RE: [lace-chat] Richard III remains

2013-02-07 Thread Gray, Alison J
Jean The person quoted in the piece about the announcement of Richard III's remains on the BBC website is Dr John Ashdown-Hill, I'm not sure if he was the person at the press conference. But he did his PhD at Essex University and I met him when he was there. I didn't warm to him personally, b

RE: [lace-chat] old measures

2010-12-20 Thread Gray, Alison J
A cautionary note about microwaving Christmas pudding. I don't know whether this is actually true, but I was told that if you microwave Christmas pudding which has alcohol in it the alcohol doesn't evapourate like it would when you boil it. This is something to consider if you are drinking as

RE: [lace-chat] Buffalo wings and spicy foods

2010-11-04 Thread Gray, Alison J
Liz I couldn't agree more, both DD and I are allergic to all forms of dairy food, and certainly in the UK when eating out desserts are all but impossible. In restaurants they very rarely understand what is actually in the food they are serving up. In the supermarket I have to read the smal

[lace-chat] Stain removal

2010-08-12 Thread Gray, Alison J
Thank you for all your suggestions. I have put the correction fluid on several pieces of cloth, thanks for that suggestion. I am assuming that it wasn't the water based stuff as I had a terrible job getting it off my hands. Now I need to see if I can find some tippex thinner. The nail varnish re

[lace-chat] Stain removal

2010-08-11 Thread Gray, Alison J
Hi I managed to get some Tipp-ex (correction fluid) on my trousers yesterday and am wondering whether it is possible to get it off without ruining my (almost new) trousers. I don't know what the correction fluid is made of, but wondered if nail varnish remover might help? Has anybody had this pr

[lace-chat] Love and marriage

2009-10-30 Thread Gray, Alison J
What a great question! He proposed to me in his car outside my house, so far so ordinary. But the car was a Sunbeam Talbot 2 litre drophead coupe, one of only 40 something ever made. By the time they got back to production after World War II automotive design had moved on and so they remained a

RE: [lace-chat] Easter!!!!!!

2009-01-05 Thread Gray, Alison J
We saw Easter eggs out on display in our local Tescos last Thursday morning (1 January)! Never seen them this early. Alison in very chilly Essex UK >From my ISP's new pages "Shoppers at a supermarket were stunned to see Easter eggs on sale - four days after Christmas. The Sun reports customer

RE: [lace-chat] Wedding anniversaries

2008-09-29 Thread Gray, Alison J
Hi Patricia If no one else has replied, the 30th anniversary, as far as I'm aware, is the pearl anniversary. Mine was 31/2 years ago. Alison in Essex, UK where the sun is shining although it's chilly out -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of