Re: [lace-chat] Red shoes

2003-12-04 Thread David Collyer
Dear Pam, I have in my closet right now a pair of red cfm pumps with stiletto heels. I haven't heard that saying of Joan Crawford's since the early 70s in London. God, you brought back heaps of memories and laughs in one fowl swoop. My CFM pumps were navy blue and worked a treat every time :) :)

[lace-chat] red shoes, slippers

2003-12-04 Thread A Thompson
I can't remember having red shoes, but I do remember persuading my mother that I could not live without a pair of red leather bed-room slippers with a moccasin front, high heels and a surround of fake black fur. I thought they were wonderful and wore them until they wore out. Angel Thompson in

[lace-chat] Re: red shoes

2003-12-04 Thread Lynn Carpenter
No, I never had red shoes. I have the family Frisian feet, wide across the toe (4) and narrow at the heel (2). When I find shoes that just plain fit, it's a cause for celebration, doubly so if they're not tan boats. And if they fit at the toe AND the heel, heck, I'd throw a party just for the

[lace-chat] first paychecks

2003-12-04 Thread Lynn Carpenter
I well remember what I bought with one of my first paychecks: I was slaving in a baby clothing factory, and I sent away for a stunning $56 worth of lily bulbs that I had been circling in the catalog for at least 3 years. Tiger Babies, White Henry, Pink Perfection, Harlequin hybrids. I sweated

[lace-chat] Who makes the coffee? :-)))

2003-12-04 Thread Jeanette Fischer
A husband and wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning. The wife said, You should do it, because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee. The husband said, You are in charge of the cooking around here and you should do it,