In the News-Straw Law

“Straw upon Request”.

This is a new law that passed in California this week.

A law that makes providing a straw without being asked, punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. 

The reason behind this is to reduce the environmental damage from plastic that winds up in landfills, waterways and ocean.

I get it, but lets think about this for a minute....

Can they not go back to the paper straws? They may not be good at getting the broccoli out of your teeth but they work just fine for drinking and they can go in the trash just like the paper napkins.  

Why not ban plastic cups? I mean, those solo cups can be found everywhere on the grounds of a college campus.

What about plasic forks and spoons? Have you ever had your yard forked? 

But wait. This only applies to sit-down restaurants, not bars or fast food locations.

Really? I would think it would be the other way around. At least in the restaurant, your straw usually stays “in the restaurant”.

Sorry, but this is one of these craziest things Ive heard this week.

Now, let me humor you a bit with some other silly laws I bet you didn’t know about. 

North Carolina- It’s illegal to use Elephants to plow cotton fields.

Texas- It’s illegal to sell an eye.

Utah- It’s illegal to NOT drink milk

Tennessee- It’s illegal to share your Netflix password.

Virginia- It’s Illegal for kids to trick or treat on Halloween.

Washington- You can’t harrass BigFoot!

Wyoming- You can’t take a picture of a rabbit between Janurary and April without a permit. 

Ohio- It’s Illegal to get a fish drunk.

New York- You can’t wear slippers after 10pm.

South Carolina- You can’t keep your horse in a bathtub.

Florida- If you tie an elephant to a parking meter, It will cost the same as a car.

Alaska- You can not wake a sleeping bear to get a photo.

California- If a frog dies during a frog jumping contest, you can not eat it.

Alabama- It’s illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.

West Virginia- Whistling under water is prohibited.

Hawaii- Coins can not be placed in someones ear! 

Ok that does it. I’m going to bed.

Quilt Of Memories

This is actually based on A post I had posted a few years ago and wanted to share it again. Enjoy.

I grew up in a home with one Sister and two Brothers. My Mother was a seamstress and made most of our clothes instead of buying them. Many times she would drag us out to a local cloth store and spend hours looking through pattern books for something new to make us to wear. She probably still has those patterns too. She always wanted to teach me to sew too but I didn't have the patience unless it was something crafty. I would make a pillow or an article for my Barbies but that was about the extent of it. 

Mom always kept a large barrel full of scraps from the clothes she made. Once the barrel was full, she would give them away to a quilt maker. Later on after I became a Mother and a wife, I wanted to make a quilt. I had no idea where to start except with that barrell of scraps. I was determined to make a quilt. So I did. 

I gathered up different scraps and cut them into 4x4 squares, found me a needle and thread and started sewing each square together one by one then row by row. I sewed enough together until it would fit a full size bed. This took several weeks. I would work on it while my daughter napped in her crib so it was just a couple hours a day. 

I purchased some batting and a flat full size sheet for the backing and put it together. I had just enough inches from the back to fold around to make a boarder. 

I still had no idea how to quilt but I went with my imagination. 

I stitched corner to corner of each square and then around to frame each square. It took me about six month to finish this quilt and did it all by hand and with only one needle! Yes really. ONE regular sewing needle. I did not know they actually have quilting needles. 

It may not be the prettiest quilt you've ever seen but I'm proud of it. I can just about remember each outfit that was made with each color. 

My Mom still sews every day at her own alteration business. The basic stitch or two I learn from her growing up was enough to make a memory.