[lace-chat] RE:Disappearing Words

2005-09-17 Thread Louise Hume
I must be Of that certain age as I remember most of these terms. However, I still use and hear some of them here in the South. store-bought. Sometimes we say sto' boughten; used it just the other day talking about making clothes for DD as she was so hard to fit (and Please) in sto'

Re: [lace-chat] RE:Disappearing Words

2005-09-17 Thread A Y Farrell
percolator. One can hardly even buy perk ground coffee. It is all drip ground - as for Mr. Coffee. Does any one in the US use a coffee plunger or is that just an Australian abberation? supper. Now everybody says dinner. We still use Dinner for the main meal of the day, and lunch or supper

[lace-chat] Secret Pal - again

2005-09-17 Thread delia.palin
Hello Secret Pal! I have just unwrapped my Bush Pen, and realised that the Koala can be unclipped from the pen and that the pen is real wood! The Koala is so cute - I am going to put him with the Wombat, and they can keep each other company. Thank you again! Dee palin Gloucestershire

Re: [lace-chat] Re: Red hat no .....

2005-09-17 Thread David Collyer
Dear Tamara, Yet another fascinating email - thanks. Auel, in her series of pre-historic (fictional) books may have struck many off notes, but she *has* done a lot of research and her idea that sexually available women painted ther feet red, while not *prove-able* is an emminently

[lace-chat] Help for grandson

2005-09-17 Thread Jean Peach
I am wondering if there is anyone on the list that can help my grandson who lives in NSW, Australia. Has only been living in Australia for just over 12 months. He will shortly be taking his exams the equivalent of GCSE's here. He has missed out on learning about the Aboriginal people of

[lace-chat] spider spindle

2005-09-17 Thread susan
i don't know how many of you are spinners, but i know all of you are spiders. here is something that combines the both. it is really cute. http://www.woollydesigns.com/1_Spindles/Spiders%20and%20Lizard%20June'00.jpg from susan in tennessee,u.s.a.