Preconceptions

On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 21:20:37 -0500, "Shillelagh"
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"Katherine" wrote in message
...

She meant well.

That is the very LAST thing I would want anyone to say about me! My dad
used to say to us to never put that on his headstone (grin)

Same here. Hopefully somebody will mind my will, in which I ask for a
plaque somewhere (no grave for me, burn me and put me back into the
food chain thanks) saying that I did my damnedest but the fools won
anyhow. I'm thinking it won't happen, but I can hope, right?

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On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:16:22 -0400, DA spun a fine yarn


I did so want to get this year off to a good start. Instead I had to
make the teacher look like a fool in front of about 30 people, all of
whom undoubtedly shared her preconceived notion of the quaintness of
handwork generally and spinning specifically.

*sigh*


Good on you for speaking up, it is time that "others" learn of the time and
effort spent crafting handmade things.
If you mention making jellies/jams or canning anything at all, the reactions
that you get are akin to having made the comment in a foreign language.
Perhaps these processes are also considered "quaint".
DA

OHMYGAWD, yes! I mentioned once about canning and putting food by and
people said: WHY? If it ain't at the store, I don't need it.
This from also 'ed-ju-cated' people, LOL!
Noreen

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On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:30:12 -0300, Katherine spun a fine yarn

Wooly wrote:
Grrrr.

At "Back to School" day Thursday my son's teacher said (in front of
about half of the third grade parents) something like "And we're sure
[Woolygrrl] is going to _dress up_ and demonstrate all her quaint
spinning and knitting skills this year at our Prairie Days
re-enactment."

This of course focused every eye on the room on me, as I was sitting
placidly in the back knitting whilst listening to the dog and pony
show that was the "welcome back to school" spiel put on by the two 3rd
grade teachers.

I got to explain (briefly, but I did wedge it in despite the teachers'
best efforts to Move It Right Along) that no, I don't "dress up" to do
demonstrations unless one considers that I put on clothes every
morning like everybody else because neither knitting nor spinning are
dead arts nor likely to become dead arts, and we have quite modern
equipment these days although I personally don't own any modern-style
spinning wheels at present so my "costume" for demonstrations is
whatever I happen to put on to wear any given day.

I did so want to get this year off to a good start. Instead I had to
make the teacher look like a fool in front of about 30 people, all of
whom undoubtedly shared her preconceived notion of the quaintness of
handwork generally and spinning specifically.

*sigh*

Well, you have the opportunity to educate her, Wooly. Remember, a university
education doesn't necessarily mean that someone is smart. g Most of us
are, but there are exceptions. Give her another chance. She meant well.

Higs,
Katherine


Book smart and logic dumb.......
LOL
Noreen




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On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 03:57:29 GMT, Wooly spun a fine yarn

On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 21:20:37 -0500, "Shillelagh"
spewed forth :


"Katherine" wrote in message
...

She meant well.

That is the very LAST thing I would want anyone to say about me! My dad
used to say to us to never put that on his headstone (grin)

Same here. Hopefully somebody will mind my will, in which I ask for a
plaque somewhere (no grave for me, burn me and put me back into the
food chain thanks) saying that I did my damnedest but the fools won
anyhow. I'm thinking it won't happen, but I can hope, right?


me/thinks IF I have a headstone (probably NOT), but IF I did, I'd want
mine to say:

Bury me face down so the whole world can KMA.

LOL!
Noreen


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Katherine wrote:
Wooly wrote:
Grrrr.

At "Back to School" day Thursday my son's teacher said (in front of
about half of the third grade parents) something like "And we're sure
[Woolygrrl] is going to _dress up_ and demonstrate all her quaint
spinning and knitting skills this year at our Prairie Days
re-enactment."

This of course focused every eye on the room on me, as I was sitting
placidly in the back knitting whilst listening to the dog and pony
show that was the "welcome back to school" spiel put on by the two 3rd
grade teachers.

I got to explain (briefly, but I did wedge it in despite the teachers'
best efforts to Move It Right Along) that no, I don't "dress up" to do
demonstrations unless one considers that I put on clothes every
morning lik thankse everybody else because neither knitting nor spinning are
dead arts nor likely to become dead arts, and we have quite modern
equipment these days although I personally don't own any modern-style
spinning wheels at present so my "costume" for demonstrations is
whatever I happen to put on to wear any given day.

I did so want to get this year off to a good start. Instead I had to
make the teacher look like a fool in front of about 30 people, all of
whom undoubtedly shared her preconceived notion of the quaintness of
handwork generally and spinning specifically.

*sigh*

Well, you have the opportunity to educate her, Wooly. Remember, a university
education doesn't necessarily mean that someone is smart. g Most of us
are, but there are exceptions. Give her another chance. She meant well.

Higs,
Katherine


Well said Katherine,

I see Kim's point of view but I completely see Wooly's also.

I believe she meant good Wooly but thanks for educating some one on how
important and enlightening crafts can be and how modernized some of it
has become.

Hugs & God bless,
Dennis & Gail

Wooly wrote:
On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 21:20:37 -0500, "Shillelagh"
spewed forth :


"Katherine" wrote in message
...

She meant well.

That is the very LAST thing I would want anyone to say about me! My
dad used to say to us to never put that on his headstone (grin)

Same here. Hopefully somebody will mind my will, in which I ask for a
plaque somewhere (no grave for me, burn me and put me back into the
food chain thanks) saying that I did my damnedest but the fools won
anyhow. I'm thinking it won't happen, but I can hope, right?

If you want it, it should happen.

Higs,
Katherine

YarnWright wrote:
On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:30:12 -0300, Katherine spun a fine yarn

Wooly wrote:
Grrrr.

At "Back to School" day Thursday my son's teacher said (in front of
about half of the third grade parents) something like "And we're
sure [Woolygrrl] is going to _dress up_ and demonstrate all her
quaint spinning and knitting skills this year at our Prairie Days
re-enactment."

This of course focused every eye on the room on me, as I was sitting
placidly in the back knitting whilst listening to the dog and pony
show that was the "welcome back to school" spiel put on by the two
3rd grade teachers.

I got to explain (briefly, but I did wedge it in despite the
teachers' best efforts to Move It Right Along) that no, I don't
"dress up" to do demonstrations unless one considers that I put on
clothes every morning like everybody else because neither knitting
nor spinning are dead arts nor likely to become dead arts, and we
have quite modern equipment these days although I personally don't
own any modern-style spinning wheels at present so my "costume" for
demonstrations is whatever I happen to put on to wear any given day.

I did so want to get this year off to a good start. Instead I had
to make the teacher look like a fool in front of about 30 people,
all of whom undoubtedly shared her preconceived notion of the
quaintness of handwork generally and spinning specifically.

*sigh*

Well, you have the opportunity to educate her, Wooly. Remember, a
university education doesn't necessarily mean that someone is smart.
g Most of us are, but there are exceptions. Give her another
chance. She meant well.

Higs,
Katherine


Book smart and logic dumb.......
LOL

Yepper. Sigh!

Higs,
Katherine

SpikeDriver wrote:
Katherine wrote:
Wooly wrote:
Grrrr.

At "Back to School" day Thursday my son's teacher said (in front of
about half of the third grade parents) something like "And we're
sure [Woolygrrl] is going to _dress up_ and demonstrate all her
quaint spinning and knitting skills this year at our Prairie Days
re-enactment."

This of course focused every eye on the room on me, as I was sitting
placidly in the back knitting whilst listening to the dog and pony
show that was the "welcome back to school" spiel put on by the two
3rd grade teachers.

I got to explain (briefly, but I did wedge it in despite the
teachers' best efforts to Move It Right Along) that no, I don't "dress
up" to
do demonstrations unless one considers that I put on clothes every
morning lik thankse everybody else because neither knitting nor
spinning are dead arts nor likely to become dead arts, and we have
quite modern equipment these days although I personally don't own
any modern-style spinning wheels at present so my "costume" for
demonstrations is whatever I happen to put on to wear any given day.

I did so want to get this year off to a good start. Instead I had
to make the teacher look like a fool in front of about 30 people, all
of whom undoubtedly shared her preconceived notion of the quaintness of
handwork generally and spinning specifically.

*sigh*

Well, you have the opportunity to educate her, Wooly. Remember, a
university education doesn't necessarily mean that someone is smart.
g Most of us are, but there are exceptions. Give her another
chance. She meant well. Higs,
Katherine


Well said Katherine,

I see Kim's point of view but I completely see Wooly's also.

I believe she meant good Wooly but thanks for educating some one on
how important and enlightening crafts can be and how modernized some
of it has become.

My thoughts exactly, Dennis.

Higs,
Katherine

On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:08:24 -0300, Katherine spun a fine yarn

YarnWright wrote:
On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:30:12 -0300, Katherine spun a fine yarn

Wooly wrote:
Grrrr.

At "Back to School" day Thursday my son's teacher said (in front of
about half of the third grade parents) something like "And we're
sure [Woolygrrl] is going to _dress up_ and demonstrate all her
quaint spinning and knitting skills this year at our Prairie Days
re-enactment."

This of course focused every eye on the room on me, as I was sitting
placidly in the back knitting whilst listening to the dog and pony
show that was the "welcome back to school" spiel put on by the two
3rd grade teachers.

I got to explain (briefly, but I did wedge it in despite the
teachers' best efforts to Move It Right Along) that no, I don't
"dress up" to do demonstrations unless one considers that I put on
clothes every morning like everybody else because neither knitting
nor spinning are dead arts nor likely to become dead arts, and we
have quite modern equipment these days although I personally don't
own any modern-style spinning wheels at present so my "costume" for
demonstrations is whatever I happen to put on to wear any given day.

I did so want to get this year off to a good start. Instead I had
to make the teacher look like a fool in front of about 30 people,
all of whom undoubtedly shared her preconceived notion of the
quaintness of handwork generally and spinning specifically.

*sigh*

Well, you have the opportunity to educate her, Wooly. Remember, a
university education doesn't necessarily mean that someone is smart.
g Most of us are, but there are exceptions. Give her another
chance. She meant well.

Higs,
Katherine


Book smart and logic dumb.......
LOL

Yepper. Sigh!

Higs,
Katherine


And... that's not to say ALL 'ed-ju-cated' people are logic dumb,
either.... but......
Hugs,
Noreen


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YarnWright wrote:
On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:08:24 -0300, Katherine spun a fine yarn

YarnWright wrote:
On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:30:12 -0300, Katherine spun a fine yarn

Wooly wrote:
Grrrr.

At "Back to School" day Thursday my son's teacher said (in front
of about half of the third grade parents) something like "And
we're sure [Woolygrrl] is going to _dress up_ and demonstrate all
her quaint spinning and knitting skills this year at our Prairie
Days re-enactment."

This of course focused every eye on the room on me, as I was
sitting placidly in the back knitting whilst listening to the dog
and pony show that was the "welcome back to school" spiel put on
by the two 3rd grade teachers.

I got to explain (briefly, but I did wedge it in despite the
teachers' best efforts to Move It Right Along) that no, I don't
"dress up" to do demonstrations unless one considers that I put on
clothes every morning like everybody else because neither knitting
nor spinning are dead arts nor likely to become dead arts, and we
have quite modern equipment these days although I personally don't
own any modern-style spinning wheels at present so my "costume"
for demonstrations is whatever I happen to put on to wear any
given day.

I did so want to get this year off to a good start. Instead I had
to make the teacher look like a fool in front of about 30 people,
all of whom undoubtedly shared her preconceived notion of the
quaintness of handwork generally and spinning specifically.

*sigh*

Well, you have the opportunity to educate her, Wooly. Remember, a
university education doesn't necessarily mean that someone is
smart. g Most of us are, but there are exceptions. Give her
another chance. She meant well.

Higs,
Katherine


Book smart and logic dumb.......
LOL

Yepper. Sigh!



And... that's not to say ALL 'ed-ju-cated' people are logic dumb,
either.... but......

Nor are all "un-educated" people street smart, right? g

Higs,
Katherine