I have a romantic picture of the working songs of lacemakers, that as well
as keeping the rhythm of work, the songs kept everyone awake and interested
with gossipy themes and a thrilling if sometimes sad end; in today's terms,
a combination of soap opera and urban myth.


On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Alex Stillwell <[email protected]
> wrote:

> Before the age of
> the written word it was an important means of preserving thoughts.  After
> the
> facts could be written down that means became somewhat redundant.
>


-- 
Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of
Canada

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