INDEPENDENT NEEDLEWORK NEWS

I hear it will be difficult to outdo the phenomenal retreat Shepherd’s Bush hosted in 2006, when their theme was a Haunted Weekend. However, sisters Tina Richards Herman and Teri Richards intend to make the 2008 retreat their best ever … So if you’re a Shepherd’s Bush fan, you won’t want to miss it!

Preliminary information for the 2008 Shepherd’s Retreat has been posted, so now you can finally start planning your fall calendar!

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008, will be an open house at the Shepherd’s Bush shop in Ogden, Utah. If this will be your first time travelling to Ogden, then don’t forget to print out a copy of the directions from Salt Lake International Airport to the shop!

The actual retreat will follow from Thursday through Saturday, September 25th-27th, 2008, at The Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah.

Accordingly, interested stitchers will probably want to reserve the dates from Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008, through Sunday, September 28th, 2008 in order to allow for plenty of SHOPPING (and travel) time on both sides of the retreat.

The 2008 retreat theme, teachers, classes, and all further details will be posted in the retreat brochure toward the end of March on the Shepherd’s Bush website. I’ll do my best to remind you when the time comes, but you’ll want to be watching for the brochure yourself, too. That’s because you’ll want to register for the retreat as soon as you can after it’s posted — Tina and Teri recommend “… within a few days … ” of their posting the retreat brochure — because retreat enrollment is somewhat limited.

And don’t let your spouse make any argument about spending your tax refund for this very special reason. After all, he agrees you’re worth it, doesn’t he? If need be, tell him you’ll be giving him a five day vacation from you (this would be a good time to remind him of your one or two annoying habits), and then bat your eyelashes and offer him something special from next year’s tax refund. After all, he’s not likely to hold you to that agreement, right? (Will he even be likely to remember that agreement just a month later? One year, I think I spent “our tax refund” several times over! I just waited a few weeks between each expenditure … ) Besides, even if he does remember, you’re still safe … since the Shepherd’s Retreat only happens every other year!

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