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It’s October already!

I’m finding it hard to believe how much time has elapsed since my last post here! About the only thing that remains of the summer are the bug bites that still itch.

 

Lots has happened including a new grandson!  Sebastian John is already two weeks old and growing!  Such a cutie, but then I’m his grandmother – I’m supposed to say things like that.

 

I’ve been involved for the past 6 months with a yarn bombing movement in the Cincinnati area – check out BombShells of Cincinnati to see our handiwork!  (We are also on Face Book if you want to friend us.) What was originally intended as a one project adventure now seems to be turning into a small art company!  Keep tabs on us to see what we are up to next.

 

More immediate is some teaching this coming weekend in NY for the Eastern Great Lakes Fiber Conference. And then on to getting some work accomplished to be ready for three – count ’em – THREE! back-to-back fiber sales in November.

 

Add in some local basketry and book making classes and I’ll be keeping busy for the next couple months!  Hopefully that won’t keep me away from this blog to much.  Hoping to be more consistent with my presence.

 

Thanks for patiently waiting.  Hope your summer went well!

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Excuses

I know I should be finishing the last three weeks of my trip to PNG and OZ – all the pics are up but they need words to make them understandable.  I’ve lost the momentum at the moment as it has shifted to other more pressing things. Like…

…remembering all those who serve and have served in our country’s armed forces – this is Memorial Day weekend here in the US.

…cleaning up after our recent spate of storms. Nothing serious here, just lots of tree debris.

…making plans for a small papermaking gathering here in June.

…writing two articles with deadlines in the next two days.

…making sufficient samples for one of the articles.

…nailing down all the necessary aspects of a teen/river art project.

…working up plans for a community art project.

…hosting and attending various family functions and gatherings – all good fun ones. And setting up future ones.

…giving two presentations on my OZ/PNG trip.

…giving a mudcloth for quilters presentation – which got chased into the church basement due to a nearby tornado.

…quilting some of my mudcloth to use as samples at the above mentioned presentation – which I then forgot to take along!

…making plans for a couple possible trips.

…finalizing various teaching plans for the rest of the year.

…getting excited about the upcoming births of our first two grandchildren!

 

I promise, there WILL be final reporting on my two weeks in PNG plus the last week in Australia at the Orange Forum.  Just not promising exactly when….

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Pics from the Dandenongs and sculpture park

I’m a bit slower on getting pics up than I thought I might be.  Old age creeping in!

Just uploaded pictures from the first few days of my visit to Australia. Shots from the Dandenong Mountain area plus a bunch from the sculpture park northwest of Melbourne. Talked about in my post of Feb 18.

The rains continue here as I get ready to do a demo of Appalachian basketry tomorrow at the Woman’s Art Club Cultural Center over in Mariemont area. Will pick up on more stories and photos from AU and PNG soon. I’ve been enjoying some show and tell with local family and friends. If you can’t wait for the posts, come on over!

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Home but foggy

Made it home to the US late Sunday night – I figure about 31 hours of being in motion of some sort while wending my way to the US – and am finding it a bit harder to acclimate to the time/day changes now, having traveled eastward, than it was when I went west. More tired today than I was yesterday.  Oh, well – all part of the process.

Yesterday I went through accumulated snail mail and email (had been offline for about 4 weeks). Today I picked up some artwork across town that is needed tomorrow for an exhibit I was accepted in while out of town. Laundry is just about finished. The bags are unpacked, but all items are not necessarily put away.

The trip was stupendous! The people were gracious and lovely! The food was nutritious and filling and mostly delicious – and I didn’t have to make it or clean up after it!

I’ll pull out my notes and do some updating since last I wrote. And download all my pictures, too. But first – a major nap is in order!