Monthly Archives: September 2015

NJNA Myrtle Beach Retreat 3

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Today dawned a bit rainy and overcast. Lucky for us, it slowly cleared, a watery sun came out, and it started to warm up. I took a long walk on the beach which had a lot of others walking, relaxing, hunting for sharks' teeth, and even swimming! Despite a strong breeze from the north, it was a great walk.

Later, Carol and I decided to play tourist and played a round of miniature golf at the Hawaiian Rumble course, the #1 rated course in America and endorsed by the PGA. Unfortunately due to the rain, the volcano wasn't working so we didn't get to experience its rumble! Neither of us managed to hit par, however we did each get a hole in 1! It was a lot of fun especially since neither of us had played mini golf in years.

Meanwhile Sue did some more stitching on her humbug. Carol and I also got to do some more stitching before it was time to finish cleaning up and get ready to go to the Sheraton for seminar.

Thanks Carol for arranging a wonderful spot for us to relax and get in some stitching and camaraderie before Seminar classes begin.

From relaxing retreat to stimulating seminar

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It is hard to believe that this morning I was sitting on a fifth floor balcony overlooking the ocean watching the beach walkers and waves, and now I am in my hotel room at the Myrtle Beach ANG Seminar, 2015! I did accomplish some stitching on my Summer Wonderful Humbug by Ada Haydon, a CyberPointers chapter meeting project this morning before packing and getting ready to leave our retreat hosted by Carol. I am currently working on the ladybug walk section.

Summer Wonderful Humbug

My first class begins at 8:30, my stitching bag is packed and ready to go!

Sue

 

NJNA Myrtle Beach Retreat 2

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Rosie left Wednesday morning and Diane arrived in the evening after a minor detour inadvertently to the same address in Myrtle Beach, which unfortunately was 1/2 hour south of where she was supposed to be in North Myrtle Beach! When will I learn to check the map rather than just trusting the GPS?!

Carol, Sue, and I had dinner Wednesday at a lovely Bistro that Rosie and Carol had eaten at earlier in the week. The food was fresh, plentiful enough to bring home for Thursday’s lunch, and quite delicious. The apple vinaigrette salad dressing was unique and light but flavorful. We passed on dessert, although the tiramisu was really tempting.

Thursday was gloomy although the sun kept trying to peek through. Sue and I tried walking on the beach but were turned back by the rain. We enjoyed being inside stitching, listening to the rain, while staying dry. Diane made progress on another block of Serengeti and the first ribbon on Razzle Dazzle, Sue made significant progress on Summer Humbug and Kurdy Biggs’ Diamond design, and Carol has begun work on the sky on her Cow Jumped Over the Moon nightlight.

Thursday progress

We did venture out to do some food shopping particularly for breakfasts during seminar. Meanwhile, there were a few brave fisherman and others on the beach right outside our condo.

Looking North from our condo

Looking South from our condo

Dinner at Flying Fish was excellent. The fish was fresh, delicious, and plentiful enough to bring some home for lunch Friday.

Tomorrow we head over to the Sheraton for the start of Seminar and the arrival of many of our members.

Diane

NJNA’s Myrtle Beach Retreat

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Hi Everyone —

Carol, Sue, and I are prepping for our week of stitching at the ANG Seminar with a retreat in North Myrtle Beach!

Sue and Carol enjoying some quality retreat time!

Sue and Carol enjoying some quality retreat time!

Carol traded her time share for a PERFECT setting in North Myrtle Beach!

Bargello Wallpaper in the Bathroom!

Bargello Wallpaper in the Bathroom!

We’ve spent most of the time stitching, listening to the ocean waves, and reading!  Tomorrow, Diane will join Sue and Carol.

We are making progress on our stitching:  Carol is stitching a Cow Jumped Over the Moon night light, Sue is stitching a Summer Humbug and a Kurdy Biggs’ Diamond design, and Rosie is trying to catch up on Razzle Dazzle for SOTM.

Stitching Progress at the Retreat!

Stitching Progress at the Retreat!

Get ready to be bombarded with posts from NJNA at Seminar!  We have nine members attending this year’s seminar!  That’s about a third of our entire membership!

Enjoy!

Rosie