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Welcome and thank you for taking time to read and share the experiences and happenings |
Blog #1 thru to Blog #22 have all been written here on my web site, - or - alternatively they can be read as PDF documents. To access PDF's : click here |
Blog #16 - 3 October 2013 : Below (Old St. Charles - Missouri) |
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Blog #16 |
Thursday, 3 October 2013 ~ Sunday, the 22nd of September was the day most 'Celebration of Needlework' vendors headed home. |
Firstly I sat with Judy & Connie at breakfast and said our farewells and gave our farewell hugs & kisses. Secondly sat with Pam (the organiser) and her husband, Bob & Babara Jackson. (Bob makes all those wonderful boxes that many designers use for their needlework designs - e.g. Jeannette Douglas', "My Stitching Treasures" and Barbara was one of the teachers - many of you may recall she used to design many of the projects that were published in the 'Fine Lines' magazine. I have known Barbara for many years).
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Judy Whitman of JBW Designs |
And lastly, I sat with Maureen & Dennis, and then together we walked back to our rooms to say our final farewells, give hugs and kisses. The remainder of the morning I spent packing my suitcases - and in some cases, repacking - as when weighed on the hotel scales, they were over weight for the airlines. Once again the corridor outside my room was busy with other vendors pushing trolly loads of boxes of stock from their rooms to the lifts. Everyone had to be out of their rooms by midday and so from then on it was quite quiet and peaceful. |
Maureen Sorenson (Appleton) |
Mid afternoon the hotel shuttle took me
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A needlework shop - 341 S. Main Street
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It was from this area that the explorers left to find a way There is an awesome bronze statute of Daniel Boone in this street. A photo of this statue is to the right |
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After making the deposit the next morning, off to the airport to begin my travels home - St. Louis to Los Angeles to Auckland to Napier. And so another significant and memorable chapter in my life completed. Till next time, bye, |