Where do I begin? or... Palmetto Tat Days ~ Friends Part 1

I guess that just as Dorothy did in The Wizard of Oz, it's best to begin at the beginning. What am I talking about? Palmetto Tat Days, of course!

Sue Anna and Marilee arrived at about 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. We loaded up the car, had some soup, and headed southeast at about 7. We stopped about an hour before Cincinnati to rest for the night, and we were back on the road at 7 a.m. The drive was pretty uneventful, and we arrived in Toccoa about 4:45 eastern time, just in time to check in and eat dinner.

After dinner, I began to meet people... fun! I didn't get pictures of everyone I met. I'm just not good at remembering to take pictures. However, I did snap a few. Do you see anyone you recognize?

P.S. ~ I didn't add names, because I'm terrible with names when meeting a large group of people. If I haven't added a name, or if I've mislabeled someone, please let me know so that I can make corrections.

Here goes!

Sue Anna Scribner driving, Marilee Rockley riding shotgun

Arlene Medder

J.B. Locke

Marie Smith

Richard Embrey

J.B. Locke

Arlene Medder

Nina Libin

Linda Barnes, me, Sharon Fawns, Wanda Salmans

Karen Parent

Kathy Hodge, Sally Biggers, Donna Thompson

Linda Barnes, me, Patti Duff

Stephanie Wilson

Ruth Perry

...and her socks!

Karen Parent

Sharren Morgan

Schari Malone

Cynthia Stevenson

Help! I've totally blanked out, and we spent a lot of time talking!

Jane Eborall

My roomie, Wanda Salmans

Rita Richmond, Shuttle by Design

It can be done!

Sue Anna is driving, Marilee is riding shotgun, and I'm in the back seat tatting. We're on our way to Palmetto Tat Days in Toccoa, GA!

A little over an hour ago, I realized I made a mistake and needed to open a ring... in size 80... in the car. 😕

It took over an hour, but I did it!

Progress

I made a little progress on my newest Spinning Wheel. I could have accomplished more, but I let myself get sidetracked with packing for Palmetto Tat Days! Can you tell I'm excited? ;-)

Copper love

I love copper, so when this lovely little shuttle was listed by Grizzly Mountain Arts, I snapped it up. I was forcing myself to finish my last Spinning Wheel before loading this shuttle with thread. It's a good thing. I love the weight and feel of this shuttle, and I might not have finished that blue Spinning Wheel if I had started this one! ;-)

I'm still enjoying the size 80 thread. This is Lizbeth #679, Lime Green. It's a gorgeous color!

Time flies!

I've really let the last couple of days get away from me, and I don't mind a bit! I've canned tomatoes, baked cookies, made soup, and I subbed for the first time... yes, I subbed for a half day... in kindergarten. I've worked with kindergarteners for years, but only in 40 minute time slots. Let me tell you, 3 1/2 hours with 17 kindergarteners is a lot of fun, but terribly exhausting. I was so tired, I fell asleep in my chair by 6:30. Will I do it again? Absolutely!

I forgot to post a picture of my August tatting, so here it is.

And for my first September Spinning Wheel, I finished this little beauty in the Japanese size 80. I really am enjoying working with size 80.

I've started getting ready for Palmetto Tat Days. I am so excited to be going this year! I guess I'd better do some meal planning for Dave, otherwise I'm pretty sure he'll feed himself cereal, canned corn, canned soup, and canned stew... yuck!

Enjoying retirement

Yes, I am enjoying retirement. I think the best part is that I can do things at a slower pace. I have very few deadlines, and that's just fine with me!

Today I went shopping, not because I needed anything, but because I could! I wasn't gone long, and I didn't buy much (just a few notions for my sewing students), but I loved the feeling that I could do whatever I wanted because I felt like it. I'm a homebody and I really don't enjoy shopping, but it was a nice change of pace!

I also watched a couple of old movies today, Monkey Business with Cary Grant and Roman Holiday with Audrey Hepburn. I could have accomplished a lot of tatting while watching these two oldies, but I only tatted for a little while. Instead, I worked on Sudoku puzzles.

Yes, indeed... I am enjoying retirement!

Just another manic Monday

I really don't know how the day got away from me so quickly, but I did manage to pack a lot into it.

I did manage to work a little on my Spinning Wheel glass mat in this gorgeous Japanese thread. Taking time to tat between laundry loads makes laundry day a lot more fun!

I also spent time on the mermaid tail afghan that I should have finished a month ago. Luckily, it's been too hot and humid for anyone to want to use an afghan!

The best part of my day was giving Bella a sewing lesson. Bella comes to my house every day after school, so we have plenty of time for lessons. Today she made her own little thread catcher. She did a great job, and she was very pleased with her finished project!