My Webster's dictionary says "Guimpe : 1- A blouse worn under a jumper or
pinafore
2 -a wide cloth used to cover neck and shoulders by some nuns
3 - gimp"
Hope this helps to make sense of the text.
from Liz in Melbourne, Oz,
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On May 8, 2004, at 16:43, H. Muth (Heather) wrote:
I like having the voice and the photo to go along with the letters
from Arachnids. I 'hear' them when I read their writings. I have a
picture of Bev Walker in my mind whenever she writes. And any others
I have met or heard or of whom I have
Canada is finally going to have its own Antiques Roadshow and today they
were evaluating and taping in Halifax, for viewing on CBC in the Fall.
I got a ticket and found out that the painting I rescued from my
ex-father-in-law's garbage can is worth C$400 - 600 and the drop leaf
table that I in
Dear Joan from Melbourne, thanks for your information, after looking for the
book for so long I was amazed to find an answer from yourself and also from
Jane in Vermont USA, it just goes to show what a good lot lacemakers are.
I now hope to track down the book and get making my miniature fan.
Best
Yes, all,
I did phone David, but not in the middle of the night. He certainly didn't
sound as Aussie as I expected, more like an Englishman who has lived in
Australia for some time.
We had a nice talk about weather, climate change, David's summer holidays,
time zones, forest fires, lace, old
Dear All
In Ireland the May bush / hawthorn /whitethorn belongs to the fairies and
the wee people will be very cross if you bring a spray into the house or cut
down a tree. They will turn your milk sour or even worse fortune may befall
you! On the First of May (May Day) some people in the countr
At 01:44 PM 5/8/04 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Which reminds me that I set out to read and review all the library's Gene
Stratton-Porter books, and got distracted. I read _Girl of the Limberlost_
long ago, so I don't recall any reference to guimpe.
My old dictionary, however, defines it a
