I recall pompously getting on my hobby horse and telling you that I was not going to accept the invitation to write a lace biography of Marian Powys (Lace and Lace Making) for the Powys Society Journal.
The truth is that I really meant it as I hate academic writing probably because I did my Masters by Research and had to write a 90,000-word thesis (Nursing Ethics) That would put anyone off the academic genre of writing! However, the editor wrote me a very clever letter commiserating with me but wrote a wonderful paragraph talking about the important information I was depriving the Lace Community of [that is a split infinitive. sorry,] and the Powys Society as a whole. Well, I think that was a great exaggeration and flattering too. so I gave in! frown All my hifalutin principles went into the bin! I agreed and currently, it is being edited, I hope for the next issue of the Powys Journal (Sometime in your summer I believe). It was fascinating to research and indeed she has a lace biography that equals the literary prowess of her brothers. It is fascinating and I hope that I will have shown the Powysians that she was not "just a lacemaker" (and writer). The above shows what an unprincipled guy I am (Masters in Ethics or not!) When it is published I plan to write a non-academic version for web docs and allow myself some personal comments and thoughts about her that will not need to be referenced! I need to say that whilst I have been cooperating with the editing of the article I have not had a formal acceptance of it!! So it is still fingers crossed. I also will be publicly acknowledging the help I have received by at least half a dozen lacemakers in the UK and the USA. They are great detectives and more importantly all lace makers, not like me, "just a woodturner"! (Oh, and a clavichord maker. my latest project. [sorry editor.. off topic]) So beware of my "big mouth"! Brian _____ I am using the Free version of SPAMfighter <http://www.spamfighter.com/len> . SPAMfighter has removed 224 of my spam emails to date. Do you have a slow PC? <http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen> Try a free scan! - 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/
