[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thanks
Hello to my Not-So-Secret Pal! It is so good to know now who you are, and I am thrilled with the wire lace kit - I had wondered whether to invest when I saw some for sale at the Lace Guild convention, and resisted temptation, so Providence has smiled upon me, in the shape of you! I will write personally to you after the weekend - we are going to Herefordshire early tomorrow to visit our daughter and family, and as I ahve to fit in a trip to the physiotherapist at 8.00 am, not much time to spare at the moment! Take care of yourself, and I'll write when we get back. Thanks and Love, Carol To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] wedding cake
I concur with Ruth. When I got married in 1994, over here in Denver, I wanted to send home cake with my folks to close friends in Oz, who did not make it over for the wedding. I had a special cake made (tradition fruitcake with marzipan and royal icing) just for this purpose. Mum and Dad checked with customs in Oz in advance of coming over, and there didn't seem to be a problem (this was 1994, remember). When they went home, they had it in their suitcase I believe, and declared it. They had no problems. As it was, the cake was "sealed" in the marzipan to the cake board, so I think that helped. Cheers, Helen, Aussie enjoying a fabulous Fall in Denver - record high temps again today and tomorrow! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] looking for Needlework article
Hi everyone My SIL is looking for an article from Treasures in Needlework, summer '93 (I think it was their last issue. It was published by BH & G). The article is called 'An Herb Lover's Kitchen.' We googled for the particular magazine and did find it, but 'sold out' at the one site. She is just interested in the info in the article, doesn't want the magazine necessarily - if anyone can help, please contact me. -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :-) Cows
Silk, silk, silk What do cows drink? No it isn't milk - they give milk and drink water. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Strange Facts
I haven't made this drink in a long time, but it is great in the summer. Soak about a tablespoon of raisins per glass in enough brandy to cover them. After a week, pour out the brandy and put the raisins in the bottom of each wine glass and fill with a sparkling white wine. The raisins bounce up and down and it's heaven every time you bite into one. By the way, the limit is 2 glasses per person - those raisins contain a lot of alcohol. On Tuesday, October 21, 2003, at 11:55 AM, David Collyer wrote: 4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top. Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada [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] Tatting
Hi lacers, Most of the lace I do is tatting, except for the times I need a new tablecloth and pull out the crochet hooks, so I often don't think to post information here. I usually direct my babbling to the tatting lists I'm on. I was reminded recently that there are a number of tatters that ar on this list too so I'm just sending some information that you might be interested in. There are on-line tatting demos on my web site. They take a while for the movies to load, but once loaded they will continue to replay until you shut them off. The demos are at: http://www.gagechek.com/slb/demo/demo.html There's a lot of other tatting Tips and patterns in my gallery as well. I launched a quarterly newsletter last year that has 4-5 patterns per quarter. The newsletter is black and white, but colour pictures are posted on the internet for each quarter. The current publication and ordering information, if you are interested, is: http://www.gagechek.com/slb/news You can see all of last year's pictures in the archive pages: http://www.gagechek.com/slb/news/archive http://www.gagechek.com/slb/news/archive2 http://www.gagechek.com/slb/news/archive3 Now I'll get myself back to finishing off this collar for the next edition. 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] Seeking Alice in Oregon
Alice in Oregon, please contact me. Cindy Rusak [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] Strange Facts
32 Strange Things You Likely Didn't Know 1. A rat can last longer without water than a camel. 2. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself. 3. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle. 4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top. 5. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a> mate. 6. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why. 7. A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2". 8. During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," a small red car can be seen in the distance (and Heston's wearing a watch). 9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily! (That explains a few mysteries) 10. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants. 11. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood. 12. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000. 13. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple and silver. 14. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan. There was never a recorded Wendy before. 15. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo. 16. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death. (Who was the sadist who discovered this??) 17. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm. 18. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA." 19. The original name for butterfly was flutterby. 20. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb. 21. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was Victrola, so the called themselves Motorola. 22. Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet. 23. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand. 24. Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. 25. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest. 26. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. 27. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said, "Elementary, my dear Watson." 28. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to take more than three steps backwards while dancing! 29. The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher. 30. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book> most often stolen from public libraries. 31. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them. 32. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave! David in Ballarat To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Crying over Onions
Dear Friends, For those of you who trash stuff like the list of "Strange facts" I just sent, You would not have noticed that one of those facts stated that if you chew gum while peeling onions you will not cry. I haven't tested this myself, but I know many folk here were discussing remedies some time back., David Downunder in Ballarat To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] RE: Getting Food into Oz
Gidday Jean and all, >>I do know that you are not allowed any food in your hand luggage, >>recall when we landed by boat at Sydney Harbour in 1962 I have been in and out of Australia many times in the last 15 months and I can tell you they are VERY strict about what you bring in. Anything containing fruit, nuts, meat products or honey are particularly a no-no, and they now insist that you put your hand luggage on the ground whilst waiting at the luggage carousel so that sniffer dogs can check your bags not just for drugs but for food as well. Hiding things in your checked-in luggage doesn't work anymore either as they do a full scan of your suitcases as well, and their scanning machines are amazing now and give glossy colour pictures of absolutely everything inside. Having said that, if you are prepared to take the risk of losing something then do bring it but DO declare it as Ruth said. I have taken chocolate bars and lollies home for my kids, and always gotten them through - but I do declare them. Chocolate seems to be generally alright in my experience but certainly anything involving fruit, nuts or meat gets confiscated. Travelling from an African country I always have to tick the "have you been in a country in Africa in the past 30 days" box and they even check your shoes for seeds/hay etc. if you have been in a rural area. Lots of people bring souvenirs made of wood and grass-weaving, but its ok as long as you do declare them - they do a pretty thorough inspection but will let the items through if they pass muster. I find it quite amusing when I come back to South Africa - cos' I could bring anything in and they wouldn't care less! When you walk through the Security barriers over here, if they beep you just keep walking cos' it beeps at everyone and they just let you continue! Michelle an Aussie living in Richards Bay, South Africa 30C and a light breeze today To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Advise needed
I agree with Ruth . My mom tried to bring me a Betty Crocker Angel Food Cake Mix and it was confiscated because of the egg whites, however, they let her keep the Sheriff Lemon Pie Filling, go figure. I had no trouble with my tins of Maple Syrup last year, but DEFINITELY DECLARE, those beagles are pretty good and sniffing out the goodies. When the DH and I married here 10 years ago we had no trouble sending the cake to Canada with some of the guests, but I wouldn't have bothered the other way around, a waste of good cake. Good luck, Lynn Scott in Wollongong To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Canberra Trip
Well, I am just back from a week in Canberra, where I met Jenny Rees for coffee at the Botanical Gardens Cafe. I saw her marvellous piece of lace that she entered in the Guild Triennial Awards, and won 1st prize for Bobbin Lace. It was a beautifully made face, mounted and framed, and will be a wonderful picture for her new home. I also met up with Noelene Laffery, and was taken on a tour of her wonderful Round House. What a fabulous place! It was SO nice to meet, face to face, these lacemakers that I have come to know by email!! We had a good natter, both times!!! (One of the things I am very good at - talking!!!) I also saw Petronella Wensing's Lace Exhibition at the Canberra Museum and Gallery. It was excellent - beautifully displayed in glass cases, and the labels and explanations were written in large print - so you could actually read it! So, all in all, I had a great time! I even did a bit of tatting!!! (and a lot of retro-tatting!!) It is many years since I have done much - and it shows!!! Still, it was fun - and I just Had to have some 'tatting in my pocket' when I visited Noelene!!! Now I have 10 days worth of digests to catch up on! Regards from Liz Ligeti [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
