Archive for May, 2004

Milanese Lace with Louise

May 11th 2004 by Leisa in general 0

May 10-11th 2004, Springfield Oregon
This is my second class with the lovely Louise Collgan. The first was with the Lacemakers of Puget Sound. May 27 - May 29, 2000. This year I’m working the butterfly pattern.
Milanese is an Italian Bobbin Lace. It is characterized by freely flowing decorative braids.Milanese lace was made from the [...]

Mosaic Tulip Project

May 9th 2004 by Leisa in general 0

I found the picture on the internet. Its a sample for a clipart collection. When they are finished they will be 8 x 20 inches. The pair is for my mom & paul’s mom. They both have birthdays on March 11th.
It’s now August 30th. I just got this in the mail today. I am such [...]

8 Miles with Portland Fit

May 8th 2004 by Leisa in general 0

Paul & I signed up with Portland Fit this year. We had our first 8 mile run on Saturday. We always start at the Old Spagetti Factory on the water front. The route this week went over the Hawthorne Bridge, Past OMSI on the trail to the 1 mile marker and then over the Steel [...]

3rd Annual Beach Trip

May 7th 2004 by Leisa in general 0

April 30th – May 2nd marked the 3rd Annual Beach Weekend. This tradition was started by Tanja in 2002 who has moved back to Germany and is getting married this summer. The first two years we stayed at the same house in Manzinita. That house was not available for weekends that we were. [...]

I solemnly swear …

May 5th 2004 by Leisa in general 0

to make a nuisance of myself with my new digital camera. Paul & I went to Fry’s last night and bought a ” Canon S410.” I had hoped that Fry’s might have a deal on a refurbished camera or last year’s model. They had a couple of S400’s that were floor models. They were really [...]