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We flew into Seattle WA this time and I braved the driving experience for the first time…

This is what we arrived with!Photo: Onto the next phase.  Keep off the roads today!!

then we had to fit all of that plus more shopping into this…

Photo: Rental car home safe n sound as are we in our hotel in Portland. Setup starts tomorrow

to make the drive through the mountains to here…

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Yay, we made it!! from the airport, through the highways and flyovers to the interstate and outwards into the country we travelled… all on the right side of the road- sorry Gail for the few scares as I wandered across the lanes…. thankyou so much to whoever posted a hint on facebook the night before we left… ‘lefty loosey, righty tighty’ – it was my catchphrase at every turn and worked like a dream….

photo 2 we came…….To teach for these lovely sisters…  photo 1

Their wonderful little barn is sure a destination to go to… Tiny – but soon to be doubled in size, they have not wasted an inch of space – with inspiration quilts, fabrics, wool, patterns in every nook and cranny….photo 2Yes even the loo! (restroom,toilet, lavatory, dunny, ladies)photo 1  

After drooling for awhile (and Gail was much less restrained than me I must say) we settled into our hotel for the night in readiness for a great weekend of classes ahead.

more about that tomorrow…

hugs

Helen

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