[lace-chat] Snapshot my life
I guess I am as old as dirt! I remember having to show Daddy how to operate a rotary dial phone. At home when we wanted to make a phone call we would just pick up the receiver and if there was no one talking on the party line the operator would say, "Number please?" and we would tell her the number we wanted and she would connect us. Louise in Central Virginia humem...@lynchburg.net To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Re: Ginger Molasses Cookies
Margery Allcock wrote: http://www.acommonplacelife.com/ and it . brown I am not completely bilingual, but the secret is that ALL US measurements are in fluid ounces whether or not the substance being measured is liquid or not. One US standard cup is 8 fluid ounces. We use the same measuring cup to measure both liquid and solids. However, I do have a Table of Measurements that state : 2cups = 1 lb granulated sugar; 2 1/3 cups = 1 lb powdered sugar ( but brown sugar is heavier than regular granulated, if measuring by volume, pack it into the cup); 1/4 lb butter = 1/2 cup (i.e. 1 1/2 cups = 3/4 lb); and 1 lb all-purpose flour = 4 cups sifted ( I would guess that 1 lb unsifted would yield 4 1/2 cups when sifted) I measure butter by displacement. If the recipe calls for 1/4 cup, I put 1/4 cup of water and then add butter until the water reaches the 1/2 cup mark (or 4 oz.) So to use US recipes one needs a measuring cup marked with fluid oz. It would also be helpful to have standard measuring spoons. 2 tablespoons = 1 oz; 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon. I empathize with you as I bought some recipe books when on holiday in Briton and struggle with the conversions. The Cookies sound delicious. Louise in Central Virginia humem...@lynchburg.net To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Re: measurements
Liz wrote: I use the fingers to nose measurement for a yard - and fingers to nose turned away for the metric measurement. Turning my head away seems to give me approximately the extra 3inches!! Looking straight ahead, nose to fingertip is only 31.5 inches on my small body. I have to turn my head to get a full yard measure. Guess I need to fold the fabric back over my fingers and down to where they attatch to hand to get a meter measurement. If I recollect correctly, I believe it was also King Henry whose foot measured 12 inches. Many years ago, when I was teaching mentally handicapped, I tried to give them some concept of various measurements by asking them to hold their hands apart at a distance of an inch, a foot, a yard. One teenage boy had no idea of how large a foot was so I suggested that he look at his own foot. One could see the dawn breaking over his face. He said he had never thought the word for measurement and that for his own foot as having any relationship. I think that as most people learn to measure when they are very young, they do not relate a foot to their feet any more than we relate a yard to a lawn or barnyard. ( My Webster says that a yard - measure- is from AngloSaxon 'gyrd or gierd', a rod or staff; whereas a yard-enclosure- is from AS 'geard'. Louise in Central Virginia [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] Re: Christmas too early
Glad to hear from Martha that there are some others that celebrate Advent and Christmas . We still wait until Xmas Eve to set up our tree. When we were small and also when our children were small, Daddy set the tree up, but Santa decorated it, so that the decorated tree was a surprise on Christmas morning. We leave the tree up for the full 12 days of Christmas, taking it down on 12th night - January 5. ( count the days - Christmas Day is the 1st day of Xmas, Dec. 26 is the 2nd, etc.) The house is redecorated with arrangements of ivy and white candles for the Feast of Epiphany on Jan. 6. So Christmas is not all over for us, it is only the 10th day of Xmas. ;-), although I will say I will be happy to get it cleared and put away on Friday ! Happy New Year of lacing to all. Louise in Central Virginia [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] Introduction & cats
Some cats really need their nine lives, don't they?! I often must explain to my cats how banjos are made ! :-) Louise in Central Virginia [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] working ...at nursing home
I don't know where you get the idea that Virginia is a poorly run state. Perhaps some of the counties bordering on Tenn. may be included in poverty stricken Appalachia, but in general, Virginia is rated as one of the BEST managed states in the union with excellent leadership! Guess you were working and didn't hear our Democratic governor's rebuttal to the State of the Union Speech last night. Louise in Central Virginia [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] RE: sayings
Like the lists of sayings, but most are not exclusively Aussie, but rather idioms of the English language generally, as Tamara pointed out. One of the first Aussies words a child learns is 'ta' instead of thanks, "Ta" for thanks was one of the first words I learned as a child in Virginia, Does anyone know derivation of "Ta Ta Tea" ? This was weak tea loaded with milk and sugar served to children who were thought to be too young to drink proper tea. When we asked for some we said " Ta Ta tea, ta. ta." That translated to "Thank you for the tea." In our part of the South, instead of saying, "Please pass the whatever" and then," Thank you" we just said, "Thank you for the salt (or whatever)" Louise in Central Virginia [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] RE:Disappearing Words
I must be "Of that certain age" as I remember most of these terms. However, I still use and hear some of them here in the South. "store-bought." Sometimes we say "sto' boughten"; used it just the other day talking about making clothes for DD as she was so hard to fit (and Please) " in sto' boughten" ones. everyone replaces their wall-to-wall carpeting with hardwood floors. Am at he moment trying to get DH to consent replacing badly worn 25 year old carpet. The ol' man hates change. "picture show," but I considered "movie" anaffectation. We said, "movin' pi'ture show" "percolator." One can hardly even buy perk ground coffee. It is all drip ground - as for Mr. Coffee. lumbago this is now "spinal stenosis" ; "slipped 4th lumbar disc"; and other more specific conditions. I know, I am having experience with practically all of them !! "supper." Now everybody says "dinner." We still use Dinner for the main meal of the day, and lunch or supper for the other meal. i.e. most days we have lunch at mid-day and dinner in the evening. On Sunday, we have dinner at mid-day and supper in the evening. But you are correct. To avoid confusing as to when dinner is to be served, most people just use lunch and supper, unless it is a big formal dinner. But then, here in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, there were in my memory, people still speaking Elizabethian English. In the 1950s, I had a student who had been raised back of the mountain by his grandmother and used phrases such as " holp you tote yo poke" (help you carry your paper sack) Louise in Central Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] decorating bobbins (for people who can't paint)
I Pyrograph many of the bobbins that I turn or whittle. Never thought of doing it under magnification, but that would help to make a neater design. I even wood burn designs that I plan to paint, it makes the design pop out (like a gimp ) I think the light brown burn lines or dots look really nice on light wood. And as someone wrote, if you fill the burn with paint, it is below level of rest of surface and less likely to wear off. I usually finish with Tung oil finish ( the main ingrdient in spar varnish) But most people spray with polyurethane. Hobby wood burning kits are not expensive. I got mine at Michaels - a USA nationwide company that sells all types of craft things. The kits come with several tips. I mostly use the sharp tip of the pointy one. Louise in Central Virginia [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] Re: Southern States Professional Engineering Exam
If your uncle builds a still This is a true story. My brother is a chemical engineer. His first job right out of university was with a chemical plant located in the mountains of a southern state. He was in the development Lab and needed distilled water in a process, so decided to make the apparatus. He had the burner, flasks, etc. but needed a condenser. So he located a copper pipe, but couldn't figure out how to bend it in a spiral without crimping it. One of the local men suggested filling the pipe with sugar and then wrapping it around a sapling. DB asked if sand would work as well as sugar. His helper said the it might, but they always used sugar . For information of city folk - corn whiskey (moonshine) is made with mash of corn and sugar, cooked down in a copper pot, and allowed to ferment before distilling out the alcohol. Louise in Central Virginia [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] RE: Christmas trees
...but wooden pyramids covered with evergreen branches were decorated with candles. This might explain a passage in a letter my grandfather wrote to my grandmother before they were married. He worked in the iron mines near Clifton Forge, VA. and wrote home on Dec. 5, 1886 that the " boys and girls are fixing to have a Xmas Ladder for their Sunday School, making a big effort for it. I will have to bring you something for your Xmas Ladder. Then after Xmas he wrote that he had got a present on the Xmas Ladder that one of the local young ladies had picked out for him. In another letters he wrote about getting her a New Years gift, and I thought, perhaps, Christmas was religious and New Years was for giving gifts. My mother continued to put dimes in our shoes on New Years up through the 1930s (delivered by Kris Kringle) although none of my friends had ever heard of that. Charles Minnegrode introduced the custom of decorating trees in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1842. I have been wondering if it took a while for the new customs to work their way up river from Williamsburg to the Piedmont and Blue Ridge Mountains. Louise in Central Virginia [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] Re: Something to think about
The poppies have been a symbol of fallen soldiers since WWI. The poppies grow in Flanders fields. I "sold" them on Main street on Memorial Day (May 30) when I was a child in the 1930's - My father was a WWI Veteran. The veterans who were in hospital made them of crepe paper and wire. Part of the money donated went to them for spending money and the rest went to the American Legion fund to help destitute families of veterans. (This was during the Great Depression) The poem used to be quoted often. It was written by Lieut.-Col. John McCrae, a member of the first Canadian contingent, who died in France on Jan. 28, 1918, after 4 years of service on the western front. ~~ In Flanders Field In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe; To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. ~~~ Lest we forget, indeed. I am feeling very old remembering all this and knowing that they who do not acknowledge History are doomed to repeat it. Sorry, once a History teacher, always a h. teacher Lesson over ! :) Louise in Central Virginia [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] Re: Moaquitoes - part 2
OTOH, that mosquito whining around my head, may be a male yelling to his lady friend, " This way, tjis way! Here's a live one. Come qwick and eat, so we can get on with it !" ;-) Louise in Central Virginia, where we have had so much rain in the past month that the mozzies rise up in clouds when one walks across the lawn. [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] Re: Mosquitoes
I have read, and I'm fairly sure that this is correct, that only the female mosquitoes bite because they must have a meal of blood in order to reproduce. On the other hand, only the male mosquitoes sing, to attract the females. So... if you here a mosquito "singing", it is a male and will not bite. The ones you have to watch out for are the females that sneak up on you in silence and will bite before you notice them on your arm. Also, I think there is some truth about basil detering insects. One year we had basil surrounding an oak tree stump and the cats loved to sleep on that stump amid the basil. That year they had almost no fleas ! Louise in Central Virginia [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] Re: Nancy Drew books
The Nancy Drew series of books, the Bopsy Twins (for younger children) and a boy's series (was it Hardy Boys? (I know there was a series of movies staring Micky Rooney, but maybe taken from the book series) were all cranked out by one family of writers - father, daughter, etc. I can't remember their real names, but they wrote under a different pen name for each series. There is a formular feel to them all. All rather inane. These were originally written, I believe, in the 1930s. or maybe started earlier; but were very popular when I was a CHILD, like 70 yrs ago, before TV and reven radio was in its infancy, so we READ. Anything! I believe the factory was cranked up again in more recent years and the plots modernized somewhat. I don't remember the Lace one in the original set, so probably is one of the later ones. Someone who has a copy could look for a date. Louise in Central Virginia [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] Time change
I think we, in USA,change next week - 1st weekend in April. The clock line on bottom of my computer screen changes automatically and then a window opens to announce that it has done so. Then I can go and change all the clocks in the house ! ;) Louise in Central Virginia [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] Re Spelling and names
I have found in my studies of history and related geneology that up until the 20th century most people practiced creative spelling. My grandfather, in letters written in 1880s, referred to his Jamerson cousins as Jimmyson. Also, I found a local deed wherein the writer covered all bases - the name was spelled Roads, Rodes, Rhodes, Rhoads all in the same document! Even my married name is spelled with an "O" by one branch of the family, i.e. Sir Douglas-Home. The locals often pronounce it "Humes" ! And my maiden name is Davis/Davies - The English official left out the e when my Cornish/Welsh ancester emigrated, and some of my cousins reverted to the Welsh spelling although my father did not. Personally, I could never keep my Spanish endings straight and tended to end every word with an "uh" and still managed to make myself understood. My personal gripe is people who use 'decendents" when they mean "ancester"; as in " Her decendents came over in the Mayflower (in 1620!) Louise in Central Virginia P.S. In the phrase, "to boldly go ." Boldly is an adverb. (Most English words that end in ..ly are) End of grammar lesson ! :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re:[lace-chat] did you know that
> >i wonder when that was voted ... i remember seeing a film from 1811 saying > >four baths a year were enough I remember my college history prof. quoting a London News item during reign of Elizabeth I. (1533-1603) " The Queen has built Herself a bath, wherein she shall bathe onec a month whether she needith it or not." They didn't have "dry cleaning back then either", but the perfume industry was essential ! Louise in Central Virginia [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] Re: Lessons in logic
My motto has been : Never do anything today that can be put off until tommorrow, because if it can be put off, it isn't all that important, and why waste time on unimportant things when I can be making lace !! Louise in Central Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Hurricane Isabel -- safely past (long)
We are OK - only about 4 inches of rain in 4 hours Thursday night and winds about 40 mph. I had no power outage, but there was some in the city and adjacent counties due to trees down on power lines. The coastal areas of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware received the full force of the storm which hit them as class 2 hurricane. All of the barrier islands and beaches were evacuated. There was much wind damage and storm surge flooding on coast. DH and I drove down (2 hrs) to Richmond, capital of VA., Sat afternoon to take my entry to State Fair and most of city and surrounding area was without power and many without water, as the municipal water system uses electric pumps. The main streets have been cleared of downed trees, but still stacked on edges. Traffic lights not working and saw a few fender benders at intersections. ( We know that the car on the right has the right of way, but which is the right one when there are cars at all 4 points ?) There was no power at the fair grounds, but the hard working volunteers were set up near the front window and door, taking in the entries as usual. (We had to get a flash light from the car in order to use the toilet) Washington, DC shut down at noon on Thursday as the Metro (Bus and underground) closed to avoid high winds over turning buses and trains getting stalled between underground stations, (as happened in NY City when they lost power several weeks ago. They probably won't start up until Mon. There was widespread power loss in area. DD is still without power in VA suburb. Across the Blue Ridge Mt. in the Valley of Virginia they had 9 inches of rain in a few hours. As it has been a wet summer the ground was already saturated and the runoff caused serious flooding. More flooding is expected in the next few days down river as the water makes its way out to the sea. This storm started as class 5 hurricane, but weakened as approached land. Most Atlantic storms move up the coast and swipe the edge of land and then follow the gulf stream out to sea. This one hit head on and moved inland, ending up in Ontario, Canada. This is equivalent to the distance from southern Spain to Scotland ! So many more areas were affected than is usual. Fortunately, there were relatively few deaths, (about 23, I think, overall,) considering the amount of physical damage. Florida, which is frquently in the path of hurricanes, was spared this one. So we have survived another storm. We had good warning for this one and were able to prepare. It is a good idea to have an emergency kit supplied at all times, as stores sell out of batteries, propane gas canisters, lamp oil , and even candles in days before predicted storms. I couldn't find propane for camp stove we haven't used for over 10 yrs, so just laid a fire in fireplace. Didn't lose power, but have cooked over grate fire many times, so wasn't worried. Louise in Central Virginia [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] Re:Recipes and questions
>>Is Crisco a kind of fat? what kind? is there a UK equiv.? >It is a popular US brand name vegetable shortning. i.e. homogenized veggie >oil. OOps! Sorry, I miswrote. I meant hydrogenated vegetable oil. It is similar to margarine, but used in recipes instead of lard or butter. When I was a child, it was allowed to sell butter with extra yellow coloring added, but margerine was required to be sold uncolored, i.e. a white lump. Encluded in box was packet of yellow coloring which we had to mix in ourselves. I remember one time we had run out of margerine and Daddy took a lump of Crisco, added salt and coloring and served it as margerine. There wasn't a lot of difference !! Louise in Central Virginia [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] What I am thinking of today
Thought I would share this bit that I received from my DD today. She lives in Virginia suburb of DC and drives by the Pentagon, (which was also hit by a terroist hi-jacked plane on 11 Sept 2001) every day. Louise ~ Dear folks, As you know, I make my living with words. But as I look back over the last two years from my perch here in D.C. (a.k.a. "The Bullseye"), no words of mine seem adequate for today. So I'll just point to the last two verses of the "Star Spangled Banner." Love, Jeff And where is that band who so hauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country, shall leave us no more? Their blood has washed out their foul foot steps' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave >From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave. And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. Oh thus be it e'er when free men shall stand Between their lov'd homes and war's desolation! Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n rescued land Praise the Pow'r that has made and presrv'd us a nation. And conquer we must when our cause it is just And this be our motto: "In God is our trust." And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. P.S. I was able to remember these verses on 9/11 because my fourth grade teacher believed children should memorize big chunks of poetry. Thank you, Miss Taylor! ~ Note for those who were not raised in the USA: These are the last 2 verses of the poem written by Francis Scott Key in 1814, only 33 years after the US had won their independence from Britain. He had gone to intercede for a friend being held prisoner on a British ship that was in the harbor, when the shelling of the fort near the city of Baltimore, Maryland began. He was detained all night on the ship until it was safe to return to shore. In the dawn's early light, he strained to see if the American flag was still flying over fort. The British then burned Baltimore and then marched on to Washington, DC and burned the Capitol building and the White House (residence of the president - then James Madison). The stirring poem was published and later set to the music of an English drinking song. It officially became the National Anthem in 1931. The music fits the words of the poem, but is almost impossible to sing, --unless one is drunk :) End of History lesson. Louise in Central Virginia [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] RE:Recipe and Questions
Dear Margery. >What's "Silk brand cake flour"? or its UK equivalent? I think any cake flour would do. It is sifted finer than all purpose flour. >Is Crisco a kind of fat? what kind? is there a UK equiv.? It is a popular US brand name vegetable shortning. i.e. homogenized veggie oil. In the icing, 6 Tbsp Butter would be 3 oz. by weight. >And what volume is a cup? or what weights are a cup of flour, a cup of shortening, and a cup of sugar? All US measurements are volume in fluid oz. 8 fluid oz. is a cup. There are 4 Tablespoons in 1/4 cup or 2 fluid oz., so that would be 1/2 oz to 1 Tablespoon (Tbs) There are 3 teaspoons(tsp) in a tablespoon. You really need a US standard set of measuring spoons.:-) My Scottish Cookbook by Ena Baxter has a conversion chart that says; 1 average British teacup = approximately 1 level American standard cup (but the teacups that came with my dinner set only hold 5 oz., not 8, so what size is an average British teacup?) 1 average British rounded tablespoon = approximately 2 level American standard Tablespoons 1 average British rounded teaspoon= 2level American standard teaspoons This Red Velvet Cake recipe has been floating around for decades, but I have never made it. It sounds to me like a basic Chocolate cake recipe with red food coloring added. I have eaten it and it is very good - the buttermilk makes it moist, and it is colorfull for holidays when you want a red touch. Louise in Central Virginia [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] Re: Driving times
>>They told me that it would only take them 2 1/2 hours >2 1/2 hours would mean going at 70mph all the way which is the legal speed Whoever wrote they could drive 170 miles in 2 1/2 hrs. must live in Midwest US empty country. Traffic in any large city, anywhere, I think, would be congested and take forever to negotiate. DD lives in Virginia suburb of Washington, DC.- just inside the Beltway (a super motorway that encircles DC and it's closest suburbs) just 1 exit from I66, so she should be able to zip right down to Rt. 29 and home in 3 1/2 hrs. NOT! WE can drive up there in 3 1/2 hrs as we arrive in late afternoon when all the traffic is coming the other way out of the city. She must needs to leave there after work when everyone else is also leaving and it usually takes at least 2 hrs to drive the 1st 30 miles bumper to bumper on I66 until she gets to Rt. 29. The speed limit is 65-75mph, but traffic only moves about 15-20 mph! The same is true in Los Angeles, California where DS lives. He asks us not to fly into LAX arriving in evening as it takes him 2 hrs to get to that airport from NE suburb, so we fly into a smaller airport only 30 miles and 30 min. from him. The LA Freeways are notorious for gridlock! Louise in Central Virginia [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] Re: Suggestions for linens in 1949
Am way behind in reading lace chat, but felt need to respond. > Some of my visitors will -- after a single night at the "Hotel Duvall" -- make up the bed, to make it >look like it's fresh; I was taught "proper guest etiquette" required one to make up bed each morning one was a guest, until last day, when before leaving one should strip the bed, leaving the linens neatly folded at foot (perhaps folded into a pillowcase, ready for laundry) and spread the bed cover (spread) back neatly over bare mattress and pillows. >I wash it, and don't worry about it; leave it in the "one day" basket I also hate ironing. My children used to accuse me of keeping clothes in the "one day" basket until they outgrew them ! Update on DH who is recovering, now at home, from open heart surgery: He is keeping me running, trying to buy, make, cook, something to whet his appetite. He is well enough to walk around, criticizing, but not well enough to help !! Did I thank y'all for your prayers? Am convinced they worked. Louise in Central Virginia [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] Re;Summer reading
Patrica, I love Marston's medieval mysteries , and haunt the public library for each new one Actual, I love amost everyone's medieval mysteries. Right now, I am reading the Mitford series by Jan Karon about anEpiscopal priest in North Caolina (USA) highland villiage. Reminds me of some of the British villiage novels. Don't have much time for reading as am still trotting back and forth to hospital. DH is recovering from open heart surgery on schedule. was moved yesterday from cardiac progressive care to skilled care and will come home from there in a week. Thank all for wishes and prayers. I'm sure they help. Louise in Central Virginia [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] Re: Mudwump
Tamara asked:
1) Are you familiar with the word (and how/from whom did you learn it)?
2) What does it mean to *you*?
3) Where are you in the US (or, where did your source come from)?
Have been familiar with the term since High School (Over 55 yrs ago) Amer.
History Course, with it's political meaning . Have always thought it held a
connotation of indecision, but mainly the mudwumps disapproved of Blain's
"dishonest" politics, and bolted the Republican party to vote for the
Democratic candidate, Grover Cleveland. As always, when a party splits, the
other party wins, although in 1884 the electorial votes were very close.
I heard the fence definition ("sitting on a fence"; the "mug" (face) being
on one side of it, and the "wump"
(rump) on the other.) when I was very young, from my older brother who is a
great punster. I do not think it is confined to the "South"
Louise in Central Virginia
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[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Why no mail?
Brian wrote: >We are watching the Tour de France! :)< And the old man, "Cousin Lance" is still in the lead !!! Louise in Central Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat]Fluffy Marshmallow Ice Cream
Thank you , Barbara. I think this may be it !!! I only remember the cream, marshmallows and peaches. Don't remember if he made an egg custard, as some recipes call for, but think not. Thank you for taking the trouble to Google for me. I have never got the hang of it. Louise in Central Virginia To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Recipe for ice cream
We got notice from our local orchard that the early peaches would be in this week and it got me to thinking about the wonderful fresh peach ice cream my Daddy made when I was a child back in the Depression and WW II years. He froze it in the ice cube compartment of our refrigerator using a tray that was the size of the regular ice cubes but twice as deep. When I cleaned out his house after the died some years ago (he was 95, and Mamma died 2 months later, age 90) I could not find his recipe. We got raw milk delivered from the dairy with cream half way down the bottle and he would skim it and save until he had enough to make the ice cream. I remember that a key ingredient was marshmallows. I suppose that was during the war when sugar was rationed, but marshmallows weren't. I have found recipes using unflavored gelatin, but do not know how to make the conversion. Does anyone have a recipe for refrigerator ice cream using marshmallows? I can almost taste that fresh peach ice cream of Daddy's now! Louise in Central Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Unusual thief
> I wasn't talking about rats...I was talking about mice... The article said > they were mice. > > Cearbhael I understand. I agree. To my knowledge, our mice (whitefoot) only steal food. However, some people(unlike you and I, ) do not know the difference between mice and rats, and the pack, or wood, rat does collect shiney things. So I just thought I would mention it. I notice someone else thought of them also. Louise in Central Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Angel Skubic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Louise Hume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 7:06 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Unusual thief > - Original Message - > From: Louise Hume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Arachne Lace-chat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 4:14 PM > Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Unusual thief > > > > >...but mice? Since when did they like nice shinies? > > > > The indigenous rat in North America is the wood rat, sometimes know as the > > Pack Rat. It does collect shiny things, and sometimes exchanges one it is > > carrying for a better one it finds. > > > > The skinny tail common rat is an immigrant that came over on the first > > ships, and all subsequent ones. > > The wood rat is brown, a little larger than an eastern chipmonk and has a > > bushy tail. > > > > Louise in Central Virginia > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] garlic festival
Clay wrote >And there is another garlic festival in Virginia . >... Virginia wines are also featured, and with the >admission, adults receive a wine glass which is used for the >tastings. I've quite a collection of the glasses now! This festival is held in a vineyard and winery in my county. It features "elephant garlic" also. We used to demonstrate lace there, but in recent years it coincided with our NC regional Lace Day. Louise in Central Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Unusual thief
>...but mice? Since when did they like nice shinies? The indigenous rat in North America is the wood rat, sometimes know as the Pack Rat. It does collect shiny things, and sometimes exchanges one it is carrying for a better one it finds. The skinny tail common rat is an immigrant that came over on the first ships, and all subsequent ones. The wood rat is brown, a little larger than an eastern chipmonk and has a bushy tail. Louise in Central Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Christmas is coming!!
Was just remarking to DH that it was just 6 months 'til Xmas and those who make needlework (or bobbin) for presents need to get their projects going if they will get finished in time. I seldom do, and often end up giving close family members a bag of yarn, which I knit up in Jan. and Feb. :) Louise in Central Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Un-PC "went South"
I'm wondering if the P.C. Northerners are associating this innocent phrase with "sold down the river" which may be Politically Incorrect as it refers to a practice in time of slavery in U.S. A. when rebellious slaves might be sold to brokers who supplied workers for plantations in the deep South. The river was the Mississippi, which flows from north to south down the middle of the US, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico at New Orleans. Work in the cotton fields and other crops in the heat and humidity of marshy area of eastern gulf states was not easy and many died of maleria, etc. in addition to being separated from family and friends. So, to workers in the border states, even the threat of being sold down the river was often enough to keep them in line. Now-a-days even a suggestion (by a white person) that slavery ever existed in the USA seems to be Politically incorrect. But it is part of our history, and "...who doesn't remember the past is doomed to repeat it" !! Louise in Central Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Prime Minister
On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 susan wrote: >we have a local area represresentative called a senator, and in each part of >tennessee we have several different ones . they are given jurisdictions by >population, and i think tennessee has 2 or 3 per jurisdiction. the there >are many jurisdictions accross the state of tennessee, so there are quite a >few senators. then they have a congressman who represents them in the white >house, and from there we are represented by the president. Susan, I think you are confusing the state legislature with the federal. All but one of our states have a Senate and a House and the state is divided into districts for each, according to population, (as you said). I'm not sure how many there are in Tenn. Each state decides for itself. The executive of a state is called the Governor. These are not the same districts as the Federal Congressional districts, which are also based on population. The Constitution of the USA provides for 2 houses in the legislative branch. There are 2 Senators from each state (Total of 100) in the upper house,(the Senate), and 365 congressmen in the House of Representatives. It is in the Constitution that a census be taken every 10 years, and from those figures each state is assigned a proportional number of congressmen (of the 365) for the next 10 years. The states must then draw the district lines so that the number of population will be more or less equal in each district. There are three branches of government - the legislative make the laws; the executive (President, who lives in the White House, his Cabinet, etc.) carries out the laws; and the judiciary (the Supreme Court) interprets the law. The 1st 2 are elected by all the people (at least those who take the trouble to vote) and the Supreme court is appointed by the President and approved by the Senate. Senators serve for 6 year terms, and 1/3 of them are elected every 2 years; congressmen in House of Representatives serve for 2 year terms, and the President serves for 4 year terms. So the USA does not have a pure democracy, but a representative republic. I'll now take off my teacher of Government hat, and put my lace designing one back on. I am trying to redraw an old Bucks pattern to true it up. The Bucks ground is of 1 size and angle and the honeycomb ground is of another size and angle. Gr. :) Louise in Central Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
