Fun, fibre, friends and 1 relative

 As covid restrictions begin to ease and there are hints of a return to normalcy, my life has become more social, most of it with an art or craft focus.

A walk around Silver Lake and then dinner out with Rick, Mark and Angie. Lovely!

I don't think anyone is using that door, with it's spring wreath and winter icicles.

Second watercolour class still life.

In greyscale to help see the shadows and highlights without the distraction of colour.

At the end of class.

After and additional afternoon of messing with it.

Brit came to teach Nicola and I another hand quilting technique. Nic had already sewn the top and I quilted circles inside the squares and a scallop around the edges.

We again ran out of time and Nicola took them home to complete the cushion sewing. Mine on the left, hers on the right.

Brit stayed over as the next day was the start of the "hooking weekend" (which was not held on a weekend anymore) and Rasta helped her knit.

We each took responsibility for a meal. This is Pam's squash and pear soup with salad. So nice to eat something someone else has cooked. (and to have some  varied leftovers)

Heather was hooking a Santa with a cat.

Sue was crocheting a multi coloured throw. We each got to choose a colour combination for a square.

Pam was knitting a sweater.

Brit was knitting a sweater and socks and we missed Pat, who had to cancel at the last minute.

I got a lot of the background done on the trapunta pansies.

Rasta enjoyed the various yarns and bags but it exhausted him.

 

Now for some random photos since my last blog post:

Finished the headband.

Cigi's first snow angel.

Lines of diamonds on the lake

caused by afternoon sun on the ice shards.

Strange runways on the ice.

Nearly sunset pictures taken

when I went to get perch for one "hooking weekend" dinner.

Finally, photo by Rick. He went looking for birds but just came back with a nest.