<<I figure that if I lose my job in the current economic situation I can always try selling greeting cards on a street corner. ;-)>> Beautiful, but who are you going to sell them to? I understand that the first thing people cut down on in a recession is handmade greeting cards. An interesting question would be, is a recession good or bad for lacemaking. One of my correspondents thinks it is bad for lacemaking because people won't start expensive new hobbies, and lacemaking can cost a bit up front, always a problem. On the other hand, once you have the bobbins and pillows the cost of the thread is negligible. Books are expensive, but not essential. Some economists are saying that people will stay home more, not dining out or going to Operas, say. So, if they are at home more, they could make more lace. Lace provides hours of entertainment rather cheaply. In fact, actually, a book can provide many hours of entertainment for its cost, even if an expensive book. I probably already have enough books that if I were suddenly disabled and could do nothing but read for the rest of my life, I would never need to buy another book.. The Nov. 17th Times has an article proposing that people will be doing a lot of knitting during the down turn. _http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/17/knitting-through-a-downturn/?scp =1&sq=knitting&st=cse_ (http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/17/knitting-through-a-downturn/?scp=1&sq=knitting&st=cse) Of course, if people don't go to lace days and conventions in order to save money, then groups won't put them on anymore. One year of putting on a lace event no one goes to can kill the desire of anyone to put on such an event. Yet, in the family economy, a lace weekend for Mom is usually the thing that people feel can be dispensed with in favor of dentistry for the children. I hope it doesn't kill all the lace events. Devon noticing the malls are strangely empty in New Jersey **************One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com today!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212962939x1200825291/aol?redir=http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp %26icid=aolcom40vanity%26ncid=emlcntaolcom00000001)
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