Ladybird Bags

Ok, I know Americans call them Ladybugs ;o)
If anyone would like one of the Tesco bags, I can send some.
Just call it a 'thankyou' for all the tips and advice from fellow stitchers
on the group.
My email addy is valid.

--
Regards..............P-f (Polly)

Parrotfish wrote:
Ok, I know Americans call them Ladybugs ;o)
If anyone would like one of the Tesco bags, I can send some.
Just call it a 'thankyou' for all the tips and advice from fellow stitchers
on the group.
My email addy is valid.




Aha, mystery solved,

Now I know who Polly from Surrey is! I am curious, whereabouts in
Surrey? I was born in a Nursing Home in Wadden, prior to WW2, and lived
in Wallington until 1946. Then we moved to Uxbridge on the Middx/Bucks
border. Sheena goes to visit her aunt in Wallington, and just got back.

Cheryl is a big ladybird.bug fan...and I had to gloat over my Tesco bag! LOL

Gillian

"Gillian Murray" wrote ...
Parrotfish wrote:
Ok, I know Americans call them Ladybugs ;o)
If anyone would like one of the Tesco bags, I can send some.
Just call it a 'thankyou' for all the tips and advice from fellow
stitchers on the group.
My email addy is valid.




Aha, mystery solved,

Now I know who Polly from Surrey is! I am curious, whereabouts in Surrey?
I was born in a Nursing Home in Wadden, prior to WW2, and lived in
Wallington until 1946. Then we moved to Uxbridge on the Middx/Bucks
border. Sheena goes to visit her aunt in Wallington, and just got back.

Cheryl is a big ladybird.bug fan...and I had to gloat over my Tesco bag!
LOL


Good morning Gillian.........
We are in a small village called South Godstone (about a mile south of
Godstone and Junction 6 of the M25.....lol ) Gatwick Airport is about 20
mins away.
I've got fond memories of Wallington Public Halls in the 60's. Some fine
Groups appeared there.
Those bags are *very* sturdy, about the best of the Supermarket alternatives
to plastic.

--
Regards..............P-f

Parrotfish wrote:
Good morning Gillian.........
We are in a small village called South Godstone (about a mile south of
Godstone and Junction 6 of the M25.....lol ) Gatwick Airport is about 20
mins away.
I've got fond memories of Wallington Public Halls in the 60's. Some fine
Groups appeared there.
Those bags are *very* sturdy, about the best of the Supermarket alternatives
to plastic.


One of our local shops (we have two shops on the island) stopped
supplying plastic bags earlier this year. However, they gave each
customer a free burlap bag; most people bought another one, they were
about one pound each.
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK

"Bruce Fletcher wrote ...
Parrotfish wrote:
snipperty
Those bags are *very* sturdy, about the best of the Supermarket
alternatives to plastic.


One of our local shops (we have two shops on the island) stopped supplying
plastic bags earlier this year. However, they gave each customer a free
burlap bag; most people bought another one, they were about one pound
each.
--
The trouble is........ how many bags is too many?
I've had 2 packs of 3 bags from Nescafe rewards, 2 Cancer charity bags from
Asda, 3 limited edition designs from Sainsbury, and several canvas bags free
with magazines. So far, I've only painted a design on *one*.

--
Regards..............P-f (Bag-Addict)

Parrotfish wrote:
"Bruce Fletcher wrote ...
Parrotfish wrote:
snipperty
Those bags are *very* sturdy, about the best of the Supermarket
alternatives to plastic.

One of our local shops (we have two shops on the island) stopped supplying
plastic bags earlier this year. However, they gave each customer a free
burlap bag; most people bought another one, they were about one pound
each.
--
The trouble is........ how many bags is too many?
I've had 2 packs of 3 bags from Nescafe rewards, 2 Cancer charity bags from
Asda, 3 limited edition designs from Sainsbury, and several canvas bags free
with magazines. So far, I've only painted a design on *one*.


When the shop issued the free burlap bags they held a contest for the
best decorated bag. The winner was an enterprising lady (no, it wasn't
Maureen) who treated one side of the bag as a piece of aida and filled
it with a cross-stitch design incorporating the name of the shop
(Olivebank), its phone number, the proprieter's name (Williamson) and
various items sold by the shop (fruit, veg, groceries, meat).
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK

"Bruce Fletcher wrote ...
Parrotfish wrote:
"Bruce Fletcher wrote ...
Parrotfish wrote:
snipperty
Those bags are *very* sturdy, about the best of the Supermarket
alternatives to plastic.

One of our local shops (we have two shops on the island) stopped
supplying plastic bags earlier this year. However, they gave each
customer a free burlap bag; most people bought another one, they were
about one pound each.
--
The trouble is........ how many bags is too many?
I've had 2 packs of 3 bags from Nescafe rewards, 2 Cancer charity bags
from Asda, 3 limited edition designs from Sainsbury, and several canvas
bags free with magazines. So far, I've only painted a design on *one*.


When the shop issued the free burlap bags they held a contest for the best
decorated bag. The winner was an enterprising lady (no, it wasn't Maureen)
who treated one side of the bag as a piece of aida and filled it with a
cross-stitch design incorporating the name of the shop (Olivebank), its
phone number, the proprieter's name (Williamson) and various items sold by
the shop (fruit, veg, groceries, meat).
--
Hmmmm........ now there's a good idea!
--
Regards..............P-f

On 11/7/08 7:57 PM, in article ,
"Parrotfish" wrote:

Ok, I know Americans call them Ladybugs ;o)
If anyone would like one of the Tesco bags, I can send some.
Just call it a 'thankyou' for all the tips and advice from fellow stitchers
on the group.
My email addy is valid.
Me, me!

Cheryl

On 11/7/08 8:36 PM, in article , "Gillian
Murray" wrote:

Parrotfish wrote:
Ok, I know Americans call them Ladybugs ;o)
If anyone would like one of the Tesco bags, I can send some.
Just call it a 'thankyou' for all the tips and advice from fellow stitchers
on the group.
My email addy is valid.




Aha, mystery solved,

Now I know who Polly from Surrey is! I am curious, whereabouts in
Surrey? I was born in a Nursing Home in Wadden, prior to WW2, and lived
in Wallington until 1946. Then we moved to Uxbridge on the Middx/Bucks
border. Sheena goes to visit her aunt in Wallington, and just got back.

Cheryl is a big ladybird.bug fan...and I had to gloat over my Tesco bag! LOL

Gillian


Hurrah - another of the Trivia Mavens identified...

Cheryl

On 11/8/08 8:05 AM, in article ,
"lucretia borgia" wrote:

On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 10:33:17 -0000, "Parrotfish"
opined:


"Bruce Fletcher wrote ...
Parrotfish wrote:
snipperty
Those bags are *very* sturdy, about the best of the Supermarket
alternatives to plastic.


One of our local shops (we have two shops on the island) stopped supplying
plastic bags earlier this year. However, they gave each customer a free
burlap bag; most people bought another one, they were about one pound
each.
--
The trouble is........ how many bags is too many?
I've had 2 packs of 3 bags from Nescafe rewards, 2 Cancer charity bags from
Asda, 3 limited edition designs from Sainsbury, and several canvas bags free
with magazines. So far, I've only painted a design on *one*.

I am happy to confess to being the second one - I came home with a
Highgrove one from Tetbury - not that it will mean anything here lol I
have collected them for years, also tea towels, it takes me a couple
of months to work through the piles and repeat, even have special ones
for Christmas.


I sometimes feel "guilty" when I use bags from one grocery store at another.
It's all in what was at the top of the bag to carry the bags and did I make
other stops.

And certain ones just work better. I have several from my first choice
store that are the size of the old style paper bags. Nice and deep and
squared off with reinforced corners and built in hard bottoms (not the kind
you can take out, break, lose etc). And I now have several thermal bags that
close, including the one with a zipper.


C