[lace-chat] Secret Pal ThanK you

2004-07-20 Thread Faye Owers
Dear Secret Pal, Thank you very much for the lovely parcel that arrived today. I love the bobbins they feel so nice in my hands, and I have all tried the sweets and enjoyed then, the little fold up bag will come in very handy when I go shopping as will the mini address book. The postcard of all

[lace-chat] Arthritis in thumbs

2004-07-20 Thread Sue Babbs
I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I haven't kept any of the messages. My mum has developed arthritis in her thumbs which is stopping her from safely lifting pans etc and of course means she can't do any craft work. She is wearing copper bracelets, but I was wonder if there were any

[lace-chat] Humour

2004-07-20 Thread David Collyer
As the airliner pushed back from the gate, the flight attendant gave the passengers the usual information regarding seat belts, exits, etc. Finally, she said, Now sit back and enjoy your trip while Captain Judith Campbell and crew take you safely to your destination. Joe sitting in the eighth

[lace-chat] Arthritis in thumbs

2004-07-20 Thread Jean Nathan
Sue, I sympathise with your mum. I didn't realise that RA doesn't affect the topmost finger joints, and, what I thought was a flare up in some of them that would settle, is developing osteoarthritis. I've also been told that I must come off steroids, which I've been taking for the past 5 years, so

[lace-chat] Re: Weather

2004-07-20 Thread Lynn Carpenter
I have to say, I'm another who loves hearing about the weather in other places. Where I live in Michigan, we had a very wet spring, and the Grand River near where my parents and brother live reached its highest level since the 1960's. Lake Michigan recovered several inches of depth --we've been

Re: [lace-chat] Weather

2004-07-20 Thread Steph Peters
On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 08:34:50 +0100, Jean wrote: Although he's 65 he's just bought his third and most expensive mountain bike. Not that he rides on mountains, it's just that it's got front fork suspension and suspension in the frame so it's vey comfortable, and this one is very light (not on the

[lace-chat] Cycling

2004-07-20 Thread Jean Nathan
Steph wrote: It's that doing it every day that gets them fit. My husband had a heart attack in 1995, and since then has exercised for at least 40 minutes a day for a minimum of 5 days a week. We have a motorised treadmill, magnetic resistance exercise bike, and a continuous rowing machine (he's

Re: [lace-chat] Arthritis in thumbs

2004-07-20 Thread Alice Howell
At 10:44 AM 7/20/2004, you wrote: Sue, I sympathise with your mum. Me, too. I have arthritis pains in my thumbs, off and on. The initial attack was very painful. I had to stop doing anything that put pressure on the thumb joints. That was when I stopped knitting, crocheting, embroidery type

[lace-chat] Re: kangaroo meat

2004-07-20 Thread Barbara Stokes
Hello to all lacemakers, Jean could begin with kangaroo tail soup! Barbara, Parkes Australia To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] show Tell

2004-07-20 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
Oh Jean! That is priceless!! However did you refrain from falling over laughing?!! from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]