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So after endless outings tramping
through shopping malls and flashing
the Chargex card, the Christmas
shopping is finally done. Relief.
Well just better check over the list
once more. Socks, a fresh supply of
underwear and a couple of hand
painted ties for dad that glow in the
dark and read, kiss Me baby. and
Jersey City.
Mmmm, let's see. For ,mom there's
the suggestive nightgown with the day
of the week strategically embroidered
on the front.
Then for little sister a new album by,
Guess Our Sex, with the hit single, "My
Baby Used to Love Me Till I Stepped on
Her Face with My Golf Shoes". For
brother Knute, that new do -it -yourself -
at -home brain surgery kit should be
alright.
Now Aunt Millie, the panty hose
Inside:
Winter car safety
Entertainment
Jack Riddell
Minister's Study
Martha Rathburn
OFA convention
Mabel Grey retires
Captain Comet
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without feet should,do for her, you don't
like her much o,zayway and they wore on
sale,
That . pretty well takes ,care of the
shopping list. But wait a minute, what
about your pet That's right. Many
pets are treated better than family
members and there's no reason they
aren't entitled to a few Christmas gifts.
And if you think a simple rubber bone
or catnip should suffice, think again,
pet loving pal. Today gifts for animals
are as varied as those for adults.
Take your pet for a shampoo if you
want him to look beautiful over the
holiday season, all for only $16.
And of course your dog may be in
need of a new house and your cat
perhaps in need of a new ..er... home,
and a basic model can be purchased for
$125. These are no frill models of
course. -
the
derich
Now if you happen to own piranha or
reptiles you are out of luck when it
comes to Christmas shopping. There
just isn't anything you can buy theme.
Well there are Christmas stockings for
fish and as for the piranha, well, an
office worker will have to do.
If your pet is more of a sophisticated
nature who prefers a touch of mink, one
can actually purchase furs for the pet.
Old bits of fur start at $1Q but if yoitr pet
is at all fashion conscious they will go
for the real mink creation valued at up
to $500. A custom fit jacket for a French
poodle could run up to $600: But isn't it
worth it to show you care:
But if your pet is inclined to 'laze
around most of the time then a $29.99
dog bed -would be a welcome gift or for
cats - the ultimate - a 4% foot high
carpet covered cat scratching box
starting at $79. Or if the family pet has
a delicate diet you can buy a gourmet.
meal 911 Christmas Day for$10.
NOW if your , pet is into chic and
trendy styles, stores sell dog boots for
$25 to protect the little paws from
winter slush, pet stockings or snowsuits
with zippers for only $20 and dog coats
with hoods and T-shirts for $4.99 with
such nifty slogans as Pierre Cardog.
For the more fashionable mut there's
Kennel fever cologne or mouthwash
and toothpaste that taste like beef. Or a
raincoat or heart shaped bed for $20.
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Perhaps your pet is the John
Travolta of the dog set in your neigh-
borhood, then buy him or her a
sparkling disco jacket for $25.
These items can actually be pur-
chased so don't be selfish and think of
your pet.
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YEAR 131-49
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7.1978
SECOND SECTION
Judy Woodall takes cake
BY JOANNE
BUCHANAN
Judy Woodall of
Goderich has a hobby
that's "a piece of cake".
Or rather, that's what she
ends up with.
But there are more to
Mrs. Woodall's cakes
than what the average
person is used to seeing.
Hers are real works of art
ready to be admired and
eaten. ,
The trick is often in the
icing --it's amazing to
realize what can be done
with that sweet stuff.
Mrs`. Woodall can take
four dollars' worth of
cake mix and icing and
turn it into a Cookie
Monster, a Holly Hobby,
a Mickey Mouse, a heart,
a horseshoe or any
number of oth`er,things.
She began making and
decorating her special
cakes only last Christmas
when she bought her first
cake mold, one of Mickey
Mouse. But her interest in
cake decorating stems
further back than that.
She has an aunt.who was
a cake decorator and as a
child, she remembers
seeing pictures of the
special birthday cakes
this aunt used to make.
She always thought that
some day she would like
to give the hobby a try
herself.
Little did she know that
her hobby would `become
more than just that. At a
Sorority meeting one
night, shortly after she
had taken—up her hobby,
she showed the other
members a Mickey
Mouse cake which she
had made for her
nephew's birthday.
Within minutes she had
orders for three more of
the same.
She bought some more
molds and • books on cake
decorating and began
experimenting. Through
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word of mouth, she began
receiving orders for
special cakes from
friends and friends of
friends.
During the fall, she.
took two courses through
the Cakery Decor store in
London. Being self-taught
up to that point, she
skipped over the
beginners' course and
first took a course in
Royal -Icing Flo'wers:
Royal icing has a harder
consistency than other
icings and therefore has
more lasting power too.
Followingher course in
the icing flowers, she took
an eight week course in
Intermediate Cake
Decorating. This in-
volved various
techniques of decorating.
She learned how to use
gum paste to make little
figures to sit on top of a
cake; she learned filigree
work or making lacey-
like pieces to jut out from
a cake; and she learned
how to use piping gel and
rice paper to draw and
implant pictures onto a
cake.
She feels she learned a
lot through taking these
two courses and would
further like to take a
course in decorating
wedding cakes and one in
making gum paste
flowers.
When decorating a
cake, Mrs. Woodall uses a
parchment bag to hold
the icing and she has 50
interchangeable tips for
the bag with which she
can create different types
of flowers, stars, etc. She
does variations on pat-
terns she sees in cake
decorating books. She has
done cakes for Father's
Day, birthdays and an-
niversaries. She has
made an umbrella cake
for a bridal shower and
she made her first
wedding cake in Sep-
tember.
Although .most people
phone in their cake or-
ders, she welcomes them
to come and look over her
books on cake decorating
d pick out something
h like. She
experimenting with new.
ones. Special cakes, she.
feels, are nice cen-
trepieces at a party.
Mrs. Woodall also
makes fancy squares and
she recently made 144
petite fours or miniature
sweets each with three
layers of icing for a
wedding. They were dif-
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decorating a cake. Since taking up the hobby of cake decorating last
Christmas, she has taken two courses in London, one on Royal Icing Flowers
and the other on Intermediate Cake Decorating, including many different
techniques. Mrs. Woodall says she likes to bake, especially "fiddly" or
creative things. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan)
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Ever get into one of those
philosophical conversations where
everyone involved expresses opinion on
what's wrongwith the world today.
You know the kind where the older
people say everything is changed and
the young people today have no respect
and get everything too easy. The young
people come back with things have
changed. Life was different 20 years
ago. People then didn't have to fight
inflation and unemployment and
ridiculous housing costs.
In every one of those conversations
there seems to be a wise, old sage who
says that people today are going off the
deep end at an alarming rate. He says
there are more nervous breakdowns,
heart failures and manic depressants
today per capita than.: ever before. He
doesn't pretend to know why but he is a
wealth of statistics and can prove that
if you haven't put a. gun to your head at
least once in the past five years you're
one of the few lucky ones around.
Very few people agree on what the
problem is rivith the world but most
agree there are problems. Everyone
has a tendency to look at major things
like unemployment and inflatiori as the
reason we're going out of our minds but
it may not be the big things that are
doing it. It may be a series of little
things that get us ready se that when a
major setback comes along we can't
handle it.
A person who feels he is a stone's
, throw away from a breakdown on
Friday may have had a series of things
happen during the week that brought
that on. Tracing his week we may find
that on Monday morning he got out of
bed chipper and ready for the world.
He had a good weekend and feels ready
to conquer the world. He jumps in the
shower and once he's soaking wet he
discovers that the shampoo bottle is
empty. He's angry but can deal with
the situation.' After all there's a fresh
bottle in the cupboard and all he has to
do is shut off the water, dry a bit and
get out and get it. That done he washes
his hair only to find that the soap is on
the sink. Ho -overcomes those problems
and gets ready for work. On his way to
the car he discovers that the dog chose
a spot between the house and the car to
relieve himself. Just a minor delay.
Tuesday morning he is in a bit of a
rush. He grabs a quick cup of coffee to
drink on the way to work. The kettle is
boiling and the coffee is made when he
discovers that the bag of milk is empty.
He thrashes around in the refrigerator
and pulls out a fresh bag. The scissors
are not in the kitchen so a knife will
have to be used. The knife is dull and he
needs a little more pressure. All of a
sudden the plastic cuts end the knife
keeps on going taking a quarter of an
inch of skin off his thumb.
Wednesday morning he gets all set to
shave and discovers that Tuesday night
his wife used his razor to shave her
legs. The blade wouldn't cut butter and
it was the last one. He gingerly takes,
pr scrapes, his beard off and would
• probably be wise to stop at the Red
Cross on the way to work, just to top up
his blood level. Wednesday night he
decides to relax and watch television
because he knows Thursday night he
has to go out after work. He happens to
catch a great movie and becomes
engrossed in it only to realize it's 11
o'clock. He knows that because an
announcer has ended the movie saying
stay " tuned for scenes from the
remainderof the movie to be shown
tomorrow night.
Thursday he gets a call at work to
stop at the stbre acid pick up some
bread, milk_and cheese. He gets the
items and gets in the "express" line for
shoppers with eight items or less. The
guy in front of him is ignoring the sign
and has enough food to put up an army,
division for thewinter. Finally getting
to the cash register he discovers he
only has two dollars. Back goes the
cheese and when he returns to the
counter the supply officer for the army
is back.
Friday morning he hears that the
washing machine is broken and Will
cost $80. Know now why he bit his dog
before leaving for work?
jeff
Seddon
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