Where I Go On Saturday

Every Saturday, for the last 3 plus years, I have spent the day at Yarn Envy and Vintage Bistro.
Some words about these two places ~ Yarn Envy is jointly owned by Tracy and Candy. Vintage Bistro is owned by Bill. Candy and Bill are married and the parents of my dear tutor, Heather.
The yarn shop and bistro are located in one corner of a large garden center. Unfortunately, the garden center has gone out of business and thus is empty. Yarn Envy is creeping, creeping into more and more space. We kid and say they will eventually take over the whole building. The yarn business is growing and we knitters are all happy
about that.

The lady above is Tracy. Knitters, note the beautiful sweater she is wearing. She is one fine knitter! Tracy is the mother of two daughters, one in pharmacy school and the other  in medical school at UTMC, where Joan was. If you walk in the building and hear a lot of loud laughing, it's because Tracy is telling us about an experience she had with her husband, children or dog. She has the ability to find great humor in mundane things.

This gentleman is Bill, working on the books. Since he is the owner of the bistro, maybe I should say, "cooking the books".  :-)
Bill is a Lutheran minister, now retired from having a church of his own. He is guest minister at a few Lutheran churches in the area.
Bill is also a chaplain at a Michigan Hospice.
Bill is a baker and makes pies for the bistro ~ very good pies, too. He also makes biscotti.

 This is my tutor, Heather, in her "Wendy's" look. Heather is in school, a lot of it done on the computer, which fascinates me ~ going to college on a computer!  Heather works part time @ the bistro and is an accomplished knitter herself. You can find her behind the counter, making an espresso, out in the kitchen putting together a salad or sandwich or helping a knitter with a purchase or a stitching problem.
And........of course, is a whiz on the computer and has helped me tremendously with this blog.

Last, but surely not least, is Candy. She, too, is an accomplished knitter. Candy and Tracy have known each other for many years, having worked together in a bead store and another yarn shop.
These two ladies have established a thriving business and one of the reasons for it's growth is the willingness to help almost anyone who comes in the door. Women come in with yarn they've bought somewhere else and ask the gals for help. Candy and Tracy are right there to help out the customer and always with a smile and pleasant demeanor. They work with the customers on any
questions, etc. we have.
There are two long white tables that run along one wall of the shop. (Tracy is sitting at one of those tables). Every day that the shop is open, many women sit there and knit, eat breakfast and/or lunch, knit, drink coffee, soda, tea, knit, and BUY, BUY, BUY!
I go on Saturdays (although I've shown up on a Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday), arriving around
10:00 AM. and staying until they close at 4:00 PM. This day is the highlight of my week! In an earlier blog I've talked of the knitters/friends that congregate at Yarn Envy. I wanted to share with you the people who are the best reason I am there!
OK. I've read through twice to be sure I've said all I wanted to and I haven't because I could go on and on about this wonderful place and the great people who own.......
                                          YARN ENVY AND VINTAGE BISTRO!!