Hello

She surfaces...... if just for a moment.

I've been making cards like crazy.

Steve and I went away for the weekend to A Beautiful Place, the same place where Gretchen and I took our sons and their friends for a few days in July. It was dreary and rainy and just a lovely snuggle by the fireplace weekend. Actually, we did the same things we would have done at home - Steve watched his beloved Houston Astros and Buffalo Bills and I made cards. Except there were no phones, no responsibilities, no "shoulds". We ate breakfast and dinner out - no dishes, no planning. Very cool.

Some Spirellas I made on my lunch hour today with variegated limegreen and variegated burgundy embroidery floss.

I set up for MJ's craft Show tonight - it's this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I'll be working there Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. MJ's glasswork is beautiful as always. The only other vendor already set up was a woman who makes jewelry out of polymer clay among other things and her work is stunning. I met her when I worked with MJ at a show last year, then I saw her demo her work at Studio 34.

I had started 10 boxes of assorted blank notecards but they won't be finished for the show. Sure, I could bust ass and get them done. Maybe. But, and this really surprises me, I feel totally relaxed about the show and my inventory. Unfortunately I was working at such a focused pace, I didn't take time to scan some of the new cards. But I can make more. :-) I regret not taking my camera with me tonight to photograph my full card rack - but I'll take pictures Friday. It will be better, with all the vendors set up then anyway.

I'll leave you with this simple dry embossed card I made tonight to mail to a friend tomorrow. I just learned today her birthday is Thursday.