[lace-chat] Thanks Secret Pal!

2004-01-21 Thread Patty Dowden
To My NZ Secret Pal, I have enjoyed this month's package immensely. The map of NZ on the tea towel had place names I am familiar with. A couple of the people where I work went to NZ and sent back long descriptive emails of their adventures. I certainly hope your daughter's roller skating

[lace-chat] eye candy

2004-01-21 Thread Alice Howell
Needlelace tablecoth on dBay. Take a look. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=39453item=2589377422 Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace-chat] Driving forces

2004-01-21 Thread Margery Allcock
Jean Nathan wrote: In the early 80s, we rented stables in a large livery yard. One of the riding instructors was always leaving the keys in her car's ignition and then locking them inside. You can't lock our present car's driver's door without using the key, but cars then didn't have that

Re: [lace-chat] Driving forces

2004-01-21 Thread Thelacebee
Half a minute later, he said That's it! and walked away. G No damage, no clues, just an open car ... An unsung (by his own choice) hero! Margery. -- Some years back, I was spending the evening at a friend's house and her new boyfriend locked his car keys in his car. My friend's father was at

[lace-chat] Presidential match

2004-01-21 Thread Jean Nathan
I had a go at this just for fun, as I don't understand the difference between a Democrat and a Republican, what the Patriot Act is, and the US medical system plus a couple of other things I had to put a UK slant on. I ended up with 6 possibles - No 1 Kerry , No 6 Bush. The only name I recognised

[lace-chat] Re: Presidential match

2004-01-21 Thread Jane Viking Swanson
Hi All, Tamara, I think we got the same for the first two. I laughed when I read who they were. Then came Kerry and Clark was 5th. I've had enough of my ex-Governor so I won't even mention him. But I only had a 10% match with Bush! The questions made me realize how much I don't know - I'm

[lace-chat] Sugar

2004-01-21 Thread Jane Viking Swanson
Hi All, I must say all our chat comes in handy sometimes! I was in the grocery store the other day and heard a woman say to her DH I wonder what they call castor sugar here?. I went right over and pointed out what she wanted! Also on the food front I've been using more olive oil for cooking