Wild Weekend

Kindergarten thru 4th grade Spring Program was last week.  The school doesn't have an auditorium, so they do most big activities in the Parish Hall (but it looks more like a cafeteria).  Due to limited space, they have started doing activities and performances for half the class at a time, and sometimes twice.  This show was done twice and was standing-room-only both times.  Some of the parents may have come to both performances, but I was only able to make it to one.

The show was on Aesop's fables and included such lessons as "look before you leap", "don't put off til tomorrow what you can do today" and "don't count your chickens before they hatch."  It was fun, the costumes were clever, and the kids did a great job!  This is the brown dress I made for her, and the apron that I whipped out that morning.

Progress has been made on the yurt.  Jen and Darby came over on Saturday and we gathered some materials to tie the slats, ate lunch, and was able to get about 18 slats tied together--just over half of those holes tied.  The ties are a strong leather cording and we're doing simple overhand knots.  The trick is to make sure that the knots are placed close to the wood and that it's cinched up tight to prevent too much wiggling.  There are 60 of these long slats to tie together, then a series of shorter slats on the ends.  Those ones will still have to be drilled and cut to length.  Jen took all their lumber and leather cording home with them to work on it over the next week so they'll be ready for the next step on our next workshop day.

We also picked up the 1 x 3 pieces to make the door frame, which will probably occur the next time they come over, on the 18th, unless the Pirates invade for a quilting retreat weekend.

Yesterday evening, we went to another MLS game--the Sounders vs. the rival Whitecaps!  We arrived at a restaurant just outside of the stadium and waited for an hour or so for a seat in the bar so we could order food before the game.  One couple had settled in at a table for four, deliberately being pains in the butts about not eating, but not leaving.  We were talking among ourselves next to them, Daniel making the statement to me that he hadn't eaten all day and really wanted to have a decent dinner before going to the game, hoping that they would decide to be generous, but to no avail; they didn't offer to give us the table and sit at the bar instead.

Finally a table opened up in the corner, and we were able to grab it and sit down.  Unfortunately, that meant we had been standing for an hour before dinner, then another 90 minutes at the game, then walking for the after-revel to our favorite hangout.  Oh, and the walk back to the car.  Lots of time on our sore feet!


The Emerald City Supporters did not disappoint when it came to the pre-game tifo!  While it wasn't as showy as the one against Portland, it still was rather impressive.  The banners read:  "What is best in life?  To crush your enemy--see them driven before you--to hear the lamentation of their supporters!"  On the center banner is a barbarian of some kind standing on rocks and skulls in the colors of the other team.  Bwa-ha-ha!

The game ended in a 2-2 tie, which was disappointing, but the last goal that tied it up was in the last minute of the game and was so spectacular that Daniel said he wept...  The match recap can be seen here.

Yarn bombing!  If we had gotten an earlier dinner time, we could have gone down to Pioneer Square and walked with the ECS to the game, where we would have seen this in the daylight--the trees were wrapped in knitting!

A week or so ago, a Facebook friend, Kate, offered to take me riding on one of her horses.  She has two--one is 18-year old DJ who is a Polish-Arab mix with rabino coloring--it means that his mane and tail are naturally highlighted in light and dark tones and has white circles around both his eyes.  He looks a little spooky, but he's very sweet.  The other is a young horse, 4-year old Jessie, who she was boarding for another lady who abandoned him there.  She hasn't heard from the owner since the end of last year, so she has assumed ownership of him.  At least we know he's in good hands.  I thought of Heide while I was there when I heard the unmistakable sounds of a donkey nearby...I had an almost irresistible urge to answer him, but didn't for fear of scaring the horses, goats, or the owner.

New project for Lauri is on the frame and ready for action!  It actually has to be finished by tomorrow afternoon, so I should get started on it now.  It's a gift for one of her co-workers that is retiring soon.  It's a very masculine and will be quilted in an all-over water ripple pattern.  More pictures will follow.

But for now, back to work!

K