I had good intentions to make this newsletter at least quarterly but
you know what they say about good intentions. Here it is March and I’m just
getting down to write the first one for 2012.
It has been a busy year so far and look as if it will stay that way
for the next few months.
There is a list for swaps and conventions and workshops on the
desktop of my computer that just seems to get longer every day and I could swear
that something should have been checked off that list by now but it never seems
to get any shorter. Must be computer gremlins.
I started the year off at Molly Cromwell’s show in Sarasota,
Florida. It was the first show that I have done in
Florida and I have to confess that my DH and I loved the Sarasota
area. We were only there for 4 days but managed a whirlwind tour. As usual,
Molly made all her vendors welcome and the evening spent at her home was a
treat. We also managed a quick tour of the Ringling House and
Museum.
Lots of ornate eye candy and maybe someday a few new 1/4 scale kits
will come out of the photos I took.
If you ever get down to Venice, Fl there is a restaurant called The
Crow’s Nest that as far as my DH is concerned made the whole trip worthwhile.
The seafood was wonderful and our first taste of the Key Lime pie ensured that
we would judge any other version against theirs. Gary firmly believes any trip
should be based on a culinary theme. Restaurants first, museums
second.

The Caribbean Cottage

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Portland
The NAME Small Scales convention in Portland Oregon is fast
approaching and I’m so thrilled to be going. I’m teaching the Jolley’s Emporium on Thursday and have been selected for roundtable kits too. With those, and the sales room table, it should be a busy time. I’m also hoping to get to see the Pittock Mansion in Portland. The photos on line are fascinating and I’m trying  to do a 1/4 scale version of one room for the convention display. I just hope I can get it done in time. Wish me luck?
Gary is coming with me and we are taking the Amtrak Lakeshore
Limited train from Syracuse, NY to Chicago and the Empire Builder train from there to Portland. With a couple of hours in Chicago, I’m hoping to see the Thorne rooms. I just hope I don’t get too caught up
looking at the rooms and miss the train.
The two of us will be spending 2 days in very close quarters but we
are still looking forward to the trip. I’ll have to bring some minis to work on.

Pittock Mansion Oval Room

 

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