[lace-chat] RE the plague
It is my understanding that historians believe there were two plagues responsible for the deaths in the 14th century. The bubonic plague, carried by rats was the preferable one to have by all accounts, as about 70% of patients died. The fleas died off in cold weather, so it would not spread easily in winter. Also, fleas were unikely to pick up the infection from humans. Th pnuemonic plague on the other hand was airborn, from patients coughing blood and germs. It killed everybody, and was not affected by weather. One of the reasons the plagues took such a hold, was that the weather had been poor in previous years, and Europe was suffering famine conditions guaranteed to make the population more susceptible to illness. Added to that, wetter conditions and lack of food, forced rats from their natural habitat into closer contact with humans. Killing of cats to prevent spread of the disease would certainly not of helped. In Asia, the bubonic plague is well known for being more prevalent in wetter years. Interestingly, one thing I've heard from various sources, is that glovemakers seemed to avoid plague (one location mentioned is Grasse). They used lavender oil to scent the gloves. Lavender oil can be used to treat lice infestations, so would probably be effective against fleas. It is also used as treatment for bronchitis and influenza, so there is probably some truth in it. Karen in Coventry Where the sun is shining again To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Try This!!!!!!
I can do the clockwise R leg while drawing a 6 fairly easily (with a slight wobble)if I concentrate on the leg circling. Drawing a 6 is fairly automatic. Anticlockwise L leg and 9 is definately harder, but can almost manage it (more of a wobble) with a lot of concentration, mainly because I do not generally write with my left hand. Karen In Coventry Where we have had both sun and snow today. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re Spelling and names
Margery wrote: "But when I look at Irish names I get bewildered. How come you can say e.g. Shona and write Sionaid? Or Shivawn, and write Siobhan? Was there a different set of people inventing spelling in Ireland? Is it because Ireland was a foreign (to us) country then?" Not too sure about the Irish, but I do know that although the spellings of words were generally fairly stable during the 19th century, spellings of names would still vary greatly, often depending on who was writing them. Perhaps in Ireland, the influence of Gaelic had something to do with the spelling. Researching our family tree, we came across Jenkinson spelt as Jinkson! Another surname we have: Moate can be spelt any number of ways, but mainly Moat, Moates and Moats. Nothing however can beat the 1901 census transcriptions on the governments PRO site. The transcriptions were apparently done in India and by prisoners in this country - not a good recipe for success. My favourite transcription has to be one of my Gt Grandmothers, Sarah Ann Morgan, who I believe I have found, due to the location she was living and working in service close to the rest of the family in Mold Flintshire, and the birthplace of Radcliffe, Lancs fits too. Comparing the writing on the census return, with other known words, the surname can fairly easily be read as Morgan. They have however indexed it as Magard, and although I reported the mistake, it has not been corrected. I am pretty certain the name is not Magard, as a search on that as a record only brings up this one person for the whole country! Karen, in Coventry With a family history of miners, farmers, inn keepers, farm labourers, cotton doublers, spinners and dyers, framework knitters and seamers, iron moulders, and at least one soldier, - is still not without hope that there may be at least one lace maker in the family somewhere in the past! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re closet survey
1. Do you know the direction your garments (jackets/coats/blouses/shirts) face without looking in the closet? (Y/N) Yes 2. Do all the garments face the same direction? (Y/N) If not, go to question 6 Yes, both mine and dhs. 3. Do they face right or left? (R/L) Left 4. Are you male or female? (M/F) Female 5. Are you right-handed or left-handed? (R/L) Right Handed 6. Is there any particular reason you hang them this way as opposed to another? Thinking about it, it seems to come down to the fact that I do the ironing. When hung on hangers, clothes are hung face forward on doorhandles etc, so that I can easily pick up the hangers in my right hand, carry them upstairs and hang them with my right hand. I might transfer things briefly to my left during hanging, but the work is predominantly right handed. Over the years, I have found I tend to prefer to lift with my right hand - and even pour pans etc with my right (my left wrist has always seemed weaker. Karen in Coventry To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] RE: House numbers/lack of
Jean wrote: ***There were three postmen on the round who rotated nightshift sorting the post, deliveries, time off. Because they knew the names of everyone on their rounds, they even once delivered a letter to me addressed to "Jean Nathan, The Cottage, Taunton". This must be a village thing. One of the " baby cards" when I was born was sent to "The New Baby, The Caravan, West Drayton, Retford, Notts". When my parents were married there were no available cottages in the village my father worked in as a farm labourer so they had a static caravan. Karen, in Coventry Where there is a heavy frost this morning To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] RE: Canberra and Croydon
As well as traffic lights on roundabouts in the UK, there is also the magic roundabout in Swindon. This is a lage roundabout surrounded by 5 smaller ones, making it possible to travel around the roundabout in both a clockwise and anticlockwise direction. And just in case you don't believe me or understand , there's a picture at http://www.strum.co.uk/wessex/brunpic.htm Karen in Coventry, who is about to go and teach children how to make lace snakes. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Lace
Following the posting about LACE yesterday, I phoned the Lace Guild, as my copy had not arrived. Apparently, they have had a number of phone calls and there are still backlogs of post in that area of the West Midlands, which could be affecting delivery. Hopefully it will arrive in the next few days - they've asked that I wait a week before contacting them again. That therefore could be the reason why there have been no postings about the contents. Karen, In Coventry - who has decided that tonight she is a Honiton lace night To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re Lavendar
I have a recipe for Potato, Leek and Lavendar Soup! I've never managed to try it,but it certainly sounds interesting. Karen, In Coventry, where the sun is out again and we look set for another really hot day. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re Car names
When I was in my teens, we had a car which became aptly named "Wet Sock". It's registration number was WET 50K, but the name did not come about until friends and neighbours watched us piling into the car to go on holiday, on a very wet evening and realised the aptness of the registration when the numbers were read as letters. Karen, In Coventry, England To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re Summer Reading
Apologies, the later reference to Little House Sample should have read Laura's Album - containing the history and photos of the Ingalls and Wilder Families. Karen, In Coventry To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re Summer Reading
Laura Ingalls Wilder's books include occasional lace references, including knitting lace. These Happy Golden Years refers to "a triangular fichu, of white silk lace, a pattern of lovely flowers and leaves", given to her as a wedding present by a friend. Her works include: The Little House books: Little House in the Big Woods Little House on the Prairie On the Banks of Plum Creek By the Shores of Silver Lake The Long Winter Little Town on the Prairie These Happy Golden Years The First Four Years, about her early married life. Farmer Boy, about her husband's childhood On the Way Home, The Diary or a Trip from South Dakota to Mansfield Missouri in 1894 West From Home, Letters written from San Francisco in 1915, when she went to visit her daughter. A Little House Reader, a collection of writings. A Little House Sampler, a collection of writings by Laura and her daughter Rose Wilder Lane. These later two include items written for newpapers There are also other books about her life and the cookbook, including A Little House Sampler, which has many photos of the family. Karen, in Coventry, England Where it continues to rain. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re Driving Test
I took my driving test in England, and passed first time. However, unlike Jean I managed to get throught the test without managing the reverse around the corner. I was extremely nervous on the day of my test, and my instructor said that mornings driving was the worst he had ever seen from me. Having a shaking right leg did not help then or in the test. The test started reasonably well. However, when I got to the reverse around the corner, there was a lone child stood at the corner - not as though they were going to cross the road - but enough to worry me. I stated that I was going to wait until the child moved away, as I could not predict what he was going to do. When the child moved, I was extremely nervous again, especially as reversing around a corner was not something I found easy. I started to reverse, realised that I was going wrong and pulled forward to start again. Second time I went wrong again, and stopped to pull forward. The examiner told me to pull forward and turn - so I did not complete this. I decided that (knowing others had failed in the past beause they had given up after making a mistake) I might not have got around the corner, but I could still prove that I could drive, and I passed. Having said that, it wasn't as bad as my husband's driving test - in a car that had suddenly developed a fault and had stalled several times on the way to the test centre. It was a hot summers day, but he had to keep the heater and fans going to keep the engine as cool as possible. He warned them that the problem had developed and explained that he had to take care in order not to stall the car, and might not manage to get it into fourth gear in the busy city area of the test area. There was also someone inspecting the examiner sat in the back of the car in an overcoat. I'm not sure I would have got through that one. Karen, In Coventry, where the rain held off today. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
