I'm enjoying six weeks off from teaching and traveling. It has been wonderful to play with my plants and just spend some quiet time outside. I've also taken advantage of the extra time by working on some new designs and charting some of the completed ones. I have all three charts finished for EGA National Seminar next year and the are being checked over by my pilot stitchers. I couldn't publish charts without those ladies!

Hardanger University update:
Many of you have heard already that Meg wil not be able to head up Hardanger U any more. For a while we weren't sure if it would go on or not, but it has been picked up by Janice Wright and we will be going forward next year. The date and location have not been determined yet, but right now it looks like it will be in the February/March time frame. I will let you know more as soon as I do!

I've also just received a contract to teach at Calloway Gardens for the first time in 2018! I'm thrilled to be teaching there.

I'll sign off with the two new retail charts.  The Celtic Lotus Box is already out for purchase and the Autumn Garden is coming soon!

I have been so very happily busy teaching this year! Since the first of the year I have taught at Hardanger University, the Nordic Needle Retreat, Greater Pacific and Tennessee Valley EGA regional seminars, The Madison WI EGA Chapter and the NeedleworkGuild of Minnesota to name a few. I am also lucky enough to have a shop nearby where I can teach classes without having to travel. I've taught two at Pandas Crossing already this year and have another scheduled for August. I'm going to try to talk Donna into having an ornament class closer to Christmas, too.

I've just returned home from the Work of the Hands retreat in Winston Salem, NC with Jean Farish. It was indeed a luxury retreat in every sense of the word. A lovely venue, great food, and a wonderful group of stitchers. We are already planning next year's retreat! I'll be doing quite a few EGA events in 2017, and believe it or not I am already starting to plan classes for 2018. Whew!

My family is moving around a lot, too. My oldest daughter is working a summer internship in Gainesville, FL, my middle has just moved from St Paul, MN to Augusta, GA, (so much closer - happy Mom!) and my youngest has just returned from her semester abroad in Hong Kong and is looking forward to a summer of sleep before going to her final year of classes in Savannah, GA. My husband travel about once a month for work, too. I think I need a revolving door in my house. On a sad note, our 17 year old cat, Taz passed away last month. We do miss the little furball.

That is the cliff note version. Now that I am home for a few weeks, i can hopefully send along a few more posts!

Happy Stitching!
Terri