Breaking: Red Scarf News

Well, hello again everybody. You just never know when I might pop in here and say hi. I hope I didn't startle you.

Things are starting to slow down around here just a little bit, and I'm looking forward to a slower December. You have no idea how twitchy it makes me feel to say that. Being a self-employed person, and now a bona fide one of those much-talked-about-of-late small business job creators (but without all those billions) as well, it deeply goes against my grain to wish for a slow-down, so just forget I even said that.

Moving on....

I received a most wonderful email a couple of days ago, and I wanted to share it with you (with the writer's permission, of course).

It read:

Norma,
   I'm a long-time follower of your blog, and have enjoyed reading it for a number of years. I wanted to share with you a project our library worked on this year. Our knitting group was getting stale, and looking for a good cause to work toward. With my gentle prodding, they chose the Red Scarf Project. The library provided the yarn and good information, and they provided the talent. I've attached a few pictures of the scarves (none of the knitters wanted to be in the pictures), but in our first attempt, we managed to put together 11 scarves that are being sent out tomorrow! Thank you for championing this cause!

-Kevin

 Here are the photos that came attached:

I love the labels they made and attached to the scarves:

Don't they just look cozy and warm and beautifully made?

Bra-VO! Cedarvale Community Library Needlework Group for this gorgeous array of red scarves. I am so very thankful that, in this year when I was unable to be as cheerleaderish about this project as in the past several years, the baton is being carried on by wonderful groups like you!

I'd welcome receipt of any other groups or persons' photos of their red scarves, if you want to send them. I pledge to carve out enough time to post them here, and I'm even going to get my one completed red scarf in the mail by the end of this week.

Mr. Jefferies says he'll help.

P.S. I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving.

 

Comments

[Midj]

Color me startled. Good to see you Norma!

[Ruth]

Wonderful to see you, wonderful scarves. Yay, Cedarvale knitters!

[Rhonda from Baddeck]

I have 3.5 scarves done - I guess the time has finally come to get them (the finished ones) in the mail!

[Kathode Ray Tube]

Norma, I thought you might like this Boston Globe article about a former foster child who started a non-profit to help kids in foster care: http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/roxbury/2012/12/out_of_foster_care_northeaster.html

[Joannah]

This past month, my corner of the internet has been acting as though it's held together with chewing gum and baling twine (aka down ALOT) Don't they know about duct tape?

Good to see a post from ya!