It’s interesting how every community is composed of overlapping circles of smaller communities…we, for instance, are part of a neighborhood community, a preservation community, an art community, a university community, a garden community and more. We value these circles and like the network they provide for us. In addition to the above, I’m a member […]
Wow…what a fun day! (Sunny, bright…bike ride.) Then Sharon and I headed off to the Quiltopia Cottage Tour, organized by Greenbaum’s Quilted Forest…our local Salem quilt shop. First stop was Melanie and Michael Freeman’s house…old friends, former neighbors on Court Street, Melanie started quilting after her daughter took a quilt camp in 5th grade and […]
We were back at it today…our intrepid little band of volunteers… (Irene on the left, Cyndy in the center, Sharon on the right, Martha stepped out for a phone call…Melinda was pinning out front)…trying to add more blankets to Marie Watt’s stash for the piece “Dwelling” to be in her upcoming show… Interesting facts we […]
Artist Marie Watt will be featured in a mid-career retrospective show at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, opening February 4, 2012. As she is not able to come out west for the installation process, I volunteered, with Sharon Rose, to help get colorful bindings sewn on some 150 blankets for one of the pieces […]
It isn’t just NYC that has great places to shop and eat. Today my shopper friend (the lovely Irene) and I started out in Salem and spent 4 hours doing our Christmas shopping without stepping into a “big box” or a chain restaurant. The day was total fun and we filled our shopping bags to […]
Well the last few years on the friday after Thanksgiving, LeeAnn and I have gone to Greenbaum’s Quilted Forest (our wonderful local quilting store) to get our “Turkey Pops”!! These are Tootsie rolls each with a little felt turkey on it and when you choose one and remove the turkey–VOILA–there’s a real treat, a little […]
On The Way 