I'm back from a trip to Scottsdale, Arizona, one of my favorite places to visit. Why? It's warm and SUNNY! After months of cold, snow and dreariness it's wonderful to sit by a pool and soak in sun. Lots of it. They had unusually warm temperatures while we were there which was just fine with me. 85 - 91 degrees. Sweet.
One of my side trips was to Taliesin West. It was the winter camp of Frank Lloyd Wright. An artist community designed by him. I had taken the tour a few years ago and it was crazy busy this year so I only took a few pictures of the property. If you get a chance, it's worth your while to visit.
My DH, Rich, was in Scottsdale for a business conference and I was his tag-a-long. It was a wonderful Westin resort property. This was the view from our little balcony. On the left is a walkway (you can't see it) and it is lined in orange trees. They were just starting to bloom. Oh my goodness! It was a little bit of heaven to walk that a couple of times a day.
That's the silk fiber wall in the back. This side of the store's models were not samplers. Lots and lots of linen to go through and more and more racks of charts.
These two walls are filled with samplers. So much to see and lots and lots of variety in charts and designers.
This is one of the charts I got.
Here are two more that I couldn't resist. I love the colors in them. I got the linen for all of them.
There were lots of these little critters hopping around the property. Cute little Easter bunnies.
Well, back to reality. It sure was fun, and warm and sunny. Thanks Rich.
Marsha
One of my side trips was to Taliesin West. It was the winter camp of Frank Lloyd Wright. An artist community designed by him. I had taken the tour a few years ago and it was crazy busy this year so I only took a few pictures of the property. If you get a chance, it's worth your while to visit.
My DH, Rich, was in Scottsdale for a business conference and I was his tag-a-long. It was a wonderful Westin resort property. This was the view from our little balcony. On the left is a walkway (you can't see it) and it is lined in orange trees. They were just starting to bloom. Oh my goodness! It was a little bit of heaven to walk that a couple of times a day.
One of my favorite stitching store newsletters comes from The Attic. Stitching enticement. I map quested their store from our hotel and learned they were only 20 minutes away. No brainer. The highlight of the trip for me! (besides the sun) Imagine my dismay when I reached for the door handle to pull, pull again - WHAT! IT'S LOCKED! No WAY! Yes, it was. But, slowly the door opened and they let me in! I found out they restock on Mondays but there was a group in from Canada that had made special plans to shop that day. When they found out I was from Ohio, they took pity on me.
Here is a very short tour. This is the main display area. Notice the two versions of their sampler of the month 'American Sampler'. There's so much to see here. I could have spent a few hours but it was probably better that I didn't. I did enough damage.
That's the silk fiber wall in the back. This side of the store's models were not samplers. Lots and lots of linen to go through and more and more racks of charts.
These two walls are filled with samplers. So much to see and lots and lots of variety in charts and designers.
This is one of the charts I got.
Here are two more that I couldn't resist. I love the colors in them. I got the linen for all of them.
Here's the linen and most of the silks for the Margaret W. Brown #28. It was their sampler of the month a couple of months ago. I took pictures of my charts with their linen but can you believe, the pictures were horrible because it was too bright?
This is where I stitched on my last day of vacation. There were very comfy chairs and sofas under the trees around the fountain. So relaxing, and warm, and sunny. ahhhh
There were lots of these little critters hopping around the property. Cute little Easter bunnies.
Well, back to reality. It sure was fun, and warm and sunny. Thanks Rich.
Marsha
