Four of us were able to abandon the blur of events that comprise summer to revel in a few hours at Martha's. We visited non-stop and didn't get any knitting done! Martha put on a beautiful spread, but we didn't eat much; it's just been so HOT! Drinking was a different story. ;-) She had a smart little metal fan from her mother that whirred away with hardly a sound, smoothly cooling us, and reminding us that "they just don't make 'em like that any more!"
Topics: Martha's changing work environment, Anni's changing home environment, Linda on a family visits and abuse of power, Moira on work and home. I don't recall any recommended books this month. If you'd like info on a yoga retreat in Mexico in November, contact Martha.
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New personal discovery: blocking. I had completed all my afghan squares and "blocked" them by pinning and spraying. The end sizes were a little varied. When I took them into the Lamb Shoppe, Glenda recommended soaking, squeezing out excess water, and then pinning to a consistent square size. Mine are 13" x 13" and though I have a blocking board, it took 6 days to block all twenty squares in the recent humidity. Now I am to crochet equal numbers of stitches around all sides which should make it easy to stitch together. Only three months to go. :-(A huge thank you to Katy for keeping us organized!
August meeting at Anne H's.
Hope to see you there!
♥L
