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Month: October 2021

Valley Grove Tapestries: Pocket Gopher

October 28, 2021 Robbie LaFleur

Next up in the Valley Grove tapestry border: a pocket gopher. Did you know they chew fiber optic cables?

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Valley Grove Tapestries: The Oak Tree Centerpiece

October 18, 2021 Robbie LaFleur

The first Valley Grove tapestry is a celebration of the oak savanna, and I’m happy the centerpiece oak is done. I wrote about the importance

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A Fugitive Frida Hansen Tapestry in Hawaii–Some More Clues

October 14, 2021 Robbie LaFleur

I wrote in May about a 1925 tapestry by noted Norwegian artist Frida Hansen, “The Little Mermaid.” (See the full post: “Another Missing Tapestry Mystery

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Valley Grove Tapestries: A New Animal Emerges

October 13, 2021 Robbie LaFleur

A common exclamation by a Minnesotan driving on a country highway, walking on a trail, or glancing at a ditch by the woods at dusk

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Vesterheim “Collections Connection” Session: Carol Colburn on “Inside Handwoven Dresses”

October 11, 2021 Robbie LaFleur

If you have time to zoom this week, I highly recommend Carol Colburn’s dive into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum’s collection (Wednesday, October 13, 12 noon),

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