[lace-chat] Re: cheese allergy
Tamara, did you ever try goat's- milk cheese? Our son (now 20), has lactose intolerance, and no one could tell us this, despite having rounds of tests done when he was a mere toddler. When we had dairy goats, he was able to drink the milk and eat cereal with milk with no trouble. Now, he is on his own, and we no longer have goats. He must limit his intake of dairy produsts or suffer the consequences... Margaret in PA Angora bunnies: http://bramblelane.tripod.com/bramble-lane.html 8/18/03 http://bramblelane.tripod.com/clearance.html http://bramblelane.tripod.com/yardsale.html To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Forest Fires, Frogs and Grammar
Hi, Gentle Spiders We in N.Z. have not heard of the Canadian fires European ones yes, but not the Canadian. You are in our prayers. We embroiderers in N.Z. "reverse stitch".. something I am quite familiar with at the moment :-( Another grammar gripe of mine is the incorrect useage of to, too and two! Maxine, In N.Z. where spring has sprung again today, long may it last, despite the weather forcaster's predictions.! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Forest Fires
Our Australian news is also sadly lacking in news of the Canadian bush fires - we got some coverage of the European ones, but to my knowledge, no mention of Canada. Even SBS, our multi-cultural TV channel, which gives a full half our evening news WITHOUT SPORT of international events (plus any really newsworthy Oz stories) did not mention it. You are in our hopes and prayers for rain. Noelene in Cooma, Australia where (hopefully) some people have been listening after last summer's fires and more backburning has been permitted this winter - but not enough, according to some. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Forest Fires
Unfortunately, although we get a lot of world news both in newspapers and on TV and radio, I get the impression that those reporting it think that once they've reported any item for a few days, they won't bother anymore because something else (usually quite trivial) has taken their interest. They've reported fires in Europe for a couple of weeks, so that's fires finished with. I've just watched the late evening news, and quite frankly the only bit I remember was about the 'Hutton Enquiry' into the apparent suicide of a Ministry of Defence scientist who leaked information to the media on the government's dossier persuading the UK to go to war with Iraq. Just shows how important all the rest was. The news that the Hutton Enquiry, although it's not finished yet, has had access to emails and correspondence between various government officials and has published even confidential files on the Hutton Enquiry web site is quite an event. The non-confidential files would normally only be released 30 years after the event, not less than a year. The confidential ones only with bits blacked out. I can't imagine what it must be like having fires like that. It's bad enough when we get a heath fire near Poole and a couple of houses get a bit warm. Evacuation and losing everything must be devastating to an extent I can't imagine. My thoughts are with everyone affected. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Frogs
And that's true of embroidery as well... I think most needleworkers use the term! Such a "chirpy" way to express frustration!! Clay - Original Message - From: "Webwalker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 2:51 PM Subject: [lace-chat] Frogs > The knitter's frogs go "rip it, rip it, rip it..." > and thus when a knitter says she is "frogging", she is ripping out stitches. > > Susan Webster > Canton, Ohio > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] forest fires
Yes, I noticed that today while reading the news at MSNBC.com. There was a lengthy article about it, and as I read, I couldn't help but wonder why it hasn't been more newsworthy. So many people being affected, fires so hot that houses don't just burn, they actually explode; overall so much devastation. I recalled that though I had watched the evening news on TV the night before, no mention was made of fires whatsoever. And as long as the fires have obviously been burning, I was quite surprised. The European heat wave has more coverage. Now, lest I step onto a big soapbox here, I'll get of the shoebox I've started with. My thoughts and prayers are with all those thousands of people who are now dealing with the loss of nearly everything they own, and what a nightmarish ordeal it must be to rebuild *everything* after such tragedy. May God be with you and keep your lives safe. From: "rick &sharon" Subject: [lace-chat] forest fires > Amazing isn't it? Last week we had around the clock coverage of the blackout > in Eastern Canada and the States. Here in British Columbia we have the worst > forest fires going on in over 75 years..but we barely rate a footnote in the > news. We have over 870 fires raging right now. Forty thousand people have > been evacuated from their homes, and one complete subdivision in the city of > Kelowna has been destroyed, five others are now in danger too. Is it any > wonder that the people living in the Western part of the country feel > alienated when this sort of thing is only noted in passing... and we're still > hearing about the blackout ad nauseum? Sharon on Vancouver Island...watching > for fires with the rest of the Valley > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [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] Grammar again
There are always items from the newspapers on our local radio station every morning. On Friday, one of the papers (don't know which) was carrying the story that the hyphen is dead. There's now no longer any need to use it because people mostly don't and it's become accepted that words like e-mail and co-operation don't have to have a hyphen any more. Email I accept, but to me cooperation is pronounced cperation with a long oo. The presenter said that perhaps we should also get rid of the apostrophe as very few people know how to use it. He'd been in an electircal store in the hot weather, and there was a notice announcing "No fan's in stock". But I think the best use of the apostrophe I ever saw was in the ice cream parlour I worked in while at shool. It was run by an Italian gentleman and his wife, and one day they ran out of ice cream. So he put a notice in the window "No ice's cream". Cute. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Lace that lights up
Hi All, I see some of you got there but for those of you that didn't it's actually www.beingseen.com/I didn't know about the slash. I'll write to lace and see who gets inspired . Jane in Vermont, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] roo whistles?
I don't know if this is the case in all states but in Utah if you kill a deer or other big game animal with your car on the road you have to pay the state the value of the animal which is around US$1000. Jim www.BeeUtahful.com On 23 Aug 2003 at 13:19, Lynn Carpenter wrote: "Ruth Budge"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >I think I can answer both those questions, even though I live in the biggest >city in Australia! > >In most cases, its the vehicle comes off worse in an encounter with a kangaroo >- -roos are often very heavy animals, and they're bouncing fast and hard when >they hit a car. We don't have elk or kangaroos, just white-tailed deer, which are relatively light, usually under 150 lbs. But their fast gait is a leap: when a deer leaps out of a ditch into the side or onto the hood of a car, it's not unknown for the car to be totalled when the driver loses control. Car-deer accidents having been going up as more people move into rural Michigan, over a 1000 a year in our county. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jim Stavast ShopSite, Inc. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Frogs
The knitter's frogs go "rip it, rip it, rip it..." and thus when a knitter says she is "frogging", she is ripping out stitches. Susan Webster Canton, Ohio To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] forest fires
Amazing isn't it? Last week we had around the clock coverage of the blackout in Eastern Canada and the States. Here in British Columbia we have the worst forest fires going on in over 75 years..but we barely rate a footnote in the news. We have over 870 fires raging right now. Forty thousand people have been evacuated from their homes, and one complete subdivision in the city of Kelowna has been destroyed, five others are now in danger too. Is it any wonder that the people living in the Western part of the country feel alienated when this sort of thing is only noted in passing... and we're still hearing about the blackout ad nauseum? Sharon on Vancouver Island...watching for fires with the rest of the Valley To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] roo whistles?
"Ruth Budge"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >I think I can answer both those questions, even though I live in the biggest >city in Australia! > >In most cases, its the vehicle comes off worse in an encounter with a kangaroo >- -roos are often very heavy animals, and they're bouncing fast and hard when >they hit a car. We don't have elk or kangaroos, just white-tailed deer, which are relatively light, usually under 150 lbs. But their fast gait is a leap: when a deer leaps out of a ditch into the side or onto the hood of a car, it's not unknown for the car to be totalled when the driver loses control. Car-deer accidents having been going up as more people move into rural Michigan, over a 1000 a year in our county. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA [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] allergies
The mention of Band-Aid allergies reminds me of the time one of my brothers was having trouble with a spot on his arm, which he covered with a band-aid. It did not seem to be going away for a long time, and he was worried about what it might be. Eventually I thought to mention to him that I had had trouble with band-aid adhesive irritating my skin sometimes, leaving a red, itchy patch. Then he realized that it was mostly square, like the band-aids (square with a small gauze dot) he was using. He took the band-aid off, left the spot alone for a couple of weeks, and it went away entirely. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] GM
We know that eventually Monsanto will make us eat GM (or they'll try), but a year or so the supermarkets started producing their own brands with GM ingredients. There was such a public uproar, and foods contaning GM stuff were boycotted by so many, that now the main supermarkets do not include any GM ingredients in their own brands and producers proudly declare "Contains no GM ingredients" on labels. I only buy products which state this. Food labelling is stringent - to the point of stupidity in some cases (dry roasted peanuts "may contains nuts"). Our government's even coming to the conclusion that there's no benefit in growing GM crops ( but I'm sure someone will change their minds for them). Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Forest Fires
Hello all - About six months ago we heard from Australians about their forest fires, and even requests to pray for rain. Now it's our turn. Here in BC on Canada's west, there is a huge forest fire burning out of control near Kelowna, which had been my home town for years until about a year ago. The latest is that 30,000 people, 1/3 of the population, have been evacuated, with 8,000 or so on 1 hour evacuation alert. Over 300 homes have been destroyed. Last night they battled walls of flames 100 meters (400 feet) high; because of the winds, the fire was advancing in some areas at the rate of 100 meters per minute. The fire was started by a lightning strike. There is a website run by a radio station that has up-to-date, accurate reporting, if anyone wants more info. www.castanet.net Prayers for rain most appreciated! Rose-Marie in Abbotsford, BC where we also need rain To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Frogs
Barbara in Rhode Island, US wrote: > US frogs also go "ribbit ribbit" Southern US frogs go "ribbbittt, ribbbittt, ribbbittt."That's anywhere South of the Potomac River...((^_^)) Happy Croakkkinggg, Betty Ann in Roanoke USA To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Food Allergies - how 'real' ?
> > - food 'additives' > > > > - plastic food containers leaching ?what? into the food > > > > - GE/GM *crap* poisoning foods that we were *used* to . . . > I don't think it's quite as simple as that... I was told (way back in my childhood) that allergies (food or otherwise) are genetic -- that we pass them on, if not always in exactly the same form. If so, then they spread like a weed (sorry, I can't remember the English term... "geometrical progression"? when you have 1 in first generation, 2 in the second, 4 in the third, etc?). > Tamara Genuine allergies have always existed and have been passed on with other characteristics . . . but allergies to food as it had been *before* researchers began modifying for various 'wanted' characteristics were rare enough to be worth 'publishing' . . . But varieties of the food crops we *used* to eat have 'gone extinct' along with animals/birds in favor of what could stand shipment . . . then warehousing/storage took its toll so now we're eating plastic along with our food . . . for the last few years we've been eating GE/GM food, too - soybeans, canola, corn, rice among them . . . what are you thinking when a man who has saved his own seed for years to maintain those genes gets hauled into court by horror-Monsanto & kin because *their* s__t has blown into and polluted his *healthy* food but they are suing *him* for 'stealing' their patented food' And who is tracking the allergies to food that now includes pesticide *in its genes* ? Toni in Seattle To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace-chat] moose whistles???
We live in northern BC and the moose whistles really work well. WE have had one deer bounce off our car since getting one but the deer was not hurt. Moose really can move quickly and although they look ungainly they are amazingly agile. Often on our bush walks we have seen them and they do move beautifully. We had a part border collie dog and he loved to *herd* anything. On one bush walk in the winter he kindly herded a moose for me. As the trail was too narrow for both of us, I dove into the snow bank and stayed behind a tree while the huge moose went past like an out of control freight train. Now, I have a lab who watches moose and bears but doesn't move a muscle. You just have to look in her line of vision to see what is so interesting. She has even seen wolves and totally ignores them when we have been yipped and howled at. I insisted that we leave rather quickly and re-directed our walks for quite sometime after that. Darlene Mulholland www.darlenem.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.510 / Virus Database: 307 - Release Date: 14/08/2003 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Frogs
In a message dated 8/23/03 4:25:47 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << UK frogs go "ribbit ribbit" in a croaky voice. >> US frogs also go "ribbit ribbit" Barbara In Rhode Island, US where we have a lovely morning To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] moose whistles???
From: "Bev Walker" | I dunno if the deer whistle would work especially if the moose was running | headlong full steam ahead (akin to a steam locomotive) - how fast could | one turn, at the sound of an ultra high pitch?! It would be better than | nothing though (I guess? gee those moose creatures are BIG). | They tend not to run much anywhereusually they are quite happy just standing in the middle of a dark road (the snow tends to get deep enough that they find the roads much easier to travel...) I once heard the best description ever for an Alaskan moose. Mac trucks (semis) with antlers. Mikki Fairbanks Alaska To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: French Secret Pal
- Original Message - From: harlequin.lace To: Subject: French Secret Pal Hi and thank you very much for the parcel of goodies. I was feeling rather down in the dumps as I have not been feeling very well, so when I opened your parcel it really cheered me up. The delightful little frog will take pride or place amongst the frogs I have in my kitchen, and will be a constant reminder of my very special friend in France. I will try to find a special picture to go into the pretty frame, but perhaps you will send a photograph of yourself in the last parcel, then I will certainly have that special picture. Is your cat finding somewhere cool to lay in the heat? Our cat manages to find a cool spot or takes over the chair where the fan is pointing. Once again thank you for cheering me up with your thoughtful gifts Happy lacemaking Sue To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace-chat] Food Allergies
People have had allergies for generations, my MIL if she was alive now would be 109, allergic to dairy products, DH who is 67 is allergic to milk, is able to eat one egg a week. Youngest daughter is allergic to more dairy products than either of her father or grandmother. Plus can not drink wine. Now I have always been fine could eat anything, suddenly I am allergic to white flour only in the UK, we have found out this is because of the additives that are in white bread but not brown bread, this was started during the war when we were on rations for many years. One problem we have here is that if an additive to a product is below a certain percentage of the product being sold the producer of the product does not have to put this on the packaging. I recall a young teenager a couple of years ago went to the EU court to change this rule that all additives should be on the packaging. DH suddenly found he had a severe allergy problem, had to take an epipen sp around with him all the time, his whole body would swell up, throat, lips face. We had not a clue the cause. I had to argue with our doctor to allow my DH to have an allergy test, we were told not on the National Health, even privately which we did in the end was against our doctors wishes, we then found out that DH was allergic to one of his heart tablets, he came off this tablet, but was told he had to wait six months to see the heart specialist, 2 days later DH got a phone call to stop taking another heart tablet made by Bayer, seems 51 people in the States have died taking this particular tablet, 1100 are taking Bayer to court in the states. Three days after coming off both tablets DH had a severe heart attack. On the way to hospital, DH died as was brought back by the paramedics, this was on the way to Reading, the poor ambulance driver felt sorry for him as he kept being told different hospitals to take DH to. We asked DH what it was like in heaven, he said that it was the harp lessons, could not take to them. DH has now two blocked arteries that meant the base of his heart is dead so has learnt to live on half power. If only the doctors in this country would allow patients or suggest rather patients have allergy tests. Also it was over 8 weeks for an angigram sp told it would be another six months to get treatment, has another heart attack three months later. He is too old to have a new heart. I took my grandson to a Thai restaurant this week. He had never had Thai food before, all I have got since we have been back home when can we take granddad to the Thai restaurant. I asked him if he would go to MacDonald's, no I prefer Thai food. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Frogs
UK frogs go "ribbit ribbit" in a croaky voice. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Literate frog?
loved it but utterly impossible to translate in french . here frogs go croa croa ( if i remember right. i'm never sure whether they go croa or coa . seems to me crows go coa but well ) and what do frogs say in other countries ? dominique from Paris W & N Lafferty a gazouillé à Ò[lace-chat] Literate frog?Ó. [2003/08/22 23:42] > > The hen walked down to the local pond. She dumped the > book on a lily paid in front of a frog, who said > "Readit, readit". > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Lights that light up
There's a link to FAQs on www.beingseen.com , one of which answers the question on power: Can I use common batteries, solar cells, and regular household current? Yes, the inverter drivers (100 Volts, 1600Hz) for each length of EL cable can be supported by common batteries to give a bright neon glow. 3V-6V 9V Automotive 12 volt systems. Regular household current can be used without an inverter driver to give a dimmer neon glow (~15% as bright). - if anyone understands what an 'inverter' is. I didn't go further than this one question, so the answer is probably on the website somewhere. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Irish lace book
I have a 2nd hand copy of this book, Jenny. It should have a number of pattern sheets in pockets at either end of the book. It shows a lot of filling stitches , but many are on diamond net. They are shown at a distance, and close-up, so you can see how to work them, and what the finished look is like. There are some pretty patterns. from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, [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] Re: roo whistles
A bit difficult to do a randomised control study on the roo whistles! As to food allergies etc, how many of these people with allergies were not breast fed? Considering since 2nd World War the incidence of formula feeding skyrocketed until the 70's, it only takes one formula feed to predispose to allergies. Comment from midwife/lactation consultant, now in Emergency where lots of toddlers are coming in with ear/chest/gastro problems are all formula fed. Our infant/children's health is dreadful - 5year old (school age), asthma, weight 40kg takes a bottle of cordial to bed each night, teeth are rotted several have been removed! Local Shows are on in the district, my DH is at Condobolin Show to-day, playing bagpipes. He was given strict instructions to look at the needlework section as there is a wonderful young lacemaker out there. Unfortunately as I am on night duty, needed to sleep. Parkes's Show is next week, we have a lace section: one only so I try to keep it viable by at least one entry! I enjoyed waking up to a rainy day! Barbara, Parkes, Australia To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
