Hi All, DH's computer isn't working right now so I can't easily Google this
soup. My computer is dial-up! Anyway, there is a soup served at a chain
restaurant here in the US - The Olive Garden - and I'd love to make it at
home. I'm not sure how true to Italian cooking they are.
The soup is
Hi All, Someone was writing about getting TV from other countries on Lace.
I couldn't find any way to draw lace out of Top Gear so here's my note.
Anyway, we get BBC America now and DH and I both found Top Gear around the
same time. They really make me laugh and I've learned a lot about cars
Tha*ks to all for the heads up about Tim Tams i* the US!! I got some
Pepperidge Farm o*es today. They are a bit pricey but they sure taste
good!! I would possibly *ot have tried them without the discussio* here!
Ja*e i* Vermo*t, USA who has lost the use of the letter after m.
Hi All, DH got a bunch of edible chestnuts a couple weeks ago. THe spiny
pods opened up to reveal the brown nuts. Then he broke some open and has
been eating the raw ones and giving me some.
A couple days ago I tried roasting a bunch of them, hence the adventure. I
poked the holes with a fork
Hi All, I got some lacy file folders at Staples in the US. One of the
single ones has a doily pictured on it. Then there is a pack of 12 black
and white folders with lace-like patterns on them. It seemed like it might
make a good secret pal gift for someone!
I just bought them for me and I'm
Hi All, We discussed this ages ago but I put it to the test last night!
I cut an onion into 6 slices. I diced two of them and tears were streaming
down my face and my eyes really hurt! Then I spotted the chocolate MMs on
the counter. I took a mouthful and diced the rest of the onions without
Hi, I think a double needle can be used for pin pleats, though I call them
pintucks so maybe it's not what you mean. I haven't made them in ages but I
think my sewing machine book explained. Possibly pulling on the bobbin
thread so the two lines of sewing are brought together. I used them on a
Hi All, I've been watching episodes of the latest Planet Earth series -
narrated by Sigourney Weaver in the US, I think it's David Attenborough in
the UK. Anyway, I just saw the episode on the jungle and there was David's
fungus that he translated to a drawing and a lace cover for the, h,
Hi All, www.flylady.net has a list of 11 points of preparedness for any
time you need to evacuate your house. It's quite thorough. I hope none of
us have to do that!
Sorry to send this to both lists but it's got good information. I just saw
that Jacqui sent FLYlady's name but I will send this
Hi All, Thank you Jean in Poole for recommending Ellen Byerrum's Crimes of
Fashion mysteries I'm really enjoying them. Lots of fun and I like the
fashion stuff, especially Lacey's trunk full of 40's patterns.
Thanks again! Jane in Vermont, USA where it was warm and rainy - perfect
for
Hi Devon and all, I looked on line at www.revereware.com and they sell the
individual pans (including metal lids). Not cheap! When I got married in
1984 we got the 1 qt, 2 qt and 3 qt pans with metal lids and they're still
going strong. I did ask for a double boiler inner pan that fits in the
Hi All, I see no one else has written about the 4 Corners yet. It's in the
Southwest and I will check the map to get the states right G. It's where
Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona meet. I got it wrong because I put
Nevada in place of Arizona. It is part of my family lore because we have
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
Hi All, Doesn't anyone remember Downtown by a record by Petula Clark in
the 1960s? Downtown has only positive connotations as far as I know. Here
in Brattleboro (where downtown is pretty small) people also say they are
going down street. It means pretty much the same thing and I don't know
Hi All, This is not a joke! The last time I went for my mammogram they had
a new thing. It's called Woman's Touch MammoPad www.mammopad.com and they
put it on the metal half of the breast squisher. It's foam and about a
quarter inch thick (half a centimeter). I thought it made things much
Hi All, I love the stories of having all the same thing brought to potluck
suppers G. I'm most thrilled with Alice's note about the one where
everyone brought chocolate cake! When I was a girl I had a book about
Little Bear who always spoke in rhyme. The illustrations were fabulous and
I loved
Hi All, I remembered that DH used to get eels with his Uncle Everett.
Uncle Everett built a houseboat that he lived on on the Connecticut River
which runs right past Brattleboro, Vermont, where we live. Anyway, I
remembered to ask DH tonight and they caught the eels with a line. However,
he
Hi Again, While the anti-virus updates I'll add the one item I forgot in
the last message. I got to see the Cottonmouth Frog Spear which is a long
tube with a trigger at one end. I guess it works like a blow gun but you
don't have to blow into it. It has a range of 25 feet! I'll have to
Hi All, I am very bad with time zones but I do know Avital will respond
after the Sabbath so I don't think we'll be hearing from her tonight (Friday
night in my time zone). Maybe comments on Why can wait until she can
respond.
Jane in Vermont, USA
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Hi Ricki and All, I was tidying up today and came across some printouts
from a website that might be of help. It may not but, for what it's worth,
you might try http://www.emoreiro.com/GAFS/other.htm It's the site for the
Greek American Folklore Society. Either somebody mentioned the site on
Hi All, I've been meaning to send this tidbit since the Olympics so here it
is. I heard some commentator saying this is the . Olympic prize for
Poland .. Since knowing Tamara makes me interested in all things
Polish I Googled to see what the commentator might have been talking about.
It
Hi All, One day when I was supposed to be doing something else I Googled
Shogun Sudoku and found this wonderful site:
http://sudoku.top-notch.co.uk/
They have some free puzzles - a double, a five combo and Wordoku (which is
available in 4 languages I think). They don't change the free ones
Hi All, A dubious honor but I did finish the Shogun Sudoku! I'm
embarrassed to say it must have taken around 20 hours! Embarrassed because
I do have other things to do G. I sure don't know where they came up with
1 hour and 15 minutes for how much time it should take. Obviously someone a
Hi All, The morning after I wrote about working on the 11 - 9x9 puzzle
Sudoku I found two 9s in the same row : ( Oh no!! I've started over and
will let you know how I fare G.
Jane in Vermont, USA
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Hi All, I am another fan of Sudoku/Soduko and I concur that there is no
guessing in Sudoku. I usually look for the places where they give you
enough numbers in the grid so you can fill in a square and then move on.
There is a US magazine that has been publishing Sudoku for 4 or 5 years and
I did
Hi All, Sorry for my tardiness! I just realized I was going to pick the
winners at 5:00pm and it's now almost 9:00pm. So, with no further ado, the
winner's of the US lace stamps are - ta da!!
Jeanette Fischer and Shell Wolski!!
Jeanette I need your address and thanks for including
Hi All, I saw notice of Robin's raffle and said oh goody so I guess I'd
better do one too G. I have two panes (I think that's the term) of the US
lace stamps to send to new homes. There are four stamps to a pane printed
with four different pieces of lace. According to a short article in the
Hi All, I think one of the actresses in Junebug was nominated for an Oscar
so the movie may play more theaters because of that. Maybe she was
nominated for a Golden Globe? Anyway, I have seen the name in my reading,
always with raves! I'll keep my eye peeled for it!
Jane in Vermont, USA
Hi All, I just read an article in Newsweek magazine (January 16, 2006) on
this very topic. They list the top five things to keep your brain active.
They are: dancing, playing board games, playing musical instruments, doing
crossword puzzles and reading. I'm sure bobbin lace making would be up
Hi All, Thanks Laceandbits for this joke, I have't seen it in quite a
while. The other time I got it it was from an aquaintance who was guilty of
constantly sending forwards and long lists of jokes and just a lot of junk.
He never wrote an actual e-mail. I could not figure out how he could not
Hi All, Here is a hilarious (if you like cats) website G.
http://www.mycathatesyou.com
Lots of pictures with some very funny captions.
Jane in Vermont, USA where we got a few inches of snow and then lots of
rain/sleet/snow on top - quite a mess!
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Hi All, Thanks for all the comments on peeling mushrooms. Except for old
ones I have now peeled my last mushroom VBG. I even bought a mushroom
brush today (I was in the hardware store and it appeared right in front of
me). Anything to make cooking a little faster is much appreciated!
Hi All, As I was peeling the skin off some mushrooms last night I started
wondering if I have to do that. I grew up in a perfectionist family and
don't want to be one myself but some habits are ingrained. So, do you all
just wash mushrooms when you cook with them or do you peel them? I made a
Hi All, Thank you so much for sending the note about the tulips Heather.
What a charming story! I've always seen huge gardens
full of tulips on postcards of Ottawa but never knew the story
behind them!
Jane in Vermont, USA who would love to see all the tulips in
bloom in Ottawa some day!
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Hi All, A lace conversation led to talk of Diddl who is a cartoon character
from Europe. I was so involved with the stars that hang on/follow the
cursor that I didn't even notice what language the
website uses. I was going to suggest that you share the site with
your kids or grandkids but I
Hi Pene and All, Thanks for the quiz Pene, what fun! I got 8 right but
since they don't tell you the answers I don't know which ones they were.
Except for putting the puzzle together (which I hadn't done on the computer
before) I was mostly guessing though there may have been some answers hidden
Hi All, I can't quite follow all the discussion since I read things out of
order. I am very interested to know the perception from other countries.
Though I think George W. putting on his wellies and giving a hand when he
went to see the areas that were hit by the hurricane would have done a lot
Hi All, Steph thank you so much for sending your bike ride report!
Congratulations on finishing and getting up that steep hill into Styal!!
I enjoyed reading about it very much, much more than I would have enjoyed
riding it G.
Jane in Vermont, USA where the nights are getting cooler and I'm
Hi Jean and all, I don't know about cellulite but I do know men suffer from
anorexia. It's not as common as it is in women. I think it's an issue of
control and maybe men don't feel as powerless as women.
Or maybe they usually react in other ways - alcohol, drugs, gambling,
working too much,
Hi All, I also have the new Harry Potter. I was going to save it until
after the Convention in Denver (July 31-August 6) and that resolve lasted
one day G. I'm going to send this and get back to reading!
I did have to finish Embroidered Truths by Monica Ferris first. Both that
and Crewel Yule
Hi All, It's so quiet I thought I'd better send a note so Happy 4th of July
to all who celebrate it!! I went to the parade and it was wonderful as
always. I did wish the bagpipers from Montpelier, Vermont (smallest state
capitol in the US for you Jeopardy game show fans G) had played in front
Hi All, DH is going to Greece and is wondering about taking
his laptop. He likes it for evening entertainment but he doesn't
want to be worrying about it when he's not in his room. Actually
that has more to do with where he's staying than what country
he's in. Anyway, he'll be in a hotel in
Hi All, DH pulled the winning name for the Torchon Purse Pendant book
raffle. It is Sue Harvey of the UK!! I do wish I had a copy for each of
the other 75 people who entered!
Thanks to all of you who wrote G. Jane in Vermont, USA who spent much of
the afternoon on a deck (porch) overlooking
Hi Chatters, I haven't forgotten you! I have one copy of Torchon Lace
Purse Pendants by Susanne Thompson to raffle off. Here's what I wrote to
lace:
One copy of Torchon Lace - Purse Pendants by Susanne Thompson ISBN
1-874688-09-5. Copies were donated to the New England Lace Group by
Rosemarie
Hi All, I finally broke down and ordered Crewel Yule and the
latest Monica Ferris in hardback. I was supposed to be ordering
a book on tape for my father for father's day but the one I was
after is only on CD : ( There are times I just shouldn't go to
Barnes Noble on line G. Anyway, I did
Hi All, Has anybody seen the latest Star Wars movie? DH and I plan on
going Tuesday night. I'm quite excited! I did see kids lining up on
Wednesday afternoon two weeks ago to see the midnight showing. Midnight
showings are not usual at my local movie theaters. Actually it used to be
that if
Hi All, I just got a special notice from Barnes Noble that Embroidered
Truths by Monica Ferris will be coming out in the US on June 28th! I
gather that's a hardback. So far I have resisted buying the hardbacks but
I'm having trouble finding out when Crewel Yule will be out in paperback :
( I
Hi All, A friend really loved the Russian song sung during Prince Charles
and Camilla's wedding. The show I taped (in error) had only a few clips of
the wedding and not the song. Do any of you know what it was and the
author? My friend said it was Russian but that's all I know.
Thanks to all
Hi All, DHs birthday is April 8th so I'd forgotten about the wedding!
I did want to see it and set up to tape a show on Saturday evening.
Unfortunately it was was some kind of news compilation and only had a few
bits of tape on the wedding. I thought Camilla looked very nice and very
happy. I'd
Hi All, Reading Jean Nathan's post made me think about enlarging things on
the computer. I know some pictures I've enlarged and they look like they
would make quilt patterns - the pixels turn into squares. I'm thinking it's
when I keep zooming in on a picture. That might possibly work with the
Hi Patricia and all, Since I have things to do I looked up Basics of
Embroidery on Paper by Erica Fortgens instead G. I googled in the basics
and got lots of hits. Here's one, though I see the URL split. I didn't try
www.abebooks.com yet but I've had great success there, they list booksellers
Thanks Jean for the news. I'm feeling a little shocked even
though it's none of my business G. It's nice that the social
climate can be taken into account to make this wedding
possible. But I still miss Princess Diana!
I have read about the comment Camilla made to Prince Charles
when
Hi All, After a blessedly brief (two day) hiatus I'm back. I don't know
what happened. No chat and no lace for two days : ( Avital sent me digests
of what I missed and today I seem to be getting arachne mail! But Bev and
Anne Toney in Texas also had trouble. I missed you all terribly but I
Hi All, Here's my Grandmother's recipe for Sugar Cookies.
1 Cup sugar (Castor sugar in the UK I think)
3/4 C. butter
1/4 C. milk
2 eggs, well beaten
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 t. salt
1/4 t. nutmeg
1 t. vanilla
flour
Mix ingredients together. Add enough flour to be able to roll the dough.
Hi All, Happily one more person entered the raffle today (for a
total of 17 G). I have a very, very part time job and have spent
most of today trying to finish it up so I'd spaced out on the raffle.
Needless to say it is a delightful break from typing up the minutes
of the local School Board
Hi All, Here's one more reminder! I'll pick the names on Saturday, January
8th around noon EST. I bought the pair of gloves they had in the window so
there are now 3 pairs to give away!
Jane in Vermont, USA
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Hi All, Well, I've seen some of the coverage and our paper has had it on
the front page. Like Tamara, I will do what I can but that's not much.
Sulochona was going to be in Calcutta and Chinsurah so I hope she and her
family are okay. What a tragedy. DH saw satellite photos of the tsunami
and
Hi All, The new Piecework magazine came last Saturday and they have an
addition to our discussion of mittens. There is an article on knitted
Danish wristlets, little tubes to fill the gap between coat and mittens
though the model is wearing them with bare hands.
I was thinking of you all today
Hi All, Thanks Sue for the heads up! I also got a notice from Barnes and
Noble bookstore but all they say is that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince will be out on July 16, 2005. But how can we almost be up to book
6! That means only one after that : ( Guess I'm getting ahead of myself,
Hi All, I guess I'll take the recent discussion as a sign that it's time to
do the spider glove raffle. I have two pairs of black knitted gloves (one
size fits all) with a white web and three spiders painted on the top. It's
painted as if your fingers are all together. I think they must be
Hi All, I forgot to say I will pick the winners on January 8, 2005.
Jane in Vermont, USA
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Hi All, When I was in my late 20s my sister gave me some beautiful bright
green knitted mittens with bright embroidery on them. They had a wide cuff
and were so big I couldn't stick them in the pocket of my coat. I didn't
want to lose them so I put them on a string! Besides not losing them
Hi All, A year or so ago my MIL was in the hospital up north so
I called the florist shop in the hospital to have some flowers sent
to her. I was quite surprised to hear that the flowers (though lovely)
included a *very* fragrant lily. I would have thought the florist would
not include
Hi All, I click on the Breast Cancer site and the Hunger site every day.
The other day I noticed a new one, the Literacy site:
www.theliteracysite.comThey have sponsors and give books to kids with
the money raised from the clicks. You don't have to go to
the sponsors sites. Towards the
Hi All, I have it in my mind that the ribbons people wear started with red
for AIDS awareness. I know pink is for Breast Cancer, purple I think is for
Domestic Violence awareness and I have a friend with a very cool on of
multicolored puzzle pieces (the pattern on the ribbon) for Autism
Hi All, I know this website has been written about before but it's
been a while. Somehow your clicks generate some money and
pay for mammograms for women who can't afford them. Of course, writing to
chat makes me think they're only for women in the US. Guess I'll look into
that. Vermont has a
Hi All, I just checked on Barnes and Noble to see if Monica Ferris
has a new book coming out. There is one! Crewel Yule is out in
hardback now and will be out in paperback in June 2005. They
are also putting out a number of her books in large print. A friend
orders the books for a nursing
Hi Dora and all, I'd love to read what you have to say about Halas lace.
Wouldn't it be appropriate for arachne or do you think it's
too long and belongs on chat? I'll read it anywhere!
Jane in Vermont, USA where things are quiet for the moment, it's
been a busy weekend.
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Hi All, As usual, ever since Alice in Oregon wrote about it, I went to the
Astronomy site today. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
I looked further and Northern Hemisphere residents can help NASA by counting
contrails (jet trails) in the sky on October 14th and 15th sometime
Hi All, The flooding in (excuse my phonetic spelling) Buscastle,
near Guilford, in Cornwall made the news here. I hope no lace
makers had their pillows or shuttles swept out to sea! I couldn't
believe how many cars were floating through the middle of town.
I suppose there are places on earth
Hi All, I'm back from the IOLI Convention and finally got to sleep
late today so I can write e-mail G. Anyway, I watched the
beginning of the opening ceremonies of the Olympics last night.
I may have the end on tape but I'm not sure. I loved what I saw.
The people made up like statues were
Hi All, LOL when I read Jean's post about about being tall,
willowy and sylphlike again. I got a new bathing suit today.
The elastic in my old one finally gave way. I was going to fix
it but I noticed it didn't cover some areas that aren't as
attractive anymore. Since I swim once every ten
Hi All, Alice wrote that she can't work her mouse without her
thumb. My suggestion is get a Turbo Ball (actually mine says
Kensington Expert Mouse on it). It's a ball in a box with two
places to click on the right and left. No thumb needed but you
do need a flat place to put it and a place to
Hi All, I sent another message to arachne since this is lace
related! Alice sent the eBay info. on a tape lace tablecloth.
I have some of this odd tape. It's tan, almost light brown, and
every twelve inches it changes. First plain, then small holes,
then large holes and then medium I think.
Hi All, DH and I just got home from seeing the third Harry
Potter movie. It was great Many wonderful parts and
new characters. The new Dumbledore is excellent and
it's fun to see Harry, Hermoine and Ron a year older.
Now I have to head towards bed so I'll leave it at that.
Highly
Hi All, I also love reading about the differences among
countries. We sure need window screens in Vermont for
most of the bugs mentioned by Lynn. I was surprised when
we spent the night in a hotel on the Oregon coast and had
no screens. They didn't have any bugs! Very nice! I
suppose
Hi All, I'm anxiously awaiting the answer to the had, had, had
problem. It just makes my head hurt G. I sent a copy of ESL
to my mother for Mother's Day and she's enjoying it very much.
I also saw Ms. Truss on TV the other day and she was very
funny. One question was about the history of
Hi Sue and All, Welcome to the list! I don't know if this is what
you're after but Mary Shields from Ireland has two miniature
fan patterns in her second Carrickmacross book called
Lasadoireacht II, ISBN 0-9519910-1-9. They're quite lovely!
Jane in Vermont, USA where there are green leaves
Hi Jean and All, Well I was really out of the loop on this one.
Thanks for bringing me up to speed. How funny!
Jane in Vermont, USA where the bright red male Cardinal
came and sat in the hanging plant on the porch! He was a
picture next to the lavender flowers.
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Hi All and happy May Day to everyone! I picked a bouquet of
dark purple violets today.
Liz wrote about Eccles Cakes and I want to know what they are.
I know I could Google for an answer but it's more fun to ask G.
Jane in Vermont, USA where it feels more like summer than
spring.
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Hi All, Since it's so quiet I'll tell you about the Bucket Loader
we have in the driveway. DH is the Facilities Manager at a
local mental/substance abuse hospital and they got the new
Loader yesterday so he drove it home this morning! The
manual is bolted to the seat so if he was going to read
I only got two! Solidarity I knew and cracking the Nazi code I
guessed. I thought I knew one or two others but I guess not : (
I did learn some things!
Jane in Vermont, USA where the magnolia tree across the
street is in bloom!
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Hi All, There is a little article in Newsweek magazine this week
that Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss will be released
in the US this month! I will be buying a copy! For those of you
who weren't on lace chat a couple months ago it's a book about
punctuation. The title is part of a
Hi All, My last message of the day. I rented Unconditional
Love this weekend. It stars Kathy Bates, Rupert Everett and lots
of other stars (and cameos). I was a bit put off by the very
beginning but ended up being charmed by the movie. It doesn't
quite gel, it seems to want to be a few
Hi All, Recently I was cutting up two large, not very fresh onions
and my eyes were watering and itchy. I remembered we'd talked
about that on chat and I tried to remember the antidotes. The only
one I could remember was to eat chocolate and I tried it. It works
great! I did have to keep
Hi All, I just have a minute but I wanted to write something before I
forget it. Recently I've seen a phrase twice in the New York Times.
The first time was a woman writing about what she usually wears to work and
the fact that she's in her late 40s and may have to change the way she
dresses.
Hi All, Oh, I've missed you for the last 48 hours! I don't know if it was
the new virus variation but I couldn't get an answer from my server last
night! The day before I got two virus letters with attachments and the
secret password to open the mail. I was not going to open them and was
glad
Hi All, Since I'm trying to NOT buy everything I *think* I need
I checked at my library for the Monica Ferris books. They
don't have them! I, of course, ordered them all G. Actually
I borrowed some from Sumac too. I'm savoring them and
still have two to go. But I think they're only
Hi All, We got a new vehicle about a year ago - a pick-up truck. There are
lots of them around here so that only helped a little in
finding it in a parking lot. However, DH put a pipe rack on top and now I
can spot it from the door of the grocery store!
Jane in Vermont, USA where the ice came
Hi All, I don't think anybody has mentioned the except after c or
when something like neighbor and weigh ( I almost spelled it way
G). Maybe that's sounding like a as in neighbor and weigh.
Which doesn't take weird into account. And to totally jumble up this
message I came up with
Hi Peter and All, Thanks Peter, STRERM is a little easier to figure
out. Octoroon is not a word I use every day so that one had me stumped
too but I got all the rest. I do puzzles too. Does anybody do the Paint by
Numbers puzzles in Games magazine? They're pixel puzzles from Japan only
they
Hi All, I have to add that Vermont maple syrup is also very good!
After all there is a guy out checking his sap buckets on our state quarter.
Here's the official website http://www.vermontmaple.org/
I googled for recipes and there are a lot out there. I have a very good one
for Maple Cup
Hi All,
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1. Do you know the direction your garments
(jackets/coats/blouses/shirts) face without looking in the closet?
Yes
2. Do all the garments face the same direction? (Y/N)
If not, go to question 6
Yes
3. Do they face right or left? (R/L)
Left
4. Are you male or
Hi All, In late afternoon DH called up the stairs to ask if I was doing
kitty torture. I said no unless he meant by making a slow cooker stew so
she's thought it was her dinner time for three hours! I went downstairs and
saw she had something about 3/8 (1cm) wide around her middle. I looked
Hi All, I did think of one reason why you might want to look at the front
of your clothes. If you have 5 red shirts that's the easiest way to tell
which is which! Needless to say I have too much time on my hands today G.
Jane in Vermont, USA
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Hi All, Tamara, I think we got the same for the first two. I laughed when
I read who they were. Then came Kerry and Clark was 5th.
I've had enough of my ex-Governor so I won't even mention him.
But I only had a 10% match with Bush! The questions made me realize how
much I don't know - I'm
Hi All, I must say all our chat comes in handy sometimes! I was in
the grocery store the other day and heard a woman say to her DH
I wonder what they call castor sugar here?. I went right over and pointed
out what she wanted!
Also on the food front I've been using more olive oil for cooking
Hi All, I just finished Crewel World, Monica Ferris' first book. With
the recommendations on chat I'd bought one in Ithaca, then Sumac lent me two
and I ordered Crewel World with my last order of gifts from Barnes Noble
(had to get it over $25. for free shipping G).
I usually just read with
Hi All, I'm doing my best to break the silence but I think this is
the last thing I've been meaning to write about! I got a wonderful
book Modern Fashion in Detail by Claire Wilcox and Valerie Mendes,
Overlook Press, ISBN 0-87951-869-3 (Jeri has me well trained). The authors
are both in the
Hi All, I'm another member of the red shoes club. I have a pair of red
flats that I love to wear. For some reason I feel having shoes to match the
color of an outfit (or accessory) is the height of fashion! I also have a
pair of red espadrilles with a wedge for a heel. I sewed red sequins all
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