Home from Empty Spools Seminars @Asilomar Conference Center. 03-21-14

The third session of Empty Spools ended Wednesday at noon, but I had to pick up my repaired (??) computer, stop at Back Porch for another fabric fix, find lunch and do a few other errands before heading out to see Mary in San Juan Bautista for a short visit. Then on to Harris Ranch for the night. Liz and I slept well because we were extra tired from packing up all the quilts. We had breakfast in the Country Kitchen and hit the road about 8:30am. So, we were home in plenty of time for me to drop Liz at her house, drive to mine, unload the rental van, return it, pick up my repaired Lexus (new struts, new wipers, trans flushed, wheels aligned, pressure checked, bill paid), and take a nap! It was a lovely week with perfect weather and so much appreciation from the attendees for the quilt "show" from TCQC.

This morning I had an appointment with my GP, Dr. Debin, which I had made a month ago. We talked about how much trouble I had with my breathing while up north and I will need to see a pulmonary specialist. But I think a large part of the problem was the fireplace smoke. Visitors with fireplaces in their rooms love to sit and enjoy a fire and there is always one going in the Administration Bldg, so there is always smoke in the air. Not good for asthma. We also talked about the need for me to get back to pool therapy and I have promised I will do that... next week!

My computer is currently restoring from Carbonite backup so I don't have access to my photos and still have a few programs to reload. But I must wait for Carbonite to finish, maybe tomorrow evening. So, I haven't downloaded from my camera yet. I don't have anywhere near the pictures I usually take, but then I didn't have a class to follow. I'll be going up for session V toward the end of April, so you will be inundated with classroom photos then.