Walk with Grandpa

Growing up in the PNW means puddles. And to a little boy, this means jumping and throwing rocks. Our driveway is perfect for both.

Grandma is blowing bubbles just for fun.

Siblings

When Tami married Paul Savo on the deck of our Escondido house, we all dressed up for the event. I loved the opportunity to dress up, play the piano a bit, and enjoy cake and mints. I don't know that I miss Tami yet. It feels uncaring to admit it. But Tami was a tornado to live with and difficult for me to understand. 

I remember the screaming and the plates flying. We didn't have very many good times together. And as the youngest, I was always being told what to do. Not endearing. But I did always want her to be happy. It just seemed too hard for her to do.

My Childhood

 When I was a little girl, my mom gave me a new set of sheets. The artist was Joan Walsh Anglund who was a children's book author who lived from 1927-2021.

All these years later, I still have kept this pillowcase. But it's time to go. It is thin and faded. You should have seen it in its glory. On Etsy you can find fabric that looks like my sheets for $60/yard.

The Wild uncontained

 I have two plants that must be confined to their beds. They are a little too exuberant. One is a golden raspberry and one is an own-root rose. The raspberry plant's roots and crown are perennial, while the canes (stems) are biennial. A raspberry plant survives and produces fruit for many years. However, individual canes live only two growing seasons and then die.

These stems have no thorns, thankfully, but I must be careful to cut only the ones from last year and not next year's crop. Raspberries like to crawl out of this bed into the walkway. 

The rose has decided to wander around a few other plants and must be extracted. 

Happy Easter

 I love this picture of Bonnie. She is such an innocent, sweet little girl. And she doesn't mind having her picture taken, which is great for us.

Failures

 It would be wrong for you to think that everything I put together works out perfectly. Sometimes I make trial blocks to see what trouble may be averted. Here are some that just didn't work.

This was too fussy for me to fiddle with.

These colors are terribly wrong.

The Radiance was very expensive, but unless this is for the next Star Wars movie, it will have to go in the garbage bin.

Mom's Hexagon Flowers

 My mom found a love of hexagons before I did. She makes these lovely flowers, then appliques them onto a large background. I wish I had found English Paper Piecing earlier. It's so fun.

For a view of the quilt after washing: