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di Back to nptursirlifestyle hardebut healthier}: Christmas; gift hosts / '.' _'i's,s, . Wash/7? (' for disasteie “cums _ By JANICE MIDDLETON Family Editor BURGEssWLreE--rf you want something really unique and and you dty't want to pay a fortune for it-- mate it yourself.- I h - -- A “L: nan“ v “lulu: " '""f'"t That's the philosophy behind the skeins of wool and bags of fleece. piled in Caro- lyn Jamiwon's front room. Last summer Carolyn attended a weaving workshop at Bellwood Lake near 'iir'iuigevill.e and has grown to love the craft SO much she's expanded her hobby into a business. - A... kiln“ nut her June 1 she hung out ner shingle on the front porch and now the Loom Room is supplying fellow spinning and weaving enthusiasts with all kinds of wool plus cotton fibres and nature dye. _ ""mnw intnrinr "The former Interior decorator from Whitby says she was always interested in making her own fabrics and hangings lend, living in the country but never really had the opportunity until her husband, employed with General Motors was tran- sferred to Woodstock from Oshawa. The Jamiesons have‘lived in the rambling red brick farmhouse on their two acre plot in Burgessville for the 21/2 years and Carolyn, 33, says she'll never go back to the city. . _ J Also a vegetarian, Carolyn gardens organically and tends chickens, ducks, four lambs and eight eats. . Miss May Dennis was hostess for the November meeting of the Burgessville Women’s Institute. FqA9e '"J' . _ ' . "I'm against additives, preservatives and chemicals in foods." . '. _ And being self-employed is also satisfying. Carolyn's customers, come to her Burgessville shop from as Growing' your own and canning is more work but the feeding a family of three on $20 isrworth it,. ..she lays. far ’away Guglph. "When you're a weaver you’ll drive many miles for tleright wool," . . - Though cottage spinning and weaving is centuries old it was not popular with the modern day woman until the TOs when the youth headed en mass back to grassroots lifestyles. ' Mrs. Jack McCready opened the meeting with greetings. The Ode was sung and the Mary Stewart Collect repeated. Mrs. Ross Johnson gave the minutes of the last meeting also the treasurer's report. A report was given by some of the different convenors. Roll call was by show and tell a craft you had made, T It was decided that for our Christmas" meeting, instead of buying a gift for ,our secret partner, we use that money and bring a box with five articles oi canned food which will all' be used " "Arid the craft is still former - Interior l8 hung out her the front porch e Loom Room is fellow spinning ng enthusiasts Me nf umnl Dlus eville and has ." ve the craft SO expanded her 'business. as Windsor and mak food parcels for New Durh and East Oxford torna 'victims who lost all. Memb 5 please note' Mrshoss Johnson gave her Ir brt as delegate to Area l stitute Conference held _ .St Marys. Mrs. Maurihe Buckrell was cougar of the meeting and the totto was "The value of “win our daily lives." Ha . aeraft as a pasttime is ngod thing to occupy P,lf hands and mind. In slol they teach the agents crafts which are of _ tvalue as they become tl, let. Some handcr‘aft people often make their 'own ” tools to work with. Crafts relieve tension and over- wrought nerves.. Doing crafts is a way of life to Carolyn Jamieson spins black fleece sheared wool shop from the family's lamb in her Burgessville many people such as the blind and retarded. Mrs. Lynch had buttons. of handmade leather, whalebope, ivory and many others. She had buttons from South Africa which represented their cults, also of the provinces of Canada. Mrs. Buckrell thanked the Mrs. Buckrell introduced the guest speaker Mrtr. Lorne Lynch, Woodstock and Mrs. Ruth McMillen, Burgessville who have beautiful button, collections. ladies for their displays of buttons and telling us about them. She presented them each with a gift for which they thanked the Institute. The meeting closed with the singing of the Queen. Lunch was served and a social time spent. '. BURGESSirILLtt (C)' - The October meeting of Group Three of the Burgessville United Church Women met at the home of Mrs. Merton Penny, with two members absent and one visitor present. Mrs. Morley chose as the Scripture reading Psalm 100 led by Mrs. Kelly and repeated in unison. The meditation was "Happy Harvest Time" followed by prayer. Moved by Mrs. Penny and seconded by Mrs. Kelly that donations replace the auc- _ tion sale of last year. Mrs. McMillen read "Oetbber" by Edgar Guest, Mrs. Penny's choice was "A Quiet Plaee" and Mrs. Kelly gave “Thanksgiving Prayer," Mrs. Parkhill chose "Thanksgiving Day." T Articles for the layette were sewed followed by lunch served by the hostess. Mrs. Morley reminded us of past happenings of this time of year including Hurricane Hazel, first ap- pearanceof the Ford ear and Aimie Sample McPherson’s crusade. 21/27 -Staff photo by Philip Walker Lahring Priscilla Tribe, daughter of Harry and Jessie Tribe, received her degree of Master of Arts in English at the Fall --_ Convocation of Western Ontario on Friday, Oc- tober 26. Lahring was a graduate of N.D.H.S. and also received her Bachelor of Arts in Honours History and English from the U.W.0. She has now accepted a position In Management _ Training with the Epic Book' Company in Chatham. -at,uasaarakgtii