May 06, 2005
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
No posting Monday or Wednesday, Dear Readers. Off to a 3-day technical writing conference with hundreds of other technobabble geeks just like me. Should feel like Guild...only without the yarn. Or the needles. Or the conversation. Or the camaraderie. Or the sharing. Or the gentle chatter. Or the giggles. Or the knitting-book library. But other than that, it should be just like.
However, to compensate:
Announcing...
The Push-to-the-End, Dulaan or Bust, Seattle Garden Party! Come knit, eat, drink, chat, share, meet the famous TMK, meet the even more famous Frankie, listen to a recording of the NPR interview starring Meredith and Cuzzin Tom, and see a slideshow containing yet even more depressing pictures of homeless children!
Woo-hoo!
What: A casual, open house, garden party-type gathering of Dulaan knitters.
Date: Saturday, June 4, 2005. Pray for good weather.
Time: 1pm-6pm. Again, this party will be held open-house style, so feel free to come and go as your schedule allows.
Where: At The Mysterious K’s house in North-Almost-Shoreline Seattle.
How Many: However many people can fit in TMK’s large yard. We figure we’ll cram the overflow into her woodworking shop and the collapsing greenhouse.
What To Bring: Despite the fact that we have learned over time and to our utter astonishment that knitters, while knitting, don’t eat much, the party will be a "snack luck" so bring snack food to share (we will provide beverages (lemonade, iced tea, regular and diet sodas, sparkling water, paper plates, and utensils), folding outdoor chairs, and of course, your Dulaan projects. (Diana, if you come, TMK begs you to pleeezepleeezepleeeze bring some of those egg ‘n’ cheese muffins thingies you brought for the first Knit-In. Pleeeeeze? Of course, I say just bring the recipe and make her make her own damn egg ‘n’ cheese muffin thingies, but whatever.)
How to RSVP: Contact me at rymorriss@yahoo.com (note the two "r's" and two "s's"). I will email you with all the particulars. And perhaps this time I’ll get the directions right.
Okay, who's going to be there?
Think I can talk T into letting me fly to Seattle for a 5 hour knit in garden party? Yeah, I'm thinking not. Oh does it ever just suck to live in Texas and be poor. At least if I were moderately wealthy I could just take my private jet to Seattle and back. But nooooo....I am a stalker with no close stalkees...*sniffle*
It sounds like an absolute blast Blog Mistress, and I so wish I could be there. You'll be missed next week but maybe I can get a post in before you get back. *snicker snort*
Hope everyone has a great day!!
Posted by: Stalker Angie on May 6, 2005 12:03 PMI was wondering what to do if the spousal unit and our son go hiking the first week of June. I have lots of FF Miles and Seattle would make a delightful destination. Hmmmm.
Posted by: Jane on May 6, 2005 01:55 PMME! ME! ME!
Posted by: Rebecca on May 6, 2005 03:17 PMOkay, this is completely insane, but StalkerAngie and Jane's comments compel me to say, if anyone is considering flying here for the Dulaan Garden Party (again, completely insane), we can put a couple of people up at my house (which is only a couple of miles away from TMK's, and we'd be glad to ferry you back and forth if you don't have a car).
Again, completely insane, but there it is.
Posted by: Ryan on May 6, 2005 03:43 PMArg! Wes and I have a very rare night away from the kids starting at noon on the 4th.
Posted by: Jessica on May 6, 2005 06:00 PMHAPPY MOTHIR'S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Sara* on May 8, 2005 12:36 PMCount me in!!!! I will email you soon for the info!!!!
Posted by: Rose on May 8, 2005 01:42 PMI'd love too, but I just returned from MD Sheep & Wool. Needless to say, there is no $$ for impromptu flights to Seattle! Hope you have a fabulous time!
Posted by: Kristen on May 9, 2005 03:01 PMAlas, I won't be able to make it, due to the fact that I'll be somewhere in the wilds of central Spain around that date.
However, I did finally watch Long Way Round (the Ewan McGregor bike trip show) and there is indeed a short segment where he visits the children in the heating tunnels as part of his work with UNICEF. I am going to clip that part of the show for you (it's smack dab in the middle of a 50-minute episode), burn it onto a disk and mail it to ya. It'll be viewable on a computer, and maybe you can show it at the knit-in.
Anyhow, if you want it, send a mailing address to my email?
Posted by: Ellen-the-somewhat-shy on May 10, 2005 08:42 AM