[lace-chat] Texas Gentleman

2003-12-02 Thread Clive and Betty Ann Rice
Certainly no offense to the Queen; I am a Royalist of the first order... Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA, formerly of Chesham, Bucks, UK They rode toward Buckingham Palace, each looking sideways and waving to the thousands of cheering Britons.

[lace-chat] RE: mobile phone laws

2003-12-02 Thread Ian Chelle Long
Gidday all, In Australia it is definitely illegal to use a mobile in the car unless you have a hands free installation, and it is enforced. A friend In South Africa - same law, but as someone else pointed out it is the enforcement, and here that is not done (through lack of Police resources

Re: [lace-chat] Meeting up at the NEC

2003-12-02 Thread Thelacebee
In a message dated 12/2/2003 3:33:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Might go to Havant again as that's only a bit over an hour away and mostly the same suppliers as NEC are there. Then let's meet up at Havant - infact, when ever we have a big fair lets offer to meet if

Re: [lace-chat] Using mobile phones in the car

2003-12-02 Thread David Collyer
Dear Jean, I have been listening to our local radio station, the discussion is about the new law where from 1st December we are not in the UK allowed to use our mobile phones unless we have a hands free, the question was asked, what about other countries around the world. what laws do they have

[lace-chat] lace booklet on ebay

2003-12-02 Thread Barron
there is an interesting booklet published by the V A on ebay at the moment http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3569731168category=125 70 might be of interest jenny barron Elgin, Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat

Re: [lace-chat] Red shoes

2003-12-02 Thread H. Muth
Hello all, I never had a pair of red shoes. I did have a pair with very high cork platforms which had white sandal straps on them. (I'm trying very hard to remember.) And I also had a pair of very high black boots which my parents hated. My daughter is working on her own style (she's 13)

[lace-chat] red shoes

2003-12-02 Thread Janice Blair
I was sitting here thinking No, I never had red shoes then it came to me that when I was about 14 I persuaded my mother to buy me some flat red shoes even though I knew we were probably strapped for cash at most times. What became of them? Well I visited a friend who had a duck pond and a

Re: [lace-chat] Red shoes

2003-12-02 Thread cearbhael
I never owned a pair of red shoes until my mother bought me a pair of red shoes when I was in my early 40's. She was the girl who liked color in her shoes. My flashiest pair of footwear was a pair of knee high lace up purple suede granny boots with 2 inch heels that I bought in 1965. My favorite

Re: Fwd: [lace-chat] NEC pix

2003-12-02 Thread Bev Walker
Hi everyone Thank you to Vivienne and Pat for posting the pix - one longs to have been there and with a bottomless pocket book, spacious carry bag(s). I'd have wanted to buy something from each stall! Then, go home and spend the rest of the year using it all, non-stop lacing...I do hope it was

re: [lace-chat] red shoes

2003-12-02 Thread Alice Howell
Ahhh -- Red shoes! You just had me on my knees checking the back corner of my closet, looking to see if I still had that pair of red velvet flats. I had them for at least 40 years but, as my feet expanded with old age, I could no longer wear them. They were delightful to wear to Christmas

[lace-chat] NEC

2003-12-02 Thread Jane Partridge
In a message dated 01/12/2003 21:41:38 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So where were Annette and Liz at 3 pm on Sunday In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes because we thought they were annoucing the winners of the draw. I think at 3pm they were announcing the

Re: [lace-chat] Red shoes

2003-12-02 Thread Ruth Budge
I've had a couple of pairs of red shoes in my life - I *like* red shoes! But the winkle picker, 3 stiletto description reminded memy DH and self were walking past ladies shoes in a shop late last week, and he commented on the absurd pointy toes on display there. And the ridiculous height of

Re: [lace-chat] Red shoes

2003-12-02 Thread Pam and David
I never had a pair of red shoes. I did have a pair with very high cork platforms which had white sandal straps on them. I had a pair like that! They had two inch platform with six inch heels, and I wore them on my first date with my husband, who is a foot taller than I am. I wore them until

Re: [lace-chat] Using mobile phones in the car

2003-12-02 Thread Steph Peters
On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 08:50:45 +1100 (EST), Ruth wrote: Jean, here in Australia we must use a hands free when driving. In practice, many drivers do not use a hands free, but they face a hefty fine if caught. Many times I've wished I was a policewoman!!! Now we're trying to face the problem of how

[lace-chat] Green with envy!

2003-12-02 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
Thank you for the pictures of the Fair. I am positively Green with Envy!!! :) What a wonderful time you must have had, with all those suppliers, - and goodies just waiting for a new home! Thank you for showing the rest of us just a glimpse of it. (says she - weeping!!!) You don't realize how

[lace-chat] Re: ethnic mysteries

2003-12-02 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Monday, Dec 1, 2003, at 18:53 US/Eastern, Sylvie Nguyen wrote: Being that I enjoy reading both types of books that you mentioned, suggestions of ethnic mysteries would be wonderful. Sigh... When I was a child, my father used to beat me if I forgot the title, the author and the detailed plot

[lace-chat] Re: Red shoes

2003-12-02 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Tuesday, Dec 2, 2003, at 06:55 US/Eastern, Lynne Cumming wrote: Now my query is this, how many are there of you out there who have NEVER owned a pair of red shoes? Sorry, not me :) My first pair of heels (modest 1.5 or so, and not tapered to a point) were beige; took a lot of begging (I was

[lace-chat] red shoes and mysteries

2003-12-02 Thread Sylvie Nguyen
Tamara and gentle spiders, Thank you for the suggestion of mystery books to read. Like you, I have trouble remembering titles and authors not long after having read the books. I have even been known to have checked a book out of the library, start reading it, then remember that I had read it a

[lace-chat] Re: NEC pics

2003-12-02 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
Thanks to everyone who's sent me the URLs for Biggins and Roseground. I did end up seeing the Biggins ones -- thanks, Vivienne -- but still no luck on the Roseground ones; I think it's another instance of the Mac/Win problem; when I click on early photos etc, nothing happens; the right-hand

[lace-chat] Earthquake

2003-12-02 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
I see, in today's newspaper, that there was an earthquake up around Cooma during the night. I do hope you are alright, Noelene, and that your wonderful Round House has come to no harm. It registered - according to the paper, 3 on the Richter scale, and sounded like a train passing by. from Liz in

Re: [lace-chat] Red shoes

2003-12-02 Thread Jeanette Fischer
- Original Message - From: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] and which were described by a male colleague as tart's shoes. You will not catch me dead in a pair of red shoes. As a medical student in the 1960's there were very few women around so we were surrounded by men all day. If a woman