Catherine Henning • Featured Artist • Hooked in the Mountains 2012

Saving the best for last....

It was extra sweet to go to Shelburne this year to celebrate the work of Cathy Henning.  I've been in awe of her modesty and such attention to detail for years, having met and gotten to know her shortly after I started hooking.  For a few years we gathered with a group of ladies at AJ and UB's house for 4-5 days to hook, eat, and talk – and we did a lot of all three!  Cathy was also my travel companion for several years down to Shelburne, and her prowess as a navigator is unsurpassed!  ;-)

I might be wrong, but I think this may be the first time this tribute has been paid to a Canadian – and Cathy is certainly deserving.  Enjoy the show....

getting ready....again!

Returned home yesterday afternoon from my AMM workshop at Mary Helen's with a wonderful bunch of ladies (thank you for a fun couple of days! :-) ) ....and for the sake of efficiency, tried to match up every load coming in with another load going back out to the car.  It's a little mind-boggling, but I am hitting the road again in a couple of days for 3 back-to-back workshops in London.  The trunk is already full and I'm only about half-packed.....yikes!  Needless-to-say, the next couple of nights will be busy ones with last-minute preparations.

P.S.  Here is a link to a helpful tutorial on making straps  – I know I will be giving this method a try!

feeling red

I snapped a pic of this gorgeous wool shawl in Aurora, NY at MacKenzie-Childs.  Love, love, love the various red splotches in the background with just little pops of other colours.    Just a little too rich for my blood wallet, at $150...but I did leave with a cool mug! ;-)

Today at Dollarama...

Neat mesh bags with fun spectrum stripes. $1.25 each. Now if only they came with a promise of better organization...

taken at Anderson Alley • Rochester, NY

Lucky us - we were in town for the Open Studio night here.....