[lace-chat] Thought for the day

2005-08-09 Thread Jean Nathan
Tamara wrote: " And I was only commenting on the stupidity of the conclusions that can be drawn from statistics! Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For he

[lace-chat] SKYPE

2005-08-09 Thread David Collyer
Dear Friends, I'm about to install SKYPE on my computer - that's the most popular programme whereby your computer replaces your telephone for free. I'd be most interested to know if any other Arachnids have it. Thanks David in Ballarat -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AV

Re: [lace-chat] .......And flying things

2005-08-09 Thread RicTorr8
In a message dated 8/8/2005 8:49:31 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > the other girl you mentioned probably eats glass and rocks for show! > lol! how could you let a bee sting you? no way! > Actually, A.J. didn't let them sting her. She had big callouses on the bottom

Re: [lace-chat] .......And flying things

2005-08-09 Thread susan
i think you can be sure no one here will try that at home! it's good to know she wasn't completely insane. a mother would have to worry about a child if she liked inflicting pain on herself! Still, after reading about the very serious effects many here have reported, and realizing mayb

Re: [lace-chat] .......And flying things

2005-08-09 Thread Weronika Patena
I don't think you necessarily need to worry about self-inflicted pain... I used to do that a lot as a kid, and still don't think there was anything unhealthy about it. I just wanted to be tough and to develop my pain resistance - I wasn't being suicidal or self-hating or anything, and only use

Re: [lace-chat] Re: raffle!

2005-08-09 Thread Lindy Taylour
Hi margaret I was delighted on my return from caring for my elderly mother for a week to find Piecework waiting for me. Thank you very much indeed for the raffle prize. It is a really good issue with such interesting articles on laces of all kinds. I have enjoyed them all, especially the on

[lace-chat] SP thank you

2005-08-09 Thread Alice Howell
Dear Secret Pal, Your package came early, and surprised me. Mystery packages are always so much fun. The bobbins are lovely. I think I will use them on the new pillow I just got. I want to start a bookmark pattern on it soon. The pillow is dark green -- just the perfect color to show off

[lace-chat] Re: ......And flying things

2005-08-09 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Aug 9, 2005, at 12:49, Weronika Patena wrote: I don't think you necessarily need to worry about self-inflicted pain... I used to do that a lot as a kid, and still don't think there was anything unhealthy about it. I just wanted to be tough and to develop my pain resistance - I wasn't bein

Re: [lace-chat] Re: ......And flying things

2005-08-09 Thread RicTorr8
In a message dated 8/9/2005 8:18:44 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > And we all caught hell that evening, coming in with torn clothes and > all bloody; we were supervised *most strictly* the next day, not > permitted to keep building our nascent Indian Tribe society... But

[lace-chat] Re: [lace] can anyone tell me what lace this is?

2005-08-09 Thread susan
it looks to me like needle lace, but it could also be machine made needle lace. i'm not an expert, so someone else might be better to judge than me. Weronika Patena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I found this lace on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6199308160&rd=1 I emailed

Re: [lace-chat] .......And flying things

2005-08-09 Thread susan
sorry! i forgot to reply to lace chat. just ignore the one sent to your box it's the same as this one. you must have been a hell-raiser as a kid. i could never do that. i hate bugs! i would surely never induce pain on myself not in any way. i was raised with 3 brothers and i wrestled wit

Re: [lace-chat] Re: ......And flying things

2005-08-09 Thread Weronika Patena
On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 10:17:16PM -0400, Tamara P. Duvall wrote: > No wonder the two of us hit it off like a house on fire, despite a 34 > years difference in our ages :) And I don't think it's something > specifically Polish (as in "dumb Polack"), either... > > I remember being at camp (aged m

[lace-chat] Re: .......And flying things

2005-08-09 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Aug 9, 2005, at 22:40, susan wrote: you must have been a hell-raiser as a kid. I was :) My mother was appalled, my father was delighed (he'd hoped for a boy, and a hell-brat of a girl was better than nothing), I was confused :) i would surely never induce pain on myself not in any wa

[lace-chat] FW: Some history for you

2005-08-09 Thread Jane Bawn
You might have seen this one!!!> This was forwarded to me but not being American or an historian I can't vouch for these but they seem interesting. I would be interested to know if they are correct. Have a history teacher explain this...if they can Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress i