New Blog from Gaby

As some of you probably know, Dutch and I have retired due to health reasons. We want to publicly say a great big THANK YOU to our wonderful staff, who are "keeping the home fires burning" as they say. Business is cyclical in any case and when the economy falls into the toilet to boot... well they have their hands full!

We also want to thank YOU, our loyal customers. We appreciate your continued patronage! We feel that Yarn Lady is and hopefully will be a place where you can come and fellowship with other knitters, crocheters and spinners. A place to gather and forget about the news of the day for even a little while. We thank you for spending your money with us, when things are uncertain and tight.

So many people are asking how Dutch is. I have decided to start another blog where I talk about those things. If you're interested, you can log on to http://sayhitojesusforme.blogspot.com/

God bless you all!

Knitting @ Angel Stadium

The whole country has been exited about Stitch and Pitch events where a bunch of stitchers go to a baseball game together. This sounded like fun to us in Orange County but it seemed the Angels needed some convincing that there would be any interest. Some people including our own Cherie went to bat and made it happen! The event was a great success and we showed them!! The Angeles never thought we could drum up this much interest! Thank you to Lindy Garber for your help in making this a reality. 175 tickets were sold!!! Thanks also to Jasmine Matthews of the Angels for your help!

A great day was had by all and the Angels won in extra innings. Talk about getting your money's worth! Even the weather co-operated with clear sunshine. If you went, you got lots of excersise, climbing up to the seats and back down to get the goodie bags. By the way, Thank you also to our suppliers who donated lots of stuff for the goodie bags. Thank you also again to Cherie for getting them all stuffed and delivered!

If you were there, PLEASE e-mail the Angels and let them know how much fun it was! We want them to be on our side next year and make this event even greater!

What a difference knitting and crocheting can make

I just looked at the date of my last post.... Yikes!! I had no idea it had been this long.

So many things have happened and are happening that time gets away from me. One of the many things that have inspired me this summer is Michelle Yung's blog 6° 18' N 10° 48' W
http://livinlavidaliberia.blogspot.com/

I challenge you to read the musings and reposts from this young woman who serves on a Mercy Ship in Liberia and uses her knitting talents to help others. There have been others who have crossed paths with me, who inspire me as well with the way they use their talents to brighten someone else's life. Email me, if you would please, if you use your talents in any way to help others. Do you knit or crochet for charity? Tell me about it. gaby@yarnlady.com

As Michelle put's it: And then again, it is not about knitting. Knitting is just an excuse to be able to sit with them, talk to them, encourage them and love them. It opens them up, stirs up excitement and builds a bridge between languages, continents, oceans and lands. It is a very simple way to tell them a very simple truth:You are valuable. You are unique and one of a kind. You have a purpose. You are no accident.You have a Creator who loves you very much.