FireHouse Angel for Dianne, the inception!

Thanks for the vote of confidence. Native New Yorkers always knew those
things and that's why we react to the bad press that we get. And yes, even
though I now live in Florida I will always be a New Yorker. Born there,
raised there, lived there most of my life and proud of it.
Lucille


"animaux" wrote in message
...
On 05 Sep 2003 17:57:04 GMT, ekoluvr (Tia Mary-remove
nekoluvr to reply ) opined:

OK -- after teasing V. last week about being from NY and, as a rsult
starting a bit of a discussion about NYC stereotypes, I had to add a
little
something more. I just finished watching "Seven Days in September" on
A&E
about 9/11 and how the people of NYC reacted. As a rsult of watching
that
program, I will have to say that the ***stereotypical*** NY'e, while
having an
close ***stereotypical*** relationship with the single finger salute and
the
infamous "F" word, can also be all of the following: generous, caring,
respectful, loyal, unselfish, courageous, strong, helpful, thoughtful,
empathetic, brave, kind and a bunch of other really nice adjectives!
I sat and absolutely bawled through the first half of that show and
then was
just in awe during the last half. What *still* amazes me is the sense of
"family" that every piece of video I have seen that was taken at the time
manages to portray. I am ready to go out and hug each and every NY'er I
come
across AND do the same for the police, firefighters, medical personnel
and the
rescue doggies and their "staff". It is soon to be two years and we need
to
remember how hard all of those wonderful people and doggies worked to try
and
start the recovery for that great city and this country. CiaoMeow
^;;^
PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their
WHISKERS!!
Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs!


Thank you, that means the world to New Yorkers to hear you say it. We
get a
bad rap all the time. We are brash, aggressive, in your face, but when it
comes
down to it nobody can give a hug like a New Yorker.

Since I have the design and Needlepaints and since I wanted to stitch
Angel of
the Morning for a certain ladder company in New York who lost the most
men, is
anyone interested in an Angel of the Morning round-robin? I will supply
the
original design to be passed around in a tube so not to continually bend
it.
Each person can make a working copy, or if it's in tatters can write to
www.tiag.com for a new copy, as is promised by the designer in lieu of
making
copies. I will also pass around the Needlepaints. Everyone is welcome to
stitch a part. We can discuss where the stitching should start, bottom or
top,
left or right. When it gets back to me, I will finish it by stitching the
face
and hair one over one. I will start the first leg of the piece. Not the
actual
"leg" just in terms of a...well, like the first leg in a race, only this
will
not be an actual race.

Who's in?

Victoria

Got it!!! Thank you!!
Dianne

animaux wrote:

On 05 Sep 2003 17:57:04 GMT, ekoluvr (Tia Mary-remove
nekoluvr to reply ) opined:


OK -- after teasing V. last week about being from NY and, as a rsult
starting a bit of a discussion about NYC stereotypes, I had to add a little
something more. I just finished watching "Seven Days in September" on A&E
about 9/11 and how the people of NYC reacted. As a rsult of watching that
program, I will have to say that the ***stereotypical*** NY'e, while having an
close ***stereotypical*** relationship with the single finger salute and the
infamous "F" word, can also be all of the following: generous, caring,
respectful, loyal, unselfish, courageous, strong, helpful, thoughtful,
empathetic, brave, kind and a bunch of other really nice adjectives!
I sat and absolutely bawled through the first half of that show and then was
just in awe during the last half. What *still* amazes me is the sense of
"family" that every piece of video I have seen that was taken at the time
manages to portray. I am ready to go out and hug each and every NY'er I come
across AND do the same for the police, firefighters, medical personnel and the
rescue doggies and their "staff". It is soon to be two years and we need to
remember how hard all of those wonderful people and doggies worked to try and
start the recovery for that great city and this country. CiaoMeow ^;;^
PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their
WHISKERS!!
Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs!



Thank you, that means the world to New Yorkers to hear you say it. We get a
bad rap all the time. We are brash, aggressive, in your face, but when it comes
down to it nobody can give a hug like a New Yorker.

Since I have the design and Needlepaints and since I wanted to stitch Angel of
the Morning for a certain ladder company in New York who lost the most men, is
anyone interested in an Angel of the Morning round-robin? I will supply the
original design to be passed around in a tube so not to continually bend it.
Each person can make a working copy, or if it's in tatters can write to
www.tiag.com for a new copy, as is promised by the designer in lieu of making
copies. I will also pass around the Needlepaints. Everyone is welcome to
stitch a part. We can discuss where the stitching should start, bottom or top,
left or right. When it gets back to me, I will finish it by stitching the face
and hair one over one. I will start the first leg of the piece. Not the actual
"leg" just in terms of a...well, like the first leg in a race, only this will
not be an actual race.

Who's in?

Victoria

To add to your note--some years back a few of my husbands friends decided to
have a small neighborhood reunion, not school, just neighborhood. That
small group turned out to be around 300 people, all from a few block area
that went to the same elementary school and all of whom knew each other.
There was an age range of around three years and when we went into Junior
High and High School we were split up into different schools. Nevertheless,
everyone knew someone from the old neighborhood and people came from far and
wide. We all referred to our neighborhood as a small town plopped into a
large city.
Lucille


"animaux" wrote in message
...
The funny thing about this perception is that when you live in the city,
be it
Manhattan or one of the boroughs, you are part of "the block." The block
knows
everyone and is an integral part of one another's lives. Who watches
who's
kids, bbq's, block parties, over the fence gardens, etc.

When I moved to Texas I was most mind boggled at how we lived in a house
for
six years and I only knew two people on the block. People in New York are
always perceived as being unfriendly. So untrue. I still have the habit
of
talking to people at the grocery store, Kinko's, wherever I go. It's how
NYers
do!

We or many of us have bravado, some not, some less, some aggressive. I'm
a
combination of all, but my heart goozes out at the seams. This is how
FireHouse Angel got started. So, I suppose it was Tia Mary who propelled
it's
inception.

Victoria


On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 21:23:27 GMT, "Lucille"
opined:

Thanks for the vote of confidence. Native New Yorkers always knew those
things and that's why we react to the bad press that we get. And yes,
even
though I now live in Florida I will always be a New Yorker. Born there,
raised there, lived there most of my life and proud of it.
Lucille


"animaux" wrote in message
.. .
On 05 Sep 2003 17:57:04 GMT, ekoluvr (Tia
Mary-remove
nekoluvr to reply ) opined:

OK -- after teasing V. last week about being from NY and, as a
rsult
starting a bit of a discussion about NYC stereotypes, I had to add a
little
something more. I just finished watching "Seven Days in September"
on
A&E
about 9/11 and how the people of NYC reacted. As a rsult of watching
that
program, I will have to say that the ***stereotypical*** NY'e, while
having an
close ***stereotypical*** relationship with the single finger salute
and
the
infamous "F" word, can also be all of the following: generous,
caring,
respectful, loyal, unselfish, courageous, strong, helpful, thoughtful,
empathetic, brave, kind and a bunch of other really nice adjectives!
I sat and absolutely bawled through the first half of that show and
then was
just in awe during the last half. What *still* amazes me is the sense
of
"family" that every piece of video I have seen that was taken at the
time
manages to portray. I am ready to go out and hug each and every
NY'er I
come
across AND do the same for the police, firefighters, medical personnel
and the
rescue doggies and their "staff". It is soon to be two years and we
need
to
remember how hard all of those wonderful people and doggies worked to
try
and
start the recovery for that great city and this country. CiaoMeow
^;;^
PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their
WHISKERS!!
Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs!


Thank you, that means the world to New Yorkers to hear you say it. We
get a
bad rap all the time. We are brash, aggressive, in your face, but when
it
comes
down to it nobody can give a hug like a New Yorker.

Since I have the design and Needlepaints and since I wanted to stitch
Angel of
the Morning for a certain ladder company in New York who lost the most
men, is
anyone interested in an Angel of the Morning round-robin? I will
supply
the
original design to be passed around in a tube so not to continually
bend
it.
Each person can make a working copy, or if it's in tatters can write to
www.tiag.com for a new copy, as is promised by the designer in lieu of
making
copies. I will also pass around the Needlepaints. Everyone is welcome
to
stitch a part. We can discuss where the stitching should start, bottom
or
top,
left or right. When it gets back to me, I will finish it by stitching
the
face
and hair one over one. I will start the first leg of the piece. Not
the
actual
"leg" just in terms of a...well, like the first leg in a race, only
this
will
not be an actual race.

Who's in?

Victoria

I got the chart in today's mail and now want to ask two questions.

1. If I'm seeing this correctly there are no 1/4 or 1/2 stitches --
right?

2. Is each stitcher responsible for any backstitch and/or specialty
stitches in her section or will one person be doing all the finishing and
embellishment (embellishing, embellishments, whatever) ?

I'm looking forward to working on this terrific project.

Lucille



"animaux" wrote in message
.. .
On 05 Sep 2003 17:57:04 GMT, ekoluvr (Tia
Mary-remove
nekoluvr to reply ) opined:

One person doing the finishing sounds very sensible to me.

Wasn't it you who remarked about blue being your favorite color? Mine too.
To the extent that my friends are shocked when I use another color, which I
do every so often so my house doesn't get too boring. But given my choice,
everything would be some shade of blue.

And I'm delighted to see the Nature Conservancy address label. I have them
too.
Lucille


"animaux" wrote in message
...
One person will do all the back stitching. I didn't see all that much,
nor was
there much in the way of specialty threads. Nobody can stitch this
without the
original because of the color symbols. Once we all see what the stitching
looks
like, we can diplomatically see which swath who wants to stitch and when.
None
of this will happen till Tia Mary returns from Arizona.

Victoria


On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 00:57:57 GMT, "Lucille"
opined:

I got the chart in today's mail and now want to ask two questions.

1. If I'm seeing this correctly there are no 1/4 or 1/2 stitches --
right?

2. Is each stitcher responsible for any backstitch and/or specialty
stitches in her section or will one person be doing all the finishing and
embellishment (embellishing, embellishments, whatever) ?

I'm looking forward to working on this terrific project.

Lucille



"animaux" wrote in message
.. .
On 05 Sep 2003 17:57:04 GMT, ekoluvr (Tia
Mary-remove
nekoluvr to reply ) opined: