[lace-chat] Forest Fires, Frogs and Grammar
Hi, Gentle Spiders We in N.Z. have not heard of the Canadian fires European ones yes, but not the Canadian. You are in our prayers. We embroiderers in N.Z. reverse stitch.. something I am quite familiar with at the moment :-( Another grammar gripe of mine is the incorrect useage of to, too and two! Maxine, In N.Z. where spring has sprung again today, long may it last, despite the weather forcaster's predictions.! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Omnium gatherum
On Saturday, Aug 23, 2003, at 01:06 US/Eastern, Ruth Budge wrote: My brother always fitted roo whistles to his vehicles (in the days when he travelled long distances on country roads). He, unlike my city-dwelling friends, has never had the experience of hitting a kangaroo - which would seem to indicate that they do work! Sounds to me like a good Secret Pal gift for the future :) I've never heard of the animal-deflecting whistles on cars, but could use one for squirrels and rabbits (no, they're no danger to me, but I'd rather frighten than kill g) From Jim Stavast: I don't know if this is the case in all states but in Utah if you kill a deer or other big game animal with your car on the road you have to pay the state the value of the animal which is around US$1000. You have to catch them first, like any hit-and-run :) Re: allergies: From Margaret in PA: Tamara, did you ever try goat's- milk cheese? Yes. But I dislike the smell and the taste, so never had enough to *really* test it :) And I only have a *mild* lactose intolerance; cheese or buttermilk once-twice a week are OK, though I don't like *them* any better :) I take calcium pills with my tea and lemon, now that I am no longer a child forced to drink milk because it's good for you :) From Barbara Srokes in Oz: As to food allergies etc, how many of these people with allergies were not breast fed? Doesn't play, or not in my family. I cannot check, but have to assume that my father was breast-fed till he was walking... 1915 in a Polish village didn't much go for fancy (for example, neither he nor any of his 11 siblings were born in a hospital; too much trouble and expense). I (born '49) was breast-fed till I was 6months old (even though my Mother had to go back to work after 4 months, the nanny trekked there with me twice daily; pampered doesn't begin to describe it g). My son (born '77) was breast fed till he was 11 months old (and began to express unhealthy -- IMO -- interest in the rest of my body g)... My stepdaughter's two (15 and 12, respectively) were breast fed the first 3 months. I don't know about my stepson's three (and suspect not), but only one of them has enough problems to have started this discussion, while all the rest of us wheeze and scratch, and swell to *some* extent... - Tamara P Duvall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Forest Fires
Rose-Marie, I think that, because of our own experiences, we do pray for those anywhere in the world, when we hear of them suffering fires. May an extremely large rainstorm dump on you as soon as possible! Warm regards, Ruth (Sydney, Australia) --- FRM Haddad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all - About six months ago we heard from Australians about their forest fires, and even requests to pray for rain. Now it's our turn. Here in BC on Canada's west, there is a huge forest fire burning out of control near Kelowna, which had been my home town for years until about a year ago. The latest is that 30,000 people, 1/3 of the population, have been evacuated, with 8,000 or so on 1 hour evacuation alert. Over 300 homes have been destroyed. Last night they battled walls of flames 100 meters (400 feet) high; because of the winds, the fire was advancing in some areas at the rate of 100 meters per minute. The fire was started by a lightning strike. There is a website run by a radio station that has up-to-date, accurate reporting, if anyone wants more info. www.castanet.net Prayers for rain most appreciated! Rose-Marie in Abbotsford, BC where we also need rain To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://search.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Search - Looking for more? Try the new Yahoo! Search To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Omnium gatherum
From Barbara Srokes in Oz: As to food allergies etc, how many of these people with allergies were not breast fed? Sorry, Barbara, doesn't work for our family either. I breast-fed all my kids until they were 4 - and they were exclusively breast-fed til at least 6 months. My son had ONE bottle of formula in the hospital (my blood sugar had gone very high, and they told me there was serious danger of brain damage if he didn't have formula, as my milk hadn't come in yet) ... and six months later when my husband tried another, he spat up for an hour. He's still VERY allergic to milk products, and he's almost twenty. He's also allergic to nuts, soy, legumes, and peanuts. My daughter who had no formula at all is also allergic to nuts. On the whole, given the choice I had between possible allergies and brain damage, he has agreed with me that being normally intelligent with allergies was the right one to make, but it still isn't pleasant. I have wondered, and not bothered to look up the research, if part of the problem may not be that I am lactose intolerant, so perhaps some fraction of the incoming milk I was consuming was passed on to my son in my milk. My intolerance is mild enough that I can eat cereal with milk, I just don't drink the stuff. Keep a bottle of TUMS in my desk at work and nibble on them daily. I don't care for the taste of milk anyhow, and it's even worse with that Lactaid stuff in it (too sweet). -- -- Martha Krieg [EMAIL PROTECTED] in Michigan To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] food allergies.
As to food allergies etc, how many of these people with allergies were not breast fed? My son was exclusively breast fed for 5-6 months, and then was not given dairy products for some months after that, but he soon showed signs of a milk allergy. It wasn't until some years later that we realised he was also allergic to beef, so fingured he had some sort of bovine protein allergy. Thankfully he has now outgrown it, but we had some years of steering clear of beef/dairy products. What he could tolerate was goats milk, and he drank gallons of that when it was available. I always knew when he was going to have a growth spurt, because he asked for goats milk, and if I could not get it, them he hoed into my calcium tablets! Maxine in N.Z. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] forest fires
sharon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amazing isn't it? Last week we had around the clock coverage of the blackout in Eastern Canada and the States. Here in British Columbia we have the worst forest fires going on in over 75 years..but we barely rate a footnote in the news. I think it's a shame. It used to be that I relied on NPR (the US National Public Radio) for international news, but now all that is changed and they seem to get their headlines from the likes of USA Today. And now I rely on my email lists, such as lace-chat, for international news! Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Cheeses
Re: allergies: From Margaret in PA: Tamara, did you ever try goat's- milk cheese? Yes. But I dislike the smell and the taste, so never had enough to *really* test it :) Right with you there! But although I can't take cow's milk, and hate anything made of goat's milk, I find that I can cope quite well with ewe's milk. An occasional treat of ewe's milk cheese can really save my sanity when the cravings get overwhelming. It will substitute in cookery too, once you allow for the fact that it needs much less heating time. There are lots of lovely French cheeses, and Spanish and Italian, made with ewe's milk, and some English ones now - including a scrummy Wensleydale. You can choose from soft and hard, and even blue ones. But be careful of Feta - some of it is made from a mixture of cow's and ewe's milk: once had a very embarrassing reaction, at a dinner at an Oxford college, after enthusiastically opting for the Greek salad starter. My only problem is that my favourite cheesemonger has retired, so I've no-one to suggest new ones and advise me about the content of the various cheeses. He was a great expert, and as he knew that I couldn't even risk tasting a small sample, he would take the trouble to find out the ingredients for me. However it's just occurred to me that I can ask the advice of lace makers in other countries. Any information will be welcomed by Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: roo whistles
My brother was breast fed and I wasn't we both are gluten intolerant, developed the disease at the same age and have suffered the same reactions My Dad also was breast fed and had the same problem which was solved in a very interesting way - he developed divaticular disease and they removed most of his lower intestine - it cured his allergy - infact he has to have a certain amount of gluten and wheat products a day but I think that is a bit drastic a way to cure it!!! Regards Liz Beecher In a message dated 23/08/2003 07:49:25 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As to food allergies etc, how many of these people with allergies were not breast fed? Considering since 2nd World War the incidence of formula feeding skyrocketed until the 70's, it only takes one formula feed to predispose to allergies. Comment from midwife/lactation consultant, now in Emergency where lots of toddlers are coming in with ear/chest/gastro problems are all formula fed. Our infant/children's health is dreadful - 5year old (school age), asthma, weight 40kg takes a bottle of cordial to bed each night, teeth are rotted several have been removed! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Lactose intolerance
We deal with lactose intolerance in our family, too. My husband is Mediterranean, where many are lactose intolerant, and he is no exception. One of our daughters can measure her immune strength by drinking milk. And a grand-daughter (niece to the aforementioned daughter) is also lactose intolerant. All of the above, however, can eat at will, yogurt. It is partially pre-digested and easily tolerated, as is the cream cheese made from it (which goes by variations of Labneh or lebanie) (and btw, if anyone wants to know how to make the above cheese, please contact me privately) The above grand-child, by the way, was extremely colicky, even though breast-fed. Her mother was told about a simple change in diet. No meat or dairy products in the mother's diet as long as the child nursed. It worked. Personally, I'm wondering if the same diet while the mother is pregnant would also help the fetus. It would take dedication - makes for a very boring diet. (And you vegans out there, don't jump down my throat!) Just my 2 cents worth. Rose-Marie Abbotsford, BC, Canada where it will be another beautiful (but rainless!) day To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Omnium gatherum
Yes. But I dislike the smell and the taste, so never had enough to *really* test it :) And I only have a *mild* lactose intolerance; Tamara I don't know what the rates might be *historically* - but I wonder if any of the research 'scientists' have published anything about how much lactose intolerance is to the milk and how much is due to the stilbestrol/etc. that has been added to dairy cows' diets for ??how many decades?? now ? (We are what we eat . . .) Toni in Seattle To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] forest fires
Sharon wrote: Amazing isn't it? Last week we had around the clock coverage of the blackout in Eastern Canada and the States. Here in British Columbia we have the worst forest fires going on in over 75 years..but we barely rate a footnote in the news. We have over 870 fires raging right now. Forty thousand people have been evacuated from their homes, and one complete subdivision in the city of Kelowna has been destroyed, five others are now in danger too. Is it any wonder that the people living in the Western part of the country feel alienated when this sort of thing is only noted in passing... and we're still hearing about the blackout ad nauseum? Sharon on Vancouver Island...watching for fires with the rest of the Valley I can understand the sentiment, but I suppose the largest blackout in the history of North America (was it 50,000,000 people affected?) and something that resulted in the Premier of Ontario declaring a state of emergency was something that was of such magnitude that it was deemed of interest to more of the national viewing public. Right in the middle of where it was happening, we needed up to date information all the time and those reports were essential. Many of the television networks are based in the Toronto area and for nearly 24 hours a lot of them were running on generators. The state of emergency was just lifted Friday evening and they had been required to reduce their electrical consumption by 50%. So even after some of the power was back on, they couldn't use it. I suppose things that are co-ordinated across the country are handled by the central computers so that even the reporting for BC was affected. Even so, here in Ontario we have been receiving regular reports on the situation in Kelowna, and even in the midst of what was happening here, the province sent men and equipment across country to help out. The fires are so enormous that they are visible from space, so we know there is widespread devastation. Several communities have been totally wiped out. The most effective help though is to pray for rain. Men and equipment are helpful, but a huge rainfall and winds to drive the fire back on itself would do more. Sharon Briggs To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Quakes
You have my sympathy and some soft chuckles to go with it. We had a major quake last November and we are still having up to a thousand aftershocks monthly (according to the USGS and our Geophysical Profs at the University). We just had a 4.9 aftershock last weekand the quake was almost a Year ago!! Oh well...here's to rocking and rolling *VBG* BTW the USGS has a good info page on your quake http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_xtat.html Mikki Fairbanks Alaska Where the crack in my yard from the quake has finally filled in.. | Did you hear about our major earthquake last Friday a.m,? A 7.8 on the | reitcher scale. Thankfully the epicentre is in a remote area, but the | mountains and fiords have been affected.(Landslides and mini tsunami) There | were no human casualties, but quite a bit of damage, e.g., brocken crockery, | some structural damage, such as chimneys broken etc., especially as the | aftershocks are continuing and they have been up to 5.4. | | Maxine, from the Shakey Isles, living up to their name :-) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] bobbin on ebay
I'm curious as to the pin in the head of this bobbin - if it was common as the seller says - why was it done? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3239160897category=114 jenny barron Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Suggestions for linens in 1949
Hi All, I got a neat booklet at a used book sale a few weeks ago. It was printed in 1949 and intended for brides. The part on A Modern Hope Chest is quite interesting. Here are the linens every woman should have in her hope chest: 1 very large tablecloth and 2 dozen matching Damask napkins. 2 medium cloths and 2 dozen Damask napkins to match. 6 smaller tablecloths (everyday use) and 6 dozen napkins, Damask or printed linen OR 6 doilie sets, or a little of both 2 luncheon cloths and matching napkins 2 luncheon sets - centerpiece and doilies 2 dozen small napkins to match 6 tray cloths for breakfast trays and 1 dozen napkins. 4 afternoon tea cloths and 4 dozen tea napkins. 1 silence cloth to use under damask tablecloths. The book goes on to say linens is a generic term now and a good linen closet will contain as much fine cotton as it does linen. And I quote: Take for instance, sheets. There are, of course, linen sheets and pillow cases, and you may want to have some. Plan these for your guest beds, however, because unless you can change your bed linen with the luxury of the modern hotel, you will find that linen sheets and pillowcases muss and wrinkle very quickly. It goes on to say that if you have a de luxe hope chest you may have some sheets of crepe de chine! Percale is recommended but muslin sheets will suffice for the servants! I'm used to reading such long lists of linens in the magazines circa 1900 but this was the year before I was born. That's a lot of linens, particularly napkins! And I'm so pleased with the cotton sateen sheets I've just discovered VBG. Jane in Vermont, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] forest fires
Hi All, DH is the one that watches the news, usually CNN. I'll have to ask him if he's seen anything about the fires in BC. However I saw that my local paper had a picture from Kelowna with a caption about the fires. My local paper usually gets their headlines from The Rutland Herald which is printed in Northern Vermont and has much better coverage. I would think the smoke would be heading our way and I'm sure we'll hear more about it then. I'll pray for rain too! Jane in Vermont, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] roo whistles
Hi, Just to say that we do have roo whistles, we have them on our car, and were grateful, during our trip, as the drought, we saw a lot of roo's and emu's close to the road and they did seem to turn and move away, so well worth having. Meg (margaret) in Mt Eliza To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
