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I have been on the farm with Mom and in Minneapolis with family and friends for the past couple of weeks.  There are so many things to bring to you that you'll find this post is full of lots and lots of pictures.

Let's start with an update on my version of Burnished by Tin Can Knits.



I took it with me to Wisconsin and wore it with a gray top and blue jeans on a day out with Mom and my aunt Lucille.  One knows the right pattern has been paired with the right colours when all three of us love it.  Lucille was offered my Burnished and she took it, and Mom after a bit of nudging agreed it would be fine if I used my leftover yarn to make her one as well.  It will be on the needles soon.  (Sorry I didn't capture Lucille with Burnished on.)

My friend, Jami, is a poet and she recently published a set of poems about her nephew in a chapbook.  She had asked me if I could bring it to Minneapolis and take pictures of it in any artistic way that met my fancy.  This is what I came up with on a sunny, but chilly day photographing in the neighborhood.

With Katharina Fritsch's Giant Blue Rooster

A temporary Wolf in Loring Park

Claes Oldenburg's Spoonbridge and Cherry
Jami picked the last one as her favorite.  Minneapolis = Mini-Apple = Cherry, or maybe that is only my idea about it.  This sculpture has become one of the iconic pieces used in literature to promote the city.  (Remember for you non-football fans, the Super Bowl will be held this year in Minneapolis, so there is a fair amount of promoting going on.)

I also got to be a part of two birthday celebrations.  First Miss M turned 4 years old.

This was her third party so pictures were becoming justifiably tedious 

Discussing the merits of a blue cupcake with blue frosting
The other birthday girl was Susan.  I missed her real birthday, but threw her a small party (she and I) and made her a cake to boot.

Not a very good picture, but see the ribbon on the cake matches the scarf!
Guess it is clear my focus was on the cake
And finally a gift Susan gave me in anticipation of my trip to the Northern Isles, Faeroe Island, Shetland Island and Iceland in the summer.


It is a pin cushion, that you can see I immediately put into service, filled with sands of Shetland.  Susan picked it up on a recent trip there.  Lucky me.

Monday I fly back to Vancouver where the family will be gathering to help Paul celebrate a significant birthday and to have a US Thanksgiving together.  It is such a privilege to be able to fly in to see Mom and the rest of the family at will.  Next trip will be in January 2018!
































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