A little interval in my sewing marathon over here on Court Street. Yesterday we went to a concert/lecture about “classicism” as it occurs in the work of Raphael and Rossini…first the lecture by Ricardo and Marva… followed by a concert in the lobby…here Marva and Dan, but also some operatic thrills and trills (sadly missing […]
Category: Celebrations
And now…on to weddings…
Peninsula Park and the North Star Ballroom will be the venues for the August, 2012, wedding of Zach Hull and Ashton Edmonds. Yesterday the “food committee” met to check out the venue… and then repaired to St. Jack to see a little mouse made out of pate an onion tart and a bunch of other […]
Happy Birthday Zach!!!
Today is Zachary’s birthday…and a very good day to announce that in August of 2012 he and the lovely Ashton Edmonds will marry. We are very happy over here on Court Street. Happy Birthday Zach. xxoo Mom
The Quilt Roundup…Part One
Kate Speckman and I are curating a show of quilts at Bush Barn Art Center opening September 9th (“Bits and Pieces: Intuitive Quilting from the Pacific Northwest”, which will feature three quilts by the Gee’s Bend Quilt Collective, quilts by 5 invited quilters, and quilts by 6 juried entrants. To that end I’ve begun rounding […]
Midsummer interlude…
This weekend is the Salem Art Fair in the park and we went yesterday to catch up with some old friends. Mostly we sat in the beer garden, yakked and took pictures of each other (here are some of the beautiful Eustrom girls and friends) and R and Chris but when we went on a […]
Boiler Bay…
Have you ever gone to Boiler Bay and parked in the parking lot for an ocean view? Me too. BUT..R and Dick went DOWN into the bay Saturday to find the boiler, and the parking lot looks like this from the bottom… but once down there..a whole world to explore… and they weren’t alone…here was […]
Bon Voyage…
Karen, Nancy, Betsy and Ellen are going to Paris for 10 days…and last night Karo at Alcyone hosted a little Bon Voyage party …it was a festive moment for sure and the poached pears with caramel sauce were yummy… Alcyone is open for breakfast and lunch…give it a try…Bon Voyage ladies…et bon appetite!
Weekend…
And here was a weekend I REALLY needed to have a change of venue. First we needed to celebrate Susan’s birthday… and then I had to add my Cece duck to the pile…”top duck,” you might say, and then the wonderful calming moment of doing the dishes. There’s no dishwasher humming away in our beach […]
MY LIFE SO FAR
I published this on my birthday in 2009, but I still think it tells my story so let’s go again!! Today is my birthday and I’ve attained a certain age. I have plans, things to do, places to go. But today I’m looking back. (I tried to cut my own bangs–oops.) For a few years […]
MARDI GRAS!!!???
I LOVE surprises, and mystery surprises are even better…check out what was on our front door yesterday…???! WOW!!! Thank you, whoever you might be!!!!
On The Way 