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Linda and I were married in 2019 |
It's a new year and a new decade. I wasn't planning a year-in-review blog post, but when I saw how many friends were saying "good riddance" to 2019, I had to say something. I'm sorry it was such a rough year for so many people. It was the best year of my life. In 2019, Linda and I were married. Need I say more?
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"Away Team Is Lit" pulled off a huge upset win |
Other things happened. In January, my team "Away Team Is Lit" pulled off a stunning, come-from-behind victory in the first-ever Pinball PDX Royal Rumble at Ground Kontrol. Ian Beatson and I shocked everyone, including ourselves, with a surprise win on Tales From The Crypt to clinch the win. I still can't believe that happened.
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Flip City weekly winner's circle in June |
There was plenty of pinball. I played a lot of Tuesday night tournaments when Linda was at work, and even made it into the winner's circle photo at High Score in June.
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The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims |
I did a few things with quilts in 2019, even though I was officially on sabbatical. Early in the year, I appeared on two episodes of The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. In the summer, I had an exhibit, "Love Blooms: Quilts from the Volckening Collection" at Latimer Quilt & Textile Center in Tillamook, Oregon.
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"Love Blooms: Quilts from the Volckening Collection" |
There were publications, too. In 2019, I made cameo appearances in new books by Victoria Findlay Wolfe and Linda Hahn, and was featured in the Uppercase Encyclopedia of Inspiration: Quilted, and the Peddie School Chronicle.
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Uppercase Encyclopedia of Inspiration: Quilted |
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Peddie School Chronicle |
In November, I gave my first lecture in years when I was guest speaker at the Portland Modern Quilt Guild meeting. It was the first time Linda got to see me give a lecture, and a very nice way to celebrate her recent retirement after almost 24 years working for Sayler's Old Country Kitchen in southeast Portland.
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Portland Modern Quilt Guild lecture |
Just like any year, there were highs and lows, but the highs far outweighed the lows in 2019. Here's looking forward to another wonderful year in 2020.