Thursday, August 23, 2007

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night...



Kara, Diane, and Jenny


Casey and Da-bin

Kara invited the Seams group to her home on Lake Garvin, near Okauchee, figuring a warm August evening would make for perfect patio-sitting.

Wrong!

The monsoon we've been enduring for the last week or so continued unabated, and made for a white-knuckle drive both to and from Kara's house, with driving rain, high winds, tree branches skittering across the road, and a steep and partly washed out gravel driveway.

Is there anyone listening that can DO something about this? Enough rain already...

But Kara's home is gorgeous--woodwork and built-ins are a Craftsman delight, with great antiques and artwork accenting everything.
And that wooded lakeside setting--not even a dark and stormy night can diminish the natural beauty.

Maybe someday I'll get back there when it's not raining hammer handles.

Casey brought show and tell--another of her mask quilts.



Isn't it great?


Sue also had a finished Lodde's Mill, fresh from the long-arm machine artistry of Marge West. It looks great but my camera wasn't fast enough.

And finally--dessert: light chocolate cake cubes, whipped cream, cherries, and toasted almonds. Beautiful presentation, but the company was the thing that will make it all a memorable evening.

Then we all had to drive home through the rain and fog.

4 comments:

Tazzie said...

Ohhh heavens, that does sound like a white knuckled ride! I'm glad it was worth it in the end. The mask quilt is amazing!
*hugs*
Tazzie
:-)

meggie said...

Love the mask quilt! Loved all the pics & happy faces. Lucky you all drove safely.

Lazy Gal Tonya said...

The weather sounds horrible (I commiserate on the rain - I'm tired of it too) but what a gorgeous house and incredibly cool friends.

Dawn said...

Ughh, I am soooo sick of the rain too! Our yard is just one big mush! Looks like you all had wonderful food and a fun time visiting!