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I have a confession to make... I've secretly began planning my wedding, after being engaged for a little more than a year.

This week one of my favorite wedding blogs, Offbeat Bride, featured one of my favorite brides, Mrs. Lea Grover.

Pretty effing sweet, if you ask me.

Just a reminder that we have our Grand Re-Opening Party tonight from 6-9 with Kay Gardiner & Ann Shayne signing their new book MASON-DIXON KNITTING OUTSIDE THE LINES. Of course, there are other fun festivities, including prizes!

We've added another special for our fantastic customers . . . 20% off all yarn from 4 pm Friday until 5 pm Sunday!

Hope to see you soon!

Loopy Yarns
NEW LOCATION:
47 W. Polk Street
Chicago, IL 60605
312-583-YARN (9276)
www.loopyyarns.com
Monday - Thursday 11 - 7
Friday 11 - 9
Saturday 10 - 6
Sunday 12 - 5

www.prettycity.com/pink
High end salons offering their services for $31 during the month of Oct for Breast Cancer awareness.
Haircuts, colors, mani’s/pedi’s, massages, facial treatments etc etc all for $31 per service.

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I've been hard at work the past few weeks, adding my homemade jewelry, sock monsters and paintings to etsy - a site for handmade crafts and such.

I've got enough of a collection going to finally show it off. Check me out at amybethporter.etsy.com

So what I need, if you please, is feedback. What do you think? What you like? What doesn't work so much? I've only got so much control over how the page works, but most of the visuals and words are mine to agonize over. A little of your input can only make it better.

Thanks a bunch!

You’re invited!!!  Our Grand Re-Opening party is on Friday, October 3rd from 5 pm to 9 pm.  

Meet our special guests Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne, authors of “Mason-Dixon Knitting,” who will be here to sign their new book “Mason-Dixon Knitting:  Outside the Lines.”  

This new book includes several local designers including one of our favorites, Chicago’s own, Bonne Marie Burns.

Just in case you are unsure, we are OPEN in Dearborn Station!  So, come checkout our new digs.

Loopy Yarns
NEW LOCATION:
47 W. Polk Street
Chicago, IL 60605
312-583-YARN (9276)
www.loopyyarns.com
Monday - Thursday 11 - 7
Friday 11 - 9
Saturday 10 - 6
Sunday 1 - 5

You are invited to participate in an interesting and entertaining survey about language. Essentially, we're asking about the spread of Yiddish (and some Hebrew) among English speakers in North America. We're turning to both Jews and non-Jews to answer questions like these: Who uses Yiddish words like "shmooze" and "daven" and phrases like "Money, shmoney"? Why do some people say "temple" while others say "shul"? Who prefers biblical names for their babies? Your responses will help us answer these and other questions, and you might learn something about yourself in the process. Please set aside 5-10 minutes, and click on this link to participate.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9eQwWyblG_2b8ixLqbt6QFhg_3d_3d

Sincerely,

Prof. Sarah Bunin Benor
Prof. Steven M. Cohen
Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion

I'm considering ordering a couple of magazine subscriptions - to increase my knowledge of the things around me that are of interest, but that I don't take the time to look into because I am easily distracted. Like... music.

I considered getting a subscription to Rolling Stone for about 3 minutes. Then I decided it would make me sad to read about Fall Out Boy and those wacky Osbournes.

So... suggestions, please for magazines - music or otherwise.