a nice Sunday afternoon July 21, 2008

Yesterday I had the honor of teaching a jewelry-making project at the last meeting of the Portland Church of Craft. It was a lovely get-together with lots of sparkly earrings to show for it, as well as some unexpected treats: fresh raspberries Sally brought from Dennison Farms and a bag full of vintage baby dresses Bridget brought for Pearl!

Diane did a wonderful job making everyone feel welcome, as always, and it was a very sweet afternoon. I snapped a quick picture of about half of the attendees in their new earrings — a lot of people polished off the craft project and left to enjoy the sunshine before I got it together to take a photo…

Portland Church of Craft - July 2008

Diane also posted more about Church of Craft over at craftypod today, and I loved her description of the meeting: “a good wrap-up for a project that has enriched my life immeasurably.”

After we got home, Andrew and I took Pearl on a long walk around the neighborhood and then had a mini-barbecue in the backyard. We just got our first-ever grill last week and we’re pretty addicted to it already.

grilling

The salmon we made yesterday was pretty much the best I’ve ever had in my life. We also grilled a fresh zucchini from our neighbor’s garden (thank you, Carol!) — our own garden is still pretty mellow.

dinner outside

Pearl entertained us the whole time as always… she’s cooing and talking up a storm and she’s gotten so good at putting her hands in her mouth! Her cute little pearls onesie was a gift from her crafty aunts, Cathy and Torie.

Pearl finding her hand

Today I got my work done in the morning, so we’re going for another long walk and doing some sewing (if I can get the whacked-out tension on my machine to cooperate — ugh).

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