tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post6001939007386696011..comments2023-11-03T17:56:12.796+05:30Comments on Coffee Rings Everywhere: Womanly skillsNatashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-5889697244692886722010-10-11T08:36:25.519+05:302010-10-11T08:36:25.519+05:30@ Fiona - that is true. At work, whenever there wa...@ Fiona - that is true. At work, whenever there was a scheduling crisis, it was invariably the women who sorted it out. But the men were better at finishing on time. Makes sense in a way.<br /><br />@ SueAnn- thank you. And I wish I had the answer.<br /><br />@ Dipali- I keep going off knitting (Bombay and wool don't exactly go together), but my love for the craft keeps catching up with me periodically.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-655176167710070862010-10-10T22:28:43.419+05:302010-10-10T22:28:43.419+05:30haven't knitted in decades now. Your knitting ...haven't knitted in decades now. Your knitting certainly looks impressive:)dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-21199244246057377152010-10-08T14:53:12.718+05:302010-10-08T14:53:12.718+05:30Excellent question...why indeed??
Beautiful knitti...Excellent question...why indeed??<br />Beautiful knitting!!<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-44585837509085290452010-10-08T12:07:40.830+05:302010-10-08T12:07:40.830+05:30Brilliant! I read recently in our newspaper that w...Brilliant! I read recently in our newspaper that women ought to get paid more than men because we are so good at multi-tasking and doing complex tasks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-9733167806889914242010-10-08T12:06:34.780+05:302010-10-08T12:06:34.780+05:30@ Jules- we do.
*high fives*
@ Mary- that could m...@ Jules- we do.<br />*high fives*<br /><br />@ Mary- that could make a great mystery. Hold on, that has already been made into a series of mystery stories, hasn't it?<br /><br />@ Aleta- thank you. I have been knitting for over 30 years, so have a head start over you. But that pattern is not difficult- you just have to concentrate on the instructions<br /><br />@ Clarissa- tell me about it :-(<br />Huge argument Sunday.<br /><br />@ Diane- to be honest, neither can I!<br /><br />@ Nancy- thanks. My son wanted to learn, but didn't have the patience to keep at it :-(<br /><br />@ The Golden Eagle- very frustrating, isn't it? Thanks for dropping by, and I will visit as soon as I can breathe.<br /><br />@ Holly- my older one is a southpaw too, and when he wanted to learn to knit, I had to teach myself to do it left handed too. Was almost like learning it all over again.<br /><br />@ Jayne- that must be it. They just don't make a fuss about it.<br /><br />@ Leanne- now you know why I haven't got to ALot yet.<br /><br />@ Leigh- true. And yes, before you say easy, you should try it yourself.<br /><br />@ Sree- practice. There are things I cannot do no matter how hard I try, and others seem to do it so effortlessly<br /><br />@ Raquel- survival describes it!!!<br /><br />@ Melissa- not at all. They are as important and difficult as any other<br /><br />@ Medeia- it gets easier, much easier. All you need is practiceNatashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-16611579212477092012010-10-08T11:06:54.894+05:302010-10-08T11:06:54.894+05:30I used to knit and it wasn't easy. I never di...I used to knit and it wasn't easy. I never did any patterns, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-28993884061687840502010-10-08T07:07:18.254+05:302010-10-08T07:07:18.254+05:30I don't know why womanly skills are always und...I don't know why womanly skills are always underestimated, they shouldn't be.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096764010151024050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-1634396733397987062010-10-08T05:48:31.765+05:302010-10-08T05:48:31.765+05:30My husband comments on how I can be cooking and ch...My husband comments on how I can be cooking and chatting with him while following a recipe and watching the kids out of the corner of my eye. He calls it multi-tasking...I call it survival. =)<br /><br /><b><a href="http://nitewriter6.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Edge of Your Seat Romance</a></b>Raquel Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870113745683162915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-47695909907690871302010-10-08T04:39:26.556+05:302010-10-08T04:39:26.556+05:30I just could not get a grip on knitting.. it is to...I just could not get a grip on knitting.. it is too complicated for me..<br /><br />It is true how knitters make it seem so easy.Sreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13082583834274490505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-9502720461756703372010-10-08T00:19:00.554+05:302010-10-08T00:19:00.554+05:30b/c when people are really expert at things, they ...b/c when people are really expert at things, they make it look easy... :o) And those who would say something is "easy" need to get out there and have more experiences.<br /><br />You rule, btw. Did you knit that??? Awesomeness~ :o)LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-15778370339386379972010-10-07T23:27:36.579+05:302010-10-07T23:27:36.579+05:30Knitting and writing! Yayness! :-) Simple things...Knitting and writing! Yayness! :-) Simple things done in complicated ways. I'm sticking to that. ;-)ViolaNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896411685523236241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-38825004230487954852010-10-07T22:44:37.458+05:302010-10-07T22:44:37.458+05:30Your drabbles are so brilliant. Maybe it is becaus...Your drabbles are so brilliant. Maybe it is because traditionally women are more modest, ingrained into 'just getting on with it' perhaps.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-63927815577222886352010-10-07T22:11:15.663+05:302010-10-07T22:11:15.663+05:30I don’t know. I tried my hand at knitting when I w...I don’t know. I tried my hand at knitting when I was young, but everyone (okay all two people) always insisted I do it as a right-hander. Well, that didn’t work for me so they would get all flustered and I gave up. See how hard us lefties have it. sniff sniffSouthpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-51066230578883365522010-10-07T21:39:00.679+05:302010-10-07T21:39:00.679+05:30I love knitting!
I don't know why women are s...I love knitting!<br /><br />I don't know why women are so underestimated--it certainly can be frustrating!Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-33680723593214100582010-10-07T21:35:36.859+05:302010-10-07T21:35:36.859+05:30I like your story. I don't knit and found it f...I like your story. I don't knit and found it frustrating as a girl. <br /><br />Everyone is invited to my blog Halloween party.<br />Nancy<br /> <a href="http://nrwilliams.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">N. R. Williams, fantasy author</a>N. R. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174506528962095858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-61212905332221031122010-10-07T21:21:14.585+05:302010-10-07T21:21:14.585+05:30You're talented! I can't even darn socks.You're talented! I can't even darn socks.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-6308696611909429072010-10-07T20:37:43.667+05:302010-10-07T20:37:43.667+05:30Yes! Exactly. I love it when men tell their wives ...Yes! Exactly. I love it when men tell their wives they don't work, they just stay home with the kids all day. I would like to see them try any of the things we do everyday and do them with the skill we do it.<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-73715082022336981932010-10-07T20:29:01.494+05:302010-10-07T20:29:01.494+05:30Loved this post! I'm just learning how to kni...Loved this post! I'm just learning how to knit, so I'm in awe of what you've accomplished - the pattern looks beautiful..<br /><br />Now that's it's starting to get cooler, I'm going to pick up my knitting needles. There is a sense of peace that it gives me. :)Aletahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605214202876973830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-44596486810098801942010-10-07T19:37:35.079+05:302010-10-07T19:37:35.079+05:30Great Drabble. Dialogue addition makes it.
My mom...Great Drabble. Dialogue addition makes it. <br />My mom tried to teach me to knit. In the end I think she was imagining another use for the needles. *wink* Maybe that's why I'm fascinated with mysteries?<br /><a href="http://gigglesandguns.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Mary</a>Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-30244670539647696092010-10-07T19:04:02.388+05:302010-10-07T19:04:02.388+05:30I loved the dialogue of this drabble. We women do ...I loved the dialogue of this drabble. We women do roar, don't we? :D<br /><a href="http://fragilemouse.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow</a>Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136045025997662057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-4544926936872726572010-10-07T18:43:47.176+05:302010-10-07T18:43:47.176+05:30@ Dyche- if someone looks at it objectively, it is...@ Dyche- if someone looks at it objectively, it is almost magical<br /><br />@ Ellie- as Margot says, women make it look easy, which is perhaps why it is underestimated<br /><br />@ Alex- women are champion multi-taskers<br /><br />@ Margot- curtains are very tricky things. Found that out the hard way. And it is brilliant point you make about women making it look easy<br /><br />@ Mason- the stitches are simple- it is the pattern that is complicated. But I can never knit something not involved- too boring.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-29384269255768109322010-10-07T17:29:56.030+05:302010-10-07T17:29:56.030+05:30Never underestimate what a woman can do. But havin...Never underestimate what a woman can do. But having said that, I can barely knit a straight line much less anything as involved as shown in your photo. That takes talent.<br /><br />Mason<br /><a href="http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Thoughts in Progress</a>Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-92069668307925290132010-10-07T17:28:39.163+05:302010-10-07T17:28:39.163+05:30Rayna - Thanks for this beautiful Drabble. It is s...Rayna - Thanks for this beautiful Drabble. It is so interesting that skills traditionally associated with women are often perceived that way. When I read your story, I thought of a pair of curtains I made for my daughter's bedroom. People who don't do those projects don't realise how complicated they can be; women who've been doing that kind of thing for thousands of years have learned to make it look easy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-82540861506870751152010-10-07T17:04:55.456+05:302010-10-07T17:04:55.456+05:30My wife doesn't knit, but I do admire how she ...My wife doesn't knit, but I do admire how she can do ten things at once.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-57226999932220963642010-10-07T16:53:57.032+05:302010-10-07T16:53:57.032+05:30I love this; A language of soul worthy endeavors. ...I love this; A language of soul worthy endeavors. I don't know why crafting is dismissed~ Knitting is such a beautiful art form. I want to learn... Great Job~Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.com