I had no idea the recession was hitting the Amish back in Indiana so hard. Makes sense though; a LOT of them were employed in the RV industry. Church elders are allowing them to collect unemployment now, but some are even leaving the faith so they can drive cars to jobs farther away.
Author: Kris
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Shared today on Twitter
Autumn = beer and stew and yumminess. Oh, and knitting!
Any knitters feel like testing the new Morris & Sons site for me? (No special prices or anything; just new design.)
Just made it all the way out the house and to the bus stop before Snook pointed out my hoodie was on inside-out. I don’t like Mondays.
Still no K.Rudd money. We’re so at the very end of the list. Somebody’s gotta be dead last!
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Shared today on Facebook
Autumn = beer and stew and yumminess. Oh, and knitting!
Still no K.Rudd money. We’re so at the very end of the list. Somebody’s gotta be dead last!
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Shared today on Twitter
30 people at today’s Guild meeting, and 3 new signups! We keep growing…
Wow. Transit cops checking tickets on 440 bus. Only 2nd time I’ve been checked in Sydney in 7.5 years.
I’m a good & organised host, but not a carefree one. I spend too much time making things go smoothly. Doesn’t leave much time for fun!
@wookie_man I’m working more at that, and everyone is great at pitching in. I still find it difficult to relax at events I’ve organised.
@witty_knitter They were checking near Town Hall, fairly close to start of line. Very silly. Better to check farther along, I think.
Stupid Quadrahosting seems to fail repeatedly every single weekend. On the plus side, it’s a good reminder to take frequent coding breaks.
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Knitters Guild News
Knitters Guild News: We had another very successful meeting at Customs House today. There were 30 knitters in attendance, and 3 of the newbies joined on the spot. Our growth is phenomenal, and I think it’s only going to increase over the winter. We’ll be getting some promotion in the winter newsletter for the City of Sydney Libraries because we’re going to be helping them with some “Learn to Knit” events in July. The only downside to our popularity is that I think we’ll be looking for a new venue sooner rather than later!
Our new format for the meetings seems to be working out well. Everybody is very attentive for the business portion, and I’ve been managing to get through it all in 15-20 minutes. The real test will be next month, when we try our first workshop in the new space. (We’re doing “Welcome to the Knitternet” to introduce some of the less computer savvy members to the wealth of online knitting information.) As usual, I spent most of the meeting concentrating on keeping everything running smoothly, so it’s not quite as much fun as it used to be. That said, I guess having an organised person running the show means everybody else can relax a bit more. Everybody seems really appreciative of the work me, Rosemary, and Geraldine are putting into it. So the meetings are still rewarding, even if I don’t get much knitting done!
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Tie Top Tank
Another adorable free sewing pattern for spring: Tie Top Tank. Saved!
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News from Indiana
Two surprising bits of news from Indiana this morning:
- Lawmakers are proposing redrawing the Indiana-Michigan border. Huh? Apparently the original border was laid out in 1827 with wooden pegs, and that’s all people have to know where the line is. I had no idea! I kinda thought that even without GPS, surveyors would be able to always know where the line was based on their, I don’t know, magic measurements or whatever. Guess not.
- Elkhart County has slipped to #2 on the unemployment list. #1? Lagrange County with 18.9% unemployment. Jeeeez. That’s the county where I went to high school. It’s the county where several members of my family still live. I just can’t even imagine what it’s like with 1 out of 5 out of work.
Links courtesy of The Elkhart Project.
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Chippo is HOT!
Chippendale is on both lists of top suburbs to buy houses and apartments in Sydney. High demand from first-home buyers is pushing prices up. Woohoo!
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Shared today on Twitter
Runners: should we take a baby aspirin every day? Reading and thinking… http://bit.ly/akwR
Still no K.Rudd money. Now I feel like Calvin, waiting for the propeller beanie to arrive. http://bit.ly/T8O6o
@redambition I’ve been reading too many of Kevin Smith’s tweets. My first assumption was you were going home to get high. 🙂
New Harry Potter trailer. Holy crap – CHILLS. Love the reworking of Hedwig’s theme at the end. Movie must be 4 hrs long! http://bit.ly/LzJ3
@redambition OH, for tomorrow?! HUZZAH! Looking forward to it.
RT @DDsD: RT @larzshinobi: Number of pirates killed by each president http://twurl.nl/ub5dcw (hat tip @matttomalley)
@sharre Bring your knitting, membership fee if you want to join there, and gold coin for tea. That’s it! No scary initiation ritual… YET.
@witty_knitter Suddenly TwitterFon seems to pale in comparison. This is like Twitter as Mission Control.
@sharre Oh! And @knitness is bringing her leftover yarn stock, so extra cash if you feel like stash enhancement. 🙂
Just lost the “My layoff was worse than yours” game with coworker who got the call in the middle of his bachelor party. OUCH.
Hypothesis: there is nowhere sadder to be on Friday night than the Kmart lay-by counter. Guess how I know.
@Justacogitating Woohoo! Now I just need to move back to Indiana and commit a crime or somethin’. Uh. Forget I ever said that. 🙂
Guild preparation is all done! Just going to have a quick shower and head out. See you all shortly!