Dear Secret Pal: It was great to open your package again this month. I just love all of your gifts! I'm really enjoying getting the bobbins. Now I am starting to get a nice collection going. I've been using plain continental bobbins and didn't have very many that were different. You are giving me some great bobbins to show off when I do demos. I really love the perfume and that it is called Pearls and Lace. It smells absoilutely delicious! I love the book on Aromatheraphy, I have a condensed version of this book by the same author, however, this book goes into a lot more detail. It will come in handy with my Reiki and crystal healing. You were asking about Wicca. Well, a shortened version is this: A Wiccan believes in God and Goddess balanced with one another and all of us. We believe that nature and humans are one with Divinity, that we all are Divine and as such would never harm another. I celebrate the "Wheel of the Year", 8 sabbats and 8 moon rituals. We celebrate life in all of its ways, death and life. We honor our ancestors and those who have gone before us and we honor all animals, reptiles, birds and fish. So that gives you a small idea of what I believe. Also, this came shortly after my birthday, so it was an added present. I celebrated my 50th birthday with a surprise party given to me by my closest friends. It was such a fun time. I had black, silver and purple candles. I had a black cake with various funny candles on it, such as a R.I.P tombstone, a bottle of Aspirin, a book of Bran, a cane, and a pair of false teeth. And since 50 only comes once in our life, I had a crown and a throne to sit on to open my presents. It was a hoot! I wanted to say how special I think it is that you shared some of your mothers things with me. I think it is really special and I love stones ( I collect them) so that makes the turqoius piece even nicer. I don't spangle my bobbins, however, I do use beads and such with some of my lace pieces, these will be really nice. I'll have to design a lace piece that incorporates the beads you sent. I'll send you a picture when I complete it. That will be a while though, as I am currently in the midst of making a bridal garter for a close friend who is marrying in April. It's a torchon piece with fans and hearts in white with gold gimps. I'm really liking how it is turning out. I've done about 40 inches and I plan to make 60 inches so that it ruffles up really nicely. I was looking through my lace books and surprised myself on how many I have now. I have "Bobbin Lace Making" by Pamela Nottingham, "The Book of Bobbin Lace Stitches" by Bridget Cook and Geraldine Stott, "Bobbin Lacemaking" by Doris Southward, "Practical Skills in Bobbin Lace" by Bridget Cook, "The Torchon Lace Book" by Bridget Cook, "The Bobbin Lace Manual" by Geraldine Stott, "100 New Bobbin Lace Patterns" by Yusai Fukuyama, "Minature Bobbin Lace" by Roz Snowden, Chrysanthemum Lace" by Catherine Belleville and "Plants and Flowers in Lace" edited by Bridget Cook. I love lace books, there is so much to learn! :-)
Thank you so much, I look forward to next month. Rita Lloyd __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
