So, a while back, Estelle had posted about being stateside for a bit and about being in VA, not too far away from where I live. I sent her my phone numbers so that we could try to get together. Well, this morning, after a not so wonderful phone conversation with the insurance company, I had an "out of area" call. Turns out it was Estelle and she wanted to get together for coffee or whatnot. So....I gave her directions to Books A Million (they have a nice little coffee shop just inside, and waited for her to call me when she got closer (they were about a hour away from where I live). Got some sewing done, then the phone rang and I was out the door. Estelle and John got there just a few minutes before me so we chatted as we got their coffee and my juice. It was lovely to sit and chat about quilting, people from RCTQ, the weather in my area, etc. John was quiet, but I recognized the look of a resigned "spouse of a crafter" that he wore....almost with pride...lol. Estelle is a sweetheart - talks quite fast, like me, but with such a wonderful accent that you can ignore the speed (this is NOT a slam...having moved south of the Mason- Dixon line, everyone seems to be speaking REALLY slow). I heard a little about Cornwall and their critters that they keep, Estelle's numerous crafting interests, children, grandchildren and various family members....almost felt like we were old friends catching up on the families!!
Down side was that we couldn't find any cotton clothesline at Target (same shopping center), so I think they were going to head off to WalMart eventually to see if they had some. They were also going to head over to Staunton to explore a little bit (I dutifully told them about Rachel's Quilt Patch in Staunton as well as Valley Fabrics in Stuarts Draft).
Though it seemed like time flew by, I think we actually spent about an hour just chatting.
Thought y'all would want an update on her travels....she will be back on the other side of the mountain tonight at her SILs house.....
Larisa