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Dear Tammy,
Actually, if the Administrator sees this (why shouldn't he, he is all-seeing!), perhaps he will be kind to return my pm privileges . . .
I asked him to take me off in the heat of my hissy-fit last week . . .
Aren't I a bad boy?
Alex
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You could always join my eBay secret santa group. Then you'd get my email address from there. And maybe you'd get a chotki for Christmas!  Seriously, I just don't like to post my email address on a bulletin board. You never know WHO might surf through, pick it up, and start spamming me!
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Dear Tammy,
My e-mail is back up again.
I guess the Administrator is lurking in the background watching all of us here . . .
Good for him!
Alex
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Oh, Alex, I forgot one more thing. I assume you want a cross, not a crucifix? If you are interested, we have a woodburner and are experimenting with the idea of burning a tri-bar cross onto a wooden cross... (Do Ukrainians use the tri-bar cross?) Or did you just want a tassel? I haven't tried that yet.
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Dear Tammy,
That's fine - whatever is easiest!
Chotki often have a Greek Cross and wooden chotki need not have a tassel.
God bless,
Alex
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The chotki that I keep next to my bed consists of 10 wooden beads about 1/2" in diameter, on a string with a plain small wood cross. It is from Optina. I have a devotion to the Optina Elder Saints.
Silouan, monk
PS Happy Thanksgiving to all those celebrating that day on Thursday! My spiritual Father, a Trappist hermit, told me that Thanksgiving is one of only two days that the monks eat meat. The other is the Fourth of July. :p
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Originally posted by Zeeker:
Can any of the forum members suggest places to purchase chotki not made of wool? I have found a couple internet sites, but because of a nasty allergy to wool I have not located any to my liking that would not send me into a frenzy of hives. I know this is a really old post, and I hope the adminstrator doesn't mind me resurrecting it... I've never seen a wrist chotki in anything other than wool, and I remembered this post and got to thinking that people who are allergic to wool can't use a wrist chotki if they're all made out of wool! So I did a little R&D and came up with a wood bead wrist chotki on a stretchable cord so it will fit over the hand, and a gemstone version on memory wire for a dressier look like a rosary bracelet. They are available on my website if anyone is interested. I'm always looking for new things to add to my product line, so if anyone has any ideas please feel free to let me know. Tammy
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Dear Tammy,
You, for one, will never pull any wool over anyone's eyes in this respect!
Alex
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