I finished up this week's paper, then got some groceries and some money for the trip. I had planned to drive south via Iron Mountain so I could get an quickie oil change for the car. But I got lucky; was able to get it done locally today. So that's crossed off the list, and we save a little time on Tuesday.
The weather looks good enough. We might have a little rain on Tuesday. Fortunately, the car has a roof.
I may have to do some camera shopping during my trip--for the office. I went up to the high school this morning to get some "first practice" football photos ... only to discover that the zoom on my work camera isn't working. It worked fine the last time I used it, on Thursday. But the "superzoom" digital camera is old (about five years) and has taken many thousands of photos. The minimum cost for repairs is $216. I gave "the powers that be" some information about a possible replacement, and they will be studying it. I'm supposed to call them on my cell after I see what they've got at Best Buy in Green Bay.
I'm trying to convince my wife that she should get a digital camera--I'd buy it for her. She likes taking pictures--but her camera (I gave it to her as a Christmas gift 10 or so years ago) uses film. So when she took pictures at the quilt show on Saturday, she won't be able to see whether the photos are good until after the film comes back to the drugstore. And she gets 24 shots on a roll of film. Nothing like a memory card that can hold hundreds of images.
In any case, I'll have mine along. I took plenty of quilt photos on Saturday.
What's that?
You'd like to see some of the quilts from the quilt show?
OK, let me take you to the Ladies of the Lakes quilt show in Minocqua (Min-OCK-wa), Wis, about 50 miles away from us. First, a wide shot...
As for the quilts ... my wife and I worked together for about an hour to narrow down the photos to about a dozen. Here we go, with the quilt's name when I was able to get it.
Reflections of a Harvest Moon ...
Auntie's Garden ...
Dawn to Dusk in the Sunflower Garden ...
Serena Faerie of the Reeds ...
Fun With Batiks ...
Stop and Smell the Flowers ...
Didn't get the titles on these, but I liked them ...
Since we are in the Northwoods, many of the quilts produced locally had a Northwoods theme. This was one of my favorites: Country Road ...
Northern Moose ...
The Ladies of the Lakes made this quilt, depicting a series of Northwoods scenes from around the year. I really liked it ...
After looking at all the quilts, there were plenty of vendors for my wife to check out. So many fat quarters, so little time! ...
My original list of photo candidates for this post totaled 31. But I've got to get some sleep tonight so I can be alert on the road tomorrow. We're leaving at about 9 a.m., bound for Green Bay. The big stop on Tuesday is the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay--I love trains, and I haven't been there for many years--15 to 20 years, maybe.
The camera is making the trip, of course. (You don't think I'd leave it behind, do you?)
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