Just a little bit of home

Still only half way through my tour… Los Angeles, New York, Mexico, home for a week or so and then South Africa. So it's time for this…. Turn up the volume.  

In reflection – are you going on a quilt tour?

I've had a couple of days to reflect on the benefits of my trip to France. Alice Isabella survived the trip and despite the story of me losing the note book… it was just that….. a story. It's still safe in my bag. As you can see she was influenced by the trip too and…

Journal Quilt Joy.

There is something very satisfying about becoming the traveling companion of a person on a journey of creativity. My Journal Quilt class is one such jaunt. As we travel we gather memories. It may be a photo of an occasion tucked away in a box. It may be a picture in a brochure or book….

Alice Isabella

Alice Isabella is a story for my grandies… I can't be home to share stories with them so a I write them a story as I travel… This is the latest episode. Miss Tilly, almost 5, has accepted Alice Isabella as part of her life and is writing stories too. "There is always the unexpected.There…

Creativity, where does it come from?

First of all, I guess some people would ask why I would take this photo? In reality, something  is triggered in my brain to say, "I Like this combination" I like the blue color. I like the way the red intereacts with the blue  and the squareness of the bricks, the color of the flint….

Happy Mothers Day

This is the first year without my Mum. It's sad but a reality of life. Even though it is Saturday evening here in the USA, I've talked to my girls on Mothers Day.  

A change of pace.

It's 6.30 am and I feel as though I have climbed the sleep ladder.  It's not often I go to bed when it's still light.!!! Like many of you, I have dreams and aspirations. This year is rather a turning point for me. It's probably the last year I travel as much as I have…

I’ve hit the wall.

I've just hit the wall (not literally) but with tiredness….. it's only 8.00 pm but the need to sleep is pressing right now. I've done the drawing for Alice Isabella, so now the story… Just too tired to finish it…  

Goodness what a long haul….. I'm writing this as I sit in the club in Chicago… We left Rouen at 5.00 am this morning, we had a 2 hour trip to the airport. 11.30 we boarded the plane for Toronto…. it was one heck of a rush to get onto the next plane to chicago…….

Time to leave.

It's 10 pm, the internet is running so slowly that I can barely get the blog up. I made coffee and drank it in the time it took to register. Perseverance is the key. It's our last night here and we had a celebratory dinner of tantalizing tastes. How is it that the things you…