The buds start out a deep pinky red.
As they open they reveal the bluey pink of the interior petals.
Del Thomas lives in Southern California. She is a quiltmaker and a collector of contemporary/art quilts. And adopted mommy to KoKo, an eleven pound Yorkshire Terrier
The buds start out a deep pinky red.
As they open they reveal the bluey pink of the interior petals.
Carol opening gifts - and a peek at her beautiful Christmas tree. We exchange gifts - not very expensive - and some put more into it than others. Nancy made everyone a fabric purse, Teresa and Verna canned pickles during the summer and gave us each a jar, for the last five or so years I have given everyone a Borders gift card - we can all use a good book, right? There were notepads, a bag of soup mix, tea bags, a pin in the shape of a house, a tea bag holder (or it could be a ring holder!), a bag of snack mix, a shopping bag that folds/rolls up very small to fit in a purse, and, of course, a bookmark! Marlita wrapped each gift in a Santa hat - so everyone has a hat now!
We had another guest who declined to be photographed with the group. This is Sammy, one of Carol's two cats; Max stayed hidden for the evening.
It was fun to get together with these long time friends - I have missed two meetings in a row and I have missed seeing them.
Here is another purchase from the SAQA online 2010 auction. It caught my eye immediately - the images are so crisp and the color is perfectly 'parrot-y'. Sherry likes to watch the large flock of parrots that live in her area, as I like to watch those that live in the city of Orange.