More Retreat Memories

 Hello Everyone,

Another mini quilt show continues today.  All of the beautiful creations were made by the quilters who attended my Sew'n Wild Oaks Retreat in August.

Country Sampler

Diana buys old quilts and cuts them up to make jackets.

Making that first cut would be hard!

Here are some more pictures of the talented quilters.

Mazey alerted us to another bear trying to cool off in the drainage culvert last night while we were eating dinner.  Bear sightings have become a daily event.  Maybe it's because we have been spending more time on the deck.....or maybe it's because there are more bears around this year. Eventually this one ran off into the woods.

I still have a lot more to show you over the next few days.  The girls were very prolific. 

Soon,

Lynn

Retreat Pictures

Hello Everyone,

I have so many pictures from my retreat to share with you.  The show and tell time that we have after dinner is always "over the top" gorgeous! The amount of talent in the room is incredible. Enjoy the show!

Country Sunshine

Row-Mancing Alaska in 2 color-ways.

Cute as a Button

Sue traveled from Michigan and didn't have room for this beauty in her suitcase.

Here are some of the quilters who are responsible for the mini quilt show.  Penni made the little dolls for her housemates.

The retreat gave the chance for these coast-to-coast friends to get together.

California and much of the West Coast is in the grip of a record-breaking heatwave, or heatstorm as it is being called.  We don't have air conditioning at the cabin, so it has been getting pretty toasty here during the day even though we keep it closed up with the fans going.  Last night it was just too hot inside, so we headed up to Lake Alpine for dinner.  We love going there for dinner because Mazey is welcome to sit at our table on their deck.

We were treated to a booming thunderstorm as we went for a stroll around the lake.  We could see it brewing right overhead, then the wind picked up.

Mazey hasn't been going for too many walks lately because it has been way too hot for her little paws.

We returned to the car just as the heavens opened up and drenched the parched earth.  We could almost hear the trees sighing with relief.

We sighed with relief too as the temps dropped into the 70's.  When we got back to the cabin, we were back into the mid 90's.  The high for the day was 101 in Arnold.

Another scorcher is on tap for today.  I will be in the pool for laps and water aerobics this morning.  I should just spend the entire day in the water to get relief from the heat.

Every day I rinse out my swimming suit and hang it up outside.  Sometimes I forget to bring it inside before bedtime.  In the morning I have to shake it out really well because we have bats......lots of bats.  I'm always afraid when I put my suit on in the morning that I'm going to be sharing my suit with the bats.  Mr. Joe always said I had bats in my belfry!

Soon,

Lynn

Sew'n Wild Oaks Retreat DayTwo

 Hello Everyone,

It may be very warm here in the mountains at my retreat, but that's not why Judy's little snowman, Checkerberry, melted my heart. He's adorable!

The girls are making progress on their projects.

The day started with my friend Mary Sue teaching the project bag class.  She's made over 20 bags, and I consider her the expert.

She had a very humorous presentation that kept us in stitches.

The cutting tables are always a gathering place of creativity and conversation.

In the late afternoon we gather on the deck in the shade and enjoy an adult beverage and appetizers.

I don't know what I said, but if made us all chuckle.

In the afternoon I taught Country Sampler.

I presented my guild lecture last night after dinner.

I'm off to spend another day with this creative group.  I am such a lucky girl!

Soon,

Lynn