Perspectives from October 2018

Retreat Reflections: The Sewing Room Retreats at Sky Lake

October 30, 2018 / By Wendy Fairchild and Brenda Contento

In March of 2008, we had our first retreat at Sky Lake. While our group is called “The Sewing Room,” many of our friends are crafters, not necessarily quilters/sewists, so the mix is a bit different than a traditional quilters-only retreat. We have become a close-knit group and are often asked by others how they can become part of our group, or how to begin a group of …more

Retreat Reflections: The Women’s Chocolate Getaway at Casowasco Camp & Retreat Center

October 23, 2018 / By Karin Cockram

“Welcome Home.” That is the greeting that a person receives as he or she arrives at Casowasco, and it is a perfect welcome for this camp and retreat center. Although I have had a wide variety of experiences there, I was asked specifically to write about the Women’s Chocolate Getaway Retreat which is held at the site, annually, the first weekend of March. The Women …more