You guys know that I come from Podunk, U.S.A.
This means that I don’t exactly cross paths with the rich and famous.
The closest I’ve come in recent years to meeting famous people has been through the blogging world, when Cookie A. and Anne Hanson sent me emails after I commented on their blogs. I wrote about that fabulous day here.
That was a fun day!
Now, one person I have often wanted to meet and have actually been in the same state as when she visited is the Yarn Harlot.
Oh, maybe you’re not a knitter and your eyebrows are now raised at the name.
See, she’s not really a harlot, in that sense of the word. She’s a happily married mom of three and also known by blog readers as a Knitting Goddess.
I have longed to hear her speak and almost had opportunities on two separate occasions, but life got in the way.
I read her blog regularly. Her sense of humor is dry, but she’s a Canadian, so maybe that’s why I get it. If you’ll remember, I am a naturalized American citizen…Canadian by birth.
Her husband hails from Newfoundland, where I was born, so I have an especially tight bond with her (she doesn’t know this though).
No, I’m not a stalker. I promise. I just appreciate good humor, unplanned mishaps (which frequently happen to her, so I totally identify cause you’ve read about my own “incidents”), and generosity toward the world-at-large.
So yesterday, she blogged about a Sock Camp she’s going to be teaching at.
Oh my.
Sock Camp.
Time to drool.
Cause you know I love knitting socks.
I clicked the link she provided in her post and nearly had heart failure when I saw the price…$875 + lodging.
I don’t think that my subbing pays enough to finance such a trip.
Rats.
So, I hopped back over to her blog and made a wee little comment about wishing that there was a scholarship available.
When I got up late this morning (hey, it’s Saturday, and that’s my prerogative), I had a bunch of emails.
One got my attention:
Re: [Yarn Harlot] New Comment Posted to ‘Don’t fight it, it’ll only take longer’
Sent By:
“Stephanie Pearl-McPhee”
On: Mar 03/13/10 8:37 AM There is, but unfortunately it’s filled for this year. (Didn’t we strike you as the scholarship types?)
Steph
Whoa!
Are you kidding?
She read my comment on her blog and, get this, RESPONDED…with the same humor in which she writes her blog!
I am tickled beyond belief and reminded that people are people everywhere, no matter if they are famous or not.
Taking the time to send an email to little ole me elevated her place in my heart.
It is also a great reminder that it only takes a few words to lift someone’s spirits.
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