Oh do I have news! I am giving one of the conference talks at the IOLI. It'll be on the evidence for lace making in New-France. Lots of preparation and many, many photos and illustrations. Its a progress report on a larger project I'm doing researching lace making in early Canada using historical documents and museum collections. I hope it will be well received.
The fun will be giving it in both french and english simultaneously. I CAN do it, in fact, I have to teach this way quite often at the University when upper level classes have both french and english unilingual students attending at the same time so the class is large enough... One of the joys of living in Ottawa (grin) I've just found out today that the conservator of the Grey Nuns museum (Srs Rita Lacombe) died this past wednesday. Her funeral was today. She was one of my partners for the special exhibit in Ottawa for the IOLI. Its too early to know if this will affect the Ottawa trip or not. I'll let you know when I know. Other parts of it, the historical portraits gallery at the National Art Gallery with all the lace costumes, the visit of the Ottawa Basilica collection of church linens made by the Grey Nuns, and the visit to the Montebello mansion and the Papineau family lace collection are still on. All of it is fully bilingual, I'm one of the tour guides. How are things with you? Lucie DuFresne Ottawa Canada > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:54:53 -0800 (PST) > From: Cathy Reaves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: GOING TO MONTREAL > > Lucie, > How are things going with preparations? > Branwen > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Yes! Our guild (in Ottawa, 2hrs away from Montreal) is providing support > and translation for the organisers in Montreal. We are also sponsoring one > of the day trips (can't tell you yet what it is but it will interest those > who do netting and lacis). > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
