Successful Sale in Spite of Frigid Temperatures

Trail Ridge Quilters had a successful sale yesterday (our third of the year) in spite of snow and frigid temperatures. We sold over 150 items and made $3200 in addition to the several hundred dollars collected for Rocky Mountain National Park Centennial Quilts that had been pre-ordered. The medical center staff makes it easy for us to conduct this sale by providing the room, tables, chairs, coffee, and advertising.

Today my thoughts turn to Centennial Quilts. I have seventeen to complete before Christmas and I'm fighting that panicky feeling of having too little time. To make matters more difficult, my printer is refusing to print with the new black cartridge I've installed. Today, I managed to print ten more fabric center panels on Wayne's printer and they've passed my quality control inspection. I'll spend the rest of the day in the loft sewing while I watch the snow drift down and the thermometer reading plunge. Last time I checked, it was minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit. bbbb

Let it Snow

Snow started sifting down earlier this morning and now that the temperature has dropped from 45 to 30 degrees it's sticking on the ground and piling up on the railings. The weather forecasters have been predicting this turn in the weather for several days, calling it a polar vortex ... brrrrr! The temps will drop into the teens and below and stay there for a few days. I'm snug and cozy this afternoon by my fireplace with a cup of green tea and a good book. Soup for supper. Let it snow.

Autumn Sale

Trail Ridge Quilters hosted our first tea and sale of the season at a new venue. Kay's home is beautiful and spacious and the perfect place to show off  the quilted items we've been making all year. We were pleased to raise $3000. Our next tea and sale will be held at the medical center on November 11. Our group plans to get together on Tuesday to make RMNP Centennial potholders. The twelve we had on Tuesday sold out immediately.

Elk Jam

In Estes Park, an "elk jam" is the traffic jam caused by elk doing what elk do ...  head butting, bugling, eating, or just standing there. The elk are hard to see in this photo because of all the cars. Visitors in the town are especially prone to stopping, cameras at the ready, whenever they see elk. Sometimes it takes several minutes of waiting for the cars to get through an elk jam, especially when the elk are "on parade" leisurely walking single file across the road.

This video comes from our local Estes Park News.