I joined the young Mums and Dads today when they took their bambinos for swimming lessons.There seemed to be 100's of them, but I imagine that's an exaggeration. (well it sounded like it)Our Miss Tilly is quite at home in the pool but is learning to "Listen" to her instructor…. occasionally the attention wavers.How lucky…

“Oh No”

When you've been away, somethings sort of go to pieces…..As is the case with our porch swing…. it's sat out in the weather and the stuffing on the cushions had decided to escape. It looked very very sad..I had to walk past it each time I went to the 'shed'..  so I averted my eyes…However,…

Mexican inspired….!!!

D for Door quilt !!!!!!! Mexican inspired…. The blocks would be pieced…. the tiles… illustrated…  

Quilters Companion

I received  a copy of  Quilters Companion today with my article on a postcard view of Quilting in France… "It was a wonderful afternoon. I had to carry my camera equipment on 10 sections of the Paris underground and getting through the turnstile was like a military maneuver. A middle aged woman with orange glasses…

You never know what is around the corner…

Some days are just plain frustrating…I have an old PC with a lot of my EQ5 files on it… (Electric Quilt 5)I bought an EQ6 update…. and the plan was that I would shift the EQ5 to the new computer and update it….. Huh….The old computer is running XP and just doesn't seem to work…

Home at last.

I've just about hit the wall, it's 6.15 pm here and 1.45 am Mexico Time…I've kissed the kids, cuddled the babies, read stories to Tilly, watered the garden  and been to the market.. Now I'm just going to sleep for a long time…  But I did work on the plane… E and D… the D…

Headlines – 3 y.o. boy holds up plane.

A 3 year old boy was determined not to be bound to a seat on an American Airlines flight out of Dallas today. The plane taxied to the edge of the Dallas airport…. waiting for the said child to comply….however, despite his Mothers wailing, his fathers physical handling, the child wedged himself under the front…

On my way home.

It's thanksgiving in the USA today…. I imagine, that many of my friends are spending the day with their families in celebration….but I had mine a little earlier than most. The Quilt group of San Miguel de Allende held a special thanksgiving dinner for me yesterday. What can I say, except that their efforts left…

A quilters breakfast.

Video  taken on my little flip camera….!!! 4 of us went out for breakfast this morning….. Yoli had told me of a place where they cook goat and lamb… I believe that they prepare the meat by marinading it and putting it in a pit with hot coals. It's then covered with Banana leaves and…