January 15th, 2014

View from my window this evening. Colorful Chicago. I’ve had a day full of surprises today. It began with a delicious hamburger at 2.30 am and now its 10 pm and I’m drinking ginger ale and eating dried pineapple sticks……I’m back to normal (well I guess as normal as I can be) Exhausted, last night…

There’s a heatwave at home.

Out the window. 1.58 am and the body clock is not on track yet. It takes me at least a week to sleep normally after a long flight across the pond.My secret is to sleep when I can and eat when I’m hungry.I gradually  get back to normal.I have vivid memories…

Capture and Create

This is a new format to keep track of my journey, both physically and creatively.If you click on the square at the bottom of the page is will open the Magazine full page.

I’m about to open the door.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. So it begins.13th of January 2014.A momentus walk through this fabulous door, I have an idea of what it leads to but, I can’t be absolutely certain and that’s the exciting…

What do I have to do today?

Each morning, I come out to the shed and open up the computer. “What do I have to do today”. It’s all in the calendar. Each notation in a different color and to do’s on the attachment at the side.It’s a great feeling to tick them off.Well, today was to be…

Story to Quilt.

As many of you know I went to India with my Sister Jan and friend Luana  in September.Its hard to put into the words how exciting, emotional and enjoyable the trip was. Every day was packed with new surprises.The colors took my breath away. The hustle and bustle of the city, the honking horns, and people…

Designing a pattern.

I’ve designed a lot of patterns.I just wish I had the time to put them into printed form.This is the one I’m doing today, I designed it for the fundraiser cruise, Soul of the Quilter to raise funds for Libby Lehman in a few weeks. We’re sailing off to the Bahamas.It a bit whacky, but…

What is behind the door?

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. I can’t make a new years resolution. Too many things change during the year, life is never predictable.I don’t think a word to live up to will suffice for my  anticipations…