Capturing the day

I woke before the alarm.4.45. And a new day begins…. I will travel  all day today. There's an art to packing the bags and that is all done a day or so before I leave…  I'm paranoid that I will leave something behind, and I do occasionally.       I get really cross with myself. It's chilly,…

Walking Tacos.

Is it a sin to laugh so much.? These gals are a hoot and we have uproarious discussions about love and life. We had "walking Tacos" for dinner…. Ingredients: 1 lb. ground beef1 package taco seasoning mixchopped tomatoshredded lettucesalsagrated cheesesour creamolives, guacamole, chopped onions, etc.individual lunch-sized bags of nacho chips or corn chipsDirections: Brown and…

Desiderata ~ OR “Things to be Desired”

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others,even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they…

Great quilts.

My notes have been printed on velum and stitched around the central design.  Yes I did have orange paisley….how fun.  Of course the glasses are Drapplique with the exception of the paisley bow on the glasses.   I will enjoy looking at this and remembering what I learned in your class; it will hang on the…

It’s special

It's been an interesting day already today….lots of business things to attend to. However, I wrote a blog a while ago and I've decided to put it up…and I was prompted by a wall of photos in an Alamogordo shopping mall of children for adoption….. it almost stopped my heart…. I get asked lots of…

Week 34

This is the last of the designs from the repeat patterns from the wood carvings.  It is interesting that when I started on each series of designs I thought I might get one or two from them.  Now I find the different designs are endless.  I may revisit this again before the end but this…

What a day.

I woke to ominous skies. Dark clouds, rain and a temperature of about 80 degrees. We watched the forecast and it said….."Severe thunderstorms and tornado watch" We had 72 miles to travel to our Event today, and it was going to take us at least 1 and a half hours to get there… but with…