Week in review

This past week went by so quickly...it started off with me moping around because both husband and son were out of town.  

My loneliness reached new heights on the second day, as I tackled that hated chore of taking down ALL the stuff that is displayed on top of the kitchen cabinets and washing it, then putting it all back up.  (Above, some of my McCoy pottery in the drainer.)

I had sent off two surprises to faraway friends, so I was waiting excitedly to hear from them when the goodies arrived!

One was this canvas; I used shots of Audrey Hepburn printed onto fabric to make a Breakfast at Tiffany's collage and sent it off to my friend Linda.  I really love how it turned out, with the blues and glitzes of gold and lots of texture.  She really liked it!

The second little surprise was a fabric book (I am obsessed); the entire time I was working on this I was thinking about my friend Terri, so in the end I decided it had to be her book!

The inside of the front cover features a wonderful grey satin patch she had gifted me from her visit to French General.  I made it into a pocket, and tucked in an antique initial "T".

I filled the pages with lots of old fabrics and trims...no real theme besides "blush" colors...

 
I especially had fun with this button page...

The last page was a real patchwork; it was fun to put a bunch of scraps together, and I thought it was a great contrast to the sort of geometric design on the button page.

Yep, I am officially obsessed!

The highlight of the week was Thursday; that's when both gals received their gifts in the mail and I heard from them.  Dennis had come from his business trip the night before and took Thursday off so we could spend the day together, celebrating our anniversary.  We were married on a Friday afternoon, 21 years ago.  How time flies! 

We spent the gorgeous, warm, sunny day west of Denver; first, at Red Rocks Park -- our first visit there!

If you look under the right hanging light near the upper middle of the photo, above, you can see the Denver city skyline in the distance.

What I appreciated about the park was the way they designed all the outbuildings and practical structures to blend in with the natural surroundings.

Here I am -- the only time I will ever make it on the stage in the Red Rocks Amphitheater.  After seeing the park, we are very eager to be there for a concert, someday.

Dennis also treated me to an afternoon of antique shopping before we headed home for a really fresh, delicious take out dinner at home: shrimp salad, sourdough bread, and Chardonnay.

Last night, we went to Family Night at Ben's camp; it's always good to see him when he's been away all week!

Ben is the one standing, far left.  The boys were grubby, but seemed very relaxed.  It had been a very hot, very dry week around here, but luckily Ben was camping away from where all the fires are burning; he was not at the nearby Scout camp that had to be evacuated this week.  Some of the kids from the other camp ended up at his camp, though, so there were shortages of food etc.  But nothing serious.

Right now I'm waiting for the phone call that says they're back and ready to be picked up.  It's been quite a week!  How was yours?