Back on the road again after two years of pandemic. I couldn’t wait any longer so I’m off to Cuba. When I travel I like to look at the local media to see what I can learn about the local culture. Miami is different from the SF Bay Area as shown by these TV shows …
Today I lost my phone on the beach. I spent a horrific couple of hours scanning the rocky white beach to see where I had dropped it. This hero, the Harbor Master, at first told me he couldn’t help and neither could the Coast Guard (I was desperate) but he finally came over to help …
My first day on the coast I headed for the Point Arena dock. I hadn’t seen one of these faucets since my childhood. Sturdy, reliable. Yes, it worked. Most restaurants are closed due to COVID but take-out is available. The Bird Cafe and Supper Club is well-known for its delicious meals. Only Thursdays through Sundays. …
Today we took a bus trip to various art galleries in the St. Louis area as part of the Innovations in Textiles event, held every four years with fiber art groups throughout the area. Deann Rubin, a tapestry artist, described her process while we were driving to the gallery showing her work. She had given …
It is Speakers Day at the Surface Design Conference, held at the St Louis History Museum. Along with others, I added a few stitches to Catherine Reinhart’s quilt, part of her Collective Mending Session project which has already had many contributors, primarily from Iowa. She creates interesting textures with threads on quilt tops. One speaker …
Today I took a food and bus tour of Brooklyn’s neighborhoods. As we traveled through the Lower East Side on our way to Brooklyn, our guide pointed out one of the last remaining old-time Jewish delis in New York City, Russ & Daughters. I hope it’s still there when I visit again. Lots of smaller …