Q: What do you think of the accents up here in Minnesota?
Eric: I love their accent. How can you not love the MinnaSoHda accent? It has to be my favorite in this country.
Q: What is that you’re drinking?
Eric: It’s a beer that Jean has, called Premium Grain Belt.
Q: I never heard of it. Have you?
Eric: I haven’t either. Guess it’s been a legendary beer up here in Minnesota for a hundred years. I can’t believe I never heard of it before. Especially with a tagline on the bottle that says “A friendly beer.” I would have remembered something like that.
Q: When was the last time you were in Minnesota teaching a workshop?
Eric: Me and my students were trying to figure that out this morning. It was either in 2007 or 2008. We could only pin it down to those years.
Q: I’m really afraid to ask this last question because I have a pretty good idea of what it’s going to be…What annoyed you this week?
Eric: You (the basketmaker’s wife who should have known better) ripping out all my uprights when you walked over one of my weavers that got caught in your shoe or something and you kept on going, in front of all my students!(editor’s note: I apologized profusely! I still feel bad about it. The picture shows the aftermath…)
Oh Lynn that was a big fat OMG! Lol don’t feel bad, I once closed a van door on one of Deanna Savoys Nantucket baskets. It was her class sample
Cracked that sucker right in half. AND that was at the beginning of our road trip!
After awhile, she fixed it to look beautiful again. It’s part of the exhibit that was in the Museum in Michigan.
BTW we are still friends!
This must be Joanne H. The only thing I hear being slammed closed is the Yankees season!
You poor girl! I know has sorry you must be. Accidents do happen. I would like to know the details from Denna Savoys to learn how she repaired that Nantucket basket and made it look beautiful again !!!!
Thanks Janet for your sympathy…. 🙂
Glad to know! I’ll have to tell Eric, next time he brings up that I ripped out his upgrights, “at least I didn’t shut a door on it like Joanne H.!” lol…