Friday Facilities 01-17-14

Bathrooms don't get a lot of PR, so I am going to start another "series" about these necessary, and sometimes beautiful, facilities.  This one is at Los Posada Hotel in Winslow, Arizona.  It is the last of the Fred Harvey/Santa Fe Railroad hotels and the masterpiece of Mary Jane Colter, widely considered to be the greatest of Southwestern architects.  One of these days I am going to take Amtrak and stay a few days at the hotel, the train stops at the rear entry to the building.  There isn't much to see in the town, but there is an abundance of art, antiques and relics to enjoy at the hotel, along with a nice restaurant and a touristy gift shop that does carry some nice local rugs, baskets, jewelry and carvings.   And there are interesting gardens and patios.

 

All of the signs and paintings are handmade on the property.  This tilemaker wasn't great at calligraphy, but the sign is charming.  

The "guys" sign is a little less ornate - sort of masculine, eh?  

Inside the door is a hallway painted with a silhouette of a mountain skyline in an appropriate desert color.  There is a mirror in front and behind - so you see yourself in infinity.

The highlight is the wash basins - notice the decorative perforations in the soffitt.

Chinese decoration?

Italian decoration?

 

Japanese decoration?

 

And the well polished, original 1930 faucets add to the beauty. 

 

 

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Pictureless Wednesday

Blogger is up to its tricks again and won't let me post pictures.  Maybe in the wee hours of the morning.    I am on my way to San Diego in the morning with two friends from Surfside Quilters Guild in San Clemente - we'll tour the exhibit and have lunch and drive home.  From where they live it is only about an hour drive.

I'm still trying to learn a new phone - why do they all have to be so different?  The salesman says that with this new billing system I can have a new phone every year.  Heaven forbid!   All I can do on the iPad Mini is turn it on and off, but that will have to wait until the exhibit comes down next Tuesday and I get the quilts ready for storage, except those that I will take to Asilomar in just a month plus a bit.  Decisions. Decisions.   

Be safe.  Keep well.  Love, Del-at-home 

Light Saturday traffic - I-5 north San Diego County, CA



Monday Browsing and, oh no, a Selfie 01-13-14

Always worth a second (or more) visits:

http://www.contemporaryquiltart.com/Archives/EvolutionoftheArtQuilt.htm

But what do we do to protect our property?  Or our safety?

https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=l7OadDz3Ums

Fascinating street photos from 1950’s and 1960’s

http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-2011/Vivian-Maier-Street-Photographer/Photos-Vivian-Maiers-Street-Photography/

http://www.vivianmaier.com/

(I am especially intrigued by the four ladies standing beside a building, perhaps waiting for a bus, and the precise spacing between them.  Almost as if their places were marked “Stand Here”.  Del)

Here is a pooch after my own heart!

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/01/13/sneaky-dog-turns-off-owner-s-alarm-clock/20806995/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl27%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D429806

I have heard so much lately about "selfies" that I couldn't resist.  In the background is Ruth McDowell's  "Rooster at Freddy's".   I think this is my "looking down my nose" visage!  

 

Where have I been? 01-12-14

My world has been an electronic disaster!  At least my car is functioning - last time I checked!  I was in San Diego for the weekend and did not take my laptop with me because it is ailing again and not be be depended on.  Whilst I was having a good time doing tours of the exhibit and dining "high on the hog", my cell phone died.  Completely.  Wouldn't take a charge on either house or car chargers.  The real disaster part was that I did not have access to phone numbers or addresses or the Internet.  The only phone numbers I have in my purse are the emergency numbers that go with my drivers license.  I had directions printed from Google to find the location where my group was meeting, so I decided to just go there and apologize to the friend I was supposed to take with me.  She did drive herself (along with the delicious lemon cake she was bringing for coffee break) and, I hope, has forgiven me for standing her up.  The moral to this story is that one should carry a variety of numbers in one's purse or vehicle.  Despite being a complete wreck (what happened to the Del who is Calm in Chaos?) I enjoyed the meeting and am excited about being a member of such a productive and knowledgeable group of art quilters. 

When I returned from SDiego yesterday I unloaded my car and went directly to Verizon where I spent about two hours buying a new phone and having everything transferred from old to new.  And, since I was just sitting there, I also bought an iPad Mini.  Of course, at this point all I can do is turn it off and on!  So, I am on a double learning curve with lots of bumpy spots and detours, but, like Terry Grant, I believe that old dogs and old ladies can learn new tricks.  However, my memory has a hard time with the new stuff, so it might take a long time before I can depend on my phone and my iPad.

Meanwhile, I will miss some postings and have trouble posting images.  But I'll work it out and keep in touch.  Thanks to those of you who were concerned that I had not posted for so many days.  I'll try to not leave you all dangling.  If I can post pictures we might have a week of Wordless Days!