03/07/2010

Who knows:- I write, Waiting at the gate to get on a plane. There are a number of Soldiers sitting quietly, and they appear to be reflective rather than animated. On a plane, upgraded to first class, affords me more space to type, a pleasure and relaxed. Yet another flight and out of the handbag…

The photo tells a story

My first port of call in the morning is to check my email, next I read USA Today on my Ipad. Each day they have a selection of amazing photos and they are the first things I check. I generally share each photo and it’s title with Keith as we have breakfast. I get inspired…

That’s not all I did yesterday….

I also spent an exciting day visiting the "trinity Site" In White Sands Missile range. I shared the day with a group of visitors from Los Alamos and a couple of journalists writing for the British Newspapers… I hope you like the colors and textures I captured…

“Quilting can make a difference – just for the asking.”

It's pre dawn, still dark and everything is quiet, so with little distraction I can now put down in words why  I was unable to express myself last night. There are times in your life where you begin on a journey and you never know where it will end. A commitment to giving my name,…

The illustration – to quilt

Textures….. shapes…… color…..simplicity This is the original photo, I took it here in Alamogordo. The image above was illustrated and manipulated in the computer… (actually partly in my ipad) If you enlarge the cactus picture, you will be able to work out layers of color. Take a look at the background. If I decide to…

I will let you know.

The day was delightfully hot…. I don’t know if there is a word for people who like to be warm all the time… but the hotter the better for me. The clouds build up during the day and hang on the rim of the mountains for a short time. They circle the basin and in…

Relaxing.

The pork roast is being smoked on the BBQ, it's hot and sunny with huge thunder clouds building up in the distance. The mountains are blue and silhouetted against the sky… they look stunning. I'm going to introduce this American crew to bread and butter pudding so we will have a truly international menu for…