Thankful

Yes, I know I'm a few days late but I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving day.  I went to Meijers early thur and got an ipad.  Yes, I know I'm still computer challenged but it's going to be nice to travel with and I will be able to download books even when I am on the road (for some reason when we went to N.C. to SAFF I only took 2 books and enough yarn to do one baby blanket and had read both books and finished the afghan by  early on the last day of the show. Ended up buying a book to read on the way home but that was finished long before we got home. Now with my ipad that won't happen) Anyway the ipad was a good deal as I got a coupon for $80. to spend at Meijers. So I am VERY thankful for my friend/computer guru who got my ipad up and running for me.  Black Friday I was at Joann Fabrics getting a few things for organizing more of my stuff.  Am off to Chicago later this week to go to One of a Kind Show.  They always have wonderful/talented exhibitors.  We will get to wander the Magnificent Mile and eat out.  And it looks like the weather will be decent for Chi. in the winter.  

SAFF Pictures

The first 3 pics are of the arena below us with vendors and you can see other vendors set up around the upper level. We are on a platform that is temporary and built over the upper cement steps/seats.  There are a number of these temporary platforms for vendors.  In the fourth pic you can see the wood railing (with electrical cord taped to it) and directly below us are a group of ladies that were knitting and catching up with each other.  You would find groups like that scattered on the seats, sometimes it was spinning or knitting.  Not all of the areas were of groups of people that knew each other- often there were signs that said "open spinning" etc and all were welcome to come and join. Even without a sign indicating an open group most everyone would welcome you into their group if you asked to join them.  The last pic is of part of the booth and the bracelets displayed on rack and brooches on the table. 

Pictures!!!

Repetition-repetition-I may get the hang of this if I keep posting pics -so here are 2 of the bracelets I made and some pins.

Winter is here

Winter is here at least for a while- yesterday we got snow, so pretty. It didn't stay but it snowed again last night and that has stayed at least til it gets wrarmer tomorrow. Have been reading some blogs that have wordless wed with pictures only, and some posted pics each day for a year ( a bit too much for me) but I'm going to try to get the posting of pictures down so I can at least post when I want. So here goes, a few pics from yesterday. 

Surface Design Class

In Sept. I got a brochure from a college close to where I live.  I was looking thru it and noticed a Surface Design Class on Tue nights.  I thought about taking the class but found out 2 other gals at work were taking classes on Tue nights and since they were taking nursing related classes for their degrees I figured taking every Tue. night off wasn't going to fly.  I also had )figured out the cost and of course I live in a different county than the college is in so decided I would do my own surface design class and work on a new surface design each week (starting after the Oct. show). So this week I am going to do 2 projects to make up for not doing any yet.  Have been going through some books and looking online at different blogs and their projects for inspiration/guidance. Will let you know how they turn out. Tonight I am waiting for 9pm so I can watch the movie Certain Prey based on a John Sanford book by the same name.  He is one of my favorite authors and the movie stars Mark Harmon so what is not to like.