{"id":2734,"date":"2016-06-20T08:28:11","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T14:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/?p=2734"},"modified":"2016-06-20T08:28:11","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T14:28:11","slug":"happy-summer-solstice-strawberry-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/happy-summer-solstice-strawberry-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Summer Solstice &#038; Strawberry Moon!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/natural-sciences\/strawberry-full-moon-makes-summer-solstice-super-rare-thing.html\">Today is the Summer Solstice<\/a>, the official first day of summer, but the fire season has started already in the Western States. So far Boulder is ok &#8211; just a smoky haze from other states. Today also happens to be a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.equilter.com\/product\/219403\/moon-over-waterfall-wisteria-river-black-24-x-44-panel?fn=nl_20160618195636\">Full Moon<\/a> &#8211; very rare to have both on the same day! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.equilter.com\/product\/202371\/tucson-spirit-animal-rising-24-x-44-panel?fn=nl_20160618195636\">Native American tribes<\/a> called the June moon the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.equilter.com\/search?p_filter_keyword=strawberries&amp;p_search_type=all&amp;p_func=live&amp;fn=nl_20160618195636\">Strawberry<\/a> Moon&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Our first ever eQuilter Garage Sale continues this week.<\/p>\n<p>Come and see our new 1800 sq ft class\/event space. (We have cookies!)<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the three local quilt groups who came by this last week, to help us make a dent in our giant collection of wonderful scraps!<\/p>\n<p>We still have room in the schedule for private previews, before we open to the public. If your group would like see our new space for future possible events&#8230;.and snap up some super bargains&#8230;contact Dana in Customer Service to arrange a time to visit in the next week or two!<\/p>\n<p>Call or email this week and schedule a time to come by! Local guilds with larger groups will be given a whole day if the group is big enough, so contact us early to reserve your shopping time slot!<\/p>\n<p>Our Garage Sale is CASH &amp; CARRY, All Sales Final.<br \/>\nPrices are about 1\/4 of retail, with volume discounts.<\/p>\n<p>email &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:service@eQuilter.com\">service@eQuilter.com<\/a><br \/>\nLocal Calls &#8211; 303-527-0856<br \/>\nUS Toll Free &#8211; 877-322-7423<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.equilter.com\/product\/6159\/equilters-surprise-package-3-pounds-of-luscious-eq-scraps?fn=nl_20160618195636\">3 lb Scrap Packs<\/a> (appx 10 yds of mixed scraps!)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.equilter.com\/product\/59818\/strippers-delight-5-pound-bag-of-fabric-strips?fn=nl_20160618195636\">5 lb bags of strips<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe more you buy, the more you save.<\/p>\n<p>In case you missed this in my Weds newsletter, the <a href=\"https:\/\/themodernquiltguild.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/14\/quiltsforpulse-charity-drive-with-the-orlando-mqg\/\">Orlando Modern Quilt Guild<\/a> has started making <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/news\/os-orlando-quilt-guild-is-making-rainbow-heart-quilts-for-pulse-survivors-20160618-premiumvideo.html\">quilts for survivors, families of victims, and first responders<\/a> of the Pulse tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>The Dalai Lama is coming to Boulder this week, and I am going to hear him speak. This will be the first time I have seen him in person, and it will be a large packed venue. We are supposed to arrive 90 minutes early to go through security. I look forward to hearing his message of Peace.<\/p>\n<p>We are booking travelers on the second <a href=\"http:\/\/www.equilter.com\/news\/travel?fn=nl_20160618195636#Cuba\">Cuban Arts Trip for September this year<\/a>. I want to lead one more tour before the hordes of tourists descend. (when US airlines are allowed to fly to Cuba starting late Fall.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/albums\/72157659152089721\">We are going to have a very special experience<\/a>, meeting artists, musicians, dancers and poets, staying in Havana&#8217;s most famous historic hotel, with 2 nights in bed-and-breakfasts in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Trinidad, and one day\/night at the Varadero beach resort. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.equilter.com\/news\/travel?fn=nl_20160618195636#Cuba\">Reserve your spot now!<\/a><\/p>\n<strong>Share Post:<\/strong><br><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F2734&#038;t=Happy%20Summer%20Solstice%20%26%20Strawberry%20Moon%21&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F2734&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Happy%20Summer%20Solstice%20%26%20Strawberry%20Moon%21\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F2734&#038;text=Hey%20check%20this%20out\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-pinterest nolightbox\" data-provider=\"pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Pin it with Pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F2734&#038;media=&#038;description=Happy%20Summer%20Solstice%20%26%20Strawberry%20Moon%21\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"pinterest\" title=\"Pin it with Pinterest\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/pinterest.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-linkedin nolightbox\" data-provider=\"linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F2734&#038;title=Happy%20Summer%20Solstice%20%26%20Strawberry%20Moon%21\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"linkedin\" title=\"Share on Linkedin\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/linkedin.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the Summer Solstice, the official first day of summer, but the fire season has started already in the Western States. 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