Linda, I'm startled to learn that the schools don't teach needle arts any more! When my children were in national school in Ireland, the little ones learned knitting & the older girls learned crochet. Both my girls learned at school, & I was pleasantly surprised that they were taught those things -- along with Gaelic, & a little Irish dancing & music. And they're only in their 20s, so it wasn't that long ago -- or was it? Hmmm ... time flies!
My postcard last month to Linda C. took about a week to reach her, but of course I worried about it during its traveling adventure!