Wednesday night was the Greater Barre Democrats meeting, followed by a public forum on the Decriminalization of Marijuana. This was the second of three informational forums with speakers who offer pros and cons of issues before the legislature, followed by questions and answers from the audience. We have not taken positions on the issues (the others are Death with Dignity/Physician-assisted Suicide and Health Care reform) but feel it's important to inform ourselves and the public. I happened to be the moderator Wednesday night which worked out pretty well. We had 18 people attend, and several were people I didn't know. Guess our publicity is working.
Thursday afternoon, the Central Vermont Quilt Show committee met at the Old Labor Hall to get a feel for the space since it has been renovated slightly since our last show in 2011. Our show is scheduled for April 26 and 27, so that is soon. We have a lot to do, especially encouraging more entries. Tuesday night we got a few, but we can use more. I entered a second quilt, my recently completed Licorice and Lime (warning - the photo is lousy).
I still need to sew a sleeve on it, and today I offered to sew a sleeve on a friend's quilt since she is in Florida tending an ill 99 year old mother and doesn't know if she'll make it home before the show. After our meeting, we all went out to dinner at the restaurant in the old firehouse which was fun. There was live music, an extra bonus - not too loud, folk/rock oldies - just our style.
Today, after my stint at the Vermont Historical Society, I went to the hospital for my annual mammogram and then visited Joann Fabrics for a few things. I treated myself to an afternoon on the couch finishing up a good book, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. It was on all the "must-read" lists last year and, while the characters were not at all likeable, it was a page-turner. Happy Easter, everyone!
1 comment:
oh such a pretty quilt! sounds like you have been busy!
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