This is the local Eureka paper.I was taken by the "Priceless" tag… no cost, it’s priceless!

Gorse in bloom lupins

I took an early morning walk and enjoyed soaked up the beauty

Plane flight

24 hours, that’s all it takes to get from one side of the world to the other.As I write, I am in Arcata California. Known for it’s redwood forests that reach to the sea. It’s 7.30 pm and bright sunshine outside although the atmosphere has the feel of snow off the mountains. The perfume is…

I’m sitting in Adelaide Airport catching up on mail that seems to have slipped through the loop.This is the only place that I eat peanut butter and honey… and to my disappointment they have now decided not to use peanut butter because people get allergies !!!!! so I stuck to the old favorite of toast…

One of the people who is special in my life….

Preparing to travel

Preparing to travel is always a little stressful. There are so many things to remember. I finished the last of my quilting samples. This is just a little exercise for students to play with texture…..when we do a landscape or portrait master class. On the subject of travel. When we tutors get together, the conversation…

Today I had to photograph ‘Drowning Bear’ for a special project. I made this quilt a couple of years ago after visiting the Denver Museum. The portrait was inspired by a painting by Hubert Shuptrine. The images around the border are illustrated on the fabric with pigment ink. I use Tsukineko fabrico pens which means…

Bordertown

I had a great weekend with the ladies of Border town. I think they did a great job in the time they had allotted for class. I took the opportunity to catch up on a little research early in the morning and after class. I turned off the phone and then when I managed to…

Have you ever had one of those days.

Sometimes, you just have to laugh.It began Sunday evening when I fell asleep on the settee after a weekend away and a reasonably long drive home.I’m short, but the settee is shorter and my legs were caught at an unusual angle for the entire night,I don’t think my legs were meant to bend that way…