My first problem came with the announcement of the Phoenix Lace Day. âOh, wonderful!â I thought. âPhoenix, Arizona! I didnât know they were so busy, but that might be doable! Maybe I can get a cheap flight! Look at all the vendors!â Then I saw SMP, and I marveled that SMP would come to the US. Maybe another generation has taken over, and they are expanding. Then I saw all the UK bobbin makers. Then I looked more closely at the address, and found that it was in England. A much different plane trip.
Then there is a plethora of lace events, culminating, so far, in the one in York, (not, alas, York, Pennsylvania, across the flooded river from where I live in Lancaster, the White Rose and Red Rose Cities). Look at that list of vendors!!! Wow. You guys have no idea of how fortunate you are, unless youâve come across The Pond to a âmajorâ to say nothing of national lace event, where there are a bit more than a dozen vendors all told. And then I go to LaceNews to see whatâs available in the US, and see that the Ithaca, New York Lace Days, sponsored by the Finger Lakes Lace Guild, a fairly large lace day that has been going on for I vaguely remember, 35 years, perhaps less, isnât mentioned. And except for a day for Tatters in Toccoa, Georgia, in about 2 weeks, 11 hoursâ drive from my home, nothing is listed. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US, where weâve had more than 6 inches of rain in about 24 hours, with no let up in sight until later this afternoon, and after 3 1/2 inches of rain since Monday. Shelters are open, many school districts closed, 39 roads closed in Lancaster alone. The Susquehanna River to the west, far west from us, is going to flood historically high. The Conestoga âRiverâ behind my house is flooded. We are just fine, it will not touch the house, we are too high, no worry. Electricity is intact, as is water. We are not actually in a flood area. Before her bath, the dog and I will go and look at the river more closely, which is downhill from us about 15 feet in a gentle slope, so no chance of danger. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
