The Tatters Guild here in Melbourne (Australia) has to bring a box of books
for us to browse through, each meeting, as we have no library cupboard at the
Hall where we meet. For any special book, we can email the librarian and ask
for it to be brought to the next meeting (which is every 2 months)
Here in Melbourne I have autumn crocuses out and in bloom. They are the big
mauve ones that flower without leaves now , in Autumn (Fall) and send up
their leaves in Spring.
We actually had 5mm of water in the rain gauge this morning - a light
drizzle over night, - only about the 3rd measurable a
I get the digest form of lace chat, so am too late to wish you good luck
with the surgery Carol, --- but now I can wish you a speedy recovery. I hope
all is well, and that you are free from pain, and getting ready to skip
around like a spring lamb!!
I know a few people who have had hip replacement
Happy Birthdays to both Jean and Agnes.
I hope you both have a Happy Day - even, if it a big number with an 0 at the
end.!!
Mine, this year (May) will have a horrid double number (the one you are
avoiding mentioning, Jean!!)
Why can't we start subtracting numbers instead of adding them on?!!!
Re
I immediately thought of the Josephine Tey book, too. A great story, - I
must see if the library still has a copy, so I can re read it!
Brother Caedfel stories were Great too.
If the remains ere found near Leicester Cathedral, maybe they own the car
park, so can lay claim to the remains. I beli
Adele, With needlelace, I know your problem about hiding ends. I too get
lumpy bits sometimes!
Try ending along the outline threads with just a few whips, and start the
new thread along the outline thread from the opposite direction. - this
"spreads the load" so to speak! If you end the thread dow
Yes, I got one too, but had read the IOLI circular warning first. However,
I would Not have answered her ! If she could not talk to me on the Open
web site, - then she has nothing that I would want to hear!
I, too, am cautious!!
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz.
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Thank you, Sue T. for that video clip.
After learning about the green tint - (which none of the optometrists I
visited knew anything about!), I tried my yellow tint on my shooting glasses
- and found it helped quite a bit.
I will try blue, as I think it and/or pink are used to help dyslexic peo
Well, the pesky little Borrowers have at last, brought back my clip-on
magnifiers in the little black pouch, that I have been searching for , for
quite some time.
The sneaky little gremlins put them back into the Portland , Oregon, IOLI
goodie bag, which I lifted out of the cupboard yesterday, to
Gosh! Over here "Down under," we can use the self-serve if we wish, but at
the 'normal" checkouts, the shop assistant packs the bags as she scans the
items.
We take our own bags, and hand them to her, and she fills them. We ask for
meat to be put in a plastic bag rather than in our fabric bag, in c
Sue, someone Was killed here in Melbourne by rock thrown from an overpass on
the Freeway. Very Sad. He was a doctor, I think.
Others have been injured, and I think only last year a truck driver was
lucky to be still alive when he got a rock through the windscreen and hit in
the chest.
It amazes
Thank you , Tamara, for the You-tube duo singing about this. It is the best
laugh I have had for a while. They are Very clever.
Must send it to a friend who has to have regular checks!!
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz.
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Apologies, I sent this to the lace list by mistake!
Sue said - "Thankfully I had to fill my own syringes and those needle covers
were much easier to remove." ..
Those needle covers, - if they are anything like the Aussie ones, - are good
for protecting the points of fine embroidery scissors! A f
Prince William visited Christchurch yesterday, and also the mine where there
was a major disaster a few months ago. He had a private meeting with the
relatives of the miners, and apparently spoke to every one of them. I
believe he is now in Queensland viewing the devastation there, - or he will
be
I am allergic to cheese, and find it hard to eat out, as everything seems to
be smothered in it these days.
I can eat butter, and cream, but yoghurt - the fruit variety in small does
is OK, but the Greek style is far too close to cheese for me to eat.
They even have cheese over roast dinner
I always think that my Grandmother lived in the most amazing era. Born in
1879, she saw bicycles come into general use, electricity in every home,
cars, radio, television, and right up to a man walking on the Moon!!! She
died in 1976 - at 97 years old.
I doubt there is another era with such dras
Dear Pat.
So sorry to hear your sad news.
My thoughts are with you.
I sent to you Off list, but the email was spat back as Undeliverable, so I
send you this message on Lace Chat.
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz.
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Yes, that is an amazing photo.
I lived in Bletchley, Bucks, and later in Bedford , and I can remember having
snow on my Birthday, when I was about 10 or 11 - the 1st of May! however, I
don't recall getting very much snow in either of those towns.
I wish I could send you some of our heat - 38ºC
LEXOPHILES (LOVERS OF WORDS):-
1. A bicycle can't stand alone; it is two tired.
2. A will is a dead giveaway.
3. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
4. A backward poet writes inverse.
5. A chicken crossing the road: poultry in motion.
6. When a clock is hungry it goes back four se
Remember to watch the direction of the underpants.
Well, that line was a guarrantee that I, (like many others I suspect! )- would
click on the URL :))
A fun game!!! I only managed to get him on target once, though.
Hmm! I need a lot more practice.! :))
Regards from Liz in Melbo
Oh David! You must either stop buying timber, or shop somewhere
else! :))
What on earth are you going to do with all that timber, anyway ? There must
be an aweful lot of it if you had to go back that many
times You naughty man! :)) :))
"Illiterate? Write today for free help."
This is like the answer we got to an email to our phone company a couple of
days ago, about our phone line being out of order.
We were told to do a check, then, if it was still out - to phone a ceratin
number !!
Phone? - what on, or what with? - the phon
Joke of the year
OOOh! David - You like to live dangerously, don't you? :))
:))
Thurlow, - I would be inclined to go back to the Dr, and tell him the higher
dose is doing you harm rather than good.
Be Very careful aabout taking over-the-counter medicines as some react badly
with o
My family came from around Bedford, and I remember the "Sky blue pink"
remark!
When asked what was for dinner, Gran would answer either "Spondoolicks" or
"Wait-and-see pudding" !!
Isn't it funny how these funny sayings remain in our memories, - but ask what
happened in the last few days, - and y
I remember making a circular cotton skirt at school in the late fifties ,
So did I, - and it had to hang for a few days, for the bottom to 'drop" then
be straightened before being hand hemmed!!!
Yuk!!! :))
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz
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I think most of our rear ends spread a bit due to sitting making
lace!! :)) (That is the good excuse, anyway!!)
(Nothing to do with chocolate at all!!! :)) )
Mine is small, - due to most of it slipping around to the front as a
paunch :((
Slacks always look baggy around t
I remember seeing a Morris Dancing Festival on the Castle Keep area in
Bedford. I am sure the Bedford Morris dancers did not have "Lace" in their
name in those days! I only remember the Luton Hatters - as Luton was the
Straw Hatr centre in those days. I have a vague idea they wore straw hats
(?B
I "complained" - well, made a remark,- about the Easter things being on sale
already, and was told by the Staff, that "they had to order by July."
Still, - I don't see why they have to display the stuff by Jan!! I suppose
they are needing the back-room storage space.
It does make a mockery of it
They had the meat at one end and the apple at the other,
Goodness, I did not know the Cornish Pasties were like that. They sound
similar to a Bedfordshire Clanger - pork at one end and Jam at the other -
rolled in suet pudding!!
Much more classy, they say, than the Bucks Clanger - which was onl
Over here in Oz, they advise us to change our Smoke Alarm Batteries at
Daylight Saving Change-over - so it gets done, or checked, twice a year. So
all the clocks are changed back or forward an hour, and the Smoke Alarms are
checked and get new batteries.
To have an alarm without batteries, or dead
My DH makes this pumkin soup:-
Dice an onion and garlic, and fry them in a saucepan till they are clear, not
brown.
Add a bit of curry powder and paprika powder, along with your seasonings and
any herbs.
Cut up the pumpkin and add to the saucepan, along with a diced potato( to
thicken it).
You can
A friend often sends circulars to me - and some get into the Inbox, and some
end up as spam. Clicking the "this is not spam" does not seem to permanently
work. I still get half in one file and half in the other!!
I check daily, and then hit the shift and delete buttons so get rid of all
spam from
David - you don't get any better!!! :))
(Love it, and enjoyed a good laugh!)
How is the Big edge coming along - nearly finished? We have not seen any
photos for a while.
Regards from Liz in cold, grey, Melbourne, Oz -( Poor David!!. Ballarat is
usually Much colder than Melbourne!!! :
I remember, on a camping holiday, seeing a woman ironing handkerchiefs,
towels, undies, etc. - Holiday??? :(
No way!!! Not for me I only iron the absolute 'Musts' - like
blouses, and slacks!!
Regards from Liz in Melbourne
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don't know how I would have managed without my lace and lacemaking - and lace
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David - I Love the cowboy poem! Very fu
Cartridge pleats is the name, I think.
It was used by the Victorians on their crinoline skirts.
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Lise-Aurore,
Welcome to Oz!!
In Sydney there is the Powerhouse Museum, with a big lace display - and a
study room, I believe. (Sorry, but I have never been there - Yet!!) I live
in Melbourne, about 1000+ km away!
There are lots of Lacemakers in Sydney, with various groups who meet on
various
Well, we had some R.A.I.N today! :))
We had almost forgotten what it looked like!! It was a light rain that
lasted a couple of hours or more - and was able to soak in, not just run off
down the gutters.
It was not enough, here, to do a lot of good, but every raindrop is welcome.
Mi
Ann, it sounds Very much as if the prawns caused your problems. As you had a
reaction so soon after eating them a 2nd time, it sounds Very
suspicious, --- and I think in future you should avoid them like the
plague!!
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz
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David passed my comment on to the photographer, as he apparently knows him
well. I received a message from the photographer, that he plans to name the
flowers, and that he will update the website soon. So we must just keep
checking to see when the names come up!
Regards from Liz in Melbourne,
Beautiful photos, David. What wonderful colours some of the flowers have.
My only thought is that it is a pity he has not named the flowers.
He is certainly an excellent photographer.
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz
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Thanks for the web site, David. Yes they are excellent photos of the
marvellous buildings there.
Ballarat was a gold mining town about 150 years ago, and the awesome
buildings were built when money flowed freely, and no expence was spared.
Pity there were not more photos of the Begonia Festival w
We will forgive you, - this time!!! :)) :)) :))
Providing you have a nice glass of Cider for us
Nothing better than a good cider!!! :))
I tried a few glasses on my recent trip to Tasmania - the 'cider country'
around this part of the world.!!
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz
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My father had 3 Christian names, and they were such a pain to write out in
full on any Official form, that he insisted I only have one - to spare me
that problem!
One "title' I hate is Ms. - However I do use it when I don't know if the
person is a Miss or Mrs!
But everyone knows I am a Mrs, s
Avital - do you know, by any chance - what region Australia is in?
Sending/receiving DVDs is another gift idea - and a good one - If they work
at the other end!!
I did not know about the regions and DVDs being regional. I knew TV and
Videos were, but had not thought about DVDs.
Regards from
Avital, how very sad. I am so sorry.
I am glad you are safe. Please stay that way!
We get so sad, every evening when we watch the news on TV. Things seem to
be going from bad to worse - if that is possible.
I hope it all ends very soon. All this madness is just unbelievable.
Regards from
Nicky, so glad to hear your DIL's twin is on the road to recovery. I hope
all the family are recovering too, now that the worst seems to be over. I
am sure you will really need the holiday, so I hope you have a great time in
Scotland. It should be beautiful this time of year.
Best wishes, f
'The footy' - is the ball, but just plain 'Footy' is the game - and here in
Victoria it refers to Aussie Rules football.
This is a game something like Gaelic football, but the Irish play with a
round ball, and the Aussies play a different version with an oval ball.
In other areas of Oz, I thin
I have an Empisal Knitting machine - which company was bought out by
Brother, I think.
I haven't used it for many many years, though.
However, I do remember that you need to wind the balls of yarn so that they
feed from the centre of the ball. I had a special yarn winder come with the
machine
I had my first grey hairs at 9 years old!
It has slowly turned from dark brown to white - and it has taken 70 years to
get it This white - so I don't colour it at all!! :))
I did try going blonde once - but wound up with carrotty coloured hair -
which did not suit me at all!!!
I use a purple-
Joy Beeson - Thanks for that explanation - I sometimes find that some lace
pictures - especially the Raised work (Gros Point) looks like it has been
phtotographed from the wrong side! The raised cordonettes, - to me, look
like they are hollows not bumps. Now I can understand why.
Thanks, -
""I like any
satirical political show. We have some really good ones in the UK.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK ""
I think "Yes Minister, and "Yes, Prime Minister" were just the best ever.
We got them here in Oz, and our Pollies are just the same as yours over
there in UK!!!
In fact Real event
DH thinks you might mean Kecskemet - a town of over 100,000 (remember - he
left Hungary about 50 years ago!!)
Pronounced ketch - as in the boat - as Tamara said, and 'kemet' as it
looks - with short e's ( as in 'help')
Hope your Granddaughter has a great time over there.
Regards from Liz in Mel
I can remember the rationing in England, too. (That dates me, doesn't
it?!!!)
I remember that Auntie had a big biscuit tin, and each time we got our
sweets ration we each had to put one sweet in the tin, then at Xmas we had a
feast. I can remember the excitement when she opened the tin on Xmas
I think the strangest place I meet a lacemaker was way out in the outback,
miles from anywhere up in the vast North of Oz.
There was a small caravan park on the edge of the road where we pulled in
for the afternoon/night, as it was too far to travel to the next place
(which was why this tiny p
"You understand rugby don't
you?". I said I did. "Well," he said "think of it as being exactly the same,
but with the health and safety people having had a go at it."
Very well put!! We understand that!!!
DH watched the 2nd half "live" ( I was busy making lace - much more
constructive!!!)
Re
""I thought this quite applicable.""
Oh Noelene - did you really mean that pun??!!! :))
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Does anyone know the URL for the stack of teddy bears that you click on and
they fall down?
An inane game that keeps tiny minds occupied for a while!!
I have the bubble wrap game, but can't find the teddy bear stack.
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz
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Dorte,
The Australian web site can be found at www.austlaceguild.org
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Tamara, I think it is just which way is easier, really.
Your main surmise regarding the a or an before a vowel or consonant is
correct, but, as Always with English there are the exceptions!!!
Definitely keep sounding your H's where you usually do ( don't start
sounding Cockney!!!)
But, more
""Do I have the only spouse in the world whose feet act as
magnets to brass pins? ""
No, I have one of those types of DH's too!!!
Like you, I never get my feet stuck with a pin, but he Always does - and I
try hard to make sure none are lying around!!
Most of my Lacemaking is do
"""Brenda - who's just passed the website design module of the C&G Diploma
for IT Practitioners with flying colours!!"""
Congratulations, Brenda.
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz.
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"Knee high to a Grasshopper" is another phrase quite often heard in Oz.
Meaning a very short person, or small child.
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Yvonne,
You missed out :-
"Flat out, like a lizard drinking" - meaning very busy!
But it is a very good list!! Well done.
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz.
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David - we felt the same as you.
In fact DH was so disgusted, and upset that he phoned the TV station and
complained about that footage. He felt they had no respect for human life.
After all the dead bodies were someone's family a week ago.
One really wonders about the organizers of the resc
To Jean in Poole -
Congratulations on the safe arrival of your 2 great-nieces.
Give them a welcome from Down-Under!!
Now don't go spoiling them Too much - a little is OK though!!! :))
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz
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Congratulations, and Happy Canada Day to you all.
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, where it is cold, and grey, and Very
winter-y - but I saw some Magnolias starting to bloom - already!
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We have 2 ladies honourd here in Oz, with the Oz version - The Order of
Australia.
Rosemary Shepherd, and Norah Benopath(?)
Sorry - Ignorant me - I cannot remember her correct surname. I believe she
was a tatter. I know the Oz members of Arachne will set me right Very
quickly!
Actually, I h
"""We all get heavier as we get older because
there's a lot more information in our heads.
So, I'm not fat; I'm just really intelligent and
my head couldn't hold anymore, so it started
filling up the rest of me! ""
I must be a very clever person, too!! :))
(I love that one, Tamara!!!)
Rega
Thank you all for your replies. I found it interesting to read your
comments.
We were amazed (appalled!) at the attitude of some parents, and some school
cooks towards the food they were serving.
I am so glad things are improving.
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, - who has just had a beaut m
We have been watching the Jamie Oliver TV series on the School dinners, and
his effort to get decent food into the schools.
Do the kids have to pay for these dinners, and if so, how much?
I have a feeling they are free, but not sure.
It has been a real eye-opener, to see what the kids have been u
Congratulations, 'Grandma' Debbie in Florida.
You have a wonderful new world opening up for you. Enjoy it to the fullest.
I can recommend being a Grandma - Trouble is, I have to live with a
'Grandpa', and that makes me feel Old!! :))
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz
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Last night we watched a fictitious programme on Yellowstone Nat. Park, and
the underground volcano that blew up, and devastated most of USA. Scarey
stuff!! I hope it Was only fiction!!
It has certainly put us off going to the Park!! I was about to say we will
stay in safe Denver, - but Denve
Please could someone explain this 'Demonstrating Points' system to me. I
have not heard of it before, but as a member of IOLI I could contribute a
small amout - if they can be clocked up in Australia!!
What is required, who do I send to etc, please. I do a 2 day demo every
year in October, -
I have a Debit Card with my bank. It works exactly like a credit card - but
runs off a savings account, so it is more like writing a cheque (the sort
the Bank honours [usually!])( we spell check/cheque differently - the
English way!)
The best part of having a debit card is that the bank pays m
Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.<<<
I really like this positive thinking, one!! It makes them less depressing,
when they come around, (and mine is only a couple of months away!!)
Glad to see you are more cheerful, Tamara. That is such good news about
your gra
Thanks for putting up the Bucks site.
I spent much of my childhood in Bletchley, and I remember that during the
war, Auntie & Uncle , who lived opposite, had a boarder lodged with them ,
who worked at Bletchley Park. They Never knew quite what he did there, but
he was a wizard with mending watc
Please could I have some information about what is interesting, or where
there is some lace to view, in Los Angeles.
If we decide to have a couple of days stop-over in L.A. (on our way to
Denver) we would like to have some ideas. I have found out about the Paul
Getty Museum, that is all. We a
I am now going to Unsubscribe from the List for a month while I am away on
holiday.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the very best of
Seasons Greetings,
and a Happy New Year, too.
I will catch up with you all mid January.
Stay Safe, and Stay Well.
from Liz in Melbourne, Oz,
Thank you all for a humourous end to the day. I have had a good laugh, and
feel SOO Much better! :))
from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, where it is hot and humid , and we may get a
thunderstorm overnight.
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Looks like I replied to the wrong message
from Liz in Melbourne, Oz,
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We are having an early lunch, then a short trip to the Club. I need a 40
shot score for High Noon. Dad had scores (40 & 60) from Thursday night.
We are taking party sausage rolls, not curried eggs, to the "party" over the
road (at Jill's house).
It is supposed to be 25 + today, but so far is he
Just right for today.
We have come home after a 500 km drive (We had to take the caravan down to
our holiday town, so we can go in a couple of weeks towing the boat - they
don't let you tow 2 things at once here!! :)) )
On an impulse we turned off the highway to visit a small country tow
Many thanks to you all for your replies. I will answer them all personally,
off-list this evening, when I get home from a Lace Day - Xmas party Lace
Day!
I appreciate you taking the time to advise me.
Gratefully, from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, - where it is another hot day - 35
Celcius today.
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Has anyone purchased flowers from Bunches (www.bunches.co.uk ) - an online
florist?
I want to buy some flowers for my 98 year old aunt in Devon, and wonder if
anyone can advise me if Bunches are OK or not.
They have a nice, fancy website, but this does not mean anything, does it?!
from Liz in Me
I bought a t-shirt for DD Helen on Norfolk Island in July - and found that
her usual size - medium, was tiny, so had to get her XL.(or was it XXL?) I
warned her not to have a fit when she saw the size on the label I
think it just fitted her about right, so going by the size label is us
Was it you, Michelle, asking about sizes of clothes? I think you will find
that US sizes are slightly larger that Aussie sizes. Clothes I have bought
or been sent from USA are an easy fit, where Aussie clothes are a much
firmer fit - on the whole.
However there does not seem to be a Standard fo
I found that most of the foods in the United States were SO sweet - loaded
with sugar, - even Allbran, plain cornflakes, - and bread. - Try having a
vegemite sandwich on sweet bread Yuk!
I have a "sweet-tooth" but the food, generally, was too sweet for my
aste. - well the th
I had forgotten all about junkets - and what about Blanc Mange - anyone had
one of those recently?
from Liz in Melbourne, Oz,
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The Old Violin.
It was battered and scarred, and the auctioneer
Thought it was hardly worthwhile
To waste much time on the old violin,
But he held it up with a smile.
"What am I bid" the auctioneer cried,
"Who'll start the bidding for me?
A dollar, a dollar, and who'll make it two?
Two dollars a
Here is a nice poem I discovered - stuck on a wall at a Community Centre,
where I did a 2 day lace demonstration a couple of weekends ago. It is by
"Anon."!! Many (most) will relate to it - just change Quilt to Lace and
...!!) It takes a bit of space, I am afraid, as I can't get it ba
I always put the jelly in before the custard. Set the fruit, sponge cake
etc in the jelly, then put a thick firm custard on top, and let it cool/set
a bit to form a slight skin on the top, then decorate with more fruit, and
some mashed jelly that you put aside earlier.
from Liz in Melbourne, Oz
An English Prime Minister, on the night before the Election (In the days
before TV),said, - on "steam" radio ' Whatever your Party, whatever your
Politics, Please go and vote. If you don't vote - you can't grumble."
Good advice - we all like a good grumble sometimes
from Liz in Melb
The hottest ever October day was recorded yesterday - in Mildura, in the far
north west. It reached 40 Celcius!
I am very glad I was not there yesterday!! We are going there this weekend,
but I think it will be a bit cooler!! - I hope so!!!
I hope to meet the lacemakers there, too, on Sunday.
Thank you all for taking the time to reply to my question.
I delete messages that are about a year old, after saving any that I may
need to look at again, later!
I also defrag occasionally - which is supposed to free up space, but I have
always been a bit of a hoarder of things - never throw anyt
Please can one of you wizards with computers offer me some advice -
Over the last 2 days, I keep getting a message from windows asking me if I
want it to "compact my messages" to save memory.
I just keep clicking it off, as I don't know what will happen to the
compacted messages - will I be able
Reading your suggestions as to what French Wire, is I am wondering if it is
the wire that is used by the Maltese to make their beaut thread flowers. I
have just started teaching a Maltese lady BL, and she brought a couple of
framed pieces of her other work - these special Maltese flowers. As s
Tamara,
The porn spam just downloads itself.
I delete any mail that comes that I can't identify - or that I identify as
spam, but this other stuff just appears.
Yesterday one even installed itelf. I was able to un-install it without
opening it, but it is very annoying.
I have a fire wall, and t
Thank you all for the advice. We will have a good think about it before we
decide, but it sounds like a good idea to get some of the spam diverted!! -
as long as I don't get a double dose - by getting the same spam to both
addresses!!!
I am getting a lot of porn spam at the moment. I wish fo
I am very wary of joining up to things on the Internet, so I thought I would
enquire of some of you about joining up to Yahoo!
They mention an 'Account" - but is this a free service? (The word account
makes me see bills arriving!)
I presume they are "safe". Does anyone have any advice for me?
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