We had a break in the hot weather yesterday and met at Jeanette's place to spend the day stitching. She has a lovely front lawn with many mature trees. We spent most of the day sitting over 2m apart, chatting happily, almost feeling normal. We all miss being able to sit together around a table but this is an excellent substitute in this time of COVID-19.
Barb worked on knitting a second sock while Marilyn and I stitched.
Jennifer, Marion, and Jeanette worked on stitching projects.
Poppy worked on the needlepoint kit we bought last year on our birthday road trip and Shelley contemplated going back to the classroom in a few short days.
The clouds blocked the sun before noon and it actually dropped below 20C. It was nice to have a break from the stifling heat and be out in the fresh air.
We all are missing our fun road trips and making plans to visit stitching and quilting shops both near and far. If we ever get to go to the US again - if they ever get their coronavirus infection rate under control - I already have a trip sketched out to visit a
new stitchery shop in Pittsford NY, a suburb of Rochester. En route,
the shop in East Rochester is also worth a visit. There's also a
cute quilt shop in the same plaza. No trip to upstate New York would be complete without visiting
A Stitcher's Garden in Fayetteville NY and
Calico Gals quilt shop in Syracuse. Although their website is not very impressive,
Stitchery Row in Endicott NY is also a very well-stocked and up-to-date stitchery shop.
To tide us over, we are doing a lot of stitching and planning about stitching. We hope to be able to meet outdoors as long as the temperatures and weather permit it.
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