SAT....4 August, 2012

 A smiling, sunny Becky with a table full of great inspiration!

 On Friday, we went to visit Billie and Dean Spille..

and on Saturday, I drove myself (only got a little lost)

back over to visit with them.

THIS is what I drove through to get there

......sigh........

 Truly, the sunflowers are even taller than they are at home

Maybe it is just the fact that the fields are enormous.

Driving along and seeing patches of yellow...

...and realizing that it is the 12' tall sunflowers ..

 I love the big "snail" rolls of hay, too.

We watched the farmer next to Briancon drive his machines

around the fields, picking up the hay and rolling it up...

..then spitting it out the back end!

Noisy, but sooooo cool to watch.

 Here is Dean in front of their charming home

in Lusignac, not far from Briancon.

 I really enjoyed spending some time with Billie and Dean.

They are wonderful and talented and I feel quite close.

American ex-patriots in France who have made such a lovely life.

Click here for a show of Billie's work

Katie and Mike came for drinks in the evening.

We sat out and chatted and then Mike had to get back

to the Olympics down at the Maison Maitre.

 I wove a nest for Katie from lavender....

 ..and we all four did some stitching on a linen piece

that Oolie had found somewhere - perfect!

 We tucked it in a book of Katie's and she found it accidentally.

It was quite exciting!

 above:  Becky's plate of delicious delights

next to Di'd donkey and Skating Monkey

below:  Di's window and charms and treasures.

 Oolie saw the Dutch Bunny (below) that Becky bought

from an artist and shared with us.

She was inspired to create her very own Bunny Doll (above)

The arms and legs are paper clay with papier-mache and

the rest is stitched, stuffed fabric

 I feel like I didn't get much done, but had a magnificent time thinking about things to make and the whole process of getting together with others who also enjoy the process.

A few of my creations are below... and I must say that I am pleased with what I made.

On the plane home, I stitched up a few more things that I'll share next time.

I have tried for the past two days to post this and have had a rough time with the computer - grrrrr. I want to hit the button quickly so as not to lost this one again. Best to everyone....
... and exciting news in the next post.  xoxo