Spinners Retreat & Dr. Who

I spent the last five days up in Park City Utah at a Spinners Retreat.  This group gets together annually to spend time away from responsibilities.  We spin and knit, and laugh and eat, share our lives and have workshops and prizes and more.  It is really the best of times. I hadn't been to this in a long time.

I was delighted to find out my good friend Adrien would be there.  She is such a beautiful soul, I love spending time with her.

Here I am with Adrien and Esther who I got to know a lot better this time.  She is a riot I just love both of these ladies so much. They are both very talented spinners and make exquisite lace shawls with their yarns.

Here I am with my good friend Cyndi.  She always keeps me laughing and helps me stay motivated with all my knitting projects.

Here I am with a Dalek from Dr. Who.  For those who don't watch a Dalek is an alien villain that the Doctor has to fight over and over again.  This is a shell and the alien being is inside this.

Here I am inside the Dalek, you had to squat down to fit the top on and oh was it hot inside there.

I met another Green Bay Packer Fan.  We were comparing things we had to support the team,  I won the contest when I told her I had a Clay Matthews jersey.  He was her favorite too. Here is the scarf her mom made her during the retreat in those great Packer colors.

My good friends Cyndi and Shirley Marshall, the owners of the Dalek. They found it at a garage sale. We sure have had some fun with it. Rumor has it that it might travel to Idaho Falls someday soon.

Wishcasting Wednesday - Take a Break

Today Jamie asks us What do you wish to take a break from?

I wish to take a break from doing.  I want a day where I am not going anywhere.  Where I can sit and linger over a cup of tea if I want. Bake cookies and watch sappy chick flicks all day and not feel guilty about it. A day with no deadlines, no commitments, no shoulds that I tend to impose on myself. I want a day to be me to be free to just let the wind blow in my hair as I dance around the room or my backyard.

Now that I have my wish I am thinking oh maybe tomorrow, no  I have an appointment at 1. Friday no, hubby is home and I am sure he'll have me doing something, Saturday well maybe during the day as I have an engagement that evening. It looks like Sunday will be my first chance to have no plans...well at least the idea is not 2 weeks away....    You know I have always liked the idea of mini retreats.  It doesn't have to be all day, maybe if I schedule it for Friday or Saturday I can make it happen. If the weather is nice a day in the park sounds just like the thing I need.

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