[lace-chat] lace magazine arrival
> --- Barb ETx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Helen, I have thought > about this for yearseven suggested ages ago. > > I received no comment. > > I simply cannot stagger reading them...they are screaming to be read!! > > BarbE > Exactly!! I can store unopened presents until the right date, even if I have to wait for 3 months, but magazines? never!! They have to be opened as soon as they arrive!!! Helene, La Frogozzie 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]
[lace-chat] Mailing mysteries
On Feb 22, 2004, at 12:05, Helen Bell wrote: Well, I'm sad, as Lace hasn't made it to my house yet :-( No, not to mine, either. One thing I do find interesting is my monthly magazine from the Australian Library and Information Association sometimes comes by sea mail and sometimes by Airmail - depending on whether or not someone can remember to put an air mail sticker on it. About a week ago, I got a New Year's card from England. As it was a particularly beautiful one (Catherine Barley's Snow Queen, in needlelace), I apologised to the sender for my late acknowledment, but said I had a good excuse: it came with a sticker from the Royal Mail saying: "The sender didn't pay enough Airmail postage on this item, so we had to divert it to an alternative service -- sorry if there was a delay". The sender replied that he took the card to the PO, had it weighed, the PO-person told him how much postage was needed for the US, and placed the "by airmail/par avion" sticker on it. He thought he could trust the Royal Mail to do the rest.. :) it did once have a customs inspection sticker or some such official sticker on it - and it's mailed in a clear plastic bag :-) My funniest experience of mail service happened several years ago, when I sent my renewal form and check for OIDFA to Marji Suhm (US treasurer). She lives in California (CA), and both the town and the street names are Spanish (fairly common in that part of US). *Three* foreign-sounding elements proved to be too much for the PO... :) 6 weeks after I'd sent the letter, I got it back, with *three* admonitory official stamps on it. The first (I assume it was the first) said: "the names of foreign countries should not be abbreviated, but written out in full". The (presumed) second, followed the logic and stated: "postage insufficient for overseas mail". Sticker number 3 simply said: "return to sender"... Ever since then, I've been addressing the envelope to *Margaret* Suhm, and writing out "California", to make sure nobody makes the same mistake again (you'd have thought, with the zip code following the CA, it would be plain enough, but I'm taking no more risks ). Though, as several Californians have told me, they wouldn't mind being separated from the rest of US; indeed, they'd like to be *two* separate countries (the Southern and the Northern CA)... :) - Tamara P Duvall Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fwd: News Flash
X-Sieve: CMU Sieve 2.2 X-Originating-IP: [68.185.124.198] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Kirk or Melissa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: News Flash Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 20:20:37 -0500 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Feb 2004 01:20:37.0894 (UTC) FILETIME=[3E72CA60:01C3F9AB] Sports News Flash: Immediately following the Super bowl, George W. Bush called the Patriots and complemented them on a great game. Al Gore called the Panthers and said he thought they were robbed. Bill Clinton called Janet Jackson! _ Find and compare great deals on Broadband access at the MSN High-Speed Marketplace. http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200360ave/direct/01/ Dearl Christiansburg, Virginia, USA My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance. Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cablenet-va.com/~dearlk/ http://photos.yahoo.com/ladearl To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Recipe needed
On Feb 22, 2004, at 12:41, Webwalker (Susan Webster) wrote: Here is one from Crock Pot Recipies-- Hungarian Cabbage Rolls Ours (Polish) are essentially the same, though we use cooked rice (rather than raw) and no egg or sauerkraut. But, as we have no Crock Pots, we bake ours. Line a heavy pot or a casserole dish with some of the cabbage leaves, set the rolls on top, tightly packed (no more than two layers), cover with some more leaves, pour the tomato sauce and water (or tomato juice and no water) bake -- covered -- for 50 minutes at 350 F, before blending in the sour cream. Serve over boiled and buttered potatoes. Yum :) Even more yum if the meat is a mix of beef and pork (2/3 beef to 1/3 pork, or thereabouts) - Tamara P Duvall Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Secret Pal TY
Dear Secret Pal, Your package arrived safely yesterday. Thank you so much for all the goodies. The blown eggs arrived intact and are lovely. Now I definitely have to get one of those tree-like hangers to display them. I've been wanting one for years, so it looks like I'll get one for Easter. Alas, my DD confiscated the Kinder eggs. We discovered them when we visited Vancouver several years ago and she is a fanatic about them. I spent some time trying to translate the Dead Sea salts package before I noticed it was in English too. LOL The tiny appliques are adorable. I always welcome thread. A lacer can never have too much. I have never seen a bag like it was in. Again, many, many thanks. You are a superb Secret Pal. Love, 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]
[lace-chat] Looking for Jenny Gibbs (England)
Dear Spiders: Does anyone have an updated e-mail address for Jenny Gibbs in England? Linda Sheff To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Margot's winter
Hi everyone and Margot and anyone else under that heap of snow 'back east'
Thanks for sending the message to lace-chat about what's happening - we
heard the advance warning of the storm on national news. I was sure you'd
be ok, but was concerend just the same. Thankfully you have
electricity/phone. If you can teleport yourself here and get here this
afternoon, I'll take you to the beach, no ice or snow, west coast sunshine
(and not liquid today)
-- bye for now
Bev in Sooke, BC ('out west' of Canada, way out on the Pacific coast)
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[lace-chat] Re:Recipe needed
Here is one from Crock Pot Recipies-- Hungarian Cabbage Rolls 1 Cabbage 1.5 lb ground beef 1 onion, chopped 1 C rice 1 egg 1 Tbsp salt .5 tsp pepper 1 Tbsp paprika 2 C sauerkraut 2 C tomato Sauce .5 C water 1 C sour cream Core cabbage and place in large bowl. Cover cabbage with boiling water and let stand five minutes. If cabbage is very large, repeat this process after you've stuffed half of the leaves. Combine met, onion, rice, egg, salt, pepper an dpaprika. Drain Cabage and remove laves, cutting off the thick end of the stem. Put about two Tbsp of filling on a leaf. Fold sides in and roll. Place seam side down in slow cooker. Spread Sauerkraut on top. Add tomato sauce and water. Cook on low six to eight hours. Renove rolls, blend sour cream with sauce and serve with cabbage rolls. Susan Webster Canton, Ohio To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Re: eBay sales.
Hi Carol - I wouldn't say it's a "common" phenomenon for things to sell for higher than retail on ebay - but it's not unusual either. I think a lot of people who get interested in bobbin lace are in remote areas and aren't really aware of the resources on-line for ordering supplies. It continues to surprise me how many people know enough about computers to bid on things on ebay, but not enough to shop for resources and know the real value of what they're buying. The bottom line is that if you have a surplus supply of lacemaking equipment that you don't want, ebay is a good place to sell it. If you list your pillows, be sure to be specific about size, composition (foam? straw? wool?) and maker (if you know that info...) The more information buyers have, the more enthusiastic they are with their bidding! And don't forget that a good clear picture is essential. If you're nervous about the chance that a pillow will sell for far less than it's worth, then by all means put a "reserve" on it, or at least put your rock-bottom price as the starting bid. I've noticed that a low opening bid with a reserve will sometimes attract more bidders than a higher opening bid with no reserve. The very best advice I can give you is to watch similar items for a while before you post anything, to get an idea of the prices they are bringing, and to see the best strategy for posting. Good luck!! Clay - Original Message - From: "Carol Adkinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Arachne chat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 8:43 AM Subject: [lace] Re: eBay sales. > Hi All, > > I have recently put a bid in to eBay, and watched the outcome with interest, > as it was the first time I had ever bid in an internet auction. I was > absolutely amazed that the Newnham (Newnham-style?) bobbin winder went for > £1.00 more than it would have cost to buy new, and that was without the > £2.00 x odd charged for postage and package. Is this a common phenomen, > and does it usually happen that things end up more on eBay than they would > be from a supplier - if so, I shall definitely put some of my too-huge > collection of domed pillows up for sale!(I used to teach in schools, as > well as my on-going adult and children's private classes, so over the years > amassed about a dozen mushroom pillows, all with very little use, as the > students, be they children or adults, purchased their own as soon as they > were hooked on lace. I don't think, even in my wildest dreams, I would have > twelve new students start all at once.) > > Carol - in a blustery and unsettled Suffolk UK. > > - > Subject: [lace] Bookmark for sale on ebay > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] ebay sales
As this has moved over to Chat, I'm breaking the rules and posting here as well as Lace where it originally was. First, I think it's just quiet because it's the weekend - it often is unless there's a rally strong thread going. Carol wrote: This isn't at all unusual. People decide they want the item and don't bother to check what they can buy it for, and then "auction fever" takes over. I always check the price before bidding. Secondhand books can be checked through http://www.abebooks.co.uk or .com to see if the secondhand booksellers have the book and, is so, what their prices are. Lace equipment through the lace suppliers web sites. Item number 2379971290 which finished on the 19th went for eighteen pounds, which is the same price as SMP sell it for. If you click on the underlined "27 bids" next to the word "history", you'll see how the bidding went. The bidder "spinningweaving" was obviously hoping to get it cheaply, but pushed the price up with 19 bids, when he/she'd have been better off either putting the maximum he/she was prepared to pay straight away and let others push up to it or beyond it, or waiting till very close to the end of the auction (known as sniping, which is how I frequently bid, much to the annoyance of the person outbid, but it's legal) to do it. Bidding wars are a waste of time and energy. There's another Newnham winder Item number 2381593808, and "spinning/weaving" has put the opening bid on that. I'd guess the same amount as his/her opening bid on the previous one, which wasn't nearly enough. What he/she needed to do was to see what the person below the winner of the other one bid, because he/she'll probably be bidding the same amount (or higher) on this one as well. It's unlikely that the winner of the previous one will bid on this one, but not impossible. There's a group of twelve modern South Bucks bobbins for sale, and there's no point in bidding more than 12 pounds on those because Winslow bobbins make them for one pound each. Looking at the bid history for them "daniellie" is obviously keen on them because he/she put in the opening bid, was outbid, and has bid again. Bidding on ebay's fun provided you don't take it too seriously. If you don't win an item, another will come along some time. If someone's prepared to pay more than me, well good luck to them. Carol, if you're planning to sell your pillows on ebay, have a look to see what other have gone for to guauge what you're likely to get. Don't put them up for sale all at once because, if you've got 12 and 12 people want one, you'll get a low price for each. Put one up each month, and you'll more likely get several people bidding on each. 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] RE: lace magazine
Well, I'm sad, as Lace hasn't made it to my house yet :-( I'm dying to see these fans Mum keeps referring to on the cover. Re: the detours of mail: I think I remember hearing somewhere that bulk mail often goes off shore to be mailed, hence the interesting postmarks. I have a vague notion from 11+ years ago, when I worked at the Australian Road Research Board library, that there was a US magazine we received that was printed off shore (I can still tell you where to find an Australian Standard in the library, but can't remember which title I'm talking about - computer one maybe), so it would make sense that it would be mailed from off shore. Bulk mail is the last to be dispatched, as it's the cheapest rate, from what I understand. One thing I do find interesting is my monthly magazine from the Australian Library and Information Association sometimes comes by sea mail and sometimes by Airmail - depending on whether or not someone can remember to put an air mail sticker on it. I don't think I've ever noticed it come via an off shore source, but it did once have a customs inspection sticker or some such official sticker on it - and it's mailed in a clear plastic bag :-) Cheers, Helen Bell, Aussie living in Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] eBay sales
EBay sales are definitely fickle. We have some boxes of older science fiction magazines that we occasionally get inspired to write up and sell. Sometimes they go for our starting bid plus postage, which we call "getting paid to get them out of the house." Other times they catch the eye of a couple of collectors and go up to $5 or $10. We always say "It's worth what the high bidder is willing to pay for it (as long as the check doesn't bounce)" and "Collectors are nuts! I love 'em!" 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]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: eBay sales.
At 05:43 AM 2/22/2004, you wrote: Is this a common phenomen, and does it usually happen that things end up more on eBay than they would be from a supplier - No -- it would not be wise to assume that this 'usually happens'. It can, and does happen. But it's also true that things get sold way under their value, thus as real 'buys' for the buyer. It's all a matter of chance -- how the item is titled -- how many people happen to look at that type of item that day or week -- how many get the urge to get that particular item (instead of looking around to see if it could be purchased somewhere else and cheaper). It only takes two people who decide they want an item to have the price bid up. That's that gamble of an auction. A great item -- if poorly titled and presented -- might not even sell. An average item -- if presented properly -- might bring more than it's really worth. I've been buying replacement dishes for our church. For a while, the same couple buyers were bidding all the auctions up higher than I wanted to go. Then all at once, they no longer appeared. The more recent auctions have sold for less, and to different names. I had to guess that the first group of buyers had achieved their goals and were no longer buying. The current group of buyers interested in that dish pattern are more conservative. So, if you wish to sell items on ebay, you have to decide the smallest amount that you would accept as the selling price and list it as the starting bid. Be prepared to sell at that price, but be pleased if the item has enough interest to attract multiple buyers who bid the price up a bit. If you have several items, try one and see what the market is like. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] eBay sales.
I've seen it happen quite often, especially with books. You really need to do your research and not get carried away in the bidding. I have picked up quite a few bargains though. On Sunday, February 22, 2004, at 09:43 AM, Carol Adkinson wrote: I was absolutely amazed that the Newnham (Newnham-style?) bobbin winder went for £1.00 more than it would have cost to buy new, and that was without the £2.00 x odd charged for postage and package. Is this a common phenomen, and does it usually happen that things end up more on eBay than they would be from a supplier Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada, where we got a record 95cm of snow and 100k winds on Thurs. and we're now getting another 20cm. Some of the drifts are 2m high and packed solid. We usually get very little snow here, so there's not enough equipment to plough it. We've been under a state of emergency since Thurs. morning and under curfew for the last 2 nights, so the snowploughs can work unimpeded. ($1,000 fine for breaking the curfew) Luckily it hasn't been too cold - the temperature's hovering around the freezing mark. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: eBay sales.
Hi All, I have recently put a bid in to eBay, and watched the outcome with interest, as it was the first time I had ever bid in an internet auction. I was absolutely amazed that the Newnham (Newnham-style?) bobbin winder went for £1.00 more than it would have cost to buy new, and that was without the £2.00 x odd charged for postage and package. Is this a common phenomen, and does it usually happen that things end up more on eBay than they would be from a supplier - if so, I shall definitely put some of my too-huge collection of domed pillows up for sale!(I used to teach in schools, as well as my on-going adult and children's private classes, so over the years amassed about a dozen mushroom pillows, all with very little use, as the students, be they children or adults, purchased their own as soon as they were hooked on lace. I don't think, even in my wildest dreams, I would have twelve new students start all at once.) Carol - in a blustery and unsettled Suffolk UK. - Subject: [lace] Bookmark for sale on ebay To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Males?
Quote from Jean Barratt " Only 2 males yesterday and 3 this morning." Just how many do you want Jean!! :) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] RE:accents
When we lived in NC, my son learned asl and took his first level certification in signing. When we moved to MA and he continued classes working towards his second level certification he was informed that he would have a difficult time of it unless he could learn to stop signing with a southern accent! Marni in the Netherlands who lurks a lot. _ Say good-bye to spam, viruses and pop-ups with MSN Premium -- free trial offer! http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200359ave/direct/01/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
