[lace-chat] Concert's over

2004-07-27 Thread Jean Nathan
Oh David, I can just see monocled choirboys goosestepping into church! Would make a very un PC, but very funny cartoon for something like a greetings card. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write

[lace-chat] gelatin

2004-07-27 Thread Helene Gannac
Alice wrote: Just thought you might like to know that you can get the gelatin in capsules so all you have to do is swallow. Much neater than the powdered stuff. The ones I took for a while were fuchsia pink in color. Oh, Alice, I don't know whether I could cope with fuschia gelatin:-)

[lace-chat] Gelatin

2004-07-27 Thread Jean Nathan
Two of the drugs I already take for RA, which are in capsule form, already contain gelatin, so I don't know if it's helping or not. Currently I'm on a reducing dose of steroid - 5mg one day 2.5 the next - been doing that for two weeks and I'm suffering. I've found that putting my hands and arms

[lace-chat] FW: Just a thought about retirement

2004-07-27 Thread Margery Allcock
RETIREMENT WITH A GRIN Recently I was checking my 401k account and thinking about retirement, as everyone does when they hit 45. I saw an article about nursing and retirement homes and the expenses. Then it hit me. No nursing home for me! Here is my plan: I'm checking into the

[lace-chat] pretty tablecloth

2004-07-27 Thread Alice Howell
This is drawnwork rather than bobbin or needle lace, but it shows what can be done with a needle and some patience. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=39447item=3738274573rd=1 Alice in Oregon To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe

[lace-chat] Off Topic

2004-07-27 Thread Shirley
I am posting this to chat as I don't think it belongs on Lace. Here in Oz a Zuchini is just that, a Zuchini, I think they are called Courgettes elswhere. Having said that what is Elephant garlic?? Shirley in Corio, Oz. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line:

Re: [lace-chat] garlic

2004-07-27 Thread Alice Howell
At 03:07 PM 7/27/2004, you wrote: I am posting this to chat as I don't think it belongs on Lace. Here in Oz a Zuchini is just that, a Zuchini, I think they are called Courgettes elswhere. Having said that what is Elephant garlic?? Shirley in Corio, Oz. Very large garlic -- supposed to be a bit

Re: [lace-chat] garlic

2004-07-27 Thread Malvary Cole
Alice Howell wrote: Very large garlic -- supposed to be a bit milder than regular If you can find them they are absolutely delicious baked or done on the barbecue. Just trim off the pointed tops (leave the garlic whole with all the cloves together) and put it on the barbecue. I haven't yet

[lace-chat] Elephant Garlic: was Off Topic

2004-07-27 Thread Joy Beeson
At 08:07 AM 7/28/04 +1000, Shirley wrote: what is Elephant garlic?? A marketing name for giant garlic, which is a plant that tastes much like garlic, and has the same solid cloves, but is large enough to slice and make into bread-and-butter pickles, which I did, and thereby sabotaged the

[lace-chat] PayPal

2004-07-27 Thread W N Lafferty
Does anyone know what the entitlement to benefit from a class action if you had a PayPal account prior to 1 February 2004 is about? I've just received a legal jargon email about it. I am suspicious of stuff like this, but this does seem genuine. Noelene in Cooma [EMAIL PROTECTED]