Hi spiders, I thought I'd better speak up before you think I'm lost. I *haven't* had time to do my laundry. And my car is not completely unpacked yet.
Several of the conference committee members are attending a 3-day workshop with Lia Baumeister Mon-Tue-Wed. We haven't had time to catch up at home yet, but are relaxing as we work at our pillows --- without a load of responsibilities pending. We, the committee, are pleased with the general conference, the response of the attendees, the food, the location, and the teachers. The number of door prize donations was astonishing. The campus workers were most friendly, and efficient. They even willingly went back to the dorm to recover a pair of lost shoes and a blanket. Thanks to all who helped in various ways. Some of you are on Arachne. We had a couple of glitches. It was to be expected. One slide show was unusable -- missing slides. One dorm wing ran out of TP, at 10PM Sat night. (Security had more there in 10 minutes.) The shower doors were only about 20 inches wide. It was a bit squeezy for some people. <G> (I'm referring to myself -- I'm not use to such close quarters. The shower was very small, also. However, the water was hot.) The food was exceptional. The only complaint I heard the first morning was no cinnamon for the hot cereal. We had it the rest of the mornings -- with and without sugar. GFU has a reputation for good food, and I think it lived up to it. The weather was moderately cool with only a few light sprinkles. We did have to dodge the lawn sprinklers at times, though. People seemed to be pleased with their respective classes. Accordian music came out of the Romanian Point Lace classroom one day -- live music by a man. (I never heard the story behind that.) We opened our door so we could hear it better. I was in the class next door. Someone ask me when and where the conference would be next year. The person didn't realize that the Northwest Conference is a periodic affair that happens when a lace group decides to put one on. Ours was the 4th one in 13 years. We only have 3 main regions of lace makers in the Pacific Northwest. There were attendees from Southern Calif, Utah, west and central Canada, as well as the Northwest. Southern California -- how about you putting on a Western Conference??????? Maybe Seattle will do one in a few years. BC did the previous one. For now, the Portland Lace Society members are taking a big breathe of relief. We DID IT. It's over. The pressure is off. The big bills have been paid, and there's a bit of money left in the bank. It was a success in many ways. There's only the reports, tag end expenses, and the celebratory dinner out for the whole group in a couple more weeks. Now attention can turn to Montreal, and next year Tulsa. Now I need to get some rest. I have class again tomorrow and it's my last chance for this teacher's advise until Tulsa. Then I get to come home and face the tasks stacking up here. <groan> I hope all our people had a safe trip home, and many pleasant memories. Alice in Oregon --- bevw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/20/06, Tamara P Duvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Hope to hear full reports from all those who'd > attended, especially > > from Alice, who'd spent so much time at th > "welcome end" of the event. > > Alice might well be resting on her laurels - yes she > did work hard, as > did the entire team of Portland Lacers .... and if > Alice isn't resting on laurels, I'm hoping she's at > least resting - > everyone on the committees worked v. hard. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
