Still working on new items for the Flaherty show. I have new wall hangings completed, new pins (actually completed a couple of months ago but misplaced until now), and I have 3 runners and 2 sets of placemats ready for layering and quilting. My creative time and energy have been divided between my business and the business of running the United Maine Craftsmen organization. Our administrator position was a victim of the pandemic and it has fallen to the Board of Directors to carry on. I am on the Membership and Jury committee and we have been busy with outreach to former members, responding to inquiries from potential members, and keeping records straight. At times it's an all-consuming task but when I'm feeling overwhelmed I put it away and retreat to the studio. We are holding elections this year at Flaherty and I have agreed to run for vice president. We'll see how that works out!

I'm currently watching CNN and their coverage of that gazillionaire's space trip. I'm not sure how I feel about this. One the one hand, yes, science is great but on the other, I have a hard time believing that common folk like me will ever be able to afford these trips. And this particular person's idea of moving manufacturing to outer space to save the earth's atmosphere has me wondering what happens if we pollute space like we've polluted this planet? Won't that change the entire deal?