Re: [lace-chat] Chain letter questionnaire
1. What time is it? 19:07 2. Name as it appears on birth certificate: Yvonne Lorraine Stanyer 3. What is your nickname? 4. Number of candles on your cake: 30-11. 5. birthday: January 1st 6. Hair color: depends on what colour I bought last. 9. Eye color: Green 10. How much do you love your job: Lots. It doesn't pay well but I love it. 11. Hometown: Kyabram, Victoria, Australia. 12. Current Residence: Shepparton, Victoria, Aust. 13. Favorite Food: Chocolate 14. Been to Africa? No. 15. Been toilet papering? No 16. Loved somebody so much it made you cry? Yes 17. Been in a car accident? Yes I was hit by an ambulance. 18. Croutons or bacon bits? Croutons (*Bacon*?I'm a vegetarian) 19. Favorite day(s) of the week: Lace days and holidays 20. Favorite word or phrase: Things have a way of working out 21. Favorite Restaurant: None 23. Favorite Drink(s): coffee, milk, no sugar 24. Favorite sport to watch: None 25. Favorite ice cream(s): Chocolate 26. Disney or Warner Bros.: No preference 27. Favorite Fast Food Restaurant? Subway. 28. What color is your bedroom carpet? Green-grey 29. How many times did you fail your drivers test? Zero 30. Who is the last person you got email from? Sharon and Jennie 31. Do you sing in the shower? Nope but I sing in the car really loudly 32. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Blizzards, jewellers 33. What do you do most often when you are bored? I read 34. Most annoying thing people ask/say to you. Mm. 35. Bedtime: Between 10 and 12. 36. Who will respond to this e-mail the quickest? Not expecting a response. 37. Who is the person you sent this to that is least likely to respond? Not applicable. 38. What is your favorite TV show (s): Lifestyle shows, Heartbeat. 39. Last person you went out to dinner with? Lunch with DH Yesterday should count, very romantic. 40. Ford or Chevy: Ford 41. Time you finished this: 19:15 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] knitting club(long)
Hi all, Thought I'd let you know what has been happening at the school where I work. Lately I have been the school nurse as well as a teacher aide so that has kept me very busy. I will be doing this for three months while the current school nurse is on long service leave. The first week I had the accident from hell and after that it hasn't been a lot more than bandaids and nit checks. At the same time the school set up a knitting club on Thursday lunchtimes. Out of about 100 grade 5/6 children 34 signed up to learn to knit, we couldn't accomodate any more than that, and about 12 are on the waiting list. Every recess and lunch I have at least 2 children in the sick bay knitting away merrily. Today a boy turned up and asked me to teach him to knit, he had gone and bought his wool and needles out of his lunch money so that he could learn to knit. He couldn't fit into knitting club. He wanted a challenge, he told me. By the end of an hour he had knitted about three rows and he was very proud of himself. I said I would teach him to tat next.*bg* One of the teachers was down teaching the aboriginal class and one of the toughest children in the school was fiddling around under his desk. When she asked him what he was doing he showed her his knitting! She told him not to hide it and let him knit while she was teaching the class. It has been an interesting experience and the children are coming to visit me and show me their knitting and ask me questions about mine.The other day I was knitting two cardigan fronts together and one the children gave me a confused look and asked me how I was knitting two separate pieces at the same time. I laughed when I told her I had two balls of wool. Cheers for now, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Accents in movies
I loved the movie The Green Mile but did you notice that the older version of Tom Hanks character had a totally different accent to the younger man. Very odd. Cheers, Yvonne. - Original Message - From: "Tamara P. Duvall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Arachne chat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 9:30 AM Subject: [lace-chat] Re: Accents in movies On Friday, Jul 11, 2003, at 18:26 US/Eastern, Angel Skubic wrote: > What amazes me are the amount of non American Actors that use American > accents in Hollywood films that are filmed on locations here in the > USA. I don't see as many films now as I used to (throughout my teens it was at least twice a week plus any festival/revival, plus a film club once a week), so can't say I notice much how well someone is "doing" an accent. But what I do notice, and it bugs the heck out of me is, is the un-necessarily put on foreign accent. What I mean is this: an American film (or sound track), taking place, say, in Italy. And *everyone* speaks "funny English". Why on Earth? The Italians don't sound "funny" to one another, when they talk; the only time "funny" English in translation would make sense would be if a foreigner visited in Italy and spoke Italian... - Tamara P Duvall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re Lavender oil and head lice.
Maxine said, Add couple of drops of preferred oil to the hair after washing to work as a preventer. I also added the lavender oil to a base oil, like almond oil and used it like one of those treatment conditioners You can add a little to your hair conditioner as well. Repeat this once a week for three to four weeks to get the residual hatching lice out. This is really important! or you may get a reinvestation from as little as one egg. Don't forget to rinse the hair with a mild solution of vinegar as this disolves the gel that holds the eggs onto the hair shaft. Killing the egg and making it drop out of the hair You cannot always see the eggs or the nits because they only colour from the blood they have sucked into thier digestive systems. If there is nothing in their system they are invisable. My daughter had to use this remedy, and said it was really great on the hair, after trying various somewhat more potent chemists remedies. Some also say that it doesn't work as a nit killer but I think it has definite possibilities. Be very sure that you follow up which ever method you choose to try. There are a lot that are saying that the electric nit comb is fabulous, well worth considering if yoou are finding that nits are in love with your family. Cheers, from the school nurse and head nit checker(pun intended), Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Food Allergies
My son has a tree nut allergy, and they crop up in the darndest things. Thankfully, here in the US, all ingredients are labeled, so I spend forever in the stores, reading the ingredients on food for either tree nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans, etc) or mushrooms (which tend to be hidden in the frozen tv dinners, in the gravies and things My DD2 is allergic to soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorants, sorbelene, chlorine all adhesive tapes and Band-Aids as well as surgical gloves, or more likely the chemical they use to stop the sticking together, even unpowdered gloves. She now wears a medic alert bracelet so if I am not around if she had to go into hospital some one may twig that they have to be careful. She had a blood test yesterday and forgot to stop them putting a Band-Aid on her arm. Thank goodness she remembered as soon as she walked out of the clinic or we would have been in trouble. I accidentally forgot and changed washing powder 2 weeks ago and she has had to have nearly a week off school fighting off dermatitis. I just have to be alert all of the time. I know we're not the worst off, but it does make you aware of how much effort people have to go to. We were going to go to the Wet and Wild theme park in summer but before we go I have to find out if the water is chlorinated or if they use salt filtration. You just never stop having to think about these things. I wonder if there are more allergies around now or if we just notice them more? Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Food Allergies
<< My DD2 is allergic to soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorants, sorbelene, chlorine all adhesive tapes and Band-Aids as well as surgical gloves, or more likely the chemical they use to stop the sticking together, even unpowdered gloves. >> My husband is also allergic to surgical gloves, especially the powdered ones. When he works on the car, or uses household chemicals that bother his hands, he uses disposable plastic food handler's gloves. He doesn't seem to have a problem with those. This is the same for DD2 but if anyone uses surgical gloves to touch her she has an allergic reaction. The dentist used them when she had her braces applied and she was red from nose to neck the next day. Now he washes them off in a hypo-allergenic solution before he touches her and she is OK. Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Skippy
Hi all, The news interview I saw reported the people who cared for the kangaroo said that the kangaroo sat beside the man and called for help, not banged on the door. They looked out to see why he was calling out and saw the tree down and the guy pinned down. Cheers, Yvonne - Original Message - From: "Jean Nathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 5:42 PM Subject: [lace-chat] Skippy There was a wonderful (apparently true) story on our local radio station this morning. An Australian farmer was hit on the head by a falling branch during a storm. He received severe head injuries. The alarm was raised at his farmhouse by a kangaroo that the family had adopted. It was blind in one eye, was competely tame and thought it was a dog! It hammered on the farmhouse door with its front feet until someone came out, and then led them to the injured farmer. He received medical treatment and recovered. So Skippy lives! Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fw: Educators vs Teachers
>This is a ripper > > > > >> >Educators vs Teachers > > > >> > > > > >> >Lipstick in school > > > >> > > > > >> >According to a news report, a certain private school in Victoria > > recently > > > >> >was faced with a unique problem. A number of year 12 girls were > > beginning > > > >> >to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, > > but > > > >> >after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the > > > >mirror > > > >> >leaving dozens of little lip prints. > > > >> > > > > >> >Every night, the maintenance man would remove them and the next >day, > > the > > > >> >girls would put them back. Finally the principal decided that > > something > > > >had > > > >> >to be done. > > > >> > > > > >> >She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with >the > > > >> >maintenance man. She explained that all these lip prints were >causing > > a > > > >> >major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every > > night. > > > >> > > > > >> >To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she > > asked > > > >> >the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required. > > > >> > > > > >> >He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and > > cleaned > > > >> >the mirror with it. Since then, there have been no lip prints on >the > > > >> >mirror. > > > >> > > > > >> >There are teachers, and then there are educators. > > > >> > > > Message sent using Dodo Internet Webmail Server To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fw: In verses .... !
> > >a. Those who jump off a bridge in Paris... are in Seine. > >b. A backward poet writes... inverse. > >c. A man's home is his castle..., in a manor of speaking. > >d. Dijon vu - the same mustard as before. > >e. Practice safe eating - always use condiments. > >f. Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death. > >g. A man needs a mistress... just to break the monogamy. > >h. A hangover is the wrath of grapes. > >i. Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play. > >j. Does the name Pavlov ring a bell? > >k. Condoms should be used on every conceivable occasion. > >l. Reading while sunbathing makes you well red. > >m. When two egotists meet, it's an I for an I. > >n. A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two tired. > >o. The definition of a will?... (It's a dead giveaway.) > >p. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. > >q. In democracy your vote counts. In feudalism your count votes. > >r. She was engaged to a boyfriend with a wooden leg but broke it off. > >s. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion. >t. If you don't pay your exorcist, you get repossessed. >u. With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress. >v. When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds. >w. The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered. >x. You feel stuck with your debt if you can't budge it. >y. Local Area Network in Australia:... the LAN down under. >z. He often broke into song because he couldn't find the key. >aa. Every calendar's days are numbered. >ab. A lot of money is tainted - It taint yours and it taint mine. >ac. A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat. >ad. He had a photographic memory that was never developed. >ae. A plateau is a high form of flattery. >af. A midget fortune teller who escapes from prison is a small medium at >large. >ag. Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end. >ah. Once you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall. >ai. Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead-to-know basis. >aj. Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses. >ak. Acupuncture is a jab well done. > _ > > >Attention: >This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the >intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. >Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author. > > >This e-mail message has been scanned and cleared . > > _ Message sent using Dodo Internet Webmail Server To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] What a BuzzDO SHOW KIDS
This is captivating. Well worth a look Log on to this website and travel from 10 million light years to 100 attometers in 30 seconds. http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Ever pulled down a ceiling?
This is a 120 year old miner's cottage and I am not joking when I tell you that I actually removed 2 wheel-barrow loads of straw from old birds' nests (Not in my time). I probably shouldn't mention the odd fossilized rats. The dust was almost like soot. When the kitchen ceiling came down the entire room was more than 6" (12 cm) deep in it and it billowed into every single nook and cranny in the whole house, whether doors were shut or not We bought a similar house first time round. The first night we moved in I cried because I looked up at the bright "milo tin" green ceiling and could see the stars outside through the gap in the roof. The tiny lounge had a door on every wall, so no furniture would fit in it. the ceiling in the lounge was constructed of lining boards which the previous owners had painted flatblack. It took five coats of one coat ceiling paint to cover it and because of the lining boards it had to be studiously paited with a paint brush, not rolled. The house was constructed of red gum which becomes so hard after 100 years that you can't nail it. You have to predrill every nail, wasn't that fun for a fixer uper. Good luck with the renovations David, they are infectious! Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] how do you hem on an overlocker/serger?
Could anyone who has a Janome My-Lock overlocker please explain to me how to do a fancy hem. I lost the book.It's in my house somewhere. Even if you could scan that page of your manual and send it to me. Thanks muchly. Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Dame Nellie Melba and Prima Donnas
Hi All, Yesterday I went with DD1 to sign up for her ensembles and tutorials at the Con at Melbourne Uni. DD2 and I sat in the foyer of Melba Hall. I sat next to a beautiful portrait of Dame Nellie Melba. As I sat there I started to discuss her significance in Australian music history with DD2. The plaque at the bottom says Prima Donna ect.Jill said, "but isn't Prima Donna a derogatory term, Mum?" I think I need to get some more culture into that girl. Isn't it fascinating that universities are almost a little suburb on their own, Melbourne Uni even has its own post code. Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] item on Au ebay
Hi all, Please check out this item on ebay. they kind of look like bobbins but I somehow think they have another purpose. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3275487478&category=11 4 Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: :) Fwd: golden sunsets
My little Ford laser is a very unusual bright marine blue. It really stands out in the car park and everyone in town knows it is me. DH is a paramedic. When I pass an ambulance in my car they always wave to me but if I drive my DH's car which is a very generic white car they don't know and don't wave. Recently we borrowed a top box for luggage for his car and it was great to spy out in the car park, I didn't want to give it back. But a Union Jack on the top sounds like a better alternative to me. Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: RE:somethings wrong
My Mum calls it having a senior moment. We all seem to suffer with Oldtimers disease here and there. Cheers, Yvonne. I think so, at the moment I suffer a bit from "sometimers" rather than early onset "allstimers" (sic) Lynn Scott, Wollongong, Australia To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Buying lace books.
Overheard at Victorian Lace Guild Meeting on Saturday 27th, Liz Ligetti talking to herself, "Now Liz don't even look at the books because you're not going to buy any." LOL Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] OT dressmaking manequin
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can help me out. Is it possible to pad out a dress makers manequin? I may have to make a Deb(prom) dress for a very large girl soon and Vera(my manequin) doesn't go anywhere near her size. Has anyone had any experience with padding one out? Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] OT dressmaking manequin
Many thanks to those who helped with suggestions of how to pad out Vera. Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] translation help needed.
HI all, I would apreciate some help. I am translating a pattern from the french for the first time. How do I translate "ajoutant"? Many thanks Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: Insects meet their fate
I heard that if you hold your breath when a mozzie lands on you it can't fly away and then it is really easy to swat it. Apparently something to do with your pores closing when you breathe in. I thought it was a myth but I tried it and it works. Cheers, Yvonne. Tamara wrote: > >> Out of curiosity... When I see a fly or a bee/wasp/yellow jacket/hornet in the house, I reach for the fly swatter. When I see a mosquito, I wait for it to "come into my parlour" (ie alight somewhere on me) and then slap it flat. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Spam
Hi all, I don't usually get spam through on my email but one came through today and I was wondering if anyone else got it. Something about buying embroidery from Asia. I thought it may have picked up tatters or lacers addys. I don't really appreciate these sellers hijacking lackmakers or tatters private emails. Very poor form. Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: spam from Asia
I get spam from the bank but it gets stopped at my provider and I can filter it out there. Westpack bank used to phone in the evenings. I would pick up the phone and get a recorded massage saying all their operators are busy but they had something important to tell me and I should wait until one of their operators were free. WELL! I don't think so. If it was important enough that they had to call me I don't think a record message would suffice. Hang up. cheers, Yvonne. - Original Message - From: "Helene Gannac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 5:32 PM Subject: spam from Asia I got it too, Yvonne. Looks like we've given someone our email adresses with a "threads" slant and they sold the list. Maybe somewhere at one of the Stitches and craft shows? I didn't mind very much as it's textiles related, but I hope it's not the first one of a series!! Nicer than the usual kind, though! Have you been getting email from banks saying that because of the faulty security, you should verify your internet number and send it to them? I haven't checked with my bank to see if it's real (it's the correct bank, I'm not getting messages from other ones), but if it's a real message, I'm going to tell them (at the bank, not by email :-)) what I think of their idiocy! Helene, the froggy from Melbourne Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Spam
Seems that the spam I recieved was common to Australian, Victorian lacemakers, hmmm very interesing. Cheers, Yvonne. - Original Message - From: "Avital" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lace-Chat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Spam Yvonne and others, Does your address appear on any Web pages? One of my addresses, my old university address, was grabbed by spammers from LaRae's Locate-a-Lacemaker page. I didn't know it was there as a clickable link (those are very easy for spammers to grab automatically), but when I found it I asked LaRae to replace it with my Yahoo account, where I don't care about the spam because it goes straight into a "bulk mail" folder and then into trash. That account does get spam like you describe, targeted at lacemakers. Also, do you belong to a guild or fiber-related organization? Some guild sites put up their members addresses and don't tell them about it. That can also lead to spam if the Web designer doesn't insert spaces or other spam-foiling things to disguise the address. On the topic of avoiding general spam, I strongly recommend that everyone get a yahoo account to use when you need to provide your e-mail address for some reason. Try not to use your personal home account for anything but personal mail and trusted lists. For registering for downloads, registering to read on-line newsletters, filling out surveys, playing games, use an address that you don't care about. Remember to check it from time to time and throw out all the junk. Also, if you register for a site and they have to send you a password, use your "throwaway" account and remember to check it for the automatic e-mail they send you. I should add that one should be cautious when writing to businesses and strangers. A friend of mine wrote to Leisure Arts to find a place where she could buy some of their patterns. She never got a reply, but she noticed a significant increase in craft-related spam. Best wishes, Avital, who's had almost no spam for three years - Original Message - Hi all, I don't usually get spam through on my email but one came through today and I was wondering if anyone else got it. Something about buying embroidery from Asia. I thought it may have picked up tatters or lacers addys. I don't really appreciate these sellers hijacking lackmakers or tatters private emails. Very poor form. Cheers, Yvonne To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] scissors for planes
Hi all, In my latest issue of Threads I found a little article on specialty use scissors. Heritage Cutlery make a pair of scissors especially designed to meet carry on standards. They can be found at www.HeritageCutlery.com Cheers, Yvonne To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] funny:)
A blonde female police officer pulls over a blonde in a > > convertible sports car for speeding. She walks up to the > > car and asks the blond for her driver's license. The blonde > > convertible driver searches through her purse in vain. > > Finally she asks, "What does it look like?" The blonde > > police officer tells her, "It's that thing with your picture > > on it." > > > > The blonde driver searches for a few more seconds, pulls > > out her compact,opens it and sure enough sees herself. She > > hands the compact to the blonde cop. After a few seconds > > looking at the compact, the blonde cop rolls her eyes,hands > > the compact back to the blonde convertible driver and says > > "If you would have told me you were a police officer when I > > first pulled you over we could have avoided this whole > > thing." To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fw: Excuses
>> > Subject: FW: School Excuse Notes > > > > These are excuse notes from parents (with their original spelling) collected by schools from all over the country: > > 1.. My son is under a doctor's care and should not take P.E. today. Please execute him. > 2.. Please excuse Lisa for being absent. She was sick and I had her shot. > 3.. Dear School: Please exscuse John being absent on Jan. 28, 29,30, 31, 32, and also 33. > 4.. Please excuse Gloria from Jim today. She is administrating. > 5.. Please excuse Roland from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday he fell out of a tree and misplaced his hip. > 6.. John has been absent because he had two teeth taken out of his face. > 7.. Carlos was absent yesterday because he was playing football. He was hurt in the growing part. > 8.. Megan could not come to school today because she has been bothered by very close veins. > 9.. Chris will not be in school cus he has an acre in his side. > 10.. Please excuse Ray Friday from school. He has very loose vowels. > 11.. Please excuse Pedro from being absent yesterday. He had (diahre) (dyrea) (direathe) the runs. [words in ()'s were crossed out.] > 12.. Please excuse Burma, she has been sick and under the doctor. > 13.. Irving was absent yesterday because he missed his bust. > 14.. Please excuse Jimmy for being. It was his father's fault. > 15.. I kept Billie home because she had to go Christmas shopping because I don't know what size she wears. > 16.. Please excuse Jennifer for missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we thought it was Sunday. > 17.. Sally won't be in school a week from Friday. We have to attend her funeral. > 18.. My daughter was absent yesterday because she was tired. She spent a weekend with the Marines. > 19.. Please excuse Jason for being absent yesterday. He had a cold and could not breed well. > 20.. Please excuse Mary for being absent yesterday. She was in bed with gramps. > 21.. Maryann was absent December 11-16, because she had a fever, sore throat, headache and upset stomach. Her sister was also sick, fever and sore throat, her brother had a low grade fever and ached all over. I wasn't the best either, sore throat and fever. There must be something going around, her father even got hot last night. > 22.. Please excuse little Jimmy for not being in school yesterday. His father is gone and I could not get him ready because I was in bed with the doctor. > > > > > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re:Excuses
- Original Message - > > > You've just demolished my last hope - Bev wrote to cheer me up, and > > suggested that none of the notes were for real, but made up... And high > > income doesn't necessarily translate into better education; it could be > > first generation "up", where the kids write better than their parents. > > > Sorry Tamara but I have to confirm. I've seen some pretty weird ones in my > time. And weird notes when I was the school nurse too! > > Cheers, Yvonne > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re Stanhope
- Original Message - > I have a small cross pendant that was my Mother's and when you hold it up to > the light and look through the small hole in the centre of the cross you can > read the Lord's Prayer. > Shirley in Corio Oz. I remember them being around when I was young. They were quite fascinating. Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] :-) Andy Rooney's Tips WHAT A HOOT, I LOVE THESE IDEAS!!!
> Three Little Words That Work !! > > (1)The three little words are: "Hold On, Please..." > Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead of > hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more > time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt. > 17 yr old DD2 will say, "Hang on, I'll go and get my Mum or Dad". Works the same way! LOL she giggles every time she walks away from a telemarketer. Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] don't ask just play
Sorry, guys, it's quick and for a kid's school project! This is for a science fair project. If you could do this I would appreciate it! DON'T ASK, JUST PLAY! Copy and paste this letter into a new email (PLEASE do NOT hit "Forward"), then read the list of names. If your name is on the list, put a star * next to it. If not, then add your name in alphabetical order (but no star). Send it to ten people and send it back to the person who sent it to you. Put your name in the subject box! You'll see what happens - it's kind of cool! Please keep this going. Don't MESS it up, please and no send backs!! Abbey* Aaron** Aimee* Aine Alison** Amanda* Amber Amelia Amy Andrea** Angie** Anita Ann* Bea Becky Beth Ben Beverly Bill Bruce Carol* Carolyn Caryn Charlotte Chrissy Cynthia Dana Debbie Diane* DJ Don Dorie Doris Edith Elaine* Elana Ellen Esty Faye Gretchen Ilana Inez Janet Janie Jeanne Jennifer* Jenny* Jeff Joey Kaitlin Kaitlyn Kara Kathryn Kathy Laura Lauren Leah Leslie Lindy Lisa* Loretta* Lyric Marilyn Marjorie Marla Martina Mary** MaryLou Megan Molly Michele Miriam Rochel Nancy Nathan Olive Paul Randi Randy Rebecca Rena Rochelle* Robin Robyn Rozzi Ruth Sandy Setta Shana Shari Sharon Sheila* Stanley Stephanie* Steve Suzanne Tamara Teresa Terra Tiffany Tom Valerie * Wanda Yvonne Zahava To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: pronunciation
I agree with you Jenny. I just don't know how those y'alls get in there. Must be the faulty spell chequer;) I fear there will be trouble Tamara when we meet leter in the year asnd I find out your Aussie accent isn't as strong as I read it to be, LOL. Cheers, Yvonne - Original Message - From: "Jenny Brandis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 9:13 PM Subject: [lace-chat] Re: pronunciation > At 09:31 PM 5/30/2005 -0400, Lynn Carpenter wrote: > > >I don't know about anyone else, but when I read the emails from the list, > > >Tamara, Joy, Lynn, Pam, Joy and everyone else have all written them in a > > >slight 'East End of London' accent because that's how I speak so that's how > > >I read them. > > > >And I mostly "hear" you guys (that's Michigan-accent for "y'all") with my > >undetectable-to-me "Michigan accent". > > You mean your not talking with an Australian Accent? I could have sworn you > would be :) > > > Jenny Brandis > Kununurra, Western Australia > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.3.0 - Release Date: 5/30/2005 > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] towel heaters
and it didn't make sense why you would need a heater to warm or dry > >your towels. > We have heated towel rails in our house and I think they are the best thing since sliced bread. They are very cheap to run. They take the chill off the air on those cold mornings when we struggle to get out of bed and into the shower. If I have to wash some of the children's school uniform for them to wear the next day I can put it onto the towel rail and it will be dry by the morning. And nice warm fluffy towels when you get out of the shower. Good value! Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Sad Seagull Story
> > > > > > i have a seagull story that isn't so nice. i think the birds are > > > beautiful, but a little agressive. In the middle of our town we have a man made lake. Well more of a dirty pond which attracts lots of bird life. In the past year pelicans have started attacking tourists and picnicers at the lake, stealing whatever food they can. It becomes very dangerous when the pelicans start chasing children as they can inflict a lot of damage. One stole a childs wallet last summer. After a couple of stories in the local newspaper all feeding of pelicans was banned at the lake and some of them were relocated. Seems to have stopped the problem. Good story for the local paper though. Pelican steals wallet...LOL To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Travelling children and books alive
Hello All, I had a very big day yesterday. I put DD1 on a flight for the US. It was very hard to watch her leave knowing that it will be over 4 months before we see her again. It's the first time anyone in our family has travelled overseas. I know a lot of you have travelled and your children live in other countries but it is all new for us, kind of like a new chapter in our lives. I am really excited for her, but a little empty inside knowing she won't be around for a while. On a different note; Eats Shoots and Leaves, which has been the subject of much discussion on lace chat is on a list of 50 great reads released by the Australian government. A project aimed to increase adult reading levels.The government has realised that when adult literacy levels rise child literacy levels also rise. Kind of a 'win, win' effect. You can see the site at www.booksalive.com.au Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Sad Seagull Story
LOL - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Sad Seagull Story > In a message dated 8/1/2005 5:42:40 PM Mountain Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Pelican steals > wallet...LOL > Understandable, since pelicans have such big bills! :>) > > Ricki T > Utah > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Travelling children
she is heading to Virginia for university. We're heading out for christmas. we hope to spend a few days in Washington. Any chance we will see you? Cheers, Yvonne - Original Message - From: "Sue Babbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 12:08 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Travelling children > Whereabouts is your daughter coming to in the US? Are any of us near enough > to offer her hospitality? > Sue > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Travelling children
- will this be for all > four years or just for a semester or two? She is third year at Melbourne University in Victoria, and is on study exchange for the second semester. My son leaves for university at > the end of this month, but mercifully it will only be 4 hours drive away. > Originally he was talking of returning to England for uni, but has decided > to stay in the Midwest. 4 hourts is a good compromise to England...*g* > > > I hope your daughter is too excited to worry about being away from home, and > that you learn to cope with her absence I think she is having a great time and I will fine once she settles in Charlottesville. I think it is just the best opportunity. One that I never had. I can't wait till it is me going through those big doors at the airport! Cheers, Yvonne. In rainy central Victoria Australia. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] I had a good week
Greetings gentle spiders, Just crowing about the door prize I won at a Bernina demonstration last week. A very expensive swiss army style sewing tool. How fantastic it opens like a pocket knife and holds some very handy little sewing tools like scissors, chalk, needle threader, seam guide, awl, leather punch. It's very handy. We had our first exchange student for a week. He is from Japan. He has little English but uses what he does know very well. The second night we took him down to the bush behind our house where I knew some elusive kangaroos were. We spotted them but they took off quickly before we could get photos, camera shy I think.;). The rest of the week has been a lot of fun, I will be sorry to see him go tomorrow. DD1 phoned to say she is having a great time now she is settled in Virginia. She's joined the marching band. Ho, ho, ho that will be a laugh, she hardly knows her left foot from her right. Australian brass bands aren't that big on marching. And could we please send her a survival pack of Vegemite and Tim Tams? Went out to watch the stars tonight and the Southern Aurora had lit up the sky so we weren't able to see many stars at all. But we still enjoyed what we could see, and the Southern Lights are fantastic anyway. It's amazing to think that the light originates so for away and yet we can see it so easily. Hope you all have a great week too. Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: Language Evolution/texting
. Texting is, at least, "clean" (since there are no > rules, none can be broken). And it's innovative. And it's fun. At its > best, it's like a puzzle, full of subtexts and innuendoes, just like > lace is. For all I know, it may be the future of English :) Trouble is DH makes up his own text language which is almost impossible to decipher. He can understand it so he can't see what the fuss is aboutLOL >Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] web site;o)
Hey girls, a nice little web site your DH or associated male may enjoy. http://www.scrotalsafetycommission.com/ Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: Language Evolution
How many languages do you speak? Cheers, Yvonne. - Original Message - From: "Tamara P Duvall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Linguistics is fun... > > As fascinatiing as lace > > -- > Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ > Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] the transformation of human languages
- Original Message - From: "Sylvie Nguyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 11:55 AM Subject: [lace-chat] the transformation of human languages > There is a fascinating book, The Powere of Babel, by > John McWorter. The book is described as a natural > history of language. For those interested in > linguistics and the historical relationships of > languages, I do suggest reading it. > >Another informative book, I am currently reading, while not so totally focused on language but none the less fascintating, Guns, Germs and Steel(a short history of everyone for the last 13,000 years) Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fw: Finished list
Hi all this is a list I made for DD! who has been asked for some Aussie sayings whilst staying in Virginia. Australian Slang Talk 101. How to be a True Blue, Dinky Di Aussie. What do you think this is, Bush Week? - (you want me to do it now? You want me to do what? You're asking a lot of me!) -Head like a mongolian trotting duck. This one is my favourite. No-one knows where it came from, or what a mongloian trotting duck is, but you say it when you think someone is really ugly. 'Hasn't he got a head like a mongloian trotting duck!!!' -This is another favourite -As silly as a wet hen. I've seen wet hens, and they are pretty silly indeed. -You want to say everything will be fine, "she'll be right, mate!" Rhyming Slang -Tell a porkie pie (lie) -On the dog and bone (phone) -A bag of Fruit (suit) -To have a Captain Cook (a look. This is the guy who discovered Australia for the British.) -Dead Horse (sauce) -A Joe Blake (snake) -Billy Lids (kids) -to play the goanna ( rhyming slang for piano) Name Calling -A Wally - When someone is being stupid or Akward. "Your such a wally!" -Look like a stunned mullet ( to appear dazed) -Lights are on but no-one is home ( vacant in the head) -Your an odd bod ( unusual) -You're dumber than a house brick -He fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down -He's slow as a wet week of sundays ( not very clever) -Has Crows in the top paddock ( empty head) -Get on ya high horse ( to adopt a superior attitude) -Get on ya bike ( go away) -Got crows in the top paddock -He's a sausage short of a barbie ( to be intellectually inferior) -he's a sandwich short of a picnic ( to be intellectually inferior) -He jumped in the gene pool when the life guard wasn't looking ( to be intellectually inferior) -He's got a face like a robbers dog (ugly, robbers generally are depicted as having very ugly bull terrior type dogs) -He couldn't hit the side of a barn from 20 feet. ( poor sportsman, can't aim at anything)) -Butter wouldn't melt in her mouth. (just way too nice) -He has a snowball's chance in hell ( no chance at all) -On the other side of the black stump (way out in the middle of no where) -It's as rare as hen's teeth n( uncommom) -Rough as guts ( thrown together haphazardly) -The pudding club, bun in the oven( Pregnant) -Run's on the smell of an oily rag. ( cheap to run, like it runs on that little fuel) -Your blood's worth bottling ( you're a great person) -I'd kill for a drink ( I'm very thirsty) -Go for your life ( do what you like and enjoy it) -As crooked as a dog's hind leg (suspect, wrong, a person who tells lies or swindles people) -A Molly Duker (left hander) -Coppers (police) -Gum Boots. (please let me know if you don't know what these are...) -You little beauty! ( fantastic) -What do you do for a crust ( how do you earn your living?) -I'm feeling a bit snakey (cranky) ( angry) -It's as clear as mud ( not obvious to me) -a fag (cigarette) -She'll be apples (it'll be fine) -A load of old cobblers ( a big lie) -a bunch of odds and sods ( a few bits and pieces) -As fit as a Mallee bull ( healthy) -More front than Myers (Myers is a BIG department store, this means very bold and brash ) -As game as Ned Kelly (our most famous bush ranger again means very bold and brash) -You have two chances, Buckley's and none (when you have buckley's chance of something you have no chance whatsoever.) -to yank someones chain ( to fool some one) -to pull the wool over their eyes ( again to fool some one) -to be a Galah (be stupid, thick headed) -to feel like a dog's breakfast ( feel ill) -to play the fool ( to be silly) -to have a gander (is to have a look, a gander has a really long neck) -to mosey on over ( to go at a slow pace) -to throw out the baby with the bathwater (don't get rid of the good with the bad) -to get your knickers in a knot ( to get upset) -to spit the dummy ( have a temper tantrum) -to be within cooee (to be nearby) -to grasp at straws ( to try something despite little chance of success) -to give someone a bell (call on the phone) -to have a blue (a fight) -to conk out (run out of energy, stop going) -to bludge (not do any work) -to do your block (get really angry) -to stick your beak in (butt into something your not supposed to, like someones argument) -to have a sticky beak (is to have a look at something) -to have a quick squiz ( a quick look, a squizzy is a look at something) -to be a slow coach -to be crook (sick) -to be cockeyed (crooked) -to drive the porcelain bus ( to vomit or throw up because you hold the sides of the toilet bowl like a bus driver holds the steering wheel) -to come the raw prawn ( to try to fool some one, you usually say, 'Don't come the raw prawn with me.') -to be cut up (
Re: [lace-chat] Aussie Sayings
thanks Liz I think I sent it ahead or it waas in the first draft I'll add it back invery Australian. There are so many that you could be adding for a long time, in fact you could be flat out like a lizard drinking. BTW I also left out 'trouble and strife'(wife). > "Flat out, like a lizard drinking" - meaning very busy! > > But it is a very good list!! Well done. > Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fw: [lace-chat] Perception of Katrina
- Original Message - From: "A & Y Farrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Perception of Katrina > This, coupled with an interview I saw with the > > head of the Red Cross, bothered me -- when asked directly how much of the > > donations they receive go directly to assist the victims, he sidestepped > the > > question, and merely said they don't have enough funds to accomplish what > needs to be > > done. That I can believe -- BUT? > > > > > When the Bali Bombongs happened, Australians, who wanted to help those who > were severely injured by the bombs, were told that the Red Cross would > ensure that the funds went directly to those victims. Instead the Red Cross > funnelled the monies into dental clinics and so forth in Indonesia; and > those that the money was intended for recieved very little( approx 10% of > the donations actually went to the victims) and were struggling financially > because of the repeated medical treatments and not being able to resume > work. The Red Cross had plenty of excuses and explainations of where the > money went. I have to say I am very wary of donating to the Red Cross and > other aid agencies now. > > Cheers, Yvonne. > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fw: [lace-chat] Katrina devastaion
> > - Original Message - >> from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. > the news media who is there watching and filming could also lend a hand > > while they are there instead of filming it. they want to prance around > > like a bunch of know-it-alls but not lift a hand other than show > > horrible pictures of rotting dead bodies to the world. i think they > > are as much to blame as any one else. > > The Australian news media went in and found Australian nationals and got > them out of the area when our government officials refused, complaining that > they weren't allowed in to look for them. > BTW The last Aussie to be found was in jail having been arrested for being > drunk only a few hours after he arrived in the country, the night before the > hurricane. His mother arrived in the US and was reported as saying she was > going to hug him first and then she was going to belt him one...ahhh > children! Cheers, Yvonne > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] : Finished list
LOL... ther are just so many. We also thought of Bloke.and blokey, meaning masculine activities. and using bastard as an affectionate term eg. gidday you old bastard! - Original Message - From: "Elizabeth Ligeti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Knee high to a Grasshopper" is another phrase quite often heard in Oz. > Meaning a very short person, or small child. Many thanks to all who have contributed. Cheers, Yvonne To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] etc. general rambling
> - Original Message - > From: "Bev Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 1:43 AM > Subject: re: [lace-chat] etc. general rambling > > > > > the u.s.a. was also created by dumping out european or u.k. prisons. > > > > Now that's a new one - I'll have to really investigate my North American > > ancestors then LOL > > > > Regarding the despatches from England to the 'colony' (Australia), the > > watchword is *convict* not *criminal* - many were sent that were > > imprisoned indiscriminately. > > > In fact latest theories suggest that craftsmen may have been deliberatly > targeted and imprisioned so that they could be sent to Australia to build > the new colonies. We know for sure that any tradesman that was imprisioned > was sent to Australia to begin the framework for the settlements. Many free > settler tradesmen came out to Australia to start a new life: so to say that > Australia was settled by crimals is short sighted. Remember how far > Australia was from the developed world. 3 to six months gruelling sea > journey. Uneductated untrained convict/criminals could not have existed or > even more built a settlement they needed some skilled workers. > > > Cheers, Yvonne. > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Some more for your finished list
LOLOLOL! you could go on forever. It's like another language. One of the first Aussies words a child learns is 'ta' instead of thanks, I find I still use it occasionally, or is that an international word too? BTW DD1 is teaching the students at Virginia U the bad habit of eating Tim Tams. I sent her 2 big packets but she is quickly running out of them*g* I don't think she does Tim Tam straws though. That's when you bite the diagonal corners off your Tim Tam and suck your tea or coffee or even better a glass of port through it. Cheers, Yvonne. - Original Message - From: "David Collyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "A & Y Farrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 2:19 AM Subject: [lace-chat] Some more for your finished list > Dear Yvonne, > Today I remembered that there are heaps more of Australian expressions. I > was thinking about the movie "Bazza McKenzie" in which a lot were used:- > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] RE:Disappearing Words
> "percolator." > One can hardly even buy perk ground coffee. It is all drip ground - as for > Mr. Coffee. Does any one in the US use a coffee plunger or is that just an Australian abberation? > > "supper." Now everybody says "dinner." > We still use Dinner for the main meal of the day, and lunch or supper for > the other meal. DD1 said that the name for the evening meal is one thing that she keeps tripping over in Virginia. In Australia a lot of people use 'tea' as a replacement for 'supper'. I tried to teach my children 'dinner' but I was brought up to call it plain old 'tea'. Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Some more for your finished list
I really have to finish this thread, as it is getting very long. But another I heard on the TV( australian word is telly) tonight is 'Hard Yakka'. Any Australian can tell you that that means hard work, like in manual labour. I think the origins are from the company that makes work wear, overalls and such, that outdoor workers wear. I suppose when you are wearing your Yakka overalls you are doing hard yakka! I remember my father wearing them all his working life. He was a carpet layer by trade. Colin, the bloke that lives across the street, wears them all the time. He's going somewhere really fancy when he is wearing trousers*g*. Cheers for now, forgive my dissembling, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: re:[lace-chat] red (hat)
J. of Cleavage. > > bye for now Bev, whose only hat is a blue woollen toque (eh), in > Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins > www.woodhavenbobbins.com > WarningWhen I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter. I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells And run my stick along the public railings And make up for the sobriety of my youth. I shall go out in my slippers in the rain And pick the flowers in other people's gardens And learn to spit. You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat And eat three pounds of sausages at a go Or only bread and pickle for a week And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes. But now we must have clothes that keep us dry And pay our rent and not swear in the street And set a good example for the children. We must have friends to dinner and read the papers. But maybe I ought to practice a little now? So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple. -- Jenny Joseph To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Hallowe'en/celebrations in general
> I've seen my first Christmas stuff for sale in my local supermarket. Add to > "Grandfather's Day" (another invention to part children from their money) on > 25th September. So there must be a 'Grandmother's Day' some time as well, > seeing as there's Father's Day to go with Mother's Day. Looking forward to > seeing "Sister's Day", "Brother's Day""Best Friend's Day", "My Pet's Day" > and any other's the marketing people can come up with to try and boost > sales. > We see our first Christmas stuff in the stores as soon as Father's day is finished which is the first weekend in September. This week on Monday it was apparently international 'Speak Like a Pirate" day. Can you understand that? It was on the news and other related shows. Cheers( Ahh me hearties), Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Secret Pal
Dear Secret Pal in New Zealand, I was very excited when I got your parcel today. I thought I was going to the post office to pick up a parcel from my DD1 in the US and instead the parcel was from New Zealand. Firstly thank you for your encouraging note. It was very positive, Unfortunately this situation must come up from time to time. Thankyou for coming on board. The little bear was so cute and I am going to have to hide it from DD2 who has earmarked it. We also loved the oven mitt puppet, it's little ears sticking up are gorgeous. Did you make it, we thought you did. I will have a bath later and scrubby mitt my legs, very handy. The calendar will be fantastic and I will be able to remember you all next year when I look up the date. I am not a prolific lace maker but I will have to get the lace out now so as to use the beautiful bobbins. I like to have bobbins of different woods. And I am hiding the note pad so my family doesn't take off with it to write insignificant notes on. Cheers, your pal, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
more [lace-chat] Secret Pal
- Original Message - From: "A & Y Farrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 3:07 PM Subject: [lace-chat] Secret Pal > Dear Secret Pal in New Zealand, > > thnaks for the nice smelly soap too, I like NZ wildflowers.> > Cheers, your pal, Yvonne. > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] coffee and tea preferences
- Original Message - From: "Martha Krieg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jenny Barron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 10:51 AM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] coffee and tea preferences > > Most Australians drink instant coffee but that seems to be a no no elsewhere. I do admit I am drinking much less coffe but more of it is brewed coffee now. Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] funny:)
Father Murphy walked into a pub in Donegal, and said to the > > first man he met, "Do you want to go to heaven?" The man > > said, "I do Father." > > > > The priest said, "Then stand over there against the wall." > > Then the priest asked the second man, "Do you want to got > > to heaven?" "Certainly, Father," was the man's reply. > > > > "Then stand over there against the wall," said the priest. > > Then Father Murphy walked up to O'Toole and said, "Do you > > want to go to heaven?" > > > > O'Toole said, "No, I don't Father." The priest said, "I > > don't believe this. You mean to tell me that when you die > > you don't want to go to heaven?" > > > > O'Toole said, "Oh, when I die, yes. I thought you were > > getting a group together to go right now." To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: watch what you say..
> THIRD TESTIMONY: > > My sister and I were at the mall and passed by a store that sold a variety of > candy and nuts. As we were looking at the display case, the boy behind the > counter asked if we needed any help. I replied, "No, I'm just looking at your > nuts." My sister started to laugh hysterically. The boy grinned, and I turned > beet-red and walked away. To this day, my sister has never let me forget. > Reminds me of the time I went to the Christmas decoration shop. My friend and I were looking for a sales assistant. We finally spotted a young man working in the corner. I told to my friend to just forget him I had to find a female assistant. I couldn't ask him if he had clear glass balls. She promptly ageed with me. Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fw: Festival
This is one festival I would like to celebrate! Cheers, Yvonne. [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of cartoon_2210_gallery__470x328.jpg] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Secret pal
Dear Kiwi Secret Pal, I was very happy when I drove past my letterbox today and saw you parcel . I had already been out to check the mail earlier and found nothing. I love the magnetic notepad. I had run out of fridge notes but hadn't got around to chasing after a new one, they are hard to find sometimes. The pretty little compact mirror will go straight into my handbag. They are so handy to have around, but I haven't got one this nice. You must have had fun at the AGM stalls. I love the little bookmark and the pincushion is so nifty. I will feel like I was there with you when I use the 2005 bobbins. Thanks for the bath soak. I will think of you gratefully when I use it. In fact I think it will go very nicely with a glass of wine and a book. Looking forward to meeting you computer face to computer face. Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] shortbread recipe
> and bit of icing sugar worked in are the only ingredients. Not sure about > US icing sugar, ours has cornstarch added to it. In Australia we can buy icing mixture which has cornflour added or pure icing sugar which is powdered sugar. Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Pins in feet
- Original Message - From: "A & Y Farrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Elizabeth Ligeti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Pins in feet > My eagle eye husband finds them with a sweeping glance around the room and > boy do I get a lecture every time he spots one. Even if I sweep and search > he still seems to find one I've dropped. > My sister managed to step on a needle when she was a small child and years > later it worked its way out of the top of her foot. How extraordinary! > > Cheers, Yvonne, who is getting nervous about her first overseas trip, in > less than a month. > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Tasmania??
Oh is Tasmania part of Australia?*bg* I thought it was overseas.(wink wink). Cheers, Yvonne in Victoria! - Original Message - From: "Faye Owers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jean Nathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 7:31 AM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Tasmania?? > Not unusual Jean, most people have no idea that we are even part of > Australia let alone a little island tacked on the bottom. But our mail does > get here. > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] A question of articles
> > And all through history, "n" at the beginning of a word has tended to come and go. A word that begins with a vowel will latch onto the "n" from "an" and keep it as its own, and people will accuse words that came by their "n"s honestly of stealing them, and snatch them away. > reminds me of my friend whose students call her 'a nart teacher.' Cheers, Yvonne. > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] car number plates
ACEMAN? > > I've often thought about this, and would love to have LACEMAN. But > unfortunately here in Victoria, Australia, we're only allowed to have 6 > digits or letters :( > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: Peeling mushrooms
. > >Joy Beeson said... I just wipe them with a paper towel -- So do I ;or with a clean damp cloth. I use lots of mushrooms. They are fairly common in Australian recipes and most experts advise just that so that is all I do. Mushrooms have improved from the old field mushrooms that I used to collect with my grandmother when I was a child. You would have to peel the thick rough skin to remove all the imperfections and the little bugs that loved to eat them too. Now we buy the cultured mushrooms from the fruit and vege shop we don't have to compete with whatever was in the paddock.*g* Cheers, Yvonne who is celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary today! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] secret pal
Dear Secret Pal from NZ, Thankyou so much for my parcel for December. I so love the puau bracelet I didn't know it came in so many colours. Did you tat the little mat yourself? It is very lovely and I will treasure it. The calendar is great we are planning a trip to NZ next year and we are looking at the pictures for places to visit when we are there. Thanks for the notepad. It will be quite useful. The beads and the spider will go into my bobbin kit and quickly be attached to the bobbins that you sent earlier. As we will be away this Christmas I haven't set up the Christmas tree but I do collect Christmas decorations and this one is so beautiful it will definitely be a feature. What a lovely little book mark. My husband has made me buy lots of books to take on the plane so I don't drive him nuts so it will go in with them. I love the thread it will be nice to tat. And the little bag and soap, fantastic. I hope that you will be able to tell me the story behind the little bag when we are properly introduced. Cheers for now, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: Peeling mushrooms
WE are going on an overseas trip to celebrate. We're off to the US to visit our DD1 who is in college out there. Even though we are taking our younger daughter with us we're pretty excited. Hubby hasn't slept properly in a week or so...*g* Hope you have a great celebration for your 25th, they really are special. Cheers, Yvonne. - Original Message - From: "Linda & Bill Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "A & Y Farrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 4:18 AM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Re: Peeling mushrooms > Congratulations on your 25th, Yvonne! We will be celebrating our 25th on > Feb 14th next! What are you doing to celebrate? > Linda, the string-a-holic in Oregon > > - Original Message - > Cheers, Yvonne who is celebrating her 25th > wedding anniversary today! > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: new year
> T said, ' What is your resolution? > > So I reverted to making New Year's wishes instead, and it worked for a > while...' > >Did anyone ever make a New Year's resolution that they kept? Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] RE: New Year
> > Yes, I have kept a Resolution and so far from the beginning of last year I > have lost 50 pounds. > Yes - last year I resolved to lose weight, and I've lost 53 lbs so far. > Resolution continuing into this year. Congratulations girls, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Washington DC
HI All, Would a lacemaker from Washington DC please contact me off list. Thanks, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Secret pals thanks
Hi all, I want to express my thanks to Brenda Paternoster for her organisational skills with the last secret pals and to Julie Todd my very generous secret pal who came in late to participate and fill up a gap in the round. Thanks again ladies, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] what a week
Hi all, This has been quite a week for us again. After returning home from holidays minus our camera and being unable to contact the taxi cab company because none of the phone numbers we could find were connected we finally gave up. I fell into a blue funk of jet lag and 'I wish I hadn't lost the camera' blues for a week. Then our son borrowed our car and took his drum kit (part his part DH's) to Melbourne but since the drums wouldn't fit into the venue he left it parked outside and took the minum kit he needed inside. When he emarged from the club (surprise, surprise) the car had been broken into and most of everything he had in the car was gone. Yesterday the police phoned him to tell him that they have recovered some of his possessions. Apparently a criminal owed some money to a drug dealer so he stole the drum kit to pay off his debts. The police have arrested the drug dealer and found some items in his house that didn't appear to be his. He told them where he got them from so now the police know who broke into the car and are chasing down the criminal and hopefully the rest of his cymbals and drums. He doesn't know exactly what they have recovered but he will find out on Saturday when he goes to see what is there. What goes around comes around, sometimes. Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
