The Yarn Shoppe Helper

Hello friends, it seems like September came and went, and now in October with Autumn weather in full swing, it's impossible to not think and talk Pumpkin Spice. Particularly since everywhere you turn is reminding you and making you feel as you missing out in life if you weren't drinking Pumpkin Spice coffee, teas or whatever.  While I don't mind cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and clove not in that order though, I don't quite enjoy them all together, by the way in case you didn't know those spices combined are the famous "pumpkin spice". What I will say though that when the weather changes so its the vegetation- the trees aren't as full but so beautiful displaying all colors, all the hunters get prepared for their short season to shine and we the homemakers must prepare as well with traps but for the inside of the hoime. Ugh, the only thing that I hate from this season is the fact that mice find their way into your kitchen and then I must become an indoor tr...

💭 Okay, I have not been in a sorority per se, but I found out soror in Greek means sister; blame it on the new movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3" coming out anyway, but last Tuesday, we lived out all I am saying here. As I shared last week the passing of our sweet Gertrude, the Shop greeter and Grandma Boss' beloved companion, last Tuesday one of the knitting ladies arrived at the shop with a beautiful white gardenia for Liz.  She had yet to learn Gertie's news yet. This beautiful kitting lady said: "I just knew that I knew I had to bring you this flower today", the most significant part of the story is that her gardenia plant wasn't doing "very good" after lots of care and going away for a trip she returned home to find 32 buds and just the one blooming that's when she knew she had to bring the only one gardenia to her friend Liz, only to find out a few hours later her act of kindness came at the right timing.   I think that those random...

I could be nerdy and give you all kinds of definitions, even pull up Wikipedia, but let's be honest. When you hear the word knitting, do you imagine an old lady holding yarn and knitting needles sitting on a rocking chair? You are not wrong, though! But let me tell ya that anybody can knit and crochet. This craft is not limited to gender, age, or ethnicity. I was a little mind-blown that this summer, a young girl walked in the Shop's door (accompanied by her mom, of course) to check out the different yarn brands Grandma Boss sells, and she sure did buy some good stuff. At the Shop, she saw a hanging basket with several hats. She asked if they were for sale, but those are the "Chemo hats" the knitting ladies make to donate to the local hospital. A few weeks later, she returned to the Shop to bring a hat she made to add to the basket. And that wasn't it. She brought family and friends to buy birthday gifts; a girl, not even ten, with that level of creativity, sense ...