Re: [lace-chat] Re: [lace] workcloth /donut cloth

2004-10-24 Thread Thelacebee
In a message dated 20/10/2004 22:00:15 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yes, the solid fabric donut cloth (hole in the middle) does block the view of everything except the circle. Some of the people around here use a circle of clear plastic with a hole in the center. They can

[lace-chat] Black Squirrels

2004-10-24 Thread Webwalker
I live in NE Ohio -- about 60 miles in from both the N and E borders. About 20 years ago, a community of black squirrels were living about 20 miles north of here--and were prevalent. No one I knew had ever seen black squirrels before. Now there are black squirrels where I live--both black

Re: [lace-chat] Black Squirrels

2004-10-24 Thread Weronika Patena
I know Stanford has both black and ground squirrels, and they both seem to be doing fine. The ground squirrels are much more numerous - in fact on average there's at least one in sight wherever you are on campus. I'm not sure about brown tree squirrels though. At Caltech we have lots of brown

Re: [lace-chat] Black Squirrels

2004-10-24 Thread Sue Babbs
We have a small number of black squirrels here in the northern suburbs of Chicago, but they are not the dominant ones. They are generally smaller than the ordinary grey squirrel and even smaller than the fox squirrels Sue I live in NE Ohio -- about 60 miles in from both the N and E borders.

[lace-chat] opened parcels and mail in general

2004-10-24 Thread Helene Gannac
Brenda wrote: I picked this up from someone in Canada on a family history discussion group, but would apply to lacemakers too. Unfortunately a couple of Secret pal packages have gone astray this round. I believe they all had some sort of return address on, but without one it is even less

Re: [lace-chat] Re: Black Squirrels

2004-10-24 Thread Malvary Cole
Here in Ottawa (and presumably other parts of Ontario) we have more black squirrels than any other colour. They are an absolute pest and destroy gardens and plants and cause damage to houses. I have about 6-8 who tear through my garden on a regular basis. I occasionally see grey squirrels, but

Re: [lace-chat] opened parcels and mail in general

2004-10-24 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Oct 24, 2004, at 23:26, Helene Gannac wrote: ALL the parcels I've received in Melbourne for the last 6 months or so have been opened by Customs, even though they all had sender's ID at the back, and whether they were flat (magazines) or parcel shaped! The repair job on the wrapping was