sweet little thingiesSusan's lovely shopfabric with a messageDenise's wool tapestry mask and lunch complete with Vodka (forgot to ask Susan about that)Barb's lovely curtain and Susan's wool rugSusan's weavesOur 2nd Monday gathering was hosted by Susan at her store/weaving studio; Avalanche Looms. A wonderful respite from the heat and to think I almost stayed home [...]
Colleen Carroll's fiber art displayed at the Driftless CafeThe piece on the right is one of my favorites/ photo by Colleen CarrollMy daughter and I had the pleasure of enjoying a lavender iced tea and coffee cake at the Driftless Cafe in town, while getting a look at Colleen Carroll's wonderful fiber art displayed on [...]
the last of the peoniesJust wanted to post some pics of the last of my peonies taken at the gathering at my house mid June.
square dancing to the Pie City RamblersElin describing the Danish tradition of burning the witch for good luckAdd captionan incredible fireworks displayOne of our weaver friends, Elin and her husband Bob threw the most wonderful summer solstice party last weekend. From the incredible potluck to the barn filled with square dancing to the Pie City [...]
perfect porch weatherSusans weavingsmy table runner/linen warp, paper weftspaced warp table runners/ one with hemp weft, one with paper weftJoyces pursemany hands/old krokbragd textile of Kathy'slavender lemonade What a sweet day. Perfect weather to enjoy with friends on the porch. Lunch was simple salad fixins and some great lavender lemonade. I was going the healthy route [...]
Make today count, originally uploaded by kindred threads. keeping my fingers triple, double crossed...
So this was a bittersweet weekend, filled with pride for a daughter who has accomplished so much during her high school years, sadness to know that she will be off to college soon and excitement to see the directions and life choices that she will make. There is much excitement for the new beginnings to [...]
Just a few of the many wevings filling Elin's homeThe queen joined us for lunch via Barb's recent trip overseasAfrican textiles brought back by Olga's husbandAlpaca blanket and pillow fabric by DeniseElin's Glimakra in her new loom room.patio shadowsSuch a lovely day was had at our 2nd Monday gathering at Elin's. Weaving inspiration galore. With Elin's [...]
My sweet daughters made me raspberry scones for breakfast today and oh joy they even cleaned the kitchen up! Along with my favorite things: a big bouquet of flowers, good chocolate, great coffee and cards lovingly made. All in all, it looks like a great day. I think I will treat myself to some weaving time, [...]
Westminster AbbeyPalace guard/ Hard to take these guys seriously in those hatsTower of LondonStonehengeCathedral in BathRoman baths; oddly enough in Bath, EnglandStonehengeKensington Palace GardensBig Ben/ Our hotel was just across the Westminster bridge from thisMy family recently returned from a fast paced, wonderful week in London, filled with palaces, abbeys, cathedrals, fish and chips, cute [...]
