August | 2024 | Margaret Quilts

We were in Iceland for the last week of June and first two weeks of July. When I returned, I had a 24 hour travel day, a nine hour time shift, and a very mild case of Covid as part of my re-entry process. I made it through all, and then was able to share some time with visiting family members.

July 18-23 – Visiting with my family in Portland and Eugene. We spent a few days in Portland, and came across quilt shows in the Portland Central Library, and at Powell’s Books. We also visited the Peninsula Park Rose Garden.

Portland’s beautiful Central Library, with art show:

Quilt show at Powell’s Books:

Peninsula Park Rose Garden:

Family events in Eugene and Portland:

A favorite garden in Eugene

A belated birthday party

Knitting – I made progress on the Emotional Support Chicken, very fun! And started knitting a vest with the Allafoss Lopi yarn I bought in Iceland.

Emotional Support Chicken, in progress

Vest swatch

Hiking – Larch Mountain, Oregon – July 30th – I went on one short hike at the end of the month. It was cloudy, so no mountain views today. Lovely to be in the forest and see a few wildflowers.

Sherrard Point Trailhead – only a third of a mile, less than 200 feet, to the top.

Stairs to the top of Larch Mountain

Views to the south – Mts Hood and Jefferson behind all those clouds.

Looking north – clouds, rocks, wildflowers

Traveling – June 23 – July 13 – We drove completely around Iceland, more than 1200 miles of driving, and more than 50 miles of hiking. We visited every size and shape of waterfall; also, volcanic rocks, geothermal fields, glaciers, fjords, black sand beaches, birds, and wildflowers. I plan to create a more detailed post in the future. Below is a highlight photo collage.