On my way to the Empty Spools seminar I had to change planes in San Francisco. Going from one terminal to the next I found this wonderful exhibit of antique sewing machines and old tools used for sewing. Check out this beauty.
Check out this exhibit of old scissors, threads and holders. I loved the holders. Birds seem to be a popular choice.
I loved seeing all of the old sewing machines.
And look at this amazing antique chatelaine.
OK, the planes were all on time and an exhibit of sewing items at the airport……..I’m off to a good start.
The Empty Spools Seminar in Asilomar, California was an incredibly wonderful experience. During my travels over the past many years other quilting teachers have told me this is one of the very best venues. Every single thing I was told was true but it was even better in person. The location along the coast is breathtaking. The organizers were fabulous. My students were kind and appreciative. The food was very tasty. I had a truly amazing week.
Asilomar State Beach and Conference Center covers 107 acres along California’s Monterey Peninsula. The buildings have a rustic feel. Here is the front of the dinning hall.
But inside you’ll find all of the modern amenities.
And even though the exterior of our lodging buildings were rustic in appearance we had very clean rooms and very comfortable beds. The rooms were very similar to those at a hotel except for one major electronic device was missing. There were no televisions! Glad I have TVo at home!
I walked around the conference grounds early every morning. Here are just a couple of things I saw in the morning. It really was worth getting up for my morning walks. The views were far different from what I see when I walk at home in Pennsylvania.
Nice start to my days, don’t you think? I only forgot my camera one day. And of course that is the day I saw a herd of deer. As I was walking and the sun was just below the horizon I heard a loud noise/movement very, very close to me. After I peed my pants I saw a herd of deer. They were inches away from me. Oh, I wished I’d had my camera that morning. After we each startled each other was just stood still and looked at each other for awhile. Ahhhh.
I’ll be blogging about more of my adventures in California in my next blog. Stay tuned.