Monday, May 27, 2013
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Picture Perfect
While up in Bishop we were driving back from one of the lakes and I just had to pull over to get these pictures. This is from the highway, the front of the house. At least I think it was a house!
After taking the first picture I drove down a road that went along the back of the house and took these pictures that were much closer. This is the back/side.
This is the back/side from the other angle.
I've driven past this house probably a dozen times in years past when I've been up in the Bishop area. Every time, I mention that I should stop and take a picture, then keep right on driving! This time I just couldn't resist.
I love those old, falling down buildings!
After taking the first picture I drove down a road that went along the back of the house and took these pictures that were much closer. This is the back/side.
I've driven past this house probably a dozen times in years past when I've been up in the Bishop area. Every time, I mention that I should stop and take a picture, then keep right on driving! This time I just couldn't resist.
I love those old, falling down buildings!
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
A Visit In Bishop
We just returned from a few days vacation in Bishop. It was a fairly short, but nice trip. We headed out on Thursday morning and returned home Saturday afternoon.
We didn't do any camping, just stayed in a small, family-run motel. It was a nice place, nothing fancy, small rooms, but the managers were very friendly and provided everything needed. They even had a picnic area out front with tables and chairs, and provided charcoal and propane barbeques for their guests to use. I spent a lot of time out there just enjoying the nice weather we had. Here's a view of the picnic area.
Look what I happened to notice peeking out from a hiding spot in the tree! No, it's not real!
We drove to several different areas while we were gone and I took lots of pictures. I used my actual camera instead of my phone so most of the pictures turned out really well.
Some really pretty areas! And did I mention the weather was nice? Until it snowed on us the last day we were there! Well not too much, just some scattered flurries!
We didn't do any camping, just stayed in a small, family-run motel. It was a nice place, nothing fancy, small rooms, but the managers were very friendly and provided everything needed. They even had a picnic area out front with tables and chairs, and provided charcoal and propane barbeques for their guests to use. I spent a lot of time out there just enjoying the nice weather we had. Here's a view of the picnic area.
Look what I happened to notice peeking out from a hiding spot in the tree! No, it's not real!
We drove to several different areas while we were gone and I took lots of pictures. I used my actual camera instead of my phone so most of the pictures turned out really well.
Some really pretty areas! And did I mention the weather was nice? Until it snowed on us the last day we were there! Well not too much, just some scattered flurries!
Thursday, May 2, 2013
For Boston
A couple of days ago I added a button to my blog to show support for the Boston victims. If you click on that button it will take you to a sight that tells about quilters who are putting together quilts for the victims.
Today while I was browsing through a few blogs, I found another quilting project that shows support for Boston, so I wanted to add it onto my blog also.
This project is just one quick and easy block, and I'm going to get busy and make one up to send. They have to be in Boston by May 21st. I did say they are quick and easy!
Today while I was browsing through a few blogs, I found another quilting project that shows support for Boston, so I wanted to add it onto my blog also.
This project is just one quick and easy block, and I'm going to get busy and make one up to send. They have to be in Boston by May 21st. I did say they are quick and easy!
If you want to find out all the details of this project click on the "Boston with love" button to the right.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Rummage Sale Find
Twice a year my church has a huge rummage sale. They have everything from clothes to glassware, furniture to books, and much more. The sale lasts from Friday morning to late Saturday afternoon and is always a big success.
It takes lots of people (all volunteers) working lots of hours to put the sale together. Not only do they get everything sorted, set-up, and priced right before the sales, they also work all year long gathering and sorting out all of the donations received. It's a really big undertaking! The proceeds from the sale fill several different needs, with much of it being given to our church Crisis Ministry, where it's used to buy food that's given out daily to those in need.
The spring rummage sale this year begins this Friday, and the rummage volunteers have been working steadily for several weeks now. I know several of the volunteers, and so it happened a few weeks ago that one of them mentioned to me that they had received a sewing machine in their donations. They had tested it and knew that it did work.
Well I have been contemplating getting another sewing machine. I know, I have two already! But, since I have two granddaughters near me who have been learning to sew, and they both want to sew at the same time, (and I'm not ready to let them work with my new machine!), I had been thinking that an extra sewing machine would be nice. I could set them both up to work on their projects together.
So I made arrangements to take a look at the machine. It turned out to be a Singer, and they only wanted $20 for it! It didn't have a lot of fancy stitches, or a case, but it was in good shape and wasn't that old (about 1992). Perfect for beginners! It seemed like a really good deal to me, so I took it!
When I got it home I hooked it up and took a test drive. It runs great! The stitching is really nice and it's lightweight and quiet. The only thing it needed was a disc to hold the thread in place on the spool. I found one online for $4 and ordered it!
The girls haven't had a chance to try it out yet, but I'm hoping to have them over soon to see what they think. Marissa has been telling me she wants to make some doll clothes for her Raggedy Ann doll!
It pays to shop early at them rummage sales!
It takes lots of people (all volunteers) working lots of hours to put the sale together. Not only do they get everything sorted, set-up, and priced right before the sales, they also work all year long gathering and sorting out all of the donations received. It's a really big undertaking! The proceeds from the sale fill several different needs, with much of it being given to our church Crisis Ministry, where it's used to buy food that's given out daily to those in need.
The spring rummage sale this year begins this Friday, and the rummage volunteers have been working steadily for several weeks now. I know several of the volunteers, and so it happened a few weeks ago that one of them mentioned to me that they had received a sewing machine in their donations. They had tested it and knew that it did work.
Well I have been contemplating getting another sewing machine. I know, I have two already! But, since I have two granddaughters near me who have been learning to sew, and they both want to sew at the same time, (and I'm not ready to let them work with my new machine!), I had been thinking that an extra sewing machine would be nice. I could set them both up to work on their projects together.
So I made arrangements to take a look at the machine. It turned out to be a Singer, and they only wanted $20 for it! It didn't have a lot of fancy stitches, or a case, but it was in good shape and wasn't that old (about 1992). Perfect for beginners! It seemed like a really good deal to me, so I took it!
When I got it home I hooked it up and took a test drive. It runs great! The stitching is really nice and it's lightweight and quiet. The only thing it needed was a disc to hold the thread in place on the spool. I found one online for $4 and ordered it!
The girls haven't had a chance to try it out yet, but I'm hoping to have them over soon to see what they think. Marissa has been telling me she wants to make some doll clothes for her Raggedy Ann doll!
It pays to shop early at them rummage sales!
Monday, April 29, 2013
Birthdays On The Way
Time just flies by! It seems like I just posted yesterday, yet here it is right at the beginning of May and I've only posted twice this month, the last time being two weeks ago! I don't know where the time goes, wasn't it just Christmas??
Anyway I have been busy with granddaughters, projects, volunteer work, reading, doctor appointments, etc. So it's about time to work on some blog posts!
I do have a few birthday's coming up so I have started some work on those projects.
Granddaughter Kayla's birthday comes first in May, so I have been busy working on her gift request. She's already told me what she wants! I'll put that picture up when I have it ready to go.
Meantime, about 2 weeks ago, I decided that I wanted to work on a table runner for spring - though it seems we have bypassed spring and gone straight into summer with temps in the 90's! Anyway, I decided to make a "quilt as you go" runner out of scraps. I've looked at a few ideas on making them and decided to try one.
I thought I would make a beginner one for myself and if it turned out well I would then make one for the daughter-in-law who has the 2nd birthday in May. It turned out to be a really easy project and I had fun making it. I was surprised that it took a bit longer than I thought it would to make, though. I really like the way it turned out and I'm getting ready to make the birthday gift, second one.
I put it all together with a variety of quilting strips that I had left over. They were all different sizes and colors. I didn't try to match them, only tried to make them all look "spring like." I was a little concerned that it looked too much like Easter, but when I put the maroon binding on, it changed the whole color scheme, and toned down the "Easter" look.
And here is what the back looks like.
And now, back to the birthday projects!
Anyway I have been busy with granddaughters, projects, volunteer work, reading, doctor appointments, etc. So it's about time to work on some blog posts!
I do have a few birthday's coming up so I have started some work on those projects.
Granddaughter Kayla's birthday comes first in May, so I have been busy working on her gift request. She's already told me what she wants! I'll put that picture up when I have it ready to go.
Meantime, about 2 weeks ago, I decided that I wanted to work on a table runner for spring - though it seems we have bypassed spring and gone straight into summer with temps in the 90's! Anyway, I decided to make a "quilt as you go" runner out of scraps. I've looked at a few ideas on making them and decided to try one.
I thought I would make a beginner one for myself and if it turned out well I would then make one for the daughter-in-law who has the 2nd birthday in May. It turned out to be a really easy project and I had fun making it. I was surprised that it took a bit longer than I thought it would to make, though. I really like the way it turned out and I'm getting ready to make the birthday gift, second one.
I put it all together with a variety of quilting strips that I had left over. They were all different sizes and colors. I didn't try to match them, only tried to make them all look "spring like." I was a little concerned that it looked too much like Easter, but when I put the maroon binding on, it changed the whole color scheme, and toned down the "Easter" look.
And here is what the back looks like.
And now, back to the birthday projects!
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Pizza Party
Well I haven't gotten anything more done on the quilt I am making so I still don't have any pictures of it yet, but I do have a couple of other pictures to post.
While I was busy cleaning house today I was thinking about a specific quilt that I want to make, which got me thinking of pizza. Yes, there is a connection! Anyway, I decided that pizza sounded good for dinner. I didn't want pizza from a store, or a pizza place. I don't really like that kind of pizza, I wanted some homemade pizza.
So I found a bread recipe that would work and got the dough rising while I finished up my cleaning. When the dough was ready I got busy making the pizza. This is where the pictures come in!
Pizza dough ready for the toppings.
Ingredients waiting to go on the pizza
All topped and ready to go into the oven.
And just after I put it into the oven company arrived. Bff Marion, our friend Evelyn :), and Marion's men all stopped in to visit. Luckily I had enough dough and ingredients to make more pizza's. We ended up having an impromptu pizza party!
There was also enough dough left over for me to make some nice warm cinnamon rolls for dessert! We had a fun time.
Now I know you wanted to see how good the pizza looked when it was all done.... Sorry, we all got so busy eating and visiting that I completely forgot to take pictures of the finished product... nor did I get any of the yummy cinnamon rolls!
While I was busy cleaning house today I was thinking about a specific quilt that I want to make, which got me thinking of pizza. Yes, there is a connection! Anyway, I decided that pizza sounded good for dinner. I didn't want pizza from a store, or a pizza place. I don't really like that kind of pizza, I wanted some homemade pizza.
So I found a bread recipe that would work and got the dough rising while I finished up my cleaning. When the dough was ready I got busy making the pizza. This is where the pictures come in!
Pizza dough ready for the toppings.
Ingredients waiting to go on the pizza
All topped and ready to go into the oven.
And just after I put it into the oven company arrived. Bff Marion, our friend Evelyn :), and Marion's men all stopped in to visit. Luckily I had enough dough and ingredients to make more pizza's. We ended up having an impromptu pizza party!
There was also enough dough left over for me to make some nice warm cinnamon rolls for dessert! We had a fun time.
Now I know you wanted to see how good the pizza looked when it was all done.... Sorry, we all got so busy eating and visiting that I completely forgot to take pictures of the finished product... nor did I get any of the yummy cinnamon rolls!
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