Planet Ruby Starrs

Quilts quilts and more quilts... I went the quilt show at Harrogate at the weekend and while it is definitely more of a selling trade show the standards of the quilts displayed was excellent and very varied. Sadly though there weren't that many quilts on show 80% of the hall is given over to stands selling and promoting quilting accessories - fabric, ribbons, books, handbags (?) - more fabric and every conceivable piece of equipment one could possibly use to fashion a quilt... there may have been bargains to be had but I didn't find any.. Elizabethan Flowers by Jane Rollason - exquisite!! It was full of ladies of a certain age myself included and was very busy.  The work on display was good - there were a couple I was really impressed with - a stunningly beautiful hand dyed silk, appliqued and painted piece by Jane Rollason detail from Elizabethan Flowers Another interesting piece was some really vibrant embroidered felt work on a stand staffed by a very friendl...

wildlife on Ice Fields Parkway Its our last night of an amazing trip, we've been out and stuffed our faces and now are drinking all the left over beverages and doing the final packing.. lost baby - but wasn't there when we returned 8 weeks later!! As always the last 9 weeks seem to have flown by, loads of adventures and more stories - some we have recounted on here but there's some that didn't make the final cut so lots more to share.  We got off to a bad start, plagued with various illnesses but in the end the good times and  highlights are too numerous to detail.  Elk in Banff It was probably my best ever eclipse experience,  and I loved the wildlife especially the bears, elks and bison.  Yellowstone was fabulous but so was Craters of the Moon and City of Rocks. It was great to meet up with out friend from Australia and spend some time together drinking grey goose and sharing bad jokes!!! Solar viewing buddies I liked the off beat ...