[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thanks

2005-06-03 Thread Carol Adkinson
To My Secret Pal, I am so sorry for the delay in sending to you - we were away for a fortnight in the Lake District, so the package had to be picked up from the Post Office on our return - and Monday was a Bank Holiday, so couldn't be picked up till Wednesday. However - I am delighted, once

[lace-chat] Question?

2005-06-03 Thread Pene Piip
DH had a good laugh at this joke that a friend sent him. Pene Why do men's hearts beat quicker, go weak in the knees, get dry throats think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing? * * * * * * * * * * BECAUSE SHE SMELLS LIKE A NEW TRUCK...! To unsubscribe send email to

[lace-chat] Funeral Joke

2005-06-03 Thread David Collyer
The Funeral A woman's husband dies. He only had $20,000 to his name. After everything is done at the funeral home and cemetery; she tells her closest friend that there is no money left. The friend says, How can that be? You told me he had $20,000 a few days before he died. How could

[lace-chat] Monica Ferris has pseudonyms!

2005-06-03 Thread Jane Viking Swanson
Hi All, I finally broke down and ordered Crewel Yule and the latest Monica Ferris in hardback. I was supposed to be ordering a book on tape for my father for father's day but the one I was after is only on CD : ( There are times I just shouldn't go to Barnes Noble on line G. Anyway, I did

[lace-chat] Re: Monica Ferris has pseudonyms!

2005-06-03 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jun 3, 2005, at 20:19, Jane Viking Swanson wrote: Writing as Mary Monica Pulver she's written some with another detective and at least one appears to be at a Society for Creative Anachronism event. Sounds faintly familiar, but I can't remember the specifics; must not have liked the

[lace-chat] reading material

2005-06-03 Thread Jenny Brandis
I thought I would enter the discussion on books at this stage to say that I read science fiction and fantasy and am thrilled at how many new authors there are being published in Australia (after decades of English and American authors) The other thing I have noticed is that there is a marked

[lace-chat] ebay seller and bobbin lace

2005-06-03 Thread Jenny Brandis
I notice that the person selling the PDF CD's has changed her descriptions from those on the professors site. Bobbin lace is now called pillow lace and the titles are changed too. To see their list of items http://stores.ebay.com/Dakota-Prairie-Treasures_W0QQssPageNameZl2QQtZkm Jenny

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Rules Of Washington, DC

2005-06-03 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Haven't seen *this one* before, but it sure rings true.. :) From: R.P. If it's worth fighting for, it's worth fighting dirty for. Don't lie, cheat or steal...unnecessarily. There is always one more son of a bitch than you counted on. An honest answer can get you into a lot of trouble. The