Re: [lace] New poem

2013-04-03 Thread Janis Savage
Thank you for another inspiring poem Noelene. You seem to put into verse, just what we are all thinking. Congratulations. If I manage to get to Adelaide for OIDFA I will look forward to getting a copy of your proposed book. I will also look through my few original designs to see if thee is

Re: [lace] New poem

2013-04-03 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hello Noelene The email with your lovely new poem arrived perfectly with the lines and verses as they should be. I think it is because I get my emails in HTML, but not sure about that one. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Why oh why when I write an email in Plain Text, and make sure every

Re: [lace] eyesight

2013-04-03 Thread David C COLLYER
Chantal, My problem, right eye sight, I need to have my pillow, very close to my face. Having read that I am wondering whether you might find a Magvu easier. This is a magnifier which sits about 10cm out from your eyes and can go over glasses and you can still watch TV over the top of it. It

[lace] Memories of Lace Travel in The Netherlands, Books

2013-04-03 Thread Jeriames
Dear Lace Makers, Of all the OIDFA Congresses I've attended, the one in Groninger The Netherlands is my favorite memory. The Dutch women of LOKK are very well organized and hospitable. The 5-day tour was a fantastic blend of Amsterdam (where we met Lia Baumeister-Jonker, demonstrating

Re: [lace] eyesight

2013-04-03 Thread The Lace Bee
Another option is a magnifier / lamp - my father bought one of these and it helped him through the last 4 years of loosing his sight (he still uses it to cut his finger nails). His one had a shutter that came over the lens so it didn't set fire to anything and you could change out the lens for a

Re: [lace] eyesight

2013-04-03 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hello Liz and everone else, of course, I have used a tablelamp from the daylight company for several years now. It goes with me to lace class, courses, demonstrations etc. Although my eyesight is reasonable, it does give you good light in often dark places. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton

Re: [lace] New poem

2013-04-03 Thread lbuyred
Noelene, This is another lovely poem. I will certainly be interested in purchasing your book when it is available. Liz R, Raleigh, NC Noelene Lafferty nlaffe...@ozemail.com.au wrote: As usual, it's conversations on Arachne that have prompted a new poem. Lacemaking is good for your