Re: [lace-chat] Posts and summer
How do you store your lace books? Is it alphabetical by author or by alphabetical by type.  Mine is by type of lace but certain authors like Ulrike have a section for their books which cover many laces. Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com On Friday, July 5, 2019, 9:08:14 AM PDT, ash...@shaw.ca wrote: Alice Howellâs message gives a good description. At my lace club we have our own dedicated storage room, but I used to belong to the local chapter of the Jane Austen Society; it had a fairly large number of members and each month the librarians would go to the house where the library was kept and bring a selection of items - say 30-40 items - plus anything anybody had asked for. There was enough that nobody felt pinched for selection, but we needed to have at least 2 volunteer librarians and carrying those totes back and forth is not an easy job. Plus you need somebody to volunteer to house the library. Adele > Hello Adele (and everybody) > > Can you give us any idea how the system of library off-site can work. My group's meeting place is less than satisfactory in some respects but we stick with them because they store our group library. Having an off-site system might open up more options. > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > > Hazel Smith (in Southampton, UK) To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] Posts
I checked my spam before I delete it and have no emails in there. Looking at the original answer from Adele, I see Sue listed and Lace-chat but there is a space after the dot, before the com so maybe it never reached lace chat, so was not forwarded to all of us. Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com On Wednesday, July 3, 2019, 7:50:36 AM PDT, Martha Benedicta Krieg wrote: Try your spam folder. Because they can seem to come from the sender rather than arachne, if I do not have the poster in my contacts, arachne emails often end up there.-- Martha Krieg (Michigan) To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] Posts
I did not get the original post from Sue. Maybe that is why I thought Lace Chat had gone so quiet, have I missed any?  I got the reply by Adele.  Weather wise, here in southern California the summer has finally arrived with temperatures in the 80's so it is very pleasant.  No sign of rain in the near future.  I have been enjoying the water aerobics at the clubhouse pool and am looking forward to the barbecue and dance on Thursday, July 4th, in the pool area.  We had fireworks last Saturday for the Murrieta birthday bash but there won't be any on Thursday.  Have to watch them on the tv.  Life seems so busy these days I wonder how I managed to fit everything in when I worked.  It has been the San Diego County Fair for the last month, finishes on Thursday.  My lace guild demonstrates every day the fair was open so it gives us an opportunity to try the many types of fried food on our luck break.  As the prices are ridiculously high, I didn't bother trying the deep fried creme brûlée or the deep fried pizza!!  What have you all been doing now that summer is here, besides making lots of lace.  I got a start on my Christmas presents while being on our stand at the home and hobby building.Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com On Tuesday, July 2, 2019, 9:45:25 AM PDT, Adele Shaak wrote: I donât think so, Sue. Just donât have anything to chat about, I guess. The weather? Itâs supposed to be July 2nd but this morning weâve got good weather for October (13 celsius and rainy). Good weather for sitting and making lace - indoors, in a cosy living-room - but Iâm working. I hear itâs been hot in Europe - maybe everybody over there is down at their local supermarket, hanging out in the freezer aisle. Adele West Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) > I don't seem to be receiving Arachne posts lately is there a problem ? To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] USA places to visit help
David,We love the Sante Fe area and did think of retiring to that area but when we went house hunting in January, we were caught in a snow storm and for a while it was a bit hairy. We couldn't see the trail we were driving on.  But as our realtor said, if it snows in the morning it is gone by lunch. That was the case, and it was back to teeshirts instead of jackets.  We are used to driving in snow as we lived in Illinois for over 25 years with bad winters, hence the reason we moved to southern California.  Only had a smattering of snow here, except on the mountains. Sue is right, there are many things to see around Taos including native Indian reservations, and when we were on a tour of the area years before, we visited the church in Chimayo and also an Indian rug weaver who has rugs in the Smithsonian in Washington DC.  Santa Fe downtown is small and pedestrian so very pleasant to walk around.  There is also a church that was featured in a John Wayne movie that has a circular staircase with an unusual history.  Lots of artists live and work in Sante Fe because of the light but it can be a bit expensive to live there.Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com On Monday, March 5, 2018 8:01 AM, Sue Babbs <suebabbs...@gmail.com> wrote: The high desert between Santa Fe and Taos is beautiful, even in winter, especially if you take the scenic drive. You will need a 4 wheel drive to be sure of the roads round Taos in January. I personally prefer Taos to Santa Fe. https://santafe.org/Visiting_Santa_Fe/ https://taos.org/ We have stayed in the Inn of the Turquoise Bear in Santa Fe on our way to Taos. The Inn has great history, delicious food and very entertaining innkeepers (assuming it hasnât changed hands since we were there). https://www.turquoisebear.com/scenic-drive-from-santa-fe-to-taos.html David - you will love Chimayo. A great place for pilgrimages for healing, and a tiny church. Also great spices available in the little outdoor market across the street. There's also a fiber arts trails in New Mexico: http://www.nmfiberarts.org/ I've have taken great weaving classes at https://www.weavingsouthwest.com/ Though remember that if there is heavy snow some of the roads my be impassible. We've still to get here: https://christdesert.org/ We have often stayed in Albuquerque on our way back to ensure we could get there in time for morning flight's and can recommend http://www.chocolateturtlebb.com Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] CA fires
My daughter said a friend lost their home in Santa Rosa, along with their cats. With very little time to evacuate, they found the road on fire driving out and their car is all singed. Very scary.  The winds were 70 miles an hour at that stage so they were lucky to outrun it.Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com On Monday, October 16, 2017 1:56 AM, Sue Harvey <sueharve...@btinternet.com> wrote: While I have absolutely sympathy with all those poor people who have lost everything in those terrible fires, I just cannot understand that couple who went back to their home and found their dog still alive? I just could not have left without my two dogs to think they would die in the fire would just be unthinkable. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK Sent from my iPad To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] New use for a lace pillow
My cat, thankfully, never goes on my lace pillow but she does like to sit with me when I am making lace.  Her favorite place is on top of the pillow behind my back. Occasionally she tries to squeeze up front but then she is pushed off. We have been having so much rain it is unbelievable. Luckily we live at the top of the street and we are not in a flood or mud slide area. I believe it has been declared that most of California is no longer in a drought and I can see plenty of snow on the mountains in the distance. A great year for the skiers but not so much for lace making. The gloomy days are so dark that it is hard to see my pin holes on a cramped pillow full of bobbins. As I near the end of the piece it will get more cramped because the design is an oval shape so the work area is narrowing but still hundreds of bobbins on it. Janice  Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, www.jblace.com On Saturday, January 14, 2017 7:23 PM, Liz Roberts <lizke...@netscape.net> wrote: Our cats haven't found the lace pillows yet, but they are in competition for the heat registers, the cube houses, or on or near our laps. My husband commented tonight he didn't know what he'd done to make them "love" him so much. Our cats seem to have a routine rotation between several places, depending on whether or not the heat is blowing. Our weather has been changing constantly, too. We had 70's earlier last week, then a sudden drop in temperatures and freezing rain/ice. Now that's melted and it's warmed up to just rain. I think by Monday or Tuesday, it's supposed to get in the 60's and 70's again, but still more rain. We are both retired so it doesn't matter if we get house bound for a few days. Hubby does get restless though as he has a couple of eateries he likes to visit a couple times a week. Liz in rainy southwest Missouri To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] Urgent Ideas for licence plate
In the US, it is cheaper if you include a number. MKE LACE2 LACY GAL That last one might give the wrong idea. :-)  Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, www.jblace.com On Sunday, April 10, 2016 6:56 AM, Malvary Cole <malva...@sympatico.ca> wrote: I have just bought a new car and have decided that I will get myself vanity plates. I�� like some suggestions on what to put on the plate ��8 digits allowed, but I need to order the plates tomorrow. I need 2 or 3 options in case the first one I choose is already taken. I�� thinking along the lines of LUV 2 LACE BOBN LACE Has anyone any better suggestions? Malvary in Ottawa where we are forecast to get more snow in the next day or so. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] Just wondering
Thanks. Its good to know that Lace Chat is still functioning but has been extremely quiet for a while.  David must be away as we have not had any recipes or tales of his vacations. And yes, the mess in my email was the link that included a photo of the barrette and details of the website that was automatically added when I included the copied link.  Wonder how I can delete that sort of thing if I ever include another link.  It was like what happens on Facebook when you include a link.Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, www.jblace.com On Saturday, March 12, 2016 11:31 AM, Sue Duckles <g6...@icloud.com> wrote: You can't have been kicked off Janice... I got the message!! Off to look at the link now!! --- Regards Sue Duckles On 12 Mar 2016, at 18:49, Janice Blair wrote: > It is so long since I had anything from Lace Chat. Maybe we all get our fill > of information from Facebook these days, or maybe I have got kicked off. Just > wondering. > I just posted an idea for using some scrap lace samples that I saw online to > make a barrette. This is the link for it: Vintage Inspired DIY Barette > | | > | | | | | | | | > | Vintage Inspired DIY BaretteLearn how to make hair accessories that look > absolutely classy with this crafting video and tutorial. These simple and > homemade hair accessories utilize odds and en... | > | | > | View on www.favecrafts.com | Preview by Yahoo | > | | > | | > > > Hmm, I know that Chat can't take photos, but when I put the link in, it > automatically added the photo with details of the link. I imagine Chat will > strip that out.Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, www.jblace.com > > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] Just wondering
It is so long since I had anything from Lace Chat. Maybe we all get our fill of information from Facebook these days, or maybe I have got kicked off. Just wondering.  I just posted an idea for using some scrap lace samples that I saw online to make a barrette. This is the link for it: Vintage Inspired DIY Barette |  | |  | |  |  |  |  |  | | Vintage Inspired DIY BaretteLearn how to make hair accessories that look absolutely classy with this crafting video and tutorial. These simple and homemade hair accessories utilize odds and en... | | | | View on www.favecrafts.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | |  | Hmm, I know that Chat can't take photos, but when I put the link in, it automatically added the photo with details of the link.  I imagine Chat will strip that out.Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, www.jblace.com To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] Australian friends - TV question
You can see it on Acorntv.com  To watch on your tv, you need an Apple or Roku box, but you can see it on your computer.  Acorn has lots of British, Australian, Canadian tv series including most the ones you like on PBS.Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, www.jblace.com On Monday, September 21, 2015 12:35 PM, Malvary <malva...@sympatico.ca> wrote: Haven't heard about this series. Is it on PBS? Malvary in Ottawa where we have had another lovely day Sent from my iPad > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] Tea for a crowd?
In Illinois, I belonged to a British group and we used a coffee urn kept especially for tea  We could make 40 cups if necessary. The DBE (Daughters of the British Empire) that meet in my new area of southern California, use 3 tea pots for about 24 people with the 3 electric kettles permanently on the go at our monthly meeting.  In October, we are holding a proper Afternoon Tea for 100 people and will have 2 teapots to each table of 10.  I get to make all the shortbread for the occasion (my speciality).  Thank goodness I was not assigned the scones or sausage rolls. Last week I attended an Afternoon Tea at Huntington Library in Pasadena and for a table of 6 ladies we were provided with 3 huge pot teapots holding 8 cups each and the waitress kept topping up the water in all of them.  These teas were all various flower/fruit flavors.  I was with Americans so nobody wanted a good old cuppa of black tea.  This was the best Afternoon Tea I have been to in the US.  Had so much to eat, I did not need dinner, although the scones were little and hard. All of these teas are made with teabags in the pots. Personally, I use our Kuerig machine for hot water and brew my Rooibus tea from a teabag in the mug.  I am not a tea snob. Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north of San Diego www.jblace.com www.lacemakersofillinois.org On Thursday, June 4, 2015 3:51 PM, Lyn Bailey lynrbai...@supernet.com wrote: I hope this is the right place to go for this help. I live in America, where they don�� know how to make a cup of English tea. (Heat the pot, boil the water, all that.) Warm water and a tea bag next to it. I belong to a Jane Austen group that serves tea this way. We also have a fund raiser every year, an English tea as close as we can get it, but they will persist in a teapot of hot water and your choice of teabags in your cup. I figure since so many of Arachne members are Brits, I might be able to get good advice. Online they say use a tea concentrate, brewed with loose tea, meticulously measured with the boiling water in the pot. I figure Brits must have socials and church meetings and the like with large numbers of people, like 60. Is this a good way to do it, or is there another way to do this? I appreciate any suggestions. Lyn Bailey, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] Pennsic Wars
Seems odd to me that you in Britain are reenacting American history and over here the SCA are doing reenactments loosely based on European history. I guess whatever appeals works. Kind of like lace where we all have our own favorite type of lace. Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north of San Diego www.jblace.com www.lacemakersofillinois.org On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 6:54 AM, Sue su...@talktalk.net wrote: Our group was an informal lot, and met up in a piece of privately owned ancient woodland with a big field attached. For a number of years it worked very well with a few competitions of hawk throwing and knife throwing. One session where they were working with flint and steel to light a fire. I learned quite a bit from one of our friends about cooking on the camp fire and many pleasant evenings spent round log fires, chatting. The sight of a field half full of tents and tipis with candle lanterns burning and some of the fires lit is magical. Many of the folk there took up some sort of craft, beadwork, weaving on finger looms and jewellery making so my lace pillow fitted in very well. We imported a few books from America about Buckskinning and still have those in our shelves today all these years later. Our costumes were generally made with cotton, wool or leather, most as practical as possible for working around the tent during the day and then dressing up in better for the evenings and my blanket coat is still up in the loft, which we made out of a whitney blanket. Some of our day stuff was a bit tongue in cheek and we once organised a hobby horse race with the men starting off running the course between the tents guaranteed to have us all in noisy laughter all afternoon. In the evening my husband sang a song he had made up mentioning various people and their part in the race was very well received. For One of the arachne lace exchanges my partner sent me the humming bird (before I bought the disc and made one myself). It was definitely the best one I could have received and is now attached to my long pocket which is part of my evening dressing up outfit, as well as some lace cuffs and a lace edged kerchief I made to wear to keep drafts off my neck and prevent pain but looked ideal. So I was able to bring both hobbies together for about 7 years before we stopped going, but we still have the costumes stored. We also went to the re enactors market when it was held in Oxford one year and close to there another year. Ruth Goodman was there manning her stall which was all about Tudor times which is her favourite time but she also does other television programs from other times down the centuries for british television one of which featured Pat (sorry my brains gone dead) the lady who got a cbe for services to lacemaking last year who showed her how to work a piece of bobbin lace to give to the lady of the mansion when they did a christmas special. Right time to get back into the here and now, I have some work to do. Sue T Dorset UK Okay, now I know it is SCA. I didn't know anything about either when I lived in Pennsylvania. I had heard the name, probably on Arachne at some time but never followed it up. Sounds like fun. I remember going to a reenactment in Lichfield, England when my kids were little and it sounds a lot like that. I went again on a visit and this time found a bobbin maker and bought my one and only jingle bobbin. I used to demo at another reenactment in Illinois every September, but it was only for a weekend, which was enough sometimes as it could be very cold. Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north of San Diego To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] Pennsic Wars
Okay, now I know it is SCA. I didn't know anything about either when I lived in Pennsylvania. I had heard the name, probably on Arachne at some time but never followed it up. Sounds like fun. I remember going to a reenactment in Lichfield, England when my kids were little and it sounds a lot like that. I went again on a visit and this time found a bobbin maker and bought my one and only jingle bobbin. I used to demo at another reenactment in Illinois every September, but it was only for a weekend, which was enough sometimes as it could be very cold. Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north of San Diego www.jblace.com www.lacemakersofillinois.org On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 5:44 AM, Sue su...@talktalk.net wrote: Sounds amazing and I did just look on google. Didn't see anything lace though sadly. We used to do living history American fur trapper times and we made a Tipi and used it for a couple of seasons camps. Amazing dwellings and I would think the yurt would be fantastic. Moving the 22 ft poles about because too difficult for us so we went back to using a trailer caravan and using a white wall A frame we made instead just to sit around in the day time. I took my lace pillow there several summers and did some bits of work. Always something that it didn't matter if it got dirty but would be useable if it came home clean at the end of the time. Fun days and great social interaction. Sue T Dorset UK -Original Message- From: Martha Krieg Pennsic Wars Pennsic Wars - Google will provide videos of same, though I don't fight. Yes, lace was involved. Sunday Aug 3 was Lacemaking day on Artisan's Row . My son-in-law and my daughter built their own 16-foot diameter yurt which will stand up to any weather that has been thrown at it so far (including up to 60 mph winds three years ago); I use a modern tent because I want to be able to set it up and take it down by myself if I have to, On 8/18/14, 6:50 PM, Janice Blair wrote: Can we get an explanation of the Pennsic Wars. Where was it held, what did you wear, was lace involved? Doubt that but maybe you can enlighten us. Sounds like a lot of folk involved. Was it muddy or did you get good weather? Janice / To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] Pennsic Wars
Can we get an explanation of the Pennsic Wars. Where was it held, what did you wear, was lace involved? Doubt that but maybe you can enlighten us. Sounds like a lot of folk involved. Was it muddy or did you get good weather? Janice On 8/15/14 9:57 PM, Martha Krieg wrote: Just last Friday, returned from 10 days in the Middle Ages at the Pennsic Wars with my daughter and her family and about 10,350 other people... Oh, that sounds like fun. Did Cariadoc conduct a bardic circle? -- Joy Beeson Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north of San Diego www.jblace.com www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] Old Testament computing
Hi Martha, Lucky you spending time in Belgium. I went years ago and we had a day in Brugge as we were in Brussels on business and could only take one day off. I purchased a pillow at the shop near the Kantcentrum and then had the problem of getting it home, being too big for our suitcase. It was in a black garbage bag and when asked I said it was a lace making pillow but never mentioned the sea grass. Thought the word grassmight cause problems. It was too large for the overhead or under the seat and I placed it behind my knees and put the blanket provided over my lap to hide it. Once airborne I put it near the wall of the plane so I had a more comfortable ride. I apologize if this email is not stripped of extraneous replies. I dislike the new set up in Yahoo where it lumps all the emails with the same subject line together. Also, when doing a Reply All, I do not know now how to change the subject line. It also puts all the replies in the same lump so sometimes I miss a couple of them. A pox on employees who want to change things for changes sake. Guess it keeps them employed. Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north of San Diego www.jblace.com www.lacemakersofillinois.org On Friday, August 15, 2014 6:03 PM, Martha Krieg mkr...@rc.net wrote: Oh, I've done that! Both at lace vendor stalls and at the Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo! When I get my act together, I put a download of our Bibliofile database (just a FileMaker database with a funny name, not a special program) on my iPad where I can readily search it as a spreadsheet. But sometimes I forget to take the latest version, or find I left it in the dorm, or just the booth is so crowded I don't want to bother checking.. Janice, someone on this list might like to take it off your hands. Sorry for my own low participation lately - the last couple of years at work were much, much busier than usual (requiring about a 30% increment in time spent there), so I decided to retire - which of course has meant that I dumped a batch of stuff from the cube in my house that now needs to be integrated sanely. Also was sent to a conference in France, and my colleague enticed me to visit her at her family home in Bruges (poor me!); we also went to Ghent together. Yes, I got a few minutes in at the Kantcentrum, and the store across from it, and wandered around Brussels for half a day on my own. That was two weeks out of the country, and I came back to work just two days before retiring. Just last Friday, returned from 10 days in the Middle Ages at the Pennsic Wars with my daughter and her family and about 10,350 other people... To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] Old Testament computing
I haven't seen anything on Chat for ages. Maybe we should start a discussion on something. I was patting myself on the back for not buying a duplicate book during the week at convention, only to purchase a book on the last morning, knowing I would be unlikely to buy such an expensive book before. I had some spending cash left that morning so decided to splurge. Darn, when I went to enter it in My Library on my phone at home, I had a copy on the shelf. Ulrike Voelcker's Mitt Rippe Und Rolle, $65 down the tube. I had checked my phone library list when I looked for other books but didn't think to check this one. Don't you hate it when you make an expensive mistake. What is your worst mistake with lace making supplies, or even anything that you regret purchasing. Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north of San Diego www.jblace.com www.lacemakersofillinois.org On Friday, August 15, 2014 8:00 AM, Jill Hawkins j...@myhawkins.co.uk wrote: Has there really been nothing posted to lace-chat since 6/22? According to the archive there has only been one post since 6/22 and that was Removing stains on 5 July Jill in Milton Keynes To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] daffodils are blooming!
I didn't see any bulbs coming up as our beds still have snow cover, but driving down to Hilton Head it was nice to see the trees in bloom and to enjoy warmer weather even though the sun was not out. This morning it is thick fog! Hopefully the sun will come out but rain is expected in the late afternoon. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Sue Babbs suebabbs...@gmail.com The snowdrops are in a west facing bed. There is a still a good foot of snow on the north facing flower beds To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] List quiet?
I just realized that I have not had a message on chat or my digests from Lace since March 11. Have things been quiet or have I been unsubscribed? Testing. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] FW: Your Christmas Card
I put in my address and it missed it by one house so it was just a lot of trees in the snow. I put in the house I grew up in in England and that looked right, then I put in my sister's address in England and it showed the play field down the street. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: David C COLLYER dccoll...@ncable.net.au To: lace-c...@dont.panix.com Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 7:47 AM Subject: [lace-chat] FW: Your Christmas Card This is amazing. After you type the address it scrolls to the right and there's the google street view of your house. Only trouble is it's sitting midst soft falling snow and it was 40C (108F) here today :)| David in Ballarat, AUS Your Christmas Card Click below to get something for Christmas you won't get anywhere else http://www.pusher.com.au/clients/pusher-christmas-2011http://www.pusher.co m.au/clients/pusher-christmas-2 To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] Christmas card
Try this link: http://pusher.com.au/clients/pusher-christmas-2012/ You may have to copy and paste. I put in my address including commas and country and that worked. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] DP Arachne meeting at convention
Hi, Sorry to double post, but I want everyone to get the message. I heard from a number of regular attendees at our convention lunches and only one was enthusiastic about our meal option, so I am going to suggest to the IOLI convention committee to omit the entry on the registration for our luncheon. Maybe we can have an informal get together either at lunchtime, or after class once we see the convention calendar of events. Many were not interested in having another box lunch, and food in California hotels, as we know from experience, is very expensive. I hope everyone is okay with this decision. Once we know the lay of the land in Sacramento, we maybe able to take over an area of the hotel for a short time to meet up. Maybe we can do something at future conventions, especially where we have an Arachne member on the committee. I will write again closer to convention with ideas. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] DP - IOLI Arachne lunch 2014
I heard on the convention grapevine that the hotel in Sacramento want to charge $24 for an Arachne box lunch next year, and I don't know if there will be additional taxes. I know last year was $25 and some of us thought that was an awful lot for the amount of food we received. Can I get the opinion of those who are likely to be attending next years convention whether they wish to proceed at this price, or whether we should just arrange to meet somewhere in the hotel at lunchtime for our get together. Maybe we could descend on the restaurant and ask for a table for 24 :-) I have posted to both Lace and Chat, but please reply to Chat or to me privately as I do not want to clutter the list up with non-lace emails. A decision needs to be made before the Bulletin deadline. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] DP - Room mate needed
I have been asked by the IOLI Registrar, Brenda Glenn, busybe...@comcast.net to announce that she has a lady who has a two bedded room booked at the convention hotel and needs a room mate. If you need a bed at convention, please contact Brenda and she will put the two of you together. Hope to see some Arachne members at convention. I have a few items for our usual drawing that we hold, feel free to bring some other prizes to our luncheon if you have anything appropriate. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] Cake in a mug
Tonight I experimented with the following recipe, it tasted fine. The picture showed a packet of Devils Food cake mix and an Angel cake mix. Mine was just a chocolate cake mix, so it tasted more like milk chocolate. I think you could turn it out of the mug, but we ate ours straight from the mug. 1 2 3 Chocolate Cake in a Mug Mix two boxes of cake mix together in a ziplock bag, one MUST be Angel Food Cake, the other can be any flavor. Then store in an airtight container until you need a chocolate cake fix. Put 2 tablespoons cake mix in a mug, add one tablespoon water and stir until mixed. Microwave for one minute. Top with cream, ice cream or fruit. Awesome to have cake when you feel like it without having to make the whole thing. It came out really light, probably no calories :-). Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] broi;er
Yes Alice, you are correct. The grill pan on an English stove is called a Broiler here. I was horrified when I came to the US and my first stove had a broiler on the bottom. Think storage drawer in England. I couldn't imagine on having to get down on all fours to see how things were cooking. Any stove I bought later always had the broiler as Alice described, at the top of the oven. I gave up broiling here and use it rarely now. I have a separate electric grill (Quisinart) that I can use open or closed on my worktop. The ridged plates go in the dishwasher so it is great for clean-up. Having grown up with the canned corn beef, I use that for a cabbage,potato, onion and CB dish I do in the microwave which my family love. Since the Falklands war, I always look for Brazilian CB rather than Argentinian CB. Weird as I have traveled to Argentina and loved it and the people, but I always look for Brazilian. It is very hard to find in the supermarket these days and has shot up in price. I found one at Aldi but it was more like Spam than CB so will avoid that one. Maybe that is what people here are used to. It was horrible. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: lacel...@frontier.com lacel...@frontier.com To: Jean Nathan j...@nathan54.freeserve.co.uk Cc: lace-chat_arachne.com lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Sun, April 7, 2013 2:05:05 PM Subject: [lace-chat] broi;er AI think your description of 'grill' matches ours (USA) of 'broiler'. The broiler is the top element in an oven, used on high setting. It cooks fast, from the top. We use 'grill' for cooking on a rack over heat (like an outdoor barbecue) and sometimes on a frying surface that has raised ridges to give the effect of cooking on a rack (commercial restaurant version). Alice in Oregon - Original Message - From: Jean Nathan j...@nathan54.freeserve.co.uk To: Chat lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:15:25 - (UTC) Subject: [lace-chat] Corned Beef Water recipe What's a broiler? I have a microwave oven, a gas cooker which consists of an oven, a grill (a wire mesh over a tray on which you put the food with the heat above) and hobs, and a few electric gadgets such as toasted sandwich maker and toaster, but have never heard of a broiler. Boiling yes, broiling no. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] birthday wishes
Agnes, The same thing applies here in the US if you want to receive the full pension amount. The age is creeping up beyond 65. At 62 you receive a lower amount. It was my sons 42nd birthday last week and I bought number candles to put on a cake for him when he came to dinner. I did not notice until I lit them that I had put them on backwards and so he celebrated his 24th and has a photo on facebook to prove it. :-) I don't want to reverse my age because it makes me even older as it ends with a 9. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Agnes Boddington ag...@weatherwax.karoo.co.uk To: dmt11h...@aol.com Cc: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Fri, March 1, 2013 2:09:46 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] birthday wishes Hello DEvon In the Netherlands the retirement age for both men and women is now 65 and 7 months. And it will go up progressively in the next few years; so when I am 65, I will have to wait another 3-4 years. Perhaps never will catch up. I lived in the USA for 3 years from 1986 to 89, and the UK company Mike worked for, paid into some pension fund called FICA for both Mike and myself. I can claim from age 62 (or later) which is next Monday, and Mike from 65 (which happened almost 4 years ago). I submitted all the paperwork in DEcember, so am now waiting. Agnes When can one become a pensioner in the Netherlands? I didn't think the US Social Security system was more generous than that of the Netherlands. Devon In a message dated 3/1/2013 10:57:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ag...@weatherwax.karoo.co.uk writes: eat and ponder that I am pensioner in the UK at 42 (according to my calculatuions), will be a USA pensioner on Monday, but not yet in my home country for several years to come and by then the Netherlands may be bankrupt anyway. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] Festival Day
Wonder what they do with the jelly or tofu cakes when they are full of pins and needles? Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Sue Duckles s...@duckles.co.uk To: lace-chat@arachne.com Arachne lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Fri, February 8, 2013 3:06:59 PM Subject: [lace-chat] Festival Day Thought I'd share this with you all Think it's where our bent pins go Today is a little-known Festival, outside of Japan - http://stitchtress.com/2010/02/08/hari-kuyo/ the Festival of Broken Needles, to lay to rest all of the needles (or needlework tools) which have given good service but have now become unusable on the past year. I think this is such a good idea! Sue in East Yorkshire, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] IOLI email
I got a notification from IOLI ning after I joined another group on the site and forwarded it to Lorelei before I started reading my chat mail. I was not interested enough to find out what the something special was, nor did I want a new friend called Miss Stacy. I did not receive one through my Arachne mail yet. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org I was contacted today by a Miss Stacy (who has something special to share with me, she says). The email was sent through the IOLI email system. I assume it is spam, but wonder if anyone else has had this email. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] Quiet?
Hi Sue, Chat has been quiet, probably because of the holiday last Thursday. I don't have any chat except to say that this week is my check-ups, dental this morning and the dreaded colonoscopy on Friday. Got my mammogram done earlier in the month. Dentist decided it was time for another crown, not because he has a boat payment due, but because my insurance will run out when DH retires, which will be before my next check up. He has been watching this tooth for years so now is the time to get it done while I get some help to pay for it. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Sue Harvey 2harv...@tiscali.co.uk To: Arachne l...@dont.panix.com; Lace-Chat@Arachne. Com lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Mon, November 26, 2012 10:36:31 AM Subject: [lace-chat] Quiet? Has it been really quiet on Arachne or am I missing some mail I wonder Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK Sent from my iPad To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] How to separate an egg yolk from the white--Chinese style
Has anyone tried it? What was that clapping sound? Does anyone understand Chinese and know if we are missing anything in the demonstration that we should know? Just too lazy to get up and find an egg and a bottle. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Sue Babbs sueba...@comcast.net Fascinating! I bet I can break the yolk though!! The language in the video at the link below is Chinese. Ignore the language and just watch the demonstration. Watch the simple and effective method of separating an egg yolk from the white. It is a simple and straight forward application of hydraulics. Watch here http://bbs.wenxuecity.com/cooking/1160651.html To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace-chat] Webshots closing
I have just deleted all my photos from Smile after uploading the larger photos onto my own laptop. The first time I uploaded the thumbnails by mistake and ended up with very small grainy photos. So far I have one photo in a set under my name on Flickr but am not sure how to add to the set. The older I get the more I dislike computers, pity we need them to keep in touch so much. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Ann McClean ann.mccl...@yahoo.co.uk To: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Fri, October 26, 2012 9:53:35 AM Subject: [lace-chat] Webshots closing Strange - I've had no notification from Webshots about this and I have quite a few albums on there. Having looked at Smile, think I'll delete my account and make more use of my Flickr account. Anyone any ideas what we do for the Arachne photos??? Sue in East Yorks, UK For those with Webshot accounts all the information is here on this link about the site closing moving to Smile and being charged http://smile.webshots.com/landing Why not start an Arachne shared board on Pinterest.com ? Then invite Arachne members - who will have to register with Pinterest - to post their lace photos to the Arachne board. Just a thought. Regards, Ann McClean in Mid-wales, U.K. -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. SPAMfighter has removed 4510 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len Do you have a slow PC? Try Free scan http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace-chat] Webshots/Smile - second reply from smile
How do I save a photo from Webshots? When I open a photo and go to save, it is saved as a web archive document which saves the whole page, including adverts. I have a mac laptop now and some of my old photos were lost on my pc that got infected. I would like to get copies of a few of my photos but am not tech savvy enough to know how to do it. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Margery Allcock margerybu...@o2.co.uk To: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Fri, October 19, 2012 5:32:23 AM Subject: RE: [lace-chat] Webshots/Smile - second reply from smile I think this is what she means: As long as your photos, original titles and captions are on Webshots (have we told you how long that will be?) you'd better take safe copies onto your own disk/storage space, because Smile is going to throw away everything except the photos and file names. And we don't really care what you'd prefer. Good luck with that, Margery. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace-chat] Olympic ceremony
I imagine you saw the piece in the UK on BBC. The excuse I heard here was that they did not know it was to be a tribute to 7/7 so we got to see Ryan Seacrest who is popular, by some, on tv. My friends thought the opening ceremonies were very well done, but rather a dark period of the industrial revolution, but I told them that that was what made Britain Great. We heard about the controversy of the flame and until we knew the details, my DH said, it was probably because it was using too much gas! I saw they had moved the flame to the side now, but it still can't be seen from a distance. Janice Packed and ready to leave for St. Paul this morning. My buddies and I are having a day out tomorrow at the Mall of America before we get down to some serious lace shopping and classes next week at IOLI convention. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org Changing the subject, some of us are feeling more than a bit upset with NBC, who cut out the segment of the Olympics opening ceremony which was a tribute to our 7/7 bombing victims and replaced it with an interview with Michael Phelps and some TV presenter. A specially choreographed dance piece, which was accompanied by Abide with me wasted on NBC controllers. Jean - Original Message - From: JaniceBlair To: Jean Nathan Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 1:24AM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Union Jacksewing This was a UK website, so you would think they would get it right, but it is a site for quilters, and they take liberties. I know the correct wayto fly my Union Jack as I have lots of British friends who would tell me if Igot it upside down. You are right, they are not all Union Jacks, justnice designs. I love the Kindle cover with the London Underground mapfabric. BTW, the clothing industry here takes lots of liberties with USflag designs, as do the UK clothing industry judging by some of the outfits Ihave seen on tv recently. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest ofChicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Jean Nathanj...@nathan54.freeserve.co.uk To: Chatlace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Thu, August 2, 2012 2:19:23AM Subject: [lace-chat] UnionJack sewing Some of those images are not of the Union Jack. Justputting crosses on a background doesn't make it one. The mistake isusually the diagonal crosses - the white border each side of the red crossisn't even. It's broader above the red stripe than below on the side nearestthe flag pole or on the left-hand side if there isn't a pole (known as broadside up), and broader below the red stripe on the other side. Sometimes itwill be flown upside down by those who haven't bothered to find out thatthere's a correct and incorrect way. Correctly flown upside down is a sign ofdistress. As for the one on the chain made with a check background anda dotted diagonal cross and the one made with multi-coloured print ... Yes, they're nice designs, but unless they are made with plain red,white and blue with the stripes of the correct proportions, they're not aUnion Jack - just a design of crosses. Don't think those in the USwould be happy with me if I made a design with 6 red and white stripes and 10stars and called it the American flag.. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containingthe line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, writeto arachne.modera...@gmail.com.Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] Fw: : The Jewish Elbow - Italian Grandfather
Subject:Fwd: The Jewish Elbow - Italian Grandfather T H E Jewish E L B O W A Jewish grandmother is giving directions to her grown grandson who is coming to visit with his wife. You come to the front door of the apartment. I am in apartment 301 . There is a big panel at the front door. With your elbow, push button 301. I will buzz you in. Come inside, the elevator is on the right. Get in, and with your elbow, push 3. When you get out, I'm on the left. With your elbow, hit my doorbell. Grandma that sounds easy, but, why am I hitting all these buttons with my elbow? What . . . .. .. You coming empty handed? __ Wise Italian Grandfather Why Italian fathers and grandfathers pass their handguns down through the family: An old Italian man is dying. He calls his grandson to his bedside, Guido, I wanâ you lissina me. I wanna you to take-a my chrome plated ..38 revolver so you will always remember me. But grandpa, I really don't like guns.. How about you leave me your Rolex watch instead? You lissina me, boy. Somma day you gonna be runna da business, you gonna have a beautiful wife, lotsa money, a big-a home and maybe a couple of bambinos. Somma day you gonna come-a home and maybe finda you wife inna bed with another man. Whatta you gonna do then? Pointa to you watch and say, 'times up' ? To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace-chat] A bird of a different feather!
Neat, I didn't think of doing that with my cat fur. I wonder if they would use that or avoid it as it might still smell of Molly. I have managed to get an early start on tidying the garden because of our 9 days of record high temperatures in Chicago. I especially wanted to get the area where I have a number of birdhouses done because the wrens always get annoyed if I am working there when they start nesting. The pond is cleaned and the pump is working so now we are being visited by robins, cardinals, tits and sparrows all looking for a drink. When I was cleaning it, a cowbird came hopping around me, totally unbothered by my presence. Our daffodils are open, the forsythia and magnolia are in bloom, all about a month too early. I even have pansies blooming in a box on the deck, left over from last year. Hope the snow keeps away and we go from this into summer. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Agnes Boddington ag...@weatherwax.karoo.co.uk To: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Sat, March 24, 2012 10:58:13 AM Subject: [lace-chat] A bird of a different feather! This time of the year my dog starts to moult, so I brush her every morning, put the hairs in a ball, and wedge this in the hedge - then watch the sparrows and blue tits take it away for nesting. In the autumn I clear out the nest boxes, to find the hairs tightly woven into their nests. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK I remember a discussion many years ago, as to whether birds would use, to build their nests, any threads that they found. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] Fw: men's helpline
Letter to a men's helpline... Hi Bob, I really need your advice on a serious problem: I have suspected for some time now that my wife has been cheating on me. The usual signs: if the phone rings and I answer, the caller hangs up; she goes out with the girls a lot. I try to stay awake to look out for her when she comes home but I usually fall asleep. Anyway last night, about midnight, I hid in the shed behind the boat. When she came home she got out of someone's car buttoning her blouse, then she took her panties out of her purse and slipped them on. It was at that moment, crouched behind the boat, that I noticed a hairline crack in the outboard engine mounting bracket. Is that something I can weld or do I need to replace the whole bracket? To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace-chat] Lace Eyes
Wish my hands were steady enough to do something like that. Nowadays I can't even manage eyeliner at all and eye makeup irritates my eyes. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Lora lorabutter...@btinternet.com Saw this on YouTube, wouldn't it be great to wear this to a lace day or gathering (if anyone is brave enough!!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AketFNPtOzMfeature=youtube_gdata_player Von meinem iPod gesendet To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] Fw: Mrs Brown
Here is one I liked http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeI2xxaJ-hYfeature=relmfu Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] Fw: Good News and Bad News from Oz
David may have heard of this one. Janice A bloke's wife goes missing while diving off the West Australian Coast He reports the event, searches fruitlessly and spends a terrible night wondering what could have happened to her. Next morning there's a knock at the door and he is confronted by a couple of policemen, the old Sarge and a younger Constable. The Sarge says, 'Mate, we have some news for you, unfortunately some really bad news, but, some good news, and maybe some more good news'. 'Well,' says the bloke, 'I guess I'd better have the bad news first?' The Sarge says, 'I'm really sorry mate, but your wife is dead. Young Bill here found her lying at about five fathoms in a little cleft in the reef. He got a line around her and we pulled her up, but she was dead.' The bloke is naturally distressed to hear of this and has a bit of a turn. But after a few minutes he pulls himself together and asks what the good news is. The Sarge says, 'Well when we got your wife up there were quite a few really good sized lobsters and a swag of nice crabs attached to her, so we've brought you your share.' He hands the bloke a bag with a couple of nice lobsters and four or five crabs in it. 'Geez thanks. They're bloody beauties. I guess it's an ill wind and all that... So what's the other possible good news? 'Well', the Sarge says, 'if you fancy a quick trip, me and young Bill here get off duty at around 11 o'clock and we're gonna shoot over there and pull her up again To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace-chat] Green thing
In the US food people are supposed to wear gloves and change them often but I have also seen them accepting money with the gloves on in food courts. Wonder if those gloves are recycled or go into the trash. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org Sue, Well firstly I would like you to wash your hands, I got a funny look and she turned and grudgingly washed her hands but was very surly when she served me. I had a word with one of the managers strolling about and he seemed as if I was being finicky about the matter, but what do others think, was I being fussy? Hmmm - I can understand where you're coming from, but here in Australia all food handlers must wear those disposable plastic gloves. Isn't that the case in the UK? David in Ballarat, AUS To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace-chat] Green thing
Maybe it is an age thing. I used to like to shop for clothes, shoes, etc., but now I dislike doing it except for the occasional good sales that we have. The only time I go to an indoor shopping mall these days is when I go to get my haircut and I get there early so I can have lunch in the food court and browse the sales for an hour before seeing my stylist. I used to treat myself to a senior coffee (50 cents) at McDonalds and get something off their $1 menu. DH hates fast food, so that is why it is a treat, but now the McD in the mall has closed and I am forced to pay full price for lunch. I sometimes forget to take my own bags to the supermarket and save those free ones for lining my trash bin and using on painting jobs, but most of them, along with any other plastic bags I get are taken back to the supermarket and put in their bag recyclable bin. Our curbside recycling only takes paper, glass and plastic containers. So far we don't have curbside composting in this area. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Agnes Boddington ag...@weatherwax.karoo.co.uk To: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Tue, January 31, 2012 5:12:51 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Green thing What do you mean: Shopping is becoming a real chore ..? I loathe shopping, shopping for food, shopping for clothes or shoes etc. The only shopping I like is craft stuff shopping! Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK to bring our own. Shopping is becoming a real chore these days. Janice To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace-chat] Green thing
We don't have the scanner thingy over here yet, at least not in this area, but we do have self checking. I really dislike it when I buy produce and have to look things up that don't have barcodes. I usually pay with a check which also slows things down as I then have to wait for the person who is in charge of at least 6 scanners to get to me and accept the check. I like to treat the supermarket as my bank and usually get some cash change for pocket money. Sometimes there is only one normal check-out open with a regular cashier but if I have veg I stand in line. Apart from Aldi, we still can get bags if we forget to bring our own. Shopping is becoming a real chore these days. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA where we had a small earthquake last evening. I heard a noise and DH said it was the tv. Wrong! I dislike surround sound, especially when alone. I dislike hearing a noise from the opposite end of the room from the tv. Very disconcerting, but men must have their toys. Not heard of any damage. www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: The Lace Bee thelace...@btinternet.com To: Chat lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Tue, January 31, 2012 3:53:58 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Green thing My local Waitrose has refined this system to the point of perfection. I like to use the self scan handset because I know exactly what I've spent before I get to the checkout and that is the ONLY reason I go through this torture when I go shopping. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] Fw: Military Wives Choir------beautiful!
You may have to highlight, copy, and paste to your browser. Get out the Kleenex. This should bring a tear to your eyes. Wives Choir This video was taken from a British series where a conductor named Gareth Malone takes a group of people and turns them into a choir. This time he's taken a group of military wives whose husbands are all away in Afghanistan and turned them into a choir. Gareth looks about 16yrs old but is actually in his mid-30s and a Choir master for the London Symphony Orchestra, among other things. They wrote a song based on excerpts from letters written by the couples whilst apart and this is the beautiful result! http://www.youtube.com/user/militarywiveschoir To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace-chat] Brain Study
1 D1N7 H4V 3NY PR0BL3M 2 Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Jean Nathan j...@nathan54.freeserve.co.uk To: Chat lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Mon, October 3, 2011 12:16:36 PM Subject: [lace-chat] Brain Study Good example of a Brain Study: If you can read this you have a strong mind: 7H15 M3554G3 53RV35 7O PR0V3 H0W 0UR M1ND5 C4N D0 4M4Z1NG 7H1NG5! 1MPR3551V3 7H1NG5! 1N 7H3 B3G1NN1NG 17 WA5 H4RD BU7 N0W, 0N 7H15 LIN3 Y0UR M1ND 1S R34D1NG 17 4U70M471C4LLY W17H 0U7 3V3N 7H1NK1NG 4B0U7 17, B3 PROUD! 0NLY C3R741N P30PL3 C4N R3AD 7H15. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace-chat] Under the sea-ice
Incredible. They must really like mussels. :-) Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org You would not catch me doing this! Very interesting what natives have done for ages, you won't regret watching. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Z0qGvC3vqaAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Z0qGvC3vqaA David in Ballarat To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] With Best Regards
What a nice offer http://goo.gl/hSz5m I enjoyed it! To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace-chat] needle covers
I don't think Lace folks should complain about this email as it might prove to be useful information. I wish I had saved the covers when I had to give my cat shots. Emails are often moved from Lace to Lace Chat because the content has changed, in this case it was appropriate information, although those not on Chat might wonder where the conversation started. I get reflected Chat messages but digest Lace ones, so I still have to see the post on Lace. The digests are taking their time to come these days, so IMHO, anything that might help send one my way is good. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Elizabeth Ligeti lizl...@bigpond.com To: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Tue, May 17, 2011 10:30:46 PM Subject: [lace-chat] needle covers Apologies, I sent this to the lace list by mistake! Sue said - Thankfully I had to fill my own syringes and those needle covers were much easier to remove. .. Those needle covers, - if they are anything like the Aussie ones, - are good for protecting the points of fine embroidery scissors! A friend had a diabetic dog, and had to give him injections, and saved the covers and gave us all some, and I use them especially on the Stork scissors! They fit well, and save the points - and me if/when I drop them! Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, - where it was gloves and sunglasses this morning, - instead of raincoats! lizl...@bigpond.com To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] Happy St. Pats Day
This morning I walked into the office and the receptionist asked Where is your green? I did have on a green bracelet. Does the rest of the world celebrate St. Patricks Day as much as the Americans? I replied that I expect them all to wear a rose on St. George's Day!! It would be like all the Brits celebrating US Independence Day from England. Oh, wait, we do do that!! In the Mexican/Polish supermarket the hispanic guys all were wearing green caps and ties with Kiss me I'm Irish on them. I didn't notice what they guys in the deli were wearing as they tend to be the Polish ones. In Chicago they color the river green, which they did last weekend as that was when they had their parade. The news people on the tv all had on some green, even on the national news where they showed the big Irish parade in New York. It seems on this day in the US, most people have Irish heritage. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace-chat] Satellite Tsunami Photos of Japan
It's incredible the amount of devastation there has been. I hope for the Japanese people that the after quakes will soon stop and that aid gets to everyone that needs help. Thank you Carol for posting the link. We had been looking at an area of the northwest coast of Oregon to retire to, but today I came across the sunami escape route map for the area, and I am having second thoughts. Maybe we will look for a more sheltered area. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Carol ca...@azsnaps.com To: Lace Chat lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Mon, March 14, 2011 7:44:53 PM Subject: [lace-chat] Satellite Tsunami Photos of Japan A friend sent me this web link. I think you will find it interesting. These are the clearest satellite photos yet. Move your mouse sideways to reveal Then and Now comparison. Look at Fujutseka and Noriaga especiallywhole forests have disappeared as well as half an island in the middle of the river. In one a river has been revealed that was obscured by the forest canopy before. The very last photo both valleys by the sea area have been scoured from the shore inland just like a glacier would produce. Nice treatment of the google sat photos here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm Best Regards, Carol Valley of the Sun Phoenix, AZ USA To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace-chat] :-) Apple Season
I think I might have got more if I didn't move the basket. :-) My mouse kept moving off the page. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: jeanette jeane...@maxitec.co.za To: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Sat, February 5, 2011 1:51:40 PM Subject: [lace-chat] :-) Apple Season http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g2/applegame.htm Practice your eye-hand co-ordination when you have nothing else to do!! Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace-chat] Italian soup
Try this, it is from the Olive Garden site. None of the soups on the website had the Zuppa name that you are trying to recall Janice Italian Sausage Soup Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Serving Size:4 8 12 Ingredients 1 lb sweet Italian sausage, ground 1 cup white rice 1 cup chopped tomatoes in puree (1-10 ¾ oz can) 1/2 lb chopped frozen spinach (1-10 oz box), thawed and drained 6 cups beef broth 1/4 tsp black pepper, ground Pecorino Romano cheese, for garnish Procedures 1. COOK ground sausage in a soup pot and break the meat up with a fork as it cooks. Add in rice, beef broth, tomatoes and black pepper and bring to a simmer. 2. COOK 12-15 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in chopped spinach and let simmer for a few minutes. 3. LADLE soup into soup bowls and garnish with freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org The soup is potatoes, sausage and some greens (spinach? chard?). The name starts with Zup I think. It's really good and it would make a nice dinner soup. I suppose I could try a few things but I thought one of you might know what I'm talking about. Thanks, Jane in Vermont, USA where it's up to 43o (about 5C) instead of the usual February temp of around 20o (-5C). The snow is melting but things will be a sheet of ice when it freezes again! jvik...@sover.net To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace-chat] Valentine customs
I don't remember a general gifting on Valentines day when I lived in England and Wales. Maybe it was something peculiar to the south of England. We did do anonymous valentines and I do remember rude or hurtful valentines that were available for sale. My sister got a few. Hmm, I wonder if I sent them. :-) I can't remember if I did but at that time we were not the best of friends. I was surprised by the exchange of small valentine cards when my children went to school in the US. Thankfully it was only in the elementary schools so it did not affect them for long as they were 10 and eleven when we moved over here. Nowadays DH and I usually exchange a card and that is all. In fact, I think he has given me the same design card on a number of occasions, he must like it. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA where I can't leave my house as I have snow drifts of at least 3 foot high against every door. DH is in California so my snow will be here for a long while. It is the third largest snowfall for the Chicago area. 19.5 inches of snow, but it is blowing and drifting and causing problems all over the area. Very pretty though and once the skies brighten and the snow stops, it will be a good time for lacemaking. www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: dmt11h...@aol.com dmt11h...@aol.com In the US it is customary for children to exchange penny Valentines, tiny minimal Valentine greetings in tiny envelopes, especially in school. My grade school classroom had a box to put all the Valentines in. My mother insisted on enclosing tiny valentine candies with each penny To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Fw: [lace-chat] sending messages
As my reply to Agnes did not come back to me from Lace Chat, I don't think I hit Reply All. I would like to know how to do Undisclosed Recipients if anyone knows. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - Forwarded Message From: Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net To: Agnes Boddington ag...@weatherwax.karoo.co.uk Sent: Sun, January 30, 2011 11:52:36 AM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] sending messages I think you need to use the BCC to send your copies. This is the blind copy setting on my email set up. I click on Show BCC to get that in the address area. When I am forwarding on a joke to my friends, I usually send it to myself and use the BCC to add all the other people I want to send it to. Some emails I receive have Undisclosed Recipients in the To: part. Maybe someone can explain to me how you do that. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Norwegian Royal Guard
Wonderful! It reminded me of the Edinburgh Tattoo that we used to watch on tv in the UK. The high schools in the USA have great bands and I love to watch them during football half time when they do similar routines, or watch them on tv during all the great parades we have, such as the Macy's Day parade in November. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Agnes Boddington ag...@weatherwax.karoo.co.uk To: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Tue, January 25, 2011 11:10:14 AM Subject: [lace-chat] Norwegian Royal Guard Spectacular! http://sorisomail.com/email/16993/exibicao-de-banda-militar--um-espectaculo-imperdivel.html Agnes Boddington To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Dried fruit, was Fabric widths
Joy, I have never thought of keeping my dried fruit in the freezer as they seem to keep okay in the cupboard. Is there a reason why you do that? Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org Well, well. I was going to say that the standard package is now twelve ounces, but when I went to the freezer to check, I discovered that Aldi still gives you fifteen ounces. Which may be why all the boxes of dried fruit in the freezer are from Aldi. -- Joy Beeson To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
[lace-chat] Cactus recipes
While eating dinner in Mexico with some of the local people, I mentioned I was able to buy cactus leaves in the local supermarket but had no idea what they tasted like. They then ordered a couple of different appetizers using cactus. One was grilled, cut in slices about 2 inches wide, and then had cheese melted on top. Delicious. The other way, they were cut into short thin strips and cooked with red onion and maybe some other things, but I don't know if they were boiled or fried. I also was wary of preparing them because of the spines but I noticed in the supermarket this week that the spines were almost removed. The eyes still needed cutting out. I found a bag of ready cut strips, so I tried them. I washed them but noticed they got a bit slimy, or gelatinous. I dried them off. I cooked chopped onion and mushrooms in a little olive oil and added the cactus. It got more slimy, but I cooked them a short time and served it as a side dish. Not bad, tasted a bit like green beans and still had the crunch. Does anyone have a favorite recipe for cooking cactus? Should I have steamed them? Also they mentioned that the fruit of the cactus is edible but full of seeds, which you eat. It is also what they use to get red and shocking pink dyes. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
[lace-chat] Mexican TV
I was just on vacation in Mexico and turned on the tv in the hopes of finding an English speaking channel. I came across an old Discovery program and heard the name Penny Boston. Penny is a lacemaker and is an Arachne. I have met her many times at IOLI conventions. She was working in the Crystal Caves in Mexico, so I did a search just now and came across this web site where it seems her activities have made her into a film star. http://www.saudicaves.com/mx/naica/index.html Sounds a trifle more dangerous than cross and twist but is interesting to read and to view the amazing photographs. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Did I read that sign right??
Re; In a London department store: BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS We have a bargain clothing store here in Chicago called Filene's Basement which is up a very long escalator. Don't know if the original store in NY was, or is in a basement. Happy Christmas, Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Sue Duckles s...@duckles.me.uk To: Chat Arachne lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Wed, December 22, 2010 5:13:40 AM Subject: [lace-chat] Did I read that sign right?? And another one for you all Sue in EY In an office: TOILET OUT OF ORDER... PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW In a Laundromat: AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT In a London department store: BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS In an office: WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN In an office: AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD Outside a secondhand shop: WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN? Notice in health food shop window: CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS Spotted in a safari park: ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR Seen during a conference: FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN'T KNOW IT, THERE IS A DAY CARE ON THE 1ST FLOOR Notice in a farmer's field: THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES. On a repair shop door: WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE BELL DOESN'T WORK) Now that you've smiled at least once, it's your turn to spread the stupidity and send this to someone you want to bring a smile to (maybe even a chuckle). We all need a good laugh, keep on smiling. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace-chat] :-) Fw: Benefits of green tea
But it made me chuckle and I passed it on. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net To: Jane Partridge jpartri...@pebble.demon.co.uk Cc: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Fri, December 3, 2010 7:09:38 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] :-) Fw: Benefits of green tea I don't like that doctor at all... The Benefits Of Green Tea ... The Doctor replied, Excellent ... so now you can see why keeping your mouth shut is such a good idea!!! To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Re: [lace] Edwardian Farm
Boohoo, I am not able to view them on BBC.com. Wish they would get their act together so everyone on the Internet could view it. DH can only listen to his Man U games on BBC. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA where our snow was very light but promising more to come. Boy is it cold though, today is a high of 22F -5 Celcius www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Sue hurwitz...@talktalk.net To: Lace Chat lace-chat@arachne.com; Arachne l...@arachne.com Sent: Thu, December 2, 2010 6:38:34 AM Subject: Fw: [lace-chat] Re: [lace] Edwardian Farm The two lines below have come off the blog for next weeks program, so tells enough. Sue T Dorset Meanwhile historian Ruth Goodman learns the art of lace-making, visiting the town of Honiton which became world famous for its lace, renowned for its beauty, delicacy and intricacy. Once half the inhabitants of East Devon were lace-makers. Dear All, I heard at the end of the programme that lacemaking would feature in the next episode, but didn't actually see the trailer. I have just looked at the BBC blog and read that the farm this time is in Devon at Morwellham Quay, so the lace will most likely be Honiton. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tv/2010/11/edwardian-farm.shtml I wonder what sort of lace Ruth will try? To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Re: [lace] Re: Edwardian Farm
Well how did the two youtube videos come about? Were they pirated and if so maybe they could be persuaded to do it again with the lacemaking bits. :-) How do we contact the perpetrators? Seems you can post anything on the Internet these days even if it seems treasonable, re: wikileaks. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: dmt11h...@aol.com dmt11h...@aol.com To: lace-chat@arachne.com; l...@arachne.com Sent: Thu, December 2, 2010 6:36:37 PM Subject: [lace-chat] Re: [lace] Re: Edwardian Farm I personally think that there is a good chance that the show will come to one of several PBS channels in my area, through which I have enjoyed Eastenders for years. I just loved the Victorian House, and Edwardian House shows, and the Regency one where all the young people were supposed to pair up, despite being constantly chaperoned. The one set during WWII was a blast, what with the father building a bomb shelter, and the mother and grandmother having to give up smoking because cigarettes were rationed, and also being made to learn to cook. The most endearing moment was when the little boy described how his mum had made a blancmange and how incredibly tasty it was. I don't believe he had ever had a home cooked meal before. However, I can tell that probably only 50% of these ever come to a region even as well served as mine which has numerous PBS stations, and also BBC America. I would never, ever, condone copyright infringement, even when an entire continent is denied the opportunity to see Pat Perryman instructing a would be Edwardian lacemaker. Heck, if we can't make a good historical recreation show which includes lacemaking on this side of the Atlantic, we don't deserve one. And if our public stations decide that Edwardian Farm may be a little too rarefied for an American audience, that is a decision I am prepared to live with. But, speaking theoretically, and purely from a technical standpoint, I would think that if there was some black-hearted fiend so devoid of a moral compass that they could live with themselves after doing such a thing, they could set up a camera that takes moving pictures on a tripod in front of the TV or computer and switch it on when the lacemaking begins. Any malefactor who would commit such an offense would probably be cagey enough to practice first on a less interesting show, just to make sure the settings on the camera were right. This illegal and universally condemned practice is called Bootleg on this side of the pond, and practiced only by the dregs of humanity. Devon To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace-chat] slow times?
Good idea serving it sliced. Makes it easier to serve. Better than taking a cake that isn't quite right. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Jean Nathan j...@nathan54.freeserve.co.uk To: Chat lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Thu, November 4, 2010 7:53:23 AM Subject: [lace-chat] slow times? Alice wrote: Ah..No need. The cake can be taken pre-sliced and laid out on a platter. There's no one to tell that a slice is missing. So now we know that all the cakes you donate have a slice missing!!! Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace-chat] slow times?
Lace and Chat both seem to be very slow arriving these days. We had a very quiet halloween, only 10 kids this year. I am doing my best to eat up all the candy as fast as I can to get it out of the house! This year I bought half as much as last year and it was still too much. Does anyone have a recipe for a cake that will keep for over a week. I have to take a dessert to an event but will be away for most of the week prior to it, arriving home in time to go straight out to the party. I was thinking a Dundee fruit cake but the two recipes I have both include mixed peel which I dislike. Any ideas apart from just leaving it out? Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Roberta S Donnelly bobbil...@juno.com To: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Wed, November 3, 2010 4:52:30 AM Subject: [lace-chat] slow times? I don't seem to be getting any notes from lace-chat. Has everyone gotten busy un decorating from Halloween? bobbi Refinance Now 3.4% FIXED $160,000 Mortgage: $547/mo. No Hidden Fees. No SSN Req. Get 4 Quotes! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4cd131296bd2e1e3fbm04vuc To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace-chat] slow times?
Mmm, malt loaf sound good, but so does David's Tomato soup cake. Looking at the first recipe for malt loaf, I can't remember ever seeing Ovaltine in the supermarket over here, but then I don't think I have ever looked for it. The second recipe to me is a bran loaf, but the third recipe might work as I think I have the golden syrup and malt already. Maybe I should make malt loaf and David's cake to see which looks the best to take, although the one Alice sent sounds good too. Thanks for the recipes. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Lesley Blackshaw lesley.blacks...@ntlworld.com Malt loaf is better for keeping, as is a sticky ginger cake. Both benefit from being made a week in advance. http://www.suite101.com/content/how-to-bake-a-great-malt-loaf-a94323 http://www.styleathome.com/food-and-entertaining/recipes/recipe-nigella-s-sticky-gingerbread/a/18993/ hth Lesley To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
[lace-chat] Fw: New product sweeping the nation!
I know we cannot advertise on Lace, but not sure about protocol on Chat, and I am not profiting from this post. My DD, Judy, has started a new business online selling a holder for your earbuds that you use with ipods, iphones, etc. You can see the information at: http://www.jbwidgets.com/Flip-Up.html Please pass on the info to anyone who might need them, or feel free to post to your Facebook and Twitter pages. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Agnes in Elloughton
Agnes, I hope you heal quickly and get back to your lace. This reminded me that Alex Stillwell also broke her left wrist at the IOLI convention in the first half hour of teaching last week. She was kept in hospital overnight but was back teaching the next day. What a trouper. Unfortunately I think she is left handed. I spoke to her last Friday and she seemed to be doing fine. Susie Johnson (Withof teacher) stepped in on Monday and taught two classes in the same room. She did great and was acknowledged by the hosts for stepping up and helping. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Sue Duckles s...@duckles.co.uk To: Chat Arachne lace-chat@arachne.com Cc: Arachne Arachne l...@arachne.com Sent: Fri, August 6, 2010 6:16:43 AM Subject: [lace-chat] Agnes in Elloughton Morning All Just to let you all know that Agnes fell yesterday and broke her left wrist (fortunately she is right-handed). She had it set late last night and is back at the fracture clinic today to have the pot put on. I'm sure she'll appreciate your best wishes. No lace-making for her for a few weeks. Regards Sue. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Lego printer
My daughter might have an idea how to do it. For the last two years she has been teaching kids how to make robots out of lego and program them to do tasks. It was an after school program in the Seattle area. One of her teams came first in the local area schools competition and won the lego cup that she had made the year before. Thanks for the link. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Agnes Boddington ag...@weatherwax.karoo.co.uk To: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 4:10:51 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Lego printer Mmm, seeing as my printer is just gone kaput, and my son's lego is still upstairs in the loft, I am tempted to have a go, though would not know where to starts. Agnes Boddington- Elloughton UK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX09WnGU6ZY Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Flanders book (DP)
My guild are selling some books for a sick guild member and I am allowed to offer the following book to U.S. Arachne members. I know that it is probably still out of print and that some people have been searching for it. I have seen it listed at almost $70 on Amazon, here and even more in the UK. It is in good condition. Please email me, off the list, with your bid and I will make a decision where it can find a home by the 31st May. The buyer will pay the shipping and if you are the winner, I will check with the post office on costs before the transaction takes place. The book is. Flanders Lace - A step by step guide by Mary Niven Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Re: Flanders book (DP)
Sorry, I should have mentioned that this the hardback version of the book. We will only accept US checks. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org My guild are selling some books for a sick guild member and I am allowed to offer the following book to U.S. Arachne members. I know that it is probably still out of print and that some people have been searching for it. I have seen it listed at almost $70 on Amazon, here and even more in the UK. It is in good condition. Please email me, off the list, with your bid and I will make a decision where it can find a home by the 31st May. The buyer will pay the shipping and if you are the winner, I will check with the post office on costs before the transaction takes place. The book is. Flanders Lace - A step by step guide by Mary Niven To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Fw: FW: computer problem for elders
I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Timmy, the 11 year old next door whose bedroom looks like Mission Control, and asked him to come over. Timmy clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem. As he was walking away, I called after him, 'So, what was wrong? He replied, 'It was an ID ten T error.' I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired, 'An, ID ten T error ? What's that? In case I need to fix it again.' Timmy grinned. 'Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?'' No,' I replied. 'Write it down,' he said, 'and I think you'll figure it out.' So I wrote down: I D 1 0 T I used to like the little shit. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Moving companies
Just tell him to stick with reputable companies like Mayflower, in IL, and not to go to anyone whose entry in yellow pages starts with AA or Brothers. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - Original Message From: Sue Babbs sueba...@comcast.net To: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Sun, April 18, 2010 1:59:08 PM Subject: [lace-chat] Moving companies Our son is moving back from California to Illinois fairly soon, with an apartment's worth of furniture etc. Has anyone had a good experience with long distance movers? Recommendations would be much appreciated - as there seems to be so much choice! Sue sueba...@comcast.net To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] House searching
We are always looking where we would like to retire to and recently, looking at home site listings in Washington state, I came across the following site. http://www.walkscore.com/?utm_source=themlsonline.comutm_medium=logoutm_campaign=ws_tile It is a neat site where you can put in an address and see how walkable your area is. Where I live, it has a low score so I am looking for something better and thinking ahead to when I am way too old to drive. Just checked my nephew's new place in Philadelphia and he lives in a walkers paradise. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Shorthand
Lesley wrote: I still use my shorthand - Pitman 2000, especially for taking telephone messages. This discussion has reminded me about a temp job I did as secretary to a bank manager. He used to reel off his letters really fast and I could barely keep up. Once I couldn't read a shorthand outline and had to ask him what the word was. He pulled a piece of paper out of the bin and there was the letter he'd dictated - written in longhand. The reason he dictated so fast was because he was reading!! Goodness knows why he didn't just give me the handwritten letter to copy type I don't know. Must have been something to do with the status symbol of having a secretary to take dictation. So glad the job only lasted a week. I also did Pitman at High School and college. I remember reading short stories written in shorthand for practice. I wonder if they are still available, or like the skills have got left behind. I still use it when taking notes and I sometimes think in shorthand shapes. Was Pitman taught in the US? I thought it was all Gregg over here. I had a telex machine in my office once I was promoted out of the typing pool in my first job. I remember that for that interview a secretary read a piece from the Guardian newspaper about a man running up Helvelyn sp in the Lake District. I totally lost it when she said that name and spent a long time trying to transcribe it. Wish she had left the newspaper behind. :-) I did get the job though and they paid for me to go to college on a secretarial course even though I already had high speeds at typing and shorthand. My typing class was full of young policemen who had to learn how to do shorthand and typing. We used to type in time to music on a record player and had covered keys on the typewriter. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Fw: Irish Burial At Sea
Apologies to the Irish on the list. Subject: FW: Irish Burial At Sea Irish Burial At Sea Mick and Paddy had promised their uncle Seamus, who had been a seafaring gent all his life, to bury him at sea when he died. Of course, in due time, he did pass away and the boys kept their promise. They set off with Uncle Seamus all stitched up in a burial bag and loaded onto their rowboat. After a while Mick says, Do yer tink dis is fer enuff out, Paddy? Without a word Paddy slips over the side only to find himself standing in water up to his knees. Dis'll never do, Mick. Let's row some more. After a bit more rowing Paddy slips over the side again but the water is only up to his belly, so they row on. Again Mick asks Paddy, Do yer tink dis is fer enuff out Paddy? Once again Paddy slips over the side and almost immediately says, No dis'll neva do. The water was only up to his chest. So on they row and row and row and finally Paddy slips over the side and disappears. Quite a bit of time goes by and poor Mick is really getting himself into a state when suddenly Paddy breaks the surface gasping for breath. Well is it deep enuff yet, Paddy? Aye it 'tis, hand me da shovel. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Fw: Apartment for rent
A businessman met a beautiful girl and agreed to spend the night with her for $500.They did their thing, and, before he left, he told her that he did not have any cash with him, but he would have his secretary write a check and mail it to her, calling the payment'RENT FOR APARTMENT.' On the way to the office, he regretted what he had done, realizing that the whole event had not been worth the price. So he had his secretary send a check for $250 and enclose the following typed note: 'Dear Madam: Enclosed find a check for $250 for rent of your apartment. I am not sending the amount agreed upon, because when I rented the place, I was under the impression that: #1 - it had never been occupied; #2 - there was plenty of heat; and #3 - it was small enough to make me feel cozy and at home. However, I found out that: #1 - it had been previously occupied, #2 - there wasn't any heat, and #3 - it was entirely too large.' Upon receipt of the note, the girl immediately returned the check for $250 with the following note: 'Dear Sir: #1 - I cannot understand how you could expect a beautiful apartment to remain unoccupied indefinitely. #2 - As for the heat, there is plenty of it, if you know how to turn it on. #3 - Regarding the space, the apartment is indeed of regular size, but if you don't have enough furniture to fill it, please do not blame the management. So, Please send the rent in full or we will be forced to contact your present landlady To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Tim Tams
I picked up some TimTams this morning in Target. They are made by Pepperidge Farms so may be available in other grocery stores. Kind of pricey I thought and unlike Penguins, they are not individually wrapped. I don't think the chocolate covering is as creamy as English chocolate. H'mm, maybe I should try another one as I think they are also smaller than the Penguins I get at World Market. Wouldn't you have to bite of two corners to get the Port through? :-) Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - Original Message From: Tregellas Family endso...@internode.on.net To: Margery Allcock margerybu...@o2.co.uk Cc: lace-c...@dont.panix.com Sent: Tue, January 12, 2010 1:24:35 AM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Tim Tams What are Tim Tams? snip The best way to eat them is to bite off a tiny corner and then suck up Port through one - yummoh! To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Hot... what?
Lucky you. I had similar history. Here I am, 66 next week, and no end in sight. Thankfully I learnt the trick of turning the pillow over so I can start off again with a cool side. DH, as he gets older, likes to have the covers up around his ears, so it might be separate bedrooms for us in future. Mine nice and cool and he can get his as hot as he wants. I just dislike having that flush in the face when I flash. At least I have a built in heater on these cool days. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - Original Message From: Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net To: Alice Howell lacel...@verizon.net Cc: Chat lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Sat, January 9, 2010 2:42:26 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Hot... what? Some of my friends call it a personal tropical vacation. And... re the HRT, quite a few years ago it was determined that staying on HRT for a long time increased the chance of cancer, so most doctors in the US encourage you to ride it out... it will usually go away. I went through surgical menapause when I was 48 and had a complete hysterectomy (including the ovaries, as my Mom died from Ovarian Cancer). I was started on HRT, but stopped after reading the reports about it. Initially after that, I had some trouble with the flashes/flushes, but eventually they subsided. Clay On 1/9/2010 2:16 PM, Alice Howell wrote: My friends around here call them 'Power Surges'. Alice in Oregon To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Fw: Observations on Growing Older
For all who are there and for those who will be there Observations on Growing Older ~Your kids are becoming you...and you don't like them ...but your grandchildren are perfect! ~Going out is good. Coming home is better! ~When people say you look Great... they add for your age! ~When you needed the discount you paid full price. Now you get discounts on everything ... movies, hotels, flights, but you're too tired to use them. ~You forget names ... but it's OK because other people forgot they even knew you!!! ~The 5 pounds you wanted to lose is now 15 and you have a better chance of losing your keys than the 15 pounds. ~You realize you're never going to be really good at anything especially golf. ~Your husband is counting on you to remember things you don't remember. ~The things you used to care to do, you no longer care to do, but you really do care that you don't care to do them anymore. ~Your husband sleeps better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring than he does in bed. It's called his pre-sleep. ~Remember when your mother said Wear clean underwear in case you GET in an accident? Now you bring clean underwear in case you HAVE an accident! ~You used to say, I hope my kids GET married ... Now, I hope they STAY married! ~You miss the days when everything worked with just an ON and OFF switch.. ~When GOOGLE, iPod, email, modem ... were unheard of, and a mouse was something that made you climb on a table. ~You used to use more 4 letter words ... what?...when? ??? ~Now that you can afford expensive jewelry, it's not safe to wear it anywhere. ~Your husband has a night out with the guys but he's home by 9:00 P.M. ...next week it will be 8:30 P.M. ~You read 100 pages into a book before you realize you've read it. ~Notice everything they sell in stores is sleeveless?!!! ~What used to be freckles are now liver spots. ~Everybody whispers. ~Now that your husband has retired ... you'd give anything if he'd find a job! ~You have 3 sizes of clothes in your closet 2 of which you will never wear. But old is good in some things: old songs old movies And best of all OLD FRIENDS!! Love you, OLD FRIEND! Send this on to other Old Friends! and let them laugh in AGREEMENT!!! To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Fw: 2010 Census Cautions from the Better Business Bureau
This for any US members, especially those who know older people that might need this advice. WARNING:2010 Census Cautions from the Better Business Bureau Be Cautious About Giving Info to Census Workers http://dallas.bbb.org/article/bbb-alerts-consumers-about-us-census-workers-be-cooperative-but-cautious-10346 With the U..S. Census process beginning, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises people to be cooperative, but cautious, so as not to become a victim of fraud or identity theft. The first phase of the 2010 U.S. Census is under way as workers have begun verifying the addresses of households across the country. Eventually, more than 140,000 U.S. Census workers will count every person in the United States and will gather information about every person living at each address including name, age, gender, race, and other relevant data. The big question is - how do you tell the difference between a U.S. Census worker and a con artist? BBB offers the following advice: If a U.S. Census worker knocks on your door, they will have 1-a badge, 2-a handheld device, 3-a Census Bureau canvas bag, and 4-a confidentiality notice. Ask to see their identification and their badge before answering their questions. However, you should never invite anyone you don't know into your home. Census workers are currently only knocking on doors to verify address information. Do not give your Social Security number, credit card or banking information to anyone, even if they claim they need it for the U.S. Census. REMEMBER, NO MATTER WHAT THEY ASK, YOU REALLY ONLY NEED TO TELL THEM HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE AT YOUR ADDRESS. While the Census Bureau might ask for basic financial information, such as a salary range, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION. The Census Bureau will not ask for Social Security, bank account, or credit card numbers, nor will employees solicit donations. Any one asking for that information is NOT with the Census Bureau. AND REMEMBER, THE CENSUS BUREAU HAS DECIDED NOT TO WORK WITH ACORN ON GATHERING THIS INFORMATION. No Acorn worker should approach you saying he/she is with the Census Bureau. Eventually, Census workers may contact you by telephone, mail, or in person at home. However, the Census Bureau will not contact you by Email, so be on the lookout for Email scams impersonating the Census. Never click on a link or open any attachments in an Email that are supposedly from the U.S. Census Bureau. For more advice on avoiding identity theft and fraud, visit www.bbb.orghttp://www.bbb.orghttp://www.bbb.org/ PLEASE SHARE THIS INFO WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Fancy asterisks
Hi Brenda, I found it on our upstairs Apple, it is a US Flag, but it was not on my MacBook Pro. My DD helped me find it and I now have it on the top bar and available should I need to add something special to my emails. Thanks for your help. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Brenda Paternoster paternos...@appleshack.com To: Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net Cc: deanna7 Cohen dean...@msn.com; lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Sat, January 2, 2010 5:36:38 AM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Fancy asterisks Hi Janice The Apple bar at the very top of the screen - see my reply to Sue. Brenda On 1 Jan 2010, at 22:51, Janice Blair wrote: Hi Brenda, I am not sure where you mean. What does the icon look like and is it on the Apple bar at the top or the email bar? Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Brenda Paternoster paternos...@appleshack.com To: deanna7 Cohen dean...@msn.com Cc: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Thu, December 31, 2009 1:17:58 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Fancy asterisks That only works with Microsoft applications. On a Mac you click on an icon at the top of the screen and it opens a small window with all of those characters - and many more (about 1000 in all including Braille) though not everything is available in every font) - and then click on the one you want. Brenda âââ â On 30 Dec 2009, at 22:23, deanna7 Cohen wrote: If you go to the link below, it will show you how to get all those special symbols. I keep it right by my computer so it's easily accessible. âªâ¥â¥ http://www.myjdl.com/node/239 deanna in Texas DrWayneWDyer The state of your life is nothing more then a reflection of your state of mind. My Blog: http://eclectic-meanderings.blogspot.com/ Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Fancy asterisks From: paternos...@appleshack.com Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:20:34 + CC: lace-chat@arachne.com To: j...@nathan54.freeserve.co.uk A variation I found recently (on Scilly Webcam guestbook) is: We Wish You a Merry âªâ«â¢*¨*â¢.¸¸⥠¸¸.â¢*¨*â¢â«âªChristmas ⥠⥠⥠We Wish You a Merry âªâ«â¢*¨*â¢.¸¸⥠¸¸.â¢*¨*â¢â«âªChristmas ⥠⥠⥠We Wish You A Merry âªâ«â¢*¨*â¢.¸¸⥠¸¸.â¢*¨*â¢â«âªChristmas ⥠⥠⥠And A Happy New Year!âªâ«â¢*¨*â¢.¸¸⥠¸¸.â¢*¨*â¢â«â¢*¨*â¢.¸¸... All I did was cut paste! Brenda On 30 Dec 2009, at 19:17, Jean Nathan wrote: Janice wrote: Anyway, it gives me the opportunity of wishing everyone **Happy New Year and all the best for 2010** Asterisks are about as fancy as I can get on my new MacBook Pro laptop. Still getting used to it. I'm not even that good after years with my laptop! Got this from somewhere (can't remember where): ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º° °º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø That's all I can manage, so to everyone: ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º° Happy New Year °º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it now. Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Fancy asterisks
Hi Brenda, I am not sure where you mean. What does the icon look like and is it on the Apple bar at the top or the email bar? Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Brenda Paternoster paternos...@appleshack.com To: deanna7 Cohen dean...@msn.com Cc: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Thu, December 31, 2009 1:17:58 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Fancy asterisks That only works with Microsoft applications. On a Mac you click on an icon at the top of the screen and it opens a small window with all of those characters - and many more (about 1000 in all including Braille) though not everything is available in every font) - and then click on the one you want. Brenda âââ â On 30 Dec 2009, at 22:23, deanna7 Cohen wrote: If you go to the link below, it will show you how to get all those special symbols. I keep it right by my computer so it's easily accessible. âªâ¥â¥ http://www.myjdl.com/node/239 deanna in Texas DrWayneWDyer The state of your life is nothing more then a reflection of your state of mind. My Blog: http://eclectic-meanderings.blogspot.com/ Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Fancy asterisks From: paternos...@appleshack.com Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:20:34 + CC: lace-chat@arachne.com To: j...@nathan54.freeserve.co.uk A variation I found recently (on Scilly Webcam guestbook) is: We Wish You a Merry âªâ«â¢*¨*â¢.¸¸⥠¸¸.â¢*¨*â¢â«âªChristmas ⥠⥠⥠We Wish You a Merry âªâ«â¢*¨*â¢.¸¸⥠¸¸.â¢*¨*â¢â«âªChristmas ⥠⥠⥠We Wish You A Merry âªâ«â¢*¨*â¢.¸¸⥠¸¸.â¢*¨*â¢â«âªChristmas ⥠⥠⥠And A Happy New Year!âªâ«â¢*¨*â¢.¸¸⥠¸¸.â¢*¨*â¢â«â¢*¨*â¢.¸¸... All I did was cut paste! Brenda On 30 Dec 2009, at 19:17, Jean Nathan wrote: Janice wrote: Anyway, it gives me the opportunity of wishing everyone **Happy New Year and all the best for 2010** Asterisks are about as fancy as I can get on my new MacBook Pro laptop. Still getting used to it. I'm not even that good after years with my laptop! Got this from somewhere (can't remember where): ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º° °º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø That's all I can manage, so to everyone: ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º° Happy New Year °º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it now. Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Fw: Three Ladies in a Sauna
Via England... - Original Message - It's rude, it came from Australia - it figures! Three Ladies in a Sauna THREE WOMEN, TWO YOUNGER, AND ONE SENIOR CITIZEN, WERE SITTING NAKED IN A SAUNA. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A BEEPING SOUND. THE YOUNG WOMAN PRESSED HER FOREARM AND THE BEEP STOPPED. THE OTHERS LOOKED AT HER QUESTIONINGLY. 'THAT WAS MY PAGER,' SHE SAID. I HAVE A MICROCHIP UNDER THE SKIN OF MY ARM. A FEW MINUTES LATER, A PHONE RANG. THE SECOND YOUNG WOMAN LIFTED HER PALM TO HER EAR. WHEN SHE FINISHED, SHE EXPLAINED, 'THAT WAS MY MOBILE PHONE. I HAVE A MICROCHIP IN MY HAND.' THE OLDER WOMAN FELT VERY LOW -TECH. NOT TO BE OUT DONE, SHE DECIDED SHE HADTO DO SOMETHING JUST AS IMPRESSIVE. SHE STEPPED OUT OF THE SAUNA AND WENT TO THE BATHROOM. SHE RETURNED WITH A PIECE OF TOILET PAPER HANGING FROM HER REAR END. THE OTHERS RAISED THEIR EYEBROWS AND STARED AT HER.. THE OLDER WOMAN FINALLY SAID.WELL, WILL YOU LOOK AT THATI'M GETTING A FAX!! When you stop laughing, send this to those who will appreciate it. ForwardSourceID:NT0002D36A No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.84/2530 - Release Date: 11/27/09 07:58:00 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.716 / Virus Database: 270.14.104/2560 - Release Date: 12/12/09 07:38:00 To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] DP Celtic lace pictures
If you go to the Milanese Gallery on my website and go down to the bottom of the page, you can see two Celtic Circle designs that I designed this year. The colorful one that was printed in the October issue of Lace magazine in England is not a true Celtic circle as I was unable to make the rings weave in and out. On my second attempt I was successful because this was a different design. That one was my entry in the competition this summer at the IOLI convention in LA. Didn't place, but there were lots of good entries this year. http://www.jblace.com/jblace/milanese-gallery.html Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Daffy Duck
Something to do when the weather is bad. Remember to watch the direction of the underpants. http://www.bassfiles.net/parachute.swf Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Fw: TEST
During a visit to a mental asylum, I asked the Director, How do you determine whether or not a patient should be institutionalized? Well, said the Director, We fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him (or her) to empty the bathtub... Oh, I understand, I said. A normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup. No. said the Director, A normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a bed near the window? ARE YOU GOING TO PASS THIS ON, OR DO YOU WANT THE BED NEXT TO MINE?? No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.67/2505 - Release Date: 11/15/09 19:50:00 To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Yogurt
I remember having a yogurt maker back in the late seventies in the UK and was recently thinking I had never seen any over here. Mine made six or maybe it was eight cups of yogurt in separate cups and I remember adding some jam at the bottom of each cup for flavoring. You mixed plain yogurt with milk, poured it in and left it overnight. Nowadays I buy my yogurt but it is getting more expensive everytime I go to the supermarket, so a maker might be a good investment. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - Original Message From: viviennewal...@aol.com viviennewal...@aol.com To: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Sun, November 15, 2009 9:51:09 AM Subject: [lace-chat] Yogurt I use an Easy Yo. It is fantastic. I have used it for years and now my son uses one. You buy a box of the packets of powder and from then on you only need cold water and boiling water. fantastic yogurt. we like the Greek one, there are a few different one. we get it from Lakeland kitchens. Vivienne To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Re: A Bunnings Warning
Probably like Home Depot in the US. The only time I have seen windshield wiper guys was in Mexico and none of them would have looked good naked. :-) Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - Original Message From: David C COLLYER dccoll...@ncable.net.au To: Tamara P Duvall t...@rockbridge.net; Chat Arachne lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Sat, November 14, 2009 5:18:22 AM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Re: A Bunnings Warning At 02:46 PM 14/11/2009, Tamara P Duvall wrote: What/where is Bunnings? I haven't seen any windshield wipers *outside* any of our stores... Bunnings is a huge hardware chain store here in Australia. Perhaps I wrongly assumed it would also be in the USA. NO? David -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Love and marriage
I was watching a proposal on tv yesterday where the man was a fireman. He got his crew to stage a car crash with injured people and asked his girlfriend to help hold a bottle of saline. He got down on his knees and proposed. I wondered if the marriages where there were clever and/or romantic proposals have lasted, or whether they got divorced. My DH was not a bit romantic and we are still together 43 years later. He did it in a Chinese restaurant and I think he passed the ring to me under the table but my memory is fading fast. How about the rest of you? Did you have a memorable proposal and are you still together? Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Fw: Teaching English to the natives
From Australia M A Priest was about to finish his tour of duty, and was leaving his Mission in the jungle where he has spent years teaching the natives when he realizes that the one thing he never taught them was how to speak English. So he takes the chief for a walk in the forest. He points to a tree and says to the chief, 'This is a tree.' The chief looks at the tree and grunts, 'Tree.' The Priest is pleased with the response. They walk a little further and he points to a rock and says, 'This is a rock.' Hearing this, the chief looks and grunts, 'Rock.' The Priest was really getting enthusiastic about the results when he hears a rustling in the bushes. As they peek over the top, he sees a couple of natives in the midst of heavy sexual activity. The Priest is really flustered and quickly responds, 'Man riding a bike.' The chief looks at the couple briefly, pulls out his blowgun and kills them. The Priest goes ballistic and yells at the chief that he has spent years teaching the tribe how to be civilized and be kind to each other, so how could he kill these people in cold blood that way? The chief replied, 'My bike.' Enjoy your day and remember to keep off the roads when riding someone elses bicycle! No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.41/2277 - Release Date: 08/02/09 05:56:00 To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Don't blame me...
I managed it a number of times once I got going, but I wish there were bells and whistle when I succeeded! thanks for stopping my housework. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net To: Chat lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 9:08:39 AM Subject: [lace-chat] Don't blame me... Don't blame me if you don't get any work done! Here's another addictive puzzle! http://www.members.shaw.ca/gf3/circle-the-cat.html Clay To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] list quiet- wood question
Thanks Vicki, I do have the Renaissance wax in my cupboard somewhere. I bought it to deal with old fan sticks years ago. I should think it will still be okay, so I will give it a try. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org --- On Sat, 6/27/09, Vicki Bradford twohappyb...@aol.com wrote: From: Vicki Bradford twohappyb...@aol.com Subject: Re: [lace-chat] list quiet- wood question To: lace-chat@arachne.com Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 9:23 PM Dear Janice, Clay, and others who may be interested, Clay Blackwell wrote in part: The thing I found which has been the best possible solution is something called Finish Feeder. It is called, the original and only genuine Feeder Polish for all wood furniiture and paneled walls. It cleans, feeds, beeswaxes. It is made by the Finish Feeder Company, PO Box 60, Boyds, Maryland 20841 USA. Since I don't live far from Boyds, Maryland, I was curious about the Finish Feeder polish product about which Clay wrote. I discovered that younger members of the family have taken over its production and have moved the company to Virginia Beach, VA. In the course of looking for local sources of this polish, I happened on an antique dealer's site which had a page dedicated to the care and feeding of furniture. The Finish Feeder was mentioned which is how I got the hit, but the site's favorite product was Renaissance Micro-crystalline Wax Polish which was developed for the British Museum and appears to be used by many museums and conservators. The name was familiar and I checked Holly Van Sciver's site to see if I remembered seeing it sold there, which it was. Holly recommends it for polishing antique and other wood bobbins. It appears to be safe for cleaning and polishing all sorts of things, including furniture, leather, paintings, metals, marble, onyx, ivory, etc. as it is pH neutral (acid-free). So, Janice, you might like to try this one too. It sounds like pretty good stuff! This is the link to the article for those who might like to read it: http://fiskeandfreeman.com/PolishingAntiqueFurniture.aspx Vicki in Maryland To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] list quiet- wood question
Hi Clay, Thanks for the tip. I have not heard of Finish Feeder, so checked it out online. I will look for it at my local hardware store or the little paint shop down town. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org --- On Sat, 6/27/09, Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net wrote: From: Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [lace-chat] list quiet- wood question To: Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net Cc: lace-chat lace-chat@arachne.com Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 4:20 PM Hi Janice - Your question came while I was at Lace at Sweet Briar, and I did not spend much time with my emails! However, now that I'm home again, I notice that you did not receive any *public* answers to this question, so have this to offer... My DH and I inherited a number of old pieces of furniture when our parents died, and while they are not valuable antiques, they had a good bit of sentimental value to us. Each had their own flaws... scratches, dull finish, even water rings. I did not want to spend a fortune on refinishing - partly because I didn't want them restored to new condition - the patina of age appeals to me, and partly because they weren't worth it. The thing I found which has been the best possible solution is something called Finish Feeder. It is called, the original and only genuine Feeder Polish for all wood furniiture and paneled walls. It cleans, feeds, beeswaxes. It is made by the Finish Feeder Company, PO Box 60, Boyds, Maryland 20841 USA. I bought my little can of it in a paint shop which sells paint for walls, exteriors, etc., and all of the various solvents and cleaners that are required for those jobs. This was in a section that specifically related to furniture. We had an old blanket chest which was lined with solid cedar (not just thin strips of it), but the exterior was totally dull and unattractive with lots of water blotches and sun fadings. I gave it several treatments of this solution, and let it dry between applications. After rubbing briskly, the wood now has an lovely finish, and the old patina has not been destroyed. It even improved the appearance of a small table which had once had a varnish finish which had mostly all worn off. It actually looks much better, although certainly not a stunning piece!! Hope this works for you! Clay Janice Blair wrote: Yes, I think the chat list is so quiet that it takes a while to generate a digest. To get things moving, I have a question regarding my dining table. I am sure we have some experts on line. I have a dull patch on my mahogany table which I can't get rid of by using polish. I have no idea what caused it. It is certainly not a water mark. Has any one any idea of what I can do without making it worse? The table is not solid wood but has a mahogany wood laminated top. We brought the suite with us from England so it is getting on in age but not an antique yet. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Fw: how to win over the opposite sex ???
Subject: Fw: how to win over the opposite sex ??? Typical male response?!? A more mature woman is standing neked in front of the bedroom mirror. She is not happy with what she sees and says to her husband, 'I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly. I really need you to pay me a compliment.' The husband replies, 'Your eyesight's damn near perfect. -- The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. Walt Disney = - --- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.83/2191 - Release Date: 06/21/09 05:53:00 - --- To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] list quiet- wood question
Yes, I think the chat list is so quiet that it takes a while to generate a digest. To get things moving, I have a question regarding my dining table. I am sure we have some experts on line. I have a dull patch on my mahogany table which I can't get rid of by using polish. I have no idea what caused it. It is certainly not a water mark. Has any one any idea of what I can do without making it worse? The table is not solid wood but has a mahogany wood laminated top. We brought the suite with us from England so it is getting on in age but not an antique yet. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Re: poodle skirts - moved from Lace
In England we wore black wide elastic belts at that time that we called waspie belts. They had a fastener that had 3 holes in the metal part and on the other end there were 3 bumps of metal that caught inside the holes. I had a felt circular skirt that was for ice skating. I actually bought it in the childrens' department so it was nice and short. Fancy being able to get into a childs size waistband! Today I came across my wedding dress while I was clearing a closet out. I held it up and I think I could get my body in it if I lost half my size. I remember making a circular cotton skirt at school in the late fifties and managed to catch the fabric in the sewing. It ended up with a hole where I tried to undo/cut the stitching. I put a large patch pocket over the hole and I think I got away with the subterfuge. I think the teacher was distracted that day as another girl sewed her finger under the machine needle. Thanks for the memories. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org --- On Sat, 5/2/09, Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net wrote: From: Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Re: poodle skirts - moved from Lace To: dmt11h...@aol.com Cc: t...@rockbridge.net, lace-chat@arachne.com Date: Saturday, May 2, 2009, 3:28 PM My poodle skirts never actually had poodles on them... and they were certainly not made of felt, although the poodles on friend's skirts were felt. I think I might have been oblivious to the fashion world during the period of the poodle skirt... until it was passe. (For that matter, I'm still out of touch!!) But I definitely wore the full circle skirt with crinolines, bobby socks (pulled straight up, not folded), and saddle oxfords. Oh... and that black belt around the middle? I remember it was about 3 inches wide and made of black elastic. We wore the belt with the buckle (snap, hook... whatever) in the back. It was supposed to look cool too... but I remember that unless you stayed pretty still, the skirt slipped down or the blouse peeked out under the belt, and cool went right out the window. Think about it, Tamara... why would anyone want to wear something that looks like underwear and bare most of their mid-section? The fashion of youth does not follow rational rules. Clay dmt11h...@aol.com wrote: Tamara writes: Poodle Skirt -- made of a full circle of felt and decorated with a large felt poodle. Good grief! Why would anyone want a skirt made of felt? And why a poodle? Why not some other dog? Because it was cool! Gawd! You sound like my parents! I never had any cool stuff. Everyone else had cool stuff. **Check all of your email inboxes from anywhere on the web. Try the new Email Toolbar now! (http://toolbar.aol.com/mail/download.html?ncid=txtlnkusdown0027) To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
RE: [lace-chat] news story on Alice in Oregon
Daphne, That is how they write up stories in the US. Awful isn't it, never using the first name again and not even giving you a prefix. One other thing they say about a person doing a crime is the actor did such a thing. On first reading that I thought that the acting profession was full of criminals. :-) Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org --- On Sun, 4/5/09, Daphne Martin ladylace...@msn.com wrote: From: Daphne Martin ladylace...@msn.com Subject: RE: [lace-chat] news story on Alice in Oregon To: lacel...@verizon.net, Arachne l...@arachne.com, lace-chat@arachne.com Date: Sunday, April 5, 2009, 3:22 PM Hello All The artical about you Alice was very well done. Although being picky she could have called you Alice instead of Howell. For someone who did`nt know anything about lacemaking. She certainly took interest enough to listen and repeat everything you had told her. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Thankyou for sharing it with us. Daphne Norfolk England Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 13:06:25 -0700 From: lacel...@verizon.net Subject: [lace-chat] news story on Alice in Oregon To: l...@arachne.com; lace-chat@arachne.com My husband just found that the write up on me and my bobbin lace in 2006 is in the online archives at our local newspaper. It is a rather good writeup considering the reporter knew nothing about the art when she did the interview. The archives do not show all the pictures that were in the printed article. It you have a few minutes and would like to take a look, here's the link: http://web.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=210976 Alice in Oregon -- sunshine and supposed to reach 70 degrees today and tomorrow. Then cool again. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. _ View your Twitter and Flickr updates from one place â Learn more! To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] English Civil War question
The lace-chat list is for any and all subjects. What a find. Please reply to the list if you have any knowledge, it sounds like an interesting thing to hear about. I can't help, history was a favorite subject at school until we reached the Corn Laws and then I just lost interest. Maybe you should take it to an Antiques Road Show. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org --- On Fri, 3/20/09, Thurlow Weed tw...@greenapple.com wrote: From: Thurlow Weed tw...@greenapple.com Subject: [lace-chat] English Civil War question To: lace chat lace-chat@arachne.com Date: Friday, March 20, 2009, 7:02 PM Greetings to all spiders on this the first day of Spring! So why is it so much colder today than yesterday? :( I have a question highly off-topic, but there is such a wealth of knowledge here I'm hoping someone on the list is an English Civil War history buff or historian or have connexions thereunto and can provide some help. For many years I've had years a military draft (conscription) document signed and sealed by the James 4th Duke of Lennox and Jerome 2nd Earl of Portland, and is dated 12 December 1636. It commissions a man with the charge and leadinge of all the able men from the age of sixteene to threescore furnished and unfurnished to be taken within the hundreds of Odiham and Crondall. It is a form letter, with all spaces completed with the name of the man commissioned, where to bring them, who is in charge, etc. My late father found this piece of paper folded up and stuck inside an old book in a second-hand bookseller's. I think he paid 25 cents for an uninteresting book just so he could get this interesting-looking old document stuck in its pages. I'm curious to know if such a thing would be considered a rare document, would this be something of significant interest to history buffs or historians, does it have any value, etc., as well as suggestions for preservation, if other than a good quality acid-free sleeve. Please respond privately. Thurlow Weed Lancaster, Ohio tw...@greenapple.com To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Deer
I have been lucky to have only had near misses with the deer around here, but the other night I wondered what my cat was intently staring at out of the family room window. About 8 feet away there was a deer helping himself to the bird feeder. Another one was standing in my ornamental pond. Now I know why the pond liner gets a leak every year!! Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Well done Penny Boston!
I missed it, darn! I did find the following website which shows a video of the cave and mentions Dr. Penny Boston, but I don't think she is in the video unless she is one of the people encased in the outfits they have to wear. Interesting, especially when you know someone in the program. If anyone knows when they are going to repeat it, please let us know. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/giant-crystal-cave-3569/Overvie w#tab-Overview Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org --- On Mon, 1/26/09, Roberta S Donnelly bobbil...@juno.com wrote: From: Roberta S Donnelly bobbil...@juno.com Subject: [lace-chat] Well done Penny Boston! To: lace-chat@arachne.com Date: Monday, January 26, 2009, 7:22 AM For those of us in the States I thought that you should all know I watched a National Geographic show last night called 'Giant Crystal Cave' and Penny Boston (who used to be on here. T maybe you could forward this on to her?) was in it and went in to this spectacular Crystal Cave in Mexico with a bunch of other scientists. Amazing! The show was well worth a watch if you have a chance and it was nice to see Penny again. Very nice job! Penny, hope you are still lacing too. Take care. bobbi ~*~ Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup. Need cash? Click here to get a payday loan. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2P9vTwST68KMPgu5qY8V2WKaU3m xGR6hTmlWZYzwgwZAKqS/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Pin Raffle
Sue, Can you send me your mailing address. Sorry to post this to lace chat but my emails to Sue are coming back as undeliverable. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org --- On Tue, 1/13/09, Sue Duckles s...@duckles.co.uk wrote: From: Sue Duckles s...@duckles.co.uk Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Pin Raffle To: Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net Cc: lace l...@arachne.com, lace-chat lace-chat@arachne.com Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 3:57 AM WOW!! And I nearly missed it!! I was reading the emails this morning, and at first thought that the names were missing from the email and then suddenly spotted my email address!! It will have place of pride on my pillow bag!! Sue in EY On 13 Jan 2009, at 02:05, Janice Blair wrote: Hi, Feeling good after my birthday dinner and the wine. My son picked the numbers and the following are the winners. Please send me your address and I will send you all a convention pin. Linda Thomson li...@thomsons.plus.comSue Duckles s...@duckles.co.uk Candy Loveridge candylv...@att.net Candy did send me her address. Sorry I didn't have enough for everyone. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
