Musings from the 15th anniversary of Project Night

I hosted Project Night in October of 2015 which happened to be 15 years to the month that I hosted the original Project Night.  Some memories shared:

Low bar for food:  

2 bags of M&M's from the vending machine (Roxane)
(The absolute low bar was set by Deb a few years ago when she showed up with nothing at Christy's house because she forgot it was Project Night.)

High bar for food:

Too many too count. 

Low bar for projects:

Robin R said getting gas was going to be her project. And then she didn't even do that. 

Long bar for projects:

Robin S.'s sweater for her mom - 8 years

Odd bar for projects:

Michelle's numerous projects - an old car door, a window, her husband's boxer shorts

High bar for yarn reuse:

Carla's green yarn.  Was made into possibly 3 different sweaters.

The first project night

When it happened at my house, Deb and Christy were making halloween costumes for the Arthur and either Alida or Hendrik. It was held in my basement.   

It was started because Robin R. wanted to learn to knit. Deb wanted to learn tatting from Christy.  Christy wanted to learn to make rugs from Carla.  I wanted to learn more about knitting. 

Robin S.'s first Project Night:

John was cooking and she asked John to create a plate for her that she could take.  He created a plate for her with a little chicken, a little potatoes, and a little vegetable.  Robin brings it to her first one and that chicken was the only main dish they had.  Fortunately we've gotten in the habit of the host making a main dish.

Michelle's first Project Night:

She remembers talking at length with someone about her belly piercing.  It might have been Christina J.

Kim's first Project Night:

She brought her bead box because she'd been invited when she saw Christy drawing in the sand on a canoe trip planning some dragonfly beadwork.

Poetry for the anniversary:

Fifteen years these ladies have kibitzed 

Humor and good food have been monthly dished

To celebrate, your host brings out the finest

Zippy chicken, prosecco, and china.

From key lime pie to mending rope,

Knitted shawls to heal one’s hope, 

EPA stories that’ll give a fright,

Nothing beats therapy like Project Night.