[lace-chat] 20 things which define Australia

2006-12-12 Thread David in Ballarat
1. The bigger the hat, the smaller the farm. 2. The shorter the nickname, the more they like you. 3. Whether it's the opening of Parliament, or the launch of a new art gallery, there is no Australian event that can't be improved by a sausage sizzle. 4. If the guy next to you is swearing

[lace-chat] Florida Burglary

2006-12-12 Thread David in Ballarat
Florida Burglary Just when you think there's no justice...A news article from a Florida Newspaper: When Nathan Radlich's house was burgled, thieves left his TV, his VCR, and even left his watch. What they did take was a generic white cardboard box filled with grayish-white powder. (That at

[lace-chat] Getting Even

2006-12-12 Thread David in Ballarat
Subject: GETTING EVEN One December day we found an old straggly cat at our front door. She was a sorry sight, starving, dirty,smelled terrible,skinny and hair all matted down. We felt sorry for her, so put her in a carrier and took her to the vet. We didn't know what to call her, so we

[lace-chat] Fantasy husband league

2006-12-12 Thread RicTorr8
Hi, For all you women out there who'd like a fantasy husband for Christmas, here's a wish-fulfillment website I found listed on Forbes' Wierd World Web! Looks like the best thing since sliced bread to me! ;) FANTASY HUSBAND LEAGUE   For all of the Football Widows whether you're a wife,

[lace-chat] Latvian mittens at Riga NATO summit

2006-12-12 Thread Lynn Carpenter
Take a look at the awesome mittens -- 4500 pairs -- given away at the NATO summit. Habetrot's blog, where I heard about it: http://habetrot.typepad.com/habetrot/2006/12/a_treasure_trov.html Mitten galleries from the Riga summit webpages: Latvian women`s mittens from the Latgale region, 9 pages

Re: [lace-chat] Looking for UK publisher's address - Thanks

2006-12-12 Thread Scotlace
Thank you, everyone, for responding so quickly with the information I wanted. This serves to confirm that I am totally incompetent with a computer search :-) and reinforce my belief in the abilities and willingness of the rest of you. Many thanks, Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] To

Re: [lace-chat] Latvian mittens at Riga NATO summit

2006-12-12 Thread Jane Viking Swanson
Hi All, Lynn thank you so much for sending this URL. The mittens are unbelievable!! So many gorgeous patterns and colors!! What a fantastic thing to give away 4,500 pairs of gorgeous mittens to the participants of the Riga NATO Summit. Thank you so much for sharing this with us! The separate