Hi Bill, Pat answered this better than I could. :-) Thank you Pat. {{{{{{Pat}}}}}} I asked the listowners list about it, and I'm waiting to see what they say, but Pat summed it up. I apologize for not catching that little picture at the bottom of the post. Usually it just bounces back when that happens. This time there was a glitch. Like you said Bill, better to be safe than sorry. We should never open any file we haven't scanned. Now, I think I need some corner time~! LOL~! :-) Thanks guys for all your help. I appreciate it. Kath > Kath: > > Now I'm confused. Just how did you scan the .gif file that Vicki received? > She didn't send the attachment to this list. I'm just wondering how you > scanned the .gif file. Is there something I should know. > > I know she didn't send it to me or the list as nothing came across with an > attachment. > > Thanks. > > Bill Covey

Thanks Bill. Nothing surprises me about viruses anymore. If you remember or see anything new about the gif virus, would you please send it? Thank you. Hugs, Kath > Kath: > > I think so. It seems that I recall getting a bunch that changed titles but > retained .gif. I don't recall which virus it was. At any rate you can't > receive attachment on rootsweb. It copies itself in such a way that it > appears that way. At least that is what I am told. > > Bill Covey > Author of Watson Is Where It Wuz > http://billcovey.50megs.com >

Oh Vicki~! :-) The game and the encampment sound like so much fun~! :-) They have a Civil War re-enactment out here. I just have to go this year. Well I declare Miss Vicki~! <LOL> :-) Or should I say, Fiddle-dee-dee~! :-) You young ladies will look so fine in your new costumes. (Wish you were my mom.) :-) hugs, kath > Oh goodie!! But I can't food fight right now -- I'm off to the sporting > goods store to get cleats, mitt, pants, socks, and all those cool baseball > things!! BTW -- We went to an 1800s baseball game yesterday at the Hayes > Presidential Center. It was so cool!! I loved it. But even more fun was > the Civil War Encampment we went to the day before that. Now I'm gonna TRY > to make one of those big Scarlett hoop dresses for my daughter and me to > wear when we go again! Should be so fun!!!! bye -- vicki > > > > > You didn't start anything Vicki. > > {{{{{{{{{Vicki}}}}}}}}} > > and as far as I know, nuthin' is started. <G> > > I'm keeping that Food Fight offer in mind though. <G> :-) > > hugs, > > kath

I received it as an attachment also. It must have been a rootsweb hiccup because there were 2 attachments, one was an 's' gif and the other was the footer as a txt file. Both were clean, just a rootsweb glitch. As for the reason Bill didn't receive it, depends on what program he's using and how it's set up. pat :@) Kath: Now I'm confused. Just how did you scan the .gif file that Vicki received? She didn't send the attachment to this list. I'm just wondering how you scanned the .gif file. Is there something I should know. I know she didn't send it to me or the list as nothing came across with an attachment. Thanks. Bill Covey Author of Watson Is Where It Wuz http://billcovey.50megs.com

You didn't start anything Vicki. {{{{{{{{{Vicki}}}}}}}}} and as far as I know, nuthin' is started. <G> I'm keeping that Food Fight offer in mind though. <G> :-) hugs, kath PS please come out of the corner,,,,,,,, and why is Missi there~? > Sorry!! I didn't mean to start anything! (At least not like that!! A good > food fight -- yes!) I'm off to the corner :-( > Move over missi, here i come..... Vicki > > > I scanned the gif file and it was clean (harmless) > > Still, please everybody, Don't Open ANY Attachments that come through the > > list.

Vicki, 3 lashes with a wet noodle girlfriend~! <G> :-) Don't open nuthin' unless you are Positive it is clean. {{{{{{{{{Vicki}}}}}}}}} It was clean though, as a quick scan showed. Still, for peace of mind, I would run the virus program. love you Sweetie, kath ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vicki Ashton" <heypa@cros.net> To: <FOLKLORE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 10:53 AM Subject: Re: [FOLKLORE FAMILY] Possible Virus > I did!! I thought only .exe and .vbs files like that were the virus > carriers!! Well, I'm off the the de-buggers!! Thanks Bill! vicki > > BTW -- Got your book and it is great!!!! I love it!!!! > > > > Vicki: > > > > The most of the .gif files if not all of them are a rascally virus. Some > of > > these things disguise themselves to appear that they came through the > list. > > I believe I would run Norton or something to see if you are clean. > > > > I hope you didn't open it. > > > > Bill Covey > > Author of Watson Is Where It Wuz > > http://billcovey.50megs.com > > > > > > ==== FOLKLORE Mailing List ==== > "Folklore Family" Listresses: > Missi Richiele3@aol.com & Kath mzmouser@home.com > »§«:*Ž`³€³ŽŽ`*:»§«:*Ž`³€³Ž`*:»§«:*Ž`³€³ŽŽ`*:»§«:*Ž`³€³Ž`*:»§« >

Hahaha~! love these Laural~! :-) thanks kath > > MISCELLANEOUS QUIPS > > On the other hand, you have different fingers. <<

LOL~! :-) Hi Lala~! :-) Thanks for this....... I think. <heehee> It's a groaner. kath > > "Master, Master! . . . The Hills are alive with the sound of music!"

Thanks Mary. :-) Kath

I scanned the gif file and it was clean (harmless) Still, please everybody, Don't Open ANY Attachments that come through the list. Bill, I wish you had scanned the file before sounding the alarm. No need to frighten folks needlessly. Kath ----- Original Message ----- From: "Billy Covey" <billcovey@worldnet.att.net> To: <FOLKLORE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 12:49 PM Subject: [FOLKLORE FAMILY] Possible Virus > Vicki: > > The most of the .gif files if not all of them are a rascally virus. Some of > these things disguise themselves to appear that they came through the list. > I believe I would run Norton or something to see if you are clean. > > I hope you didn't open it. > > Bill Covey > Author of Watson Is Where It Wuz > http://billcovey.50megs.com > > > > ==== FOLKLORE Mailing List ==== > "Folklore Family" Listresses: > Missi Richiele3@aol.com & Kath mzmouser@home.com > »§«:*Ž`³€³ŽŽ`*:»§«:*Ž`³€³Ž`*:»§«:*Ž`³€³ŽŽ`*:»§«:*Ž`³€³Ž`*:»§« >

Bill, can you send the information on gif files containing viruses, please. I haven't heard this before. ?? Kath ----- Original Message ----- From: "Billy Covey" <billcovey@worldnet.att.net> To: <FOLKLORE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 12:49 PM Subject: [FOLKLORE FAMILY] Possible Virus > Vicki: > > The most of the .gif files if not all of them are a rascally virus. Some of > these things disguise themselves to appear that they came through the list. > I believe I would run Norton or something to see if you are clean. > > I hope you didn't open it. > > Bill Covey > Author of Watson Is Where It Wuz > http://billcovey.50megs.com > > > > ==== FOLKLORE Mailing List ==== > "Folklore Family" Listresses: > Missi Richiele3@aol.com & Kath mzmouser@home.com > »§«:*Ž`³€³ŽŽ`*:»§«:*Ž`³€³Ž`*:»§«:*Ž`³€³ŽŽ`*:»§«:*Ž`³€³Ž`*:»§« >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Vicki Ashton" <heypa@cros.net> To: <FOLKLORE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [FOLKLORE FAMILY] Ask Martha Stone trough look-alikes add a rustic beauty to your home, garden > Kaffie -- When I got this it had an attachment!!! It was just a .gif file > so I opened it -- it was just an "S"!! Wonder how that got through > rootsweb! You ain't passin' no bugs are ya?!?!? lol vicki > > > > > > Stone trough look-alikes add a rustic beauty to your home, garden I don't know what happened Vicki......??? How it got through with that attached is puzzling. Rootsweb is supposed to bounce those. ??? Don't want no "S" happening..... Thanks for letting me know. Kath

well, phoo I thought this site had sound clips we could listen to. kath

Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds http://birds.cornell.edu/lns/

The Bird Source http://birdsource.cornell.edu/warblers/Sounds/WILWAR.WAV

birds are very special to me.... whenever I hit a really rough time, one special one will come to me, and I know everything will be okay. Last week, this little guy arrived at the birch tree right outside my window. :-) He's stayed and is such good company. :-) (we're buds) <G> http://www.songbirdcoffee.com/birds_warbler.html love, kath

I had some mail box problems the past few days. I finally had to delete lots and lots of mail. : ( I just know I missed something important.... kath

http://detnews.com/homestyl/9805/23/martha/martha.htm Stone trough look-alikes add a rustic beauty to your home, garden Cardboard boxes serve as molds for these troughs. tone troughs, impossibly heavy and rustically beautiful, have been used to house charming miniature landscapes for a century - ever since the English decided to create gardens in the containers they used for watering and feeding farm animals. These troughs, now antiques, are hard to come by. But with a simple mixture of inexpensive ingredients found at the garden center and hardware store, you can make a lightweight version that looks like the real thing. Alpines, small plants native to alpine regions, and other rock-garden favorites, are traditional in troughs; two classics include dwarf artemesia, which reaches a height of 6 inches to 8 inches and has exquisite silver leaves; and draba, with yellow or white flowers and rosettelike leaves. (There are dozens of alpines and rock-garden plants; look for them at your local nursery or consult a good catalogue.) But almost any plants of small stature will do well in a trough. Creeping thyme, miniature hostas and phlox, succulents and cacti, and annuals and small bulbs are all lovely. Tools and supplies * Two cardboard boxes, one smaller than the other, to serve as molds for the trough (the lightweight concrete mixture will fill the space between the two boxes) * Horticultural perlite * Peat moss * Portland cement * 3/4-inch-mesh chicken wire * Wooden dowels * Drop cloth * Mason's trowel * Mask (to avoid breathing in hazardous cement dust) * Work gloves Casting a trough Rough edges and slight irregularities in shape make these natural-looking containers appear at home in the garden, so don't worry about making your trough perfect. Assembling the mold and pouring the mixture will take just a couple of hours. The trough needs at least a day to cure before the mold is removed. 1. Wearing the mask and work gloves and working on the drop cloth, combine three parts horticultural perlite, three parts peat moss and two parts Portland cement. Add enough water to form a mixture that is the consistency of moist cottage cheese. It will appear darker than it will when it dries. The Portland cement will give the trough a wonderful aged look. 2. Place the larger cardboard box on the drop cloth with the opening facing up. Any tape or seams in the cardboard will appear as impressions on the finished trough, so be sure that the inside of the box is to your liking. (Keep in mind that some markings are desirable.) To make the bottom of the trough, pour a 1-inch layer of cement. Cut chicken wire to the same shape as the box bottom, but 1 inch smaller all around. Place it into the box, on the wet concrete; it will reinforce the bottom of the trough. Add another 1-inch layer of concrete. Lightly smooth the surface with a trowel to make it even. 3. To create drainage holes, push several wooden dowels, each about 4 inches long and at least a 1/4-inch in diameter, into the concrete, spaced 3 or 4 inches apart. They will be removed later. 4. Fold the flaps of the smaller box inward, and tape them flush against the sides. Place the box upside down on the concrete inside the larger box. Cut a layer of chicken wire and center it between the two boxes to reinforce the walls of the trough. The wire should be 1 inch shorter than the mold so that it will not poke through the top of the finished trough. 5. Use a mason's trowel to fill the sides of the mold with cement, creating the walls. Push a wide stick into the wet concrete periodically to tamp it down and eliminate any air pockets. If you wish to give the trough a decorative touch, push seashells, stones, colored glass, pieces of ceramic or other objects down along the outside edges of the larger box as you fill the mold. 6. Smooth the top edges with a trowel. Cover the mold with a plastic sheet so that it remains moist while the concrete sets. Let the trough cure for up to five days, but no less than 24 hours. Once set, rip out the inner box, remove the dowels and tear away the outer cardboard.

http://detnews.com/homestyl/9805/23/martha/martha.htm Stone trough look-alikes add a rustic beauty to your home, garden Cardboard boxes serve as molds for these troughs. tone troughs, impossibly heavy and rustically beautiful, have been used to house charming miniature landscapes for a century - ever since the English decided to create gardens in the containers they used for watering and feeding farm animals. These troughs, now antiques, are hard to come by. But with a simple mixture of inexpensive ingredients found at the garden center and hardware store, you can make a lightweight version that looks like the real thing. Alpines, small plants native to alpine regions, and other rock-garden favorites, are traditional in troughs; two classics include dwarf artemesia, which reaches a height of 6 inches to 8 inches and has exquisite silver leaves; and draba, with yellow or white flowers and rosettelike leaves. (There are dozens of alpines and rock-garden plants; look for them at your local nursery or consult a good catalogue.) But almost any plants of small stature will do well in a trough. Creeping thyme, miniature hostas and phlox, succulents and cacti, and annuals and small bulbs are all lovely. Tools and supplies * Two cardboard boxes, one smaller than the other, to serve as molds for the trough (the lightweight concrete mixture will fill the space between the two boxes) * Horticultural perlite * Peat moss * Portland cement * 3/4-inch-mesh chicken wire * Wooden dowels * Drop cloth * Mason's trowel * Mask (to avoid breathing in hazardous cement dust) * Work gloves Casting a trough Rough edges and slight irregularities in shape make these natural-looking containers appear at home in the garden, so don't worry about making your trough perfect. Assembling the mold and pouring the mixture will take just a couple of hours. The trough needs at least a day to cure before the mold is removed. 1. Wearing the mask and work gloves and working on the drop cloth, combine three parts horticultural perlite, three parts peat moss and two parts Portland cement. Add enough water to form a mixture that is the consistency of moist cottage cheese. It will appear darker than it will when it dries. The Portland cement will give the trough a wonderful aged look. 2. Place the larger cardboard box on the drop cloth with the opening facing up. Any tape or seams in the cardboard will appear as impressions on the finished trough, so be sure that the inside of the box is to your liking. (Keep in mind that some markings are desirable.) To make the bottom of the trough, pour a 1-inch layer of cement. Cut chicken wire to the same shape as the box bottom, but 1 inch smaller all around. Place it into the box, on the wet concrete; it will reinforce the bottom of the trough. Add another 1-inch layer of concrete. Lightly smooth the surface with a trowel to make it even. 3. To create drainage holes, push several wooden dowels, each about 4 inches long and at least a 1/4-inch in diameter, into the concrete, spaced 3 or 4 inches apart. They will be removed later. 4. Fold the flaps of the smaller box inward, and tape them flush against the sides. Place the box upside down on the concrete inside the larger box. Cut a layer of chicken wire and center it between the two boxes to reinforce the walls of the trough. The wire should be 1 inch shorter than the mold so that it will not poke through the top of the finished trough. 5. Use a mason's trowel to fill the sides of the mold with cement, creating the walls. Push a wide stick into the wet concrete periodically to tamp it down and eliminate any air pockets. If you wish to give the trough a decorative touch, push seashells, stones, colored glass, pieces of ceramic or other objects down along the outside edges of the larger box as you fill the mold. 6. Smooth the top edges with a trowel. Cover the mold with a plastic sheet so that it remains moist while the concrete sets. Let the trough cure for up to five days, but no less than 24 hours. Once set, rip out the inner box, remove the dowels and tear away the outer cardboard. Write to Homestyle columnist Martha Stewart in care of the New York Times Syndication Sales Corp., 122 E. 42nd St., New York, NY 10168. Questions may also be sent to Stewart by electronic mail. 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Excuse notes from parents (including original spelling) 1. My son is under a doctor's care and should not take P.E. today. Please execute him. 2. Please excuse Lisa for being absent. She was sick and I had her shot. 3. Dear School: Please ekscuse John being absent on Jan. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and also 33. 4. Please excuse Gloria from Jim today. She is administrating. 5. Please excuse Roland from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday he fell out of a tree and misplaced his hip. 6. John has been absent because he had two teeth taken out of his face. 7. Carlos was absent yesterday because he was playing football. He was hurt in the growing part. 8. Megan could not come to school today because she has been bothered by very close veins. 9. Chris will not be in school cus he has an acre in his side. 10. Please excuse Ray Friday from school. He has very loose vowels. 11. Please excuse Pedro from being absent yesterday. He had (diahre) (dyrea) (direathe) the craps. [words were crossed out in the ( )'s.] 12. Please excuse Tommy for being absent yesterday. He had diarrhea and his boots leak. 13. Irving was absent yesterday because he missed his bust. 14. Please excuse Jimmy for being. It was his father's fault. 15. I kept Billie home because she had to go Christmas shopping because I don't know what size she wear. 16. Please excuse Jennifer for missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we thought it was Sunday. 17. Sally won't be in school a week from Friday. We have to attend her funeral. 18. My daughter was absent yesterday because she was tired. She spent a weekend with the Marines. 19. Please excuse Jason for being absent yesterday. He had a cold and could not breed well. 20. Gloria was absent yesterday as she was having a gangover. 1. My son is under a doctor's care and should not take P.E. today. Please execute him. 2. Please excuse Lisa for being absent. She was sick and I had her shot. 3. Dear School: Please ekscuse John being absent on Jan. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and also 33. 4. Please excuse Gloria from Jim today. She is administrating. 5. Please excuse Roland from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday he fell out of a tree and misplaced his hip. 6. John has been absent because he had two teeth taken out of his face. 7. Carlos was absent yesterday because he was playing football. He was hurt in the growing part. 8. Megan could not come to school today because she has been bothered by very close veins. 9. Chris will not be in school cus he has an acre in his side. 10. Please excuse Ray Friday from school. He has very loose vowels. 11. Please excuse Pedro from being absent yesterday. He had (diahre) (dyrea) (direathe) the craps. [words were crossed out in the ( )'s.] 12. Please excuse Tommy for being absent yesterday. He had diarrhea and his boots leak. 13. Irving was absent yesterday because he missed his bust. 14. Please excuse Jimmy for being. It was his father's fault. 15. I kept Billie home because she had to go Christmas shopping because I don't know what size she wear. 16. Please excuse Jennifer for missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we thought it was Sunday. 17. Sally won't be in school a week from Friday. We have to attend her funeral. 18. My daughter was absent yesterday because she was tired. She spent a weekend with the Marines. 19. Please excuse Jason for being absent yesterday. He had a cold and could not breed well. 20. Gloria was absent yesterday as she was having a gangover.