slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Author: Laurie
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Oh my, has it really been weeks since I last posted? I’ve been so busy. And tired. All this jet setting is great until you have to go back to work and get on a different sleep schedule. My husband can sleep at all times of the day and night. I have a very rigid…
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I’m about to head out west again, this time with my husband to visit family in and near Denver. Sandy will fly back home on Tuesday while I hop another flight to California to attend Art is You Petaluma. I will be glad to see my family, but I just can’t get up much enthusiasm…
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Almost there. Maybe by the end of September? I had forgotten about my community garden plot. It was bursting with flowers and the red amaranth had gone to seed. The green cotton is still struggling (planted too closely) but blooming. Maybe I’ll get some bolls this year if it doesn’t turn cold suddenly. Lots of…
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I don’t usually take photos from airplane windows, but I couldn’t resist this time. What beautiful compositions! Those are sand dunes ^^^
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Wednesday, August 27, our last day at Cannon Beach… The famous Haystack Rock. Not nearly as crowded as an August day on our beaches here. At Wave Crest Inn Shirley’s little tapestry Flowers around Pam’s cabin Pam drove Linda and I back to Portland where we stayed at the fabulous Lion and the Rose Victorian…
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Tuesday, August 26, morning low tide in Cannon Beach, Oregon Pam helps me with the finishing touches on my wee tapestry, “Laurie Meets the Pacific” or “Saint Feet.” Linda Weghorst’s small tapestry
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Sunset at Cannon Beach, Oregon on Monday, August 25.
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The rest of the day was devoted to weaving our tiny sample tapestries and Pam discussing her work. She showed us many of her samples for her large commissions and smaller pieces in a series of personal work she is doing. She had asked us to write down what kind of boat we would choose…
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A walk back to the cabin on Monday morning.
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On Sunday, I took a walk on the beach with my camera in tow. I nearly wore it out. I learned that the greyish green circular blobs blossomed into sea anemones. The starfish were celebrating in their party clothes. The sea gulls were really, um, mean to each other. Linda Weghorst showed us her portfolio…
slowly she turned 