Re: [lace-chat] Re: Lace spending
In a message dated 03/03/2005 04:25:07 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've been thinking about that one and have to agree with Nicky. I spent the first few months of my lacemaking spending what seemed like *vast* sums of money (once I discovered some mail-order vendors, that is. Shipping was either cheap or free those days), and went totally nuts with impulse spending the first chance I was offered to buy sight-*seen*... But I was still building up my basic lacemaking nest then. I'm not sure if I explained what I was thinking correctly - I have found that bobbins I spent 15 pounds on each 10 - 15 years ago are the same price from the suppliers. I accept that the cheaper bobbins which I was paying on 10p for are now more 40p and above but I pulled out some linen thread from 10 years ago to find that it was £4.50 where as now it is £6 - but my wages have increased by a higher margin over the years. As to book - 14 years ago I bought Practical Skills in bobbin lace for £19.99 - it is now at amazon for list price of £16.99 but they are selling it for only £11.99 - ok so it's the paperback version but that is still a big saving. My first polystyrene pillow cost me £10 - my lastest one cost me £8 - same manufacturer! What also got me was the cost of my first pair of lace scissors - £6 - last pair £7 - both came from John Lewis. But for me the biggest thing that has changed in value has been the cost of membership of the lace guild / lace maker's circle - 15 years ago cost 3.75% of my monthly wage - these days it costs 10% - but because I earn much more money I am more able to find the money to pay for these than then - so I think part of it is that I am able to afford things better but also things are more affordable. I'm a happy bunny either way Regards Liz in London I'm back blogging my latest lace piece - have a look by clicking on the link or going to http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee 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: Mac Duff, a question
- Original Message - From: Tamara P. Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mar 3, 2005, at 19:42, Linda Walton wrote, in response to Bev's: My mother used to hurry us along by saying 'get going, Mac Duff' - I always wondered who Mac Duff was MacBeth believes that he is invulnerable and yells, Lay on, MacDuff, [...] DH will sometimes - jocularly - say: carry on, Mac Duff, when allowing someone to expound on what he considers to be an outrageous idea/proposition (have all the rope you want dear kind of thing g). (snip) It is also not so very far - *in meaning* - from the original lay on, it seems to me. Lay on as used by Shakespeare not being commonly used in the 19th and 20th century, the substitution seems reasonable. (snip) The meaning of lay on in the Shakespeare text is similar to lay down, put on to a place. (Does Romeo and Juliet open with In fair Verona where we lay our scene . . . ? - Still can't get at my Complete Shakespeare.) It also has the extra connotation of 'do it with enthusiasm' or 'lay it on thick' - 'show off just how much you can do - I can take it'. But I do remember that the fight happens intermittently, with pauses for conversation, and with the actors going off-stage and coming back on, so maybe this has been seen as Lay on MacDuff . . . exit the actors giving the impression of it meaning Lead on . . . . Linda Walton, (in icy-snowy High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., harassed by a fretful husband who can't get to work). (Whatever will I do when he retires!) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Can't get the staff
Inheriting a ranch, the young widow determined to keep it, but knew very little about ranching. She placed an ad in the newspaper for a ranch hand. Two men applied for the job. One was gay and the other a drunk. After much thought, she decided to hire the gay guy, figuring it would be safer to have him around the house than the drunk. He proved to be a hard worker. He worked long hours, knew ranching, and the ranch became profitable. The widow said, You have done a good job, and the ranch looks great. You take the night off, go into town and kick up your heels. The hired hand happily went into town Saturday night. One o'clock came, however, and he didn't return. Two o'clock, and no hired hand. Finally at three o'clock he came home and upon entering the room, he found the rancher's widow sitting by the fireplace with a glass of wine, waiting for him. She quietly called him over to her. Unbutton my blouse and take it off, she said. Trembling, he did as she directed. Now take off my boots. He did as she asked, ever so slowly. Now take off my skirt. He slowly unbuttoned it, constantly watching her eyes in the fire light. Now take off my bra. Again, with trembling hands, he did as he was told and dropped it to the floor. Now, she said, take off my panties. By the light of the fire, he slowly pulled them down and off. Then she looked at him and said, If you ever wear my clothes into town again, you're fired. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fw: Song by Julie Andrews
To commemorate her 69th birthday on October 1, actress/vocalist Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP. One of the musical numbers she performed was My Favourite Things from the legendary movie Sound Of Music. However, the lyrics of the song were deliberately changed for the entertainment of her blue hair audience. Here are the lyrics she recited: Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting, Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings, Bundles of magazines tied up in string, These are a few of my favourite things. Cadillac's and cataracts and hearing aids and glasses, Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses, Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings, These are a few of my favourite things. When the pipes leak, When the bones creak, When the knees go bad, I simply remember my favourite things, And then I don't feel so bad. Hot tea and crumpets, and corn pads for bunions, No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions, Bathrobes and heat pads and hot meals they bring, These are a few of my favourite things. Back pains, confused brains, and no fear of sinnin', Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin', And we won't mention our short shrunken frames, When we remember our favourite things. When the joints ache, When the hips break, When the eyes grow dim, Then I remember the great life I've had, And then I don't feel so bad. Ms. Andrews received a standing ovation from the crowd that lasted over four minutes and repeated encores. -- Penny Ostler Williams To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Joke medley
I've seen the first one here before, but not the other two. Y'all can pick which one/s to forward or not... From: R.P. 1. Jake and Jim are chatting at the beach. Jake asks Jim how come he is always so popular with the women. Jim explains: I find a big potato and put it down my swim trunks and that's my secret. A few days later they meet again on the beach and Jake says: I tried what you said but all they do is look at me in disgust. Jim replies: Yes, but you are supposed to put it in the front, not the back!! 2. A man came home from work one day to find his wife on the front porch with her bags packed. Just where the heck do you think you're going!, said the man.I'm going to Las Vegas, said the wife, I just found out I can get $400 a night for what I give you for free! The man said, Wait a minute!, and then ran inside the house only to come back a few minutes later with his suitcases in hand. Where the heck are you going?, said the wife. The man said, I want to see how you're gonna live on $800 a year! 3. George Bush and Dick Cheney are riding around looking for a place to have a picnic. Dick says, Hey, lets have a picnic over there under that tree. Bush says, No, no, lets have it in the middle of the road They fought and came to a decision to have it in the middle of the road. Not long afterwards a car came speeding towards them, swerved off the road and ran into the tree. Bush says, See if we were over there we would be dead right now -- 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]
