In a message dated 27/03/2004 08:03:27 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > Overheard at Victorian Lace Guild Meeting on Saturday 27th, Liz Ligetti > talking to herself, "Now Liz don't even look at the books because you're not > going to buy any." LOL > > Cheers, Yvonne. Had to respond to this one!!! As you know from my postings, I moved in to the new flat with the Tame Aussie 5 weeks ago and needless to say the first thing we did after finding my le cruset was to find my lace equipment and books that had been in storage and reunite them with those at my parents. The Aussie decided that one of the big bookcases would fit beautifully into the hall and that if I wanted (need to ask!) I could put my lace, craft and cookery books in that bookcase. So, I immeadiately disposed of about 800 books that I had no need for, stuffed another 400 into storage and worked out how to shoe horn the other 400 into the flat. Having managed to do that I 'discovered' that the bookcase in the hall was still virtually empty and now could take my lace books and the other ones. Not only did I manage to get the lace books into it, but also my folders full of patterns (that was another shelf full). Standing back from the bookcase I said with a wry smile, half expecting to get hit, 'well, that's amazing, there's still some room in that bookcase for more lace books if I see any'. The Aussie, gently ambling by simple said, 'right babe, whatever you want, you do'. Needless to say, I haven't mentioned it further incase he changes his mind but I will take the 'whatever you want, you do' quite literally. Also, I thought he would be rather staggered when he saw my whole cabinet of threads but he just looked at them and when I said the classic lace maker phrase 'well, you never have enough thread' he simply replied, 'right babe, buy what you need'. I don't think he understands us lacemakers - we don't need to be told things like that. We want to be told things like that but we should be told them. I'm now just trying to find a lace fair that I can take him to and be let loose at. But on a serious and sweet note, the first time I took my lace pillow to show him (he was in digs) I propped myself up on his bed with a large 32" bed pillow to angle the 24" lace pillow and off I went with some bruge lace and he lay, absolutely still, on the bed beside me with his face about 6" from the bobbins just watching me speed through the pattern. I was concerned I might hit him in the face with a stray bead or bobbin but he was mesmerised. I'm sitting here, in my front room, surrounded by lace things and I have to say, it's simply wonderful. And I'm hanging onto that promise, 'right babe, buy what you need'. Regards Liz Beecher I'm blogging now - see what it's all about To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
