[lace-chat] Peeling Onions

2003-07-24 Thread Jean Nathan
We had the discussion on peeling onions with watering eyes on our local radio station this morning - obviously worldwide news :-) I don't know what the fuss is - I've never cried when peeling, slicing or chopping onions. It's the root which contains the zest that makes eyes water. I do it the way

[lace-chat] thank you to secret pal

2003-07-24 Thread Sylvie Nguyen
Dear Secret Pal, Having already made coffee this morning with the coffee you had sent, I can tell that it's good and much appreciated. Your package arrived yesterday. Thank you much for all of the items from Vermont. The lavender from your garden was a nice touch. I, too, grow and very much

[lace-chat] what is being taught *here* to American children ?

2003-07-24 Thread Toni Hawryluk
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[lace-chat] Re: Day of disasters/in defense of Macs

2003-07-24 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Thursday, Jul 24, 2003, at 03:55 US/Eastern, Ruth Budge wrote: I'm going to bed!! It seems like the safest thing to do at this stage!! (VBG) I'd have quit and retired to bed with a good book after I made the DH clean the dog-do off the carpet, even if it was only 8AM :) Tamara, I'm glad

[lace-chat] Re: Books - Fanny Hill

2003-07-24 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Thursday, Jul 24, 2003, at 08:59 US/Eastern, Anne Toney wrote: While studying 'Moll Flander's in my English Lit class in college, the professor mentioned that there was another book of this genre whose name he couldn't even mention, lest he be fired. This was in 1969 and he and I were the