Dear Lacemakers,
although this subject certainly applies to old books about lace-making, it's
so general that I thought it would be safer to discuss it here.
Recently I've bought some older books - late nineteenth-century - and I
would like advice about how to look after them during use and stora
Well, the day that started off so poorly has continued - we were late for a
business appointment because we couldn't find a parking space on the way
home, the local radio announcer was discussing the development in England of an
onion, which is being bred in such a way that it won't cause the e
We had the discussion on peeling onions with watering eyes on our local
radio station this morning - obviously worldwide news :-)
I don't know what the fuss is - I've never cried when peeling, slicing or
chopping onions. It's the root which contains the zest that makes eyes
water. I do it the way
Jean, what the scientist was saying on radio here is that part of the problem
is an individual's response to whatever it is in the onions which make eyes
water. Some people never have any problems whatsoever, whilst others (like
me!) have trouble whatever method they use for cutting up the little
I too am fond of Miss Read books, own them all and have read them all.
I was always amused about how writing about the little trivial things that
happen in ones daily life could become so interesting at the pen of the
writer. Lovely holiday reading.
I am also an ex-teacher , Alice, se we have som
What on earth are you thinking, Jean? Put a "classic" in a plain wrapper!
It's research, don't you know. LOL
While studying 'Moll Flander's in my English Lit class in college, the
professor mentioned that there was another book of this genre whose name he
couldn't even mention, lest he be fired.
I always begin operations by shaving off the root, and end by mincing that
last half-inch. (Having grown up on a farm, I can't bear to throw out good
food.)
I think the key is to store the onions in the refrigerator and, more
important, keep your knives sharp.
More-sensitive folks might be w
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Rofl,
I do one better. I cut the root end off and let it fall into the garbage.
Then I cut the top end off and let that go into the garbage. Then I peel the
outer layers off.
>From then on, I can cut and chop pretty much however I like. I never cry any
more. (used to cry all the time)
Cearbhael
Dear Secret Pal,
Having already made coffee this morning with the
coffee you had sent, I can tell that it's good and
much appreciated. Your package arrived yesterday.
Thank you much for all of the items from Vermont. The
lavender from your garden was a nice touch. I, too,
grow and very much lik
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Untitled DocumentSorry to post this to both lists, but it is very important
for anyone who buys or sells on ebay and not everyone who does so is on both
lists. If anyone has any comments, please send them to lace-chat so as not
clog up lace with an off-topic discussion.
I received the following em
On Thursday, Jul 24, 2003, at 03:55 US/Eastern, Ruth Budge wrote:
I'm going to bed!! It seems like the safest thing to do at this
stage!! (VBG)
I'd have quit and retired to bed with a good book after I made the DH
clean the dog-do off the carpet, even if it was only 8AM :)
Tamara, I'm glad you
On Thursday, Jul 24, 2003, at 08:59 US/Eastern, Anne Toney wrote:
While studying 'Moll Flander's in my English Lit class in college, the
professor mentioned that there was another book of this genre whose
name he
couldn't even mention, lest he be fired. This was in 1969 and he and I
were
the onl
Hi everyone and Ruth
It must have been a day for synchronic radio - no, not the peeling onions
but the doggy thing...I was listening to the radio morning show and there
was an interview with someone whose dog was attacked by a raccoon. The
dog's owner works at the station, brought her dog in with
Gentle Spiders,
Recently, a new word appeared on my horizon: mugwump
I've never heard/seen it before, so asked my "source" for explanation
and she said it was something that her grandma (from N.C) used.
According to her, a "mugwump" was a person who was undecided, "sitting
on a fence"; the "mu
(apologies if this has appeared on chat before - it is new to me)
Mother Superior calls all the nuns together and says to them,
"I must tell you something. We have a case of gonorrhea in the convent."
"Thank God," says an elderly nun in the back. "I am so tired of
chardonnay."
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