[lace-chat] secret pal thanks
Hi Secret Pal in Australia, Thank you so much for my parcel of goodies that was here when I got home from work yesterday. The bobbins are beautiful and very unusual and I will think of you when I use them ! Thank you also for the ruler and lace pattern, I have not seen one like this before. I will try and find time in the next couple of weeks to make the lace. Thank you also for the photos ! Until next month, Anne Nicholas Hanworth Middx. England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: bread and potatoes
At 10:05 PM 7/14/2005, you wrote: Imagine my surprise, when I came here - to *rich* America - and was offered bread with my dinner, which had a starch on the plate already! I get really annoyed with food places that not only have the above, but the 'vegetable of the day' is corn. Corn is a starch, just like rice, pasta, potato and bread. That makes three of them in one meal, and very little else. If you're lucky, you get a lettuce salad with it, but usually just iceberg lettuce that has very little food value. Growing up, we did not always have bread with every meal. It was available if someone wanted it. Dad was on a diet that required meat, a starch of some kind, and two vegetables. This meant a vegetable like broccoli, green beans, peas, carrots, squash. One had to be very low calorie and one medium. USA restaurants seem to keep trying to attact more customers than the next one by making their servings bigger and bigger. The fastfood places ask everyone ' Do you want to supersize that? And it's usually the unhealthy fries and soft drinks that get the larger portions. It's as if they believe that Bigger is Better. The younger generation thinks a normal soft drink is 24-32 ounces or maybe even larger. This is in the face of information from health studies that says a person should drink no more the 8 ounces of soft drink per day. One person who works with my DH has lost quite a few pounds. She said the only thing she did was quit drinking soda pop. The latest reports say that even the diet sodas will make a person gain weight. I'm glad I prefer water, and have for many years. Alice in Oregon -- where I survived the opening of fair. Three more days to go. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Dangers of giving address
Susan wrote: england must be a very safe place to live because everyone seems to sherk and overlook the possibilities for a horrible crime to happen. Sorry, Susan, it's no safer than anywhere else. The murder rate in the UK used to be one a day, now there are about 1200 a year. Poole is joined on to Bounemouth. It seems that Bournemouth has, on average, one murder overy two weeks. Probably not quite that high - it just seems that way because we don't pay that much attention when the news reports that a body has been found in a house. The murder victim is usually a young woman found in a house, killed by her boyfriend, or a young man stabbed outside a nightclub - there are quite a few nightclubs in Bournemouth. Bournemouth and Poole are holiday towns, there are a lot of hotels, a University and English language schools. So there are a lot of young people. There are also a lot of retired people, and a lot of working people too, but it's the young ones who mostly get into trouble. As I'm not young, don't have a boyfriend and don't go to nightclubs, that's cut down my odds a lot. Most murderds are committed by someone the victim knows. Admittedly in the last 5 years there have been two murders in my neighbourhood. One, when a young man got in to an elderly woman's house through an open window one evening when she was in another room, and the other when a young man attacked an elderly lady on her way home from collecting her pension money from the Post Office. The day before yesterday there was an armed robbery at a shop a couple of miles away. Said to my husband when I heard it on the radio There's been an armed robbery in Ringwood Road. His response Oh., which is what you'd expect from most people. There are criminals who call at the homes of the elderly and pretend to be from the gas, electricity or other utility company with the intention of robbing them. I'm elderly (62), and just take sensible precautions like checking that people are who they say they are before letting them in (the gas an electric meter readers have to give me a password before they come in), and I check by phoning a number from the phone book before I let in anyone from any other company if I'm not expecting them. Most criminals go for easy targets. We don't overlook the possibilty of a crime, just take sensible precautions, realise that violent crime isn't as common as it appears to be and get on with life. Do I worry? No, I've got better things to do. Jean in Poole 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: diet soda bad for you
At 04:31 AM 7/15/2005, you wrote: Why do diet sodas make you gain weight? Here is what I just tracked down on the internet when I searched 'diet soda health' , This was on the news recently but I didn't hear all the details. Take a look at this report, and search the internet for more. This was the first file I looked at. --- : 1) Diet sodas don't do anything to promote health; 2) They seem to contribute to carbohydrate cravings and difficulty in losing weight for some people; and 3) Their ingredients may have undesirable and harmful longterm effects. They contain phosphoric acid, a concentrated form of phosphorus, which can upset the body's delicate and important calcium-phosphorus ratio. When you consume excess phosphorus (along with little calcium), there isn't enough calcium in the blood to balance the phosphorus, forcing the body to draw calcium from the bones. Diet soda does nothing for our nutrient status; in fact, upsets and depletes it! That's one great reason to stay away from soda. Some [people on diets] have continued to drink diet soda [against advice]; many found that their weight loss stalled or they continued to have cravings for carbohydrates until they gave it up. For reasons not entirely understood, their urges for carbohydrates were heightened or perpetuated by sweet foods, even though the sweetness came from sugar-free sweeteners. When they eliminated diet sodas and other forms of sugar-free sweeteners, their cravings disappeared and they often lost the weight they couldn't budge before. Consider also that most diet sodas contain aspartame, which is considered a neurotoxin or an excitotoxin because it excites neurons to death. Aspartame is blamed for at least 70 different side effects, such as fuzzy thinking, dizziness and headaches. What's more, according to Russell Blaylock, MD, author of http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0929173252/myriamagazineExcitotoxins: The Taste That Kills, consuming aspartame contributes to brain and nervous system disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. http://sheknows.com/about/look/'http://ads.sheknows.com/adserver/adclick.php?n=afda66ad' '' There is no good reason to drink aspartame-sweetened soft drinks and plenty of reasons to steer clear of them. I knew there was a reason that I advoided anything with aspertame in it ever since it appeared. And I rarely drink a soda of any kind. Water is my drink addiction. Alice in Oregon -- where I'm off to another long, hot day at the fair -- but I'll be able to spend much of this one making lace, I think. My paperwork is mostly done. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] USA eating, lack of exercise
*sigh* Not only are many neighborhoods unwalkable, almost everything is set up with cars and driving in mind. Mega-stores like Wal-Mart sit in the middle of *huge* parking lots, but people circle around and around in their cars like sharks to get a close parking spot, so they won't have to walk to buy their sugar water and sweet greasy salty food. My husband has always said he dislikes sweets, so imagine my surprise (okay, dismay) when we went to the Netherlands and I had to share my Pavlova with him! He said, I don't mind sweet things with flavor, I just don't like sweet things that have no other taste than sweet! It didn't take long, and now my taste is spoiled for sweets that only taste of sweet. Imagine, if you make something with real eggs, real butter, real vanilla, it takes hardly any sugar and only a touch of salt to taste good. But I'm sweeping against the ocean here in the US! Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com Does this count as whale watching in a state with something like 30% obesity? http://www.mlive.com/beachcam/ 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: diet soda bad for you
In a message dated 07/15/2005 11:30:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Water is my drink addiction. Many of us don't drink a sufficient amount of water. I learned an interesting thing about this from a nurse because at that time I didn't drink very much water and rarely felt thirsty. She told me that when we don't drink much water the thirst mechanism actually shuts down and when we do drink water regularly, we tend to get thirsty more often and want more. Like Alice, I now drink much more water and find that the more I drink (water) the more I want! Vicki in Maryland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Elderly!!!
Jean, I beg to differ. My mother is only 62 and by no means elderly. My grandfather is 84, now he is elderly. I've noticed the trend here in Canada to declare that 60 is middle age, but that would only be if you lived to be 120. However, I just can't get my head around 62 being elderly. Just what is the definition of 'elderly', anyway. Heather At 09:06 AM 15/07/2005 +0100, Jean Nathan wrote: I'm elderly (62), To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Elderly!!
Heather wrote: Just what is the definition of 'elderly', anyway. Depends on who is judging. To a 7 or 8 year-old 30 is old. From the 11-16 year-olds I taught, I got the impression that by the time you're 60, they're surprised you're still alive. And as for grey sex - well!!! Just doesn't bear thinking about! I have officially reached (and passed) the retirement age for women in the UK, which is 60. In the not too distant past, I would have been referred to as an old aged pensioner, now it tends to be senior citizen or senior. I'm in receipt of my State and Occupationl Pensions. I no longer have to pay National Insurance contributions, even if I decide to get a job (assuming someone would employ me at this great age). I get free eye tests. I qualify for a pass which gives me half price travel on local buses. Next year that will become free local travel on buses. (Some areas already do free travel for the over 60s). I can now get a pensioner portion at the local take-away fish and chip shop. I can get my hair done for half price on a Thursday at the local hairdresser. While adult education classes in lacemaking were still running (until all classes had to be accredited), I could get a reduced rate for being over 60 - this year they've made it 65 for classes that are running, because that's the age men retire at and women will in a few years time and it will save them money. I can pay a reduced fee for entry to certain museums and attractions. DH (66) and I each get GBP100 from the Government to help pay for our winter fuel. This year, between us, DH and I will also get GBP200 towards out local council taxes. Plus lot of other benefits. Personally my brain is 26 but I have to admit that the body isn't. Sometimes it feels about 45, at others 90. I don't regard myself as elderly, but that's how I'm described by the powers that be - anyone over 60 is bundled in with the frail and elderly and treated accordingly. I don't know how old Susan is, but I'd guess 20s/30s. I don't know what she'd regard as elderly. I admit I made an assumption she would think I am. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] wow
Hi all, I have been working on the cross for my son, Oh my, I have had to add bobbins where I didn't think that I would, and I am only working on the top of the cross, I will be nuts when it is done, but it does seem like a good learning experience, when I am done I will put it on the community webshots, but I guarantee that it will be quite a while from now, but I will keep on going, I will not give up. G That's it for now, but gee there sure should be an easier way. Bye Bye, Love, Lynn To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: USA eating, lack of exercise
On Jul 15, 2005, at 12:26, Lynn Carpenter wrote:
Not only are many neighborhoods unwalkable, almost everything is set
up
with cars and driving in mind. Mega-stores like Wal-Mart sit in the
middle
of *huge* parking lots, but people circle around and around in their
cars
like sharks to get a close parking spot,
Yes! DH does it too, and it still puzzles me no end: he goes to the gym
3 times a week to exercise, but will waste time (and opportunity for
naturally-provided exercise) circling the parking lot 4 times to gain a
car-width advantage in a parking space... Me, I try to get a spot close
to a cart corral sometimes, but generally prefer to park a bit on
the outskirts, especially in a big parking lot - it allows me to have
a smoke on the way to the door... g
My husband has always said he dislikes sweets, so imagine my surprise
(okay, dismay) when we went to the Netherlands and I had to share my
Pavlova with him!
VBG My husband was equally startled by my behaviour in Poland, the
first year we went back ('74; married less than a year)... At that
point, I still only began to learn how to cook, and didn't even *think*
of baking, so, he gained an impression that I didn't like things like
cakes and cookies (and it's true I'm not overfond of chocolate; get a
craving about twice a year, scarf a few candies and that fixes it for
the next 6 months). But, in Poland, I matched him cookie for cookie and
slice of cake for slice of cake (though not ice-cream ball for
ice-cream ball)...
Imagine, if you make something with real eggs, real butter, real
vanilla, it takes hardly any sugar and only a touch of salt to taste
good.
It's not only that you have the real ingredients and fewer
preservatives, so that less sugar is needed for masking the less
desirable taste of those. But also, you're likely to have a bit more
balance; if your cookie dough is very sweet, then it'll have a plop of
*tart* jam/preservess or a spoon of berries on it (here, kiwi fruit
will do the same thing, when berries are too expensive), so you get a
*blend* of flavours, not just one...
Not that all those natural ingredients are necessarily more healthy,
so, perhaps, it's just as well that I don't like American sweets, and
am too lazy to bake more than a few times a year :)
Does this count as whale watching in a state with something like 30%
obesity?
I wonder what the statistics are in Virginia, because there's certainly
plenty of whales where I live... And they all seem to insist on
wearing tight, stretchy pants in pastel colours. Or shorts. And we
don't even have a beach...
--
Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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