Oops
Jeri, thanks for doing the arithmatic - 1977 was a typo. Maybe it's
something to do with age but I seem to get the 70's and 80's mixed.
So - the veil was started 1987 - 88. Claire (DD) was born 1978 and was 10
at the time. I started making lace in 1979 so I haven't quite reached 30
I think the ability to download updates on the R-XP program is brilliant,
and I have great pleasure in trying it out at regular intervals and
installing them.
If I wanted to put the program on another one when I change mine (hopefully
sometime soon!), these updates would not be on the
Greetings from soggy Cedar Rapids, Iowa!
First, I am relieved to say that I am personally safe and sound and up high
away from the floodwaters. It has been an unbelievable experience here in Iowa
this year! Never in our wildest dreams could we have imagine how far the flood
waters would have
Anita,
I feel your pain - although my house didn't flood from Katrina's wrath. Am
glad to hear you're high and dry. And thank you for the news of Doris
Southard. At least your area has some topography (hills), so the entire
place isn't underwater. The New Orleans area is still recovering, but
My very first piece of needlelace was my daughter's wedding veil. It is
Limerick lace - the darning/embroidery on net. I had no idea quite what I was
doing - but I did it anyway! :))
It is fingertip length. I took a bow pattern from a Carrickmacross design in
The Art of Lacemaking by
Begin forwarded message:
From: R.P.
While shopping in a food store, two nuns happened to pass by the
beer, wine, and liquor section. One asked the other if she would like a
beer. The second nun answered that, indeed, it would be very nice to
have one, but that she would feel
