It’s All About the Rugs
About Ten Days Ago in Gallup
Tempe, AZ We’re all home now, so I’ll catch you up on some pictures that I took of our students during our latest class. Although I do an entry on our general activities during the class, I wait until after the session is over to post pictures of the students. Day one of the class…
Read MoreTraders’ Reunion Hubbell Home Tour
Ganado, AZ The final event of this year’s Traders and Their Neighbors gathering organized by the Navajo Nation Museum was a tour of the Hubbell home at the Hubbell Trading Post National Historic site. The home is behind the trading post and has been kept as much as possible the way it was when Dorothy…
Read MoreCrownpoint Rug Auction, End of Class, Traders Gathering and Welcome Back to Bill Malone
Window Rock, AZ We concluded our October class with a trip to the Crownpoint Rug Auction, about 70 miles east of here. The auction is held each month at the Crownpoint Elementary School and is in it’s 41st year. Last night, approximately 120 bidders vied for about 170 rugs. There were some no sales, and…
Read MoreCanyon de Chelly: At Spider Rock with the Spider Rock Girls
Window Rock, AZ We had a wonderful day at Canyon de Chelly. We took the half day tour and then met Spider Rock Girls Emily Malone, Alyssa Malone and Laramie Blake at the Thunderbird Lodge for lunch. Emily brought along some of the rugs she and the other girls had just finished abd several are…
Read MoreAn Afternoon at Toadlena and Two Grey Hills
Window Rock, AZ I’ll just post a couple of pictures quickly tonight. I need to be up and alert at 6 AM to go to Canyon de Chelly but I couldn’t resist sharing two pictures with you. We had a super visit to the Two Grey Hills area this afternoon and visited with Mark Winter…
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