My husband and I just got home from three weeks in the US southwest. We flew to Tucson, AZ, rented a car, visited National Parks and other sites in Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico, and then took the Amtrak Southwest Chief (train) from Albuquerque, NM to Chicago. The next train, the Pere Marquette, took us from Chicago to Grand Rapids, where we picked up our car and drove home. I will share pictures of the highlights of our trip over the next few weeks--I have not had time to go through all of my pictures (over 4000!) yet. We had a wonderful time and now we need a few days to rest and get back into our regular routines. Our daughter and Finn are here for the weekend for Canadian Thanksgiving.
I took my winter cross stitch project with me to work on in the car and train. Most of the time, the scenery was so spectacular that I did not take it out of my bag. That being said, I did get a good start on the next quadrant of the picture. I will continue to work on it this week as my slow stitching project.
We went to a local conservation area to go for a fall walk in the woods with Finn this afternoon, followed by ice cream at Shaws--the local place to go for ice cream. Finn had a small amount of vanilla ice cream--he indicated that it was very yummy.
My daughter brought her cross stitch home with her and we might be able to do some stitching together before she goes home. This is the second of five in the series of mystery cross stitch pictures she is making. There are clues in each picture to help solve the mystery. The patterns are by Dana Watters Handmade.
While in Santa Fe, New Mexico, my husband and I visited the State Capitol Building--it is a round building and the walls throughout the building are filled with art by local artists. The tour guide on our walking tour of Santa Fe recommended visiting to see all of the wonderful art. After going through security, the first thing we saw was a special exhibit of quilts featuring Southwest landmarks and themes, presented by SAQA--the Studio Art Quilt Association of New Mexico. I am sharing a few of my favourites. You should be able to read the cards with the title and maker of each quilt by clicking on each picture.
Here are a couple of pictures of the outside of the building.
The quilts will be on display until December 13th, 2024. If you are in the area, I recommend that you go to see them!
That's all for now. I hope to get back to my sewing machine this week as I have some projects I want to finish soon. I will be linking up with Kathy and the Slow Sunday Stitchers in the morning and with Frederique now.
