[lace-chat] RE: lace-chat-digest V2016 #3

2016-12-31 Thread Helen Bell
Working on the New Year Wishes early - so Happy New Year everyone, and I hope 2017 bring you peace and prosperity and all the lace and lace goodies your heart wishes for. Cheers, Helen, in chilly Duvall, awaiting 2017 to arrive with some snowflakes and a cold start back to school this week. To un

[lace-chat] RE:Shorthand

2010-04-16 Thread Helen Bell
I learnt Dacombe shorthand in Australia in 11th secretarial studies. Learnt to type on an old manual too, but was never fast enough to move up to one of the few electrics (this was end of the 70's). I think the school got its first pc's in about 1981. A dear friend of mine worked for a bank and

[lace-chat] RE:good old days

2007-02-20 Thread Helen Bell
Gosh, I remember paper like that in Oz, but white. It was in the public loos. I remember one side was 'shiny' or 'slick' and not absorbent and the other side was absorbent and 'matte'. As a little kid, it was quite a weird sensation to use :-) Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver, where we're wonder

[lace-chat] RE:Christmas too early

2007-01-01 Thread Helen Bell
I spotted Valentines Day cards today in our grocery store when I had need of the card aisle. I find it depressing in late July to walk into a craft store that's already getting it's Christmas stock in. Lets at least celebrate Halloween and Thanksgiving first. I have to admit, one of the best mem

[lace-chat] RE:chat digests

2006-12-22 Thread Helen Bell
Hi Folks, Have there been any chat digests this week? I haven't seen any come in the last few days. I have received regular lace digests OK. We never lost power or internet service during the blizzard, so that's not the problem. As an aside, the sun came out late yesterday for a little bit

[lace-chat] RE: names & titles

2006-08-28 Thread Helen Bell
I went to school (in Australia) with a Vivian who was a female. The other interesting one is when selecting names for a baby, which spelling do you choose? We named our son Jonathon, because I didn't realize there was 'Jonathan', but for Katie we chose Katharine, because we thought it was a lit

[lace-chat] RE:deja vu?

2006-01-07 Thread Helen Bell
The Ashes are the Holy Grail of cricket. England and Australia battle it out every 18 months for a small wooden urn with the ashes (literally) of a bail. The Ashes came into being when a disgruntled UK cricket fan burnt a bail in the late 1800's symbolizing the death of English cricket ('coz the

[lace-chat] Happy New Year

2005-12-31 Thread Helen Bell
Friends, I'd like to wish you all a very safe, prosperous, happy and lacey 2006. As usual, Sydney has excelled itself with some fabulous fireworks off the bridge. One of my resolutions is to be more up to date with reading my lace/chat digests, since I enjoy the companionship of the groups and

[lace-chat] RE:tea and coffee preferences

2005-09-21 Thread Helen Bell
Hi All, I'm a tea person first and foremost, and coffee comes second (beer and a good glass of Merlot or a nice dessert wine or liqueur like Dom Benedictine, Kaluha, or Amaretto are also up there). I would drink tea all day long if I could (bad thing at this altitude - very dehydrating), and as

[lace-chat] Aussie sayings

2005-09-11 Thread Helen Bell
Ah yes, and don't forget "she looks like a handbag" (quite derogatory reference to a woman's looks). And The South end of a North bound camel (fairly self explanatory and derogatory too) Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver, trying to choose a design for her table ribbon To unsubscribe send email to

[lace-chat] RE: Ashes to Oz

2005-08-20 Thread Helen Bell
Jean, You might want to see if you can contact Australian Customs or contact Australia House in London and see if they can guide you. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [E

[lace-chat] RE:Beds lace

2005-08-19 Thread Helen Bell
As I understand it, Beds lace gets it's inspiration from the Maltese laces exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Machines couldn't at that time manufacture facsimiles of it, so the designers of that area in the East Midlands changed focus, so to speak. You see many bucks point type fillings

[lace-chat] RE: wedding garter

2005-08-19 Thread Helen Bell
There is a lovely pattern of wedding bells as a garter in Lace (80), October 1995, p 30. It's a point ground pattern which has been adapted from an insertion type piece designed by Jean Leader (Lace, (72), October 1993, p19). I adapted the pattern to add a footside, and made a length which I stit

[lace-chat] RE: sewing machines (2)

2005-08-13 Thread Helen Bell
I forgot to add, that when 'learning' to sew in highschool in Oz in 1976/77, The Berninas were the sought after ones (forget what the others were). My dear Grandmother in law had a Bernina which she gave to DH's SIL - I sewed my wedding dress on it, and loved it. In Oz I had a Brother (it was goo

[lace-chat] RE: sewing machines

2005-08-13 Thread Helen Bell
Yep, Mum (Liz Ligeti) has a Viking she bought when she turned 21 (I think that's the story) while she was still in the UK, and it would've been 1957 or thereabouts. It's a Husqvana, but has Viking badging (I believe. I double check with her but after she finishes watching "Finding Nemo" with the

[lace-chat] RE: Skype

2005-08-10 Thread Helen Bell
David, We have a friend in Belgium who uses it and swears by it. Cheers, Helen, Aussie recovering from Convention in Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] IOLI update

2005-08-04 Thread Helen Bell
Hi All, Convention is coming to a close tomorrow - boohoo :-( I have had so much fun in my sleep deprived, lace to the max state. Class finishes tomorrow afternoon, and then it's the banquet and announcing of the Lace Contest winners. There were 25 entries in the contest, so the Judges had a ha

[lace-chat] IOLI Convention update

2005-08-03 Thread Helen Bell
Hi everyone I thought I'd just post here, since I thought convention updates were more gossipy than lacey, but if someone want to move my post, please feel free. Today was tour day, so it was relatively quiet for me in the Exhibition room (I set it up, and am manning it). I actually made it hom

[lace-chat] FW: IOLI Convention Underway!

2005-07-30 Thread Helen Bell
Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you know that I have enjoyed my first day of my first ever Convention (and yes, I'm working hard on the Committee :-) ). It's been so exciting to meet friends I only know by email. The first person I met today was Pene Piip - a fellow Aussie, and we've had so mu

[lace-chat] RE: green tomatoes

2005-07-14 Thread Helen Bell
No Helene, you can get BBQ, flame grilled, smoked, char broiled - whatever your heart desires. Just like in any other country. It's not the fried food (although that doesn't help), it's the portion sizes (like super sizing fast food meals). Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver To unsubscribe send em

[lace-chat] For RMLG newsletter recipients

2005-07-12 Thread Helen Bell
Hi everyone, Sorry to post to Chat, and I do hope you'll forgive me my transgression, but I need to get a message out to people receiving the RMLG e-Newsletters. If you are on my mailing list, please be aware that the RMLG hasn't "imploded". There has been no newsletter for July and won't be one

[lace-chat] RE: strange lace.

2005-06-25 Thread Helen Bell
I think it is a collar, since it appears to have a revere of some sort that would go around the back of the neck, and the long ends would drape in front. The pics were hard to decipher the construction of the appliqué motifs, but they appeared to have some sort of cordonette. Maybe they're a simu

[lace-chat] RE:London Markets

2005-06-25 Thread Helen Bell
I was a little disappointed with Camden Lock Market when there 3 years ago. DH had some fond memories from when he was at ASL for his final year of high school, but I think it's changed a bit or something over the years. It was a little too gothic for my liking. We didn't do the boat ride on the

[lace-chat] RE: Camilla's hats

2005-04-12 Thread Helen Bell
I didn't watch the wedding and blessing, but it was discussed at our lace meeting on Saturday (we got it in before the blizzard came in Sunday morning :-) ). I then saw bits on the news and some photos in the paper and on the web. I like her hat worn to Guildhall. Quite stylish, and suited her I

[lace-chat] RE: young lacemakers

2005-03-21 Thread Helen Bell
I know for sure that at my local public library, one is absolutely forbidden to advertise a business/employment opportunity via the community notice boards (I used to do them when working there, and some people had a very tough time with this rule - don't know why, though, as the rules were pretty

[lace-chat] RE:salsa

2005-03-21 Thread Helen Bell
A latin dance style I believe. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in chilly Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] RE:tea cosies - now dimboola

2005-03-17 Thread Helen Bell
Noelene - I remember that! It was made into a film with Bruce Spence as the groom. Don't remember who else was in it, but it was one of the Australian movies from around the mid to late 70's I think (maybe 1980, but no later). Cheers, Helen, Aussie in springy and breezy Denver To unsubscribe se

[lace-chat] RE: Weather

2004-12-27 Thread Helen Bell
Heard from Mum and Dad who are at Mallacoota, (far eastern Victoria, on the coast), and they said it was pretty cold there today (28th Oz time), and they weren't going out fishing. Next thing, Noelene'll be reporting that it's snowing :-) Cheers, Helen, aussie in Denver, who's savouring her Cherr

[lace-chat] RE:Christmas day

2004-12-20 Thread Helen Bell
Well, in answer to what we do on Christmas Day - it's part Christmas and part birthday (just as well we're not religious, with all that to deal with!). In the past we've gone for a cruise around the neighbourhood to see some of the lights - which the kids (now 9 and 6 1/2) enjoy - on the 24th. I

[lace-chat] RE: mittens

2004-12-17 Thread Helen Bell
I concur with Ruth about trying to get a toddler's fingers into the correct holes. I couldn't with the first one, and couldn't with the 2nd, so they wore mittens. Didn't seem to affect the playing in the nsow too much. Now they're 9 and 6 1/2 and wear gloves. Funnily enough, I have some wonderf

[lace-chat] RE: measuring a child's coat

2004-12-16 Thread Helen Bell
Ruth, I'm with you! My Mum did that to me, and I loathed it, and it drove me nuts. And then you'd take your hands out of the mittens or gloves (mittens I think mine were), and the darn things's dangle and flap in the breeze and still irritate me by getting in the way. I tried it with my son onc

[lace-chat] boys jeans sizes

2004-11-22 Thread Helen Bell
Michelle, I absolutely concur and would most definitely get his measurements, then try to measure what you buy. It seems like t-shirts run small down there (or they shrink when they go in the drier here, or both), and knowing how different manufacturers cut differently (Gap cuts big on their child

[lace-chat] RE: lace-chat-digest V2004 #171

2004-09-22 Thread Helen Bell
Commiserations Lynn! My toes are slowly recovering from being 'jammed' by a baseball thrown by an 8 year old earlier this summer (not my own child either!). I finally lost the nail on my 2nd toe a couple of weeks ago, and the nail on my big toe is still black. And it was the foot I'd had ankle s

[lace-chat] RE: value of a dime

2004-09-09 Thread Helen Bell
A dime is 10 cents or (if my pathetic math is correct) 1/10th of a dollar. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] RE: strange noise

2004-08-18 Thread Helen Bell
I saw that footage of the flood in Boscastle on tv here in Denver - and I remember visiting there in 1992. Pretty village. Hope everyone is safe there. Here in Denver, we've had about a 100 year storm go through town. Flooding although Denver in street intersections and I-25 was almost closed at

[lace-chat] RE: lplace names

2004-08-10 Thread Helen Bell
What about Waikikamookau Y'mean that place really exists? Cool! We've been watching "Rocket Power" on Nickelodeon for a couple of years, and their first movie was "Race across New Zealand", and they were competing for the crown of Prince/Princess Waikikamukau. How cool! My son will be totall

[lace-chat] RE: civics/citizenship

2004-08-09 Thread Helen Bell
I know that my kids recite the Pledge of Allegiance each day at school - they're going into 3rd grade and 1st grade. They both had to learn the Pledge in preschool, to recite at their Pre-K graduation. I'm not sure that it makes you a better citizen, but it does make you aware of your responsibil

[lace-chat] chat digests

2004-08-08 Thread Helen Bell
OK, has anyone seen any chat digests since #149? I know it's been quiet this week with the Conventioneers gone, but I've seen nothing since about the 3rd or 4th. Just checking to see if there's anyone still out there. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in summery Denver, where it appears Fall may be coming

[lace-chat] RE: ne issue of Lace

2004-08-05 Thread Helen Bell
Well, the Postie delivered the RMLG's copy of Lace - and naturally, being the Librarian, I had to check it to make sure that the issue was OK :-) There are lots of photos of some of the entries in the Myth or Mystery Competition - Boy! Are there some talented lacemakers!I'm drooling over so

[lace-chat] RE: new Lace magazine

2004-08-04 Thread Helen Bell
Wh! The RMLG's copy of "Lace" hasn't arrived yet, and Mum's already posted on the other list that she got hers yesterday! It's not fair! :-) Cheers, Helen, Aussie pouting in Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fo

[lace-chat] RE:rain

2004-08-03 Thread Helen Bell
All you Aussies talking of rain worked here, as we had a nice little shower this arvo, to help cool it off a little, and refresh and rejuvenate. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in summery Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

[lace-chat] RE: garlic and others

2004-08-03 Thread Helen Bell
I have some Italian parsley that grows in the garden, and it has the prettiest white flower, so looks really pretty in the spring, when there's not a lot else in bloom, except for the tulips, and this stuff is so hardy it survives our winters (which aren't as bad as those in the states more north o

[lace-chat] RE:arthritis

2004-07-22 Thread Helen Bell
One word about glucosamine - I think it's a shellfishby product, so do read the warnings on the label carefully. Another supplement is the NZ green lipped oyster - comes in a tablet form. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver, awaiting the coming of the rain To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PRO

[lace-chat] RE:man on the moon

2004-07-21 Thread Helen Bell
My parents did that to me too - made me watch it, even though I don't really remember it - more from the video from later years. I was 5 at the time. I vividly remember Apollo 13 though (love the movie), and remember thinking about what would happen if they couldn't get them back down, and especi

[lace-chat] RE: arthritis

2004-07-21 Thread Helen Bell
Sue, You might want to get her form of arthritis diagnosed, as there are very many different types of "arthritis" - Rheumatoid, osteo, gout - to name a few. I would think that treatment varies according to the type. I had an arthritis panel done last year to eliminate it as a cause of ankle pain

[lace-chat] RE:Christening gown/UFO

2004-07-13 Thread Helen Bell
Jean, You could just do a "crazy quilt" type sweater with your wool. My mum (Liz in Melbourne, Oz) has made 1 or 2, and I think maybe got the idea from her Mum (she'll know that story for sure), and you just knit each block as it tickles your fancy. Wish I had a picture to share, but I don't. T

[lace-chat] IOLI Bulletin

2004-07-06 Thread Helen Bell
Hi All, Just received my IOLI bulletin today, with some "delicious" contents :-) Tamara, I love your windrose bouquet. Very attractive. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in summery Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help

[lace-chat] RE: tatted bedspread

2004-06-29 Thread Helen Bell
I couldn't get the pictures either. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] RE:new PieceWork issue

2004-06-21 Thread Helen Bell
Just received my partially rain-soaked issue of PieceWork in todays mail, and during a quick flip through, found an article on collecting textile and needlework stamps. Some of the stamps include an Australian one with the Batavia bobbins, and Swedish one with a lacemaker and others with other nee

[lace-chat] RE: tally flowers (was The Car)

2004-06-08 Thread Helen Bell
Lyn, Depending on how the centre of the "flower" is pricked, either do a whole or half stitch, bringing in the pairs (a la beds lace) and leaving them out to make the tallies the other side. I don't have my copy of that issue at my finger tips, and not sure which of the 4 issues it is in, but tho

[lace-chat] RE: arrangement of dates

2004-05-28 Thread Helen Bell
Except some international protocols which do year month day. The library I worked in, in Australia used this date protocol, and we submitted data to an OECD database, and had to use that format, so everthing was done in that order. After 6 1/2 years of it, I got into the habit, until I came here

[lace-chat] RE: langauge and culture

2004-05-28 Thread Helen Bell
Ruth, I know exactly what you mean - except I haven't been back to Oz since 1996 - and when I was back then, it took all of an hour for the accent to return, much to DH's amusement. I've been her almost 14 years now, and there are days when I think I'm speaking the same language as everyone else,

[lace-chat] RE: NL from where?

2004-04-25 Thread Helen Bell
It looks like some very even NL done by someone. I see some little frayed ends, but hard to tell the overall quality from a couple of close-ups. Either way, it's attractive - but won't fit my dining room table, so I guess my dollars are safe. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver To unsubscribe send

[lace-chat] RE:DDC system

2004-04-25 Thread Helen Bell
When I trained as a Teacher Librarian (with the grand dream of becoming one, until I hit my 3rd year rounds, and decided I needed a break from schools), I had to learn, DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification), UDC (Universal Decimal Classification) and LC (Library of Congress). I've used DDC (and still

[lace-chat] ANZAC Day

2004-04-25 Thread Helen Bell
Just a quick note to thank all those who gave so much for their country and beliefs, and are ANZAC's. This is one Aussie who appreciates her countrymen's sacrifices. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver, who will savour a meat pie (the REAL thing!) for lunch in Honour of the Day To unsubscribe send e

[lace-chat] RE: handclapping games

2004-04-07 Thread Helen Bell
Marc Brown (author of "Arthur" books) has one that is hand rhymes - "Hand rhymes" "Miss Mary Mack and other children's street rhymes" by Joanna Cole and Stephanie Calmenson "Miss Mary Mack: a hand clapping rhyme" by Mary Ann Hoberman "Pat-a-cake" and other play rhymes" by Cole and Calmenson These

[lace-chat] RE: button box

2004-03-24 Thread Helen Bell
I have started a button box since moving here to Denver almost 11 years ago, but it doesn't have many buttons in it :-( My mum (Liz in Melbourne) has one that she's bbuilt up over the years (well I used to be a tin don't know what it is now), but like Sue, as a kid I too, loved running my fingers

[lace-chat] RE:Chrysalis books question

2004-03-19 Thread Helen Bell
Sorry to post this to both lists, but I do want to thank everyone who has advised me re my question about Chrysalis books. I appreciate the collective knowledge of the lists, and I think I have sorted out my citation conundrum. Cheers, Helen, Aussie living in delightful Denver To unsubscribe sen

[lace-chat] publisher question

2004-03-17 Thread Helen Bell
Hi All, Sorry to post to both lists, but I have a question that I'm hoping someone can help me with. I'm preparing a bibliography, and am trying to track down precise references (it's the Librarian in me :-) ), and I need a PLACE of publication. What I need a place for is the following referen

[lace-chat] RE: plants

2004-03-13 Thread Helen Bell
Jenny, I can only think of US ones, and I like Wayside Gardens - they give the planting zones, shade/sun requirements, etc. You might want to see if any of the botanical gardens down in Oz have a website - I know you have a wonderful one in Canberra, which I only partly explored last time I was t

[lace-chat] RE:Noelene's wonderful poetry

2004-03-11 Thread Helen Bell
Hi All, I just wanted you to know that Noelene's latest poem about my foot surgery came about after I moaned to her about not being able to make lace outside in the gorgeous Denver sunshine (it was 70 on Monday), and that I was thirsty and hungry and still had 3 hours to go to surgery. She duly bu

[lace-chat] I'm back - sort of!

2004-03-10 Thread Helen Bell
Hi All, Just to let you know, that I'm sort of back - had the foot surgery on Monday afternoon, and it went well. Am now hopping around with crutches, when I'm not foot up. Noelene's poetry has buoyed me greatly - especially since I couldn't get outside to make lace in our lovely 70 degree wea

[lace-chat] RE:books/crafty mysteries

2004-03-03 Thread Helen Bell
Carol: Monica Ferris wrote "Crewel World". Cheers, Helen, Aussie Librarian living in Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] RE: plague/botox

2004-03-01 Thread Helen Bell
Botullism I think. It temporarily paralyses the skin, and so takes away the wrinkles I understand. Cheers, Helen, Aussie living in Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] RE:EWWWWWW!

2004-02-29 Thread Helen Bell
Sure it did, David. It's the only form of the nursery rhyme I knew until #2 came home from the hospital when she was born, with a nursery rhyme (gift of a local charity), and I read it to #1 and I had trouble reading the different words. I still read it my way - and they love to correct me! :-)

[lace-chat] RE:tatting in my pocket

2004-02-29 Thread Helen Bell
Noelene made my Day when she wrote the poem for me! I've never had a poem written for me before :-) Both DH and mum reckon I should share it with my surgeon :-) (And I seem to have this wonderful notion that whilst I'm foot up and non-weight bearing for the first 2 weeks post-op, that I'll mak

[lace-chat] RE:New words

2004-02-25 Thread Helen Bell
When I was going to high school in the mid to late 70's I remember that we could call some who was either not popular or not with it or whatever, a dag. Then when I went to college in the early to mid 80's, I had a whole two hour lecture on Farnarkling - which can mean a variety of things, but one

[lace-chat] RE: snail mail

2004-02-24 Thread Helen Bell
The joys of snail mail! I remember one time getting an envelope from Mum's sister in the UK. As it was a large envelope, she had folded it over, and taped it down in places, but there was a "slot" that had formed. We we cut the tape to unfold the envelope, a letter fell out. Someone in the UK ha

[lace-chat] RE: lace magazine

2004-02-24 Thread Helen Bell
Woohoo - Lace finally came yesterday - via Basl, Switzerland! Now I know what everyone is talking about :-) My issue of PieceWork also came yesterday - it has lots of projects this time, and what looks like an interesting article on Korean Wrapping Cloths. Cheers, Helen, Aussie living in Denver

[lace-chat] RE: lace magazine

2004-02-22 Thread Helen Bell
- and it's mailed in a clear plastic bag :-) Cheers, Helen Bell, Aussie living in Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] RE:English language

2004-02-19 Thread Helen Bell
Yep, a dunny is an outhouse, loo, lav, etc. And heaven forbid if you're "up and down like a dunny seat" (which is obviously my son today in class! :-) ) Cheers, Helen Bell, Aussie living in damp Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubs

[lace-chat] RE: pancake toppings

2004-02-12 Thread Helen Bell
Well, pancakes to me (before I came to the US) we like crepes, so you rolled them up with a jam filling or sprinkled on sugar and a squeeze of fresh lemon (The Best :-) ). But since coming here, my horizons have expanded to include flapjacks/pancakes. As a kid, you'd go to a birthday party and ha

[lace-chat] RE: maple syrup

2004-02-12 Thread Helen Bell
Lucky you! I'm drooling! Waffles, whipped cream, butter and maple syrup - pour it over the top. Go lightly - it's rich. Also great over pancakes (flapjacks) and vanilla ice cream (but so is the best balsamic vinegar, my dear MIL assures me!) Cheers, Helen, Aussie living in b-iskly sunny De

[lace-chat] RE: English Lace mag

2004-02-12 Thread Helen Bell
G'day All, Has anyone in the US seen their copy of English Lace yet? I keep hearing about the fans on the cover from Mum in Oz - so hers has arrived - but mine hasn't. Cheers, Helen, Aussie living in dazzlingly brrr-isk Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the li

[lace-chat] RE: eye candy

2004-02-11 Thread Helen Bell
What a bargain! :-) Won't fit my dining room table either - way too short. Seriously, I couldn't tell from the close up of the figure, but was it really a NL figure or was it more along the lines of richelieu work with some NL work around the figure. The figure looked to be of cloth - are my eye

[lace-chat] RE: seasonal disgruntle disorder

2004-02-09 Thread Helen Bell
I haven't seen heart shaped doughnuts, but our favourite take and bake pizza place offers a large heart shapped pepperoni pizza on Valentine's day :-) I'll be getting one for my 2 little cherubs, and I'll cook something special for my big Cherub and I :-) The one that bugs me is Christmas stuff c

[lace-chat] Happy Australia Day

2004-01-25 Thread Helen Bell
I just want to wish a Happy Australia Day to all the Aussies on the list :-) I have just spent my "Australia Day" on Australian time, shoveling about 5-6" of snow from my side of the driveway, so I don't have to do it tomorrow morning in 10F temps :-) However, I can look forward to a real Aussie

[lace-chat] RE:Olive Oil

2004-01-22 Thread Helen Bell
Jane, Try dipping some focaccia into some olive oil that has a little garlic in it! Mmmm :-) Some olive oils are more peppery than others. I had a bottle given my by a neighbour, who's Dad owns an olive grove in WA - outside Margaret River. It was cold pressed (best way), and I was awesome

[lace-chat] Lace magazine

2003-11-12 Thread Helen Bell
Nope, not yet - haven't seen the RMLG's copy of English Lace :-( Cheers, Helen, Aussie living in Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] left/right/north

2003-11-12 Thread Helen Bell
Noelene, Thanks for bringing back the "fond" memories of driving around Canberra. I reckon it's the only place you haven't been to, if you haven't been lost there! I even got lost in a parking lot there! :-) But by getting lost there, one can discover some wonderful little 'gems' - I remember on

[lace-chat] Left, right?

2003-11-11 Thread Helen Bell
Ruth's posting made me think of the first time I came to Colorado, in January 1991. A gentleman next to me on the plane, gave me the best advice, as we were flying over the Rockies, and I was admiring the snow capped ranges - "Just remember, the mountains will always be to your West". This helped

[lace-chat] OT - icey trees

2003-10-31 Thread Helen Bell
Hi guys! I just had to share with you what I see outside today - the coolest and prettiest view - especially when inside in the warm! All the moisture we've had the last day or so has frozen around the trees, and it looks lacey. What'[s really cool is that some trees are bare, some still have

[lace-chat] Flo's pumpkin scone recipe

2003-10-31 Thread Helen Bell
Hi All, Happy Halloween to those celebrating it today/yesterday! I was wondering if there were any Aussies out there - and I know there are a bunch of you :-) - who might by chance have a copy of Flo B-P's pumpkin scone recipe. I have 1 hand written one, but didn't label it as hers (very remiss

[lace-chat] BH&G article

2003-10-23 Thread Helen Bell
Bev, If you've got a reference - an you may have enough to squeak by with title and date - try on ILL. You may have a chance of finding what you want through that venue. Cheers, Helen, Aussie living in summer-like Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubs

[lace-chat] wedding cake

2003-10-22 Thread Helen Bell
I concur with Ruth. When I got married in 1994, over here in Denver, I wanted to send home cake with my folks to close friends in Oz, who did not make it over for the wedding. I had a special cake made (tradition fruitcake with marzipan and royal icing) just for this purpose. Mum and Dad checked

[lace-chat] RE: lace-chat-digest V1 #2235

2003-10-16 Thread Helen Bell
Yay! Welcome back, Shirlee!!! Cheers, Helen, Aussie living in gorgeous Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] ALG Triennial awards

2003-10-06 Thread Helen Bell
Please excuse this please, but this is for any of the Aussies who may have been to the Australian Lace Guild's AGM and classes this past week. Mum and I are just dying to know more details about her wins that Ruth mentioned yesterday in a posting. No-one's contacted Mum with any info, and so she

[lace-chat] hoops under dresses

2003-09-29 Thread Helen Bell
Didn't they have hoops under their skirts (in the US) from about the very late 1850's to about mid to late 1860's? The Antebellum period? (Scarlet's dresses during the Civil War era?) Seems like they may have been a couple of years earlier in Europe, as it might have taken some time for fashions

[lace-chat] Hurricane Isabel

2003-09-19 Thread Helen Bell
Hi All, I do hope that all our Lacemakers in the path of this nasty storm are safe and dry. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in sunny Denver, Colorado To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] saltanas

2003-09-02 Thread Helen Bell
Saltanas can also be acquired through Australian suppliers (those who sell Aussie foods over here in the USA). Cheers, Helen To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] Liberty's in London

2003-08-28 Thread Helen Bell
I went shopping in there once in 1989, and was looking for a tie to take home to my Dad - I went into the rooms with ties - and have never seen so many in one place in my life! That was a wonderful experience! :-) Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] con

[lace-chat] Food Allergies

2003-08-25 Thread Helen Bell
My son used to be lactose intolerant as a baby and toddler. We discovered this when he was 6 months old, on my very first Mother's Day (when we also had a guest from Oz staying with us that weekend!), and he couldn't get down any regular formula, without gagging. I tried changing nipples and all

[lace-chat] Forrest Fires

2003-08-25 Thread Helen Bell
There's been some in our news, here in Denver, about the fires in BC the last few days - I guess because we had such bad ones last year, they tend to be a little more attention grabbing. Hope all the lacers in areas affected by fires in BC and elsewhere (like in Oregon) stay safe. Cheers, Helen,

[lace-chat] Food Allergies

2003-08-21 Thread Helen Bell
Just so you know - my mum's Liz Ligeti, and it's her fault that I'm allergic to mushrooms and now seafood :-) (Just being a cheeky daughter). Oh yeah, and here's one - Quinine! So I can have the Gin but not the tonic. Go figure! My son has a tree nut allergy, and they crop up in the darndest t

[lace-chat] database help needed

2003-08-16 Thread Helen Bell
I think you want to try something like MS Access - it's a pretty slick little tool, and fairly straightforward to use, and teach yourself to use. I taught myself with Access 1.0 many eons ago, and created my own dbs for my bobbins and books. Access's gone through many updates since 1992/3, b

[lace-chat] PieceWork Anniversary Issue

2003-08-15 Thread Helen Bell
Please forgive my bragging, friends, but if you receive PieceWork Magazine, you will see in the Anniversary issue, which has just come out (mine arrived today), a lovely Bucks Point fan (a Springett pattern) made by my Mum, Liz Ligeti, of Melbourne, Oz (who's on our list). It was made for my 21st

[lace-chat] Butch and Sundance

2003-07-11 Thread Helen Bell
Yes, Robert Redford was Sundance I think, and Paul Newman was Butch. Katherine Ross was Sundance's love interest, and the movie won 4 Academy Awards. And yes, parts were filmed in Colorado. Cheers, Helen Bell, sucker for The Only James Bond, Sean Connery Denver, Colorado To unsubscribe