tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470143247320433636.post6807688606367429507..comments2024-03-18T12:23:47.688-07:00Comments on Homespun bliss: Penfriends are greatJodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328960940338006757noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470143247320433636.post-20987475521617191022014-03-19T03:11:35.017-07:002014-03-19T03:11:35.017-07:00Hi Susan wow you are a great penfriend, how wonder...Hi Susan wow you are a great penfriend, how wonderful to go through so much of life together. And thanks for the rolling tips!Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328960940338006757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470143247320433636.post-79455555132841194982014-03-18T04:33:55.096-07:002014-03-18T04:33:55.096-07:00Penfriends are great, close and lasting friendship...Penfriends are great, close and lasting friendships often evolve through corresponding. I participated in a worldwide quilt fabric exchange about 25 years ago and to my surprise many participants asked if I'd write about my life in Australia. Friendships formed quickly through our letters, and email has made it so much easier to keep up in regular contact with one another, especially when we have a Skype session. We have shared much over the years, living with teenagers, our kids' graduations and their marriages, our joy on becoming grandparents, the sadness of losing our own parents, and more recently the fun of being retired! I have had the pleasure of meeting four of my five penfriends on more than one occasion, and I only wish we could do that more often.<br />Oh, and my tip for rolling out cookie dough - I use a marble pastry "slab" to roll it on (less likely to stick to marble), and I place a sheet of baking paper over the dough to prevent it sticking to the rolling pin. My friend prefers to hand "pat" her cookie dough rather than use a rolling pin. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02241618425307492209noreply@blogger.com