Clay's right - and surely, like beauty, tedium is in the eye of the beholder. It's not lacemaking or housework which is tedious in itself; it's the mindset of the person who's thinking about doing that activity.
And sometimes even cleaning the bathroom is not tedious if I have something interesting to think about <G>. Margery. ================================================= [email protected] in North Hertfordshire, UK ================================================= > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Clay Blackwell > Sent: Friday 13 August 2010 02:16 > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [lace] fiber familiarity > > I have been interested in the response people have for the > ever-present > comment, "I don't have the patience...". Rather than argue > with them, I > tell them that for me, this is an activity I can enjoy for hours and > hours. Then I tell them, "What takes patience, for me, is > cleaning the > bathroom." I can see immediately then, that they "get it". If it's > something you love - regardless of how complicated or involved the > process is - then it does not take patience. > > Clay - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
