RE: [lace] Re: IOLI?Montreal Book Translation

2006-06-12 Thread Jay Ekers
As Tamara P Duvall, said Monday, 12 June 2006 10:56 AM The Nobecourt/Potin book, OTOH... I think it might be, essentially, the same one which came out in 1990 as Bayeux Lace; Yesterday's Lace For today In my copy of this 1990 book (English translation by Kate Riley and Geneviève Minet), there

Re: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

2006-06-12 Thread Jean Leader
Much impressed by Au Ver à Soie in Paris - there was an email waiting for me with details of UK suppliers when I got up at 8am this morning! Now I just have to decide which of the many colours I want to use... Jean - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line:

Re: [lace] IOLI/Montreal Book Translation

2006-06-12 Thread Delores Miller
Beth wrote: I don't have time to translate the whole book, but I have a coy of the Fouriscot Salvador book, a working knowledge of French and the International Lace Dictionary to help me with the specialist lace vocabulary, so if Dolores (or anyone else) wants a specific passage (or

Re: [lace] Dear Abby

2006-06-12 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Terry and I have made Wills but they are of the type that leaves everything to each other and then equally between the children, but I have put a note into the envelope saying that if they don't want any of my lacemaking things for themselves then please offer them to The Lace Guild - and

Re: [lace] Dear Abby

2006-06-12 Thread Barbara Joyce
Brenda's is an excellent suggestion, IMHO. This is also not legal advice, and laws differ from state to state. However, at one time I was informed that every item or group of items specifically listed and bequeathed in a will (or codicil) must be appraised and their value included for state and

[lace] A question

2006-06-12 Thread Jackie Bowhey
Greetings all, Has anyone received their April issue of Lace Express? Jackie in cold and windy Brisbane - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] World Cup

2006-06-12 Thread Jean Nathan
Just watrching USA playing football against the Czech Republic in the FIFA World Cup (soccer to those in the US, and incidentally USA is currently losing 2-0), and it got me wondering how the team came about. We don't hear about it being played in schools, only American football and baseball.

Re: [lace-chat] World Cup

2006-06-12 Thread Sue Babbs
There are a lot of soccer teams here in the local schools (northern suburbs of Chicago)- especially popular with the girls. I really wish we could get a different set of commentators for the World Cup - it just isn't the same listening to American commentators for soccer. And they don't play

[lace-chat] World cup

2006-06-12 Thread Scotlace
Jean Soccer is certainly played at least in parts of the US. A friend's daughter was very keen when she was 14 or so. It may not have the popularity of American football or baseball but it does have some support which I think is growing. Coincidently, while I was at the garage collecting

[lace-chat] Australian football

2006-06-12 Thread Jean Nathan
Patricia wrote: Coincidently, while I was at the garage collecting my car after its regular service they had a television there with the Australian game on - australia was winning comprehensively against Japan. The australians were definitely playing soccer (I asked the men present) and not

Re: [lace-chat] USA soccer

2006-06-12 Thread Alice Howell
Soccer was introduced into the elementary school I was teaching in 35 years ago (USA). It is popular in the town where I now live. There are school soccer teams, and out-of-school soccer leagues. The city has a park devoted to soccer with six fields on it. Baseball, in and out of school, is