Yesterday was fun. We went to town to find a birthday gift for the great-grandson who is turning two. Wow, toys and their prices have changed since ours were little! Then for lunch, we tried the new Stirfry Buffet. I thought it was pretty good. Then we went on to visit the Mulvane Art Museum because I wanted to see a textile piece I had heard about in the student exhibit. It was a large tie-dyed image of a sheep, really quite amazing, I thought! Of course pictures were not allowed so I can’t show you.

We discovered that Crafts National was also showing there so had to check that out. Some really amazing work there, too, running the gamut of style and materials including some quilted works.

From there we decided to visit the Designer’s Showhouse which I like to do every year looking for ideas to try. While it was a perfectly lovely, comfortable feeling old home, there was really no wow factor this year for me. The landscaping was nice, but I couldn’t help wondering what the newly planted Knot Garden would look like a year from now, with it’s lavender which likes to be dry juxtaposed with things that prefer moister conditions and varigated sage which I have not been able to overwinter here. But for now it’s quite nice and the day was perfect for enjoying it.

From there, it was basic grocery shopping with a stop to get a couple of more pink KnockOut roses which I should go plant right now, before it gets any warmer out there!

But first – here’s the latest photo of the work in progress:

Tags: Exhibits, Gardening, work in progress