tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post116932213383298007..comments2024-01-23T11:10:44.714+00:00Comments on Celtic Memory Yarns: A Wild And Stormy NightJo at Celtic Memory Yarnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10783844924689656726noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-73460984329584628992013-12-29T20:32:00.693+00:002013-12-29T20:32:00.693+00:00Hi...came across this page when I was looking for ...Hi...came across this page when I was looking for Queenie stoves.<br />If it has Stratford N1899 on the front plate then it is not vintage.<br />It was made by Stratford Industrys in the 1980s and is a replica of the Smith and Wellstood Queenie stove.<br />I bought one new in 1987 and it is still going now except the metal side and back plates that came with it burned through a long time ago.<br />I now have fire bricks in there.<br />I also burn coke in it rather than wood and with the doors shut and the flue damped down the heat it gives out is amazing....1 x 25kg bag of coke will provide for about 5 days burning.<br />I also cooked on mine for a 2 week period when my gas supply was cut off......all in all a great little stove regardless of its status.<br />I am busy looking for another one for my other room.<br />Enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169905283698852042007-01-27T13:41:00.000+00:002007-01-27T13:41:00.000+00:00I'm late chiming in on the STR bank fiasco. The ba...I'm late chiming in on the STR bank fiasco. The bank's decision was idiotic. Commendable that they actually pay attention to things and try to protect buyer's money (more likely their own). But assinine and completely lawsuit material that once presented with the facts, they still made an arbitrary and incorrect decision of the sort that could destroy a small business. Frankly, I hope the girls sue, and I'm not one to throw that idea around lightly. <BR/><BR/>I went to my bank of ten years this week, where with my father, I maintain at least 10 accounts, 3 safe deposit boxes, several CDs, and a credit card. The bank recently merged, then every single manager I knew at either bank left, and I went in to establish a relationship with someone, so that I could call in with simple transfers and such. Got a wet behind the ears moron of a young man who couldn't answer correctly a single question. I took all of my powers of attorney with me so that he would realize that I managed all these things. After an hour in his office, when I asked to take an application for my 88 year old father to sign (for whom I had the power of attorney) the idiot said he couldn't let me do that since he didn't know me. Now people sign credit card applications every day in their own homes, so where is that big deal? In any case, I told him that since I had been with the bank for ten years, and he was new, it was in fact I who didn't know him. And I plan to report him for his rudeness and frankly, I hope they fire him. No sympathy at all. Sorry for the diatribe, I'm obviously hot under the collar (knitted neck warmer). But incompetence combined with rudeness is unacceptable, though it often goes together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169735772977056572007-01-25T14:36:00.000+00:002007-01-25T14:36:00.000+00:00Hi Jo, just discovered your blog. I'm in Maine USA...Hi Jo, just discovered your blog. I'm in Maine USA & own a yarn shop The Irish Ewe (www.TheIrishEwe.com) and also have a cottage that we're working on near Kenmare Co Kerry!!! I can't believe I've found another knitter in Ireland, right near us! We go over to Bonane 2-4 times a year, next trip should be in May. Here's the best part--- we go over with empty suitcases and I could bring a suitcase full of yarn to you without you having to pay for shipping.<BR/><BR/>I just called my friend in Kenmare, who just found out she's having twins. She says it's cold & blusterly there, but she wants to come to Maine again for a visit as she loves the snow. Last time she was here, we all went dog-sledding.<BR/><BR/>I'm slowly reading thru your blog and see familiar places like Macroom, Kilarney, Muckross... Oh, I wanna come over there right now and knit with you and have a cup of real tea and go to Jam in Kenmare for pastries and to Bantry to the olive man.... I'm wicked homesick for Ireland!!!<BR/><BR/>It's funny that my girlfriend in Kenmare wants baby clothes from Boston & Baby Gap instead of handknit cashmere stuff. She sniffs "only poor people knit in Ireland". I'm trying to change that....<BR/><BR/>Please email me at info@TheWoolleyFarm.com and let's get together next time I come over.<BR/>Deb Woolley<BR/>The Irish Ewe<BR/>& The Woolley Farm (Jacob sheep)<BR/>Baldwin MaineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169658324966411172007-01-24T17:05:00.000+00:002007-01-24T17:05:00.000+00:00Glad you're all right!Love the wee stove. I never...Glad you're all right!<BR/><BR/>Love the wee stove. I never heard of a gypsy stove before, but then along the Gulf Coast we don't often have a need for emergency heat. Emergency generators and water pumps, yes.<BR/><BR/>I want to bring down Blue Moon's bank. What idiocy. (Memo to self: Must go buy more yarn from Blue Moon now that I have a shiny new paycheck.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169608761105331902007-01-24T03:19:00.000+00:002007-01-24T03:19:00.000+00:00I am so envious of your gypsy stove! ONe of my fav...I am so envious of your gypsy stove! ONe of my favorite authors is Miss Read, and her stories of Ms.Curdle and the May Day fair and her gypsy caravan...mmmm. Delcious reading. Enjoy it!Mama Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464651790725138945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169526418333134052007-01-23T04:26:00.000+00:002007-01-23T04:26:00.000+00:00Bab Yaga, definitely! I love the little stove......Bab Yaga, definitely! I love the little stove... We've been having wind and snow here too, and while I love the snow, the wind gives me the creeps.Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03557835865622353546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169482392717988922007-01-22T16:13:00.000+00:002007-01-22T16:13:00.000+00:00Baba Yaga, Jo. Without a doubt. How I would love ...Baba Yaga, Jo. Without a doubt. How I would love to come over and have a cup of tea, and spin, and warm my toes by that little stove! I'm glad you weathered the storm.<BR/><BR/>FOs are fabulous -- so glad you had just enough yarn for the vest. Really, really like the cropped cardi. You make a great model for your own stuff. <BR/><BR/>We are all so glad that you are back and blogging ... you were missed!<BR/><BR/>Kit, I will respectfully disagree with you about the problems Blue Moon is having with their bank. I addressed the issue of the bank's duties on my own blog -- www.mambocats.blogspot.com <BR/><BR/>The bank's glaring error was that they entirely failed to investigate something that seemed suspicious to them; their decision to shut Blue Moon Down was done in spite of BMFA's sales plan, which was laid out before them; they returned money without a complaint from any Blue Moon customer; and they returned money that belonged to Blue Moon, not the bank. They simply decided, WITHOUT RESEARCH, that a sock club simply could not be real, and shut Blue Moon down. For a bank to have that kind of power without a court order or even a customer complaint is terrifying. <BR/><BR/>When I mentioned the situation to the bank rep at the good local bank which handles our own small business account, the bank rep said, "a decision like that is inexcusable, they deserve to be sued and the responsible persons should be seriously disciplined or fired. There is a proper course of action for suspicious account activity, and they did not follow it." <BR/><BR/>Dez, who has already received her "moral support" order from BMFA.Dez Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786093691926252698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169420779852306932007-01-21T23:06:00.000+00:002007-01-21T23:06:00.000+00:00I don't know if this post is meant to be - first I...I don't know if this post is meant to be - first I started it - then had to run to MIL's because she was in a dementia rage - spent the past 3 hours there - came back finished the post and hit send and lovely blogger brought me to the sign in page and never brought me back to send the original post.... arrrgghhhhh<BR/><BR/>anyhow --- you make me feel guilty complaining you aren't finishing anything then showing the finished products while I have done NOTHING on my knitting since we left for vacation. <BR/><BR/>Love the gypsy stove - friends of ours had a gypsy caravan in their back yard as their retreat from the world and I always envied them that....rhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07857144840375879009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169393609683659612007-01-21T15:33:00.000+00:002007-01-21T15:33:00.000+00:00Here's some encouragement to knit your swallow tai...Here's some encouragement to knit your swallow tail shawl. I'm not a fast knitter, but it was 5 days from cast on to blocking. It's a delightful little thing - just the right thing to soften the shoulder of my suit coat. I knit mine in Knit Pick's Alpaca Cloud, the colour Smoke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169391768244811762007-01-21T15:02:00.000+00:002007-01-21T15:02:00.000+00:00Hi, Jo, Really loved your photos of birds and bats...Hi, Jo, Really loved your photos of birds and bats. However, here's the thing..that stove. We have the identical stove in our dining room. On the front dropdown section: Stratford N1899 - does yours have that? We've always assumed this stove was installed by the previous owners of our house who did major renovations in the four years they had it. It certainly is a godsend if the power goes off - we've even heated soup on the little hotplate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169390916423658102007-01-21T14:48:00.000+00:002007-01-21T14:48:00.000+00:00Ohh, that gypsy stove looks like just the thing fo...Ohh, that gypsy stove looks like just the thing for stormy weather.<BR/><BR/>I would like to insert my two cents about what happened to BMFA. I don't think the bank was being sexist at all. I think that it was doing was attempting to act responsibly. I think it believed that there might be a scam and it was protecting not only the good people who might possibly be buying into a scam but also their own business. It's better to refund payment than to have to pay for lost funds out of their pocket book.<BR/><BR/>In nursing, we are told to go with our gut feelings because more than often, our gut feelings are right. I think this bank did the same and I'm not sure if this came to your mind, but may I gently remind you that a lot of progress is being made and that decision was made by a committee of not only men but women as well. <BR/><BR/>They just didn't knit.Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06443004825301557880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169387068945334422007-01-21T13:44:00.000+00:002007-01-21T13:44:00.000+00:00Glad to hear the wind hasn't caused any major dama...Glad to hear the wind hasn't caused any major damage for you. The cardi and vest are lovely. What a great find the stove is. I think Baba Yaga fits.Kris Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369771481297919196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169384582303631972007-01-21T13:03:00.000+00:002007-01-21T13:03:00.000+00:00You are a wild storm Jo!You are a wild storm Jo!LaurieMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609188211326621400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169383653641158372007-01-21T12:47:00.000+00:002007-01-21T12:47:00.000+00:00I love reading your blog!I love the crop cardi, th...I love reading your blog!<BR/>I love the crop cardi, the colour is fab. But I must say, the gypsy stove is the thing I am most envious about! It is gorgeous.artyfartykathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104292155601404931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169375944592913662007-01-21T10:39:00.000+00:002007-01-21T10:39:00.000+00:00Jo, I know you're a busy person but I wish you'd p...Jo, I know you're a busy person but I wish you'd post more often because I love reading your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169371111664536422007-01-21T09:18:00.000+00:002007-01-21T09:18:00.000+00:00Now that stove is beautiful ..if a whole caravan p...Now that stove is beautiful ..if a whole caravan pops up let me know I dream of living in one ( where to put the stash? ). The knits are gorgeous too ,well done for copying .I can't say how much tooth enamel I lost grinding my teeth over the Blue Moon thing .Let's hope some petty-minded bank withdraws funding for a D.I.Y shop or something .Just the amount of beautiful socks I see on Gill's site make me want to open a sock yarn outlet and have some-one teach me how not to be so cack-handed I can hold D.P.Ns ..one day .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169354971322785992007-01-21T04:49:00.000+00:002007-01-21T04:49:00.000+00:00I covet your wee stove. Baba Yaga definitely. I ...I covet your wee stove. Baba Yaga definitely. I love those stories and the Ivan Bilibin illustrations that went with them. KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169345011809318562007-01-21T02:03:00.000+00:002007-01-21T02:03:00.000+00:00Very, very nice crop cardi. Well modeled, too. Nic...Very, very nice crop cardi. Well modeled, too. Nice to have a personal photographer who love you!<BR/><BR/>What a charming little stove. I'm with Peg, she is BabaYaga!<BR/><BR/>Sorry about the winds. A bit is exciting but a lot wears the nerves. I just got back from driving 10 solid hours in the non-stop misty rain, that was dreary. Not a dry moment all day. And this is Texas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169344661068056012007-01-21T01:57:00.000+00:002007-01-21T01:57:00.000+00:00Glad to hear you're ok so far, Jo! The cardi is go...Glad to hear you're ok so far, Jo! The cardi is gorgeous, but oh my - I'm enthralled with the vest! Thanks for the pix of your new stove. What a lovely little thing, and how wonderful to make a discovery like that! I second Baba Yaga. ;)<BR/><BR/>And hee - great rant re Blue Moon and The Bank!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169334737353100532007-01-20T23:12:00.000+00:002007-01-20T23:12:00.000+00:00Jo - you make me look up words in the dictionary a...Jo - you make me look up words in the dictionary and now I want to use 'exiguous' in a sentence!!<BR/>I love both of your FOs. I like the exiguous length of the chunky cardi! I have two sweaters that are exiguous in length, and they make a nice change from sweaters to the thigh - find me a wonderful tongue massaging word for that length, Jo! Smile!<BR/>The little stove is delightful and I vote for Baba Yaga!<BR/>Your roaring winds must not be too cold, if I judge by the height of your daffs and the catkins. I will say it is beautifully sunny here today! Hooray!<BR/>We called our DD in Germany, but they got off lightly in the storm!<BR/>Hello to Richard!<BR/>I will have an FO for my next post!Peg-woolinmysouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03790536800383924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169328945779560202007-01-20T21:35:00.000+00:002007-01-20T21:35:00.000+00:00I was pretty well outraged by that story too - I h...I was pretty well outraged by that story too - I had the same plan to order their yarn! Nodding Violets was my favorite on their page, but I am in possession of a color card for their lesser known Sock Candy (cotton) so I decided to go with one of those instead - I can't wait!<BR/>Sweet little stove.<BR/>Congratulations on those two FOs! I have two nearing completion, and I can hardly wait for the rush I feel when I complete them!pacalagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498703982601315908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169327700986044012007-01-20T21:15:00.000+00:002007-01-20T21:15:00.000+00:00After hearing the news about the storms blowing in...After hearing the news about the storms blowing in your part of the world I am glad to know you are safe and snug with you gorgeous little stove. What luck you had in finding that little treasure.<BR/>The dark gray cropped cardi looks very smart indeed. It must please you far more than the one you saw in the saw window.<BR/>This is a good time to finish the projects that have been lurking around. In anticipation of Spring(a far off dream in these parts), I took out my stash of Sea Silk and my Barbara Walker stitch books. Not quite ready to cast on, I still have some things to finish off as well. I am eager to knit for the warm weather though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169326327523366562007-01-20T20:52:00.000+00:002007-01-20T20:52:00.000+00:00Jo, Love your FO's and your gypsy stove. That is t...Jo, Love your FO's and your gypsy stove. That is too cute. About my celtic buttons, I hate to tell you where I got them coz it was Joanns. Maybe you can get them online through Joanns? I hate to buy things from them but they just happened to be there. Don't know if this helps. Stay warm.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17689609735270990301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1169326053661506862007-01-20T20:47:00.000+00:002007-01-20T20:47:00.000+00:00You're too funny, Jo. :0) LOVE the finished knit...You're too funny, Jo. :0) LOVE the finished knitting! Well done!Charityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04636024853968816682noreply@blogger.com