A quick observation

It just dawned on me, all my fabrics look like the colors on those cute little umbrellas they put in drinks. Maybe.... it's cause I'm going to Jamaica in 4 days!! Hee, hee!!

To Dye For Part II

I've been playing with dyes again!! It is so windy here, my experiments dry in no time!!

Backin Out

I have completely become on old person. As I was playing with more dyes and just gabbing on the phone to CA at the same time, my back just completely started twisting (the muscles on the lower left side) I could honestly feel it just twist, as if I was a piece of wet laundry that needed wringing out!! I had to hang up the phone, and flayed on the hard floor trying to get some immediate relief. The floor part was great fun for Bogie who started slathering me with kisses. Anyhow, long story short I was a vegetable all day yesterday, watched cooking channel and pre Oscar stuff on tv all day. The Oscar dresses were all pretty, not a bad frock among them, hardly. Didn't like Daniel Day Lewis's wife's red tie straps or that horribly gaudy jewel thing on her dress. But, Daniel took away pretty George's Oscar so I could be a tad bias!! I am still on aleeve, the muscle is now sore like after a leg cramp, it's just amazing how the whole thing happened, wrench, twist and whamo, I'm down!! I must add, Tommy Lee Jones, Harrison Ford, nor Daniel Day Lewis are aging gracefully, but that George, he just gets prettier and prettier!! AAAAH what a man!!
Oh yeah, this is a quilt blog, well back permitting, maybe I will sew today a little!!

Saturday to Dye for!

We've had beautiful weather today. Ken got some new furniture for our sitting area down by the lake and it came today. We christened it with a glass of wine!! Other than that I've been dyeing, painting and coloring fabric all day. I have one clean hand, one hand that has gone "green" and a sweatshirt that looks a little blotchy!! My kitchen counter has a little extra color but it will come clean!! Here are my works of art:

my blue and greens

Easter colors

Not sure, but I love!!!

Quail and pathways

Drew is supposed to be coming over to cook us lasagna for dinner. Unless he gets a better offer than "parental units" it should be good!! If he ditches us, I guess it's Bomb Island Grill. Need to eat salads until Jamaica!!!

Family Family, Family

Up to my elbows in family, or I was. Suzie & Austin came in last Thrusday (Valentine's Day) to surprise our parents, then Uncle Bill, Shari, Denise and Little Miss Addie came and spent the day with all of us yesterday (Sunday). So we had a wirlwind of meals, pets, shopping, family funny stories, shopping for Austin - the Lego trip - two Birthday celebrations and did I mention food?? I am ready for salads, down time with Bogie and Starbucks, Bible Study and messing with textiles, oh yeah husband too!!

Our Gang

Austin begrudingly sharing Legos with Addie

Don't know if I mentioned yet, but my best friend - still in Calif - is having twins!! Yeah! She's made it past the three month marker- more Yeahs!! We are a little nervous - did I mention she's 46 and this is her first pregnancy?? Yikes - they are brave!! She's in great physical shape to her credit!! But Micheline has wonderful support from Casey (the proud Daddy) and her Mom, plus there is a friend Elizabeth close by, that knows all the routines. Micheline is going to stay working and make her own baby food - kudos to her!! I've told her about my favorite tv show, Kate & John plus 8!! She needs to watch them for pointers!!

I'm off to go play with fabric!!

Spring Forward

I made a small table runner for my table, but Starbucks immediately confiscated it for a napping mat! I received a large box of fabric samples from a friend who decorates hotels – all types of silks! I’m going to make Starbucks a bed out of a couple of those, Starbucks will be in high style! But I know he will still want to nap on something that's mine!

Center Piece with spring Daffodils
Side One with my hand dyeds and Kaffe's lucious fabrics
Side 2 All my hand dyeds

Ken gave my beautiful Purple flowers for our anniversary (13 yrs). We are not heavy celebrators, so no huge gifts just cards!! Plus we are going to chaperone Lili and her roommate for Jamaica in March. That’s gift enough, a week on the beach, with an umbrella drink!! Yeah!!

I'm off to sew! Can't wait for all these caucuses (sp??) to be over!!

Conchetta's skills

My Conchetta is vacuuming while I blog. Only in America!! I love it, I pick her up at the bus stop (aka her charging station), then I turn her on (push start) and away she goes, under the beds, in the bathrooms, over area rugs, and she does amazingly great on the hardwood floors that we have in most of the house!! She doesn't complain, doesn't need a uniform nor does she belong to a union, yeah!! So she is vacuuming and I am playing!! Not really, I'm cleaning other parts of the house, she doesn't do windows or toilets or laundry, so there!! I have to act like a housewife some of the time. Ken took Bogie to work for an hour or so this morning, he had extra work this week, then they went over to the State house grounds and walked. While they were there they passed a parade for somthing downtown. Conchetta is almost done, and the dryer just stopped, got to go fold clothes!! I will be back!!