tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9226023.post3032804710551052741..comments2023-10-23T14:50:56.080-05:00Comments on Soapbox: Skating and Shoppingnoricumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05904523391639958451noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9226023.post-20175642256688052932009-02-19T20:18:00.000-06:002009-02-19T20:18:00.000-06:00Muriel: Thrums are bits of wool roving knit in to...Muriel: Thrums are bits of wool roving knit in to mittens or other items... you can see them sticking out of my half-done mittens in this post:<BR/>http://noricum.blogspot.com/2008/12/thrummed-mitten-in-progress.html<BR/><BR/>You can see a pair inside-out here:<BR/>http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archives/2004/09/15/mitten_what_mitten.htmlnoricumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904523391639958451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9226023.post-21627036572455638292009-02-19T06:13:00.000-06:002009-02-19T06:13:00.000-06:00What does "thrummed" means ?I can't find it in the...What does "thrummed" means ?<BR/>I can't find it in the dictionary.Murielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310265678514577519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9226023.post-61094357900001389362009-02-18T22:37:00.000-06:002009-02-18T22:37:00.000-06:00-18 isn't so bad, it's when it gets down below -25...-18 isn't so bad, it's when it gets down below -25 that I start whining. However, it wasn't that cold yesterday. It got up to -11. :)<BR/><BR/>How do I stay warm? By dressing properly. ;) Winter coat, wool sweater, long underwear, wool socks, wool scarf, wool tuque, thrummed mittens... plus all the regular stuff like jeans, turtleneck, underthings. The wool really helps... it stays warm even when I get sweaty. (And sweaty I did get, yesterday.noricumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904523391639958451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9226023.post-73415661193950920612009-02-18T18:40:00.000-06:002009-02-18T18:40:00.000-06:00-18 degrees, how can you go out by that temperatur...-18 degrees, how can you go out by that temperature ?<BR/>My toes freeze at -5 degrees.Murielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310265678514577519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9226023.post-30568305286183063072009-02-18T16:49:00.000-06:002009-02-18T16:49:00.000-06:00My dad has two glasses that look similar to the am...My dad has two glasses that look similar to the amber one that he uses to drink iced tea out of. One is amber and the other green. :) I wouldn't swear they're the exact same, but they are definitely similar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com