Invisible Zipper

Anyone unfortunate enough to have a new passport without the fancy
encoding will have to buy a US visa which means a fee of GBP67 (over
$120), plus a personal visit to the US embassy, for each and every
person wishing to travel.

Consulates do visas, not embassies. (There is a US Consulate in
Edinburgh but Scotland hasn't quite got to needing an embassy yet).
But I can't imagine ever wanting to visit the US again, given its
present level of official xenophobia.

Another good fabric-related place for a meetup would be Bursa in
Turkey - formerly one of the main markets at the end of the Silk
Route and still has one of the biggest silk markets in the world.
Lots cheaper and less hassle to get to than the USA if you're
starting from Western Europe.

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Can't afford it right now, though, unless I get extremely
busy doing draperies, and I haven't seen hide nor hair of the interior
designer.

So, after all that angst about what to charge her, she hasn't even called you?

She might be in a hiatus. My best friend is an interior designer, and if it
ain't done before Christmas, she doesn't do it for a month or so. Hope that's
all that's keeping your local designer from calling you. Otherwise, a pox on
her.

Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati

Trishty wrote:
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:00:32 -0500 (EST), wrote:

Oh my, I hadn't realized we'd be so poor if we were to come to
England! Joanne, Karen and I'd have to sand off our fingerprints and
case some banks.
snip

Half of us would have to do this to get INTO the US come October

For those who don't want every bodily orifice explored because we don't
have a US passport, how about Paris, ladies?

I've heard it has a vague connection with fashion, the occasional museum
and pretensions to a cultural life. The Euro has peaked against the Dollar
and is on its way down, gently pushed by the Bank of France. It's close for
the Brits, and here, just 90 minutes away on the TGV, you can rent a gite
for the cost of a pickled egg off season.

Also, even here in the boonies we have a lace museum nearby, not to mention
calvados tastings, fabuloso cookery and beautiful countryside.

Fess up now - you're all too scared to parler Fran?ais, aren't you?

) Trish

I'd love to meet up with people, but I'm stuck Down Under with a 6 1/2
month old boy, DH & mortgage.

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

Trish Brown wrote:

That's my bid! I have fond memories of Sr Samaranch announcing that 'Sidony!'
had won the right to host the 2000 Olymic Games: how excellent it would be if we
also hosted the 2004 rcts sew-fest! ;-D

What a brilliant idea Trish! Hey, aren't we in the same sort of area?
I'm in Cardiff, NSW.

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

"melinda" wrote in message
...
Trish Brown wrote:

That's my bid! I have fond memories of Sr Samaranch announcing that
'Sidony!'
had won the right to host the 2000 Olymic Games: how excellent it would
be if we
also hosted the 2004 rcts sew-fest! ;-D

What a brilliant idea Trish! Hey, aren't we in the same sort of area?
I'm in Cardiff, NSW.

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

Unfortunately, apart from the time and cost of the trip itself the Ozzy back
is at the moment the strongest currency in the world, i.e. appreciated most
against the green back.

Tatiana (Sydney)

"Trishty" a écrit dans le message de news:
...
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:00:32 -0500 (EST), wrote:


Oh my, I hadn't realized we'd be so poor if we were to come to
England! Joanne, Karen and I'd have to sand off our fingerprints and
case some banks.
snip

Half of us would have to do this to get INTO the US come October

For those who don't want every bodily orifice explored because we don't
have a US passport, how about Paris, ladies?

I've heard it has a vague connection with fashion, the occasional museum
and pretensions to a cultural life. The Euro has peaked against the Dollar
and is on its way down, gently pushed by the Bank of France. It's close
for
the Brits, and here, just 90 minutes away on the TGV, you can rent a gite
for the cost of a pickled egg off season.

Also, even here in the boonies we have a lace museum nearby, not to
mention
calvados tastings, fabuloso cookery and beautiful countryside.

Fess up now - you're all too scared to parler Français, aren't you?

) Trish

Yes please for France my hand is in the air for that one, well I'm just lazy
and don't want to travel too far I guess.

Plus the travel budget is very small at present having just made a
whistlestop 2 day trip to the Uk for my Godmothers funeral, must sell more
waistcoats to refill the piggy bank!
Said tounge in cheek you understand.
Claire

melinda wrote:

Trish Brown wrote:

That's my bid! I have fond memories of Sr Samaranch announcing that 'Sidony!'
had won the right to host the 2000 Olymic Games: how excellent it would be if we
also hosted the 2004 rcts sew-fest! ;-D

What a brilliant idea Trish! Hey, aren't we in the same sort of area?
I'm in Cardiff, NSW.

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

YES! G'day Melinda! I'm over in Wallsend - used to go to a riding school in
Wallsend Rd, Cardiff for most of my childhood! Isn't it a small world??? ;-D

--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

POssible Meet: Was: Invisible Zipper


(SewStorm)
Cea grumped moodily:
=A0=A0Can't afford it right now, though, unless I get extremely busy
doing draperies, and I haven't seen hide nor hair of the interior
designer.
---
So, after all that angst about what to charge her, she hasn't even
called you?
She might be in a hiatus. My best friend is an interior designer, and if
it ain't done before Christmas, she doesn't do it for a month or so.
Hope that's all that's keeping your local designer from calling you.
Otherwise, a pox on her.
Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati
---
No, no call. Just as well, it's taking longer than I thought to
reconfigure my sewing room so I can handle bolts of drapery fabric
without having to man-handle them constantly. I suspect she is trying to
get her shop opened. Whole 'nother story there.
Some of the info I gleaned from www.workroom professionals or an
affiliate did mention how fickle those in the interior design profession
can be, so I was forewarned. I must say, I am heartily sick of thumping
my head on the one window treatment I re-made for her. It's balanced
atop two open cabinet doors just inside my workroom, and I must do the
limbo to get past it. While it is good exercise, I think a 'failure to
pick up mdse. within a reasonable time frame' charge is in order.
To get back to the thread, though. Paris in Nov.--or when?
Let's see... I can give up wine, men, and most of my lavish
lifestyle...eating...if I sell the kids, I think I can swing it.
Question is, can I give up buying fabric??
Cea

Trish Brown wrote:
melinda wrote:

What a brilliant idea Trish! Hey, aren't we in the same sort of area?
I'm in Cardiff, NSW.

YES! G'day Melinda! I'm over in Wallsend - used to go to a riding school in
Wallsend Rd, Cardiff for most of my childhood! Isn't it a small world??? ;-D

Maybe we could, sometime, try for a mini meet?
We're at the bottom of the hill, near the soccer fields.

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

Trish Brown wrote:

melinda wrote:

Trish Brown wrote:


That's my bid! I have fond memories of Sr Samaranch announcing that 'Sidony!'
had won the right to host the 2000 Olymic Games: how excellent it would be if we
also hosted the 2004 rcts sew-fest! ;-D

What a brilliant idea Trish! Hey, aren't we in the same sort of area?
I'm in Cardiff, NSW.

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol


YES! G'day Melinda! I'm over in Wallsend - used to go to a riding school in
Wallsend Rd, Cardiff for most of my childhood! Isn't it a small world??? ;-D



Now, I wish I could go over to Australia for a get together. That would
be a great adventure. Give me a few years. I need to wait until my
kindergartner is in school full time and then get a job again and then
save my money. Hmmm, it could be a while. It's nice to dream though.

Marilyn in Minnesota
(wishing for more snow because we should at least have snow if it is
this cold)