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To My secret Pal in England Your parcel arrived today, and DH brought it down to work for me after lunch - what a surprises, as ever. The miniature bobbins are so cute, and I love the wee embroidery kit. The lace on the postcard and card is mind boggling... definitely something to aspire too! I hope your wee motif is as lovely. Thank you for the doily patterns. I must get back to my pillow now my DD's tablecloth is finished. Your comment about conquering your "fear" of leaves is a bit of a give away, so I may have worked out who you are before next month, as I can remember your comment in a posting. :-) HHHhhmm - OIDFA conference in Japan in 2010 - that's a bit closer than Greece. It's worth a thought and some saving. Once more, thank you and I look forward to the final round next month to see if my detective work is accurate. Maxine This June has been unusually cold and snowy for New Zealand!! Nice for the Snow bunnies. but not me. [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of image001.jpg] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi, Anne, A couple of years ago there was a picture flashed around the (internet) world showing a "ghost" at Hampton Court, which was photographed by one of the security cameras. It looked like it was of a translucent tall male figure wearing something like eighteenth-century clothes, going out of a door into a courtyard or garden. The staff had reported that they were frequently finding a door open after hours, without the alarms being tripped or anyone having been known to be in those room(s?) at the time(s). No one, apparently, had an explanation. I was wondering (and it's always best to ask a local, isn't it? ): Has there ever been a follow-up news story on this? (An explanation, or proof of a hoax, or more and similar incidents, etc.). Beth Schoenberg --- in clear and freezing-cold Kambah, in Canberra, Australia, where my husband (a recent convert to the sport of soccer) is taking time off work tomorrow so he can get up late tonight to watch Australia/Brazil in the World Cup, and not only because *both* teams' colors are green-and-gold On 17/06/2006, at 4:18 AM, Anne Nicholas wrote: Hi Mary in Australia, ..I do not live far from Hampton Court so we will have to see what we can arrange. Thanks once again and hope to see you soon, Anne Nicholas Hanworth Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi Mary in Australia, Many thanks for your latest parcel. I had absolutely no idea who you were or that I had been partnered with you before!! Thank you very much for everything that you sent this time as always it was much appreciated. It will be lovely to meet you when you come over and I will email you privately with my phone number. I do not live far from Hampton Court so we will have to see what we can arrange. Thanks once again and hope to see you soon, Anne Nicholas Hanworth Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, I received your parcel Wednesday, it was a sunray after a gloomy day. The day before was so sad : I first went to the funeral of a friend, in the afternoon I learned that my mother-in-law was taken to hospital and in the evening our old cat was run over by a car. One should be able to erase such days ! Anyhow, thank you so much for the special goodies that you sent. The magnetized notepads and magnets are already on the fridge. The sewing kit will go in my suitcase so I'll take it with me in Spain next month. I'll have something to do during my free time after the lace lessons I'll give there. When it will be finished I'll put my lace tools for demonstration in it and certainly the little cutter you also sent. This one seems really convenient to cut threads close to your work. I looked at the postcards also. You live in a beautiful region ! I'm looking forwards to next month when I will learn who you are. Thank you again. Liduina, from a sunny Belgium. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hello to my Secret Pal Well - the package brightened up a decidedly gloomy week! I have just come out of hospital, after suffering the pain of a kidney stone which felt like the Rock of Gibraltar, and fully expecting to have it all sorted!But - right up until Sunday afternoon, I assumed they were going to blast it to smithereens this week - then was told that, as there were a lot of admissions to the Ward on Sunday and Monday, I would have to go home, and wait to be called back. At which point they will repeat all the tests they have already done, and make an appointment to have it all fixed . We will see. Anyway - as you can doubtless imagine, I was so pleased to receive the parcel! The thread is lovely, so I am going to have to choose the project very carefully to use it - I'll let you know what I decide. I am also delighted with the little tool keeper - and even more pleased that you had obviously made it yourself!The flower is lovely, and I do thank you so much - it will be used constantly, and I will therefore think of you a lot. The whirly note pad is great - we get through a lot of notepads in our house, but I think this one is too special to use for 'ordinary' notes - only special notes will be written on it. The tea-towel is delightful with all those kiwis - it will be used as a pillow cover, so that everyone who sees it will admire it. Now - you must really be psychic!I was due to go to a Lace Day last Saturday, but was in hospital, being dosed up with morphine (and what a difference that makes)!So - my long list of needs and wants wasn't used, but top of the list came a storage thingy for the beads - and now, thanks to you, I have one! So - many thanks indeed for all your kindness, and I do hope you are as lucky with your Secret Pal as I am with mine! I am looking forward to next month, as I am so wanting to know who you are - you have given a few clues but I wonder if I am correct. Anyway - thanks once again for your kindness, and I shall look forward to next month, to finally find out who my delightful Secret Pal is. Yours with love and God Bless, Carol, in Suffolk UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To my awesome Secret Pal, I received your parcel today - DH brought to work for me after he had been home for lunch. I love it when he does that, it really makes my day :-) The bobbin holder is so lovely. I really love the bobbin pattern on the outer cloth, and to find the bobbin snug inside it was such a bonus. I love the colours on the bobbin - I am a big fan of strong colours. As for the wee note-box and pencil, that is just so cute. I am not quite sure yet where I will put it. it will be somewhere that I can see and use it regularly. I do hope you enjoy your trip to Greece and Athens. Cretan lace is a needle lace, isn't it? How lovely to be able to share a hobby with your mother. I have the incredible privilege of sharing the craft of card making with my DD - it's just such a pity that she lives a distance from us. Once more, thank you f or you gift, it is really appreciated. Maxine, from an increasingly "wintery" New Zealand Maxine Diffey [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of image001.jpg] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of image002.gif] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Thank you for my parcel which came today. I'm glad nothing wrong happened to you, just a problem with your computer. I love the glass bobbin with the willemite in it and the little stone hart too. In the village where I live there were stone quarries till 1960, no willemite but blue limestone. Now the quarries became a natural reserve and the house of the quarry master became a stone museum. I'm tourist guide for the town of Ath and also for the stone museum, so this present is really appropriate and appreciated. The hibiscus pattern is wonderful. I just finished a duchesse design and my duchesse lace pillow is empty. Perhaps I will try this one and the pin cup will go on the pillow also. I have pincushions but they don't fit for the little duchesse pins, the pin cup will be perfect. The pencils are welcome in the lace design equipment and a little note set is always useful. Thank you once again for the lovely parcel. Liduina from a very windy and rainy Belgium. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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My dear Secret Pal, Well - another lovely package, and timed just right too!The card is beautiful, with lovely words, so I will treasure that. Friends have been so kind, and sent such lovely cards, and they all help to make an awful situation just that bit more bearable. The 23rd Psalm is one of my favourites, and, along with the other little card 'God is before me' has gone straight into my Missal - I am so pleased with them both, and again, will treasure them. The beads are great - I love spangling, and I very often get the urge to re-spangle bobbins, so I will have a good supply of beads to use!The tin is lovely too - I love collecting tins of all sorts of shapes and sizes, so you can rest assured that it will be put to good use - possibly as a safe haven for beads and ready-made up spangles, so I do thank you for it. The chocolates inside it didn't last very long at all, so you can guess how pleased we were with those ... The thread is great - you can never have too much thread, can you!The patterns I am (still) designing for my sister's charity tend to use the DMC crochet cotton, so it will be well-used indeed. Lastly, the little book of Hope is lovely, and so inspirational - I have kept it by my bed, with my prayer books, so it is used almost every night! Thank you so much for your gifts - I think of you each time they are used, and I am so grateful! Love and God Bless, Carol - in Suffolk UK - where it is wet and not as warm as it should be!As soon as they slap a hose-pipe ban on us, the rain appears - maybe a hose-pipe ban is the UK equivalent of a rain dance ... To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Thank you so much for my latest parcel that did not come late at all but right on time. I love the socks especially the colours and will probably wear them with boots. Thank you also for the stamps and the teddy scented sachet that perfumed the parcel beautifully. The keyring scissors are a great idea as you never have a pair when you need them. I hope that your trip and reunion go well if you are going to be near Heathrow let me know as I am only a couple of miles away ! Thanks again, Anne Nicholas Hanworth Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi Secret Pal, I am sorry to hear you had an accident an I do hope you are feeling better. I arrived home from a week's holiday in Tasmania to find your package. Thank you so much. You always send such a variety.The magazine is very interesting. I enjoy needlework as well as lace. The pens and paper are useful and of course the bobbins.Now I am not sure about the spider He is very realistic.vbg Thank you for the stamps which will be well received by the children when they visit next week. My granddaughter will have me making things from the angel leaflet. Thank you very much for everything even that spider Mar To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hello to my Secret Pal, Well - firstly, I think you were very brave to sign up for the exchanges when you are moving house!Isn't that supposed to more stressful than almost anything else in life - but it sounds as if you are coping well! The package was delightful to receive! The small of the lavender even before I opened the package fully was great - I love the scented sachets, and the toiletries, and they are in use already. One of the sachets is in my car, and the other strung over the lamp above the computer - it will stop us getting stressed, I am sure. The colour of the thread is lovely too. I am getting (very gradually!) more adventurous with colures, and those muted colours I love. I will now have to find a 'special' pattern to use it. The little pink bag is super too - in fact, the lavender sachet is in that, in my car, so every time I turn a corner, I am reminded of you and your generosity! Now the ear-rings. What can I say? I am delighted with them, and am looking forward to wearing them - roll on Easter Day!!!You'd be surprised - I love the shell, and one of my class members toured Australia and New Zealand in a camper van for three months last year, and brought back some earrings - but she asked me to spangle a pair of bobbins with them as her ears aren't pierced, and she very rarely wears ear-rings. I was pleased to do it for her, but was very envious, as the Paua shell is so lovely - but now I have my own, so I am pleased indeed. I also owe you an apology for last month!I didn't mention the package of 'Mud' toiletries, did I.It wasn't because I wasn't pleased, it was because they were already in my bathroom, being used, so thank you so much for them - I sometimes have trouble as my skin is awkwardly sensitive, but they aren't causing any problems, and are definitely doing good! So - thank you once again for everything, I will hope that the move goes well and in a trouble-free manner, and also hope that your SP is as good to you! Love and God Bless, Carol - your Secret Pal. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Thank you so much for my parcel which arrived today. Through taking part in the Secret Pal exchange for a few years, I have built up a wonderful collection of bears from around the world and the beautiful one that you have sent me has been added to this collection! Thank you also for the thread which I have no doubt will be worked with as soon as I find the right pattern for it. Happy Easter to you and your family, Anne Nicholas Hanworth Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, today, when I came home, I found a very pretty envelop. It was so unusual, that I knew immediately it must come from you! The cross-stitch magazin is very tempting again. I love it! The necklace is pretty - Did you make it? I can't figure out the technique, but I really like it! The pencilcase will help me to keep my felt-pens for the colour-code drawings together and to see which are in place. :- My children like the shapes of the magic towels. I asked the girls, not to tell their little brother what they are. ** At the moment he tries to avoid taking showers and I told him to take the little "thing" in the bathtub with him tonight. So he is quite eager to take a bath in a few hours. *bg* Thank you for everything and last but not least for your letter. I enjoy each single thing you and your son chose for us. Btw, my daughter would like to know, how old your son is. Greetings from cold sunny Germany, where the snow melts and floods start Martina To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi Secret Pal, Many thanks for your parcel that arrived today. The little bag that you made using the silver work is so lovely and thank you so much for thinking of me to send it to ! The bobbin is great too and I will use some of the beads to spangle it. I hope that all goes well with your operation and you are not in plaster for too long !! Best wishes and thanks again, Anne Nicholas Hanworth Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To my secret a big thank you for the exquisite bobbin - such craftsmanship and a choice of unusual woods, it will be a pleasure to use, thank you. I bulk buy beech midland bobbins from Tim Parker, so my commemorative bobbins (from lace weekends) and the bobbins I have received in a swap from Jeannette Fischer (south africa) glow in their beauty nestling amongst their less adorned brethren and your bobbins from last month and this month will join the other beauties. Micki Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hello to a very generous person! I was delighted to receive my package this morning! and what lovely goodies, beautifully wrapped, and with a lovely (hand-made) card too - what a person of talents! The wind-chimes are delightful - I am one of those who cannot go into a store selling windchimes without giving them a try, so I am really pleased with them. I will hang them over the window catch in the 'Lace Place' so that every breath of wind will activate them, and I will be reminded of you. The little calendar is very handy, so that is already stuck to the computer monitor - saves me straining to see the wall-chart my husband has on the wall, which is too high for me to see clearly, so that is greatly appreciated. The tape measure is a stroke of genius too - my 'Lacemakers' Circle' tape has just given up the ghost, so you must be psychic! Did you do the cross-stitch yourself - it is lovely, and will be treasured. Especially if it helps the inches of lace grow into yards ... The key-ring!No one else can 'borrow' it as it has my initial on it, so I am very pleased indeed with it - I do thank you very much. So - thank you so very much for all the goodies - I am really pleased, and do hope that your SP is as good to you! Love and God Bless, Carol To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal in Australia, Many thanks for the lovely parcel of goodies that arrived yesterday. I had a bad day at work so it was a welcome relief to have something lovely to open ! I love the teddy key ring ! It has already been added to my keys. I might follow your suggestion and use the fan sticks when I make the fan that I have been promising myself for about the last 5 years ! Although the actual fan is very pretty. Unfortunately the case to the calendar was damaged but as it is a cd case was easily replaced. The calendar has lovely pictures and will make us think of the hot weather to come! Thanks once again, until next month, Anne Nicholas Hanworth Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi Secret Pal, Thanks for this months parcel of goodies. I love the needle case and my aunty who is a lace maker and a bobbin maker will be very jealous when I tell her about the rescued trees! The bobbin is very unusual and I don't have another like it. I also love the spangles and will put them to good use. I had guessed in the end that you must of been here or sent someone else who was over. What a great pity that I missed you and Faye it would of been so lovely to meet you! I was at work but only work a mile away and could of popped home if I'd known you were coming. I'm surprised that you found our house at all ! Friends here have a problem with the aptly named Wigley Road and I'm not surprised you got lost trying to return ! What a fantastic trip you made and you were very lucky to visit so many countries and so many lace places! The past months have gone so quickly and I can't believe next month is the last. Until then, Your Secret Pal, Anne Nicholas Hanworth Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I'm just back from our post box with TWO parcels full of all sorts of goodies from my secret pal - divider pins, notelets, Christmas decorations, bobbins (the glass one was sadly broken) candles, bead box and reading light and The Little Lace Book. Well worth waiting for the October parcel to have two in one day - thank you so much. Win Lambert Tasmania Australia. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Thank you very much for my parcel which arrived today, along with some goodies that I sent back from France (just like Christmas really). I love the divider pin and bobbins they are very special, and thank you for the Peg bag and variegated thread I am sure they will come in handy. Thank you Faye Owers Tasmania Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal Thank you for your latest parcel which is much appreciated. I took some aromatherapy exams on Monday so it was a real boost and a lovely surprise when the Post lady handed me your parcel yesterday morning. I think I know who you are but I shall have to wait until December to have this confirmed. Thank you again. Love Lesley G To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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| Dear Secret Pal in Australia, Impossible to measure the joy when I opened your parcel, the following sprung to mind " A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep thank you very much Micki in Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal in Australia, Many thanks for the lovely cloth from Venice and for the large bobbin. The cloth will definitely be used as a cover cloth as it is too good to be used as a tea towel !! Thanks also for the postcard. I am pretty sure that my Aunt has been to the same place in Portugal and she also says it is beautiful. Hope you had a lovely holiday and thanks for sharing it with me!! Best wishes, Your Secret Pal, Anne Nicholas Hanworth Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal in Belgium, Thank you very much for this months parcel. It was a nice surprise when I came home from work!!! I can't wait to start the bracelet, the colour is perfect, it goes with everything that I wear. I am going to use a translator I found on the internet to make sure I know what the instructions say. It will be fun to do. I will wear it and show it off at my next lace event. The beads on the divider pin are so pretty, I think I will use it as a pin on a jacket to start with. If I ever get short of a divider pin, I will know where there is an extra one. The card is lovely, the work that went into that project is unbelieveable. Thank you so much again for being such a great secret pal. Irene Whitham To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, So sorry for being late with my thanks but I have been on holiday !! We have just returned from very sunny Margarita where we had a great holiday but are still a bit jetlagged !! Thank you very much for the lovely goodies that you sent this month. The pen has already been put in my handbag and the scissors added to my lace bag. The scissor case is very pretty, did you make it? I have also put the thread holder in my lace bag and can't wait to try it out! Thanks also for the photos. The lace on the christening dress is beautiful !! Thanks once again, until next month, Anne Nicholas Hanworth Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal Many thanks for your lovely parcel of wonderful gifts. I will be totally honest and let you know that it arrived last Friday. I have however been busy entertaining my nephew visiting from Canada. My children were so excited to see him so I am sure you can imagine it has been a very hectic time. Now he is visiting other relatives and I have time to catch up! I am so sorry for the delay in acknowledging your parcel. I could smell the gorgeous aroma from the soap before I opened the parcel - that one will be kept for special soaks in the bath when I need to relax!! The beads are very special and will definitely come in useful. The sewing machine badge is fun and will go on my pin cushion. The quilting patten looks great. I have never attempted this sort of quilting before - but my mum has! Maybe she will do it for me We had a lovely holiday - thank you for asking. It was very relaxing and nice and hot too. Don't worry about getting my son's name wrong (it was very close anyway) - he definitely enjoyed the lollipop!! It lasted for ages!! Once again, thank you for everything. Best wishes Your Secret Pal in England No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.13/78 - Release Date: 19/08/2005 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Thank you for the lovely package this month, I have been visiting my Dad and it was lovely to arrive home to the parcel. My granddaughter has decided that she is in need of the pencil, but I have managed to keep the rest. I do like the beads that you put on the spangle. Thank you for the lovely parcel and letter Regards Faye Owers Tasmania Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I have had a couple of days in bed with flu, and came downstairs for the first time this morning to find a parcel waiting - thank you for the bobbins, cutter, cover cloth, cross stitch kit and books. I've seen the depth of frost on the grass and out rather large deck outside, so think I'll go back to bed again. Thank you again. Win in a really cold Tasmania To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi to my Secret Pal, And many thanks for the package which arrived this morning - a lovely start to the day! The koalas on the needlecase are splendid, and I am delighted with the case too - it will have my supply of curved needles in it, as soon as I finish this!I am also very pleased indeed with the bobbin - that will be spangled and put into use almost immediately too - I have to renew some threads on the garter for my daughter, so it is very handy indeed. However, the address was still slightly incorrect - the 'Stratford' bit was omitted, so I'll let you have the full address again - as follows: Mrs Carol Adkinson 2 Swaynes, STRATFORD ST. MARY Colchester. Essex. CO7 6YQ UK The package had the post code on it, so it reached me, but I suppose its bettter safe than sorry, isn't it. Once again, many thanks indeed - take care, and may your pins never bend! Your Secret Pal, Carol To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi Secret Pal in Australia, Thank you so much for my parcel of goodies that was here when I got home from work yesterday. The bobbins are beautiful and very unusual and I will think of you when I use them ! Thank you also for the ruler and lace pattern, I have not seen one like this before. I will try and find time in the next couple of weeks to make the lace. Thank you also for the photos ! Until next month, Anne Nicholas Hanworth Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To my Australian Secret Pal A huge thank you to my new Secret Pal. What lovely gifts you have sent me - I am very lucky indeed! The threads are all very lovely - I particularly like the one with the variegated green shades. The pin badge will go on my pin cushion and the magnetic book mark has come at a perfect time. I am about to go on holiday - holidays are the only time when I find the time to sit and read a book! The tissue holder with my name on is superb - and is just a perfect size for my handbag. It was very kind of you to think of the children. I am saving the necklace to give to Bethany when we go on holiday and I think the big lollipop will last Matthew for ever! Sadly I think the Postman was a bit heavy handed with the parcel and the two bobbins have been broken during their journey to the UK. I am going to fix them with some superglue though as the woods are lovely and I am sure that they will still be useable. Thank you one again. Your Secret Pal Sunny Nottingham England No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.11/44 - Release Date: 08/07/2005 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To My Secret Pal, I am so sorry for the delay in sending to you - we were away for a fortnight in the Lake District, so the package had to be picked up from the Post Office on our return - and Monday was a Bank Holiday, so couldn't be picked up till Wednesday. However - I am delighted, once again! The bobbin case is lovely - and as I was contemplating sorting out some of my stash of material to make another, it came just at the right time, as I can make more lace now, not bobbin cases! The chocolates received the seal of approval from the four grandchildren! (I managed to sneak a few too, and as chocolate covered peanuts are my favourites, they went down very well indeed.) The pin and the cloisonne bell are both delightful, so I am a very fortunate person indeed! The socks - I love them!They will be worn a lot, believe me! We have wood and tile floors in our house, and I tend to wear socks as slippers, but these will now be abused like that - they will be worn with shoes, so that they don't get more holey than righteous, too quickly! I am so looking forward to knowing who you are - this time, I really haven't any idea, but I love hearing your news and reading the cards. I expect you were so disappointed at not being able to go to the Kylie Minogue concert - I am sure we all wish her every success with the treatment, and hope that she'll be back fit and well, and performing very soon. I know what you mean when you say you want to spend as much time as you can with your Dad. I still have both my parents - in fact we spent the fortnight in the Lake District with them - and they only live in the next county, about two hours away, but even so, I think we all feel we don't see enough of each other. However - many thanks indeed for the May package, and I shall look forward to knowing just who you are this month. All best wishes, Carol To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Thanks for my parcel it is full of goodies as usual.The chocolate has been tested , just to make sure it survived the trip all right. My home smells lovely from my incense sticks ( I always burn incense ) my bath bomb smells beautiful can't wait to try it and last but not least my Brugge keyring, None of the other girls in my group will have one and it is lace tomorrow, time to show off a bit with my secret pal present. ;-) I am going to try to make the stork on the card you sent me, will try to graph it out when I am finished what I am currently doing. Next month I find out who you are, at this point I don't have a clue. Thanks again, Shirley. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tinyurl.com/5pe9a To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Your parcel arrived last Thursday, which coincided with my Brithday so it made an extra surprise for the day. I was very pleased with all the contents - I'm always short of divider pins and the needle threader will be very useful. The pin cushions are really cute and the little bag will be useful for keeping thread in. I have just got back from a long weekend away so have only just been able to get to my computer to reply. Looking forward to finding out your identity next month Best wishesAndrea Want to get more out of e-mail? Then get Outlook Live! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, I went and collected my parcel from the sorting office tonight after work. It took me some time to get in it but what a lovely surprise when I did! I just love all the lilac coloured pressies. How clever of you to get everything to match ! Thank you for the gardening gloves they are just what I need as last weekend my others developed a hole and I had to wear my husbands that are at least 3 sizes too big! I love the tissues and the lavender smellies and the lilac coloured notelets. I usually make the Christmas ornaments on bangles so the bangles will certainly come in very handy. Last but not least another beautiful handmade card and in lilac also!! Thank you so much for all the lovely goodies. I can't wait until next month when I find out who you are and can thank you in person. Best wishes, Anne Nicholas Hanworth Middx. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Your parcel was waiting for me when I got home from work yesterday. Many thanks for such lovely gifts - they were well worth waiting a little longer for. Where do I start? The key ring is really cute and will be in use soon. The bag and bobbin are delightful and I can't wait to embroider the pin cushion kit. Loved the tea towel - it won't get used for the dishes yet but will be hung up on display for a while. The pack of beads are perfect as I've recently purchased some bobbins with blue flowers painted on them - you must have known!! Pleased to hear your lace society gathering was a success. I know what hard work such things can be. Hope you get the chance to put your feet up for a bit now. Thanks againAndreain Cambridge UK, where Spring has Sprung. MSN Premium gives you PC protection, junk-mail filters, advanced communication tools and great software like MSN Encarta® Premium. Click here for a FREE trial! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Thank you for all the goodies in my parcel.My bobbins are beautiful ( do you know what the timber is ? )The treads I can use as colored Gimps, I get the Lace Express and the pattern in that have a lot of color in them.I love the little book with the lace Alphabet, and my pencil and cute little rubber will be put to good use as I am doing an assessment for my lace. The bookmark I will use in the novel I am reading. Have you tried putting mint on top of your pots to stop your cat? My cat is in for a shock in a couple of weeks as we are getting a new little puppy to replace the elderly dog we lost twelve months ago. Thank you again. Shirley. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, I am so sorry that your Mum pasted away, the bobbin that you sent to me will have a very special meaning everytime I use it. You have certainly had a bad year lets hope things will get better soon. The mouse pad is very nice and will be useful, and the Avon has been taken by my daughter who was here when the parcel arrived and she took the opportunity to slip into a nice relaxing bath. The chocolate has gone as I had to share it but it was delicious. Hope things get better for you soon, try to spend some time relaxing and making lace. Thank you Faye Owers Shearwater Tasmania Australia To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To my Australian Secret Pal Thank you so very much again for the super parcel of treats that you have sent me. I am very lucky indeed. The soap, which smells gorgeous, is in the bathroom already ready for when I get a long relax (if I ever find the time) in a hot bath!! The metallic thread will come in very handy for one of the many projects that I need to find the time to do - I'm currently working my first Rosalibre flower! The makeup bag is very useful too - my current one is getting a bit shabby so this is a great replacement. The Australia teaspoon is now my sugar spoon - I drink many cups of tea during a day so lots of opportunities to remember you!! Finally the "Crop-A-Crafty" She's fab and is on my pincushion before my daughter demands ownership!!! A huge thank you! Best wishes Your Secret Pal Pam In sunny Nottingham, UK No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.1 - Release Date: 20/04/2005 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To My Wonderful and Inventive Secret Pal, The parcel came yesterday, whilst I was out at the coast with the two youngest grandchildren, so when I returned, it really bucked up an exhausted body. The photo frame is delightful - and with three grandchildren, I will easily keep it filled! It will have pride of place on the fridge, so it was a really good idea! The Bucks Point bookmark - well - you must be psychic! My Mum informed me that she hasn't had a bookmark from me in all the years I have been lacemaking (don't feel too sorry for her - she has had numerous motifs and things in frames!) so I will get the bobbins wound, and start that one for her - it really is so pretty! What a clever lady Joyce is - and it seems as if lots of you Tasmanian ladies are jolly talented too. The Tasmanian Branch ALG mouse mat is also an inspired idea - ours is getting a bit tattered round one corner at the moment, so I will alternate this one with the other one received from a SP - that one is also native Australian, so I am delighted with both. The bobbins are delightful, and so beautifully spangled with such pretty beads - I really am a very fortunate person, and do thank you so much. I will use them when I make Mum's bookmark ... Last but not least - the letter. The cards are so pretty, and you manage to get quite a lot of information on them! I am so pleased that you had a good time in Sydney, with your Dad and Rod's Mum too, but, as you say, once you are back at work, the holiday seems a lifetime ago. Thanks once again, Your Secret Pal Carol To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Your parcel arrived this morning and I was very impressed with how it was wrapped and the way that the card matched the paper!! Thank you very much for the card it is beautiful as always! Thanks also for the worry dolls they look very intriguing ! The rainbow braid is unusual and always very useful. I also love the blue thread. In the last couple of weeks I have started making embroidered cards and this thread will be perfect for them. I have a collection of fridge magnets but not one that I have made so I will have to get busy and fill the one that you sent. Thank you also for the sweets! I hope that you have a lovely week away, how I envy you !! Best wishes, Anne Nicholas Hanworth Middx. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal: Once again you have found the perfect gift! The gardening book is perfect as this summer I am starting a community garden plot in my city. I can do anything I wish and my thought was to do a garden that I can visit from time to time. I need it to be easy work and this book is perfect to teach me what I need to know. I LOVE the sewing kit, so elegant and just the size for my purse. Please tell your Secret Pal thank you too, that was very nice of her! I really enjoying my growing bobbin collection and bead collection. Your contributions are wonderful. The lace book is so cool! Some of the patterns remind me of macrame or weaving. I imagine that is because of the popularity of those two skills and the time the book was published. It's really terrific. I really look forward to your boxes that arrive each month. They really cheer me up. Thanks again! Rita Lloyd - Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Sign up for Fantasy Baseball. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Thank you for the lovely parcel, The Bobbin will be added to my next project and will be treasured. The Bookmark and coaster from the Motor Museum were snatched up by my husband who loves cars so they have found a very good home. The ladybird is so cute thank you, and the soaps and little charms I will certainly use. Thank you for the lovely parcel. Faye Owers Shearwater Tasmania Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, I have just returned from vacation to find your parcel waiting for me - it was the first thing I opened, after all who needs bills!. The surprises were really nice - did you make the edging on the hanky? Two more bobbins too. I'm off to raid my bead tin to make some pretty spangles for them. The address book and pen are really usefull and the soap smells delicious. I spider on its web is great - I've stuck it to the corner of my computer monitor for the present. The bookmark with the handsome tail is already installed in the novel I am currently reading. Thank you once again for your thoughtfulness. Best wishes Andrea _ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi Secret Pal, Thank you very much for my parcel of goodies and beautiful handmade Easter card. The parcel was here when I came home from work and don't worry about it being late, it is here a always on time ! I might use the tea towel as a tea towel in the kitchen and not as a cover for my pillow. That way it will be in more constant use and remind me of my secret pal ! Thank you also for the scissor keeper that is also a keeper for needles as well. That's very clever and very useful a I always have to search for a needle when I need one ! Thank you also for the chocolate that I have to admit has already gone! Here's wishing you and your family a Happy Easter, best wishes, Anne Nicholas Hanworth Middx. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Well - a huge thank-you to my wonderful Secret Pal. The parcel came this morning - and it certainly brightened up a very grey day weatherwise! The kangaroo is lovely - but I really don't think I could stick pins into his tummy! I am the person who, when she washed the children's soft toys, made a sort of harness of old tights/stockings, so that I didn't have to peg them by their ears onto the washing line. So - he will sit happily on the pillow, and will point out the errors, so he will be quite a hard-worked little chap. The thread is lovely - a freind of mine is *very* adventurous with colour, and is gradually training me too, so it will be very useful indeed, and I am already wondering what to make with it. The cover cloth is super - so large, and a wonderful motif on it. I shall take it to Lace Days, and really show-off with it - not many people will have one with the Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Lace Guild motif on it! The little address book is so handy - small enough to pop into a handbag, so I will always have my important addresses, phone numbers and eMail addresses to hand! I am not working much at the moment, but it will be much used when I restart my temping jobs. The Survival Kit - well - I did chuckle! *All* the contents are very necessary for anyone's well-being, so it is useful as well as decorative. Thanks also for the note - the cards you use are lovely - another product of the ALG!I do hope you enjoyed Melbourne, and that lots of lace was made between the gossips! I shall think of you at the Royal Easter Show, and visiting your Dad - my Dad's birthday is on the 21st March, so they are very close birthdays. My parents are both in their eighties now, and keep very well but as you say, not getting any younger - and I would hate to have regrets that we didn't see them often enough! Thanks once again - take care of yourself and Rod, and I shall look forward to nmext month's news! Thanks and Best Wishes, Carol To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To my wonderful Secret Pal, Well - the parcel arrived yesterday, on a cold and greyish, depressing morning, and I am delighted to be cheered up by it. The calendar with all those lovely photos of Tasmania is great - so cheerful, and with such arresting scenery. It is so inviting, and I am tempted to look up fares on one of the (cheaper) airlines! The Fish Pepper and the Jade Salt for Seafood smell so enticing - we will be having fish for supper *very* soon indeed - I can't wait to try them both. I loved the description of the Pepper - Hand Ground by Cheerful Trollops ... - and thought that when I am able to stump up for a ticket to Tasmania, there could well be a job opportunity! The notepad is lovely, and will match the mouse mat I received in the previous round - notepads and stationery are always good to receive, especially if you have a 'Stationery Habit' like mine!I could be shut in the Staples superstore, and love every minute. The bookmark is a delight, and will be well-used. I love the tiny little mouse, and he looks such a happy individual I'll have to keep him in *happy* books so he doesn't get depressed. The bobbin is so lovely, and I do thank you for that too - and the tiny little glass mouse. I will spangle the bobbin with him, and will have to look carefully to find beads to match him. In reply to your letter, I don't know an awful lot about the Lace Fair in Grays, but will do my utmost to find out about it, and hopefully, I'll be able to meet you and your lacey friend there!Essex is one of the larger counties, but it would still be a relatively easy journey to get there, but I'll see what more details I can find out, and will let you know, possibly through Brenda! Once again, many thanks indeed for your lovely gifts - I shall look forward to knowing who you are, but in the meantime, many thanks indeed! Carol To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal What a lovely box of goodies that the Postman delivered today - just the surprise I needed having been up through the night as my 6 year old daughter is poorly. My husband has already opened the sweets and the lavender cat is already in my chest of drawers. What a lovely egg cup - this I am sure it will be claimed by my daughter as we can never find an egg cup when she wants a boiled egg! I have never seen bath gloves before so will try them out soon and the game will keep us all amused (and probably stop me doing my jobs!!). As for the notebook - always a useful item as I always have to have a list of jobs to be done! Thank you so very much for the lovely items. All the very best and happy lacemaking Pam Nottingham, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Many thanks for the goodies that arrived this morning. Thank you for another lovely card which has already been much admired! My parcel has arrived in good time so don't worry about it being late !! Thank you for the bookmark sleeves, these are very welcome as I never seem to have one when I need one. Thank you also for the beautiful butterfly bookmark, this has been put straight to work in my current book. Thank you also for the picture frame and the keyring. My daughter has just moved in to her own house so I will put the keyring on her spare keys. I love the thread and will have to find a pattern that I can use this on. Many thanks also for the sweets which I have once again shared with DH. I hope that you have a lovely holiday and look forward to hearing from you on your return! Anne Nicholas Hanworth Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal: I just received your first package. I love everything! The Arachne divider pins are really great and I just love the bobbins. One can never have enough bobbins :-) and they will be a great addition to my antique bobbin collection. I am thrilled by the Reflexology book! I've always wanted to know more about Reflexology as I am a Reiki practitioner and Reflexology will be a wonderful addition to my practice. The notepad will come in very handy. I love the flowers, they are giving me some ideas to try out in lace. They are giving me the incentive to design more lace. Thank you so much! Rita Lloyd In cold, but sunny Northern CA where I am currently working on a wedding garter for a friend who's wedding is in April. I hope I can get it finished in time. LOL - Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal What a wonderful lucky dip all the way from Australia - everytime I thought the box was empty, I found something else! The Tomato Spool Pin Cushion is really cute - I have never seen anything like it before. The counted cross stitch will come with me on my holiday later this year - it has been a while since I did any cross stitch ~ this will be a lovely reminder of my Secret Pal as I sit in the sun doing this! The box is so bright and cheerful. I am actually going to have this on my desk at work to keep my paperclips in! A slightly different use but it's just the pefect size ~ I hope you do not mind. The pencil and bookmark are already in use and as for the chocolates - my 6 year old daughter spotted them immediately so they will be shared. All the very best Pam Nottingham, UK (where it is cold, wet and very windy) PS My children are Matthew (9) and Bethany (6) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Thank you so much for the package that arrived yesterday. The magnetic note pad is already installed on the door of the fridge and the pen is to hand. The cloth pocket will be ideal for keeping scissors, thread, spare bobibins etc. to hand when I'm lacemaking or sewing - I'll be able to attach it to the side of my armchair. The bobbins are beautiful - so nice to have some made in your native wood. The pictures of your country may give me some inspiration for a painting. New Zealand is top of the list for a long vacation when my DH and I retire. Best wishes Andrea Cambridge, UK - where its dull and damp today. _ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hello to my Secret Pal, The goodies arrived safely on Monday, and were waiting for me when I reached home - I haven't been able to get near the computer since, so I do hope the delay in replying isn't inconvenient! However - the photograph is delightful - so much so that I have lost it already!My grandson keeps surreptitiously moving some of his treasures into *his* bedroom here, and the photograph (did you take it yourself - it really is lovely) is now adorning the wall, in a frame I'd bought for a piece of lace. Ah well . I am very impressed with the Tasmaninan Lace Guild bookplates - I am just about getting to grips with 'ordinary' labels for the Christmas cards etc, so am very impressed to have these. A good excuse to order even more books, I am sure. The sachet smells lovely, and reminds me of my last most enjoyable temping job with Trinity House, the company which looks after the lighthouses and light ships for England, and Wales (Scotland and Ireland have their own organisations), so the picture on the front is greatly appreciated too. The spangles are most welcome - are they a native wood? I shall have to put them on very special bobbins. And talking of bobbins, the Christmas bobbin is delightful I love the very slender bobbins, and the snowman is gorgeaous. The spoangles on it match perfectly too, so I am very pleased indeed. Thank you once again, and I do hope you are receiving such lovely gifts. Carol - in Suffolk UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Thank you so much for your parcel of goodies that arrived today. You are certainly multi-talented as the card that you sent is beautiful. Thank you so much for the thread I love the colours and will have to find a pattern so that I can use them! My husband has been eying up the jelly babies as they are his favourite so I expect that he will have them and I will have my favourite the white chocolate !! The notelets always come in handy as I never have any when I need one, so no excuses now ! The sachet is already in a drawer and smells lovely! I have never seen the tweezer and magnifying glass set before but aren't they a good idea ? I have a feeling that my husband will be using them as well as me as he makes oo gauge model trains and is always after both a magnifying glass and tweezers !! Now to answer a few of your questions. I have done some cross stitch in the past but haven't done any recently and this weekend if I find the time I am going to have a go at some wire lace. I have been promising myself this since before Christmas so we'll see !! My birthday is in September but my 26th wedding Anniversary is 24th February. I can't believe that it is almost a year since we celebrated our Silver Anniversary, where does the time go ? My favourite colours are lilacs and pinks and my favourite patterns are torchon and very simple Bucks. as I have only had a limited go at that. I collect small teddy bears and snowmen. All for now, many thanks again, Anne Nicholas To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Alessandra!! So sorry it took me a while to write. I had last week off work, and your parcel arrived on the Wednesday, but I had to wait until I got back to work to use the Internet. Well, I can't pretend it was a surprise finding out who you were, since I saw you in Adelaide in October, but it was lovely receiving your last parcel anyway :-). Thank you so much for all the goodies. I love the macrame Christmas tree which you made yourself. It's so clever, and more interesting than the usual hanging/bag...It's too heavy to put on my Xmas tree (which is a bouquet of honesty branches, so very delicate, and can only be decorated with miniature ornaments), but it will be hung in the livingroom so I can see it! Thank you so much for making it for me. I'm ashamed to say that I didn't made any lace for my S.P... I love the lavender angel (gee!! you're lucky that one got past the Customs! They opened it because the dog smelled something "that might be forbidden".Where did you stash the white powder?I couldn't find it...:-))but obviously it was OK because it didn't have seeds in it, just the perfume. I will keep replenishing it, in the wardrobe, to keep the moths away. We do have a lot here, any help is welcome!! the little Father Christmas is cute. It can cling to the neck of my uniform at work during the last 2 weeks before Xmas. It will fo well with my special Xmas earrings... Thank you also for the Rakam magazine. I have seen some before in one of the libraries in Melbourne (not in ours, unfortunately, but the patterns are always missing. I do love the magazine, though, there are such beautiful things in it. Do Italian women really still make things as big as embroidered tablecloths and sheets, covered in lace as well? Wow! I am writing to you by snail mail, but I just wanted to ssay thank you on the list as well. Have a wonderful Christmas, and thank you for being such a nice S.P. Helene, the froggy from Melbourne, trying to catch up with all the mail that arrived during my absence! 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]
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To My Secret Pal, Firstly an apology - things have been hectic round here, and when the package came my husband put it up in the Lace Place - which is the repository of all 'crafty' stuff, and is consequently festooned with all sorts of bags and parcels in various stages of completion - and it didn't get opened. However, it was discovered again this evening, when I was attempting to find a simple but effective bookmark to make for the ladies who organised the Craft Fair at the Church, with my parents. Needless to say when I found the package, I gave up on the bookmark... Well - what riches. The Diary is lovely, and I do like the little pearls of wisdom on the page tops, and the cartoons at the bottom - what a talented lot the Australian Lace Guild are! The postcards are delightful - I shall have to be very selective to whom they are sent - if they get sent at all; I am considering getting some of those frames which frame lots of pictures - we will see. Similarly, the note cards - only for very special people indeed, as the picturs are gorgeous, and the colours lovely. The ALG certainly works hard at getting together lots of wonderful goodies. The Lettercards with the Lacemaker on are a treat - I shall enjoy sending them to special friends, and I am sure they'll enjoy receiving them too. The little gift tags are beautiful - one is alrready being used for the tag to go with the crucifix for the naming day of my niece's little girl, on the 19th November, so that will be treasured, I know. The rest will go on gifts at Christmastide for my very special lacey friends - and maybe one or two non-lacey but crafty friends! And the pictures - they are all so good, and I love the hat! I can see me swanning around iin that, I just loved it! The close-up of the Medusa head was wonderful too - it must have been so hard to work, and the snakes are great! But - how tantalising!Which one was you demonstrating - the one with the lace round the neck? Is it Beds lace? I shall be so fretful until I know precisely who you are! I also enjoy your letters, and will be sorry when this six-month stint comes to an end! You are so newsy, and so informative, and I have so enjoyed having you as a Secret Pal, and I do hope you Secret Pal has been as much fun! With many, many thanks, and looking forward to my tiny suspicions proved correct - or otherwise! All best wishes, Carol To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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--- Brenda Paternoster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 5 bobbins; um > use three of them to make a hair type braid and pass the other pair in > and out of that and make some picots on either side. Something for > tamara to think about! > > Brenda Mmmm, it doesn't sound much like Idrija lace...I'll keep it in mind, but the bobbins are all of half a centimetre long, so I don't think I'd be using them much anyway! :-) 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]
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Thanks for replying Helene 5 bobbins; um use three of them to make a hair type braid and pass the other pair in and out of that and make some picots on either side. Something for tamara to think about! Brenda On 21 Oct 2004, at 09:10, Helene Gannac wrote: Still, I thought maybe Brenda would worry whether I have received my parcel or not, so here are my public thanks for a goorgeous miniature Idrija pillow, complete with basket and finished small Idrija motif, and... 5 bobbins. It looks absolutely divine (although...5 bobbins? I bet these items are not put together by lacemakers!!! :-)) Brenda http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I haven't bothered thanking my Secret Pal online this month, since...she actually gave me my parcel while we were face to face at the Adelaide Lace AGM early in the month! I know we are not supposed to know each other until the end of next month, but really, we couldn't possibly go to the same conference, so far away for her (she lives in Europe, but I won't spoil the surprise)and *not* say hello!!! Still, I thought maybe Brenda would worry whether I have received my parcel or not, so here are my public thanks for a goorgeous miniature Idrija pillow, complete with basket and finished small Idrija motif, and... 5 bobbins. It looks absolutely divine (although...5 bobbins? I bet these items are not put together by lacemakers!!! :-)) Thank you so much to my wonderful Secret Pal who lugged this not very heavy but fairly bulky item so far. I loved it, and I also loved talking to you and Marco, even if my Italian is a great deal worse than your excellent English. Looking forward to the last parcel, even if I won't get the surprise of your identity! Hope to see you soon again, in Melbourne this time, Yours 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]
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Hi Secret Pal, Thank you so much for my parcel of goodies that arrived today. I hope that you enjoyed your trip and thank you so much for the gifts that you collected along the way. I have added the seed magnet to my collection on the fridge and the pen has been in use already! The divider will come in handy and my son has bagged the teabag !! I love the kookaburra brooch and will use the bookmark and remember you. Thanks again as always you have been very generous! Anne Nicholas Hanworth, Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear SP, Thanks for the neat package! I love the socks! That yarn is really neat. I've knit one pair of socks, so I know how much work they are. The cover cloth is cute, I'll take it to Ithaca with me. Love the chocolate, makes me feel like I've been out trick or treating. The M&M tin will be a nice tatting project container. Thanks again, Sumac Susan G. MacLeodDummerston, VT USA NATA #69 new! www.sumac.us www.sover.net/~sumac To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hello Again, Well - just 'thanks' really doesn't seem enough. The package is wonderful, and I love it all! (Even the stamps on the package were very greatly appreciated - my Husband has a large stamp collection, some of the stamps a lot more valuable than others, but he has kept the stamps, as Dylan - the eight-year old grandson - has developed an interest, so they are starting his collection, and he's really chuffed to death with the animal ones particularly!) The tea is great - I don't drink as much tea by any means as my Better Half, and he has given it his seal of approval, so that can't be bad, and even I have enjoyed the couple of cups that I have had, so thanks for that! The coasters are great - in fact, even as we speak, the kangaroos are holding my coffee cup, and they are certainly bright and cheerful! I somehow find it hard to believe in platypusses (is that the correct collective noun?) - they are such odd-looking little creatures - but I mean that in the nicest way, as I would hate to offend such little sweeties! The material again is delightful - like you, I am drawn to ethnic designs, and these are lovely - I am in the process of attempting to get a new sewing machine, and will try to make some cover cloths and/or bobbin rolls (particularly if I can get the net sort of stuff recently spoken about on Arachne). Maybe when it gets completed, I will send an eMail showing you what I have succeeded in making - when I am sure of who you are, of course! I loved the Australian Lace Guild magnet and the kangaroo pin - in fact I had trouble wresting the pin from Dylan, so he approved of it too! The pattern sheets are great too - I loved all of them, but particularly the little bookmark with the cross shape in honeycomb, and the 'White Christmas' design. They will jump up several places in the 'To Do' listings! I can understand how much you want to visit the AGM in South Australia - I find it hard to comprehend the distances between states - no wonder you aren't contemplating driving next year to Western Australia - I find the thoughts of driving the 380 miles to our bit of Pembrokeshire in Wales a bit daunting sometimes, and I don't suppose your roads in the wilds of the country are a lot better than some of ours in Wales! Probably wider and straighter, but hazards like kangaroos and camels we *don't* have to suffer! Thanks once again - I am looking forrward to finding out who you are, and being able to thank you properly, in a personal message! All best wishes, and thanks, Carol To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi Secret Pal in Australia, Thank you very much for my parcel that arrived today. It was very good timing as today is my birthday and it was like having an extra birthday pressie !! I have to say that I have eaten the chocolate already !! I came in from work craving chocolate so couldn't believe my luck when I opened the parcel and there it was !! The bobbins are lovely and the kangaroo will remind me of my Australian Secret Pal. The address book is a very handy size and I love the needle case also. Many thanks once again, Anne Nicholas Hanworth, Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear SP, Thank you for the box of fun treats! I love the 'spooky' spider and the cute Halloween cats. The tea will be tasty, the bowl is lovely. The bookmark is sweet, and will go in my current book. The muffin mix will be great, I'll make it to take to Ithaca when Jane and I go in a few weeks. The cloth wrapper is almost too pretty to undo! I know what you mean about the weather changing, I've been busy bringing in my houseplants. I think I'll decrease the collection by a few this year. Between the iguana and the cats, I can't put many on the windowsills downstairs. Thanks again, Sumac Susan G. MacLeodDummerston, VT USA NATA #69 new! www.sumac.us www.sover.net/~sumac To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal in Australia, So sorry for the delay in sending my thanks but your parcel came while I was away and had to pick it up from the sorting office. Thanks once again for the lovely goodies that you sent, they certainly helped to relieve some of the jetlag !! I have not heard of the fish but the magnet is great and has joined my collection on the fridge door !! I love the bobbins and will get them spangled and onto my pillow soon. Thank you also for the toiletries they always come in useful . The fish gift tag will be very handy as it is my sisters birthday on Tuesday and I can use it on her pressie. Thanks once again, Anne Nicholas Hanworth, Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal Your green parcel came at just the right time. I was rushing about getting the motorhome packed up for a weekend away after a busy week and really needed chocolate . The little koalas are so cute - and so tasty! The thread will be used for bookmarks, I have a long list of people waiting for them. And the needlecase is really beautiful, I've written the name of the wood on the label so I don't forget, as I know the 'Ladies who lace' at the class I go to will ask when we start again in September after our summer break. They all look forward to my Secret Pal parcels almost as much as I do. Thank you for everything. Joan from Yorkshire To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal in Italy, I received your parcel this week. You sent it registered post (thank you, but you don't really need to, the Australian Post Office is very reliable, they just like to know what's in the parcel at the moment because of terrorism measures), so I had to wait 3 days before I had a morning free from work, because I had to pick it up at the post office. But it was well worth the wait! Thank you so much for the lovely towel, even if you didn't embroider it yourself :-). Actually, there is lots of room left on the Aida band next to the duck, so I might add my own ducks to this one!!Next year... I love the pair of Italian bobbins, they are bigger than the English ones we use, but they are very elegant. Thank you, they will be great for my collection, and I do use them, from time to time. These will be good when I have a thick gimp to work, or a very long length of thread. I also like the thread. The more choice, the better! I'm putting it carefully in my thread box until I think of something. It's very exciting to think you will be in Adelaide!! I know we are not supposed to know who our secret pal is until November, but I do hope you will make yourself known to me!!!It would be terrible to know I have been to the same conference as my secret pal and didn't meet her!! I will arrive only on Wednesday evening, but I will be there until Sunday morning. Of course, if you come to Melbourne, you will let me know, won't you, and come and spend one or 2 nights with us if you can? Looking forward to meeting you in person, Your not secret pal, 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]
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Hello Secre t Pal. Thank you so much for the beautiful little hedgehogs. I shall use them as spangles. Thank you also for the cute little hedgehog keyringand also for the chocolates. Of course I am watching my waistline ; and there is more to watch every day.The quarantine people seem to take a lot of interest in the chocolate. They are very strict which is a good thing as we are pretty well disease free. We `can't even take fuit or plantlife across state borders and until a few years ago we couldnt move them from Perth south. I am pleased you enjoyed Hawaii. My husband and I spent a few days in Honolulu some years ago and we thoroughly enjoyed it ( even if the beaches are not as good as W.A. bg ) Thank you again Regards Mary. --- Although this mail has been scanned for virusses, no liability shall be accepted should a virus or similar be transmitted. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.737 / Virus Database: 491 - Release Date: 11/08/04 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear SP, Thanks for the package of goodies! The cookies are nice and crunchy, the fan will be great when the heat comes back again. I don't have much heat tolerance these days. The kitties are sweet, but one of my naughty kids stole the plainer one off the table from inside the bag! No harm done, just some kitty spit on it! The bobbins are sweet, they must be travel bobbins as they're small. Now I'll have to finish the travel pillow kit I got some years ago . Thanks again for all the nice treats! Sumac Susan G. MacLeodDummerston, VT USA NATA #69 new! www.sumac.us www.sover.net/~sumac To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hello my Secret Pal, Well - the September sea-travelling parcel came yesterday - so I was thrilled with the magazines, especially the Australian Lace Guild newsletters. I feel I know so many of the lace-makers in the newsletters, and with pictures of some of them, it was great to be able to put faces to the names. I have been wondering if I could possibly join - I know getting to the meetings may be a bit of a trial as the Tardis has gone in for repair, but I can always dream. The embroidery mags were also fantastic, and I am busy trying to sort out what project I would like to take on holiday with me! Quite a difficult decision. The mouse mat is wonderful - and is already in use. The Abbey National bank one has been relegated to the bottom drawer! Thanks once again - it was such a welcome surprise, and I am going back to reading the magazines now. Your Pal, Carol To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, The package arrived safe and sound and what wonderful surprises. I was shocked that you actually thought of your secret pal while on vacation-the thimble is great, how did you know I collect thimbles? But where is Silver Dollar City? The bobbin fits in with some I already have, I do love them they just glide through your hands. And how crafty is that pin cushion. The chocolates were delicious. Note cards are always so handy. We make Appalachian bird seed puzzles and the the cross stitch jar covers will make special covers for them. Thank you also for the stitch holder and mini clips they are in my work basket already. Depending on what type of bobbin lace I'm in the mood to do, I use both midlands or binche bobbins mostly, most recently I have been learning to do 'S Gravenmoer lace, bonnet lace from the area where my parents were born/raised. I look like Mother Goose with long hair anymore so keep it short. Don't do jewlery, much too allergic. I like medium to finer threads. Again thank you, your packages do bring excitement. Best regards. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Thankyou very much for the parcel which arrived today and also your letter that I received yesterday. The puffin tea towel is very cute and the scarf will come in very handy - thankyou. The Natesh thread is a lovely colour, I will have to find something special to use that on. The postcards are lovely, we never see anything like that out here. Thanks also for the labels and the tea strainer, my Dad will enjoy having a "proper cup of tea" as he puts it. The little octopus is so cute. Life is rather hectic at present and not alot of time for lacemaking. Never mind, will get back to it when time allows. Thankyou once again. Regards Julie from NZ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Anne - I wonder did your secret pal tell you that possums also have the habit of staging large, noisy fights in the tree-tops at night?? We have ring-tailed possums in our neighbourhood (in suburban Sydney - you don't have to live in the country to have possums around) and they apparently have a variety of homes around the area, moving onto the next one when they've exhausted the food in a particular area. They were very noisy here a few months ago, till one night they came down out the trees and ate ALL the new plants (many, many pounds worth!) in our garden. A couple of nights later, I noticed all was quiet, and discovered they'd moved on (presumably to the next freshly-planted garden!) The ring-tailed (so called because they have a white ring around the tail) possums use the overhead electricity wires as a sort of aerial footpath to walk along and cross the streets. It's a bit hair-raising, watching them - they wobble so much I keep waiting for them to fall off, but I've never seen one fall yet. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) Anne Nicholas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Dear secret pal in Australia, The little card of the possums in great and it is hard for me to imagine them on your roof !! 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]
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Dear secret pal in Australia, Many thanks for the lovely parcel of goodies that arrived this morning. Every time that I thought that I had everything out of the envelope I found something else !! I need a new keyring for my locker at work so thank you very much for the keyring. I love the smell of lavender at will put the sachet in in a drawer so thank you for that also. I love the bookmark and have already put that in my bag of bits that I am taking on my hols. The little card of the possums in great and it is hard for me to imagine them on your roof !! Thank you also for the needle case, the Finca thread and the beautiful scissor weight. All will come in very handy. I am very lucky to have you as my secret pal and look forward to next month !! Best wishes, Anne Nicholas Hanworth, Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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dear Secret Pal from Italy, I started work at 12.30 noon today, so was stuill at home when the postman brought your parcel. What luck!! I was able to open it immediately and have one of thopse delicious almond biscuit for lunch. Thank you! I love the box and its green tartan, quite an unusual colour. I don't think the green thread you sent would go with that, but I love that bright green and will certainly use it to make some lace. I've already made several green pieces of lace, including my Lacemakers Census bit, which is green and gold according to the official colours of Australia. I've got to make several bookmarks or little doylies for Christmas, so it will be just the right colour. I also like the pair of bobbins, thank you, I don't have any of those Spanish bobbins. But Spanish bobbins???You seem to be very cosmopolitan!! Idrija lace patterns, Spanish bobbins, English threadI wonder who you are! I was intrigued to hear about your plans to come to Australia. Are you emigrating, or just coming for a holiday? Where do you think you will settle? You will let me know of course if you come to Melbourne!! or even somewhere else, we have lacemakers in every State who will be happy to welcome you. Looking forward to your next parcel and news, Your delighted secret pal (the not secret part :-)) 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]
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Dear Italian secret pal, Just received your parcel. Thank you for the candles and the thread, they'll come in handy some time!I like the Idrija lace pattern. have you done a course? I haven't learnt how to make it yet, but I'm sure I can do it with the help of a book. What kind of lace do you make? Cantu or torchon, or something else? I know what you mean about not having time!! I work full time and have a husband and house and garden to look after, plus I like doing other things as well, so I always run out of time. I like going to demonstrations and lacemaking weekends so I can concentrate on my lace without guilt!! Yes, I have been to Italy several times, but I have never seen any lace places. I hope I will some time. My parents live in Provence, so it's not far from Italy. DH and I go to Europe every 2-3 years for a holiday, but we spend most of our time with my parents. We do travel to Italy with them sometimes. We were supposed to visit the Dolomites region in 2003, but my husband had a tooth abcess just before we were supposed to leave Melbourne, so we had to postpone our trip for 2 weeks and cancel our Italian trip. Next time, maybe! I'm looking forward to your next parcel! I love postcards of lace and costumes, if you know of any When you send a parcel to Australia, can you please put a customs sticker on it to tell customs what is inside, otherwise they open the parcel (they did this time), and maybe things might fall off. You cannot send anything made of skin, rough wood (bobbins are OK :-)), or seeds, plants or anything that could contain germs or small bugs to Australia. Sweets or biscuits are OK, but not sausage, pate, ham, etc...(I'm sure you wouldn't send any of those, but just to give you an example) I'm really puzzled as to who you are! I'm not even sure whether you are English or Italian, your English is so good...Have to wait 5 months to learn!! :-) All the best, have a nice summer, and thank you again 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]
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Dear Secret Pal, The postman arrived this morning just ahead of our lace group which met at my home this morning.Well ! wasn't I the subject of envy? The little Teddy Bear angel is adorable.The hedgehog bobbins are really lovely and I will spangle them tonight with the lovely beads you sent. Ialways wondered what a Hershey bar was and now I know. I will savor every mouthful as I am a dedicated chocoholic. Thank you so much. Regards Mary --- Although this mail has been scanned for virusses, no liability shall be accepted should a virus or similar be transmitted. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 28/05/04 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal in New Zealand, Your parcel arrived a few minutes ago and earlier than I expected it is the 4th today - what a lovely surprise. The bobbins will get spangled and in work on my pillow straight away and also the cover cloth. It is such a lovely print on the cloth and I will think of you when I see it. Look forward to make up the hardanger kit. Thank you very much for everything you sent / Sonja Sonja Sillay in sunny Bristol UK [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Thank you for my March gift, which finally arrived ( having had a small detour to customs) This is the second package I have had opened by customs, and I wonder what they must think about the lack of names etc identifying the sender? I am now well prepared for Easter with a beautifully decorated chocolate egg, and smaller eggs also. The candles are lovely and will look wonderful floating on a special occasion. I love the table linen. It is a beautiful creamy yellow, with a geometric pattern in the weave of the fabric, stylish and understated. Thank you once again, and I look forward to putting a name to the wonderful gifts I have received Maryanne Ulverstone, Autralia To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear NZ Secret Pal, I received your delightful package today. How nice! I just loved the miniature clothes pins (I wonder if you call them something else?) and real wood, too. The little Kiwi pin is adorable and the cross stitch of a blue penguin is just enough to wile away the moments when I can't look at the threads I've been breaking for the last couple of hours. But the needle case is tops! The design is so perfect. Somebody knows all the bad things about needle cases and fixed them. How clever. Thanks for a lift on grungy Monday. Patty Dowden To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi Secret Pal, I am now very confused about your identity as I am pretty sure that all previous parcels have come from America and this one was from New Zealand !! Anyway your parcel arrived today and the bobbins are lovely. Thank you very much. Best wishes, Anne Nicholas in Hanworth, Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Thank you so much for the package you sent. The thread is beautiful ... I love the colors you have picked. I made a bookmark of the pink and green you sent. It's a kind of funky tape lace flower. It's my favorite bookmark of all that I've ever made... the only one yet that I've kept for myself! This afternoon I went shopping for the perfect book to go in the book cover you sent... I finally decided on Dr. Phil's diet book. It fits great and will be put to good use I hope :) Where did you find the material you used? It's so pretty! The rooster is absolutely adorable!! He sits in a place of honor on my countertop...such a cutie! Thank you again :) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hello Secret Pal,Thank you for yet anotherlovely present. The handkerchiefs I will probably edge after I complete the Honiton teapot which is under way.Thank you also for the little book and the post card from Luton. I look forward to getting to know you next month . Regards Mary To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal in California Your package arrived this morning - I was at home because it's half-term week so I didn't have to go down to the post office to collect it. I was catching up on my painting class homework when the postman came and the mild irritation at having to go and answer the door soon disappeared when I unwrapped all the goodies! The cards are lovely - the painting class theme is art forms from nature and I've been (trying!) to do a couple of semi abstract paintings from sketches of a tree that's been struck by lightening. The bigger card is very much like what I'd like to try and do next, with the stylised figures, girl's long flowing hair and flowers, so it and the wrapping paper will go into the 'ideas' folder. I can't see a lace pattern in the sea horse paper, but there is one in the flower paper - have already drawn it with lots of petals and plaits, but how best to work it is another matter, five petal flowers don't just fall into place. The ballerina will be saved for the Christmas tree - I'm beginning to get quite a collection of little ornaments from lace friends which get used each year - and the ginger biscuits are delicious. They certainly won't last until Christmas. Thank you for everything Brenda http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I want to thank you for your package. I am always impressed at how much thought you put into your gifts. This month seemed to have a theme! "mini" theme that is...mini barrel of monkeys (perfect for entertaining bored nephews and nieces and I have already had a large sized barrel of fun showing it off) a mini divider pin (beautiful in it's diminutiveness) and a mini craft keeper! I am using it for my spangling beads! The pin cushion has found its home and the threads are beautiful. I am hanging the adorable mini rooster bucket on my wall with some silk daisies in it. It is going to look great. I'll have to send you pictures of all your rooster things when this comes to an end. Hope you had a sweet Valentine's Day and that work is slowing down a bit for you so that you can enjoy it! Thank you so much for the past few months and the effort you have made...it is appreciated :) Debbie in Florida (where the skies are gray a lot these days, but the hope for sunny days is very much alive) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Thank you so much for your parcel that has just arrived. You need not of been worried about it arriving late or not arriving on Valentines Day, your timing was perfect!! Thank so much for the valentines goodies they are much appreciated, especially as I know my DH will not of got me anything !! It is our wedding anniversary 10 days later and he does not do both. I must not moan as this year it is our 25th and he has bought me a lovely ring that we collect today and we are going on a special holiday to the Dominican Republic later in the year !! I think I can forgive him for no valentines !! The chocolates look lovely and the socks will perfectly match a pair of pink trainers that I have just bought! You sound as though you are going through a bad time and I'm sorry to hear about your MIL. I should be the least of your worries and I really appreciate the fact that you still find time to send my parcel each month. Best wishes, Anne Nicholas in Hanworth, Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Thank you so much for your wonderful package. Just one complaint, why only a picture of your beautiful cat - I want to adopt the real thing! Seriously though, I love the calendar, I did not have one to keep on my desk this year, so he will be accompanying me to the office. The chocolate will be consumed despite the calories, and enjoyed too. The beads are beautiful shades of blue, and will brighten bobbins one day soon (I tend to wait until I have a few bobbins to spangle and then do the lot in one go). The book was a wonderful surprise. I have not done much tape lace (I mainly concentrate on torchon or pointground), but the designs are so pretty that I know I will enjoy trying them out. Thank you once again, and I am sorry for not being able to respond in better time last month. Maryanne Ulverstone Australia To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal Thank you so much for another wonderful parcel which arrived this morning much to the annoyance of the cat who will insist on sleeping behind the front door and was rudely awakened by the delivery of the mail which landed on him. The contents are just marvellous - the silk is lovely and I shall save it for a special occasion. I have not seen the metallic threads before and the packages are almost too nice to open. I have not seen the Needle Pullers before but they will certainly be put to good use in the not too distant future. The pins will also be used and the card stock survived so that will go into my store too. Until next time Penny Ostler Williams To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Merci beaucoups, moi amie. That's about all the French I know and it's probably wrong. LOL I'm sorry to be so late in thanking you. I've had dental problems, a sprained ankle, and a crashed computer. Thankfully, everything is so much better now. I did receive the December packet. I sent a thank you about the time my computer decided to take a holiday, so I guess it didn't make it through. The stocking immediately went on the tree and the divider pin on the pillow. I used the bubbly in my bath Christmas Eve. The keychain is also in use. Is the eagle design on the Le Puy a coat of arms? My oldest son, his wife, and 2 daughters (12 and 7) were here for 2 days right after Christmas. They were properly awed when I showed them all the things you sent. I even shared the calissons with them. My daughter-in-law is so proud that now she s has eaten something from France. The sachet has been placed in my lingerie drawer. The zipper bag is delightful; the candies delicious. The coiffes on the postcard are really something. They look like they would be hard to wear. The Santa will go on my tree next year. It looked skimpy this year because I could only find one box of my ornaments. Wouldn't you know it--we found the missing box when we were storing the Christmas stuff this month. I love looking at the lace on both the calendars and hope I will someday to make some that beautiful. I m a firm believer in aromatherapy and the wands are great! You've have certainly been good to me. Thank you so much. Anne in Austin TX To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Thank you so much for the lovely parcel of goodies. Alice had sent me a message to say that it would be late so I wasn't expecting it yet. I love the finger puppet bear and so do all the children in my class. I have made a note of the website and will have a look later !! The notepad has already been used and much admired, the watch will make its way into school as well and I think that I will put lace bits into the little bag. I am saving the chocolate for a quiet moment and haven't decided yet what to use the stickers on. Thanks once again and I hope that your family emergency will sort itself out. Anne Nicholas in Hanworth, Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Thank you very much for the wonderful set that you have sent to me over the last 3 months, my lace friends have all shared in the anticipation of what is to come and none of us picked the pin cushion or thread holder, it is lovely and my pillow is now fully dressed. Once again you have sent some lovely bobbins which I just love and the thread is great as I have to send to the mainland of Australia or overseas if I require any. I hope you had a nice Christmas and a very happy New Year, we certainly did. Kindest Regards Faye Owers Shearwater Tasmania Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I had a friend over when your package arrived. At first I set it aside, but I couldn't wait to see what was inside, so I invited my friend to look with me, and we opened the package together! It was so much fun! She was as excited as I was! The coffee smells delicious, and the "tea" you sent smells absolutely fantastic! I am looking forward to trying them both out. The thread is such a nice color and the swan made it safely across the country. He looks right at home in my pin cushion! The roosters are beautiful. They even earned a second look from my husband! I have enjoyed each rooster item you've sent very much! I can see from the calendar that you live in a beautiful part of this country. My father-in-law went there several years ago...it had been a life long dream to see those big trees! He loved it. You're right about the variety of views in a state. I am surrounded by salt marshes here and about 5 miles from the ocean. Still, because I am in the north of the state, I have a yard full of magnolia trees and live oaks. It sounds like you had a wonderful Christmas. I'm glad you could share it with your best friend. I have shared over 29 with mine now. It gets better and better each year. Take care of yourself...I can't imagine the weather you've had! Talk to you soon. A very appreciative SP, Debbie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal, Well! Aren't I the luckiest person to have you for my Secret Pal. I am so happy with all the teapot things. The package was waiting for me when I arrived home from an extra long day at work and the temperature had been up to 40c. Naturally the first cup of tea went down very well. I love the little spoon and the teabag stand. They are already in use. The Honiton pattern and the lovely bobbins and fine thread ( almost impossible to get in Australia )will take a little longer. I have done a small amount of Honiton and now I have quite a challenge to do more. Thank you so much.Regards Mary To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi Secret Pal, This is my first chance to get on the computer since opening up your gifts !! Thank you so much for the lovely pressies. I will try and use the spider and web biscuit mould over the holiday and will also use the recipe book and measuring spoons too. As I work in a school I have 2 weeks off work so there is no excuses for not doing any cooking !! Thank you also for the chocolate tree which my husband definitely has his eye on !! Sorry if I have forgotten anything and I hope that your secret pal was as good to you. Enjoy the rest of Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family. Anne Nicholas in Hanworth, Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi Secret Pal, Your parcel arrived today and was a welcome relief in the middle of the Christmas preparations!! The presents that are wrapped I have put under the tree until Christmas day but I can thank you now for the ones that aren't wrapped. The cookie cutter is lovely and will be put into use today as I will be cooking Christmas biscuits later on !! Thank you also for the spider he is on the tree already and I have been reading the card that went with him and showing him to anyone that will listen and look. We do not have that story over here, well I've never heard of it anyway !! I will send more thanks after Christmas but would like to wish you and your family a Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year !! Best wishes, Anne Nicholas in Hanworth, Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Thank you Secret Pal for taking the time to wrap all my presents! Because they were so nicely wrapped, I put them under my tree. Thank you for the beautiful card and I will let everyone know just how< nice you were on Boxing Day. Hope you get everything you wish for especially a "roundtuit" for all your lacing in the new year. Korwyn in Thetford UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Thank you for the beautifully-wrapped Christmas parcel. I know, of course, from the contents list on the customs form that I have an Australian calender, diary and bobbins, but I am being very good and saving the parcel for Christmas morning, so I have more pleasure to come when I see the contents. My grandsons were fascinated with the Australian 'creatures' pulling Santa Koala's sleigh and have asked if they can take it to school in the new year to show off. Joan from Yorkshire To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal. Thanks for the Great package that came yesterday! Love the bobbins, the laminiated ones are really pretty! The NEC bobbin is great, were you lucky enough to get to go there? I can't imagine what it would be like to be able to see so much lace stuff in one place. For me, the Ithaca lace day is the biggest I can see. The purple bag is great, I love little project bags like that! I may have to make a pattern from it and make more of them. And of course, chocolate is always appreciated! hugs, Sumac Susan G. MacLeod Dummerston, VT USA www.sover.net/~sumac "Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." John Wooden To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hello Secret Pal, Thank you for the delightful angel kit. I should just have time to make it before Christmas.The cover cloth you sent last time I have had made into a bobbin case.I just love the material. I am a member,for nearly fifteen years, of the English Lace Guild and in fact have been three times to the Summer School at Ford. I am also a member of the Australian Lace Guild. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas. Regards Mary Wiedermann To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Secret Pal in California Your package arrived today, thank you. You have a different name this time! When I saw the ball of Finca thread I thought maybe I knew who you are but looking back at the recent correspondence about Finca it was with Noelene in Australia. The picture of the lace you made for your mother is great - you must have burned a bit of midnight oil to get it done in just three weeks! All best wishes to her and her new husband. I've been Christmas shopping gain today - just about finished except for the foodstuffs. I very nearly bought some paper napkins but decided I didn't really like any that were in the local shops, so those in the pack are very welcome - they will get used on Sunday 28th when we have all the family over for lunch and tea. The lace ornament is hanging on my Christmas tree, right at the front. All the ornaments are gold or white so that one fits in well and will be used for years to come. When I unpacked the boxes of Christmas decorations last week it was lovely finding several little gifts from different Arachnes - a giant bobbin spangled with tinsel and baubles from Valerie (in California), a ribbon and shell ornament from Alice (in Oregon) and a BL picture "card" from Liliane in Canada. Next year there will also be a BL ornament from ?? Wishing you and yours a very happy festive season Brenda http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/ Supporting the [EMAIL PROTECTED] campaign To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
