I'm getting this on lace-chat in case of flames :-)
Janice Blair wrote:
There is a court tv program over here for small claims and Judge Judy
wears lace collars on her black gowns. I don't think there is any
tradition with this, maybe her attempt at staying feminine. BTW, she
stands no messing
Thank you for your parcel which arrived this morning, as I waited for the
bus picking up my daughter,so we stood on the front lawn and opened it, taking
things out one at a time and talking about it. The card was just lovely, did
you make it?Well I would never have thought of that with the
Seeing that Tamara is not here to vet jokes, I am sending this to the list!
Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape,South Africa.
Undertakers have announced that when Michael Jackson dies, he will be melted
down to make plastic toys.
So kids can play with him for a change.
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Dear secret pal in Australia,
Many thanks for the lovely parcel of goodies that arrived this morning.
Every time that I thought that I had everything out of the envelope I found
something else !!
I need a new keyring for my locker at work so thank you very much for the
keyring.
I love the
Anne - I wonder did your secret pal tell you that possums also have the habit
of staging large, noisy fights in the tree-tops at night?? We have
ring-tailed possums in our neighbourhood (in suburban Sydney - you don't have
to live in the country to have possums around) and they apparently have a
I am so sorry to hear about Betty Alderson. I had the opportunity to know
them from attending workshops in Omaha, NE several times. She and Pete have
been such an asset to the lace world. They have provided many of my supplies for
tatting and bobbin lace. My heart goes out to Pete.
Jane
Jean,
You could just do a crazy quilt type sweater with your wool. My mum
(Liz in Melbourne, Oz) has made 1 or 2, and I think maybe got the idea
from her Mum (she'll know that story for sure), and you just knit each
block as it tickles your fancy. Wish I had a picture to share, but I
don't.
