[lace-chat] Re Secret Pal

2004-02-09 Thread Shirley Meier
Dear Secret Pal, My parcel arrived today, just when I needed a little bit of cheering up, had been to the Dr and had a " nasty " burnt off my nose and now feel like Rudolph. The card is gorgeous, I love teddies and have a small collection of them. The bobbins are amazing, he makes such beautiful bo

[lace-chat] chat

2004-02-09 Thread Wfalconsmate
Last night I was so lonely because no body was on the computer..tonight I had 36 emails Halleluah I loved it. You guys have a good evening. I am gonna go make lace. :) :) Lynn Wfalconsmate Clarksburg, WV To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe

[lace-chat] Little Tommy ; )

2004-02-09 Thread Clay Blackwell
I think I've sat next to this "Salesman from ___" on a number of flights... Subject: Fw: Little Tommy Little Tommy was in his seat on an airplane when a fellow passenger took the seat next to him. The stranger said "Hias long as we are going to be traveling companions for the next thr

[lace-chat] spider news .......

2004-02-09 Thread dominique
with a twist ... "Spider silk is an extremely strong material and its on-weight basis has been proven to be stronger than steel. Experts suggest that a pencil-thick strand of silk could stop a Boeing 747 in flight." i AM impressed . dominique from Paris To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

Re: [lace-chat] RE: seasonal disgruntle disorder

2004-02-09 Thread Ruth Budge
Christmas stuff is in the stores during June/July in Australia, because some years ago a person clever in selling started promoting "Christmas in Winter". In the full heat of summer at Christmas, the Australian climate is really not very suitable for preparing and eating all the traditional hot

[lace-chat] Test; please ignore

2004-02-09 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
It's worked for Sue, let's see if it'll wok for me.. It'd be nice to be able to see my own messages (other than in the archives or in my "sent" box) after all these months :) - Tamara P Duvall Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd/ To unsubscribe

Re: [lace-chat] SP questions

2004-02-09 Thread Alice Howell
At 11:17 AM 2/9/2004, you wrote: I'm wondering if the 'gifts' have a suggested value or number or??? It sounds like people are getting quite a number of items per package but for those of us who have never been involved it is not completely clear. I think if the expectations are clear at the onset

[lace-chat] RE: seasonal disgruntle disorder

2004-02-09 Thread Helen Bell
I haven't seen heart shaped doughnuts, but our favourite take and bake pizza place offers a large heart shapped pepperoni pizza on Valentine's day :-) I'll be getting one for my 2 little cherubs, and I'll cook something special for my big Cherub and I :-) The one that bugs me is Christmas stuff c

[lace-chat] SP questions

2004-02-09 Thread Darlene Mulholland
I'm wondering if the 'gifts' have a suggested value or number or??? It sounds like people are getting quite a number of items per package but for those of us who have never been involved it is not completely clear. I think if the expectations are clear at the onset there would be no disappointed pe

[lace-chat] Manners

2004-02-09 Thread Webwalker
Thought this was amusing and ya'll might enjoy as well. My Mother's best friend is a woman about 10 years her junior, who comes from a "proper" southern family but now lives near Mother. Mother said that her friend had come for dinner and commented that "the cobwebs in the lampshade sparkled s

[lace-chat] SP THANK YOU

2004-02-09 Thread alessandra
DEAR CANADIAN SP, THANK YOU FOR YOUR NICE PARCEL. THE THREAD IS WONDERFUL. THANK YOU ALSO FOR THE CARDS, WE HAVE NOT ANYTHING SIMILAR HERE. THE PORTRAIT IS ALREADY IN MY BEDROOM WITH A NICE PHOTO INSIDE, AND THE NOTES ARE USEFUL. THANK YOU AGAIN. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE. HAP

[lace-chat] re: Australian Bricklayer Report

2004-02-09 Thread nicky.h-townsend
Hi spiders Read this one with some amusement. The tale reads just like the song entitled "Murphy and the Bricks" which I have on CD by Noel Murphy and the Mahogany Gaspipes in session. A very amusing collection of folk music. Nicky in Suffolk To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] contain

[lace-chat] Manner over matter?

2004-02-09 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
Gentle Spiders, As a child -- y'all know how uncompromising childen can be -- I had a problem lying, even in a "good cause"... Used to embarass my parents no end, and my Mother in particular tried to get me more civilised, especially after my famous/infamous but, definitely, un-gracious recept