Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
The Knit and Crochet Show- Greensboro, NC
Thanks to everyone who stopped by this weekend at the Knit and Crochet Show! We had such a wonderful time meeting new customers and spending time with old friends. Now its back to the dye studio we go to prepare for our next show-- SAFF in Asheville, NC October 21-23. See you there!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Come See Us at The Knit and Crochet Show!
We will have a booth at the Knit and Crochet Show in Greensboro, NC Sept 23-25 so stop by and say hello! There is a great line up of vendors and teachers so it looks like it'll be a fun weekend.
See you there!
Sunday, September 4, 2011
The wrath of Irene
The flooding from Irene has caused great devastation in Vermont, the state where I (Kelly) grew up. The people of Vermont have lost big parts of hundreds of roads, and many, many bridges were destroyed, including several historic covered bridges.
Here is a part of the road that my family used every day to go to work, school, and even the grocery store. This road abuts the Cold River, so there was more than this one wash out along the 10 miles we used to travel.
Here is a part of the road that my family used every day to go to work, school, and even the grocery store. This road abuts the Cold River, so there was more than this one wash out along the 10 miles we used to travel.
It is going to take a long time for this little state to recover. Homes and businesses were destroyed and damaged, along with all the roads and bridges. I grew up with the owner of Wilk's Paving, pictured below:
Although I now call North Carolina "Home" (well really anywhere my DH resides is home for me :)), seeing all the pictures and videos of Vermont, after Irene, has brought tears to my eyes and lumps in my throat. I have seen pictures of disaster many times before, but seeing places under water and torn apart, that I knew as a child and young adult, make this storm much more personal.
As you all might know, we donate 5% of our net profits to charity every year, so Laura and I decided this is a good time to put some of that money to work. We know that other states have suffered great damage due to Irene, including many counties in the Eastern part of our beautiful state, North Carolina, so we chose to donate $1000 to the Red Cross. Since it is an international organization, we are sure they will find a good place to spend our donation to help people in need no matter where they are, including Vermont.
We want to also take this time to thank all of our customers for their support of The Unique Sheep. If not for you, we would not be able to make this generous donation.
Warm, fuzzy and hand painted HUGS to all of you....
Kelly and Laura
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