sewingsue

Re: Greetings From Sunny California!
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2018, 22:50:43 PM »
Welcome Rene.
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Kenora

Re: Greetings From Sunny California!
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2018, 23:52:05 PM »
A warm welcome to you - especially if you send some of your sunshine our way.  :) It's been raining all day and I'm definitely not celebrating.
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Lolli

Re: Greetings From Sunny California!
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2018, 09:14:52 AM »
Welcome to TSP!  :flower: