I might have mentioned that Acorns and Threads kept up hosting on-line retreats post-pandemic when they returned to in person. I think they just might be the only shop doing this. It takes a huge amount of dedication (extra set up, full time person managing Zoom etc). They have it down pretty well.
Over the last four years, between the couple of times a year retreats and the on-line group run by one the members, I have gotten to know several of the people quite well. Yes, there are some younger women, but there are an amazing number of women with in 20 years or so of my age, More than a few of us have retired from full-time employment. The Zoom group is pretty much scattered from the East Coast through to Vancouver Island. Since the hosting shop is in Portland, Oregon, the time zones work well for me. And frankly, the cost differential between being on zoom vs travel+hotel+meals is significant. I can do this a couple of times a year and only go to one in person (LA next year). I would have signed up again for Cannon Beach but we won’t be back from Turkey in time (more about that trip later.
This is a retreat with designers – so discussions, patterns, kitted up projects. There is one I might do, but I am getting quite picky about what I start. No intentions of having a to-do list as long as my arm.
Anyway – went on-line at 0830 and finished about 13 hours later (George had just arrived home from his reunion trip.
