Had a BLAST with Linda. To catch you all up, Linda and I went to Jr. High and High School together, and yes, with Cynthia too (some of you are quick!). The crazy thing is, I haven't seen Linda since Cynthia's & Don's wedding - 28 years ago (and no, that was not a typo). The visit was amazing.
Thursday night, just after I arrived, we went to the Bluefin restaurant in Lafayette. Beautiful interior, yet simple, and quiet enough that we could really enjoy each other's company. The steak was very good and the giant scallops were killer. I tried something new (to me) called eel sauce. It was like teriaki, but thicker - very good on the surf AND the turf.
Friday night, Linda took me to scrapbooking class. Lord, I don't need another crafty hobby, but I think I'm hooked. ; - O That very night, I made a small album for my grandchild (to be) from a kit that was provided to me by Linda and the gal who runs the class. A lot of very nice gals sit around the house which is completely outfitted for scrapbooking. It was wild. Didn't have a lot of photos of baby yet, but I was able to create a book into which more photos could be easily loaded. And holy cow, there are a lot of toys that go along with scrapbooking...
Saturday, we drove around town a bit and saw a few things, like the vet school at Purdue University - there's a cool metal sculpture arrangement there:
The close-up of the cat shows how each of the animals was 'disectect' of sorts to show more about the animal. Kind of cool, but not just a little creepy, too.
Linda took me to a glass gallery where they had not only fused glass art & jewelry items, but also a lot of blown glass items, which were gorgeous! They also had a glass blowing 'classroom' which looked like a small kitchen. There was a student working on a piece at the time and it was fascinating to watch. Linda and I decided to take that class next time I came through for a visit. I told her that she should try the glass fusing sometime before I get back... I also introduced her to the website for John C Campbell Folk School and we promised that, when I return from Africa, we will meet there for one of their writing classes. Linda and I always had that in common - passion for reading and writing/creating, so a writing class together out in the beautiful boonies would be perfect.
We did the Hobby Lobby thing again, where I picked up some more supplies to start a FLETCH album. I made some salmon for dinner (well, duh) while Linda made the rest of dinner (killer baked tomatoes) and we enjoyed that with her husband, Rob. I met Rob once before (at Cynthia's wedding). After dinner, we took over the table and did some more scrapbooking and I made Fletch's album, again with few if any photos, but now I know how to gage the space I need for the photos. I'll have to do the on-line Walgreen's thing when I'm in a town long enough and have my Fletch photos printed. I now have a Walgreen's account - WooHoo!
Before I go I must introduce you to Libby:
This photo is truly amazing because it was the only time I ever saw her NOT MOVING. She has this Tigger-type hop that's hysterical and her butt has its own dance that seldom rests. Libby wanted to play with Fletch but of course, that didn't pan out for her too well. There was also Linus the cat, who was just about as mellow as a cat could be, but I don't have a photo of him. Linus and Fletch traded off periods of time to be able to wander around the house. Thanks Linus...
On Sunday morning, I headed southbound. I am very grateful to Linda and Rob for taking me into their beautiful home and putting up with Fletch and me. I had a wonderful time!
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We had a fabulous time too. Came to work and told a friend about the John C. Campbell Folk School. He's a blackmith and a metalurgeristographer or whatever! (He makes metal jewelry.) He now thinks going to the folk school would be uber cool as well. Cari, your influence just spreads like a drop of rain on a pond. Have a great day!
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