After 30 hours of travel and a 4 hour delay at Newark, I arrived home at 1:30 am this morning. I am writing this before I drive up to Estes Park to hear Sophie play a solo in a recital at her music camp! As usual, I have to hit the ground running. Coffee, some yogurt and granola, and I am off to the mountains for the day. I will enjoy the cool weather up there, after baking in 100+ degree temperatures on the trip.
We were profoundly inspired by the culture of Andalusia, and Sam says the trip changed his life. Unfortunately the beautiful ceramic plate I bought on the last day, didn’t make it home in one piece. Maybe I will take up mosaic art as a result. (break up the plate and make something else.)
The donated baby grand is now in our classroom space and I hope to get into my studio before I drive to Nebraska with Sophie on Friday. On Saturday morning I’ll be speaking on a panel at the Intl Quilt Study Center, showing some quilts related to Sophie’s adoption, in conjunction with their current Chinese Quilt exhibit. Hope to see some of you there! (see info link below)
2 weeks from now I will be at the Birmingham Quilt Festival as a sponsor. I have a favor to ask: I arrive about 2 pm at Manchester Airport, and need to get to the Hilton as fast as possible to check in and change before hosting a bus going to the Shakespeare play that night. I know I can take a couple trains to get from Manchester to the Birmingham Hilton, but if anybody is up for giving me a ride I’d be most appreciative! Thanks so much!
I will be at the Festival of Quilts all day Sunday, mostly in the VIP lounge which we are sponsoring.
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul
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2016 Travel Calendar:
July 20-29 – Seville & Granada
Aug 6 – Intl Quilt Study Center/Museum – Lincoln Nebraska
Aug 12-14 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK
Sept 3 – Water is Life – Frascati Rome
Sept 18-25 – CUBA Arts Tour #2 – Havana, Trinidad & Varadaro
Oct 6 – Dairy Barn – Athens OH – “Intl Quilt Trends” Lecture
Oct 29 – Nov 4 – Houston Quilt Market & Festival
Nov 11-13 – Color Marketing Group – Albuquerque
Nov 15-20 – Luana’s Polar Bear Tour – Churchill Canada
