Karen, the brilliant artist of the Zecca line… you know the canvases with the amazing color lines stopped into Wellesley for a little visit, some stitching and some threads.

I was totally flattered since it was about a 2 hour drive for her. It was a beautiful day in the neighboorhood, and not very fallish weather at all!

Karen is stitching on her new piece that will be introduced at the Winter TNNA Market in January…this gorgeous flamingo. It will be part of a chair back, but there is no reason why you can’t hang it in your wall. The colors are amazing and so lifelike, that I was just waiting for it to walk right off the canvas! I joked with Karen that I see lots of long and short in your future, which is really the only way…but not too long as you don’t want it to snag.

Cindy, the owner of Wellesley sat down next to her and is stitching on a shop model. That is the life of a shop owner you know, stitching on models! In front of Cindy is the other canvas that we worked in on class by J&J Designs.

It was a wonderful day and all too soon it was over. It was time for some food and a little relaxation. Cindy commented that we were going to the The Cottage and I thought nothing of it since that could be a common enough name… but a funny thing did happen on the way to dinner.

We pulled up to the front of the restaurant and I looked at the sign which I recognized immediately and I started laughing!  and you wonder why? well my Cottage in La Jolla has a few sister restaurants and this was one of them. Go figure… of all the places that we could go and eat, but I finally did have my lobster roll.

The kids are waiting for a treat of a little taste of chicken.

and until next time…keep on stitching