Art in Bloom

Did I mention that Rose the Gypsy and I went to Art in Bloom at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts? It was a great show. This floral arrangement was at the entrance of the museum. The effect of the frame in front of it made it quite striking:
We went on the last day so a few things were beginning to droop, but there were lots of spectacular flowers.
We didn't catch on right away, but the more obvious arrangements made us realize that (all of the) flowers were imitating art:
They didn't have to imitate anything to be stunning though:
Unfortunately my camera ran out of juice (or maybe fortunately for you, my friends and family, since you don't have to suffer through as many flower photos).
Rosemary:
She's the one who made the fantastic felted bag (pictured below) and also brought the Pagewood Farms. Quite the hostess gift. We had lots of fun at The Institute and at Yarnover. Hopefully we can do it again next year.

Gifts

Kitty is back until September. I won't go into the details. It's complicated.
Now that the weather is nice he's started bringing us gifts.
Besides the chipmunk, I've recently received gifts for various occasions. They are all lovely. This yarn and felted bag were a hostess gift from Rose the Gypsy, who came to visit and attended Yarnover with me.

The colors are all delicious; way more beautiful than the pictures would imply.

I also got a Make One bumper sticker, which has replaced the Fibertarian Party 2008 sticker.


This little guy has been named Mr. Dimple. He was made by Girl-child out of a pair of worn out socks (that I knit and she wore out). Isn't he adorable?
And I got a new charm for my bracelet - the first ever with color. It's gold and red. Very posh.

More catch up pictures to follow.

Theater Success

I'm so far behind posting pictures I decided I'll just post things as I find them, even if the order is a bit random.

Girl-child helped produce and direct a smash hit at the experimental theater last April. The Aunties were good sports and showed up for the production, even tho it was a bit too hipster for us Oldies to understand. (It was based on Dr Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog by Joss Wedon).
Girl-child and Boy-child were found in their usual pose of, "You can't be serious!?


I got to see them both in one place at the same time; not so easy to manage these days. In fact, it didn't happen for Mothers' Day yesterday, so I guess this is my Mothers' Day photo:

I'm Not The Only One Who's Been Busy

I've been so busy lately I just haven't had time to talk to myself over the Internet (a.k.a. blog). As it turns out, I'm not the only one who's been busy:

Here's a little bit of what has been going on:

*I was at Yarnover last Saturday

*Rose The Gypsy was here from Denver for Yarnover

*We had a great time

*I'm tired

*Today was a rude awakening

*There was snow this morning

*It was only flurries, but snow in May is depressing

*I went on a field trip with the fourth graders today

*It didn't go very well

*Plus it was cold

*I've just finished my moebius cowl

*I learned how to make the cowl in my Yarnover class with Cat Bordhi

*Now I think I'll go to bed and try to put something coherent together for posting this week

Easter Greetings

"I always say it was great for God to send his only son, but I'm waiting for him to send his only daughter. Then things will be really great."

~Candace Pert