Hi all,
This has been quite a week for us again. After returning home from holidays
minus our camera and being unable to contact the taxi cab company because none
of the phone numbers we could find were connected we finally gave up. I fell
into a blue funk of jet lag and 'I wish I hadn't lost the c
Hi all,
I want to express my thanks to Brenda Paternoster for her organisational
skills with the last secret pals and to Julie Todd my very generous secret pal
who came in late to participate and fill up a gap in the round.
Thanks again ladies, Yvonne.
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Would a lacemaker from Washington DC please contact me off list.
Thanks, Yvonne.
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> Yes, I have kept a Resolution and so far from the beginning of last year I
> have lost 50 pounds.
> Yes - last year I resolved to lose weight, and I've lost 53 lbs so far.
> Resolution continuing into this year.
Congratulations girls, Yvonne.
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> T said,
' What is your resolution?
>
> So I reverted to making New Year's wishes instead, and it worked for a
> while...'
>
>Did anyone ever make a New Year's resolution that they kept?
Cheers, Yvonne.
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your 25th, they really
are special.
Cheers, Yvonne.
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From: "Linda & Bill Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "A & Y Farrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 4:18 AM
Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Re: Peeling mushroom
Dear Secret Pal from NZ,
Thankyou so much for my parcel for December. I so love the puau bracelet I
didn't know it came in so many colours. Did you tat the little mat yourself?
It is very lovely and I will treasure it. The calendar is great we are
planning a trip to NZ next year and we are looking
.
>
>Joy Beeson said... I just wipe them with a paper towel -- So do I ;or with
a clean damp cloth. I use lots of mushrooms. They are fairly common in
Australian recipes and most experts advise just that so that is all I do.
Mushrooms have improved from the old field mushrooms that I used to coll
ACEMAN?
>
> I've often thought about this, and would love to have LACEMAN. But
> unfortunately here in Victoria, Australia, we're only allowed to have 6
> digits or letters :(
>
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> And all through history, "n" at the beginning of a word has tended to come
and go. A word that begins with a vowel will latch onto the "n" from "an"
and keep it as its own, and people will accuse words that came by their "n"s
honestly of stealing them, and snatch them away.
>
reminds me of my
Oh is Tasmania part of Australia?*bg* I thought it was overseas.(wink wink).
Cheers, Yvonne in Victoria!
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To: "Jean Nathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 7:31 AM
Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Tasmania??
> No
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To: "Elizabeth Ligeti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Pins in feet
> My eagle eye husband finds them with a sweeping glance aroun
> and bit of icing sugar worked in are the only ingredients. Not sure about
> US icing sugar, ours has cornstarch added to it.
In Australia we can buy icing mixture which has cornflour added or pure
icing sugar which is powdered sugar.
Cheers, Yvonne.
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Dear Kiwi Secret Pal,
I was very happy when I drove past my letterbox today and saw you parcel . I
had already been out to check the mail earlier and found nothing. I love the
magnetic notepad. I had run out of fridge notes but hadn't got around to
chasing after a new one, they are hard to find som
This is one festival I would like to celebrate!
Cheers, Yvonne.
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> THIRD TESTIMONY:
>
> My sister and I were at the mall and passed by a store that sold a variety
of
> candy and nuts. As we were looking at the display case, the boy behind the
> counter asked if we needed any help. I replied, "No, I'm just looking at
your
> nuts." My sister started to laugh hyste
Father Murphy walked into a pub in Donegal, and said to the
> > first man he met, "Do you want to go to heaven?" The man
> > said, "I do Father."
> >
> > The priest said, "Then stand over there against the wall."
> > Then the priest asked the second man, "Do you want to got
> > to heaven?" "Certai
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From: "Martha Krieg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Jenny Barron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: [lace-chat] coffee and tea preferences
> >
Most Australians drink instant coffee but that seems to be a no no
elsewhere. I do ad
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 3:07 PM
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> Dear Secret Pal in New Zealand,
>
> thnaks for the nice smelly soap too, I like N
Dear Secret Pal in New Zealand,
I was very excited when I got your parcel today. I thought I was going to the
post office to pick up a parcel from my DD1 in the US and instead the parcel
was from New Zealand.
Firstly thank you for your encouraging note. It was very positive,
Unfortunately this si
> I've seen my first Christmas stuff for sale in my local supermarket. Add
to
> "Grandfather's Day" (another invention to part children from their money)
on
> 25th September. So there must be a 'Grandmother's Day' some time as well,
> seeing as there's Father's Day to go with Mother's Day. Looking
J. of Cleavage.
>
> bye for now Bev, whose only hat is a blue woollen toque (eh), in
> Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins
> www.woodhavenbobbins.com
>
WarningWhen I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
A
I really have to finish this thread, as it is getting very long. But
another I heard on the TV( australian word is telly) tonight is 'Hard
Yakka'. Any Australian can tell you that that means hard work, like in
manual labour. I think the origins are from the company that makes work
wear, overalls a
> "percolator."
> One can hardly even buy perk ground coffee. It is all drip ground - as
for
> Mr. Coffee.
Does any one in the US use a coffee plunger or is that just an Australian
abberation?
>
> "supper." Now everybody says "dinner."
> We still use Dinner for the main meal of the day, and lunch
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Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 2:19 AM
Subject: [lace-chat] Some more for your finished list
> Dear Yvonne,
> Today I remembered that there are heaps more
> - Original Message -
> From: "Bev Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 1:43 AM
> Subject: re: [lace-chat] etc. general rambling
>
>
> > > the u.s.a. was also created by dumping out european or u.k. prisons.
> >
> > Now that's a new one - I'll have to re
LOL... ther are just so many. We also thought of Bloke.and blokey,
meaning masculine activities. and using bastard as an affectionate term eg.
gidday you old bastard!
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> "Knee high to a Grasshopper" is another phrase quit
>
> - Original Message - >> from susan in tennessee,u.s.a.
> the news media who is there watching and filming could also lend a hand
> > while they are there instead of filming it. they want to prance around
> > like a bunch of know-it-alls but not lift a hand other than show
> > horrible
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 9:40 AM
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> This, coupled with an interview I saw with the
> > head of the Red Cross,
thanks Liz I think I sent it ahead or it waas in the first draft I'll add it
back invery Australian. There are so many that you could be adding for a
long time, in fact you could be flat out like a lizard drinking. BTW I also
left out 'trouble and strife'(wife).
> "Flat out, like a lizard dri
Hi all this is a list I made for DD! who has been asked for some Aussie
sayings whilst staying in Virginia.
Australian Slang Talk 101. How to be a True Blue, Dinky Di Aussie.
What do you think this is, Bush Week? - (you want me to do it now? You want
me to do what? You're asking a lot of
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 11:55 AM
Subject: [lace-chat] the transformation of human languages
> There is a fascinating book, The Powere of Babel, by
> John McWorter. The book is described as
How many languages do you speak?
Cheers, Yvonne.
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From: "Tamara P Duvall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Linguistics is fun...
>
> As fascinatiing as lace
>
> --
> Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/
> Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of
Hey girls, a nice little web site your DH or associated male may enjoy.
http://www.scrotalsafetycommission.com/
Cheers, Yvonne.
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. Texting is, at least, "clean" (since there are no
> rules, none can be broken). And it's innovative. And it's fun. At its
> best, it's like a puzzle, full of subtexts and innuendoes, just like
> lace is. For all I know, it may be the future of English :)
Trouble is DH makes up his own text lang
Greetings gentle spiders,
Just crowing about the door prize I won at a Bernina demonstration last week.
A very expensive swiss army style sewing tool. How fantastic it opens like a
pocket knife and holds some very handy little sewing tools like scissors,
chalk, needle threader, seam guide, awl, lea
- will this be for all
> four years or just for a semester or two?
She is third year at Melbourne University in Victoria, and is on study
exchange for the second semester.
My son leaves for university at
> the end of this month, but mercifully it will only be 4 hours drive away.
> Originally he w
she is heading to Virginia for university. We're heading out for christmas.
we hope to spend a few days in Washington. Any chance we will see you?
Cheers, Yvonne
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To:
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 12:08 PM
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LOL
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> In a message dated 8/1/2005 5:42:40 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Pelican steals
> wallet...LOL
> Understandable, s
Hello All,
I had a very big day yesterday. I put DD1 on a flight for the US. It was very
hard to watch her leave knowing that it will be over 4 months before we see
her again. It's the first time anyone in our family has travelled overseas. I
know a lot of you have travelled and your children live
>
> >
> > > i have a seagull story that isn't so nice. i think the birds are
> > > beautiful, but a little agressive.
In the middle of our town we have a man made lake. Well more of a dirty pond
which attracts lots of bird life. In the past year pelicans have started
attacking tourists and picni
and it didn't make sense why you would need a heater to warm or dry
> >your towels.
>
We have heated towel rails in our house and I think they are the best thing
since sliced bread. They are very cheap to run. They take the chill off the
air on those cold mornings when we struggle to get out of be
I agree with you Jenny. I just don't know how those y'alls get in there.
Must be the faulty spell chequer;) I fear there will be trouble Tamara when
we meet leter in the year asnd I find out your Aussie accent isn't as strong
as I read it to be, LOL.
Cheers, Yvonne
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Fr
Sorry, guys, it's quick and for a kid's school project! This is
for a science fair project. If you could do this I would appreciate it!
DON'T ASK, JUST PLAY! Copy and paste this letter into a new email
(PLEASE do NOT hit "Forward"), then read the list of names. If your
name is on the list, put a st
> Three Little Words That Work !!
>
> (1)The three little words are: "Hold On, Please..."
> Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead of
> hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more
> time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt.
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> I have a small cross pendant that was my Mother's and when you hold it up
to
> the light and look through the small hole in the centre of the cross you
can
> read the Lord's Prayer.
> Shirley in Corio Oz.
I remember them being around when I was young. They were quit
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> > You've just demolished my last hope - Bev wrote to cheer me up, and
> > suggested that none of the notes were for real, but made up... And high
> > income doesn't necessarily translate into better education; it could be
> > first generation "up", where the kids wr
>>
> Subject: FW: School Excuse Notes
>
>
>
> These are excuse notes from parents (with their original
spelling) collected by schools from all over the country:
>
> 1.. My son is under a doctor's care and should not take P.E.
today. Please execute him.
>
A blonde female police officer pulls over a blonde in a
> > convertible sports car for speeding. She walks up to the
> > car and asks the blond for her driver's license. The blonde
> > convertible driver searches through her purse in vain.
> > Finally she asks, "What does it look like?" The blonde
Hi all,
In my latest issue of Threads I found a little article on specialty use
scissors. Heritage Cutlery make a pair of scissors especially designed to meet
carry on standards. They can be found at www.HeritageCutlery.com
Cheers, Yvonne
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Seems that the spam I recieved was common to Australian, Victorian
lacemakers, hmmm very interesing.
Cheers, Yvonne.
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To: "Lace-Chat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Spam
Yvonne and ot
I get spam from the bank but it gets stopped at my provider and I can filter
it out there. Westpack bank used to phone in the evenings. I would pick up
the phone and get a recorded massage saying all their operators are busy but
they had something important to tell me and I should wait until one of
Hi all,
I don't usually get spam through on my email but one came through today and
I was wondering if anyone else got it. Something about buying embroidery
from Asia. I thought it may have picked up tatters or lacers addys. I don't
really appreciate these sellers hijacking lackmakers or tatters p
I heard that if you hold your breath when a mozzie lands on you it can't fly
away and then it is really easy to swat it. Apparently something to do with
your pores closing when you breathe in. I thought it was a myth but I tried
it and it works.
Cheers, Yvonne.
Tamara wrote:
>
>>
Out of curiosit
HI all,
I would apreciate some help. I am translating a pattern from the french for
the first time. How do I translate "ajoutant"?
Many thanks Yvonne.
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Many thanks to those who helped with suggestions of how to pad out Vera.
Cheers, Yvonne.
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Hi all,
I wonder if anyone can help me out. Is it possible to pad out a dress makers
manequin? I may have to make a Deb(prom) dress for a very large girl soon
and Vera(my manequin) doesn't go anywhere near her size. Has anyone had any
experience with padding one out?
Cheers, Yvonne.
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Overheard at Victorian Lace Guild Meeting on Saturday 27th, Liz Ligetti
talking to herself, "Now Liz don't even look at the books because you're not
going to buy any." LOL
Cheers, Yvonne.
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My Mum calls it having a senior moment. We all seem to suffer with Oldtimers
disease here and there.
Cheers, Yvonne.
I think so, at the moment I suffer a bit from "sometimers" rather than early
onset "allstimers" (sic)
Lynn Scott, Wollongong, Australia
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My little Ford laser is a very unusual bright marine blue. It really stands
out in the car park and everyone in town knows it is me. DH is a paramedic.
When I pass an ambulance in my car they always wave to me but if I drive my
DH's car which is a very generic white car they don't know and don't wa
Hi all,
Please check out this item on ebay. they kind of look like bobbins but I
somehow think they have another purpose.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3275487478&category=11
4
Cheers, Yvonne.
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Hi All,
Yesterday I went with DD1 to sign up for her ensembles and tutorials at the
Con at Melbourne Uni. DD2 and I sat in the foyer of Melba Hall. I sat next
to a beautiful portrait of Dame Nellie Melba. As I sat there I started to
discuss her significance in Australian music history with DD2. The
Could anyone who has a Janome My-Lock overlocker please explain to me how to
do a fancy hem. I lost the book.It's in my house somewhere. Even if you
could scan that page of your manual and send it to me. Thanks muchly.
Cheers, Yvonne.
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This is a 120 year old miner's cottage and I am not joking when I tell you
that I actually removed 2 wheel-barrow loads of straw from old birds' nests
(Not in my time). I probably shouldn't mention the odd fossilized rats.
The dust was almost like soot. When the kitchen ceiling came down the
entir
This is captivating. Well worth a look
Log on to this website and travel from 10 million light years to 100
attometers in 30 seconds.
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/
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>
>
>a. Those who jump off a bridge in Paris... are in Seine.
>
>b. A backward poet writes... inverse.
>
>c. A man's home is his castle..., in a manor of speaking.
>
>d. Dijon vu - the same mustard as before.
>
>e. Practice safe eating - always use condiments.
>
>f. Shotgun wedding: A case of wife
>This is a ripper
>
> > > >> >Educators vs Teachers
> > > >> >
> > > >> >Lipstick in school
> > > >> >
> > > >> >According to a news report, a certain private school in Victoria
> > recently
> > > >> >was faced with a unique problem. A number of year 12 girls were
> > beginning
> > > >> >to use lip
Hi all, The news interview I saw reported the people who cared for the
kangaroo said that the kangaroo sat beside the man and called for help, not
banged on the door. They looked out to see why he was calling out and saw
the tree down and the guy pinned down. Cheers, Yvonne
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<< My DD2 is allergic to soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorants, sorbelene,
chlorine all adhesive tapes and Band-Aids as well as surgical gloves, or
more likely the chemical they use to stop the sticking together, even
unpowdered gloves. >>
My husband is also allergic to surgical gloves, especial
My son has a tree nut allergy, and they crop up in the darndest things.
Thankfully, here in the US, all ingredients are labeled, so I spend
forever in the stores, reading the ingredients on food for either tree
nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans, etc) or mushrooms (which tend to be
hidden in the frozen
Maxine said,
Add couple of drops of preferred oil to the hair after
washing to work as a preventer.
I also added the lavender oil to a base oil, like almond oil and used it
like one of those treatment conditioners
You can add a little to your hair conditioner as well.
Repeat this once a week fo
I loved the movie The Green Mile but did you notice that the older version
of Tom Hanks character had a totally different accent to the younger man.
Very odd.
Cheers, Yvonne.
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Hi all,
Thought I'd let you know what has been happening at the school where I work.
Lately I have been the school nurse as well as a teacher aide so that has
kept me very busy. I will be doing this for three months while the current
school nurse is on long service leave. The first week I had the
1. What time is it? 19:07
2. Name as it appears on birth certificate: Yvonne Lorraine Stanyer
3. What is your nickname?
4. Number of candles on your cake: 30-11.
5. birthday: January 1st
6. Hair color: depends on what colour I bought last.
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