We've received so many emails and phone calls from all over the world, expressing concern about the fires that have burned in Colorado this week, including a fire in Boulder several days ago. Thanks so much – we have really appreciated hearing from all of you. Our business, staff and homes are all ok.
The huge fires burning near Colorado Springs (Waldo Canyon) and Fort Collins (High Park) are truly devastating, and they are not under control yet. Even our little fire is still smoldering, and we've been advised to expect smoke rising from the mountain until the fall. After a week of record-breaking 100+ degree weather, the situation was ripe for firestorms.
We are told that if you want to help those who lost everything in the fires, honestly what they really need is money. I know there are local quilt groups around the state that are collecting and distributing quilts in those 2 communities. We are, of course, hoping that we don't have any more big fires in our area this summer, but the odds seem long…so we are on standby for a possible quilt drive if the need arises locally.
If you would like to help fire victims, you can start looking on this page, but since the fires are not over yet I am sure there will be further needs and requests for ongoing help.
Heat, storms, flooding…and it's only July first! This last week we stayed indoors because of the bad air quality (my eyes were burning outside) and so I decided it was a good time to really get into my Instagram account… and then last night I couldn't access my account! This morning I had the same problem, but then my Instagram-guru Dennis at Andover told me that Instagram was down due to the big storms. Sheesh!
Anyway if you are playing around with Instagram look me up there. I am having way too much fun with a variety of filter apps, and all my photos.
Now that my personal Facebook page has over 5K friends (!) I have made it available for non "friends" to view, but I also encourage you to move over to my fan page for Color and Design. Also many of you are having lots of fun on Pinterest (me too!) so check out the colors and design inspiration I've gathered there.
Many thanks to my Irish tour group, who sent me a beautiful signature quilt which arrived yesterday. How cool is that?!? Special thanks to Kathryn! What a wonderful memory of all you sweet ladies. (and one intrepid husband!) A reminder that I've posted 500 photos from the tour and festival so far…more being edited and posted this week.
Our local fireworks are banned this year due to the high fire risk, but maybe we can drive to a show far away from the tinderbox foothills. We'll see…
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