[lace] Leaving for a while...

2004-12-17 Thread Motherchaos
Hi ladies... I am traveling for the season, so I am unsubscribing for a bit I'll be back by the 2cd :) Happy Holidays!! Mikki Fairbanks Alaska Lord, give me the determination and tenacity of a weed. -- Mrs. Leon R. Walters No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.

Re: [lace-chat] Fw: some of your lady

2004-08-30 Thread Motherchaos
In the US the same thing works, only with 911. It is also a non-toll call. Turning on your hazards is a really good idea though in case it really is a cop. However, in this day and age being safe is a good thing, and the police cannot dun you for that. Mikki Fairbanks Alaska | This is

Re: [lace] state fairs

2004-08-16 Thread Motherchaos
Oh Goodness! We just finished a full two weeks of fair prep and then the fair itself. Our needlework guild is actually in charge of keeping and eye on the building the needlework (and spinning/weaving(where lace is entered),Knitting/crochet and food preservation)is displayed in. We have two

Re: [lace-chat] back from Alaska - longish

2004-07-22 Thread Motherchaos
I'm glad that you had a good time up here :) It was a pleasure to see you at our guild meeting :) Mikki Fairbanks Alaska PS Big congrats on your Engagement! - Original Message - From: Weronika Anna Patena [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 2:50 PM

[lace] Re: Pillow survey

2004-07-16 Thread Motherchaos
I'm still new enough to this to not have that many pillows. Also, having a small house tends to force one to keep things down a bit *VBG*. I have one 20 cookie pillow made by Sally, a bolster pillow filled with mahogany sawdust that I made my self, and a roller pillow I bought so I could make

Re: [lace-chat] :-) I don't know who Maxine is, but I empathise

2004-07-16 Thread Motherchaos
Maxine is a great cartoon of a rather crotchety old lady with some wonderful truths about our world. I did find this site with a lot of her cartoons...it takes a bit to load, but the cartoons are quite funny :) http://members.aol.com/soaringeaglesue/Page22.html Mikki Griffin Fairbanks Alaska

[lace] snood pattern hunt

2004-07-12 Thread Motherchaos
http://www.knitting-crochet.com/crochet/snood.html http://crochet.about.com/od/snoods/ http://www.crochetpartners.org/Patterns/CPpat145.html http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/hair_accessories.php Here are a few links that I found for crochet patterns for snoods. I tried looking

Re: [lace-chat] costume help

2004-04-17 Thread Motherchaos
Hmm, a message I might be able to help with. All the Pictures that I have looked at over the years tends toward oval and round veils. These tend to drape nicely. Mind you, different places and years had different looks, but if you are just going for the basic medieval look, this should be fine

Re: [lace] Arachne Heart

2004-02-11 Thread Motherchaos
Since I joined after the hearts, I didn't get one...However, I fell in love with the hearts and spiders pattern and have since made a good bit of that :) Does that count? Mikki Griffin Fairbanks Alaska where spring is thinking about it :) | Well, my lace is done, but I haven't attached it to

Re: [lace-chat] Left or Right?

2003-11-02 Thread Motherchaos
My husband says that it is related to he fact that we drive on the right side of the road. He said that since there are a lot of ambidexterious people that tend to the right, that it must be due to driving. Since I am a very dominate left hander, I must be in trouble.I always tend to go

Re: [lace-chat] Left or Right?

2003-11-02 Thread Motherchaos
I went to the University and recieved a degree in Psychlogywhile there I was used (many times as psych students are) as a guinea pig for the students going for their PhDs. One such student was studying brain wave patterns in learning. She hooked me up to an e.e.g and set me to taking a

Re: [lace-chat] :-) Hope this doesn't offend anyone

2003-09-16 Thread Motherchaos
Hmm...offended? Nah I think I spent some of my childhood in a place like that *VBG*...One of the many reasons I flew this far north! Mikki Fairbanks Alaska Where the first (and second) killing frosts of the season arrivednow we just sit and wait for the snow :) From: Jean Nathan |

Re: [lace-chat] Re: Hope this doesn't offend anyone

2003-09-16 Thread Motherchaos
My great-Grandmother lived most of her life in a very small town in north Arkansas. I spent a lot of my summers and holidays there. My Mom and I were Episcopalians, but when we were visiting, off we went to the local Baptist church. I don't think they ever confused rupture/rapture, but some of

[lace-chat] Quakes

2003-08-24 Thread Motherchaos
You have my sympathy and some soft chuckles to go with it. We had a major quake last November and we are still having up to a thousand aftershocks monthly (according to the USGS and our Geophysical Profs at the University). We just had a 4.9 aftershock last weekand the quake was almost a Year

Re: [lace-chat] moose whistles???

2003-08-23 Thread Motherchaos
From: Bev Walker | I dunno if the deer whistle would work especially if the moose was running | headlong full steam ahead (akin to a steam locomotive) - how fast could | one turn, at the sound of an ultra high pitch?! It would be better than | nothing though (I guess? gee those moose creatures are

Re: [lace-chat] roo whistles?

2003-08-22 Thread Motherchaos
I could really use one of those whistlesif they work on elk, I am sure that they will work on moose. As close as I have come a time or two to hitting one of them, I am grateful for my headlights and the rare street lamp. Mikki In Fairbanks Alaska where we are headed back to the winter

Re: [lace-chat] RE: Onions

2003-07-25 Thread Motherchaos
At least you can eat them! Ever since I got pregnant with my daughter (6 years ago) I have been unable to eat onionsand I have TRIED! I love how they flavor food, but the most I can stand now is the dried onion powder or dried flakes you can get in the spice isle. At least I don't have to

[lace-chat] Fw: Mugwumps! A response to your Lace Chat

2003-07-25 Thread Motherchaos
Hi, Tamara and other Spiders, My daughter sent your lace-chat (included below my note) about 'Mugwump', so I just had to reply. First, background. I'm 54, a math teacher living in North Pole, Alaska, but I come from solid Southern roots. My father was born and raised in Cotton Plant,