Tuesday, September 28, 2021

It's Retreat Time Again!

It's retreat time again! We lost some time due to Covid but never our enthusiasm. I think having to postpone and reschedule made us realize just how wonderful this time together is. We just came home from our 13th annual retreat; needless to say, we had the best time ever. 
Some things never change which in this case is a good thing...our usual table of goodies in the community room remains full of delicious, yummy unhealthy goodies which we feel justified in eating...only once a year right?
Our large room for working is fantastic with room to spread out.
This year, we all got double tables which gave us a lot of room for working on big pieces.
Barbara, Linda and Georgia busy at work or getting ready to.
Barbara showing us a wonky Churn Dash made for a friend...I love it and the wild colors.
Linda showing us some small pieces...
love this one.
Georgia was gifted some fantastic pieces of fabric...shown here only a couple but each was more wonderful than the one before.

Georgia had just come back from her teaching retreat she does every year...at a ranch in Montana. They always have a wonderful project created by Georgia and Charlotte Warr Anderson. Every student has a chance to study with each instructor and learn the techniques used in their section of the project. They also have a chance to take advantage of fun "ranch" things to do like horse back riding. Georgia didn't go for a ride but did get on the horse. That is a big deal! She needs to frame this picture.
Always a happy hour, the first night and looking for our goodies and wine!
Well...Wowie - Zowie...that is some spread! Since we are doing our own meals now, we decided to each bring a heavy appetizer and make that our dinner. Everything was yummy!
Great stories...
lots of laughs, un-ending bubbly....
And Barbara topped off the night with her wonderful cupcakes - Moscow Mule. They were so yummy, I cut mine in half and saved the second half for night 2.
Speaking of night 2....that will follow soon!
 

3 comments:

  1. Wonderful yes, yes. Came home happy and pooped!!

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  2. Sounds like u had a wonderful time. Our guild CPQG finally got to have our retreat too, 18 of us and we don’t have to cook. Loved it.

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  3. Looks like you all had a wonderful time. We finally had our retreat also, 18 of us from CPQG here in GA and we had all our meals cooked for us. So truly a great retreat/ vacation

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