[lace-chat] Secret Pals and Christmas Card exchange

2004-10-22 Thread Brenda Paternoster
The sixth and final packages for the current round of Secret Pal exchanges are due to be posted (mailed) in the next week or so, and should include a note identifying yourself and thank-you messages can be sent directly to the sender. December is probably not a good time to start the next round

[lace-chat] International mail

2004-10-22 Thread Brenda Paternoster
I picked this up from someone in Canada on a family history discussion group, but would apply to lacemakers too. Unfortunately a couple of Secret pal packages have gone astray this round. I believe they all had some sort of return address on, but without one it is even less traceable. Our loca

[lace-chat] SP Thanks

2004-10-22 Thread awinner
Dear Secret Lace Pal, The Victorian sachet is now cruising around in my plum PT Cruiser :), it smells so good when I open the door. The matching address books, planner and calender are a perfect match to the one I have hanging on the wall for 2005, you are a mind reader. And let me not forget I

Re: [lace-chat] secret pal thanks

2004-10-22 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Thanks for replying Helene 5 bobbins; um use three of them to make a hair type braid and pass the other pair in and out of that and make some picots on either side. Something for tamara to think about! Brenda On 21 Oct 2004, at 09:10, Helene Gannac wrote: Still, I thought maybe Brenda would

[lace-chat] Children's Humour

2004-10-22 Thread David Collyer
> >A number of Primary Schools were doing a project on "The Sea". Kids > >were asked to draw pictures, or write about their experiences. > > > >Teachers got together to compare the results, and put together some of > >the comments that were funny, and some that were sad. Here are some of >them. > >

[lace-chat] S.P Thank you

2004-10-22 Thread mturn
To my secret Pal a big thank you, another great card to treasure, my grandchildren have eaten the lollies, and now I am going to have to find time to make the angel, and another before Xmas, so that I can put it under the tree. I am certain to use the needle pin, as I am doing a workshop next month

[lace-chat] ;) Tag Fad

2004-10-22 Thread Margery Allcock
My teenager was headed to school one morning when I told him that the neck tag on his shirt was hanging out. "I know," he replied. "It's a fad me and some of the guys started." Weeks later, as the style persisted, I commented, "I can't stand it! Every time I see that, I want to fix it for