More Craft Expo Photos

 The talent and dedication to craft in Trophy Garden is remarkable. Enjoying the warm clime and sunlight is far from being all we do here.

The little tea set in the top photo is a zoom-in of the Tea set below.

Gary Gibson, Instructor

All that art and Walking Tacos too!!

The two pieces below are the unfinished work of Linda Paige and Diane Ringen who took up Swedish Weaving exactly one week earlier. Lessons are being given every Thursday evening at 7:00 by Marg Sturm. One of my afghans is partially visible on the far left.

Quilting is not only big in Trophy Gardens; It is HUGE!

The woodworking is also huge and the quality of the work will blow your mind!

Stained Glass also has some dedicated artists. I might add that the instructors are always ready to teach new people. Everyone has been a beginner themselves.

And then...

Trophy Women's Tournament

The tournament started last Tuesday. There were only six women players. I was a bundle of nerves and lost my first match. A match is  2 out of 3 games. I had to sit for a long time for my next match and I had settled down by then and won that one. We had an issue with slow play, so they decided to continue the tournament to next Tuesday. The slow play issue will be discussed. Hopefully, it will not be an obstacle next time. There is a Billiards book rule to define it. Bottom line; I am still in the mix.

and then the second half of the Trophy Men's singles took place on Wednesday and Butch didn't get in the top of that one.

Wednesday night we went to a square dance, the second one we have attended. We have continued to go to lessons but have passed on the dances with only one exception.  It felt like old times! I am not in much of a hurry to add one more activity but it seems it has happened. The plus side is that it increases the physical and mental capacities at the same time and that is a huge bonus! They will be starting beginner lessons next January in Alamo Palms. Hopefully, we can get some new people enthused from Trophy Gardens to go with us. My next thing will be to retain the physical and mental capacities I have gained when I return to Iowa.

Today the feature in the park is a craft expo. 

These are random pictures I took during the Craft Expo.

This is the last Swedish Weaving project I did.

Bill Danielson's Stained glass projects.

Sandi Danielson, instructor of Diamond Art. Monday night at 7:00 in the craft room.

Renie Stinson's quilt project.

Diamond Art

Betsie Brown's incredible and diverse talent!

The amount and quality of talent in Trophy Garden is mindboggling!!

Starting in Reverse

 This is the time of year when it starts turning around. Come the first of March and sometimes sooner people start returning to the Northern parts. As February fades and March marches in people will start disappearing. We have watched it happen for nearly 20 years now; back to their other life.

We won't be leaving for a while. Mid-April is when we venture north and even then it often could be warmer up there. Both of our lives, our summer lives and our winter lives appeal to us and we in turn look forward to both.

So this last week of February is loaded with things to do. Today is square dancing at noon in Alamo Palms with new friends Diane and Dean Ringen and old friends Terry and Lisa Linder. And then Diane and I will head to the pool hall to catch the last hour of ladies day. I have a pool board meeting at 3:00 followed by happy hour at 4:00 with Bill and Sandi Danielson and whoever else can make it.

Tomorrow is Women's in-park pool competition; followed by Trivia at 6:30. The trivia people will be anxious to be there after missing last week due to a scheduling conflict that didn't happen.

The rest of the week slows down a bit for us and that is a good thing.