I thought it would indicate Stirling (silver), as the lady is not in her teens anymore 
and has silver hair.

On Monday 05 July 2004 22:05, Keith Whaley wrote:
FJW> 
FJW> John Forbes wrote:
FJW> 
FJW> > Stirling is a fine old burgh in Scotland.  No doubt there was/is a Lord  
FJW> > Stirling, and Lady Stirling would be his wife.
FJW> > 
FJW> > http://homepages.tesco.net/~scotlandweb/oldstg/pb6.html
FJW> > 
FJW> > John
FJW> 
FJW> 
FJW> And how that might apply to that particular photo is anyone's guess.
FJW> Fact is, many boats are named thusly, and this one may or may not have 
FJW> an actual "lady" or "Lady" as it's source.
FJW> Stirling is a level of quality for silver, as an aside, but again, that 
FJW> may not mean anything.
FJW> 
FJW> This boat has seemingly been named Lady Stirling in honor of some female 
FJW> the owner is associated with.
FJW> No other strange associations are needed...altho' the guesses could go 
FJW> on for a long time!  <g>
FJW> 
FJW> keith whaley
FJW> 
FJW> > On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 22:44:03 +0200, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
FJW> > wrote:
FJW> > 
FJW> >> Hi!
FJW> >>
FJW> >> AG> Grab shot taken from a pier on Long Island this weekend. cropped:
FJW> >> AG> http://www.sunny16.net/photos/paw/2004-05-30.html
FJW> >>
FJW> >> Amita, I should ask here what exactly "Stirling" means?
FJW> >>
FJW> >> I see that there is a message here that I cannot decipher because of
FJW> >> the language/culture barrier.
FJW> >>
FJW> >> Thanks.
FJW> >>
FJW> >> Boris
FJW> >> ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
FJW> >>
FJW> >>
FJW> > 
FJW> > 
FJW> > 
FJW> 
FJW> 
FJW> 

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Frits Wüthrich

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