October already...having too much fun

Thinking it's important to make an appearance, I offer a harvest moon, a little bear knit for our youngest  granddaughter (completed a couple of weeks ago from Italian merino, Oat Couture pattern).

We have been busy since landing in the City of Roses--still unpacking/arranging/discarding stuff--visiting often with family, looking into lifelong learning offerings and getting integrated into life in an urban retirement community.

More time than I expected in decisions about where I'm going with my bead accumulation.   Last week many of them went to a silent auction for a new after-school, middle school program.  Being "with them" again after many years at a distance, their colors, shapes, memories of collecting drew me close.

Great weather too, the kind that makes me want to stay outdoors before the promised Fall rainy season.

Comments

[Lydia]

What a gorgeous child! And the bear? Adorable!

I didn't realize you had beading in your past. Wish I'd been following your blog when you were into that. It sounds as if you had a real connection to your beads and I think your giving them for a good cause is marvelous.

(Will be in Portland on Sunday....to pick up my Miele vacuum cleaner after servicing from Stark's. Quick trip, kinda boring!)

[naomi]

Thanks, Lydia. In truth beading precedes blogging and I might be posting some images some time. Valuable information from you on getting vacs fixed; our Miele hicupped just before we left NYC, got fixed, now you've given me the place for the next time.

[Hattie]

Naomi: My daughter just started working as the coordinator of an after school program in the Seattle area. She loves being back at work.
Glad you are settling in. Been to the beach yet? We'll have to meet there sometime.
I'm coming to Seattle mid Nov. and am also going to the Bay Area but will miss Portland this time, alas.

[Lisa Daehlin]

Naomi:
Missing you in NYC. Good work on the beads. Saying goodbye to them IS a revisiting of times past. Sometimes good to let it go on and be open to newness (please remind me of that as I try to let go of my fabrics...).
-Lisa

[Kay]

Missed you SO MUCH at Rhinebeck. Things just not the same, on many levels, without you and Ron to run into!

Glad you are doing well and posting here!

love, Kay