Re: [lace-chat] Re Pictures of this area.
Jolly good idea ! I thought that Heathers idea to let the rest of us see a bit of where she lives was a good idea, so I have put this web site up for anyone interested to see where I live also. Shirley in Corio Oz. http://www.geelongcity.vic.gov.au/Visiting_Geelong/ I found it fascinating to see the Geelong website; and I was most intrigued by the National Wool Museum, which I'd love to be able to visit someday. Here's a link to our local High Wycombe website:- http://www.wycombe.gov.uk/tourism/ Not great, I admit, but it's the best we have. There are some interesting things and a few more pictures to be found if you're patient enough to explore through the links that follow Attractions, Countryside, Local History, and Museums. And here's a slightly better website about Buckinghamshire:- http://www.visitbuckinghamshire.org/ with a few more pictures, and a good page if you follow the link to Main Towns. Best wishes, Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where I can't find any web pictures of the town *I* recognise, and it does have *some* photogenic features). To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Birmingham UK, shopping for ladies
My mom has just moved to Birmingham in the UK, and is desparate to get some warm clothes to wear until her stuff arrives from Canada. Can anyone in the area suggest shops that cater to larger (100cmish waist) ladies. Her new toyboy hubbie has no idea where she can go to find something to wear. You can reply privately to me if you like and I will forward any ideas to her. Thanks, Lynn Scott in Wollongong Australia To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Shopping for ladies UK
This is the wrong time of year to shop for warm clothes in England. Winter might be starting next week (weather-wise), but the shops have spring clothes. Bikinis and other summer wear should be on sale around the end of March (just as spring has officially started) if the time stuff goes on sale for Christmas, etc is anything to go by. Larger sizes are stocked by Evans (a specialist outsize shop), but I at size 24 (22 US) buy my clothes at Bon Marche, who cater for all sizes up to 24. I think the clothes are good quality and very reasonably priced. Some of the stuff is very fashionable, but they also have the classic and everyday stuff, and everything's available in all sizes (although the bigger sizes sell out first). None of the if you're over size 18, you're a frump and don't need anything with style so we don't stock it attitude which is common with most of the major chains. Haven't been in Littlewoods (also reasonably priced) or Marks and Spencer lately, but they're both large chains which carry good quality clothing. 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] Italy
I will be going on a little trip to Italy next month. I'll be staying in Aviano visiting Venice, Vicenza, perhaps another place or two. I am wondering if anyone knows of any lace shops in the area where I can buy bobbins, thread, etc? Thank you ... Shirlee - 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]
[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thanks
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]
[lace-chat] Re Pictures of this area
Thanks Linda for letting me see where you live, if we get enough we can travel the world without leaving the comfort of home. ;-) I would love to travel more but it can't be done. Shirley in Corio, Oz. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Pictures of this area
On Feb 20, 2005, at 20:20, Shirley wrote: Thanks Linda for letting me see where you live, if we get enough we can travel the world without leaving the comfort of home. ;-) I would love to travel more but it can't be done. Well, if you're interested... This is my area at a click of a key :) Lexington volunteers have - many years ago - made a lovely quilt, representing various points of interest. The quilt itself, after hanging in the library for a year, was auctioned off, but the library has kept the right to print postcards of it and I restock, periodically, whenever I run out of them (not often, since I prefer to use lace ones). Since I'm unable to communicate with my scanner, you'll have to make do with non-textile photos :) http://www.lexrockchamber.com/ -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ 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: Time Off
Who says that blondes are dim-witted? g I bet the boss - the truly stupid one - was dark-haired... :) From: A.N. I urgently needed a few days holiday, but because I never had any leave due to me, I knew the Boss would not allow me to take a few days leave. I thought that maybe if I acted Mad then he would tell me to take a few days off. So I hung upside down on the ceiling and made funny noises. My co-worker (who's blonde) asked me what I was doing? I told her that I was pretending to be a light bulb so that the Boss would think I was Mad and give me a few days off. A few minutes later the Boss came into the office and asked What are you doing ? I told him I was a light bulb. He said You are mad - take a few days off. I jumped down and walked out of the office. When my co-worker (the blonde) followed me, the Boss asked her: ...And where are you going? She said I can't work in the dark -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ 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] Thanks to my secret pal
Dear Secret Pal: It was great to open your package again this month. I just love all of your gifts! I'm really enjoying getting the bobbins. Now I am starting to get a nice collection going. I've been using plain continental bobbins and didn't have very many that were different. You are giving me some great bobbins to show off when I do demos. I really love the perfume and that it is called Pearls and Lace. It smells absoilutely delicious! I love the book on Aromatheraphy, I have a condensed version of this book by the same author, however, this book goes into a lot more detail. It will come in handy with my Reiki and crystal healing. You were asking about Wicca. Well, a shortened version is this: A Wiccan believes in God and Goddess balanced with one another and all of us. We believe that nature and humans are one with Divinity, that we all are Divine and as such would never harm another. I celebrate the Wheel of the Year, 8 sabbats and 8 moon rituals. We celebrate life in all of its ways, death and life. We honor our ancestors and those who have gone before us and we honor all animals, reptiles, birds and fish. So that gives you a small idea of what I believe. Also, this came shortly after my birthday, so it was an added present. I celebrated my 50th birthday with a surprise party given to me by my closest friends. It was such a fun time. I had black, silver and purple candles. I had a black cake with various funny candles on it, such as a R.I.P tombstone, a bottle of Aspirin, a book of Bran, a cane, and a pair of false teeth. And since 50 only comes once in our life, I had a crown and a throne to sit on to open my presents. It was a hoot! I wanted to say how special I think it is that you shared some of your mothers things with me. I think it is really special and I love stones ( I collect them) so that makes the turqoius piece even nicer. I don't spangle my bobbins, however, I do use beads and such with some of my lace pieces, these will be really nice. I'll have to design a lace piece that incorporates the beads you sent. I'll send you a picture when I complete it. That will be a while though, as I am currently in the midst of making a bridal garter for a close friend who is marrying in April. It's a torchon piece with fans and hearts in white with gold gimps. I'm really liking how it is turning out. I've done about 40 inches and I plan to make 60 inches so that it ruffles up really nicely. I was looking through my lace books and surprised myself on how many I have now. I have Bobbin Lace Making by Pamela Nottingham, The Book of Bobbin Lace Stitches by Bridget Cook and Geraldine Stott, Bobbin Lacemaking by Doris Southward, Practical Skills in Bobbin Lace by Bridget Cook, The Torchon Lace Book by Bridget Cook, The Bobbin Lace Manual by Geraldine Stott, 100 New Bobbin Lace Patterns by Yusai Fukuyama, Minature Bobbin Lace by Roz Snowden, Chrysanthemum Lace by Catherine Belleville and Plants and Flowers in Lace edited by Bridget Cook. I love lace books, there is so much to learn! :-) Thank you so much, I look forward to next month. Rita Lloyd __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.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] Buckinghamshire
Thanks for putting up the Bucks site. I spent much of my childhood in Bletchley, and I remember that during the war, Auntie Uncle , who lived opposite, had a boarder lodged with them , who worked at Bletchley Park. They Never knew quite what he did there, but he was a wizard with mending watches and clocks, and he would take them to work, for the quiet times and clean, and repair them, and everyone had the best working clocks in the area!!! These people were (rudely) called Actually's by the locals - they all spoke with Oxford accents, and prefaced everything with Actually,... I often wonmder if he worked on the Enigma machine, or other coded information. I expect so - it was all so 'Hush-Hush.' I went to school in Bedford, and would catch the train there every day from Fenny Stratford station (as it was closer to where we lived). Fenny has the old Roman road - Watling Street going through it. Oh Dear ...memories...! from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, [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] Duchess Lace book raffle
I received 65 entries for the raffle and all the names went into the hat at midnight, and I got my DH to draw one out. The winner is .. Dona Bushong in Asan, Guam Congratulations Dona - I have sent you an email asking for your address. Sorry to all the rest - maybe next time! ttfn Jacqui Jacqui Southworth, Fleetwood, Lancs, England [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] NEW ***Spangled Birth Month Bobbins*** Larkholme Lace - Bobbin Lace Supplies, painted bobbins and tools,books www.larkholmelace.co.uk To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
