sunset over Sisters' Mountains
Earlier this morning, at the end of The Writers' Hour, 8:59 am, ESDST, I wrote: "Time for the monthly blog wrap up/weigh in ... I have an idea to share and best get busy with the post ... it's the 26th, after all... just not feeling it ... too many distractions. Too many! Not supposed to rain til the afternoon ... so, I think I'll get dressed, rewrap my foot - it looks less swollen and go for a stroll in the park." And that I did.
T'was nice to resume this AM practice after having been away for two weeks - on my trip to Sisters OR, my favorite place on the planet (of all the places I've visited over my lifetime, Aruba, Hawaii, and Austria come in 2nd, 3rd and 4th, respectively).
I hadn't been to Sisters since the Fall of 2017. I'd not planned to stay away that long but as we all know, life took a totally - can't even think of a proper word - unanticipated turn the Spring of 2020. The world shut down!
July 9! The day of the 40th annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show finally arrived. Over 1200 quilts from around the world had arrived and were hung on the outsides and insides of buildings, from trees, in parks, etc.
These were three of quilts made by instructors. The butterfly quilt was designed and stitched by Tula Pink. I tried to register for the two day class but hah! T'was sold out within the first five minutes of registration in February! Classes were limited to 20 people! Covid, you know... I did not take any classes.
But, I had a wonderful visit with my friends, was treated like royalty and made some new friends, too. The next best feature of my trip was having my desire to resume quilting, specifically mark making using bits and pieces of fabric and primarily hand - stitching, nothing as elaborate as the butterfly, rekindled. I've been away too long.
Initially, I'd planned to go to Washington but had to revise those plans. My intention is to return soon - in the not too distant future - all things considered. In the meantime, I have several ideas for stitchin'.
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