A week ago I was at The Gorge Amphitheatre for the Lumineers concert. Two and half hours of driving each way, 27,000+ people, 93°... NOT the kind of thing I do. BUT, it was with a good friend, who had bought the tickets pre-pandemic, and invited me. ALSO, my cousin is part of their crew (that's him in the shadows below). We hardly knew each other growing up but connected instantly at the gathering for my dad a few years back.
Her tickets were for a spot on the grass on the upper hillside, which would have been fine. Luckily, my cousin arranged for us to hang out in the VIP lounge with cold drinks, food and air conditioning, and then with him in the band/crew catering tent with more air conditioning and a beautiful view of the gorge. When the sun was setting and cooling, and the opening acts were done, we followed him through the backside of the stage to the seats that he had arranged- 12th row aisle! The show was great, and seeing my cousin was even better. Such a nice, smart and cool guy, and family.
We got home at 2:30 am. It was worth it, but I may be getting too old for this sort of thing!
Stitching- things are slowly happening (three weeks post covid focus is still hard). Little things make me really happy. The way the Threadcrumbs moon color reflect Deb's cloth below. And that thin scrap of pink cloth that was tangled in the thread basket that wanted to become a hill/arch/rainbow...
And the hot pink scrap of Tina's dye work that balanced out the top edge.
“Alchemy in Moonlight”
