What is the Sunday Salon?
The Sunday Salon is a place to link up and share what we have been doing during the week. It's also a great opportunity to visit other blogs and join in the conversations going on there.
Busy week.
Sewing Retreat. Spent the night with my son and his family after the retreat. Our grown granddaughter came to visit after I got home. Swam. Writing class in Galveston. Swam again. Met my sister and her husband in Houston for dinner. Took a field trip with friends to the new bookstore in Galveston. Went to Brenham to the Blue Bell Creamery with a group from the senior center. Attended a lecture in Galveston on The World's Most Difficult Poem. Celebrated our great-nephew's first birthday.
Whew.
What I Read Last Week:
The Swish of the Curtain by Pamela Brown (1001 Children's Book; Classics Club Spin)
What I'm Reading Now:
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor
The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot
What I Posted Last Week Here at Readerbuzz:
I began to list 3 Good Things every day during the pandemic. Now I've established a regular routine of writing down my 3 Good Things. Here are 3 Good Things from last week:
Good Thing #1:
The quilt I made
at the Sewing Retreat.
Good Thing #2:
A new-to-me butterfly
I saw in East Texas:
Red-spotted Admiral
Good Thing #3:
At the Then and Now Bookstore
in Galveston
The quilt looks beautiful. The Waste Land is an interesting choice of reading. I remember reading it in high school. It still seems edgy even though it’s something like 100 years old. I love the idea of all t hose butterlies!
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I love the quilt! Sounds like a busy week.
ReplyDeleteThat butterfly looks like a black Swallowtail. I've seen one this summer in the backyard.
ReplyDeleteI thought at first it was a Spicebush Swallowtail. Apparently this species of Admiral mimics the swallowtail in its appearance.
DeleteAmazing copyist!
DeleteThe butterfly I saw in our backyard has the fancy tail of a swallowtail. Your Admiral's tail is not so detailed.
DeleteThat's quite the busy week! Are you having a more chilled-out weekend now? Hope you get some fun reading time in, either way!
ReplyDeleteI hope to relax a bit after the birthday party.
DeleteWow it sounds like a great, busy week! I love the colors in the quilt and it looks like you did a fabulous job!!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a full and tasty week. Beautiful quilt! About the world's most difficult poem (still!): I performed The Waste Land a few years ago on the centennial of its publication, at the Pawling Library in NY, with theater notable Roger Hendricks Simon. I had to study every reference and definition and it was one of the most glorious experiences of my life.
ReplyDeleteI wish there was a recording of that which I could watch. What an amazing experience.
DeleteHappily, I googled this and found your recording.
DeleteYou've had one heck of a crazy week with family, quilting, writing, dining! I absolutely adore your quilt. The colors are so alive and I really love the pattern!
ReplyDeleteYou did have a busy week! I love your quilt Deb! Have a lovely weekend.
ReplyDeleteWe've had Admiral butterflies in our yard in past years, but I haven't seen any this year. Sadly, I've seen very few butterflies in the yard this year. Love the quilt. Kudos to you!
ReplyDeleteYou sure did have a busy week, but it sounds like fun. The quilt is beautiful. I love the colors. I hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteYour energy seems to have no limit!
ReplyDeleteYou have been busy in a very good way! That is a beautiful quilt. Love the colors. It's so bright and cheerful. Have a great weekend and week! :)
ReplyDeleteI looooooooooooooove your quilt!!!! Great colors. Did you get anything yummy at Blue Bell Creamery?????
ReplyDeleteSalted Caramel Brownie Blue Bell Ice Cream!
DeleteSo many good things, not just your three. Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteI keep thinking I need to read Lonesome Dove.
ReplyDeleteButterflies, book stores, and quilting. Not a bad week!
ReplyDeleteThat is a pretty butterfly! Sounds like an excellent week!
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely rest of the weekend.
What a great week you had. Next week I plan to get busy and get out.
ReplyDelete"I'm glad you had a great week with your loved ones! I also went to a bookstore with my fiancé and best friends, and I really enjoyed the experience. I hope all is well with you!
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You had a great week!!! Busy but full of fun and smiles. I love your quilt!
ReplyDeleteNow that's a busy week! Your quilt is beautiful... and I love your color selections.
ReplyDeleteWhew! Busy week indeed! Your quilt is a beauty.
ReplyDeleteThat is a busy week! Whew! I'm tired thinking of it all. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is beautiful - you must be feeling very proud! And an heirloom to pass down the family:). The butterfly is exquisite and how lovely to see a pic of Rae:)). Kudos to you for tackling The Wasteland. I've read extracts - but it's always felt darker and bleaker than I want to go... Have a great week, Deb.
ReplyDeleteDr. Gorman says The Waste Land is much more hopeful that most people think. We will discuss it again in a couple of weeks.
DeleteWow, I am tired just reading about your week :) What a beautiful quilt, butterfly and wonderfu;l bookstore. Have a great week!
ReplyDeletePretty quilt and butterfly. Time with family is the best!
ReplyDeleteThat butterfly is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYou always amaze me with all the things you do.
ReplyDeleteYou did a wonderful job on your quilt! It's beautiful! Oh, how I miss Blue Bell ice cream. Yum.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful quilt. You did a great job on the retreat. I love butterflies, so lucky to see a new one. I hope you have a wonderful week, Deb.
ReplyDeleteWhew is right! Oh to visit the Blue Bell Creamery…😊I love your quilt! It looks so pretty by the window!
ReplyDeleteThat was a busy week. We had work done on the house so lots of prep and post work to do. Val
ReplyDeleteYou're one busy lady .... which is great! So many fun activities. That butterfly is super cool. Wow!
ReplyDeleteYou have been busy! Looks like you had a lot of fun along the way. It's been decades since I read T. S. Elliot. I'm overdue. Wonderful colors in your quilt, Deb. Hope you enjoy your week.
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Beautiful butterfly...and quilt.
ReplyDeleteI got tired just reading all that you did last week. Nice looking quilt too. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI love the quilt - what beautiful happy colors! It does sound like a busy week though a fun one. I've heard such wonderful things about Lonesome Dove. My husband listened to it recently and really enjoyed it so I've been thinking of picking it up. I hope you have a wonderful week!
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