Today my main reason for this trip, arrived at our hotel, to join us for breakfast.  My cousin Joanne, whom I haven’t seen since junior high school, and her husband Terry were our special reason.  It was joyous to share time with both of them, and to spend the weekend together in various activities.  We talked about our parents, of whom both our mothers were sisters.  And we talked about our adorable Grandma Gillette, who we both loved dearly.

After breakfast, Joanne and I went to a tapestry forum and heard great speakers.  One of them is a master tapestry artist by the name of Archie Brennan.  He spoke about his work and showed us slides of his beautiful tapestries.

Of course Joanne and I couldn’t leave the convention hall without another round in the vendor hall.  How can it be that I’ve spent hours here twice, and I’m still finding things I hadn’t seen before.   We went to the exhibit room to see the various exhibits and they took my breath away.  Some of the artists wove things that I can’t even imagine in my mind. Convergence just provides one surprise after another.  Many many  WOW moments.

From the convention hall we walked to the library to view the small tapestry exhibit.  This was an unjuried show with such a great variety of subject matter and style in the pieces.

While Joanne and I have been enjoying all the beauty of the tapestry world, Michael & Terry found a pool hall (I wonder whose idea that was), and when they tired of billiards, they headed to the harbor and sites to see.  I think they were stalking out resturants for future meals.

Well, after walking miles we all went back to our respective hotels and soaked our feet and rested.  But time heals the body, and we were soon ready to head to a wonderful seafood resturant that was downtown.  Super delicious, and more reminiscing and enjoyable discussion.  And then time to hike back to the hotel.

Ohhhhhh        No trouble sleeping tonight.