[lace] being there at the right time?
Haddad wrote: The Little things After September 11, one company invited the remaining members of other companies, who had been decimated by the attack on the Twin Towers, to share their available office space. At a morning meeting, the head of security told stories of why these people were alive .. all the stories were just about 'L I T T LE' things. Nice stories, Haddad, and I'm sure there is a moral somewhere there, but do we know how many people died in that building when they should have been somewhere else, and got delayed because: -the person they came to see was late, -the doctor they came to consult (if there were any) hadn't finished their previous consultation at the time they should have, -they were coming for an interview and the boss had forgotten all about it. -they were working on their day off because the boss asked them to work overtime, -they were delivering lunch to someone in the building, -they were there repairing a photocopier which someone had sabotaged to annoy the boss, -they were there taking pictures of a big wig because he/she couldn't possibly make time to visit the photo shop, -they were late leaving because the boss asked them to take a letter down just as they were getting ready to go, -they were on the phone trying to get their kid out of trouble because of drug abuse, -they were there cleaning the office out after staff had left it in a mess the night before, -they were repainting the office because the new boss's wife didn't like the colours the previous boss's wife had chosen, Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] why?
How about the seven maids with seven mops from The Walrus and the Carpenter? - -Gabrielle, still bobbinless in sunny Puyallup Hi, Gabrielle, why bobbinless?? Are you on holidays, or were tehy all stolen Helene, the froggy from Melbourne, who is trying to sort out all her pins by size again! Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Sevens - logistics more ideas
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Sue Babbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Inside the back cover we could list all contributors to the project, from design ideas, to drawings, to lace, to construction etc This could cause problems at judging stage - where work normally has no reference on it whatsoever as to who the maker was! My only reservation so far is that the winners in the recent past have kept their work fairly simple and uncomplicated - and this seems to be neither, there is a lot going on in it, and that may be a negative rather than a positive. Going for maximum size may be the way to fit all of the ideas in, but if the same happened again as this time with gallery space being at a premium, it may work against it. When initially reading through Tamara's logistics, I was thinking seven separate panels, taking up wall space; what about joining them together at both sides to make a heptagonal carousel - then I read the book bit. I am right that 70cm is very approximately 30 inches? (My brain isn't too good at this time on a Monday morning and I cannot envisage centimetre measurements easily at any time of day!) That would give a widest spread of about 5 feet plus an allowance for the centre rod - rather gallery space hogging, maybe? -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Prague
Hi Margot, I can make lunch Sunday for an Arachne 'meet'. Can't do breakfasts as I'm not staying on campus and like you have Council lunch on Saturday. Jean in Cleveland U.K. On 6 Jun 2004, at 21:58, Margot Walker wrote: What's happened to the idea of an Arachne get-together in Prague. I think Elaine was gathering the names. I suggest breakfast or lunch on Sun. (That's a purely selfish suggestion, since I'm trying to get Canadians together for breakfast on Sat., and there's a working lunch for Council members on Sat.) Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Prague
Please All, forgive me for sending the Prague article 3 times. It was not to make you read it 3x only my stupidity with a new PC. forgive please Dora the Knotter - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Sevens, more logistics
At 07:05 PM 6/6/2004, you wrote: My calculations came from Jacquie Tinch's original message: From this time, at least, the size restrictions were maximum 100cm (or 40 - so if you've got size problems, work in inches VBG) in any one direction but with a total of height + width + length not more than 190 cm (75). I'm not sure about looking for pre-existing patterns and making a collage... I thought this is supposed to be an original project? OK -- I misunderstood the size notation.The above limits would allow for eight panels of 8x8 or 8x10, hinged accordion style, and displayed with the two ends 40 apart. This would give 10 per double panel which is a wide enough angle to display. For packing, it would fold up quite compactly. For overall size, 40 plus 10 plus 8 would be 58, well under the maximum size allowed. If displayed in a square, it would be 20 on a side for a measurement of 20 + 20 +8 or 48. As to using an existing map pattern, I didn't intend to suggest it be done as printed, but used as a reference. After all, the shape of the continents hasn't changed and it would show what a panel might look like. To fit our size and space, it would have to be redrawn anyway, and our road sign added. Seven panels would also work, with the first panel displayed parallel to the wall the other six panels zigzagging. It would fill the same space but conform to the Seven theme. (Panel 1 -- continents and sign. Panels 2-6 showing man etc-- six panels to show 8 people/sacks/cats. Panel 8 showing St Ives.) Keep the ideas flowing. We shoudl be able to come up with something interesting. Alice in Oregon -- projected damp until next Saturday, Rose Parade day. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Prague
Hello Margot, hello Jeri and all others, As I understood Elaine she wants to gether the members of the list, but perhaps I am wrong. I send her my name and she accepted it. Unhappily I didn't manage to met her in Tönder. But if you want to be only the US-members or only this or that nation I will accept this. My report from Tönder needs some time because I found so much mail this morning. Greetings Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] 7 wives 7 contintents
G'day Jo,. The seven wifes could come from the seven continents, however, Antarctica? A Japanese Kimono, an Indian from North America (the mens costumes are more impressive), a colourfull South Amercian, from Europe many period or fokloristic costumes could be picked. That's a great idea, except that down here they didn't wear anything Guess it could save some time on lace making. David in Ballarat Jo Falkink - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Poems about lace
I've been extremely priviledged to receive a draft copy of Noelene's little book of lace-related verses. There are poems about tatting and about bobbin lace - some humorous, some with quite a message. I think my favourite is called Why I like to make lace. I think you'll enjoy seeing this when the final versions roll off the printer's presses! Well done Noelene! Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Sevens again
I haven't seen mention of these as yet:-7 Labours of Hercules; 7 Lamps of Architecture ; 7 Sages of Greece/Rome; The 7 Sisters - Pleiades; The 7 Sisters (rocks off The Isle of Wight, GB); Sevenoaks (6 replaced after the Great Blow 1987 ); Sept Iles -Canada. My 7 Labours of love !!! Re; get -togethers. Surely the lovely thing about OIFDA is the mixing of lacemakers. I know it is easier for us in GB, but even here sometimes it's only once a year we see each other at the Guild AGM again because of distance. Please can anyone tell me where I can get an arachne badge. Roseground Supplies who used to stock them has run out. Sheila in E.Herts., GB in beautiful sunshine. www.lace-helpandhistory.info - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] 7 Wives
Tamara Arachne Members Quoted from Tamara In the meantime, I've been keeping track of various ideas and the degree of enthusiasm they seem to generate. Also, thinking how best to marry as many of them as possible --- Your thought processes are wonderful. So imaginative and to be able to include everyone's idea. This is turning into a nice project. I can't contribute much -maybe easy lacemaking but it would be fun to try. Pam in Ohio - Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] underground/arachne name
How about calling the secondary list Arachne-project? Robin P. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.pittsburghlace.8m.com/ -Original Message- The word itself wouldn't be copyright or otherwise owned, and it does identify our project. Someone earlier started the subject 'underground' which now seems to be confusing, I think this subgroup, sister-group, whatever, is definitely above ground! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Arachne-7; more logistics (long)
From: Susan Lambiris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I thought of having the seven panels linked to each other so that they could be unfolded to form a sort of seven-sided cylinder-like globe, Just remember, it's not only the packing requirements, but the *nature* of the display that you need to account for. 3-d doesn't necessarily mean it can be seen from all sides. A 7-sided cylinder would require the piece be alone in a free-standing case out on the floor, so people can walk all around it and see it from all sides. Similarly, a book-shape with pivoting pages requires it not be behind glass, so people can turn the pages. That brings up the need for a place to hang or stand it, and also a security issue--how they can turn the pages without getting their grubby hands all over the lace. Therefore, before determining format, someone needs to talk at great length with the people who are responsible for setting up the display; people who know the facilities and equipment they have, and who know how far they'll be willing to go to fit such a complex piece into their scheme. Otherwise you may find yourself with a project that, however lovely and imaginative, just can't be accommodated. Robin P. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.pittsburghlace.8m.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] 7 wives 7 contintents
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Isn't this something that can be moved to lace chat?? No as it is a planning discussion for a large lace project. Don't worry, it should soon be moving to its own list, neither lace nor chat. Robin P. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.pittsburghlace.8m.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Kniplings-Festival in Tönder
Dear Lacefriends. After done the most important household-requests i will start my Tönder reports, yes I am afraid I need several hoping it will not bore you. Friday morning, it was raining cats and dogs, we started to the north. The first stop was in Flensburg the Museum of the City. In the same room as the loom are the laces. A big pattern-book which ones belonged to Hans Hansen who was a lace-dealer in 19th cent. took my attention first. There is a piece of paper with a foto of him selling laces at the island Sylt about summer 1890 with the danske Elle/ yardstick in his hands, but this information I got later. And another such patternbook from 1841which one belonged Fedder Matthiesen both danish people. And around them and in another display-case laces, hankerchiefs and collars from that time. Most with Tönder-lace but some other techniques too. I had the impression that most of the laces in the second display-case were made later but after the old patterns. The things weren't well marked, that's a pity. I studied everything very carefully. It's not much there but if you are nearby it is worth to see it. Ask at the cashier after the laces and they describe you how to come there very quick. For those of you who are interested in art the museum posses a few paintings and aquarells from Emil Nolde, aquarells from Erich Heckel and others who lived at the same time. But this things are in the other building. After that we travelled farther north. When we arrived in Tönder the sun came out and said nice to meet you and it was wonderful without umbrella and in a bit of warmth. Puting our things in the hotelroom and up I went to the salesroom, I had to bring some things to my Verband. I looked round if I need something and I met lots of familiar faces and it was a big hello here and there. But unhappily I couldn't find the three person from the list we wanted to meet each other. The next morning I started my walk for the exhibitions they arranged for us, but this comes tomorrow. I'll do some pictures in my webshot-album so you could have a look if you want. Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] To Barbara J Gordon
I am sorry to have to send this mail to the list but Barbaras server says my message is spam and won´t accept it, I have tried three times and I am not sure if she is on arachne or bobbinlace list. I am not sure why it is spammed, I have tried different subject line three time but still no luck. Ann-Marie Hello Barbara Thank you so much for liking my bobbinlace, it is so fun to do. At this page http://www.knipling-i-danmark.dk/k-i-d.htm you can see the magazine, it is the issue with the scarf pattern, it is called Doris. I don´t think there are any information in english but there is an mailaddress so you can contact them [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here are two other links, Kniplerier, one of the owners, Aage, has made the pattern to the scarf, and another link just to enjoy. http://www.kniplerier.dk/galleri.htm http://home19.inet.tele.dk/mejdal/index.htm I hope this will help you, otherwise please contact me again Yours Ann-Marie http://community.webshots.com/user/annma1 http://www.ettklickforskogen.se/ Your designs are very pretty and nicely done. I am interested in seeing one of the Danish magazine, but don't really know where or how to see or order one. Do you have an address for it or a web site. Website preferably. Thanks, Barbara - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] D-Day commemorative bobbin
Does anyone know if any supplier is selling a 60th anniversary D-Day commemorative bobbin? None of the sellers at Poole Bobbin Lace Day was. Fountains used to do a lot of commemmoratives (I got a Battle of Britain one from them), but their web page is still showing commemmoratives for Mother's Day (March here in the UK) and Easter. If it wasn't for the troops who took part in the landings, most of us in the UK at least and possibly a lot of Europe, probably wouldn't be here. I know that huge numbers of American and British troops (not sure about other countries involvement in th invasion) lost their lives, and the French people played an enormous part to make it a success. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] 7 wives 7 contintents
Hello David I never heard of the rhyme or story before, so please excuse my ignorance. Jo Falkink The seven wifes could come from the seven continents, [...] That's a great idea, except that down here they didn't wear anything David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] D-Day commemorative bobbin
Can any reply be sent to the list, please, as I would also be very interested. Jean, Canadian troops were also very much involved - British and Canadian together outnumbered American. Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] D-Day commemorative bobbin
Jean wrote : Does anyone know if any supplier is selling a 60th anniversary D-Day commemorative bobbin? None of the sellers at Poole Bobbin Lace Day was. Fountains used to do a lot of commemmoratives (I got a Battle of Britain one from them), but their web page is still showing commemmoratives for Mother's Day (March here in the UK) and Easter. This gives me the opportunity to announce that Roseground has (as of yesterday - the anniversary of D-Day) taken over the bobbin and lacemaking tool business previously operated as Fountains Lace Supplies. Please give us a week or so to get our catalogue and web-site adjusted but please be aware that we continue to accept orders based on Fountains catalogue and Web-site in the meantime. Our daughter Pam Sharples is joining us in the business to specialise in all aspects of bobbin orders and the Bobbin a Month Club which we will be continuing. Roseground would certainly be happy to commission a commemorative for the actual D-Day 50th Anniversary. Those who might be interested should contact us off-line. Pat Hallam Nottingham, UK [EMAIL PROTECTED] (for catalogue [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Shop on-line at www.roseground.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Sevens - logistics more ideas
I'd forgotten about the Cambs one. I remember the Cornish one from childhood visits, with much affection. As that was the time I learnt of the rhyme, I always assumed it was that one. It doesn't really matter unless we represent the village somewhere in the overall item. Perhaps it's safest not to Sue - Original Message - I have always been under the impression that the St. Ives was the one in Cambridgeshire - another lovely little town! But perhaps we are both incorrect, - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] oops
I think I just accidentally deleted an email from lace or lace-chat. So, if anyone just sent something they think I really should read, can you please resend it to me? Weronika - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Noelene's booklet
On Jun 7, 2004, at 22:08, Clay Blackwell wrote: So tell, tell!! Did Mark (TatMan) do the drawings? He had volunteered to do them at one time! And then didn't deliver (s like a man g)... I got my contributor's copy (wrote a couple of doggerel bits to add to the tatting in my pocket running rhyme, *and* provided the inspiration for it g) a while back, and the illustrations in it are all cobbled up by Noelene from, I think, clip art provided by the puter. But they fit extremely well with the subjects of the poems, even so... --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) Healthy US through The No-CARB Diet: no C-heney, no A-shcroft, no R-umsfeld, no B-ush. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Noelene's booklet
I just got back on [EMAIL PROTECTED] tonight after an absence of 6 weeks (I'm not back on Chat yet), and want to know what about Nolene's booklet. Is it ready for sale, am I to preorder, how do I get one? Anxious to find out the details...I have sheets of her poems that she posted, but *I want the whole thing!* Happy Lacemaking, Betty Ann Rice in Roanoke, Virginia USA where it is cooler than London, England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] n animals
Hi Jean, As all the Australian contingent will know, there is also an Australian mammal (endangered unfortunately) called a numbat. Cute and furry, a little like an overgrown mouse with a long nose. Jen in Melbourne To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re the Car
Firstly my apologies on closer examination the book is dated 1992 - only 10 years out. It is just as well we didn't try to get to the meeting. The rear oil seal had gone - any oil added just poured straight out. The mechanic advised we were lucky that it did not catch fire. The car won't be ready until Wednesday or Thursday. Really great as I have 3 weeks of casual work starting tonight at 11-45. First time I've ever done night shift. We had all the stuff ready to take up. Will have to bring the remaining cake from the luncheon to the August meeting. Peter To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] swivel windows
Weronika wrote: I'm not sure how Tamara's swivel windows work, but the ones we have at home in Poland can open normally (i.e. like doors), and if you twist the handle up they'll open at the top and stay attached at the bottom, but only open a little, so you can leave them like that to get some air but not be cold. Since all of the opening happens in one direction, mosquito screens should work with those. Yes, that's how my mother's work too, but then, you can't put Venetian blinds inside to keep the sun out, and in Australia, we certainly need them! For some reason, outside shutters have never really taken off in Australia, although quite a few of the early buildings had them. I cannot understand why, they would be so useful! They are coming back now, with those aluminium wind down ones, but wooden ones like in Mediterranean countries hardly exist. With so many immigrants from those countries, I can't believe no-one ever made shutters popular!! Helene, the froggy from Melbourne Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Europe in a wheelchair
Weronika wrote: So what cities do you think she should see, what sort of cheap transportation is there, is it safe to sleep in parks, how hard is it to find people who speak English? Also, she's on a wheelchair - what's the situation with curbcuts (I think that's the word - the way sidewalks ramp down to level with the street on corners in the US), accessible buses and trains, etc.? You've got a friend who's in a wheelchair and wants to sleep in parks in Europe I suggests she read a few European newspapers articles before she goes!! The incidence of thefts, rape, accidents in Europe for ordinary travellers is bad enough without planning to sleep in parks! Good grief! I thought I was a seasoned traveller, but I wouldn't have been game even when I was in my twenties!! My instinct would be to say Stay home until you have enough money to sleep in hostels at least! Good luck to her if she goes. She must be game, but I think there is game and there is foolhardy... Helene, the stunned froggy from Melbourne Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Europe in a wheelchair
Well, she'll have a brother with her most of the time. And I'm not sure how dangerous sleeping in random places really is - I've done quite a lot in Warsaw, which is not supposed to be a very safe city, and I've never had any trouble. Plus, the stories are so much better g Weronika On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 06:08:41PM +1000, Helene Gannac wrote: You've got a friend who's in a wheelchair and wants to sleep in parks in Europe I suggests she read a few European newspapers articles before she goes!! The incidence of thefts, rape, accidents in Europe for ordinary travellers is bad enough without planning to sleep in parks! Good grief! I thought I was a seasoned traveller, but I wouldn't have been game even when I was in my twenties!! My instinct would be to say Stay home until you have enough money to sleep in hostels at least! Good luck to her if she goes. She must be game, but I think there is game and there is foolhardy... To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Estonia
Hi Devon, The house will be our private residence, is called the prettiest house in Tartu by the local residents. My husband, Erik, speaks Estonian I learnt it for 18 months when Sam was a baby. We will have an income from the rent of the 3 apartments that are in the same building as the guest apartment, as there will be no mortgage to pay off, Erik won't need to work full time. I don't know yet if he has any political aspirations, but you never know, he might follow in his grandfather's footsteps decide to get involved in the local political arena to see if he likes it or not. Pene At 12:48 PM 6/6/2004 -0400, you wrote: I visited the website of the place in Estonia that Pene directed us to. It is a house originally belonging to the Piip family, returned to them after the last half century of communist rule during which time it was state owned. What an interesting story. Pene, do you and your husband speak Estonian? What work is he planning to do there? Will he enter politics? Will you run the house as a guest house or use it only as a private residence? Devon To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Mosquitoes
Louise Hume [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: only the male mosquitoes sing, to attract the females. So... if you hear a mosquito singing, it is a male and will not bite. I have read this, too, but apparently the mosquitoes in Michigan haven't. I don't know if male and female mosquitoes have a different pitch, but I can definitely hear the ones that bite me. Then again, perhaps this is a species thing, with some mosquiteo species quiet and other ones buzzy. Louise in Central Virginia, where we have had so much rain in the past month that the mozzies rise up in clouds when one walks across the lawn. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com Where we had so much rain in May that we hopefully raised the possibility that all the mosquito wigglers (larvae) would be washed out into Lake Michigan! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Random thoughts on Reagan and thankfulness
I have been thinking a lot this weekend about the life of Ronald Reagan. He was a wonderful human being and a great President. His positive outlook on life was contagious; you never heard him or Mrs. Reagan complaining, even when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. In my day to day routine, it's easy to get caught up in negative feelings about things, but I have found that doing so is a waste of energy and health. There is so much in life to be thankful for! If you just spend some time thinking about that each day you will be surprised at the difference it can make! I know it sounds too simplistic, but complaining takes way too much effort and comes at a very high cost to your own wellbeing and morale. There are so many countries represented here on this list; and I'm sure each person is proud of the country they are from. I would like to hear from people just one thing about your homeland that you are especially thankful for. I know it may be hard to limit it to just one thing, but what do you like best about being a(an)_? As for me, at this point in my life, it is that we have had so many wonderful leaders like Ronald Reagan. He was a great example...not only as a President but as a husband in the loving relationship he has shared with his wife. He left us a wealth of great speeches to remind Americans of the all that we have to be thankful for. I have copied a few words from one of his last... And whatever else history may say about me when I'm gone, I hope it will record that I appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears, to your confidence rather than your doubts. My dream is that you will travel the road ahead with liberty's lamp guiding your steps and opportunity's arm steadying your way. My fondest hope for each one of you and especially for the young people here is that you will love your country, not for her power or wealth, but for her selflessness and her idealism. May each of you have the heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, and the hand to execute works that will make the world a little better for your having been here. You can read more of his speeches at http://www.reaganlibrary.com/reagan/speeches/ Debbie in Florida ... where the state bird is the mosquito :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] recipe help
Oh my, so many different measuring sizes :( Perhaps you should check the country of origin of the recipe, and maybe the age. Years ago, when we were in England, I solved the problem by buying all the measuring devices :) Anyway, my old British measuring spoons say that a dessertspoon is 12ml. A tablespoon is 18ml. and a teaspoon is 6ml. So, a Dessertspoon is two teaspoons...just to add to the confusion :) Sharon on dull Vancouver Island To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] recipe help
here is a good www site that addresses many conversions etc... All Recipes | Conversions http://allrecipes.com/advice/ref/conv/conversions.asp Christine in hot Katy, TX USA To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: swivel windows
On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 05:59:02PM +1000, Helene Gannac wrote: Weronika wrote: I'm not sure how Tamara's swivel windows work, but the ones we have at home in Poland can open normally (i.e. like doors), and if you twist the handle up they'll open at the top and stay attached at the bottom, but only open a little, so you can leave them like that to get some air but not be cold. Since all of the opening happens in one direction, mosquito screens should work with those. Yes, that's how my mother's work too, but then, you can't put Venetian blinds inside to keep the sun out, and in Australia, we certainly need them! Hmm. I'm again not sure what Venetian blinds are, but in our house there were things called zaluzje (Tamara?), which kept the sun out. I looked at some venetian blind images, and it looks like they're the same thing, but maybe normally they're mounted on the wall above the window? Ours were mounted directly on the window, so they just moved with it when it opened (unfortunately no longer kept the sun out then). Weronika To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: Mosquitoes
Louise Hume [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: only the male mosquitoes sing, to attract the females. So... if you hear a mosquito singing, it is a male and will not bite. I have read this, too, but apparently the mosquitoes in Michigan haven't. I don't know if male and female mosquitoes have a different pitch, but I can definitely hear the ones that bite me. Then again, perhaps this is a species thing, with some mosquiteo species quiet and other ones buzzy. I've also heard the female-biting thing, but I've definitely had some buzzing ones bite me. I think maybe only females bite in the large mosquito species and all of them bite in the small one? That is assuming those are different species at all. Louise in Central Virginia, where we have had so much rain in the past month that the mozzies rise up in clouds when one walks across the lawn. Ouch. Living in the desert has advantages. Weronika To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fw: Real Life, Real Women, Real Tips! (fwd)
HERE AT LAST ARE CLEANING TIPS THAT MAKE TOTAL SENSE!!! DIRT: Layers of dirty film on windows and screens provide a helpful filter against harmful and aging rays from the sun. Call it an SPF factor of 15 and leave it alone. COBWEBS: Cobwebs artfully draped over lampshades reduce the glare from the bulb, thereby creating a romantic atmosphere. If your husband points out that the light fixtures need dusting, simply look confused and exclaim What? And spoil the mood? (Or just throw glitter on them and call them holiday decorations) PET HAIR: Explain the mound of pet hair brushed up against the doorways by claiming you are collecting it there to use for stuffing hand-sewn play animals for underprivileged children. (Also keeps out cold drafts in winter) DUSTING: If dusting is really out of control, simply place a showy urn on the coffee table and insist that This is where Grandma wanted us to scatter her ashes. GENERAL CLEANING: Mix one-quarter cup pine-scented household cleaner with four cups of water in a spray bottle. Mist the air lightly. Leave dampened rags in conspicuous locations. Develop an exhausted look, throw yourself on the couch and sigh, I clean and I clean and I still don't get anywhere. If unexpected company is coming, pile everything unsightly into one room and close the door. As you show your guests through your tidy home, rattle the door knob vigorously, fake a growl and say, I'd love you to see our den, but Fluffy hates to be disturbed and the shots are SO expensive. KITCHEN: Light the oven, throw a teaspoon of cinnamon in a pie pan, turn off oven and explain that you have been baking cookies for a bake sale for a favorite charity and haven't had time to clean. Always keep several get well cards on the mantle so if unexpected guests arrive, you can say you've been sick and unable to clean. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Hi All, DH and I just got home from seeing the third Harry Potter movie. It was great Many wonderful parts and new characters. The new Dumbledore is excellent and it's fun to see Harry, Hermoine and Ron a year older. Now I have to head towards bed so I'll leave it at that. Highly recommended! Jane in Vermont, USA where it's feeling like summer! [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Blinds
On Jun 7, 2004, at 20:06, Weronika Patena wrote: Hmm. I'm again not sure what Venetian blinds are, but in our house there were things called zaluzje (Tamara?), which kept the sun out. I looked at some venetian blind images, and it looks like they're the same thing, They are, though there are so many different varieties of blinds and window shades, that it's hard to say sometimes... :) but maybe normally they're mounted on the wall above the window? Ours are mounted on the inside of the window frame, at the top, and hang free, all the way down to the bottom of the window. It's a single piece job covering the entire window. When the window is closed (or partly open, as it only ever opens *partly*, being sash), you can regulate the amount of light coming in via a little rod at the side. Depending on how you twist it, the slats will either overlap slightly (minimum light, and maximum protection from Peeping Toms) or hang parallel to one another allowing maximum light, while still making it difficult to see inside, unless you're really close to the window. Which latter function (ie making it difficult for people from the outside to see inside, while permitting those inside to spy on the street scene) is, essentially, what the word zaluzja implies. It comes from the French jalousie (spelling?) and, originally, was used to describe the see-through layer of the curtains (usually lacy g). It was later than the two got separated, with zaluzja kept for the blind, and zazdrostka (*literally* small jealousy) applied to the see-through, fabric one (and now, only used on the bottom half of the window, a bit like the American cafe curtains) To open the window, you first pull on a string, which gathers all the slats together (or rolls them up, on older models), and, once the window's open, you let them down again. But you couldn't use those with casement windows, at least not those which open to the inside. I have seen them, however, on French doors leading to patios and such, especially the sliding kind (in California as well, as a matter of fact, though in the Bay Area, not where you're at). Ours were mounted directly on the window, so they just moved with it when it opened (unfortunately no longer kept the sun out then). Very strong/hot sun is hardly a *problem* in Poland (half the time, we don't get enough of it) :) When it is, you close the window *and* the curtains, and hope the double glazing (with a layer of dead air between the panes) will keep the heat out. I do remember, from Poland of my childhood, the outside shutters (okiennice) that Helene has mentioned - though I've seen them only in the village, not in the city - and very nice they were too, for the middle of the day nap in summertime :) Here, we used to have some on our house, but they were for decorative/aesthetic purposes only; they were *screwed to the walls*, each side of the window; you couldn't *use* them... g Not only because they were screwed to the walls but also because you couldn't lean out of the window far enough to grab and close them :) So... Since Severn dislikes fake as much as I do, we got rid of them at one point when the house was painted from the outside. It sure makes the windows look disproportionately *small* from the outside... piggy eyes I call them... :) --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) Healthy US through The No-CARB Diet: no C-heney, no A-shcroft, no R-umsfeld, no B-ush. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: thankfulness
On Jun 7, 2004, at 9:41, the Mouzons (Debbie in Florida) wrote: I'm sure each person is proud of the country they are from. I would like to hear from people just one thing about your homeland that you are especially thankful for. I know it may be hard to limit it to just one thing, but what do you like best about being a(an)_? Being 3 shades of gray myself (half Polish, half Jewish, transplanted to US for the past 31 yrs)... :) When I was a child and pre-teen in Poland, I was thankful for the security of everyday living... Nobody had to worry about basic survival needs; if you were sick, a doctor came (for free) and most of your medicine was free too. And nobody was ever *hungry*, though we often went short of this or that. When I was in my late teens and early twenties (also in Poland) I was thankful for having enough brain power to be able to learn how to go - safely - through life in a zig-zag line: when to duck, and when to be defiant, and how to play the system to the best advantage. Now that I'm here... I guess I'm thankful for being able to bitch, *in the open*, about the bad parts of *both* systems (while, in Poland of pre-'89, only US was open to critique)... g I'm also *still* grateful for the lessons I learnt, in Poland, in the stage 2 period... They may come in handy soon, even in US. --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) Healthy US through The No-CARB Diet: no C-heney, no A-shcroft, no R-umsfeld, no B-ush. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: She's Soooooooo Blonde . . .
For all word-play lovers :) From: R.P. She's S Blonde . . . * She thought a quarterback was a refund. * She thought General Motors was in the army. * She thought Meow Mix was a CD for cats. * She thought Boyz II Men was a day care center. * At the bottom of an application where it says Sign here: she wrote Sagittarius. * She took the ruler to bed to see how long she slept. * She sent a fax with a stamp on it. * Under education on her job application, she put Hooked On Phonics. * She tripped over a cordless phone. * She spent 20 minutes looking at the orange juice can because it said Concentrate. * She told me to meet her at the corner of WALK and DON'T WALK. * She tried to put MM's in alphabetical order. * She studied for a blood test. * She sold the car for gas money. * When she missed bus #44 she took bus #22 twice instead. * When she went to the airport and saw a sign that said, Airport Left, she turnedaround and went home. * When she heard that 90% of all crimes occur around the home, she moved. * If she spoke her mind, she'd be speechless. * She thought that she could not use her AM radio in the evening. * She had a shirt that said TGIF, which she thought stood for This Goes In Front. * She thinks Taco Bell is the Mexican phone company. --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) Healthy US through The No-CARB Diet: no C-heney, no A-shcroft, no R-umsfeld, no B-ush. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
