It’s 4am. That seems important. I should be asleep, but here’s the thing, tomorrow we have to get up at 5am because we have an early flight, so I figure I may as well get up now since I have the option of going back to sleep whereas tomorrow I won’t. This is the kind of thinking that defies logic; welcome to my mind.
My husband told me there are herds of buffalo roaming about where we’re headed, which has me restless with anticipation. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a herd of buffalo in real life, although I think I must have when I was a young girl as we went on a great many road trips out west. Regardless, I am planning to take lots of photographs and will be shooting some video of them. And I intend to shoot some video while we’re hiking too. As I have rarely ventured out of our home in over a year, let alone wandered about amongst large beasts (fellow New Yorkers don’t count) my excitement level is extremely high. I can hardly wait. This is the first trip my husband and I will have taken since we went to Iceland three years ago! Was it really three years? Also I have to interject, when Richard and I got married, we had this crazy idea that we would travel around the world for a few years, but those plans were thwarted early on by work commitments, the realities of having small children, etc.
As I was packing yesterday I came face to face with a major dilemma. What sort of stitching do I take? This will be the topic of another video, no doubt. So far I’ve pulled way too many threads and although I’ve chosen a piece of hand dyed linen that I dyed last week or was it the week before, who can remember anymore? The threads are another issue altogether.
So I have my work cut out for me today. Oh and I have workshop kits to mail. By the way, if you haven’t signed up for my The Basics Workshop, which I made such lovely kits for, there’s still time!
I even made a video about the workshop, the kits I made for the workshop and other random musings… Here you go!
If any of you are around in another few hours, don’t forget to tune in to today’s video, which premieres in a few hours, that’s 8am EDT. We can chat together, share some laughter and I’ll show you how I wind and organize my threads. Spoiler alert: it’s probably not what you think!
The next time you hear from me, I’ll be posting among buffalo!
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I hope you and your husband have a wonderful trip.
Thank you Corrina!
Good morning Ariane, Sounds like Yellowstone or Tetons to me. Enjoy every moment…. This should an “Inspiration Journey”. Soak it in!
Thank you Pat. Zion! ❤️
Have a wonderful trip!
Thank you Cheryl ❤️
It sounds wonderful! Safe travels……. BTB love your kits
Thank you Marti! ❤️
Have fun on your vacation and stay safe. Linda
Thank you Linda!
I always take way more “projects” than I need or even use on my trips!
I’ve pared my threads way down and everything now fits into a little bag! I may regret it though and wish I’d brought more!
You will be inspired by the buffalo and the open fields in which they roam. I predict french knots , colonial knots, feather stitch and of course the seed stitch! Have fun!!
Haha! Love that. ❤️❤️
Ariana- Buffalo are amazing ! Stay your distance especially when a mama is moving her calves down the road . They are not a fan of loud noises . Watch tails and ears – I’f you see them lift in alarm cross your fingers you are not the one in the way!
I Live Close to several herds here in Utah- you picked a great week if your headed my direction!!
Yes! My sister was just telling me this. I will admire them from afar!! ❤️
The kits look absolutely yummy! I wish you sold them separately so even those of us who aren’t able to take the course could purchase them. I have mostly size 5 threads since I found your videos. For me, it’s difficult to know which colors to buy in which size with no particular project in mind.
Thank you Barbara. It is hard to know, especially in the beginning. ❤️