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Saturday Morning.....sunny at last!

6/15/2013

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I awoke this morning to the radio alarm and the voice of Stan Carew, the host of Weekend Mornings.  The broadcast runs from 6 - 9:00 Saturday morning and 6 - 8:30 on Sunday.  IT is so nice to awaken to a familiar voice, almost a friend since 1997.   Stan plays a variety of music  so you never know if you'll be listening to Patsy Cline or Def Leppard but no matter you'll be entertained by stories and commentaries.   He has a voice that could sooth a baby to sleep so that's what I did, fell back to sleep and didn't wake again until 9:00, jumped out of bed with a fright to begin the day in panic mode!

This morning his guest was the founder of the North American Rug Hooking Museum Hugh Conrad, promoting the grand opening of the Museum and all the hard work that brought them to this day.  The opening is by invitation only but they will be open 7 days a week up until Thanksgiving so there is plenty of time to drop by to find out how rich our North American rug hooking history has been.   

Over the last few days I've had a number of people through the door on their way to the museum  for the fanfare.  Americans and Ontario hookers are flooding the area this weekend so I hope to see a few old friends and maybe make a few new.  Yesterday Mary Sheppard Burton's granddaughter and a friend were in, they both bought one of the Scott Hooks, a colourful reminder of their trip to Mahone Bay.  Mary Sheppard Burton was responsible for the creation of Noah's Ark that is on display at the museum, a definite must see,  A number of her pieces are there, unfortunately she will be posthumously admired but her work lives on to be treasured.  I never met her but have her fabulous coffee table book showcasing her amazing talent as a rug hooker and artist.  

"Noah's Ark" is a magnificent multi-media production combining both ceramics, wood burning, and rug hooking.  It was created by Mary Sheppard Burton (noted USA Rug Hooking artist) and Leonard E. Feenan (distinguished artist) with the involvement of more than 20 rug hookers from both the United States and Canada.   It has had several debuts including: the 2009 TIGER Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, Hooking by the River in Charlestown, WV, a local museum in Charlestown, WV, 2010 Sauder Village Show in Archbold, OH, and at Halton Hills Cultural Centre Gallery in Georgetown, Ontario.

It has been transported to Queensland, Nova Scotia where it will be permanently displayed at the newly created Hooked Rug Museum of North America (founded by Suzanne Conrod).  The Ark's creators have been strong supporters of the Hooked Rug Museum.  The pairs combined skills and devotion to rug hooking and its evolvement to a fine art level are epitomized in the contribution of the Noah's Ark masterpiece HRMNA's permanent collection.  The museum will showcase some two to three centuries of the crafts evolvement in fine art from a utilitarian purpose introduced by early European settlement.


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Jenny Zamora (right), Mary Sheppard Burton's granddaughter came back to the shop today so I snapped a picture. Her good friend and fellow rug hooker, Barbara Barton, needed another hook!
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Two more visitors from the Museum opening. Gail Jones, (right) and Robin Dunkelberger (left) drove all the way here with hubbys from Pennsylvanie. These gals hook with a group called "The Woolwrights". They said to say they were grateful I stayed open for them and made up patterns while they were out for dinner. http://www.woolwrights.com/
Well the sun is out.  Don't blink, it could be gone in a second.  My garden was all smiles this morning and I felt torn coming to work when the rain has played havoc on all the new bloomers so they need help.  My Iris's are kissing the ground, heavy laden with rainwater in their petals. Two new yellow tree peony, planted last year are showing off a gorgeous lemon yellow with deep crimson centers that also bow down to the rain god.  The pink poppies bloomed over night knowing the sun would be out today, my reds are bursting to follow; they are always a bit behind and when they bloom it will be "move over" as the flower heads are almost a foot wide.  My garden is beginning to be ablaze with colour.  Time for sitting out to enjoy the view! 

With all this rain preventing getting outside with trowel and spade, the weeds won the race for dominance.  I have dandelions that are almost four feet high with seed globes that will ensure coating the entire area for a hardy crop next year.  Too many to make salad with, the only way I know how to get even because any kind of weed killer is out of the question.  Most of my revenge is physical, yanking them out by the roots.  I don't mind the ones on the lawn, you have to get along with nature, but if they grow in amongst my darling flowering plants I grow incensed as they grow bigger than life.  I'll spend a few hours this evening pulling them out of the ground, the roots probably a foot long and resistant.  A good workout for sure.  At least weeds of that size make easy work,each one  pulled will clear an area of about one square foot!
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Adena
6/15/2013 01:29:36 am

I hear ya, just came in from pulling dandelions. Glad to hear you're prepared for a workout, they're big this year :)

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Annette Kofoed
6/15/2013 01:18:23 pm

Number 29 for today !

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