The secret pal round lasts six months. December is
the last month of this round. Soon, someone will ask
for people who want to participate for the next six
months. The rules will be listed. If you are
interested, you answer that email. Then you send an
anonymous gift once a month for six
I know not all of you are in the US and will be
celebrating our Thanksgiving Holiday, but I thought
you might like to see this greeting anyway.
http://www.msn.americangreetings.com/view.pd?i=382219626m=1652rr=ysou
This one has sound, so turn it up so you can hear.
My SIL sent this to me.
Alice
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I guess everyone must be busy making lace in all
it's forms for Christmas, as the list is so quiet,
so what lace is everyone busy making at the moment
Yes, I noticed it's quiet. There usually is a quiet
period at the end of December, but this is a bit
Hi Secret Pal,
I knew something special was in the mail when DH made of point of asking if I
had found the mail by my computer. It was your package! (He usually doesn't
say anything about the mail.)
My little cat does not like the lavender sachet, so I have no fear that he will
steal it.
I don't know about the rest of the country, but I would use 'a' in front of
history, hispanic and hotel, and I DO pronouce the H. However, I can imagine
people using 'an' if they tend to drop or aspirate the H. I would say that
this rule, as with others in USA grammar, is being slurred. I
Greetings,
My new email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
My old server dropped all DSL service, so I had to get a new server. We went
directly with Verizon instead of a second party server because it was more
economical. I hope it works out.
I still learning this new email program.
At 08:09 AM 10/26/2005, you wrote:
I've been cleaning everything in the house this last month, .
I have found:...
1 An ENTIRE CLEAN SHELF
The SHELF is what I envy the most of your finds!!!
Alice in Oregon -- who needs to do 'shovel out' cleaning too. How did I
ever
To my Secret Pal,
Your interesting package came in today's mail. It's always fun to open
mysterious packages.
The crochet hook is appreciated, and will be used. It's so kind of you to
share with me.
My cat liked the key tag but didn't get to carry it away. I still have it
safe and
At 04:02 PM 10/12/2005, you wrote:
Looked up author and title in google. Apparently there is no book called
Water's Edge. It was a title she had been going to use, and then didn't.
That's an outdated entry. I saw it also. I went in to a page that listed
authors and book titles. Water's
Dear Secret Pal,
Your mystery package arrived safely this month. Thank you for all the
surprises you had for me. The socks are certainly cute! I smile along
with the smiley faces when I see them.
The horseshoe thread lifter will be most useful. I didn't yet have one so
I thank you for
At 02:45 PM 9/20/2005, you wrote:
Janice mentioned Hallowe'en. It's not something that was ever part of the
calendar in the UK until fairly recently, when the shops discovers (after
ET) that they could make money by selling stuff for it.
Yes, in the USA it's big business. We see Halloween
At 04:56 PM 9/9/2005, you wrote:
So, OK... So, I've never before heard that chocolates were beneficial not
only for one's spirit but also for one's physical being ...
Tamara, you hear it now!! Hot chocolate drink is better than green tea or
red wine. Following is the report from the web,
At 07:46 AM 8/19/2005, you wrote:
We do have plastic bobbins (Midlands style) in the USA. I just looked at
Catchpin's catalog, Julie carries them, at $4.00 per dozen. They come in
Black, White, and Brown. I like the Black best myself as they look like ebony
which I covet. When in use and
Dear Secret Pal,
Your package came early, and surprised me. Mystery packages are always so
much fun.
The bobbins are lovely. I think I will use them on the new pillow I just
got. I want to start a bookmark pattern on it soon. The pillow is dark
green -- just the perfect color to show
At 02:27 AM 7/25/2005, you wrote:
- it is about 400 miles. And
- one of the widest parts of the UK, and can still easily be travelled
in a day...
And what I find hard to grasp is that the USA is farther from one side to
the other, than it is from the UK to the USA.
I live 50 miles from
At 06:45 AM 7/23/2005, you wrote:
Does anyone know the magic of finding the date of Easter 1953?
April 5. Just type in search easter 1953 and there's a page listing
all the easters for the past 400 years.
Alice in Oregon
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At 12:34 PM 7/19/2005, you wrote:
Alice, did you really mean this (in reference to Harry Potter) or was it a
typo? I drug him to the movies, but he has never read the books.
I have a feeling it should read drag, but your typo may be more accurate.
Jacquie in Stamford
We're back to the
At 10:05 PM 7/14/2005, you wrote:
Imagine my surprise, when I came here - to *rich* America - and was
offered bread with my dinner, which had a starch on the plate already!
I get really annoyed with food places that not only have the above, but the
'vegetable of the day' is corn. Corn is a
At 04:31 AM 7/15/2005, you wrote:
Why do diet sodas make you gain weight?
Here is what I just tracked down on the internet when I searched 'diet soda
health' ,
This was on the news recently but I didn't hear all the details. Take a
look at this report, and search the internet for more.
To my secret pal,
After spending 11 hours at the fairgrounds I found your package. I was
trying to remember what I had bid for on eBay from UK when I opened it. I
didn't remember bidding an any of those items, then I saw your
note. Thanks so much for the surprise.
I can use everything
At 02:07 AM 6/28/2005, you wrote:
Fellow spiders, please advise:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=8196114216
Am I selling a postcard or a piece of lace?
The title clearly says postcard. I had no trouble knowing it was a
postcard, but the picture does show the lace very
At 03:31 AM 6/26/2005, you wrote:
I saw the Arachne bobbin on eBay, and it looks very similar to one issued
by the Lace Guild as a Membership bobbin a couple of years ago. I think
it must have been made by the same person.
BTW is there in Arachne Membership Bobbin? I would love to have one,
There's a history book of pictures of Bedfordshire area on eBay with just a
few hours to go. If anyone is a history buff of that region, you might
want to take a look. Item 8311815348.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=98558item=8311815348rd=1
Alice in Oregon -- where
I found the strangest lace on eBay. It is listed as a collar but shown
draped over a head form. There's lots of pictures so it takes a moment to
load. The closeup pictures show that the base fabric of the collar is
knotted lace like is used for Filet or Lacis. The flowers attached are
At 09:40 AM 6/13/2005, you wrote:
Dear Friends,
I was sent this website for fun and found it simply amazing. I tried it
with many different numbers and it always worked. Could someone tell me how
please?
http://www.netprosol.com/psychic.swf
That formula will bring you to an answer of a
At 02:21 PM 6/11/2005, you wrote:
14. Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go
until you would find the letter A?
A. One thousand
So what about one hundred and one? Or doesn't the *and* count? At
least in French you only have to count to 4 just like lace!
Here are some strange hooks. The seller says lace/tatting? Anything
strange is called a lace tool, but do you know what these hooks were really
for?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=8196216422
Alice in Oregon
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Here is an all lace jacket of Irish crochet and filet lace. It's rather
pretty. The price is still reasonable right now.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=8306270879
Alice in Oregon -- where summer has arrived for a day or two.
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Hi,
I just received a couple copies of a Scam Email from the Auditor of the
Bank of Scotland, United Kingdom. He wants my bank account to transfer 15
million pounds of excess money out of Scotland, then pick it up from me --
for a share, of course. I had heard of these scams coming from
Some has a nice pillow, bobbins, pin for sale on eBay, if you have a
student or child who wants to get started with decent equipment. Only a
day left on the sale and the price is still very reasonable.
See Item 8190311467.
Alice in Oregon -- still showing off my completed fan. Must take some
While you are looking, click on Other Items by Seller. She has a bunch of
related things besides the pillow.
See Item 8190311467.
Alice in Oregon -- still showing off my completed fan. Must take some
pictures.
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An interesting filet lace bed cover is on eBay, if anyone has need of
one. It has angels on it. It's listed as Italian Bed Cover and has no
bids yet. Only a day to go.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4378513175
Alice in Oregon -- lace fan 99.5 percent done. That last bit
At 05:18 PM 4/15/2005, you wrote:
Well technically speaking, it's the lace list having a birthday today, but
I'm going to be good and keep to topic!.
We're 10 years old today - can you believe it?!
-Liz
H A P P YB I R T H D A Y to all of us. !!
It's hard to believe I've been part of it
The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet 8.5
inches. That's an exceedingly odd number.
Why was the gauge used? Because that's the way they built them in England,
and English expatriates built the US railroads.
Why did the English build them like that? Because
At 09:41 AM 4/2/2005, you wrote:
What are these log books for demo time, and who is the timekeeper? And
does the demo have to take place in the States? I have a feeling that this
information might be hidden in the IOLI small print, but then non IOLI
members
won't ever know about it.
I'm not
Well, friends--making lace in the hotel lobby will *not* count as
official demo time. The hours reported must be connected with some sort of
organized event.
So...continue to do demos at all those museums, fairs, craft shows,
schools, quilt shows, and similar acitivities. Then,
Yes -- IOLI Conference is organized for *lacemakers* -- not the general
public. It does take a lot of organization to put one on -- but it would
be called a private event, rather than public. The words that came to me
defined it a 'formal' event, something organized, such as a festival or
I had a stray thought that I want to toss out to you.
Does the time spent making lace in the public lobby of a hotel count as
demo time in our guild log book?
What do you think?
Alice in Oregon -- where the sun peeked through for a few minutes but more
rain is coming.
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At 05:26 PM 3/26/2005, you wrote:
DH and I are booked on the ½ day tour, but after that I will be happy to
join you all in the lobby.
All this talk about meeting in the lobby made me think of the intermission
jingle the movie theater played when I was a child...
Let's all go to the
At 05:04 PM 2/2/2005, you wrote:
I think if we ever retire and move I would love to live in a Mayberry sort
of town, being able to walk to the supermarket, library and doctors
office, but I think there are probably few of those places around these
days. Do you live in my ideal of a town in
At 07:56 AM 12/30/2004, you wrote:
I can't believe that the greatest natural disaster to have hit the earth in
modern times, at least, is not deemed worthy of much coverage by your
media.
I'm on the West Coast of USA, and this disaster is on every TV or radio
news program I hear. I don't have
At 03:00 PM 12/20/2004, you wrote:
Merry Christmas to everyone, what does everyone do for christmas day?
Ahhsome people have more exciting plans than we do. Our Christmas
varies according to when the big family gathering is. This year, it's a
few days after Christmas, so our Christmas
At 04:25 PM 12/20/2004, you wrote:
On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:29:41 -, Jean wrote:
As part of our tightened security
since 9/11 passports have to be produced for internal air travel here...
I think you have been given only part of the story here Jean. I took a
flight from Manchester to
At 12:23 AM 11/15/2004, you wrote:
Recently I've also had to sign in securely, which takes an age, if I want to
place a bid, even though I'm shown as already signed in. Is this happening
to everyone now? Really annoying when I want to snipe, as it means I have to
allow about 8 minutes to sign in
Hi,
My neighbor's yard has sprouted a six foot stork. It's made of wood,
stands on one leg, wears a pink coat, and holds a baby bundle. The bundle
has Olivia written on it, and the date, etc. I had never seen one of
these before, but it sure announces the latest arrival in the neighborhood.
At 11:20 AM 10/20/2004, you wrote:
A workcloth with a hole and divider pins (to keep unused bobbins out of the
way) don't work well together as soon as you want to move the cloth to work
another piece of the pattern. I use about 3 or 4 work
cloth: you accidently put divider
Dear Secret Pal,
Your 'double' package arrived --still safely taped together. Thank you for
all the items! The book of little Christmas projects is very
timely. (Perhaps a hint that it's time to think about starting Christmas
projects.? G)
Thank you for the lovely crocheted ornaments. You
To my Secret Pal,
Such an early surprise today when the postman came to my door! And such an
interesting package. Thank you for all the goodies! I'll have to plan
some time to sit back and just enjoy reading. I had to force myself to
stop today because I have to get some other things done.
Dear Secret Pal,
Your treasure trove package arrived today. Thank you so much for the tidy
and cover cloth you made yourself. I really appreciate your work.
The beads are very unusual and will brighten up several pairs of
bobbins. How did you know that I would soon be spangling bobbins? I
Dear Secret Pal,
I forgot to say that the earrings are great. I look forward to trying them
out.
Alice
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I just found out that these bobbins are 5-1/2 inches long. Could they be
tapestry bobbins?
Alice
Previous message:
OK -- All you experts -- These look a little like lace bobbins, but seem
much to heavy. What are they really used for?
Here is a lace coat with the starting bid required of $2500.00. Any
takers? But interesting to look at.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=2219item=3739161695
Just dreaming,
Alice in Oregon
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This is drawnwork rather than bobbin or needle lace, but it shows what can
be done with a needle and some patience.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=39447item=3738274573rd=1
Alice in Oregon
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At 03:07 PM 7/27/2004, you wrote:
I am posting this to chat as I don't think it belongs on Lace.
Here in Oz a Zuchini is just that, a Zuchini, I think they are called
Courgettes elswhere.
Having said that what is Elephant garlic??
Shirley in Corio, Oz.
Very large garlic -- supposed to be a bit
At 02:44 PM 7/26/2004, you wrote:
Then, a friend of hers told her to stir a heaped teaspoon of
powder gelatin into half a glass of orange (or any fruit) juice, and drink
it every morning.
Just thought you might like to know that you can get the gelatin in
capsules so all you have to do is
At 12:36 AM 7/21/2004, you wrote:
From what you've all said, I think I'll give kangaroo meat a miss and stick
with feather and fin.
For what it's worth, I suggest you avoid Emu, even if it is
'feather'. From the descriptions of Kangaroo, I would say Emu is the
same. Even if it is a bird, it is
At 10:44 AM 7/20/2004, you wrote:
Sue, I sympathise with your mum.
Me, too. I have arthritis pains in my thumbs, off and on. The initial
attack was very painful. I had to stop doing anything that put pressure on
the thumb joints.
That was when I stopped knitting, crocheting, embroidery type
At 04:06 PM 7/19/2004, you wrote:
I hope spiders will excuse our (Oz that is) talk about the weather,
but the drought is of constant worry to us here, with many on
tight water restrictions and dams at all time lows.
We understand. Oregon has had low rainfall for several years. Everything
is
At 09:01 PM 7/14/2004, you wrote:
The third said, I baptized all mine and made them members of the
church... Haven't seen one back since!
How weird to read this today. Last night, when I locked the church, I
heard strange noises in the library that turned out to be bats in the
fireplace
At 12:52 AM 7/15/2004, you wrote:
Proms started for school leavers while I was still teaching, obviously
stolen from the US. Quite amazing seeing some of our young hooligans in
tuxedos and arriving in a stretch limo. Even some of the girls scrubbed up
quite well.
The Prom used to be a special
Dear Secret Pal,
Your package arrived safely yesterday. Thank you for everything. I
haven't had a chance to really look at the book yet but I will soon, and
the doll is looking for the perfect place to stand.
Hope you are having a good summer.
Alice
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Here is an interesting tape lace tablecloth or bedspread. It's the tape
that's interesting. It seems to change from plain to small holes to larger
holes and back to plain. Has anyone met up with this type of machine-made
tape before?
At 07:06 AM 6/21/2004, you wrote:
When it rains, it wets UP the earth. When it doesn't rain for awhile,
things dry UP.
I learned When it rains, it wets DOWN the earth. Maybe the rain goes
the other way on the other side of the world. G
Alice in Oregon -- where I'm ready to go to an
Tatters -- did you ever dream of making a bedspread? Look at this one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=63626item=3730388056rd=1
Does this have some crochet along with the tatting? I recognize parts of
this but some of it doesn't quite look like tatting.
Eye candy
Dear Secret Pal,
A mail truck stopped outside my home, and I found a package on my front
porch. What fun!! The little glass birds came through intact, and are
beautiful! They're hanging by my computer until I find the perfect place
for them. I've always loved things made of glass.
The
Greetings,
Anyone making a wedding dress? Here is 3 yards of 24 wide French lace
that they say is handmade.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=6101643158
Alice in Oregon
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At 12:39 AM 6/5/2004, you wrote:
I didn't get any further than thinking of a letter - I just couldn't think
of an animal that began with the letter N.
You could try the newt, noctule (bat), nautilus, nutria, nighthawk or
nuthatch -- some of them stretching the meaning of 'animal' a bit. Or make
Someone has some very expensive Cantu mats on eBay -- two batches of
them. Each one is beyond my budget, but interesting to look at.
large mats
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=2219item=3726169204rd=1
small mats (all that work in 7 inches)
Here we go again -- is this a lace tool? Would it possibly be used with
needlelace?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=38067item=3726324316rd=1
Thanks, Alice
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At 09:54 AM 5/24/2004, you wrote:
What are some traditions related to Memorial Day?
The traditional USA Memorial Day is May 30th. Our commercially-wise
government decided 3-day weekends were desirable, so changed several
holidays to always be on a Monday, thus -- 3 day holiday weekends. And
Greetings,
Here is a tablecloth with 'tape lace' that I don't think is that. I'm
thinking that it's more like cutwork and whitework. They claim it is 150
yrs old. You stilll have a day and a half to bid if you collect whitework.
I'm still browsing on eBay. Here are some tambour lace curtains 140
long. Very pretty, but WAAY too big for my windows. Anyone making a
wedding dress? Or a wedding veil? There's two pair of these on sale, and
that's alot of yardage.
At 05:07 AM 5/5/2004, you wrote:
But then again, I still
enjoy reading Anne of Green Gables and all the follow ups.
The Anne of Green Gables series has maintained its appeal through the
decades. I read them as a teenager, and then re-read them in middle
age. The film productions are watched
At 11:25 AM 5/4/2004, you wrote:
Yes, but did he sell the dress? It was up to $25K last time I looked. Or
maybe
now that he's all famous and stuff he'll keep it! :-
Vasna
Yes, it sold for a little over $3000. I knew there was a problem with the
bidding when I looked at it, and the amount
At 02:32 PM 5/4/2004, you wrote:
Who is Larry the wedding dress guy? All previous references to him seem to
have passed me by. Why is he wearing a wedding dress?
Larry is a recently divorced guy who was left with his ex's wedding dress
instead of the ring. Instead of throwing it away, he
Hi everyone,
There's an eBay auction titled Nottingham Lacemaker. What is it? It's a
book called Before Grey Rabbit. So -- if anyone is looking for this
book, search under Nottingham. G It was evidently published in
Nottingham, thus the title reference. It's being sold from Devon, UK.
Opinions wanted. This tablecloth is listed as Italian Point de Venise, but
somehow it just doesn't quite meet all the specs of that lace. To me, it
seems more like the lace from China. What do you think?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3719387321
Happy lacing,
Alice in
At 11:01 AM 4/20/2004, you wrote:
My ISP is applying an intelligent spam filter to emails. Fortunately all
emails are still downloaded to our in box but with
*** SPAM ***
added to the front of the subject line to those the filter identifies as
spam.
So far it's identified three lace-chat messages
Greetings,
As Ruth mentioned, the Secret Pals are a group of Arachnians who
participate in an exchange of mystery gifts. Each person sends one package
a month for six months, anonymously for the first five months. The sixth
month is the revealing month.
The current round of Secret Pals
Lace Day Report
Yesterday was Volcano Lacemakers' Lace Day in Vancouver, Washington. It
was a lovely spring day. We met at a large place out in the country with
friendly lacemakers, Catchpin Supplies, Robin and Russ, and lots of great food.
Some antique lace was on display, and enough
There's not too much of Hollie Point available for collections. Here's one
I just came across on eBay. Sure wish that snake in my pocket was asleep. G
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3716920402
Alice in Oregon -- supposed to be the warmest Easter on record Sunday.
To
At 04:58 AM 4/7/2004, you wrote:
I'm trying to find a copy of this book. I've tried Brejaart, Van Sciver, SMP
web sites with no luck. I've found it on Robbin and Russ in the US but they
want to charge US $50 for postage
Can anyone help?
Hi,
I live almost 'next door to Robin and Russ. I'll go in
Greetings,
Thank you to the people who replied and tried to help. I now know the name
of the island I was told my lace cap came from. The next puzzle is that
the caps shown on various webpages from that island have no similarity to
my cap. I'm now on a quest of research of cap types to see
Greetings,
I'm trying to find an internet map in detail of the southwest corner of the
Netherlands. So far, I can find only general maps with the major cities noted.
Does anyone know of a site that has a detailed map?
Thanks,
Alice in Oregon -- where it's been a very lovely spring day.
To
At 09:11 AM 3/31/2004, you wrote:
Also, I wanted to ask people's opinions about this Burano collar. Think
it's real?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2899652855category=15719sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3AITrd=1
It has that beautiful milky ground, so I'm thinking it's real. What's
Here is an interesting old sewing box.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=38058item=3266644892
Alice in Oregon
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At 05:43 AM 3/23/2004, you wrote:
Does anyone keep a button box anymore?
Yes -- I have a button box. It has my buttons, my mother's buttons, my
mother in law's buttons and my grandmother's buttons. Grandma kept her
buttons in a metal cookie tin. As a child, to keep us out of trouble on a
I got my first white hairs as a teenager. My aunt would cut my hair, and
pull out the white hairs.
My mother had pure white hair in her early thirties. She always claimed
that it was because of having us children, so we caused it.
When mine started turning so early, I thought I would get
Greetings,
I just had two lace presentations. Last week it was a program for a
Kiwanis club. I guessed that no one in the group really knew anything
about lace. The program chairman was just eager to get 'anyone' to be a
speaker.
The talk featured the history of lace, and the lace industry
At 09:29 AM 2/25/2004, you wrote:
Then just a few weeks ago here in Richards Bay I couldn't find my car when I
came out of the supermarket
I have trouble telling modern cars apart. When I had to get a new car, I
ended up with one that had no special distinguishing marks. It took me a
year to
At 09:38 PM 2/25/2004, you wrote:
On Feb 25, 2004, at 22:54, Alice Howell wrote:
stopped in and replaced my bottle of whiskey. The first bottle had
lasted 10 years. I think this second bottle has been here about 10 years
now, and is still half full. It should be getting very well aged
At 05:43 AM 2/22/2004, you wrote:
Is this a common phenomen,
and does it usually happen that things end up more on eBay than they would
be from a supplier -
No -- it would not be wise to assume that this 'usually happens'. It can,
and does happen. But it's also true that things get sold way
At 07:17 AM 2/18/2004, you wrote:
Any ideas on what it is and how it works? Is the pair of gloves in the
manufacturer's plate a clue?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3275339530category=605
I showed this to my DH. He researched the company and found it came from a
town that
At 12:27 PM 2/15/2004, you wrote:
Four score and seven years ago our forefathers brought forth to this nation
Was it part of the Declaration of Independance?
It is the misquoted start of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. See below.
As I remember my history, there were two speakers at this
At 05:04 AM 2/12/2004, you wrote:
Do you remove the item from the pillow first or not?
Barbara,
I remove the item from the pillow and re-pin it on cardboard covered with
plastic wrap or wax paper.
After reading about people who starched things on the pillow so they didn't
have to be
This nice cutwork/filet cloth has the figures of three dragons and an
elephant. Can someone give a reason for combining dragons and an elephant
in one item?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3703034134
Not quite the scope of the previous cloth, but lovely in it's own way.
At 06:25 AM 2/8/2004, you wrote:
Now it seems that
there is something on ebay which combines lacemaking,
missionary work, and a monkey! I think it's too bizarre not
to pass on to the list!! ; )
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3586244317
I don't know about the monkey, etc,
Hi,
I just got an email from what I'm sure is a false address. It's trying to
attract people with Paypal accounts for exchanging money, supposedly from
Russia.
They merely want $5000 to $40,000 a week, with a commission paid.
This reeks of the Nigerian money scams, only using Paypal.
If you
At 06:32 PM 1/23/2004, you wrote:
1. Do you know the direction your garments
(jackets/coats/blouses/shirts) face without looking in the closet? (Y/N)
Yes
2. Do all the garments face the same direction? (Y/N)
If not, go to question 6
Yes - mostly.
3. Do they face right or left? (R/L)\
right
Needlelace tablecoth on dBay. Take a look.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=39453item=2589377422
Happy lacing,
Alice in Oregon
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