[lace-chat] moly?
Dear native speaking friends, passed a little funny test which asks for your beahviour while suffering from a cold and other simple silly questions and gives as a result, what kind of herbal tea you are.. while some others turned out to be chamomille, what I understand, I seem to be "moly". none of my dictionaries knows about "moly". Can you help? TIA, Eva, from Haltern, Germany 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: measuring a child's coat
Dear Helen, Parents do awful things to children, albeit with the best of intentions, but joining mittens together was something I felt so strongly about that I *never*, *ever* inflicted that on my children. I presume that your Mother has now gone off on her annual pilgrimage in pursuit of fish...so she won't know you've dobbed her into the whole of Arachne???! (vbg!) Regards, Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) - Original Message - From: "Helen Bell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 3:18 PM Subject: [lace-chat] RE: measuring a child's coat > Ruth, > > I'm with you! My Mum did that to me, and I loathed it, and it drove me > nuts. And then you'd take your hands out of the mittens or gloves > (mittens I think mine were), and the darn things's dangle and flap in > the breeze and still irritate me by getting in the way. > > I tried it with my son once, and then opted for the elbow mittens - > mittens with great long 'gauntlets' or sleeves that went up past his > elbows, and they slipped on under his jacket. They were the best thing > I found - and worked pretty well too, as it was hard for him to get them > off or for them to come off. Perfect for playing in the snow :-) > > Maybe Bev is lucky enough to have a dainty little one receiving the > mittens, who won't mind the string. > > Bev: I measured my daughter's coat (an XS - so for a 4/5 year old - and > at 6 1/2 Katie is marginally bigger than my 4 year old nephew, and way > smaller than my son was at 4), and I got a good 44" wingspan. Hope this > helps you. > > Cheers, > Helen, Aussie in Denver, where we had an inch of the white stuff > overnight, and 'something' is moving in next week - maybe a rare white > Christmas? :-) > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] RE: measuring a child's coat
Ruth, I'm with you! My Mum did that to me, and I loathed it, and it drove me nuts. And then you'd take your hands out of the mittens or gloves (mittens I think mine were), and the darn things's dangle and flap in the breeze and still irritate me by getting in the way. I tried it with my son once, and then opted for the elbow mittens - mittens with great long 'gauntlets' or sleeves that went up past his elbows, and they slipped on under his jacket. They were the best thing I found - and worked pretty well too, as it was hard for him to get them off or for them to come off. Perfect for playing in the snow :-) Maybe Bev is lucky enough to have a dainty little one receiving the mittens, who won't mind the string. Bev: I measured my daughter's coat (an XS - so for a 4/5 year old - and at 6 1/2 Katie is marginally bigger than my 4 year old nephew, and way smaller than my son was at 4), and I got a good 44" wingspan. Hope this helps you. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver, where we had an inch of the white stuff overnight, and 'something' is moving in next week - maybe a rare white Christmas? :-) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Planting potatoes
First time I saw it, the clever one was a jailbird. Now, the times they are a-changin', so there's been an adjustment. Next thing you know, "an Arab" and "a jailbird" will be listed as synonyms in every American dictionary :( Still, the *idea* is amusing, however much my PC guts are revolting... :) From: E.H. An old Arab man who has been living for 40 years in Idaho wanted to cultivate potatoes in his garden, but digging up the earth was getting to be too hard at his age. His only son, Ali, was studying in France, so he decided to send him an e-mail explaining the situation: "Dear Ali: I feel very disappointed because this year I'll be unable to plant my potatoes in my garden. I am too old to plow the ground. I wish you were here, then my problems would be solved, because you would remove the soil for me. I love you, Dad" "Dad: For God's sake, DO NOT remove the ground of that garden. It's there that I have hidden 'you-know-what'. I love you, Ali" At 4 a.m. the next day the local police, plus FBI and CIA agents, along with Pentagon delegates, came in and turned the garden upside down looking for dangerous material to build bombs, anthrax or whatever. They found nothing and they left. The same day the old man received another e-mail from his son: "Dear Dad: I am sure you can plant your potatoes now. It was the best I could do in the current circumstances. I love you, Ali" --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd 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] :) Fwd: PC greetings
And thank God for that!! I'd like to find the idiot who coined that phrase and beat him/her/it with a person-hole cover . Thanks for the grin. Tamara P. Duvall wrote: As we're exiting the era of PC (as in: "political correctness", not "personal computer"), enjoy the times when it was prevalent and gave us something to laugh about... Season's Greeetings (bland and blah) to you all. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Stella awards
The *one* spot where our prex and I "somewhat agree" is the matter of the outrageously large awards our judiciary system sometimes gives to the non-deserving (where he and I do not agree on the same subject would take a volume the size of "Windows for Dummies" to write, so I won't burden y'all with it)... From: E.H. The land of the freeand limitless litigation Once again, it's time to review the winners of the Annual Stella Awards. The Stella's are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonalds. That case inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits in the United States. 5th Place (3-Way-Tie) A jury of her peers awarded Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, $780,000 after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving toddler was Ms. Robertson's son. 5th Place (3-Way-Tie) 19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles, California, won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr. Truman apparently did not notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal the hubcaps. 5th Place (3-Way-Tie) Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was malfunctioning. He could not reenter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation and Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for 8 days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi and a large bag of dry dog food he found in the garage. He sued the house owners insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000. 4th Place Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next-door neighbor's Beagle dog. The Beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog might have been a little provoked at the time, as Mr. Williams who had climbed over the fence into the yard, was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun. 3rd Place A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500, after she slipped on a soft drink and broke her coccyx tailbone. The beverage was on the floor because Ms.Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. 2nd Place Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, sued the owner of a nightclub in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out two of her front teeth. This occurred whilst Ms. Walton was trying to crawl through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses. THE GRAND PRIZE This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new Winnebago Motor Home. On his trip home from an OU football game, having driven onto the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver's seat to go into the back and make himself a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed and then overturned. Mr. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him, by instructing him in the owner's manual, that he actually could NOT do this. The jury awarded him $ 1,750,000 plus a new Winnebago Motor Home. FOOTNOTE: The company ACTUALLY changed their owner's manuals on the basis of this suit just in case there were any other complete morons buying their recreation vehicles. --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd 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]
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: PC greetings
As we're exiting the era of PC (as in: "political correctness", not "personal computer"), enjoy the times when it was prevalent and gave us something to laugh about... Season's Greeetings (bland and blah) to you all. From: M. A. Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. We also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2005, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great (not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country or is the only "AMERICA" in the Western Hemisphere), and without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, or sexual preference of the wishee. By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms: This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for her/himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher. --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd 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]
[lace-chat] Louise Story
Some years back a Christmas story was posted regarding "Louise" would anyone still have a copy on hand??? Thank you 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]
[lace-chat] Mittens
And now "they" don't recommend strings - at least not the kind that run from one mitten to the other through the coat, because of the danger of strangulation. We sometimes used the commercial "mitten clips" - two grips of the sort used for suspenders connected by a short piece of wide elastic. Or sometimes I made a short string of the same yarn as the mitten (crocheted) and used a safety pin to connect it to the coat sleeve. Martha Krieg In Michigan where it has suddenly gone from 50F to 21F in the mornings! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] : -) Office Party (2)
"MEMORANDUM FROM : Patty Lewis, HR Director TO : All Employees 2nd December HOLIDAY PARTY In no way was yesterday's memo intended to exclude our Jewish employees. We recognise that Chanukah is an important holiday which often coincides with Xmas, though fortunately not this year. However, from now on we're calling it our "Holiday Party" The same policy applies to any other employees who are not Christians or those still celebrating Reconciliation Day. There will be no Xmas tree present and no Christmas carols will be sung. We will, however, have other types of music for your enjoyment. I hope that makes you happy! Happy holidays to you and your families Patty" Jean in Pooe To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Mittens
Hi All, Ruth wrote: >Dear Bev, > >Your question brought back memories! Let me say upfront that I understand >the need for "strings" to connect mittens, especially for a young child, but >as a young child, I *hated* having a string > >To keep my little hands warm in an English winter, I had a pair of "fur" >mittens (my mother had "fur" gloves...and how I wished I had gloves too!), Memories, memories Oh Ruth, so many memories came flooding back to me of my 16 winters spent in the north of England - so cold. So, now we are having temps of 34, 36, deg. C tomorrow and Saturday, certainly no need for "mittens", but beach, here I come. :-) Merry Christmas to you all Shirley T - just surfacing after a rushed trip to help out in Perth - just a great excuse to see our grandsons. :-) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] lace as an art [lace]
Aurelia wrote: >Dear Devon -- I think that long before we can find buyers for recently-made (contemporary?) lace, we have got to educate our public about the artistic value of lace; and that thread is just as interesting and beautiful as paint or marble. When the public has got that idea into its head, it will put its hand into its pocket as willingly for a stunning piece of contemporary lace as it does at present for modern paintings and sculpture... I think that may be the crux of the matter, Aurelia: the fact is that ordinary people do *not* buy original paintings or piceces of sculpture any more than they would buy lace at the price we would want to pay. Rich people and "cultivated" people buy those things, either because they have the money and want to invest, or because they can appreciate the work they are buying. It's those people we have to educate, not the general public, who is quite as happy with a reproduction of David "made in Taiwan" as they would with the original (probably happier, actually, because it doesn't cost as much...) Helene, the froggy from Melbourne, where it's still raining on and off (on at weekends and off while I'm working :-)) 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]
