Re: [lace-chat] Mince Pies

2007-12-13 Thread Helen Ward
Googling for 'coffin shaped mince pies' came up with coffin or cradle shaped Makes sense. Helen in hot SE Qld, Australia. According to the Daily Telegraph's online advent calendar http://tinyurl.com/2bw9cb for 13th December, mince pies were either coffin shaped or manger shaped

[lace-chat] Re: Does anyone have a horseshoe pattern?

2007-06-18 Thread Helen Ward
There are 2 in Christine Springett's Lace for Children of All Ages, Penny. Helen. Help please, does anyone have a pattern for a simple lace horseshoe for a wedding. I have been asked to make one for a friend's daughter, along with a garter and I only have 6 weeks to finish both.

Re: [lace-chat] Paypal

2007-06-02 Thread Helen Ward
Didn't have any problems last week Jean. Helen. Has anyone had trouble getting into their Paypal accou t recently. They're reorganizing Europen payments, but apparently not until 2nd July. Last night Paypal wouldn't accept my password so I had to go through the security checks to set a new

Re: [lace-chat] stottie cakes etc.

2007-05-24 Thread Helen Ward
Sounds like my grandmother's Rockies. Once they got cold they would literally bounce. After school I'd go across the road to Pop Nan's foe a 'piece' - glass of milk and a couple of ginger nuts. Never could work out why she called it a 'piece'. Then a few years ago I found out it was a

Re: [lace-chat] Food for thought

2007-03-13 Thread Helen Ward
The curry I make, uses onions, garlic, turmeric, cumin, coriander, ginger, chilli, paprika, ghee, salt, bay leaves,garam masala, tomatoes (or yoghurt), as well as meat or chicken. REALLY tasty!! Helen. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat

Re: [lace-chat] Food for thought

2007-03-13 Thread Helen Ward
Happy to Cearbhael. Basic Meat Curry (Beef, Lamb, Pork or Chicken) 1 kg lean meat or chicken 250g onions 4 cloves garlic 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp cumin 2 tsp coriander 1 tsp ginger 2 tsp chilli 1 tsp paprika 2 tsp poppy seeds (Optional) 120g ghee salt to taste 2 bay laves 150ml yoghurt OR 3

Re: [lace-chat] Are cloves cloves, or cloves of garlic

2007-02-20 Thread Helen Ward
Sounds like my grandmother, Jean. She put 1 lb of salt into the tomato sauce she was making instead of 1 OZ! You can imagine the results! Helen - in Oz. I.m sure you all know what a clove of garlic is - my FIL didn't and used two BULBS of garlic in a recipe that called for two

Re: [lace-chat] Spot the ....... and strings raffle

2006-12-31 Thread Helen Ward
Well they can't be far off. The supermarket flyer's with the week's specials arrived in the mail box today, and they were advertising Hot Cross Buns There is still 3½ months until Easter for heavens sake. I can remember when you could only buy them the day before Good Friday. Definitely

Re: [lace-chat] Reactions to eating prawns?

2006-12-11 Thread Helen Ward
A lot of people are allergic to shellfish/seafood Ann, maybe you are one of them. Helen - in OZ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace-chat] Names Titles

2006-08-27 Thread Helen Ward
My pet hate is when someone who is young enough to be my granddaughter calls me Luv. Ugh!! Told one young thing of about 16 that I was not her Luv and what's more, I never would be. Helen. That is much better than the ones who call you 'Honey' or something similar! Lorri To

Re: [lace-chat] Names Titles

2006-08-26 Thread Helen Ward
Since I've been divorced since 1977, I don't consider myself a Mrs, nor am I a Miss. Unless I'm forced to use a 'title' I don't use one - I'm just 'Helen Ward'. If I'm forced to use one I use Ms. I don't see why in this day and age, that when men don't need to use a title, that women have

Re: [lace-chat] First names

2006-08-25 Thread Helen Ward
My brother-in-law and his wife decided when their first was on the way, that what ever names they chose, they wouldn't be able to be shortened. The first one was named Annabelle, the second Lucretia, then Kingsley, Madeline and Hayden. Not sure what happened to names that couldn't be

[lace-chat] Re: SURNAMES

2006-08-23 Thread Helen Ward
A quote which I wrote out some years ago from a genealogy book says, To create a little distinction, some people, particularly those who had, or felt they had, some authority or standing, added their mothers' maiden names to their surnames So it looks as if there is no end to the reasons why

Re: [lace-chat] Hair colour

2006-06-20 Thread Helen Ward
Apparently forensic scientists can detect arsenic etc in strands of hair, so I imagine that the 'chemical' enters the hair root through the bloodstream and then becomes part of the hair shaft. In that case it seems reasonable that 'chemicals' from medication can do the same, and being in the