I have to tell you my experience this week. Early one morning I heard
a 'pop' in my lace corner. As I stared at the corner trying to figure
out what the sound was, there was a louder 'crash' and the top shelf of
my lace bookcase pitched forward, all over the floor. What was worse
was that the
When I was in Library School, back in the Dark Ages (pre-metric) we
learnt that Library floors had to be stressed to take 125 lbs per square
foot.
On Tuesday, August 26, 2003, at 05:09 AM, Jean Nathan wrote:
The surveyor pointed out to the principal just how much books
weigh and that there
and so could I .
this quotation applies to lots of us as long as you change the name of the
country
I love America more than any other country in this world,
and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to
criticize her perpetually.
James Baldwin (1924 - 1987), American author
Dear Lace Chatters,
here is some news about a piece of research into how our sense of humour
changes with age:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3181489.stm
It includes some sample questions so you can test whether you're affected
yet!
Linda Walton,
in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.,
I got a wonderful package from Austrailia. I got the cutest little platypus,
a bee garden poke, rose soap leaves and a yummy candy bar. It had honeycomb
in the middle. It was the hit of the package . My 3 kids and dh devoured it.
It also had a wonderful little lace fan. I love my things.
After 17 years of marriage a man dumped his wife for a younger woman. The
downtown luxury apartment was in his name and he wanted to remain there with
his new love so he asked the wife to move out and then he would buy her
another place.
The wife agreed to this, but asked that she be given 3
Toni wrote:
All of you should know, no one was killed
Bev
Update - how grievously sad - is that
a van-full of firefighters *were* killed on
their way home . . .
Bev responds - yes I saw this at the website as well, terrible news.
For the record, the accident happened in Oregon, and my message
here is some news about a piece of research into how our sense of humour
changes with age:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3181489.stm
Linda Walton,
(wondering whether passing this test should be made compulsory for anyone
wanting to stand for election . . .).
I find that many so-called
Jeri wrote I know of no store in the English-speaking world quite like the
House of Liberty I'm ashamed to say I've never been there - the last time
I went to London was a tourist visit for the children to see the sights,
Tower, Buckingham Palace etc. The children are now aged 30 and 27! But
