Mar 11 2009
Heads Up: WOOL 2009
Today is full of awesome. Why is it special? Today is the day I announce WOOL 2009 (Weekend Out On the Lake)! I am officially removing the dots in the acronym, I don’t care if it makes me grammatically incorrect but they’re too damned annoying to type.
WOOL 2009 August 6th – 9th
(Thursday evening through noon Sunday)
Lake House Registrations Open 4/17-5/1
All-inclusive rates start at $60 per person!
What *must* the Minnehaha passengers think of us?
This advance announcement announcement is so you can plan ahead, kinda of a special perk for my blog readers so they can pounce on registrations when they do open up. For those of you who have been to WOOL before, or have read about it in the past, you already know how fabuloso it is. For those of you who haven’t, see last year’s recap. Basically, WOOL is a non-profit event that I organize to help spinners and stitchers of all kinds get together and get away… It is hosted at the Wiawaka Women’s Holiday House on the non-tacky/quiet side of Lake George in Upstate New York. I hold it there not only because it’s beautiful, but because the rates are based on your ability to pay, and include your meals. No one checks your income, it’s on the honor system. The rooms are tiny and monastic, the food simple, but the experience is unforgettable. Since it’s being held at the beginning of August this year (like ’07) it leaves you some summer to still enjoy when you get home.
We are a colorful bunch, you'll fit RIGHT in.
The levels are condensed this year, there are only 5 vs. the 7 or 8 they used to have. The lowest rate went up by $5, the first rate increase they’ve had in many, many years. Since reservations open in the middle of April, this gives you some time to get your affairs in order. DO NOT try to reserve until April, the new reservation forms aren’t even active yet on the Wiawaka website. I will announce the opening of reservations, along with the process, on April 17th. As always, remember that you only have to pay half your total up front, and half when you check in. Also, please remember that you will have to register with me AND Wiawaka, that way I have a record of who is coming. This will all be explained in the opening day post for any new guests. The rest of you know the drill!
You know you want to be here.
March 11th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Yes. I totally want to be there. In fact, I want to register NOW!!!!
March 12th, 2009 at 12:11 am
Waah! I have to wait a whole month to register? If I must…
March 12th, 2009 at 9:10 am
Yeah! Now to check the calendar and make plans!
March 12th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Hope you have a good time! My early August weekends are already committed so no chance for me this year.
March 12th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Tina! I totally want to come this year! I will be state-side by then but I’m not entirely sure where exactly I’ll be that week. Is it okay that I’m not a spinner?
March 13th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Dude. That’s all I’m saying. ;op
March 20th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Oy, and this time I won’t have to come and fix RED’s car during the event…
That’s right folks, she snuck me in during the saturday fund raiser last year..
I am a spinner and a knitter and am EXCLUDED from this event, ya see I suffer from dangly bits ;-P
Tina, I should have warned ya..
It IS like falling into a time warp there.. it’s the 1900’s no the 1970’s no a weird mixture of both. Make sure you walk the labyrinth.
April 5th, 2009 at 12:08 am
I’ll have to talk to Rosemary and see if she’s up for it. I think I may have a work conflict, but I’ll check on Monday to see.
May 3rd, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Tina–Just my aside–Removing the periods after the letters makes you grammatically CORRECT–You don’t write it out as “Weekend.out.on.the lake.”–You write it without periods and therefore the acronym has no periods–I know I’m obnoxious–Just ask Nancy whose picture appears with the goofy red glasses–I’ll be a “day” attendee–Can’t wait for the swap/exchange/sale!!!!!! joan
August 6th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
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