photo from the Des Moines Register
Logistics AD: Have you seen the new warehouse guy? He's the size of the soda machine!
Me: Nice. Maybe we can save some money by returning that forklift we rented.
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Distribution Volunteer: Well, I learned something last night.
Me: ?
DV: Never drink a Red Bull slushie at 3pm.
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I'm very popular. Anyone who wants a rental car has to come to me. Also, anyone who wants a ride to the airport so they can fly home has to come to me.
There must be some way I can turn this into an income opportunity.
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My oldest sister, who lives in Jefferson City, MO, texted me at 6am to let me know that their library was not hit by the tornado. That tells you all you need to know about our family priorities.
I am glad your sister and the JC library are safe. Mid-Missouri is where I live.
ReplyDeleteMy youngest sister and I have competing book collections, real books, mind you. We also collect old jewelry. We have wills that say if one of us dies suddenly the other gets these collections, lol. Now, if I could just find a family member who would love and cherish my fabric and yarn stash... I'm pretty much the only person who still sews or does anything like that, and only one granddaughter who is an artist instead of a crafts person. I don't think any of my nieces even sew. Oh well, guess my kids can give it to Goodwill if I can't use it up.
ReplyDeleteWorse case, your fabric and yarn stash could go to a seniors home where people make things, usually for charity or just to pass the time. Or, some could be donated to classes where the young and poor learn to sew and knit or crochet; the lady who runs my lys runs a class for women on welfare to learn to knit and crochet. That's where I sent the stash I wondered why I'd bought along with my mother's and mother-in-law's stashes after they passed as there were bags of it as well as sewing and knitting needles and hook galore. I sent some of my fabric and pattern stash to the local textile museum as they have an annual sale, proceeds to upkeep of the museum. Immigrant women often haven't been able to bring their sewing machines with them or any other needlework supplies. Some sewing machines shops in the area rounded up good used machines to donate to refugees so the women could sew for their families. You might also try young women who are sewing more these days as it's 'in' and they've discovered the joys of good fabric and fit instead of fast fashion. I'm like you: the only woman I've ever known to knit and sew regularly.
ReplyDeleteI just read the oddest article about a service that sells color co-ordinated book collections by the foot, selected by subject matter as well if you choose to, for decorators to buy to furnish boats, hotel lobbies and the like. Nice to see that there are still people (me, too) who look on books as something of more value than their covers. I just got "Pox" out of the library, which I think was on your book list, Shea. So far I've passed on bleed, purge, etc. as I think I'm too squeamish to read it. Such good news that the library survived intact.
ReplyDeleteWow @Bunnykins (love that handle) I haven't seen any classes like that around here, though I've only been here a year and a half now. I've already given mountains of boxes of fabrics and books away. I'm down to fabric I know I will use for now but will save the remnants and look for something like those classes. We moved back to our home state of Ok after living in WA (state) and I had 40 years worth of storage and new storage to go through, what a mess. I'm still pairing down and will look for some of the other ideas you had. I know vintage patterns sell quite well on many sites, tht's how I've bought quite a few I loved and needed to replace. Going through my yarn stash next to decide about what to do with some of it. I've seen the sets of "designer" books on places. If it saves them there is actually a chance someone might pick them up and read them!
ReplyDeleteFabric and sewing supplies are always needed for your H.S. Drama Club. Just saying.
ReplyDeleteShay - I thought you retired!!!!
As for your sister's call - my 3 sisters and I always had a betting pool on our mom. Who was she going to call when the weather got dicey. When would she call. Would she ask if you had enough batteries, powdered milk, oatmeal and cat food.Then she'd head off to the Emergency Center to direct people how to navigate the city. Never failed she'd call someone. But the time she called my sister at the Sante Fe Opeara to ask her where I was during a 1989 torando in New Haven, CT. remains the Gold Standard of Mom Calls.
I like your sister! And you, for that matter!
ReplyDeleteYesterday, we were at a college graduation for one of our granddaughters when the sirens went off. The dean (or whomever) asked us to please file down to the auditorium in the basement, but the crowd was so large only half of us managed to get out when the all-clear was sounded. We're not supposed to get tornados in MARYLAND!
My dad died in 1999, but while he was still at his parish, I rounded up a bunch of portable sewing machines and taught classes to the women in the area. The first thing we made was a housecoat, because if you messed it up, nobody would ever see it but your family. After that, I let them select their own patterns, and we made a great variety of clothing. Just before Thanksgiving I took in all of my doll clothes patterns, everything from Barbies to baby dolls, and we pooled our scraps and made Christmas gifts for the daughters in the parish.
My hope is to leave my fabric/pattern stash to the design students in what used to be called the Home Ec department (but is now Consumer and Family something).
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