[lace-chat] Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Steph wrote: ...or the coffee shop inside the Edinburgh Woollen Mills shop. I never did work out why the biggest shop in a Welsh village was Scottish. Hi, Steph - As far as I know, there is no woollen mill in Edinburgh - that industry is based in the Borders region, where there are sheep and suitable water. Their website says: The Edinburgh Woollen Mill is a specialist retail company with over 280 outlets in locations throughout the UK. Situated in traditional market towns and key tourist locations, ... Coming from Edinburgh myself, and still visiting Mum there every month, I find that the E-word catches my attention in all sorts of odd places - but I've not been to Llanfair PG yet. Margery. [EMAIL PROTECTED] in North Herts, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] SP Thanks
Hi Secret Pal, I started to open the parcel and this wonderful scent surrounded me. I am really looking forward to trying the ginger and lemon infusion. It smells so good and the weather is getting colder so it is just the right time to have it. The Lindt chocolate is a wicked indulgence and I am enjoying every bite! The black cat is so cute. It will find a home on my computer so I can admire it. The frame is just crying out to have a photo of Lucy and Toby in it so when I get a good photo of the two of them together (easier said than done to get them in the same place at the same time AND looking cute!) in it will go. The cork is already in use and the bobbins are ready for my next project. Did you paint them? They are lovely. At the moment I am doing a lot of Penelope stitches and I can do them faster than doing the lace wrong in the first place! So when this mat is finished they will be on the pillow. I'm looking forward to finding out who you really are. Until then have a lovely month and thanks for the surprises each month. Janette (In a chilly but still frost free Canberra Australia enjoying the autumn leaves and hoping that the neighbours tree doesn't drop it's leaves on my garden!) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Poole's Edinburgh Woollen Mill shop moved into the High Street temporarily about 18 months ago, and it's likely to be there for a further 18 months. It used to be in the Poole Pottery shop complex until the pottery was relocated to the outskirts of the town when the quay was redeveloped into luxury apartments. The development company went bust and it's taken a a lot of legal wrangling to get it started again under a different company. The Poole Pottery shop has still been trading on the original site, selling seconds at inflated prices to the tourists as it always did, and the other shops will move back to the site when the development's finished. 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] secret pal thanks
Dear Secret Pal, I went and collected my parcel from the sorting office tonight after work. It took me some time to get in it but what a lovely surprise when I did! I just love all the lilac coloured pressies. How clever of you to get everything to match ! Thank you for the gardening gloves they are just what I need as last weekend my others developed a hole and I had to wear my husbands that are at least 3 sizes too big! I love the tissues and the lavender smellies and the lilac coloured notelets. I usually make the Christmas ornaments on bangles so the bangles will certainly come in very handy. Last but not least another beautiful handmade card and in lilac also!! Thank you so much for all the lovely goodies. I can't wait until next month when I find out who you are and can thank you in person. Best wishes, Anne Nicholas Hanworth Middx. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fw: Happy Mothers Day
My DH sent this to me, enjoy. Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fw: Happy Mothers Day A Woman's Poem He didn't like the casserole And he didn't like my cake. My biscuits were too hard... Not like his mother used to make. I didn't perk the coffee right He didn't like the stew, I didn't mend his socks The way his mother used to do. I pondered for an answer I was looking for a clue. Then I turned around and smacked him... Like his Mother used to do Gifts to Mother Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers and prospered. Some years later, they chatted after having dinner together. They discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, I had a big house built for Mamma. The second said, I had a hundred thousand dollar theater built in the house. The third said, I had my Mercedes dealer deliver an SL600 to her. The fourth said, You know how Mamma loved reading the Bible and you know she can't read anymore because she can't see very well. I met this preacher who told me about a parrot that can recite the entire Bible. It took twenty preachers 12 years to teach him. I had to pledge to contribute $100,000 a year for twenty years to the church, but it was worth it. Mamma just has to name the chapter and verse and the parrot will recite it. The other brothers were impressed. After the holidays Mom sent out her Thank You notes. She wrote: Milton, the house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house. Thanks anyway. Marvin, I am too old to travel. I stay home, I have my groceries delivered, so I never use the Mercedes. The thought was good. Thanks. Michael, you gave me an expensive theater with Dolby sound, it could hold 50 people, but all of my friends are dead, I've lost my hearing and I'm nearly blind. I'll never use it. Thank you for the gesture just the same. Dearest Melvin, you were the only son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken was delicious. Thank you. THIRTY LINES TO HELP YOU SMILE 1.. My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn't. 2.. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it. 3.. I Work Hard Because Millions On Welfare Depend on Me! 4.. Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them. 5.. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke. 6.. Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive. 7.. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me 8.. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. 9.. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe. 10.. I'm not a complete idiot -- Some parts are missing. 11.. Out of my mind. Back in five minutes. 12. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine. 13.. God must love stupid people; He made so many. 14.. The gene pool could use a little chlorine. 15.. Consciousness: That annoying time between naps. 16.. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again? 17.. Being over the hill is much better than being under it! 18.. Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew up. 19.. Procrastinate Now! 20.. I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That? 21.. A hangover is the wrath of grapes. 22.. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance 23.. Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere! 24..They call it PMS because MadCow Disease was already taken. 25..He who dies with the most toys is none the less dead. 26.A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three thousand times the memory. 27..Ham and eggs. A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig. 28.. The trouble with life is there's no background music. 29.. The original point and click interface was a Smith and Wesson. 30.. I smile because I don't know what the hell is going on. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: The dog barks, but the caravan goes on...
Easier said than done when applied to *thoughts*, but it does work on humans :) From: M.D. There are some days when we feel so beleaguered by anxious thoughts and agitated feelings that we need some sort of special help to loosen their grip on our mind, especially if we want to meditate. These are the best times for practicing the Tippy technique. Author Andy Caponigro learned of this method for bringing anxious feelings under control from taking walks with his dog, Tippy. Learn how a dogs unflappable behavior can teach you this detachment technique: The Tippy Detachment Technique When intruded upon on walks by barking, fierce, and nasty dogs, Caponigro would flinch, but not his collie Tippy. Tippy always remained completely calm, aloof, and self-possessed. He had a foolproof system for disarming even the most hostile dog without making single growl or menacing bark. Tippys method was incredibly simple: When a dog came running toward us barkng, hed completely ignore it and casually continue sniffing at trees alongside the road. This unflappable behavior would usually cause the other dog to come even closer and bark louder than ever. But Tippy would remain unflappable. The other dog, nonplussed, would come closer to check him out. Once the dog got close enough, Tippy would suddenly turn and thrust his nose directly into his face, as if to say, yes? The dog would be so intimidated, hed immediately turn and walk meekly away. The anxiety-based scenarios we create in our minds are just like those barking dogs. Watch your breath, focus your attention on the simple, obvious things in your surroundings. Most important of all, never get into a dialogue with your worried thoughts. Dont try to figure them out, and dont try to push them out of your mind. The harder you work to ignore your barking dogs, the more control youre gaining over your mind. -- 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: OOOOOPS!!!!!
From: R.P. A man and woman were having dinner in a fine restaurant. Their waitress, taking another order at a table a few steps away, suddenly noticed that the man was slowly sliding down his chair and under the table, but the woman acted unconcerned. The waitress watched as the man slid all the way down his chair and out of sight under the table. Still, the woman dining across from him appeared calm and unruffled, apparently unaware that her dining companion had disappeared. After the waitress finished taking the order, she came over to the table and said to the woman, Pardon me, ma'am, but I think your husband just slid under the table. The woman calmly looked up at her and said, No he didn't. He just walked in the door. -- 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] Tambour class
Greetings, Gentle Spiders! Here is an event I would like to share with you: Have you heard?? Greet Rome-Verbeylan from Belgium will be teaching a Tambour class in Harrisburg, PA from July 22-24. Tambour is made with a fine hook which pierces the fabric or net, picks up a thread from behind, and draws the loop to the front. The next stitch repeats this process and the resulting stitch resembles a chain stitch. Class Fee - $150 plus materials. The Tambour frame (approx $75) can be ordered. Payment may be made by check, Visa or Mastercard. A printable registration form will be available at http://www.keystonelaceguild.org/ (after May 15th) or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] We hope you’ll join us!! Margaret in PA To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fwd: Donosy #3966, 2005-05-10 20:53 GMT
Once in a while, a snippet of news gleaned from the (Polish) electronic newsletter catches my attention... This time, there were two snippets, both delicious: From: Donosy Date: May 10, 2005 16:56:01 EDT DZIENNIK LIBERALNY nr 3966Wtorek, 10 maja 2005 ISSN 0867-6860 #1) Walke z reklamami obrazajacymi kobiety zapowiedziala minister Magdalena Sroda. Reklamy przedstawiajace kobiety rozneglizowane, plotace bzdury, wyslugujace sie mezczyznom, naruszaja przepisy o rownym traktowaniu kobiet i mezczyzn. Upowszechnianie dyskryminujacych stereotypow nie jest zgodne z misja telewizji, szczegolnie telewizji publicznej. Minister Sroda proponuje powolanie instytucji, ktora analizowalaby reklamy i odrzucala te, ktore sprzyjaja dyskryminacji kobiet. Minister Magdalena Sroda announced a fight against advertisements offending women. Ads showing women partly undressed, spouting nonsense and subservient to men contravene the laws about equal treatment of women and men. Propagation of such discriminating stereotypes is against the mission of TV, particularly the public TV. Minister Soda proposes forming an institution which would analise advertisements and which would reject those which favour the discrimination of women. #2) Senator Maria Szyszkowska jest kandydatka do pokojowej nagrody Nobla. Kandydature prof. Szyszkowskiej zglosila min. spraw zagranicznych Szwajcarii Micheline Calmy-Rey na wniosek miedzynarodowych organizacji homoseksualistow i ludzi walczacych z homofobia oraz pacyfistow. Senator Maria Szyszkowska is a canditate for the Nobel Peace Prize. The candidature of Professor Szyszkowska has been proposed by the Minister of the Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, Micheline Calmy-Rey, at the request of the organisations of homosexuals, of people fighting homphobia and of pacifists. ~~ Both of these may be same old, same old, for people in the US (especially those in California g) but, for Poland, both are *revolutionary* - Poland is having as much trouble with the right-wing religious as does US. And I'm proud to see that both of those sensible people are women... -- 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: Used car
My last posting on chat for the night - promise (cross my heart and hope to die) :) From: J.F. It was a small town and the patrolman was making his evening rounds. As he was checking a used car lot, he came upon two little old ladies sitting in a used car. He stopped and asked them if they were stealing the car. They said Heavens no, we bought it. He said, Then why don't you drive it away. They said We can't drive. He said Then why did you buy it? They answered, We were told if we bought a car here, we'd get screwed, so we're just waiting. -- 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]
