I am not much of a flyer....the views are gorgeous but that nagging, "we could drop out of the sky at any moment" thought is never far away. The circle crops were mesmerizing and came in so many formats: green, brown, circles with pie wedges, circles with fun lines drawn in them. I had to figure out my phone for airplane mode so I could take pictures. Of course, I am such a rule follower that I didn't get a pic of the double rainbow out our window during landing....SO beautiful!
So after 2 stops (KC and Albuquerque) and 9 hours on a plane, Welcome to sunny Portland. I had to have the pic to prove to my husband that the sun really does come out. We lived in Oregon for 2 years once and according to him, the sun came out once in 2 years and it never got above 70 degrees.
To be honest, this pic looked completely different in 20 minutes:)
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| One spire of the Convention Center |
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| My booth: NESTLINGS for Autumn |
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| Jillily Studio Booth: Can I have this in my Living Room? |
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| Do you see my mug on the Generation Q magazine wall?? |
The IQF traveling quilt show was on exhibit too. There were some breathtaking quilts there....Lots of hand work too!!
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| Eileen is a friend of mine and this may be one of my favorite quilts of hers! |
Old Friends and New Friends made up my Booth Mates!!
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| Me and Susan Marth |
Chloe was essential in making sure we were all fed and caffeinated! Thank you!
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| My dear friend, Pepper Cory, stopped by to let me hug her! Very Important business! |
Our corner had the most fun I am sure! Then we headed out on the town for dinner. A friend had recommended The Portland Grill on the 30th floor of one of the skyscrapers. The food was so good and went well with the view and the company! So good we went back a second time...Look the weather changed:)
After Market was done, Susan kept the rental car for another day so some sight-seeing could be done. A very quick drive into Washington State, some antique shopping in Astoria, and a jaunt out to Cannon Beach.
We had lived south of here for 2 years and never made it up to see this iconic rock (Haystack Rock)/ beach in Oregon. So beautiful!
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| New Signs! |
The flowers in Oregon were just beautiful! I don't really remember seeing Cala Lilies when I lived there.....
Of course I had to stop into Golden Whale Jewelry after Karen went on and on about this rare and cool stone cut. It is called a Lighthouse Lens cut and it was very expensive. When I asked my husband about it, he wanted to know if they give a Lighthouse Keeper discount since he is CG. No to that but they do offer a Military Discount. So if you are looking for something unique and you are in Oregon.....check them out. I was hooked once I saw the orange stone named Indian Flame Sapphire:)
The trip was a lot of work as usual, but the friends, food, and memories will be cherished for a lifetime!
We did have the best corner! Thanks for sharing the pictures.
ReplyDeleteRobin, your booth looks wonderful and your whole post is just plain fun to read. It is especially good where I got to the parts about people I already know, but I also enjoyed learning about your booth neighbors, and seeing what they do. It sounds like you had great fun after market and that you still had energy left over and that’s great. BTY, Autumn Winds and Seahorse are my favorites of your new work.
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