Sometimes, a three-day weekend just isn't enough

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We slept in Sunday, got up, lounged a bit, and went to the Plaza Art Show mid-afternoon, so we'd have time to walk the show before helping Robyn take her booth down. Once again, we have confirmation that By & I have expensive taste in art. Most of what we liked was about $3000. About normal.

One exhibitor was showing these wonderful, swooping wall-pieces, bent steel frames and mixed fibers. Some of the little construction details were missing (ends not completely worked in, in an otherwise smooth expanse of weaving, that kind of thing), but the artist's use of color was superb. Gives me all kinds of ideas.

Not as much to see by way of fiber arts this year. The place I just mentioned, a weaver, a booth selling the same machine-knit pieces I've seen there every year, two basket makers (both ver very nice). Robyn said they didn't get as many applicants for that this year. The bead-weavers I'd really enjoyed last year weren't there this time, either. Pity, their stuff was very nice, and affordable.

We had Robyn taken down, packed up, hauled to the building, and unloaded in 2 1/2 hrs. We being myself and By, Robyn, and her friend Pat Lynch (a glass artist and generally neat person). That's a new record. Robyn treated us to dinner (Mexican, some little mom-and-pop place, very very good).




Monday we spent mostly running around Lawrence. Took the recycling in (it's only been piling up for 2 months), did a little shopping at Walmart. Got out of Hobby Lobby under $10--a new record for me. Only bought some pearl cotton, a couple of tassles, and some soft twisted cords--all for the finishing details of the wedding temari.

It's a set of three, all on a scarlet base. The largest is a mostly-white chrysanthemum pattern, with the outer layer in a matching scarlet thread, so the white petals float on the background. The second is "Wishing Papers" pattern, in white and gold and a little red, a bit smaller than the first ball. The last will be an egg, slightly smaller than the second ball, in an interlocked pentagons pattern (looks much like a wedding ring quilt), in mostly white. Haven't decided on how I'm finishing the egg yet. Anyway, the three temari are going to be connected by chunks of gold satin cord, with a gold tassel at the bottom, and a knotted hanging loop in the gold satin cord on top.

Monet (the daughter) is getting a waterlily pattern on a dark green background, with a really neat lime green fading to turquoise rayon tassel I found at Hobby Lobby. It perfectly matched the colors I wanted to use, and I couldn't resist.

By ran out for movies Monday night. We've only made it through The Two Towers so far--much darker than Fellowship, but I liked it.

Oh, and we let the kittens out of the back bathroom yesterday. Decided it was time to let them interact with the other cats. So there's been much gallumphing about and chewed-on tails. Tuffy's tolerant, Spats we've barely seen since, Fuzz & Baggins are finding places to perch and keep a close eye onthe little guys.

And they have names, finally. Faulks, for the tabby. For the black, for right now, Bats ('cuz he's a little batty, and has a little bat face to go with his behaivor); we may give him another name as he grows up, this one doesn't quite fit him. But it works for now.



I'm working on Stan's afghan this morning, and plan to switch to temari later so I can get the wedding set finished. By's cooking bacon.....oooooo, breakfast.

I brought home a couple bags of sweet peppers from the school garden Sat, that I need to spend some quality time chopping. They'll be nice, frozen for cooking with this winter.

Obviously, By's got the day off to rest. He might have tomorrow off too; depends on how Robyn feels tomorrow morning. Not a big deal, considering the hours he worked last week.

We may have company today; K might be coming over sometime today to take care of some business. She wasn't sure if she'd feel like driving or not. We'd like to see her, see how she's doing, and it's hard to tell when you're communicating by email.