Mini-Reunion

Our high school class has always kept in touch with reunions held usually every five years.

Last summer and this summer, though, we decided to have an informal get-together at JD Wine Cellars at Longacre Farm in Macedon. 

This year's event was planned to coincide with a trip "home" for Pat, Terry and Lowell to attend their family reunions.

It was great to see everyone!

Sewing Day

Jeanne was here at the studio to work on a quilt that is intended for her daughter who is getting married this fall.












The placement of the triangles was random for the most part, but makes an interesting pattern.

This is a Kilim rug that I got from Priscilla, who brought it from Turkey.  It's unusual in that it is silk instead of wool.   It's destined to become a wall hanging in my living room.










Bill has started on the chore of mowing the pastures.  With so much rain this spring, the grass is particularly lush and tall.

Classmates

Lunch with gals from my high school class.  From the left:  me, Carol, Janet, Bonnie, Sue, and Joan.  

While the rest of us still live locally, Carol was here visiting from Florida.








These are this year's planters at the end of our deck, and the last photo is of our water lily pond.

Kitty updates

Suki decided to perch in our red Japanese Maple tree in the front of the house.  She's pretty well camouflaged!

The tree is not very large and recently was trimmed up, so Suki could be up off the ground and still see what was going on.












Millie, our feral ktty, is like all other kitties in that if you put something different down, they have to sit on it.  There two oriental runners had gotten wet and we were letting the summer breezes help dry then.

















Millie likes to keep track of what we are doing when we're weeding in the perennial garden and has discovered the perfect viewing spot from on top of the pergola.

















This is Boots, our guest kitty from next door, looking comfortable and enjoying the sunshine.

Peeps Meeting

 












 We had a good turnout for our regular monthly meeting of the Peeps (the Art Quilt People). 






There was some new work to look at, but we spent the most time discussing Mary's rusted fabrics.  The piece on the left was wrapped around a large chain and made great patterns. 

Chase Lake

We made a quick trip to the Adirondacks to check on the cottage and were greeted by this lovely loon.











Even though we were only there for a short weekend, Monica and Justin managed to get some canoe rides in.

On the fence

Our "almost" resident cats are both good hunters.  They love to get some elevation as they search for movement on the ground.















Here, our feral cat Millie moves along a one-inch rail as she changes perspective. 

She now routinely lets Marcia groom her when she's feeding, and she follows us around on any outdoor projects -- real progress!
















Our next-door cat mimics the same behavior.  He appears at our back door for three meals daily and is ready to move in at any time.  His original owner is deceased, and we feel sorry for him.












"Mr. Bootsie" is a good old guy and is a true tuxedo cat in markings.  He spends most of his time on our deck or in the horse barn.

Quiltfest fashion show

One of the events at the GVQC Quiltfest was a fashion show of garments made by and modeled by club members. 

More than 60 garments were shown.  Many of the garment makers showed more than one piece, so the items were hung behind the stage, ready for the models to change into them.





 The event was very popular and drew a large audience.

If you missed it, you can see the entire show on www.youtube.com by searching for "gvqc fashionshow" .

This is Janet Root on the stage, one of the coordinators of the event, along with Terry Noonan.












Sarah Terry was the announcer.

GVQC Quiltfest

I entered four of my quilts in the Art Quilt category of our Club's quilt show.


Jet Trails #11 was awarded a blue ribbon.  :-)



















Whirlpool on the left and Roundabout on the right.














Blue Squares

I also hung three quilts in the Special Exhibit section for quilts that had won awards at other quilt and/or art shows.

A Priscilla visit

 

 

 

 

 

Priscilla was here for the weekend and put in a little time in the studio. 

 

 
 


















Genie joined us for a day of sewing and showed us this piece she's working on for a black and white challenge.

This weekend was also Genesee Valley Quilt Club's 2015 Quiltfest, held at the field house on the RIT campus. 

There were 65 vendors and over 600 quilts on display.

Garden helper

Millie, our feral kitty, has become more interested in spending time nearby when we are outside.

 I think this is her idea of helping me weed.

Flowers for the deck

 

 

 

 

 

 

My super-useful garden cart is put to good use, not only to haul the supplies, but also as a potting station.

 

We bought geraniums, lobelia, and few more plants to fill the big and small planters we have on and around the deck.