Could we please have some of that warm? I live in the inland foothills of
the Coast Range about 45 SW of Portland, Oregon. The snow is literally knee
deep (and I'm tall - 59) in the drive which is a steep 1/4 mile. We
haven't been out since Friday week. It's beautiful and powder - the skiers
would love it! But I'm ready! Fresh salad would be so-o-o good!
Linda, the string-a-holic in Oregon
- Original Message -
From: Beth McCasland bmccasl...@earthlink.net
To: Arachne l...@arachne.com
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 8:03 PM
Subject: [lace] Katrina didn't get them all
Gentle Spiders,
Between Jenny's lace card, and a rather irreverent release from Holiday
Cheer card I received from a friend, I finally got over my funk, bought a
tree, pulled out the ornaments and decorated this afternoon and evening.
OK, so I didn't add lights outside, that would be pushing the limit.
Anyway, in pulling things out of the garage, I got my German nutcracker,
who has been packed away and not seen the light of day for a few years.
For those of you who don't remember... I live in the suburbs of New
Orleans, and although my house didn't flood in Katrina, my garage did
(about a foot). My Christmas ornaments were packed away in a cardboard
box well above the flood water, which I discovered much to my horror had
become a roach condominium. I washed most of my ornaments, and packed in
plastic boxes with borax those that couldn't be washed. I washed all my
crocheted and bobbin lace ornaments, which are still curled in balls
waiting for me to restarch them.
Anyway, as I was unpacking my German nutcracker this evening, there draped
on one of his arms was a bobbin lace snowflake ornament that I had made,
still nicely starched. I was so thrilled! The ornament is now on my
tree, where my Nutcracker Hero can see what he kept safe these years.
I finally had the courage to look in the other boxes, and have had to
throw some ornaments out, the bugs had eaten them, and they're rather
tattered and sad. Maybe this year I'll even face restarching my crochet
and BL snowflakes so I can have them on my tree next year.
I know it's just a little thing, sometimes I wonder how people cope who
lost everything. Thanks for listening.
Beth McCasland
where the south wind has ruled for a week, keeping things warm and muggy.
But tomorrow the north wind will be back.
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