This weeks edition of the Memphis Flyer features a story on homelessness in Memphis. The news is not good- on any given day there are 1,800 homeless people in Memphis, and area shelters are reporting an increase in the number they serve.
It was the title of the story, “No Place to Call Home”, that [...]
The tree is decorated and looks great! I can’t wait for you all to see it.
I picked up a bag of ornaments made by members of the Memphis Knitting Guild. There were tiny mittens and hats
and a variety of other ornaments including a little sock and beaded tree.
A box of 50 ornaments arrived at [...]
Yarn scrap bags all over town must be emptying out fast. Just look at these new ornaments we picked up this week!
April rounded up some Christmas balls (har har)
Keenon made these adorable caps
Susie ventured to Midtown from waaay out east to deliver pretty sock yarn balls
I picked some felted pears
And Christiana whipped out a [...]
I am happy to report that our ornament situation is improving daily. Several people jumped right in and we have new ornaments with more expected very shortly. I will begin decorating the tree on Thursday, November 14th so be sure to get your ornaments to me this week.
Tomorrow (Monday) is the last day to [...]
I spent Sunday morning at Temple Israel’s Mitzvah Day. Mitzvah is a word used in Judaism to refer to the 613 commandments given in the Torah and the seven rabbinic commandments instituted later for a total of 620. The term mitzvah has also come to express any act of human kindness.
The place was a beehive [...]
As promised, here is a big post with highlights of 18th annual Love Cap Celebration and ingathering. Every year I get nervous that no one will show up, but you always do! We had a crowd of about 65.
We worked on projects
We celebrated MIFA’s 40th anniversary
We had a trivia quiz show with [...]
Once again, we had a great time at the Love Cap Party and have collected about 2600 items. Next week will bring a big post with pics and commentary about the goings on, but today I’m issuing an ornament SOS.
In three weeks, I will be at the Pink Palace Museum decorating the Love Cap tree [...]
Woo hoo! Fall is here and the Love Cap program is getting ready for our busy season. Here is the scoop:
Love Cap Party and Ingathering - October 19
The 18th annual gathering is set for 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm at the Church of the Holy Communion, 4645 Walnut Grove Rd. Park on the east side of [...]
The Memphis version of World Wide Knit in Public Day was a smashing success! MIFA’s Love Cap Knitting and Crocheting Program hosted about 30 artists and crafters at the Central Library on June 14th to stitch, spin and enjoy each other’s company.
A non-stitcher learned to knit, a crocheter learned to knit, several folks tried spinning [...]
