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It's a small world!
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"Bernadette" wrote in message ... MSey wrote: I forgot to ask for the names of your companions ... they're so gorgeous! Murielle "Bernadette" wrote in message news Bernadette wrote: Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote: Bernadette , whenever i read your name i think of a Novel ,,, and since you live in Scotland i see you walk on the shore with your white mare ,,,,, with your Castle in the background ,,,, :::: What kind of dress making do you do ? mirjam Hi Murielle and welcome back. I joined this group last year after "lurking" and reading for a few months. It is a lot of fun and there are some wonderful characters with (to me) an amazing amount of talent and knowledge. I've always found it both enlightening and fun. I live on the east coast of Sotland and love knitting, crochet and cross stitch. I also used to do loads of dressmaking and am hoping to start that again. Bernadette It's about five years since I last made a cowl neck top for me Mirjam but I used to do all kinds, including tailoring. When my boys were young I made their trousers, shirts, summer tops, winter coats (fully lined) and ties. I made all my husband's shirts both work and leisure but not his trousers. Curtains, loose covers for furniture, even fitted bed sheets. It all started when I studied dress design at art school (aged 13 to 17) and was able to design and make all my own clothes when in my late teens. Back then we had a textile industry and obtaining various lovely materials was easy. When I went back to work full time after the family had grown I didn't have the time - or energy. It is only since I retired that I have again started making garments occasionally. The most enjoyable garments to make were my evening dresses as it was easy, having grafted my own patterns, to embroider them on the bodice or skirt. It made them just that bit different. Sorry Mirjam, no castle or white horse but a few local views of where I live http://snipurl.com/1mokq http://snipurl.com/1moks http://snipurl.com/1moku http://snipurl.com/1moky and two of the finest companions I ever knew http://snipurl.com/1mol3 http://snipurl.com/1mol5 Thanks Murielle, we love it here. Although neither of us has any Scottish blood when Rob's work brought us here we fell in love with this country and it's people, so decided to stay when it was time to retire. Where in Scotland were you born? I was born in Glasgow. But my parents immagrated to Canada when I was a toddler. After my dad died Mom and I went back for about three years. My mother always felt she was meant to be in Canada so returned when I was nine. Since then I've only been back once for a long summer holiday when I was twelve. We saw a fair bit of Scotland when we were there as my mother loved to take little day trips to this place and that. Most of my family are over here now but I do have a cousin in Fife. Well, that is a coincidence! We live in Fife, about 6 miles from Kirkcaldy. :-) The little cat's name is Pepsi. She came to us 7 years ago when she was about 4 years old and a very battered little soul. Although she is still timid she has built a lot of confidence in that time. She's lovely. Our dog was called Lady. She died last year at the age of 15 and we had "inherited" her from our youngest son. She had a lovely temperament and, although I'm so glad we had all those years together, I still miss her companionship. Her picture was so striking, she looked every inch the lady. You were lucky to have her so long. Thanks for sharing the pictures with us. Murielle |
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It's a small world!
"Bernadette" wrote in message ... MSey wrote: "Bernadette" wrote in message ... MSey wrote: I forgot to ask for the names of your companions ... they're so gorgeous! Murielle "Bernadette" wrote in message news Bernadette wrote: Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote: Bernadette , whenever i read your name i think of a Novel ,,, and since you live in Scotland i see you walk on the shore with your white mare ,,,,, with your Castle in the background ,,,, :::: What kind of dress making do you do ? mirjam Hi Murielle and welcome back. I joined this group last year after "lurking" and reading for a few months. It is a lot of fun and there are some wonderful characters with (to me) an amazing amount of talent and knowledge. I've always found it both enlightening and fun. I live on the east coast of Sotland and love knitting, crochet and cross stitch. I also used to do loads of dressmaking and am hoping to start that again. Bernadette It's about five years since I last made a cowl neck top for me Mirjam but I used to do all kinds, including tailoring. When my boys were young I made their trousers, shirts, summer tops, winter coats (fully lined) and ties. I made all my husband's shirts both work and leisure but not his trousers. Curtains, loose covers for furniture, even fitted bed sheets. It all started when I studied dress design at art school (aged 13 to 17) and was able to design and make all my own clothes when in my late teens. Back then we had a textile industry and obtaining various lovely materials was easy. When I went back to work full time after the family had grown I didn't have the time - or energy. It is only since I retired that I have again started making garments occasionally. The most enjoyable garments to make were my evening dresses as it was easy, having grafted my own patterns, to embroider them on the bodice or skirt. It made them just that bit different. Sorry Mirjam, no castle or white horse but a few local views of where I live http://snipurl.com/1mokq http://snipurl.com/1moks http://snipurl.com/1moku http://snipurl.com/1moky and two of the finest companions I ever knew http://snipurl.com/1mol3 http://snipurl.com/1mol5 Thanks Murielle, we love it here. Although neither of us has any Scottish blood when Rob's work brought us here we fell in love with this country and it's people, so decided to stay when it was time to retire. Where in Scotland were you born? I was born in Glasgow. But my parents immagrated to Canada when I was a toddler. After my dad died Mom and I went back for about three years. My mother always felt she was meant to be in Canada so returned when I was nine. Since then I've only been back once for a long summer holiday when I was twelve. We saw a fair bit of Scotland when we were there as my mother loved to take little day trips to this place and that. Most of my family are over here now but I do have a cousin in Fife. Well, that is a coincidence! We live in Fife, about 6 miles from Kirkcaldy. :-) Get outta here! LOL! Just when you think the world can't get any smaller .... That's funny. I'll have to backchannel you the family name someday. It's ... different. Murielle The little cat's name is Pepsi. She came to us 7 years ago when she was about 4 years old and a very battered little soul. Although she is still timid she has built a lot of confidence in that time. She's lovely. Our dog was called Lady. She died last year at the age of 15 and we had "inherited" her from our youngest son. She had a lovely temperament and, although I'm so glad we had all those years together, I still miss her companionship. Her picture was so striking, she looked every inch the lady. You were lucky to have her so long. Thanks for sharing the pictures with us. Murielle |
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