I willl NEVER understand people who call me up, complaining because the price SOMEONE else is charging too high, or their Postage is too high, so they are not going to order from me. Maybe I should stop answering the phone, but then I would not get to talk to so many nice people.

Or who call me up to find out if I know anyone who charges less than I do for a particular item.

Or a manufacturer who says because someone who did not order merchandise before their price increase in January and I did so can offer these at a lower price, should raise my price to be fair. FAIR, what about FAIR to my customers. All this of after years of promoting this product both because it is great AND made in the USA.

Okay I fell better, back to helping all the people who call, write and order in the most pleasant of ways.

Thank God TOMORROW is Friday

I think I need to take off for the week and find something to do that involves my turn to

Enjoy The Making

Wheat

As far as I can see, the return on the investment known as US Foreign aid has bought us nothing but hurt.

I do firmly believe that IF someone wants to make charitable efforts outside the country that makes it possible for them to do, that is their right and privilege.

So if Brangelina want to make life better for those in Africa instead of South LA, it is their money to spend as they wish.

But NOT so the US Government.

Instead

-restore the tax benefits so that once again there is a reason for the kind of Corporate support that so advance the Arts in the USA

– make it EASIER for individual and businesses to be good neighbors

– stop all foreign aid – and take all that money being used to help fund attacks on the USA, and use it for Small Business and Development loans and Disaster Relief within the US.

– Use tax credits and Right to Work laws to encourage companies to bring back their jobs and update their facilities lying dormant.

If we must buy raw materials, fine, but let’s see if we can bring them to the US.

– Let’s make it a REQUIREMENT that all Government goods and services from Medical Transcripton to clothing for out armed forces, MUST be awarded to US Companies PRODUCING the product or service in this COUNTRY.

Isn’t really about time we considering possibly having less so that we can make it possible for each of us, individual or company to help our neighbors instead of our enemies.

Just one of those things that runs thru my head pretty much every day.

Obviously all those things will take time, but in the meantime,

Let’s stop buying off shore on eBay and support the jobs for those same products that are helping to pay the salaries of our own citizens.

Let’s fuel our economy with oil and natural gas found inside our borders.

Let’s make it clear to the Wal-Marts that we are willing to pay an extra dollar for a shirt made in the USA instead of putting an entire town out of work over 50 cents.

Let’s stop defending everyone else’s borders so that there is safe haven for terrorista and bring our armed forces home and use those funds to protect our borders.

Let’s stop selling to our enemies and limits sales of technology and raw materials to our friends.

My personal goal is find at least ONE item each month that is either “Made In America” or is helping to support US Jobs

Here is just one:
– Buddy Jeans and Texas Jeans

And oh yeah, lets elect state and federal legislators and executives willing to put America first and take us back to a country where the concept of a Hand Up and further denigrate our citizens by only giving hand outs.

Okay rant over …. for the moment

My friendship with Jean dates back decades.

While it is often mentioned her significant contributions to Crochet …

It is well worth mentioning how much she has given to ALL segments of the industry.

Leisure Arts & American School of Needlework under her guidance probably MADE the craft industry possible.

Name a fiber activity and Jean was right there ready to encourage the budding independent designers and authors – generous to a fault with her time and talent,

After Leisure, Jean, with Rita Weiss created “Creative Partners” continuing thier individual and joint contributions.

Take a moment when you can and read just the brief summary of her life in the Needle Arts Industry and look at the wide range of her contributions to all niches.

http://www.creativepartnersllc.com/About_Us.html

On a personal level, Jean has been one of the most supportive individuals on the planet to me over the past few years as I dealt with issues related to my own health issues and my mother’s final illness and recent death.

Just a year since the death of Kim Crews Barnett – it seems we are losing far too many, too soon of the wonderful people who have worked to make these hobbies available to us.

Please hold her in your heart as well as here family and friends