July 11
from Heather Cameron:
Sheep-to-Shawl at the Fair
A group of spinners and weavers on the island are hoping to demonstrate the good old fashioned tradition of a sheep-to-shawl contest at our fall fair in September. We start the day with a raw fleece from a genuine Lasqueti sheep, and by day's end will have completed a beautiful handspun, handwoven 100% Lasquetian shawl, to be auctioned off as a fundraiser for the Last Resort. It might sound impossible, but is very do-able with good planning and a team of people to card, spin, weave, wind bobbins, go for cooling beverages, etc. It is a wonderful event to watch and/or participate in, so if you would like to join the fun, please call Heather at 8545 or Charline at 8883.
Also, we would like to hear from you if you have a portable loom (preferably 4-harness) to lend for the day.
and
Slow Down on Spring Bay Road
I live near that sharp corner of Spring Bay Road at Maple Bay. In the past year there have been numerous incidents where vehicles have rounded the corner too fast and ended up in the ditch. So far I don't think there have been any injuries, but it may just be a matter of time. The combination of a sharp downhill corner, loose gravel and lack of visibility means SLOW DOWN and take it easy.
and
Mending at the Market
Heather will be at the Saturday Market with a treadle sewing machine (thank you Sheila Ray!)to hem your pants, mend that hole in your pocket, sew a patch on your jeans or fix your zipper while you shop and enjoy the rest of the market. Give your favourite old clothes a new lease on life!
Thanks!
Heather
from Ciron Wade:
I'm looking for a place to WWOOF after [the next few days]. I'm interested in WWOOFing. Or if someone wants to employ me for a carpentry job I would also be happy to do that too. I have experience doing carpentry work, and a little experience WWOOFing. <cironleafstarplus@gmail.com>
Ciron
from Jenna:
if you have our propane tank, marked jenna adam or some form
of our two names, please return it to the propane filling station asap.
from Jessica Sachs:
Wanted to buy or trade: ~5 meters of chain (~15 feet or anywhere in the ballpark). Light, medium or moderately heavy. Doesn't need to be pretty. Thanks, Jessica S. x8880 or jessicasachs ++ gmail.com.
from Carson Tak:
Sailing the Salish Sea
I will be sailing to Vancouver this coming Friday July 16th (the weekend of the Vancouver folk festival) and will return on Sunday the 18th. I will be leaving False bay in the early morning and it will take 8- 12 hours to reach False Creek. I will be departing from Horseshoe Bay Sunday evening and stopping on Keats Island, reaching False Bay on Monday afternoon. If you are interested in coming call 8804 . Space is limited- the return trip is already almost full.
Hope to sail with you.
Carson
Calendar
July
Saturday 17 - Last Resort Society garage sale
- Uwe and Nalia's wedding dinner, hall, 6pm
Saturday 24 - Rockshow, hall,
Saturday 31 - Firefighters Picnic, TeaPot
August
Thursday 26 - PRRD board meeting on Lasqueti, 3pm
Friday 27 - Carnival Band, community Hall, 7pm
REQUEST: If you have a friend or neighbour without email who you think might be
interested in some or all of the items in this Lasqueti email, please let them know about
what's going on, to help keep them connected.
"Together we can talk and solve our problems." - translated from a Bengali poster
