[lace-chat] Grandfather/Grandmother

2005-07-17 Thread Jean Nathan
Tamara wrote: No need to give up hoping yet. My recent "great auntship" to twin girls was from dad aged 40 and mum aged 45. They were married (both for the second time) when they were both over 30, and have been trying for a family for several years. They had at least two goes at IVF in the

[lace-chat] Elderly / Grandparents

2005-07-17 Thread Maxine D
Yes, I agree with Tamara that "step-grandchildren" are not quite the same as your own... I am still waiting, and my offspring are 28 and 30 respectively, and only got married last year, and there are no signs of any family anytime soon. Maxine in wet cold N.Z. spring must be coming soon?? No

[lace-chat] :-) Bi-partisan political bumper sticker

2005-07-17 Thread Jean Nathan
At last A bumper sticker for both parties. FINALLY someone has come out with A 100% Bi-Partisan Political bumper sticker. The hottest selling bumper sticker comes from New York State: "2008 - RUN HILLARY RUN" Democrats put it on the rear bumper. Republicans put it on the front bumper. Je

[lace-chat] the princess

2005-07-17 Thread Jenny Brandis
Once upon a time there lived a king. The king had a beautiful daughter, the PRINCESS. But there was a problem. Everything the princess touched would melt. No matter what; metal, wood, stone, anything she touched would melt. Because of this, men were afraid of her. Nobody would dare marr

[lace-chat] Australian Arachneans

2005-07-17 Thread Pene Piip
I will be busy this week deciding what to pack before I fly to the USA next Monday. I know that Liz Ligeti from Melbourne will be there because she is one of the teachers, & I also know of 2 ladies from Western Australia who will be there. But I was wondering if there are any other Australians th

[lace-chat] Hush, puppy! was: green tomatoes

2005-07-17 Thread Joy Beeson
At 02:06 AM 7/16/05 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I'm going to regret asking this but what is a hush puppy when it's not a >shoe over here in the UK? When you catch a fish, you roll it in flour, dip it in egg beaten up in milk, roll it in cornmeal, and fry it. Then you make a dough or batter

Re: [lace-chat] Re: dangers of giving address

2005-07-17 Thread Thelacebee
<> In the uk there is a big usage of the web for recruitment. The Reed website is used by all major recruiters and you post your details on there with your cv, then reputable recruiters who subscribe to the service can post jobs and have access to you. It is very big bussiness and the mai

Re: [lace-chat] Re: dangers of giving address

2005-07-17 Thread susan
that would be nice. our unemployment offices have the same system, and it is the only way to look into jobs through them. you fill out an application, put your resume on line, and then they give you a list of job types you qualify for. from there you get a list of jobs available that you might w

[lace-chat] Harry Potter

2005-07-17 Thread
Has anyone else finished the new Harry Potter book? :) I think it's one of the best..won't discuss any of the plot cause I don't want to give it away for those who haven't finished. This last week has been a week from hell as I've been sitting with my Dad at the bedside of my Mum in hospital. Be

re: [lace-chat]dangers...address/board

2005-07-17 Thread Bev Walker
Hi everyone > The archives at mail-archive.com are public. It was > the easiest way to get free archives, since so many Arachnes were > opposed to moving to yahoo groups and, as moderator, not list owner, I > don't have A fond wish of mine is that the nature of this list, both lace and chat, coul

[lace-chat] "Watching America" website

2005-07-17 Thread Lynn Carpenter
I know news in the US is often so US-centered, we don't get a balanced picture of what is going on in the world. Often I have found out about world events, everything from floods to election results, via my international email contacts, rather than the news sources. So here is a website I find in

[lace-chat] Looking for photo archive boxes in UK

2005-07-17 Thread Avital
UK Arachnes (esp. in Manchester area), Does anyone know where I can get acid-free photo archive boxes (5x7") in the UK? My husband's nieces from Manchester are coming to Israel in a couple weeks and would be able to bring something light. I've tried googling but found only manufacturers like Pel.

Re: [lace-chat] Harry Potter

2005-07-17 Thread Lynn Scott
I started it Saturday evening and skipped church Sunday to finish it. Loved it, lots of surprises and a few things that aha moments, a bit of teenage angst, not as much action, but it certainly leaves us hanging for the big finale whenever that gets written and published. Once the 92 years old FI

[lace-chat] Re: "Watching America" website

2005-07-17 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jul 17, 2005, at 19:32, Lynn Carpenter wrote: I know news in the US is often so US-centered, we don't get a balanced picture of what is going on in the world. Often I have found out about world events, everything from floods to election results, via my international email contacts, rather th