Retreat, Retreat, Retreat

 That's the email chant that starts a  couple of weeks before "Retreat  Retreat  Retreat!"  It gets us excited like any cheer should, it reminds us to get the projects prepped and  bags packed and wine bought.

Our group is shrinking in size.  This time we missed Friend Marilyn but even though there are fewer of us, it gives us a chance to really visit and catch up

Arrival day was also Barb's birthday and our chef Sharon made a favorite of our group, the chocolate cake - just look at the thickness of that chocolate ganache frosting. It's swoon worthy.

Sally is a nose to the needle  prolific quilter.  She loves teeny, tiny piecing so these geese were way bigger than she usually works with.

My corner.  I need good light to applique and hand quilt so I am positioned between two windows and the window shelf is my  table.

Show and tell:  This is Jan's

and Joyce

and Lisa's work in progress

Sally and Jan have been working on making the same quilt, different fabrics.

Barb's album quilt

and circles in blue

and red
 

After three days of stitching, visiting, being with the innkeepers and NOT able to  go for a walk in the woods because it was ridiculously cold (last Sunday I was sitting on my porch reading in the sun and this Sunday we were F R E E Z I N G and being careful not to slip on the icy snow) we say goodbye once again and count the days till next time.