Cousin Cecile

Gerry and I made a quick trip over to Spokane (not quick enough that gas stations didn't feel the need to raise the price of gasoline $.30/gallon in a single day but that's another rant!) this week as my cousin (Cecile) was visiting town.  She is a curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC and was in Spokane as the keynote speaker at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture and their launch of a program focusing on American Indian Basketry. 

Since we don't get much of a chance to connect with her (other than annual Christmas cards) it was a great (albeit brief) opportunity to catch up with that side of the family!  Cecile had just returned from a trip to Trinidad, accompanied by her brother and sister, as they traced their father's ancestry.  It was an amazing journey for each of them and was wonderful to her to stories.

Naturally, it isn't officially a trip to Spokane unless Margo and I visit one (or usually several) different quilt shops!  This time we checked out A Heart Like Yours and Hattie's Quilt Shop (both in Spokane) and even dashed over to Coeur d'Alene (Gerry is a very patient chauffeur!) to visit Bear Paw Quilting (Gerry quickly made himself at home in the "Spouses' Corner").

~later, tw