tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post5907991045385681579..comments2023-12-07T09:29:21.331-05:00Comments on Just Janga: Leftovers and Button BoxesJangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-13162769317683829702009-12-02T22:24:45.066-05:002009-12-02T22:24:45.066-05:00Button families! I like that, Maggie. I'm envi...Button families! I like that, Maggie. I'm envious that you don't have to cut. I sometimes feel as if I have to cut two words for everyone I keep. :(<br /><br />I like the holiday brunch idea. My family tried it the Christmas after my mother's death. Our loss was so fresh that no one could bear the traditional gathering. But we reverted the following year; we are a tradition-bound group.<br /><br />Yes, Terri. I think it's that "always something we could use" that makes the button box term so useful for writers. I bet you have lots of buttons in your old manuscript.<br /><br />Irish, if I got rid of everything that makes me cringe, I'd get rid of 90% of what I write. I know. I've tried highlighting everything I thought was crap in a chapter, and I was left with two paragraphs. But some distance and some tweaking can work wonders.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-36731964953724141402009-12-01T16:13:11.886-05:002009-12-01T16:13:11.886-05:00My mother had a button box also and she didn't...My mother had a button box also and she didn't even sew! LOL I think it was just the thing to do. It was always great fun playing around in it and finding gems.<br /><br />I do have a button box file on my computer. Maybe that is what I'll rename it. Right now it's just short snippets individually filed under writings. I go back to them every once and a while and pull out phrases or sentences that are appropriate for what I'm currently writing. I try not to get rid of anything even if it makes me cringe:)irisheyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730974733998991144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-65639708592967932282009-12-01T12:38:18.157-05:002009-12-01T12:38:18.157-05:00My grandmother had one of those button boxes. I us...My grandmother had one of those button boxes. I used to love to play in that box. And there was always something we could use.<br /><br />I don't keep many words in a button box file, but I have some unused stuff on my other laptop, which I need to get fixed so I can get to them. I'm sure once I finish this first draft and move to revisions, a large button box file will emerge.Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-4447105154944410692009-11-30T06:36:06.232-05:002009-11-30T06:36:06.232-05:00I have two button boxes, both in old candy tins be...I have two button boxes, both in old candy tins belonging to my mother. She was a great seamstress (actually designed clothes in Vienna)and going through my "button friends" brings back many memories. I remember the dresses and blouses that used to be attached. When I was a little girl I made button families with buttons that were alike. Sigh. My kids tease me about my lame childhood,but how I loved those buttons.<br /><br />I find it very hard to cut anything, but I do save alternate versions of things.<br /><br />We didn't have turkey this year--had a brunch instead. There were leftovers of this fab ham, cheese and potato casserole. There are no leftovers now. :)Maggie Robinson/Margaret Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12585076626818354332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-49143100020426786332009-11-29T22:08:43.273-05:002009-11-29T22:08:43.273-05:00Thanks, Keira. Chocolates are always à propos. But...Thanks, Keira. Chocolates are always à propos. But they never become leftovers around here. LOL! I'm not really crafty either. I wish I had learned more from my grandmothers, who sewed, quilted, embroidered, crocheted, knitted, etc. <br /><br />PJ, isn't it wonderful how many memories can be evoked by such a tiny object? And cranberry salad--mmm! I'm the only one in my family who loves it, so I cut it from the menu this time. But I plan to indulge myself Christmas.<br /><br />Hi, Gannon! Thanks for dropping by. I suspect that there's a whole company of us who have dear memories of our grandmother's button boxes. Those buttons came in handy with any numer of lets-pretend games as well. Mama would give me a few, and I would transform them into precious jewels that had to be hidden from thieves, clues dropped by a dastardly villain, or the eyes of wondrous creatures.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-13203179280218815672009-11-29T22:06:47.510-05:002009-11-29T22:06:47.510-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-34786644719289315772009-11-29T22:05:06.166-05:002009-11-29T22:05:06.166-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-30201000111665659962009-11-29T13:38:33.203-05:002009-11-29T13:38:33.203-05:00Janga, what a great post! I just had a turkey san...Janga, what a great post! I just had a turkey sandwich w/ fresh cranberry sauce on cranberry pecan bread. It was delish! I used to love looking through my grandma's button box! Thanks for bringing that memory back to me. :)Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-77887834907162787292009-11-28T08:48:36.705-05:002009-11-28T08:48:36.705-05:00Janga, I love this post! I do have a button box. ...Janga, I love this post! I do have a button box. It's filled with bits of this and that, as well as a whole bunch of buttons. Sometimes I use something from the box. Other times, I just enjoy browsing through the contents and taking a stoll down memory lane. It's all good. :)<br /><br />We had a hungry crew here on Thanksgiving so we didn't have many leftovers. I finished the cranberry salad last night and two of us plan on finishing off the sweet potatoes today. Love those leftovers!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-75826789686199181692009-11-28T03:07:00.705-05:002009-11-28T03:07:00.705-05:00You always have something fun and new to say. I do...You always have something fun and new to say. I do have my very own button box: It's a small box of chocolates--apropos, don't you think?! I wish I were more crafty so I'd find more uses for those buttons. As it is, the ony use my tiny sewing kit is for is for darning.Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.com