NOTES FROM THE LODGE Sunday, May 4, 2008

If the saying is true "April Showers bring May Flowers" every one's gardens are about to burst forth with abundant blooms. These last few days have been glorious and the promise of more beautiful weather is reassuring that the gardens will soon be producing for some time.

Yesterday was a perfect day for First Saturday events. If you didn't make it downtown and to Nutmeg Lodge, we missed you but we have many more "firsts" and the fun will be just as good next month. We started a new club yesterday and will offer one more chance this month to join. This club was Judy's idea and I will attempt to explain it. We are calling it First Choice Fabric Club. Yesterday you would have received a coupon that will allow the bearer to purchase fabric from our backroom on the 3rd Saturday of the month. This fabric will be new fabric that has not made it's way onto the floor. While purchasing this select group of fabric you will receive 10% plus a punch. Membership into this club is dependent upon shopping on the 1st Saturday on the Sidewalk. As I mentioned, this month you will have one more opportunity to join--come by this week thru Saturday, shop outside the big doors and receive a membership card. Each month we will offer a membership card to all sidewalk shoppers on the 1st Saturday. If this is muddy--come in and we will explain. I think this is going to be a fun club.

When I first moved to Martinsburg some of the people I first met are people I share a friendship to this day--one of those people was Millie Ryman. This week Millie came to the shop with a box of collectible toy sewing machines. A thoughtful and appreciated gift, I hope that all of you will stop by and see Millie's machines on display with the other of our collection. Again, my thanks to Millie for her thoughtful addition to our top shelf.

We are working double time to get ready for the next big show---Quilter's Unlimited Show in Chantilly. I will give you more info on this great show later.

Come in, join our new club, see you soon---Barbara