Oh, good heavens, no! Although I attended only a couple of TerraPins meetings before I moved from Maryland to the Seattle area, I had a lovely time meeting all the sweet ladies there.
No, all of the comments in my post referred to Lacemakers of Puget Sound, my current group, also made up of wonderful people (including a few men!). That's why I was so disappointed when Shere'e reported an unfortunate experience with LPS, and why I encouraged her to give us another try. (My comment "before I moved . . ." was meant to absolve me of any guilt for her bad experience--the incident she reported happened before I moved here.) Barbara Snoqualmie, WA USA > Barbara! Horrors! The group that was _your_ group before you moved to > the Pacific Northwest was _our_ group. Surely you couldn't have meant > the TerraPins (Baltimore area) or the CRLG (regional), all of whom > are the most hospitable people on earth (and P.S., the TerraPins meet > on the first Thursday of every month at the Fairland Library (near > Silver Spring MD) and the thing we love best in the world, next to > making Torchon lace, is...welcoming people! -- Aurelia > > >>> Do any of your groups belong to a larger center that provides meeting and >>> storage space? As real estate is at a premium in most areas, the >>> thought has >>> always intrigued me...something similar to the Textile Arts Center in >>> Minnesota. >> >> Lacemakers of Puget Sound does rent a meeting space and storage space for >> our library from the city where we meet (Kent, WA). It is very nice to be >> able to do so, but alas, the cost is very high. Our normal income from dues >> and an occasional raffle do not meet our yearly expenses of rent and >> newsletter publication and delivery. We deal with that by holding a >> conference every few years. Historically, I am told, we make enough profit >> to be able to help defray the normal costs of the guild and also sponsor >> some workshops, so that the cost to members is reduced. >> >> On another note, I had read a post from Shere'e previously and invited her >> to visit us once again. It was our group that turned her off (before I moved >> to the Pacific Northwest). While I cannot condone the experience she >> relates, I do wish she would give the guild another opportunity to show her >> what we have to offer. Shere'e, how about it?!?! >> >> Barbara >> >> Snoqualmie, WA >> USA >> >> - >> To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: >> unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
