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DINNER AT TIFFANY'S

You might think that I'm spending my time following in Ryan's footsteps. First she goes to Arizona, then I go to Arizona. Then she goes to the Tiffany exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum, then I go to the Tiffany exhibit at SAM. Our paths will cross, for sure, Saturday at the Dulaan Knit-in -- and probably tonight at Seattle Knitters Guild, as well.

I went to the Tiffany exhibit last night with a friend who had a special invitation for a reception at SAM sponsored by the Seattle Times. We were served, among other things, squash soup in shot glasses -- Patti, are you reading this? While a pretty presentation, this proved nearly impossible to drink as the thick soup didn't want to slide out of the glass. I resisted the urge to stick in my tongue and lick out the glass. I let gravity do the work of coaxing the soup out into my mouth, instead.

The Tiffany exhibit was everything Ryan and TMK said it was -- really beautiful. Loads of furniture-type things (lamps! chairs! fireplace screens!) and even wallpaper. How unexpected, to turn a corner in the museum and come upon this wall covered in gold-on-gold, stylized snowflakes -- and to realize that this, too, was part of the exhibit. I love designs that use leaves, and Tiffany went through a whole Grecian period where he incorporated grape leaf motifs into his designs. My absolutely favorite piece was a bib necklace that was made of small, overlapping gold leaves with jade clusters as grapes.

Knitting-news: I'm nearing completion on the Wrapped in Tradition poncho. Ever the optimist, I'm hoping to have it finished by tonight's Guild meeting. With the wind at my back . . . I might make this goal . . . .