A week ago at TNNA I went down to the lobby to meet a friend for a drink and in turn was introduced to several other well-known names in the industry I had not met before. It is one of the reasons I like going to TNNA -- the opportunity to network.
Just as I was calling it a night, I was introduced to Laura who said she was a fan of my book and said she had a shop in Nevada. I responded with a "Laura, of
Jimmy Beans Wool, Laura?" To which she responded, yes!
Well I started blabbering about what a genius she is (because I believe it to be true), particularly with their most recent sponsorship with US Snowboarding and US Freeskiiing. You can read more about it in their
January Newsletter. Because if you remember, I am a part-time ski instructor as well. So she has combined two of my favorite things. I told her I was coming to the area this weekend for my ski instructor training and was planning on coming by the shop SPECIFICALLY to tell her how much I appreciated her genius.
So now as a result of some casual conversations at TNNA, I might be able to attend one of the events!!! How cool would that be?!? So once again, you never quite know how knitting might touch your world, even in areas that seem completely unrelated.
Have fun!
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ReplyDeleteI know I had some sort of "small world" thing happen to me recently, and I was going to recount it but I can't remember what it was. :) Instead I will say this: Thank you for having your contest, which I took as a personal challenge to say something at least somewhat relevant on each post this month. And I needed to keep up my reputation as your most frequent commenter. :) I also thought that "forcing" myself to say something might teach me something about myself. I'm not sure if it has exactly, but I'm still mulling it over. At any rate, thank you both for having this blog and for encouraging participation from your readers. You guys are great!
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