Hi Jean and all spiders
I did not manage to get to NEC this year but I am glad you enjoyed yourself,
never mind about spending Mr Brown's money, after all like me, I expect you
contributed well while working and you can always make lace twice as fast to
try and keep warm in the winter months.
Happy lacing
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jean Nathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Lace" <Lace@arachne.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 8:57 AM
Subject: [lace] NEC Lace Fair
Well, I've just got out of bed feeling very tired after yesterday's trip
to the Christmas Lacemakers Fair at the NEC in Birmingham.
One person overslept and turned up late for the coach, so we didn't get on
the road until 8.20 am instead of 8 am. Over an hour in a traffic jam
because of roadworks on the A34 meant that we didn't arrive at the NEC
until 1.00 pm. We did stop at Chievely Services for 20 minutes for a
comfort break, where I bough a bucket of candy floss (cotton candy). Can't
get it in Poole in spite of it being a "seaside" town, and I am rather
partial to it.
I didn't think the fair itself was as good as when we went 2 years ago.
There seemed to be about half the number of suppliers and many fewer
lacemakers. There's also the fact that I don't actually NEED anything
anymore, so it's not as fascinating as it was. Still I did manage to spend
Mr Brown's (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) winter fuel allowance of 100
pounds (plus a bit more).
Trying to stick to spending the cash I'd taken, I suddenly realised that I
didn't have enough cash for the taxi from where the coach would drop me
off in Poole to my home. Fortunately there's an ATM in the NEC complex. On
the way to it I passed the exhibition hall where the "Clothes Show Live"
was being held. As I passed, I had a carrier bag thrust in my hand with
"Have a goody bag". Inside was a couple of spray cans of body spray,
sachets and tubes of various skin lotions, a sachet of chocolate drink and
a carton of chocolate drink.
Again tried to badger Christine Springett into reproducing her 'Designing
and Mounting Lace Fans' booklet because I'm not prepared to pay between 22
and 27 pounds for a 16 page booklet on ebay. But she still says she's got
other things she wants to do first.
My highlight was meeting Jaqui Southworth of Larkholme Lace, who gave me a
wonderful hug.
The journey home only took three and a half hours, including a 20 minute
comfort break, again at Chievely Services, where I bought a second bucket
of candy floss - well I won't be seeing any for at least another year and
it will keep in it's sealed bucket.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
-
To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line:
unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-
To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line:
unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
