{"id":2806,"date":"2016-08-01T10:46:39","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T16:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/?p=2806"},"modified":"2016-08-01T10:46:39","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T16:46:39","slug":"dear-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/dear-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Friends&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;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.)<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;ll be speaking on a panel at the Intl Quilt Study Center, showing some quilts related to Sophie&#8217;s adoption, in conjunction with their current Chinese Quilt exhibit. Hope to see some of you there! (see info link below)<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;d be most appreciative! Thanks so much!<\/p>\n<p>I will be at the Festival of Quilts all day Sunday, mostly in the VIP lounge which we are sponsoring.<\/p>\n<p>sharing your Passion for Fabric&#8230;<br \/>\nLuana and Paul<\/p>\n<p>********<br \/>\n2016 Travel Calendar:<br \/>\nJuly 20-29 &#8211; Seville &amp; Granada<br \/>\nAug 6 &#8211; Intl Quilt Study Center\/Museum &#8211; Lincoln Nebraska<br \/>\nAug 12-14 &#8211; Festival of Quilts &#8211; Birmingham UK<br \/>\nSept 3 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/albums\/72157666555024431\">Water is Life<\/a> &#8211; Frascati Rome<br \/>\nSept 18-25 &#8211; CUBA Arts Tour #2 &#8211; Havana, Trinidad &amp; Varadaro<br \/>\nOct 6 &#8211; Dairy Barn &#8211; Athens OH &#8211; &#8220;Intl Quilt Trends&#8221; Lecture<br \/>\nOct 29 &#8211; Nov 4 &#8211; Houston Quilt Market &amp; Festival<br \/>\nNov 11-13 &#8211; Color Marketing Group &#8211; Albuquerque<br \/>\nNov 15-20 &#8211; Luana&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.equilter.com\/news\/travel?fn=nl_20160730194811#Polar\">Polar Bear Tour<\/a> &#8211; 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