[lace-chat] arachne on a msg board

2005-07-21 Thread Jean Nathan
A couple of years ago, a very kind lady t an ISP set anothr list up for us, but no-one went over to it. I have looked at message boards, and while I don't think it would happen with lacemakers, a lot of what's posted is absolute drivel and not worth the effort of having to go and look at it.

[lace-chat] Secret Pal

2005-07-21 Thread delia.palin
Dear Secret Pal I received my parcel today, and am absolutely delighted with it. Did you know my favourite colours? I can't remember if I put them on my info, but the threads are so pretty, and I will definitely use them soon. The gloves are fascinating - I had never heard of such things

Re: [lace-chat] arachne on a msg board

2005-07-21 Thread Helen
The other advantage of email, apart from shorter download times (if not using webmail) and the fact that you can access it from your mobile if you so wish is that you can normally get away with checking email at work if you do use something like Yahoo or Hotmail but checking a forum might be

[lace-chat] Rail passes, car hire and automatics.

2005-07-21 Thread Laceandbits
A friend who will be visiting from the States has asked me: a) are train passes and car hire cheaper to sort out and pay for from the US? b) if they reserve an automatic, how likely are they to actually get one? Because of the wisdom of arachne, I was able to confidently say that rail passes

Re: [lace-chat] Re: cluny towels

2005-07-21 Thread susan
i saw a photo of one used in a hotel in the u.k. and i thought that was the silliest thing anyone would ever need. i lived in detroit michigan and it didn't make sense why you would need a heater to warm or dry your towels. then i moved to tennessee! my towels dry rotted and ripped every chance

[lace-chat] cluny towels

2005-07-21 Thread Jean Nathan
Susan wrote: it is even worse if you live in cinderblock or brick houses. it always feels damp and you have to make sure you wash the walls down regularly or there will be mold in every corner of the room or growing behind the dressers and bedheads. wood homes are not much better! Very few

Re: [lace-chat] cluny towels

2005-07-21 Thread susan
i have never heard of 90 degree weather in england or 30 degrees celcius. i watched a special on an area in england where it rained half the year. i would love the rain, if it did rain that much, but the dampness would kill me. it is good to know you have some nice sunny days. it is also

Re: [lace-chat] cluny towels

2005-07-21 Thread RicTorr8
In a message dated 7/21/2005 4:28:08 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: how would a home be declared unfit to live in for mold? how do you get rid of it? i have heard of a mold so bad that they have to remove the brick it infests, but i never heard of a house being

RE: [lace-chat] cluny towels

2005-07-21 Thread Carolyn Hastings
For what it's worth, I grew up in coastal Virginia and we never experienced dry rot or any kind of rot of towels, and our house was brick and we didn't wash down the walls and we didn't grow mold on them either. Or anywhere else, either. My mother would never have stood for that. Norfolk is hot

[lace-chat] Fw: HOW TO MAKE A WOMAN HAPPY

2005-07-21 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
HOW TO MAKE A WOMAN HAPPY It's not difficult to make a woman happy. A man only needs to be: 1. a friend 2. a companion 3. a lover 4. a brother 5. a father 6. a master 7. a chef 8. an electrician 9. a carpenter 10. a plumber 11. a mechanic 12. a decorator 13. a stylist 14. a sexologist 15. a