Thank you, everyone, for the concerns for us all over here in Australia. The bush fires have been, - and still are â horrendous. I live in an outer suburb of Melbourne, and we are quite safe, - but it is lucky we were not in Mallacoota where they had to evacuate everyone by Sea â the largest evacuation of people in Australian History, we are told!! It is where we have been holidaying for the last 45 years, - but 2 years ago we had to stop going there as it was too far, and we were not managing to tow the boat, and use it, as we are really too old for that now!! This last Christmas was just the 2nd year we have stayed at home, - so we were Very lucky. However it breaks our hearts to see the destruction there. It is such a pretty town and such friendly locals, who always had a smile and friendly greeting for us when we went back there. It was our âHome away from Homeâ!
These terrible fires are still burning, some are still out of control, but we have not heard of any Lacemakers burned out. I know of 2 lacemakers on the South East coast, who have been evacuated twice, but are now both back in their homes â hopefully for good! A very big Thank You to New Zealand, Canada, and USA for sending some firefighters over to help out. They are doing a great job. All the Fireies, from everywhere, are so brave, and have been working literally day and night to try to gain some control. They are all SO brave, and they are all Heros in everyoneâs eyes. (Yes, that is written correctly =- Fire-ies â firefighters, with the Aussie abbreviation of the word !!!!!!!!!! :) ) Regards from Liz. L. Melbourne,. Oz. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
