The Official NPA Equinox Slaw

( to be made only twice yearly )

I PKG coleslaw – I used broccoli slaw
1 PKG ramen noodles
1 c. sunflower seed kernels
1 c. sliced almonds
1 – 2 bunches chopped green onions

Combine all, breaking noodles while in package

Cover and refrigerate

Mix and Refrigerate with:
Seasoning packet from noodles
1 cup olive oil
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1 ts. sugar

Toss before serving

Courtesy Margie Carroll – stolen from Missy Henderson

Wednesday afternoon knitting

Found out this evening that there have been at least fourteen different women who’ve attended the Wednesday afternoon knitting gathering begun just a few weeks back. Just yesterday there were eleven all cozied up in the back room at Pleasant Street knitting and yakking up a storm. Would seem Deb’s hit onto something. Mark your calendar for Wednesdays 4:00 and come on out.

I hate snow shoveling – a better idea from PaulD

Thanks to PaulD a neighbor in the association for telling us about “sleigh shovels”. I’d never heard of such a thing. He then took it a step further finding that if six of us went in together for this quantity we could get a volume discount. One thing leading to another and I’m now the proud owner of a Sleigh Shovel.

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Meeting Minutes 1/12/09

Once again we got hit with nasty weather the evening of our meeting. All the same over twentyfolks braved the snow and cold including a half dozen new faces which is particularly gratifying. Things continue to come together for us.

We’re now a licensed not-for-profit

Committees have been agreed upon and are forming

Both Visit Beloit & Stateline Community Foundation support offered

Most importantly though, we now have an actual wooden gavel

Items discussed:

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Nothing to do with historic neighborhood or old houses…

Sorry, can’t help myself. LOST begins again in another week-n-three days, eight hours.

Wed. 1/21, 7:00 central.

Don’t call. I’ll not be answering the phone. 

I now return you to the regularly scheduled Beloit NPA type stuff.

knitting fiends… er, uhm… friends

They had a great turn out. By the time I showed up late for the men’s auxilery to grab a pic several of the women had already left for the evening. DebD, MargaretB, Wanda, MagdaV, PeggyL, MargeF, CarolS and AnaK all showed, shared and evidently had a grand time. I understand they’ll be meeting again the same time next week, 4:00, 1/14, Pleasant Street Coffeehouse.

Viral knitting

Not sure how this applies to ‘neighborhood preservation’ other then the building of ‘community’ often hinges on folks coming together socially simply to enjoy shared interests. Who knew it would be knitting?

It would seem that some latent, smouldering passion for knitting has lain pent up just under the surface among many of our friends and neighbors simply awaiting the subject being broached. Now released it’s gone viral. I understand there are over a dozen now who’ve expressed an interest in getting together to… well, knit.

So come on out and join DebD and the rest at Pleasant Street Coffeehouse next Wednesday 1/7 at 4:00.

Nice little piece about some neighbors – The Forbeck clan

If you don’t get the paper…

a nice little piece on some neighbors and friends, the Forbecks.

We’re big fans of the paper in order to keep in the loop on what’s happening though the website is handy to check on stuff which is how I came upon this article on the Forbecks.

Elgin’s Gifford Park Association receives the National Trust’s Trustees Award

Just heard from a friend over at GPA about their having just received the Trustees Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The video above and a quick one-pager below outlines some of the issues this neighborhood was dealing with, what they did and some of the positive outcomes. It’s do-able. I’d asked if my friend or someone from GPA might be willing to come up and talk to our group.

BTW, it you’d like to see other video produced by the National Trust for Historic Preservation they’ve got a YouTube channel here.

Picking paint colors

My favorite bit from one of my favorite movies… Mr. Blandings builds his dream house.

I love that she doesn’t even give him the spool of thread… she pulls off a three inch thread.
“uh-huh…”

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