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Archive for July, 2010

Another Opening, Another Show

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

Come with me to Vancouver, WA for the opening of the High Fiber Diet Show at the White Sturgeon Gallery in the Water Resources Education Center. This is the I-5 bridge across the Columbia River. It was a beautiful clear day, and we could see Mt Hood from the bridge.

We parked the car and I saw this beautiful meadow-like area with daises -so pretty.

The show was on the second floor of the center.

I was thrilled to see my two quilts sharing a space. The curator told me she thought the colors played nicely. I could see that the more colorful Prairie Fields brought out the colors of the Meander piece.

There was a hands on art area on the first floor where kids were having a good time.

I loved this mobile which consisted of salmon created by children.

Hanging from the ceiling were this blue heron and white Sturgeon.

There was a potter with work on display. I had a great time chatting with him. He lives on a 65 acre working farm in Washington – his childhood home. His name is Richard Roth and his business is Grand Prairie Designs. Click to visit his website.

To see more photos of the show, please visit the High Fiber Diet Blog.

Keeping Our Cool

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

It was supposed to get up to 100° by 5 pm tonight, but it only registered 94° on our outdoor thermometer on the deck. But it was definitely not a good day for outdoor activity.We keep the shades down and turn on fans, and it is tolerable. M & M are here and spending the night. We had dinner at Burgerville and enjoyed the air conditioning.

This morning, Reva and I drove to Beth’s for STASH and found out that Terry has the crud – lost her voice, etc. – and was not coming.  I always miss having Terry at our gatherings. Gale brought her sister, Judy, who is visiting from Las Vegas. It was nice to see her again. We shared some of our work and caught up on our stuff. We had lunch at a wonderful local Italian restaurant. I had a grilled eggplant sandwich on focaccia with pesto aioli. It was delish.

I had to get home to be there when Steph brought M & M to spend the night. I haven’t done much today. Too hot. I did the chilly fiber sketch. Oh, I had  a problem tonight when I was ironing my latest batch of organza pojagi pockets. They melted!! Shoot! I didn’t know that I had any synthetic organza in my stash. I think I can still use it, but  when I put it next to the silk, you can see the difference. Sooo, I might have to do some more painting.

I got the results of the CT Scan of my sinuses today. I have a clogged Sphenoid Sinus which is way back behind the eye. I have had this problem in the past, but it was treated with very strong antibiotics, but I don’t think it has ever been totally clear.

The ENT Doc is recommending surgery, but I will not meet with him until after the 15th because he is on vacation. Something daunting to think about.

Heat Wave

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Portland went from 50s on the 4th of July to 90s today. I am so blessed to have a cool basement studio. It is a wonderful place to be in the summer — not so much in the winter.

Yesterday, I was moving in slow motion. My allergies were ramped up and I didn’t get much done except for taking Scooter to the groomer’s for his hot weather do.

Today, I had a lunch date with my friend Reva and her friend, Libby, who has been a part of her life since high school. I had heard so much about her and so it was fun to meet her in person.

This afternoon, I got some time in the studio to cut some more painted organza strips before I went back out into the hot weather to go to the farmer’s market. I scored some wonderful fresh halibut that we had for dinner.

Tonight I stitched some more organza to make more pockets for the red and black piece.

I really like the latest batch that I finished yesterday.

The groomer really gave Scooter a trimming. He looks more poodly,now.

Tomorrow is STASH at Beth’s house. Love getting together with my quilty friends and sharing our work and stories and lots of laughs.

The Long Week-end

Monday, July 5th, 2010

Since I am retired,  I sometimes lose track of what day it is. This past week-end intensified that. It has been too long. I managed to get some studio work done. I painted more organza and some silk for a background.

I wasn’t sure what to do for a background for this next piece, but I auditioned the painted silk and I quite like it.

I stitched up some more pojagi pockets from the newly painted organza. I used a bit more red.

I also did a little landscape for my sketchbook.

On the home front, we had a nice meal with the family last night. Mia and Miles had some sparkling fun on the deck.

Today, I decided to salvage 6 very ripe apricots and made some jam. I used a recipe with just apricots, sugar and lemon juice. It is a refrigerator jam.

Hot weather is acomin’! It is going to be in the 90s by the end of the week. I plan to do some marathon dyeing and maybe some discharging.

I Love a Parade

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Our little neighborhood has a beautiful boulevard with rows of trees down the center. It creates a wonderful canopy in the summer. On the 4th of July, the community dons red , white and blue and marches around a section. I always forget that it is at the far end of the boulevard from where we live. I barely made it there in time this morning, with Scooter in tow.

This couple had great seats.

I love the chocolate labradoodle.

Here is the requisite police escort.

The end of the parade.

Check out the American Girl doll collection.

Hope you are having a happy 4th of July. The family is coming soon for a BBQ, but it is too gray and cool to eat outside. Boo hoo. Steph is making some of her famous biscuits for strawberry shortcake.

You can see the rest of the parade on my Flickr set, Click Here.