Monday, July 23, 2007

SANTA FE: A Travellers Yarn

HEAVEN'S STASH

Yes, my amigos, feast your eyes on that stash shot above, only a portion of which fits into my little camera's viewfinder (I need panoramic capabilities to do it justice). You are looking at a glimpse of stash heaven, the perfectly and lovingly organized, abundant and bodacious and utterly gorgeous stash of my friend, Patricia Werner, from Dazzling Knits fame. Everything about this lady dazzles as befits her book's name, her spirit and her home, a celebration of color if ever I saw one. She painted a portrait of Frida Kahlo on her kitchen walls and believes, as do I, that mucho is mucho. Look at this way, if you're 'over the top' there's no time to be scraping the bottom.

Though I'll be sharing with you the highlights of my Santa Fe trip over the next few postings, which included treks into canyons in the (gasp!) 96 degree heat, eating fabulous meals (check visual hip measurements in following photos), leading a workshop to some already incredible knitters, purchasing yummy yarns and heaps of beads, and so many other inspirational activities, nothing is as special to me as connecting with new friends.

Besides meeting Patricia, Edele, who has been exchanging emails with me for at least a year now, and I arranged to get together in the company of our respective hubbies to bring our bodily presences together after communing on the virtual plane. THanks for everything, Edele—you are one special lady!

Jane&Edele (with me giving instructions to the photographer, thus blurring the picture)

Jane and Patricia (who has the good sense to stop talking when being photographed!)

Workshop in progress at Oodles Yarns&Beads, Santa Fe

My students are deeply engrossed in adventure knitting while Bev, the proprietor, looks on amid a stream of curious customers (not shown). MY books sold out as I held my first semi-official book signing. Stay tuned: more to come!

From the entry 'Wild, Mysterious Australia'. Jane, it's lovely to hear my everyday world described through the eyes of a newcomer....it makes me look at things afresh. Looking forward to meeting you in Sydney shortly.

By Christine Jones on 2008 12 28