I wish I could tell you that it'll start on such & such a date and at what time, but..... here's the kicker. We produce a series of 13 shows which then go to a distributor for all public television stations. Public TV stations are independently owned, so each program manager chooses which shows to air and when, so, unlike commercial channels, the shows air at different times and on different days throughout the US. There is no cost to TV stations who choose to air the show - public television at work. These are stations that anyone can see anywhere at any time whether they have cable, satellite service or not, so we love the fact that we're on PBS. If the station in your particular area doesn't air the show (and there are a few), contact the program manager and ask your friends to do the same. "Squeaky Wheels" do help, especially if they're looking for your support.
For those of you who do have cable, etc. Scrapbook Memories airs Mon-Fri at 2pm EST and Noon on Saturdays on the BYU (Brigham Young University) channel. Since there are only 13 shows in a series, it takes just 2 weeks and 1 day to air a complete series, so, like PBS, they keep repeating old shows until they have a new series. We produce 26, half shows per year and have done for over 12 years now. That's more than 312 half hour shows making the show one of the longest running of its kind.
KS Productions now has DVD sets available of complete series. You can check out which ones at: www.scrapbookmemoriestv.com Enjoy!
Yours truly,
Julie :)
Snippets of Wit & Wisdom embedded in information and observations about the Arts & Crafts Industry as noted by an "itinerant crafter".
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Home Sweet Home
I'm asked all the time if I miss "home". The answer is definitely "no" since I'm a firm believer that "home is where you hang your hat" even if most of us don't wear hats any more. I say "most" because there's a whole lot of folks who wear cowboy hats around where I live.
Of course I know they're asking if I miss England. I haven't lived in England since the late 60's and things have changed a lot in the past 40+ years. I definitely miss things like the best Fish & Chips and Yorkshire pudding in the world, but more than anything, I miss the England I used to know. The only constant in life is "change" and, like everywhere else, life there is very different now. We don't even have British passports any more now that the UK is part of the EEC. I do try to go back "home" whenever I can. There are still a lot of places that have stayed the same for hundreds of years and I enjoy being there. It's "comfort food" for the soul.
Being born and growing up in England however, couldn't help but leave an indelible imprint on my life. It's the early years that have a great influence on who we are and what we become. I've been around quite a while now and even remember when my dad brought home our first TV set. It was black & white, of course, and I remember shows like "Watch with Mother" and not being bothered a bit that Andy Pandy and Looby Loo slept in the same toy box. I remember entertaining myself by reading a lot, writing stories, drawing, painting and making things out of anything and everything that I could find around the house like pipe cleaners, nut shells and even leaves. My favourite supplies were shells and to this day I still have boxes upon boxes of shells I've collected from the past 50 years. It's no wonder that I've become the "itinerant crafter".
So, in answer to the question "do I miss home", I have to say "yes" and "no". On the one hand I am home, but "yes" I do miss the home of my childhood and treasure those memories dearly.
Yours truly,
Julie
Of course I know they're asking if I miss England. I haven't lived in England since the late 60's and things have changed a lot in the past 40+ years. I definitely miss things like the best Fish & Chips and Yorkshire pudding in the world, but more than anything, I miss the England I used to know. The only constant in life is "change" and, like everywhere else, life there is very different now. We don't even have British passports any more now that the UK is part of the EEC. I do try to go back "home" whenever I can. There are still a lot of places that have stayed the same for hundreds of years and I enjoy being there. It's "comfort food" for the soul.
Being born and growing up in England however, couldn't help but leave an indelible imprint on my life. It's the early years that have a great influence on who we are and what we become. I've been around quite a while now and even remember when my dad brought home our first TV set. It was black & white, of course, and I remember shows like "Watch with Mother" and not being bothered a bit that Andy Pandy and Looby Loo slept in the same toy box. I remember entertaining myself by reading a lot, writing stories, drawing, painting and making things out of anything and everything that I could find around the house like pipe cleaners, nut shells and even leaves. My favourite supplies were shells and to this day I still have boxes upon boxes of shells I've collected from the past 50 years. It's no wonder that I've become the "itinerant crafter".
So, in answer to the question "do I miss home", I have to say "yes" and "no". On the one hand I am home, but "yes" I do miss the home of my childhood and treasure those memories dearly.
Yours truly,
Julie