SANE Winter Solstice Eating & Socializing Opportunity

We had an instructive meeting, molding paper clay into kiwi slices, dice, fingertips, canolis, etc., and trying to figure out what exactly it smelled like -- what could paper clay be made of, anyway? Cellulose, certainly, but perhaps some spackle and spit, too. We also learned that once you tear off a hunk of pc, the outside edges start to dry in a nanosec, so only bite off as much as you can chaw. Also, a little goes a long way.

We picked a time & date for the SANE Winter Solstice Eating & Socializing Opportunity 2013 (WinSolEatSocOpp13):
That date: Sunday, 15 December 2013 (parking is less restricted on Sundays -- woo hoo!)
That time: 5:00pm until whenever (it's a school night) (Pats game (at Miami) starts at 1pm, so it should be over)
That place: Mary & Phil's (didn't have a parenthetical for this line)

That menu (so far):
Mary: Lasagna, chairs & tables, plates, utensils, etc.
Richard: Salad
Betsey: Pie
Leslie: Lemon squares
Pam A: Bread & app
others: TBD

As always, SigOths are invited, so when planning your food items, expect as many as 18 peoples.

Reception for rekindling a Yankee Swap was lukewarm, so there are no plans as yet for same.

Mark your calendars now!!

SANE Bread-Off Results

Okay, I forgot the collected collection of cologne- and coffee-challenged addled minds:

SANE 10/22/2013

Six-Word Stories

Fudgy the Whale is Cookiepuss inverted.

For sale: baby shoes, never worn. (E. Hemingway)

Buzzards puke, eat bread, and fly. (M.v. Nertz)

Ah, you must be the breadwinner.

Stash a dead possum in your bosom.

Dead possum in bosom. Got clothespin?

Dental hygienist to Odie Colognie: "No!"

Odie Colognie to dental hygienist: "So?"

Dental hygienist to Odie Colognie: "Go!"

Molly to Odie Colognie: "Jumpin' Joe!"

She came across an old eleton.

He said, "No way, it stinks."

Gertrude Stein: Only good after brownies.

Patent leather shoes: see the world.

SANE dollhouse. Rooms for us all.

Tuesday, November 22. Paper clay!

SANE Bread-Off Results

SANEsters,

Many breads were baked, sliced and eaten. Pumpkin & cran preserves, and a yummo carmelized onion spread were, well, spread. The average calories consumed exceeded the adult daily requirement of carbs, I'm pretty sure. And not a klinker in the bunch. Perhaps we have been throwing our lives away with rubber stamps and graphic arts; we maybe shoulda been a baking cooperative. SANE Pain. Dough Nutz. Baker's Cousins. Staph of Life. The Carb Connection. I dunno, maybe just a pushcart in Faneuil Hall.

The sum total of Six-Word stories that we put together in the half-dozen moments when we weren't stuffing our faces are included here. Be sure to print these and frame them in gilt, by golly.

We did set a next meeting date: Tuesday, Nov 22, 2013. 7:00pm. Probably at Pam A's, and she'll obtain the paper clay. Bring rubber stamps & inks, and other paper clay-ey tools/supplies. More info as we get it.

Go Red Smocks!

SANE Meeting Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Just a note to alert all to an upcoming meeting. Thought I was unable to attend the last meeting, I was gratified to read summaries of the last meeting by cub reporters Milly van News and Bitsy Wordsmith, and both report that the 22 October meeting is slated to be a bread-off, inspired by the bread mastery of Mapela.

In addition to bringing bread (along with the add-on of your choice?) is a project planned? Not that I'm opposed to slicing/tearing, buttering, jamming and stuffing my face, perhaps there is something else we can do while somebody else has their hands on the loaf you have designs on.

SANE Meeting Tues, Sep 24, 2013

I got a much better response to the latest email, thank you all, so we have a date for the next meeting:

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Wahoo!

I appear to have lost a summer. If anyone finds one, please let me know, and I'll come pick it up.

Going through previous project suggestions, here are a few that stick out:

Resin cupcake paperweights: http://www.designsponge.com/2013/05/every-day-diy-mini-resin-paperweights.html#more-174525

Turn a book into sculpture by folding: http://www.clothpaperscissors.com/blogs/clothpaperscissorstoday/archive/2013/08/28/altered-books-ideas-for-your-next-party.aspx

Other project ideas, or wanna bring up one I've sadly neglected? Lemme know!

Or write to tell me whatchoo wanna doo. Doo wah, doo wah, a doo-doo wappadoo.

SANE GloucesterLobsterClamsterFester 2013

SANEsters,

Betsey is chafing at the bit to have what she quaintly refers to as LobsterFest, and offers two Saturday dates: July 27 and Aug 3. I'm polling the membership to see who can make which date, so we can maximize the attendance. There is a slight pref for Aug 3, though either should do nicely.

It would be great if we can make this year's event as easy as possible for our host, who is determined for this event to happen. Not sure exactly what "easy as possible" means, specifically, and if you have some suggestions, that'd be great, and I'll pass 'em along. If you have any reservations or concerns, I invite you to take them up with Ms. B.

But we're asking for the usual info (please send to me, and I'll compile 'em for Betsey):

1) The date(s) you and your party can make it (and a preference, if you have one)
2) How many in your party
3) How many lobsters your party would like to consume
4) What food item you'd like to bring
5) Suggested appeasements to the weather gods

Looking forward to a successful event,

Richard

Fwd: project idea

I'd like to say this came while Betsey was recoverating, but no, this was from 7:39am, before she went all surg.

Begin forwarded message:

From: Betsey

Date: May 10, 2013 7:39:45 AM EDT

Hi.  Surfing to keep brain quiet.  Saw this:  http://www.designsponge.com/2013/05/every-day-diy-mini-resin-paperweights.html#more-174525

Just suggesting.
Betsey

SANE Meeting Tuesday 7 May!! Whaaa??

Okay, I'd worked well into Tuesday night and missed the last meeting, and didn't phone in, but the meeting-goers picked a new meeting date and I then never actually passed that along... I'm just falling asleep at the wheel, aren't I? I'm very sorry to have let my SANE responsibilities go, and hope I can make it up to y'alls.

The better-late-than-never news is: The next meeting is slated for this upcoming Tuesday, 7 May 2013!!

I don't know what we're doing or where we're doing it, but will consult the oracle (and email) for inspiration. Whaddya think, troops? Suggestions? Projects, Hosts?

-R

SANE meeting Tuesday 9 April 2013

Yes, Pam A has once again offered to host us poor orphan kids, and Leslie has kindly sent out some info, and she and Betsey have prepared some cloth ?and paper prayer flags, and offered to bring cloth/paper markerss, and we have the makings of a meeting, by gum!
See you there Tuesday night 7ish, bring an idea or a prayer or an artistic temperament!
R

SANE Meeting April 9

Yipes,
It's time for our annual March meeting (in April), and once again I'm caught unawares!
I think the concensus was to make ?cloth prayer banners for LobsterChowderFest, but I don't know much more than that.
Anybody know more than that?
Any volunteers to host?
Anyone want to do my taxes?
R

Peg People Forever & "March" meeting date

Thanks to hostess Pam A, and all the SANEsters who brought peggy and/or people supplies; several colonies of pegfolk were born this night, and as the ranks of pegfolk grow to dominate the earth, may they have kind thoughts about us squishy types who gave them their start. Amen. Remember what they say about Weebles. Something to do with warbling, so keep them in a soundproof chamber. And who are "they," anyway?

We're on to March, and the planning of our March meeting, which will be on Tuesday, March 40th, aka April 9th. At this rate, we'll be eating Winter Solstice dinner at our August meeting!

What shall we do for a project on March 40th/April 9th?

1) Leslie has foundd a book about books, and what to do with them beside read them: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Art-Transform-Decorations-Stationary/dp/1908170921/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362700426&sr=8-1&keywords=Art+books+by+Claire+youngs

2) Previously proffered paper people: http://www.malinkoort.se/paperpeople.html

3) colored paper weaves: http://www.minieco.co.uk/geeky-weaves/

4) Jane Davies' postcard project: file:///Users/rlblewett/Documents/SANE/%20projects/%20%20possible%20new%20projects/LB%20-%20collage%20journeys.webarchive

5) screen/strainer faces: http://www.isaac.alg-a.org/Cement-bleak#IMG/jpg/DSC08037.jpg

Or any of the 874 other projects we've done once or twice already.

Or something new. What's your pleasure?

We have some time to finger this out!

SANE Meets yet again, Tues, Feb 26

SANEsters,

Well, for the umpteenth time SANE will set a new record for the most meetings ever in the history of the group. We'll need a place to meet, so expect another missal with location information 

On this record-setting occasion, we will be creating peggity people out of random miscellanous shapes of wood and glue, with a smidge of paint. A flurry of email activity in the recent week means that a passel of pegs & wooden shapey things were acquired after significant effort and thought and phone minutes were expended. Do we have glue? Paint? Dowels to use as centers? Small wooden clothing, hats, shoes, hobnail boots, jodhpurs, props (cell phones, lapel flowers, garters, spats, handkerchiefs, shoulder holsters, handguns, handcuffs, Zippo lighters, poker chips etc.)? Perhaps I'm overthinking this...

Bring fast-drying paints and a variety of smallish paintbrushes. Appliques? Stickers? Decals?

And remember, Weebles Wobble but They Don't Come Unglued.

-Richard

Calendar madness

Bitly suggests: How about a "Story in 6 words" calendar?

ArrBee says we could combine: 6 words that relate to month and also use the letters of the month in order, such as:
JoAn opeNed her fUnky cAlendaR todaY (<- six words, start of calendar = Januberry)

SANE Meeting: 29 Jan 2013 ??

I tried to discern a concensus (and got a nasty rug-burn), and propose our next meeting to be Jan 29, 2013, whereupon we will not only scrim but also shaw at piano keys and/or ivory piano-key veneer using pokey things and then ink them, at a place to be determined (Pam A's or elsewhere if the ink/residue is likely to be too messful). If this is not agreeable 2 youse, signify by writing back and proposing a counterproposal (and include a rose).

In the meanwhilst, in your copulous free time, please make up new month names, per our previous calendar, and I might rustle up the energy to put another calendar together. Until then, enJoin bANdits and gUArds to cRY* will not yet exist and we will wander aimlessly through 2013. Depending upon the number/quality/timeliness of responses received, I will offer choices up for a vote or just pick the outstanding suggestions myself or ignore it for another time.

Leslie proposes two other projects (for subsequent meetings):
1) Little people: inspired by Mary Mac's little wooden people, we could collect wood scraps and paste/paint us up a crowd.
2) Summarize life in just Six Words: see http://www.sixwordstories.net/category/subject/funny/
 This appears to be quite addictive.
  I can't stop stopping at six.
  I came, saw, conquered. 'Nuff said.

Or we could carve six-word valentines in piano-key ivory and send them to the veterans.
*a sad off-the-cuff serving suggestion

Dianne replies:
I will bring my keys. I'll get a more extensive list of possible supplies together in the next day or so. I will bring some keys still intact and I'll remove the ivory veneer from others in case anyone wants to make something jewelry like. The stems are rather narrow (don't know if these are standard sized keys or not). Anyhow, I think this could be cool.
I'll get back to everyone with supply list and whatever other info I think you may find helpful.

Fwd: Meeting?

Mz Bitsey wondered when the next meeting was to be, and I thought we'd settled on a date, but my notes only show that LB has exams on the 15th and 22nd. Are we too late to meet tomorrow, Jan 8? Can we wait until Jan 29? If we don't get a quorum tonight and a location to meet in, tomorrow is probably out. It's late already, and some people don't keep their 'puters on all day.

Dianne had proposed scraping out some scrimshaw on a passel of old piano keys. Requires a scratchy/etching tool and some type of ink to fill in the scratchy parts. Hmm, I'm wondering if we have enough time to finger this out for tomorrow.

Holla back for when you all wanna meet, and if you're interested in being hospitable.

Remember, SANEliness is next to Craftiness.

Begin forwarded message:

From: Bessey

Happy New Year, Sanesters!

Do we have a date set up?  January?  February?  We could make Valentines for those we love or feel otherwise about.  
Yrs trly,
Betsey