Re: [lace-chat] Thanksgiving (was Christmas of old)

2004-12-02 Thread Katrina Worley
On Dec 1, 2004, at 9:26 PM, Weronika Patena wrote: The Christmas Eve dinner started when the kids saw the first star (really annoying when it's cloudy), and we got to open presents after dinner (according to my friends you do in the next morning in the US - is that right?). It really is sort of

Re: [lace-chat] FW: Wool Sack?

2004-09-21 Thread Katrina Worley
try this link- http://18.1911encyclopedia.org/W/WO/WOOLSACK.htm Katrina On Sep 23, 2003, at 11:38 AM, Jean Peach wrote: I am wondering if anyone knows the answer to the following, my DH has been trying to find out where is the Wool Sack? In the House of Commons or the House of Lords, who sits on

Re: [lace-chat] Bastardy Order - was Sisters

2004-07-05 Thread Katrina Worley
On Jul 5, 2004, at 10:06 AM, Esther Perry wrote: I have come to the conclusion that 'genealogy' can mean anything you want it too, and I really don't use the word a whole lot any more. I prefer 'Family History'. And in the Family's History, both biological and natural parents find a place. As

Re: [lace-chat] Re: plague/was ewwww

2004-03-01 Thread Katrina Worley
On Mar 1, 2004, at 4:47 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A scientist tracked down some people in the village who were the descendents of the survivors and examined them. It appeared that many of them had a gene or two genes with mutations (defects- mind you, not superiorities) that somehow made it

Re: [lace-chat] Split What?

2004-02-24 Thread Katrina Worley
On Feb 24, 2004, at 8:31 AM, Joy Beeson wrote: When writing an essay on flat-fell seams, I said: any error in width will be automatically compensated for. Grammatically, I've got my choice of underlining automatically, saying any error in width will automatically be compensated for, or saying

Re: [lace-chat] Language question

2003-09-28 Thread Katrina Worley
On Sunday, September 28, 2003, at 06:59 PM, Tamara P. Duvall wrote: What's the English term -- *is* there an English term? -- for the do-dad that used to show up on old maps? It looks like what one sees on a compass: a convergence of rhombuses (rhombi?), usually 8, sometimes 16, but at least

[lace-chat] Re:

2003-09-28 Thread Katrina Worley
On Sunday, September 28, 2003, at 08:40 AM, Jean Peach wrote: I am hoping that some one on Arachne can help me, I am sorting out family photos with my family in Florida, we have identified many, one is a real mystery. There are three women they all have hoops under their dresses. Now I know

Re: [lace-chat] Festivals

2003-07-05 Thread Katrina Worley
On Friday, July 4, 2003, at 08:53 PM, Tamara P. Duvall wrote: On Friday, Jul 4, 2003, at 16:08 US/Eastern, H. Muth wrote: What other interesting and quirky festivals are there out there? Haven't *seen* it; left the area before it started... But, when I visited a lacemaking friend (and an