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Hello all,
I have recently done yet another dizzy thing!I replied to a young lady
student in Cambridge, saying that I would be pleased to travel to Cambridge,
and give a few lessons to those students who wanted me to.However - in
true fashion, I deleted the message from the young lady
Hi All Spiders,
I have been in the local market town today, and on a whim, went into one of
the few wet fish shops we have left. I asked if they ever sold lobsters,
and they said they did occasionally, to which I asked if they ever had
lobster claws for sale.They looked quite perplexed, but
Hi Spiders All,
We have really enjoyed some stormy weather! My husband and I live just
about 25 miles from Felixstowe, the largest container port in the UK, so
decided to trundle off to watch the sea and waves at a viewing point we
regularly go to.The sea was as angry as we've seen it for
Hi All,
Reading the posts re. Christmas wares being in the stores too early
I went into one of the super-markets on the Saturday just prior to Christmas
looking for something quick and easy for the grandchildren - aged seven and
five - to do that afternoon, which would keep them occupied
Hi All,
I have a suspicion that the drink may well be a 'chot-a-peg' - but I have no
idea if that's the way its spelled, but I think that's the way it is
pronounced!My uncle was in India, in the Army, and I think it may well
be a drink with gin in it somewhere - but it is all a bit hazy!
Hi All,
After a pretty grim year, things seem to be improving, and my husband and I
have taken the plunge and booked a holiday for a fortnight in North Wales!
We hope that the chaos and confusion after a year of bereavements and illness
will be alleviated in the peace and quiet of a remote
Hi All,
The short copy of the birth certificate is usually the one used by the
parents of adopted children - our daughter is adopted, and although on
original certificates is the name of the parent(s), on the shorter one they
are not mentioned - her name is 'Claire Louise Adkinson' on the short
Hi All,
This thread is making me chuckle!When I first went to Newcastle, in the
north of England, I couldn't wait for someone - anyone! - to call me 'Pet'.
And when I stopped to ask for directions, I could have kissed the chappie
who obliged by calling me 'Pet' - I have never thought that
Hi Arachnes All,
Last week, demonstrating in the Museum in Colchester in Essex, UK, I met a
lady who was on holiday from New York City, and who has mostly taught herself
to make lace, and would welcome meeting any lacemakers in New York City.
I rashly said I was *sure* there must be lacemakers,
Hi All,
I did three days this week - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - in the
Hollytrees Museum in Colchester. demonstrating bobbin lace-making - the
museum is a sort of domestic museum with dolls' houses, domestic equipment
etc - and was busy for the whole six hours every day!The lunchtime
Hello to my Secret Pal
Well - the package brightened up a decidedly gloomy week! I have just come
out of hospital, after suffering the pain of a kidney stone which felt like
the Rock of Gibraltar, and fully expecting to have it all sorted!But -
right up until Sunday afternoon, I assumed
Hi Malvary et al,
This made me chuckle!I was born midway in the 40s, and remember the
bikes and accidents well.As well as one of my friends (?) feeding me
poisonous berries to see if they really were poisonous!
But - I was demonstrating in our village last Sunday, and caught up with
My dear Secret Pal,
Well - another lovely package, and timed just right too!The card is
beautiful, with lovely words, so I will treasure that. Friends have been so
kind, and sent such lovely cards, and they all help to make an awful situation
just that bit more bearable.
The 23rd Psalm is
Hi All,
As well as the chiropodist in Sheffield called Kathleen Hurt, I was reminded
that the chap who prepared me for Confirmation in St John's Church in
Cardiff (S.Wales) - many years ago! - was called Canon Ball. Not quite the
same, I know, but chuckleworthy, all the same!
Carol - in
Hello Lacemakers All,
I just want to take a moment to thank all of you who have eMailed me - it has
been a traumatic time, especially as my sister Linda's death came so quickly
after my Dad's stroke, but thankfully, although both he and Mum are absolutely
devastated, Dad is making a good recovery
Hi All,
I hope this 'advertising' isn't illegal in any way, but I have been asked to
tutor a Beginners/Intermediate course in Bobbin Lace Making at the Assington
Mill, near Sudbury in Suffolk UK.Unfortunately, it is in danger of being
cancelled, as not enough people have signed up!The
Hi All,
Oops!Left off the website when I pressed 'Send' before I put the brain in
gear! Assington Mill site is:
www.assingtonmill.com
Carol - in Suffolk UK
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Hello to my Secret Pal,
Well - firstly, I think you were very brave to sign up for the exchanges when
you are moving house!Isn't that supposed to more stressful than almost
anything else in life - but it sounds as if you are coping well!
The package was delightful to receive! The small
Hello to a very generous person!
I was delighted to receive my package this morning! and what lovely goodies,
beautifully wrapped, and with a lovely (hand-made) card too - what a person of
talents!
The wind-chimes are delightful - I am one of those who cannot go into a store
selling
Hi All,
I must be surrounded by Sudoku-nuts!
My sister has just given my husband a book of 'grid' puzzles, including
things like Battleships etc., but several of the puzzles are Sudoku on a 12
x 12 grid!Now that seems like just plain madness to me .
I think I completely missed the
Hi All,
I think the 'Bishy Bishy Barnabees' is derived from Bishop Bonner's Bees -
but I don't know who or when - or why! - they were named after the said
gentleman of the cloth!But - there is a Museum in Dereham (I think its
Dereham!!!) called Bishop Bonner's Cottage Museum, which apparently
Janice,
My husband is also addicted to Sudoku (or Sod You - OK) as I am tending to
call it .
However, if you go into the site www.sudoku.org.uk Michael Meopham has a
piece on tips and hints of how to solve the puzzle, along with various
immutable facts to help you on your way - and it would
Hi to my Secret Pal in NZ!
I was so pleased to receive the goodies this morning after a not-too-good
start to the day!
The rose scented bath stuff, and the silver sugar star were looked at with
envy by my 4 - year old grand-daughter - she is into pink and purple in a very
big way and is training
Hi All,
I wonder if I could jog a few (any?) memories of a wartime concert in Capetown
- maybe someone's parents/grandparents were there!
I ask because I am copying out my father's memories as a Signal
Operator/Cipherer in WW II, and Dad says that, when his troopship docked in
Capetown for just
Hi All,
Yes - I have had several repeats, over the last several days - but I am
wondering whether it is my computer which is having a moment!!!
Every now and again, as well as the 'repeated messages', about every
three/four months, my Spam Filter (see - all the technical terms ...) seems
to take
Hi Jane et al,
My mum also still peels mushrooms, but I don't - but mum still does the
mushrooms her way when she comes to our house!I am a bit too impatient
to peel them, and I decided long ago that the heat in the cooking would kill
off any bugs that are lurking, and washing them will get
Hi All,
I was demonstrating on Friday evening, after a horrendous trip back to Suffolk
from Wales on Thursday, so probably not at my best but
There I was, showing some youngsters on the 'Have-a-Go' pillows how to make
lace, and explaining as they went along. Imagine my surprise to be
Hi Jo and Alice,
I would agree. Do I have the only spouse in the world whose feet act as
magnets to brass pins?I *don't* make lace in upstairs in the bedroom,
except in my 'Lace Place' but, every time Dearly Beloved takes his
shoes/slippers off and crosses the bedroom to get into bed, his
Hi All,
I really can't agree that killing an animal for food equates in any way at
all to the 'training' of Hitler Youth. Apart from anything else, it is a
valuable lesson in how the meat gets to the plate and, if you can't abide
the thought of that process, with all it involves, then maybe
Hello Spiders All,
I am a coffee person through and through! I will drink tea at Lace Days,
and that's the extent of my tea drinking, and that is mainly because I never
drink the 'Instant' type of coffee.I love the strong coffees, but whilst
on holiday found - in Tesco's!!! - a canned
Carol et al,
I know I, for one, in this country - the UK - can't quite grasp the size of
the United States, and the individual States themselves. I don't think we
should be criticising the relief work, and the not clearing up of the
bodies. If England were completely flooded like that - and
Yes - I know I'm late replying, but after being away for about five weeks, I
have a lot of eMails to catch up on!
But - Malvary's note made me give a smile!I can remember the fuss and
commotion caused when a sign went up at the unmanned level crossing when we
lived in the north of England!
Hi All,
Talking about decorating bobbins ...
I had a most enjoyable time at the Chesterton Lace Day, in Cambridgeshire UK
recently.Richard Ives was there, and when we are at Lace Days I usually
help on his stall whilst he and Jenny go off for a walk at lunchtime.
However, this time, I had
I just know I may regret this, but what on earth is 'mod podge' - it sounds
like the sort of stuff one could make mud pies with ...
Carol - in Suffolk UK
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Hi Tamara and the Spiders,
It was Simon Baron Cohen who - perhaps tongue in cheek? - postulated the
view that Autism is probably only male behavious taken to extremes!For
example, they cannot do more than one thing at a time, are *very*
methodical, take everything said very literally, etc -
Hi All,
I am becoming even more thankful that I live in the UK! We don't have to
put up with all these poisonous and unpleasant creepy crawlies and snakes!
The most dangerous thing we have in this country is the adder or viper - and
even they are not aggressive, they just get a tad peeved if
Just a thought - isn't the old remedy for wasps and bee-stings something
like:
Vinegar for wasps, and bicarb(onate of soda) for bees.The alliteration
of v/w and b/b is supposed to help the memory I think.
Apparently, you wipe the bee sting with bicarb made into a solution with
water, and
Hi All,
The talk of snails is making my mouth water! We have collected the winkles
(marine snails?) and cockles for years, and they are put into a bucket with
flour and water, so they can get rid of the sand. Which is why I never eat
the commercially prepared varieties - the sand is never
Hi All,
I have had the CDs and the tapes on today - they kept me from
homicide/suicide when I realised that what I had spent several hours putting
right, wasn't wrong anyway! I was a tad miffed ...
I play a lot of Gregorian chant, and it is very soothing, but I have been
listening to Lakme,
Hi Jeri et al,
I have followed the thread with a great deal of interest - despite feeling
that none of my lace will be of heirloom quality, I would never have the
nerve to use adhesives of any kind on my lace, but wonder if anyone can
answer a question - not specifically for me, as I don't and
Hi Tamara and All,
Talking about driving tests takes me back tiddly-pom years (too many to tell
you all - suffice it to say I passed when I was 17) when I had my driving
test. The examiner was late (very late!) so we did a much abbreviated
test, and he promptly failed me. At which my driving
Hi Spiders All,
Despite mathematics being my first love, I am still sometimes fazed by
distances, and I think it sometimes gets the UK into perspective when you
realise that, from our coastal side of the country, in East Anglia, to *my*
part of Wales - St Davids, right on the bit that sticks out
Hi Heather,
'Good on yer!'I was mortified to think that, as I had y 60th birthday
last December, that I am apparently classed as elderly! I don't feel any
older - I just get crabbier when I am regarded as old!!!
But - being a (young) 60 has advantages - free/reduced entry to museums
etc.,
Hi All,
I also thought the remarks were a bit flippant in the face if such an
incident, but maybe what she was meaning didn't come out on paper as she
would have wished! We can all sometimes be guilty of not re-reading and
correcting what we have written, and in that way, offending others.
Hi Shirlee,
I use all my bobbins, be they antique or modern, so I have no qualms about
changing the spangling beads!I *do* have a stash of old beads, mainly
square-cuts, which I use to re-spangle the antique bobbins - and to clean
the beads I have been known to put several at a time in a tea
To My Secret Pal,
I am so sorry for the delay in sending to you - we were away for a fortnight
in the Lake District, so the package had to be picked up from the Post Office
on our return - and Monday was a Bank Holiday, so couldn't be picked up till
Wednesday.
However - I am delighted, once
Hi All,
There was a report of some of Margaret Wall's bobbins on eBay several days
ago, and there are now some more of Heather Power's painted bobbins - one of
the numbers is 8191313136 - the others are the two just above it. The
bobbins are made by Stuart Johnson and painted by Heather - and I
Hi All,
Yes - it does depend very much on the school, the local authority, and also
on whether the schools kitchens have been decommisioned!My grandson - a
veggie - occasionally has school dinners, which cost about £1.60 per day -
but if they have any *special* days (Christmas, St. Valentine,
Hi All,
A little while back there was a request for the Tiny Zwaal Lint books - there
are now some on eBay, and the numbers are below:
Bobbin Lace Patterns - Foreword by Pamela Nottingham - number 8190321053
This is the one with the blue cover.
New Bobbin Lace Patterns - there are two of these,
Brian,
I didn't make any accusations as to why it wasn't published in Suffolk - I
thought the succeeding paragraph exlained that when I started in Essex Lace,
the system was already going strong, and wished to revive it. It proved to
be popular, and so it was decided, by those who came, that it
This came from my daughter - shows such a jaundiced attitude, don't you
think!
Carol
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Hi BBM
I thought this was really funny, so
Hi All,
A great day was had yesterday! I hosted an 'At Home' Lacemaking Day - it was
advertised in Essex Lace Makers newsletter, but unfortunately not advertised
in the Suffolk Lace Makers Newsletter, so we had a lounge full of mainly Essex
ladies - and my students - making lace, with a lot of
To My Wonderful and Inventive Secret Pal,
The parcel came yesterday, whilst I was out at the coast with the two youngest
grandchildren, so when I returned, it really bucked up an exhausted body.
The photo frame is delightful - and with three grandchildren, I will easily
keep it filled! It will
Hi All,
This is pyrographed on a beeswax holder I had from Peter Papworth, here in the
UK, quite a few years ago now - he was a great bobbin maker, but I think he
retired, and I haven't seen him for some years.
'I pray that, risen from the dead,
In glory I will stand.
A crown perhaps upon my
Jean,
Your message made me grin! You sound as if you have joined the
technological age as reluctantly as my husband and I have!
Several years ago, when I was the Chairman of the Lacemakers' Circle, my
husband bought me a mobile phone so that, on my jauntings round the country
I could contact
Hi Alice,
I am sure it does - just so long as you remember to look up and smile every
now and again, so that people can ask you what you are doing, and then can
tell you that it's not lace, its tatting!
Carol
- Does the time spent making lace in the public lobby of a hotel count
as
demo
Hi All
Is there anyone *not* going to the Lacemakers' Circle AGM, in Kings Lynn, but
going to Sheringham LD on the same Day.
I will be there - I always attend the Sheringham Days, as my parents live in
Sheringham, so I go for several days bed, breakfast pampering!But it
would be great to
Hi All,
This strand made me smile a little!
My doctor - or one of the doctors in my practice - makes
educational/teaching videos, of all sorts of things - flower arranging,
pottery, painting, weaving - you name it he's done it.
But - several years ago, he caught me demonstrating lace at some
Hi Pene et al,
The starfishes are lovely, and that one in particular looks as if he ahs
been decorated. My grandson is here ate the moment - he has been poorly
with am attack of sickness, and has very nearly completed his basic snake
bookmark today (he has already made a cat in tape lace for
Well - a huge thank-you to my wonderful Secret Pal. The parcel came this
morning - and it certainly brightened up a very grey day weatherwise!
The kangaroo is lovely - but I really don't think I could stick pins into his
tummy! I am the person who, when she washed the children's soft toys,
Hi Alice,
Yes - I realise the difficulties of you in America and Australia, New
Zealand and Canada, which is why I did emphasise just how lucky we in the UK
are! The distances you travel are prodigious - some of my lacey friends
here don't really want to travel more than 25 miles to go to a
To my wonderful Secret Pal,
Well - the parcel arrived yesterday, on a cold and greyish, depressing
morning, and I am delighted to be cheered up by it.
The calendar with all those lovely photos of Tasmania is great - so cheerful,
and with such arresting scenery. It is so inviting, and I am
Jean et al,
If you want the 'divorce' pair for wedding commems - be they 'royal' or
otherwise - then you *could* get them made specially!Brenda Waight,
Margaret Wall, Lynda Stanley, Heather Power, Sarah Jones - and several more
whose names I may have omitted - have made me some lovely
- but to criticise and judge because one woman is not as photogenic as
another is unjust in the extreme.
Carol
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Hi All,
Many moons ago, when my two children were about ten years old (that makes it
about twenty years ago - how old does that make me feel!) I *helped* when
the junior school took the ten/eleven year olds to the Gallery - can't
remember whether it was the Tate or the National Gallery! They
Hi All,
Some of the things which are discussed in the name of 'Art' do tend to leave
a lot of us benmused, don't they! I am having trouble imagining the
plastic 'wind-chime' piano ..
But - in the eastern region here, there has been a great deal of tutting and
consternation about the
Prince Charles only has to outlive his mother the Queen to become King - his
elder son will inherit after he dies.
I am no expert in Constitutional matters, but I can't see that he couldn't
be head of the Anglican church - sometimes people find it hard to separate
the person from the body they
Hi Spiders All,
Well - I have just cut off the bobbins from the offending piece of lace on a
roller pillow. I think I mentioned some time ago that the pricking had
shrunk slightly, or hadn't been butted up properly on the roller, so that it
didn't actuually match.I have now cut it off - and
Hi All,
Yes - I do think that the space in the house rather depends on what sort of
area one lives in - urban places generally have smaller homes than the rural
areas. We live in the back of beyond - umpteen pubs in the village, a
mornings-only Post Office, no general stores, no doctors, no
Tamara et al,
Oh dear!'Hwyl' - h as in hell - 'w' as in 'ooo' - 'y' as in 'u' - 'l' as
in luck!And that's about as near as I can get it! 'Rhys' is just
sounding the 'h' after the R, just like sounding the 'h' in where, or
whatever!
The 'll' sound - Llandudno etc - is pronounced by
Pronunciation is a nightmare thing, isn't it.
I can remember being totally floored when told that 'Cholmondeley' was
pronounded 'Chumley', and 'Featherstonehaugh' was 'Fanshawe' - at least in
Welsh (the oldest European language there is!) there isn't that problem!
Spelling in Welsh is easy, as
Jean and Spiders,
The last paragraph made me smile wryly!Far be it from me to insult any
dustbin men but .Our daughter-in-law was at our house one Thursday
morning, with her car on the road outside our house. Thursday is the day
for wheelie-bin collection.
My husband happened to be
Hello to my Secret Pal,
The goodies arrived safely on Monday, and were waiting for me when I reached
home - I haven't been able to get near the computer since, so I do hope the
delay in replying isn't inconvenient!
However - the photograph is delightful - so much so that I have lost it
already!
Hi All,
I was somewhat surprised to see that in Canada one is not allowed to publish
'personal information' on a website such as a lace or craft group. Would
the situation be different if the person(s) on the Committee waived their
right to privacy, and agreed to having *either* their phone
Hi Janice,
Oh dear! Your message brought back such memories ...
I went to a grammar school in Cardiff, in South Wales, and the uniform
included the liberty bodice with the suspenders to hook our (dark green)
lisle stockings to, a pair of white cotton knickers, and over those a pair
of dark
Hi Helene and Linda,
All this talk of trifles - I may well not be able to continue as the drool
is gumming up the keyboard. (I'm sorry - that may well be a bit more detail
than you want or need, but to talk of such lovely trifles to a diabetic
)
But - after all that, does anyone out there
To My Secret Pal,
Firstly an apology - things have been hectic round here, and when the package
came my husband put it up in the Lace Place - which is the repository of all
'crafty' stuff, and is consequently festooned with all sorts of bags and
parcels in various stages of completion - and it
Hi All,
Friend Jacky and I are going to the Burwell Lace Day tomorrow (9th October) to
fly the flag for the Lacemakers' Circle - so if anyone fancies a chat, do come
and see us! We are still not decided as to whether we take our lace or not
.
Carol - Suffolk UK
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Hello Diana,
I have always thought what a poignant story that one in Todmorden is - we
used to live just across the border from Todmorden (our Doctor was a
Todmorden chap born and bred, but always regarded as a 'foreigner' when he
practiced in Newchurch in Rossendale, across the great divide in
Cearbhael, I sympathise, I really do!
I once had a bird caught in my hair - the bird was stuck in between the
panes of the sash windows, and when Dad freed it, it flew into the room. I
shook my head, and my *very* long hair swirled about, and the dratted bird
got caught. Like your experience,
Hi All,
I had a wonderful day yesterday - I abandoned the rest of the family, all of
whom were helping our daughter Claire to move all her belongings from our
house/garage/lofts/corridors etc to her new home in Bildeston, to honour a
lace demonstrating commitment I had made about twelve months
Karen,
I think most of us have collections of pillows, both styrene and straw! It
gets to be a bit of an obsession (like bobbins, divider pins, books,
pieces of all sorts of equipment...)
I think we like styrene (ethafoam?) because it is light, and easy to cart
around. As you say, after a
Sue and Spiders,
I think a lot of us can be thankful of our birthplace - before we moved to
Suffolk, I used to work for the Community Relations Council, amongst other
duties, going into the homes helping the menfolk with form-filling etc., and
teaching Asian ladies English. This latter always
Yes - that was what prompted the enquiry of mine on chat! My
daughter-in-law's sister is a librarian, and she gets any books that I want
for me, but she went thro' all the lists she could, and couldn't find any of
them anywhere.
Still - it would appear that Tesco has Crewel World, so I may give
Hi All,
Further to the 'Chat' on the books that we liked, I asked my daughter-in-law's
sister, who is a librarian in Colchester, to find the books that had been
recommended, with a 'crafty' theme to the whodunnits. I thought the name of
the first book was Crewel Work - but as Clare cannot find
Brian et al,
I would certainly agree with the adoption bit - our daughter Claire is a
greatly-loved adoptive daughter, of whom we are very, very proud but, she
has no interest at all in finding her 'natural' mother, as she can't imagine
why her mother was able to bring herself to give Claire
Hi All,
I have recently put a bid in to eBay, and watched the outcome with interest,
as it was the first time I had ever bid in an internet auction. I was
absolutely amazed that the Newnham (Newnham-style?) bobbin winder went for
£1.00 more than it would have cost to buy new, and that was
Ah yes - but we also have Shepherds Pie, and Cottage Pie ..
But presumably so named not because of the shepherd or cottage in them, but
the fact that the former is made with lamb or, more probably, originally
with mutton, and the latter because (and I'm clutching at straws now) the
beef and
To My Secret Pal,
A very welcome package, which arrived on a fraught day, so it was doubly
welcome!
The beaded gifts are lovely - you must have spent ages making them, and I do
appreciate them. I don't think I want to hide the little one away in a
closet, as they are both too pretty and need
Pat and Spiders,
I misled you all, and I do apologise! As Pat has informed me, the
pattern - which I now have in front of me - was designed by Janet Mathew, so
I apologise to both her, and Carol Lee.
It may (?) teach me to look before I burst into print - but there again,
probably not.
Carol
Hello All,
I hope its OK, but I have mailed both chat and lace, as I thought the thread
may interest those just on chat, as well as all of us on Lace .
I have had several sweat shirts and T shirtds printed over the year - when I
taught the textile class at school, and ran a Lace Club after
To my Secret Pal,
Well what a lovely surprise. We had a note thro' the door that there was a
package to be picked up at the Post Office, so off I toddled, and I was
thrilled when I opened it.
The sweets were a treat - they didn't do the diabetes any harm, as we had our
three grandchildren with
Margery, Dominique et al,
There have been sightings in the Peak District in the UK too - up around the
Snake Pass and the Kinder Scout areas. They give one quite a shock, and
no-one really sems to know where they originally came from - they have been
there for upwards of fifty years, but the
Hi All,
I think a lot depends on where the package was posted from!My husband
went to the village post office yesterday to return a set of CDs, and was
told that he'd be better taking it about twenty miles away, to the other
side of Ipswich, as we are in the Colchester area, whose sorting
Hi Tamara,
Oh Gosh!!!
I turned it all on, waited for it to load, then my socks were shocked off!
The volume had been turned up *really loud*, so I am sitting here nearly
deafened. I am not only insane, but burbling..
Carol - in East Anglia, UK - where the trees are losing their leaves,
Hi Rock Band,
Actually, Henry and all his wives except Catherine Parr - the last one -
were buried according to the rites of the Roman Catholic church - as
although Henry didn't want the ultimate authority in England to be the Pope,
he still regarded himself - and lived - as Roman Catholic. Of
Hello to my Not-So-Secret Pal!
It is so good to know now who you are, and I am thrilled with the wire lace
kit - I had wondered whether to invest when I saw some for sale at the Lace
Guild convention, and resisted temptation, so Providence has smiled upon me,
in the shape of you!
I will write
Hi All,
Well - the almost 2000 eMail messages have been read through very quickly, and
as we came home last week just in time for the Lace Day on Saturday, it has
been quite an eventful couple of days!
The Lace Day was enjoyable - caught up with lots of friends, and caught up
with the news and
To My Secret Pal,
What a wonderful gift this is - I think the orchid petals in the acrylic are
so beautiful, they are an inspiration to look at!
And the gift wasn't late, despite your apologies!We were away in Wales
until yesterday (Monday 15th September) and the package had been
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