Stitching Up a Storm in Alamo City

Here's what I saw at The Masters

 

 

Lots of orange.  At first I thought it was the color of the season - partially influenced by the fact that I just finished the book Orange is the New Black, which I'd highly recommend, especially if you're thinking about committing a crime of some sort.   Then I figured out that Rickie Fowler, who is one of the younger generation golfers, graduated from Oklahoma State and his answer to Tiger's red shirt on the last day of the tournament - Sunday - is a "retina-burning" orange from head to toe.    Ouch.

Tory Burch. There were little Tory crossbody bags all over the course.   Most of them were orange.  But it also comes in yellow.  (Sorry there's so much "sky" in this photo.)

Stupid girls in sandals and espadrilles.   Unfortunately, they don't allow cell phones or cameras on the course during the tournament, but if they did, I would have at least 200 pictures of dumb girls wearing flip-flops and heels and otherwise very bad shoes.   We wore pedometers (which are probably also illegal) and we walked between 6 and 7.5 miles every day.  Can't imagine doing it in flip-flops or shoes that I care anything about.

Lilly Pulitzer.   Lots of cute Lilly dresses.   I finally decided that many of the ladies wearing these dresses were wives of Augusta National Club Members, who surely just make an "appearance" on the course and go back to the clubhouse to their tea and crumpets right away.   They were slim, cute and wearing their pearls in spite of the heat.

And one crazy lady who took the cake.   She was wearing a one-piece, halter on top, what we used to call pallazzo pants on bottom.   In 90 degree weather.  I roasted in shorts and a short sleeve top - can't imagine what her day was like.  Didn't get a glimpse of her shoes due to those darn pallazzo pants but I'd be willing to bet they were equally ridiculous.

After day two, I told Mark that it occurred to me that you want to wear clothes, hats, etc. there that you are happy to throw away when you get home.  And now that I think about it, I'm glad they don't allow cameras on the course.  It was not a pretty sight.

In spite of the heat, it was a great tournament.  After Saturday, we thought Rory would run away with it and were so sad to see his "wheels come off."  I told Mark I hoped his MOM was there.   Can't imagine that kind of stress on a 21 year old!!!   But it was a great match - we loved every minute of it.

Happy golf.
Jane

 

Yippee! Skippee!

Tonight I'm cooking like a crazy woman - getting ready to go on a Stitching Weekend with my Stitch Witches buddies.   (We named ourselves last year.)

We rented the same house we had in Wimberley last year and are going to meet there tomorrow night and stay until Monday.  We're all cooking a couple of meals - we decided today that we aren't going into town for dinner tomorrow night as originally planned.   Who wants to get unloaded and then head out for dinner???  We want to get our jammies on, build a fire and stitch!!

I'm taking 3 pieces with me and hope to make some major progress on at least one of them while we're there.  

Can't wait.   Will try to remember to take pictures.
Jane

 

Q: How can you be sure you live in Texas?

A:  when you find yourself wearing jeans and cowboy boots, standing in the oldest dance hall in the state, and drinking a Shiner Bock beer.

We went to a Lyle Lovett concert at Gruene Hall recently - it was such a fun night.

I've told you before how much I love Lyle Lovett!!  He's an amazing talent and performer.  I think I've seen him almost as many times as I've seen Mama Mia!! 

That's right. I'm not from Texas.....Texas wants me anyway!!  Check out this video on YouTube.

  
Here's the link in case I didn't embed it correctly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQoXnz3h_FE

Jane

 

Can't beat this - caviar, champagne and needlepoint

One morning while we were on the boat, the kitchen crew totally messed up my breakfast order - I waited more than 15 minutes for one little poached egg.   After asking my waiter 2 times about it with no results, we walked out of the restaurant.  This is a fairly small boat - 200 passengers - so the crew knows all the people by name and they knew I was a bit irritated.

When we got back to the room later that day, they had put a bottle of champagne in the room with a nice little spread  of caviar, crackers and all the accoutrement.   So I pulled out the needlepoint and proceeded into major bliss!!

Doesn't get much better than that!!
Jane

Here's one for you....

A friend in the neighborhood called last week and asked if we were interested in coming to their house for a dinner party.   OF COURSE.

Then she said we would be learning how to do CPR - we'll be Red Cross certified for 3 years after the training (if we pass, I guess!!)

What a smart and practical thing to do.  The dinner will be later in the summer.

Her mother is ill with cancer and I think she just wants to be prepared to do whatever she can - or something specific - if there should ever be a need.

I thought that was a really good idea.

I'm doing a thousand things right now - and not stitching so much.   But I PROMISE I'll get back to it!!
Jane