Mary Beth Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 What a trip. I\'m already ready to go back. Everyone was so nice and fun to be with. I so enjoyed meeting Bonnie and sitting next to her at the meeting. Nancy Jo was the hostess with the mostess...it was hard to leave early and I was sorry we had to go....so much to do...so little time. Once my feet were back on Missouri soil my cell phone started ringing. Jen has pnumonia (sp?), so Rod was suppose to go by her house when he got off work to pickup Haylee and bring her here. When he got there Haylee was ill too, so he loaded them both up and went to Urgent Care. After all tests are ran, he will be bringing them both back here.....Can I come and visit anyone else - quick!!!?? Rod called and I asked what he is doing...he is sitting in Urgent Care with a room full of sick kids and he started singning a song to me on the phone about a rabbit talking to a moose He better watch out...they could call the guys in white jackets to take him away:D So, I know the message boards have probably been quiet lately....get ready....cause I\'m back. Oh, by the way....Dale...if you are out there send me an email or a u2u and I\'ll send you that form we talked about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sams Mom Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Welcome back Mary Beth, hope everyone gets getter quickly. You are right, it has been a little quiet here without that Ozark Spark. I\'m sure Missouri was pretty boring this weekend, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 What??? Bonnie was there? Was this our Bonnie? Was this a tightly kept secret? No wonder it was so quiet on this board. We do not have a LA group any closer than 100 miles from me. I would sure love to attend one that did not require hours of travel. An exchange of ideas, techniques and lessons learned would be wonderful among like-minded (read as "longarm") quilters would be so enriching. Hey, NWLA, who started your group and when and how hard is it to get a group going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted March 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 No wait....that is how rumors get started. It was our Bonnie....just not our New York Bonnie....I think she said her registered name is BonBon. She just posted a message under the lost camera thread. The Ozark Spark....gosh I like that!! If I didn\'t already have Enchanted Quilting I would name my(self) company that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenMcManus Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Linda, I just posted an interest in starting a group up here in the San Jose area, and within a week, we had a date for a meeting. There are three, maybe four of us, and have met twice so far. Yesterday we closed down the tea house, we yapped for so long! Join us next month, Sunday April 20th. Road trip! Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 I am glad you made it home safely, Mary Beth, but it looks like everything falls apart as soon as you leave town!!! Hope everybody is on the mend. On Sunday Beth Durand and her patient, charming and very handsome DH Randall took us on a tour of the Oregon coast. We had sun and 55 degrees which is unheard of on the coast in March! Thanks MB, I\'m sure it was because of your visit! Here is a photo of Beth and Randall in Cannon Beach, Oregon with Haystack Rock in the distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Hi Linda, If I remember correctly, the NW group was casually started with a question on the chat. There was so much response that Beth (Durand) talked to the owner of the LQS where she teaches and the owner (the gracious and generous Wendy) allowed us to meet at Heart to Hand in Portland on a Sunday. That started the desire to meet more often. This last meeting was only the third meeting. The second was at Maxine\'s also in Oregon in the fall. Our next meeting is planned for May and hosted by Jim and Bev Hogan at Bekah\'s studio also in Oregon. We have had as few as 10 and as many as 20 attend. It is very informal--no lists or dues or newsletters--just lots of info here and U2Us and emails to firm up plans. We do show-and-tell, tips and tools, informal demos on the machines, and lotsa food and laughter. What could be better!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted March 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Aren\'t they just the cutest couple?! And so sweet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyJo Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 How many were at Nancy\'s? I thought there were a lot more than 20 but, then math is not my best suit!! The most interesting part is that there are sometimes 5 or more conversations going on at once and you have to really listen fast and multi-task in your brain so that you don\'t miss a thing. Keeps you on your toes, And yes aren\'t they a cute couple. And the weather was so good for Oregon in March. We are glad that you came Mary Beth bringing some of your Missouri humor into the group. Be sure and watch out for the trail mix. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted March 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Patty Jo, you don\'t know how long I looked at that trail mix before I asked that question. I thought it was trail mix, but then I thought - how stupid would I look if I started popping potpourri into my mouth!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Originally posted by ffq-lar Beth Durand and her patient, charming and very handsome DH Randall Sure, Randall is a cutie, but I gotta tell ya that the gal standing next to him, Beth, is a doll face! Look at that curly doo and that so-sweet smile! No wonder Randall is smitten... The Oregon coast is something extra special beautiful. Nice picture!! Glad you all had a great time. I thought about y\'all in Vancouver. Welcome home, Mary Beth and I hope Jen & Baby get well soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annlittle1 Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 I thought I recognized that big rock in the picture\'s background. Isn\'t it called Sugar Dome. We lived in Gearhart for two years and we were just two miles from the beach. Loved it there. It was too cold to spend time in the water, but my kids sure enjoyed building sandcastles on the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 I also recognized that boulder, and its named Haystack. There are more similar to Haystack, but either smaller or further out.. this seems to be the most photogenic.. against a bright red/orange sunset.. striking. I\'m Homesick for the NW.. RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtreusch Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Mary Beth, Glad you had a good time. I\'m so jealous!! My daughter lives in Tacoma and I spent some time with Linda Rech several years ago at Innovations. We had a great time in Irena Bluhm\'s classes. I\'m hoping to go again this year to visit my daughter and attend Innovations. I\'m not sure if I will take classes. I might just go to enjoy the vendor mall and looking at the quilts!! Debbi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted March 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Here are the "Three Amigos" can you tell which one is from the midwest....could it be the one with 4 layers including the heaviest sweater I could find and a borrowed coat?? This picture was taken shortly before Beth took us on a driving tour of 2 different parking lots:P:D:D Sorry, it\'s just one of those "you just had to be there..." things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Oooh! Such a nice photo of three of my favorite longarm quilters Beth, Linda & Mary Beth! Looks like you all had a grand time. That coast is to die for beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 WOW you guys what a great picture. I\'ll bet that was a great parking lot drive. Just be glad I wasn\'t there and driving, we would still be in the parking lot:P Ask Nancy Jo You have two very tall buddies my friend but what fun friends to hang out with. It\'s a good think Mary Beth had Beth to borrow a coat or sweater from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LA Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 What a great picture gilrs! Haystack rock is one of our fav\'s, did you see the giant sand mountain? That\'s what my boys "sand surf" down, scares me to death! Glad you all had a great time, Oregon really has everything & we were glad you could join us Mary Beth youre a doll!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted March 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Sand surfing....Now that sounds fun. I\'ll try it next time I\'m in town...I\'ll bring my insulated underwear!! Bekah, it was so good to finally meet you, wish I could have met your DH too...feels like I know all these people I have talked to forever online...It was like a homecoming getting to meet you all. Beth and I had decide we were twins, separated at birth...even though I am about 5 years older - it could happen...It would have been hard on our mom...but it could happen:D It was so weird...she would say something and I would finish it with her - like we were cosmic or psycho or something...:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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