[lace] Dahlia Dentelle de Venise

2007-06-02 Thread Jenny De Angelis
HI Ilske Is the flower you meant on the this page http://www.dahlie.net/dyn/einzel.php?lang=en A white dahlia with many spiky very narrow petals. Regard Jenny DeAngelis Spain. Hello Everybody, to this theme I too have something. We have a big parc in the western part of HH named

[lace] Re: Jigsaws and honey

2007-06-02 Thread Laceandbits
In a private post from Malvary (my sister) she made the comment Your question about Queen Ann Lace certainly generated a lot of messages but didn't really answer your question Yes, I noticed that! What I was more interested in is there any way to work out when plant names first became lace

[lace] Jigsaws and honey??? should be lace flowers

2007-06-02 Thread Laceandbits
The observant among you may have wondered why the subject of jigsaws and honey appeared. It was because I picked up the lace flowers element from a three part post from Malvary, but didn't change the subject line. The jisaws bit was a comment about an on-line puzzle site and the honey bit

[lace] New 20 pound note and pinmaking

2007-06-02 Thread Jean Nathan
Brenda wrote: Has anyone else looked at the back of the new UK 20 pound notes? There's a portrait of Adam Smith 1723-1790 and the words The division of labour in pin manufacturing: (and the great increase in quantity of work that results) plus a drawing of the various stages of pin manufacture

Re: [lace] Q.A. Lace continued (OT)

2007-06-02 Thread RicTorr8
In a message dated 6/1/2007 9:22:18 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Whilst I have heard of hemlock, I don't know the plant. That's what Socrates said, according to Steve Martin, if you ever saw that skit he did on the Death of Socrates. He was sitting chatting

Re: [lace] Re: Jigsaws and.../QA lace origin

2007-06-02 Thread bevw
In one of the replies, someone pointed out the _Victorian-era_ as the likely source of naming 'lace somethings' Speaking of that, the 'lacemaker' made an appearance in a humourous context ( Lewis Carroll's beaver making lace), and seque-ing to the current day, there is a reference to a university

Re: [lace] Re: Jigsaws and honey

2007-06-02 Thread RicTorr8
In a message dated 6/2/2007 8:15:09 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yes, I noticed that! What I was more interested in is there any way to work out when plant names first became lace somethings, ie before that lace wasn't a part of the public consciousness. And

[lace] Re: Queen Anne's Lace (Jigsaws and honey)

2007-06-02 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jun 2, 2007, at 10:08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jacquie) wrote: Your question about Queen Ann Lace certainly generated a lot of messages but didn't really answer your question Yes, I noticed that! What I was more interested in is there any way to work out when plant names first became lace

[lace-chat] Paypal

2007-06-02 Thread Jean Nathan
Has anyone had trouble getting into their Paypal accou t recently. They're reorganizing Europen payments, but apparently not until 2nd July. Last night Paypal wouldn't accept my password so I had to go through the security checks to set a new one. I've emailed to see if they can explain why and

Re: [lace-chat] Paypal

2007-06-02 Thread Helen Ward
Didn't have any problems last week Jean. Helen. Has anyone had trouble getting into their Paypal accou t recently. They're reorganizing Europen payments, but apparently not until 2nd July. Last night Paypal wouldn't accept my password so I had to go through the security checks to set a new

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Life after Snow-white

2007-06-02 Thread Tamara P Duvall
A clever cutie :) From: D.C. I had an accident on the way to work this morning - ran up the bum of the car in front of me at the lights cause I wasn't paying attention. Anyway, the guy I hit got out of his car .. And he was a dwarf He said I'm not happy I said Well, which