Re: [lace-chat] exams

2010-05-07 Thread Sue Duckles
Congratulations on the exams Martina! Also... ouch for the road bit... hope your hands are well enough to make lace! Rest the knees!! And to everyone celebrating Mothers Day Have a Great One! Sue in East Yorkshire On 7 May 2010, at 21:29, martina.dewi...@web.de wrote: Hello ladies, ju

[lace-chat] exams

2010-05-07 Thread martina . dewille
Hello ladies, just wanted to let you know, that today I got a letter, saying that I passed my exams. That means I have a chance to be back in the world of lacemaking and other things I love to do including answering mails and take a more acive part in the list activities. The only minor thi

[lace-chat] Fwd: History lesson

2010-05-07 Thread suebabbs
Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was manufactured in England . In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico , which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York .   This

Re: [lace-chat] Photos of Sunrise over Amman

2010-05-07 Thread Lesley Blackshaw
That's a stunning photograph - what a special moment. In the UK we have an early morning tradition on 1st May - May Day. Morris Dancers all over the country get up before dawn and dance somewhere special to greet the May Day morning sun. Some years we haven't seen the sun at all, but every so

[lace-chat] Photos of Sunrise over Amman

2010-05-07 Thread Avital
Twice a year the rising sun aligns with the twin towers of Amman, Jordan, some 70 km from where I live. A couple days ago I dragged myself out of bed and managed to photograph them just before 6 a.m. I tried this last August and it was okay, but this year was even better because the sun lined up di