[lace-chat] Cape lace Guild - South Africa

2004-12-12 Thread Ann McClean
Can any of our South African spiders help me out? I need to get a message to a member of the Cape Lace Guild who doesn't have a computer - about a small packet of thread that I am sending out to her. So are there any members of the Cape Lace Guild on Lace Chat who would pass a message on for

[lace-chat] :-) English is tough

2004-12-12 Thread Jeanette Fischer
Native English speakers will probably never understand the trouble we non-English speakers have with their language! The pronunciation of English must be the most difficult on earth! Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa. ENGLISH IS TOUGH STUFF (Multi-national personnel at North Atlantic

Re: [lace-chat] :-) English is tough

2004-12-12 Thread dominique
wow wow! it's true that english pronunciation is really weird for us foreigners but i guess french pronunciation is not all that easy either VBG dominique from paris .. Jeanette Fischer a décidé d' écrire à Ò[lace-chat] :-) English is toughÓ. [2004/12/12 15:18] ENGLISH IS TOUGH STUFF

[lace-chat] Fw: I WISH YOU ENOUGH!

2004-12-12 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] ENOUGH Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport.They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate,they hugged and the mother said I love you and I wish you enough. The daughter replied,

[lace-chat] Re: Lace and fairy tale

2004-12-12 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Dec 12, 2004, at 18:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Julie) wrote: Remember how this fairy tale goes: The little girl's mother died and the father remarried. The stepmother did not like her but concealed her dislike. One day the stepmother gave the girl a basket of tasty food and told her to take it

[lace-chat] ID-cards; a reprise

2004-12-12 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
Gentle Spiders, I've been e-chatting, off-list, on the subject of what governments know (if they want to), what info is out there for the asking, how having uniform ID cards is more paranoid hoopla than fact, and remembered a couple of more instances... 1) Poland was very offended - on behalf

Re: [lace-chat] ID-cards; a reprise

2004-12-12 Thread Martha Krieg
My father used to be quite upset at the use of Social Security numbers for anything other than Social Security - he said that the law forbade their use for other things. Of course, until recently that part was conveniently forgotten and they were used as student IDs in school, medical record

[lace-chat] Re: ID-cards; a reprise

2004-12-12 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Dec 12, 2004, at 22:36, Martha Krieg wrote: My father used to be quite upset at the use of Social Security numbers for anything other than Social Security - he said that the law forbade their use for other things. Of course, until recently that part was conveniently forgotten and they were

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: airline news

2004-12-12 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
Not brand new, but I think it's been a while since it's been revived... From: R.C. As the airliner pushed back from the gate, the flight attendant gave the passengers the usual information regarding seat belts, etc.  Finally, she said, Now sit back and enjoy your trip while your captain, Judith

[lace-chat] Site obout France (lace-chat)

2004-12-12 Thread Helene Gannac
Nice site, Dominique! And I quite agree with you about the toilets! My Aussie husband always has a terrible time finding one, too!!! Helene, the froggy from Melbourne Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] Lace and fairy tale

2004-12-12 Thread JSyzygy
Hi Spiders Some months ago I for the first time started a lace piece that had recognizable pictures instead of just abstract figures. The novelty has now worn off, but for the longest time whenever I sat down in front of my pillow I was inescapably reminded of the fairy tale of the little