This past week I had a wonderful trip to the Washington State Quilters Guild in Spokane, Washington, http://www.wsqspokane.org Other than flight delays going and coming due to mechanical problems things went very well. And honestly, I don’t want to be on a plane that has mechanical problems so delays in that case are OK. My original contact with the guild, Ginger, who was so looking forward to my visit, was unable to attend due to health issues and I felt really bad for her. What a bummer. Get well Ginger! But my new contacts, Judy and Cindy, did a great job. This guild only meets 4 times a year and boasts a membership of 500!! When I snuck out to the restroom during the business meeting I snapped this photo from the back of the room.
On the first day of classes Terry Engleman and Sherry Thompson both brought their Magical Medallions quilts to share with me. AWESOME!
I thought making a pillow of one of the blocks was a great idea.
Here is a photo of the students working in the classroom. The classes were held at the Hampton, where I was lodging. That was very, very nice…just rolled my stuff to the classroom.
On the third day of class this buck came strolling up along the side of the Hampton, just outside of the classroom. We all got up and looked…..like we had never seen a beautiful buck before.
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On my flights to and from Spokane I finished reading “Those Who Save Us” by Jenna Blum. Very good read. It was another one of those “hard to put down” books. Trudy and her mother, Anna, lived in Germany during World War II. At the end of the war Anna marries an American soldier, he adopts Trudy and they move to Minnesota. Trudy was only three years old at the time. Trudy has vague memories of the time in Germany and her mother refuses to talk about it. The book begins with the death of Trudy’s adopted father. Trudy is now a college professor teaching German history and her mother is a very quiet women. They do not have a close relationship. Trudy becomes involved with a school project that has her interviewing German survivors of the war. The book goes back and forth between Trudy and Anna’s current life and past life. Anna encountered some very difficult times during the war in Germany. Very well written.
I am off to Connecticut, until next week … .