Virtual Races

Vincent VanGogh Virtual Challenge

56 mi (90km) - recorded thru Strava.

https://www.theconqueror.events/vangogh/

Run for the (Indiana) Trees

This one is taking awile.   I have until end of October to complete - and I'm at 60% now.

150 miles completed -- a few more to go!

250 Mile Gasoline Challenge 

Butterflys around the yard

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

 

Pace 13:01

 It was so hot ....

"how hot was it?"    Too Hot.

 Start (photo by DH)

 Finish (photo by DH)

Note to self:   select a 'cooler' race.

 

Bobbin Lace FREE class - Lafayette, IN USA

Lafayette Lacemakers, Inc.

 

Bobbin Lace for Beginners - FREE class in Elmhurst, IL USA

 Link HERE:    https://sites.google.com/view/illacemakers/home?authuser=0

2025 Bobbin Lace for Beginners 

RSVP:  ILlacemakers (at) gmail.com

Saturday July 19, 2025

11am - 2pm

Elmhurst Public Library

125 So. Prospect Ave.

Elmhurst, IL USA  60126

lacemakersofillinois.org

L.A.C.E. is a charter chapter of the

International Organization of Lace, Inc.

Bobbin Lace for Beginners - free class in Elmhurst, IL USA

Link HERE:    https://sites.google.com/view/illacemakers/home?authuser=0

 

Father's Day week-end

 Sunday Afternoon. https://www.chicagobotanic.org/    Chicago Botanic Garden.

 Nicholas (DS) said to me "This looks like a button."

 DS & DH.  Our other son, his wife & child also were at the garden.  Followed by a visit to Homer's Ice Cream.  https://www.homersicecream.com/. 

 Looks like a quilt block!

 Sunday Morning.

  We did our best!!!

 Saturday morning, DD & I were in this 5K.  https://www.facebook.com/NecktieRun/

 We (DD & I) walked the 5K -- beautiful along Lake Michigan shore line.   

 

Fiber Talk with Gina Barrett of Gina-B Silkworks

 Gina Barrett

I enjoy making buttons too!    My button posts:   https://leliaevelyn.blogspot.com/search/label/button

EGA: GCC Teneriffe (update)

Updated 7 July 2025

This is Beginning Teneriffe Lace

Course for the Embroiderers' Guild of America.

Pattern + Instructions

c.Jonalene T. Gutwein 2013

It is available thru

EGA Lightning Rounds

After getting the pattern attached to foam,

adding pins, etc., I'm ready to start wrapping & weaving fibers.

I'm planning to use ECRU DMC No. 70 Cordonnet Special.

Progress photos:   link HERE.

My needle

 I was asked where my needle has been.

 I've been giving needle lace, OYA, and Teneriffe a try.  (Plus, a Hardanger refresher).  

I usually post lace making on the other blog.

will see how it goes!

needle lace Progress photos HERE.

Sessions thru Virtual Education,

The Lace Museum.

 And Teneriffe.

teneriffe progress Link HERE.

 And OYA.

Link HERE.

So, I've had needle in hand ---

 

Portage PLOD 5K

5K with a cold - not a very good idea.

 

Music

 November 19, 2024, DH and I went to a Creed , Three Doors Down Concert, in Grand Rapids, MI.  We had such a good time & visited the Christmas Market the following day.  I read Brad Arnold has medical challenges and Daughtry will be touring w/Creed.   Hope his medical team has a good plan of care lined up for him.    Amazing.   We saw Daughtry w/Disturbed April 9th (Indianapolis) -- excellent show.     photos here.