Southern New Mexico Quilt Festival

I just couldn't write the blog last night, I was so tired. But this morning I was raring to go…. Lisa cooked eggs for breakfast…. it's bit like feeding a race horse…. "I need protein"   We drove past huge mountains tipped by the sun and captured a quilted hot air balloon. Was it really in…

Quilting is making a difference in this community.

With coffee in hand, the morning began with a radio interview with friends and organisers Rainee and Lisa and as this is about the 5th time I've done this here it was just like having a morning chat over breakfast. The Committee has done a wonderful job of advertising… even down to information printed on…

It’s happening.

Well  it's all about to begin. Our major event. I have a few radio and TV slots to do first thing in the morning, The vendors come in early as well and we set up the entire program. This morning it looked quite forlorn, but tomorrow will bring about big changes. All classes are completely…

Alamogordo New Mexico.

It took 36 hours and now I'm on the other side of the world. The sun is shining and it's going to be in the 100's today which fills me with absolute delight. The coffee is good, I was able to have a leisurely breakfast and catch up on the news of the day. It's…

Traveling, traveling.

  Tilly decided that Alice Isabella should learn the goatheard song from Sound of Music……eeek…. I don't know which is worse. In transit and a bit tired, but a shower and a cuppa helps… These are some of the things I photographed yesterday.

It just happened.

I'm about to leave once again. I walked for most of the day, down past small cafe's that looked a little dubvious or was it my imagination that they were checking me out…? Getting mugged last time I was here in South Africa was a scary situation…. I just looked up my blog at that…

Alice Isabella

I decided to take Alice isabella on a trip to the farm this morning. It was a bit difficult getting her out of her warm notebook bed, she was wrapped in a note paper quilt and her sheets and pillow slip are made from silk bookmarks When I opened the book, there she was with…