Hi all, I am back from Spain and France after watching three stages of the Tour de France with DH. Very exciting even for a non cyclist. This was a trip for him and so I didn't expect to see any lace in the Pyrenees. On a rest day we went to the old city of Carcassone <sp> and there, inside the walled city was a shop selling hand made lace. I coveted the beautiful bobbins on the pillow in the window but was told that they were only for display. Most of the lace was Torchon or Cluny. As the shop assistant spoke little English I was not sure where the lace was made but it was certainly better than the usual Chinese stuff we are used to. In Madrid we were walking around the city and came across a few shops that sold haberdashery including thread, bobbins and magazines. They were crowded with women and to get served you had to take a number, just like in the deli in the supermarket. My DH was amazed by the amount of things they sold and at the crush of women. I was sorry that I did not get to meet with Eva and Antje in Spain this trip but as we did not get any paella I am sure we will be back. I took along a large US flag this time and placed it on the car windshield or hung it from the hedgerow and it was a talking point with all the people we met. I waved it as the cylcists, including Lance, went by and got honks from the U.S. Postal team cars and the Associated Press vehicles. Now I am up to date with all the digests but I did not see any reference to an Arachne get together at convention. Did I miss it? If not, maybe we could plan on meeting on the Sunday evening after the reception. Janice
-- Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA A mistake is simply another way of doing things. Katherine Graham - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
