Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Dateline: Manchester, New Hampshire

World Quilt and Textile Show
Known for early political debates, sightings and primaries, um ...we are not here for any of that. O no. This is the Big QUILT SHOW!
For once I am not going to complain about traveling (only an hour delay on the tarmac in D.C.) or about losing the wheels completely off my carry-on bag (no flowers please). I emptied the contents into one of my larger suitcases and left the dead carry-on on the carosel.

Well, you can't leave a suitcase just anywhere, they will think it's a bomb.


Our room (my roommate Marjan Kluepfel will arrive later) is just wonderful at the Radisson.



The beds have a dial to set your sleep number. Geesh. What luxury!




I am more or less unpacked, and have FREE INTERNET. So you know I am happy as can be.



And for my health I trekked half way through downtown in search of a little inexpensive liquid refreshment.


I almost panicked when I discovered there are no bottle openers in the room. But, sigh, this is a twist-open bottle. Phew! Manchester has several wonderful restaurants, all in walking distance from the hotel. Last time I was here, I was seriously dieting, and stayed away. Whatever happened to that mindset?
Oh Well. C'est la vie.
Tomorrow I will teach my last ever two sessions of Really Free Motion Machine Quilting. Woowoo!

8 comments:

  1. Say hello to my quilt for me.
    Sally B

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  2. Anonymous5:54 PM

    I hate to tell you this, but you should have taken the ruined luggage to the airline for a replacement! The handle on my suitcase got bent on a flight and my husband was able to get me a brand new replacement. The best thing was that the first suitcase was a freebie give away from the local grocery store and the replacement was much much nicer! So next time, take it to the airlines and ask for a replacement, it never hurts to ask!

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  3. Anonymous5:57 PM

    There's a great Hungarian Restaurant if you come out of the convention center and go left it's a couple of blocks up on the left. It looks a bit like a hole in the wall, but the food was great!

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  4. Anonymous9:09 PM

    Ah Ha! You sure did look guilty carrying that brown paper bag into the hotel. Mystery solved.

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  5. Poor Dave, I'll bet he's not drinking Sea Dog back on the Plateau!

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  6. you lucky girl. you have landed in the land of micro-breweries. Live it up Babe! Safe travels!

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  7. A farewell session...sort of sad and sort of happy. I hope your class throws a big party for you or vice versa! Or something...just a party.

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  8. Anonymous1:25 AM

    Zu erwahnen sind noch die Schalmuhlen,

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