[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thank you

2004-10-26 Thread Faye Owers
Dear Secret Pal, Thank you for the wonderful parcel, it arrived today. It was full of so many lovely things, the needlecase such a clever idea and so useful, the pin cushion is so cute I don't know whether or not to stick my pins in the little cat, the thread is always a bonus, the perfume

Re: [lace-chat] Black squirrels

2004-10-26 Thread Sue Babbs
i was wondering about all those squirrels everybody's writing about . are they all tree squirrels ? The black, red, grey and fox squirrels are all tree climbing and dwelling squirrels. (The black ones are prettiest, but the fox ones are rather cute, with orange tummies, and round here are

[lace-chat] RE: Mouse plague

2004-10-26 Thread Barbara Stokes
Dear All, The mouse plagues that have occurred in the central west of NSW, during my nursing experience have been particularly horrible. Babies bassinets were stood in dishes of water to prevent mice running up to join the babies in bed. A small country town did have a case of a baby receiving

Re: [lace-chat] Black Squirrels

2004-10-26 Thread David Collyer
At 09:48 AM 25/10/04 -0400, Webwalker wrote: Are the Koalas as much beloved by their human neighbors as they are by those of us who see them only on TV and occasionally in a zoo, or are they considered destructive, etc. Are they protected? Dear Susan, Yes they are protected, and Yes, most of us

[lace-chat] digital cameras-vis slide shows

2004-10-26 Thread Dmt11home
As some people know, I recently did a slide show at Ithaca. When I began to prepare for the show, my initial thought was that I should go digital. Then I looked at the price of a digital projector, the cheapest about $1000 and thought again. I didn't want to rent a projector, also not cheap.

[lace-chat] Re: Black squirrels

2004-10-26 Thread Tatdlace
I must be lucky. I get black gray and red squirrels in my back yard. Although, I have only had one red squirrel. It chewed it's way into my bird house one day and when we took the bird house down to fix it, the red squirrel disappeared. The blacks and grays chase each other up and down

[lace-chat] SP THANK YOU

2004-10-26 Thread Alessandra
Thank you for the lovely gifts You are so nice!!! I have never seen a so wonderful thing for the scissors, I put on the Carriemacross-scissor a wonderful Australian friend gave me. I am looking forward to knowing who you are. Thank you again. Alessandra Italy To unsubscribe send

[lace-chat] a stork, and cats

2004-10-26 Thread Alice Howell
Hi, My neighbor's yard has sprouted a six foot stork. It's made of wood, stands on one leg, wears a pink coat, and holds a baby bundle. The bundle has Olivia written on it, and the date, etc. I had never seen one of these before, but it sure announces the latest arrival in the neighborhood.

[lace-chat] Lace Problem

2004-10-26 Thread Janice Blair
Evelyn wrote asking about thread for 100 Traditional BOBBIN LACE PATTERNS BY Geraldine Stott and Bridget Cook. Hi, When I bought that book about 10 years ago I went to England to the NEC Lace Fair in search of DMC Retors d'Alsace No. 60 and Coats cotton a broder, No. 18. I was told that it