Rosemaling: May 2008 Archives

We had company for the three day weekend. We really enjoyed their visit.  But the bad thing about living out in the country is that I really get buried in housework getting ready for company. Because there are no sidewalks, pavement, paved driveways, and the roads are gravel, there is an exceptional amount of dirt and vegetative matter that gets tracked or blown into the house!  The dust bunnies grow at an alarming rate here in the country! And you know I would much rather be in the barn, garden, or craft room than cleaning house!

The Sons of Norway asked me to teach a class. Who knows what went wrong, but nobody showed up. Meanwhile, some senior members happened by the lodge. They saw someone (me!) inside and called the lodge president and asked if anyone was supposed to be in the lodge. He said "No!" They decided I must be a burglar, so they locked the outer door (to trap the burglar inside until the sheriff came!).

I had left the outer door open. When I heard it close, I thought it had blown shut. I tried to open it. It seemed jammed. So I pushed against it really hard and it flew open. A senior couple stood outside looking deathly pale. I asked them cheerfully, "Are you here for the class? But, all the women could reply was, "My heart! My heart!" as she clutched her chest.
After they recovered from the shock, I was able to convinced them that I was there to teach a class. I couldn't help asking, "What are you so worried that a burglar would steal from the lodge?"
The reply? "We have 300 dozen lefse in the chest freezer!"

I didn't know there was a black market for stolen lefse!

Uffda!

Dear Rosemalers,
Let's do a new virtual challenge for May and June!
The Entry theme is: A Rosemaled Wedding Gift
No signup is needed. The challenge open to everyone who rosemals. 

This is a virtual challenge. Each person who wants to enter paints an entry on whatever surface they wish (wood, paper, or?). They email me a jpg picture of their entry by the last day of June. I will post the pictures of the entries in a gallery on my website on July 1st.

The winner of the challenge will be selected by popular vote. Everyone who wants to vote for their favorite entry should email me their vote during July 1st-7th. After the voting is over, I will announce the winning entry on the blog and on  The-Global-Rosemaling-Club@yahoogroups.com

This challenge is for fun, to grow as painters, and to inspire each other!

Email your entries to me at linnea@rosemalingblog.com no later than June 30th.