Life's STILL a Cabaret!

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"Put down the knitting, the book and the broom; time for a holiday..."

Well, maybe not the knitting!  For those of us in the "know", knitting and crochet are key parts of any holiday, especially if one's vacation time calls for an extended road trip.  As long as you don't knit and drive (!), it's the perfect activity to wile away hours in the car or plane or on the bus, going from Point A to Point B.

In our Thursday 'gig' at The Shop, Anne and I were both kept hopping, serving customers who'd started their road trip and finished a project (or two!) already, or who were preparing to hit the trails for a road trip, or were planning a camping trip and needed something to do on the lakeside, around the fireside or in the camper or cabin on a rainy afternoon.

However you spend your summer holiday, we hope you do it with a view to genuinely relaxing -- putting away thoughts of what's going on in the Wider World, letting go of demands and pressures, and really enjoying life in the moment -- just as you would if you were in a cabaret.

That's why this week, for our Super Special Sale, we're offering you a light, quick-to-knit (or crochet) cotton-polyester blend that will be fun to work with on summer afternoons/evenings.

Cabare 

(note the accent on the 'e')

from SMC Select

50 grams = 55 metres (60 yards)

78% Cotton

22% Polyester

Regular Price: $10.00

Sale Price: $2.50

We have a variety of colours available, all in yummy summery pastels -- and enough of some to make a summer sweater, an open-work summer shawl, an elegant lacy wrap or...well, you get the idea!

Wherever and whenever you find yourself yarn-crafting this month and next...we hope you're celebrating time away from life's demands, the blessing of being able to create something lovely, and the joy of relaxing with family, friends, fresh air and good food.

Start by admitting from cradle to tomb
It isn't that long a stay
Life is a cabaret, old chum
It's only a cabaret, old chum
And I love a cabaret!

-- From the theme for 'Cabaret' 

Music by John Kander

Lyrics by Fred Ebb

Won't you join me?

*Written by Margaret, who's enjoying her 'cabaret knitting' under the shade of an old tree in her back garden.  Bliss!