art crawl pics

I was up early Thursday (11/14) to bake the croissants and head off to quilting.  There was a huge sale at a local fabric manufacturer’s, so I thought there would only be a few people at quilting…boy, was I wrong….there were 17 people at quilting.  I didn’t even take enough croissants to feed 1/2 of them, so I didn’t put them out…just shared them with a few people.  When I got up in the morning, I felt like the reflective aluminum was already working, it didn’t seem like our furnace was cycling on nearly as much as before, even though the outside temp was 21 degrees….brr_r_r_r.  Michael didn’t leave until 11 for golf, so at least it had a chance to warm up.  I read a bit in the afternoon and took a nap, and when Michael got home (with an 85) and got cleaned up, we left for dinner at Ruby Tuesday’s.  We had a very leisurely meal and watched TV and knit once we got home.

Friday (11/15) was all about setting up for the Art Crawl during the day,

kitchen table

island display

dry bar

front of living room

coffee table

Michael's reading chair

me knitting away....

Lynne knitting away....

Beth knitting away.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and watching TV and knitting in the evening.

 

We were up early Saturday (11/16) to complete a bunch of tasks before the hoard descended.  No, that is not a typo, no hoard(S), just hoard….about a dozen people….all of that work…what a bust!  The good part was, Lynne & Beth came to help me and we spent a good bit of time sitting in the front hall way, knitting and talking and having a good time  J.  The crawl was over at 3, and we had a quick dinner before picking up Jan & Walt and heading into Charlotte for a Paul McCartney tribute singer & band.  They played many of Paul’s wonderful songs, and a few Beatles songs to round out the night.

Sunday (11/17) we had a  leisurely breakfast and once again got ready for the hoard to descend.  Surprisingly, Sunday was a much better attended day than Saturday and as an example, Michael completely sold out of his alcohol ink note cards J.  The crawl was over at 4 Pm, and at 4:01 Michael popped the cork on a bottle of champagne.  We had flounder with crab stuffing and a potato side dish for dinner and celebrated for the rest of the evening.

Monday (11/18) started out with Michael leaving for golf, and me heading off to a Volunteer meeting.  There was a luncheon after the meeting, put on by our insurance agent (our homeowners and auto policies are up for renewal) and after a quick trip to the library, I finally got home around 2.  Jan came for a visit around 2:30 and we had a lovely chat, after which we visited with Willa and Beth before getting back around 4:30.  I read a bit of my new library book and at 5:45 we left to pick up Joanne and Larry to head to the movies.  The 4 of us (along with 200 other SCCL residents) scored free passes to see an advanced screening of SAVING MR. BANKS.  What a FABULOUS movie!!!!!  It will be out in December and EVERYONE should go see it…Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks are wonderful…the story is heartwarming without being schmaltzy in the least.  We were home by 9:30 and read for a bit before bed.