Inspiration 07-05-14

Inspiration 07-04-14

 

Near Burlingame, KS  2011

Inspiration 07-03-14

I grew up with lilacs just outside of Portland, OR., and, admittedly, miss their fragrance more than any other odor, even fir trees.   Photo: May 2011

 

The blooms were all faded on this lilac bush in Philomath, OR., but the leaves were lovely

As was the trunk of the bush.

These blooms were stolen from a back alley in Butte, Mt.

Photo: June 2012

 

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Inspiration 07-02-14

Hard to select just one.

Boulder, CO  May 2011



Inspiration 07-01-14

Now that the SQG July newsletter is finished and posted, I must get busy with the Ruth McDowell quilts I'm sending to Marion, Indiana, for the exhibit that goes along with Ruth's induction into the Quilter's Hall of Fame.  And, at the same time, get ready to go to Indiana for the festivities.  I always leave too much stuff to the very last minute, but I am trying to do better this trip.  I had the Lexus serviced and a "trip check" and tomorrow morning I will write a stack of checks for bills due and about to be due.   And then there is laundry and....... so much more. 

 

So, I am going to do about a week of "Inspiration" showing pictures I have taken to inspire a quilt or two.  Who knows, I might be seriously inspired and make a quilt..  or two sometime this summer.

 

 This is a fence next to a dilapidated garage in Placentia.  In many of these older areas the Asparagus Fern Plumosus (the one used by florists so often with roses) has become a noxious weed.  As you see it is doing well vining through the fence cracks

You see how dilapidated the door is.  I wonder if this hinge would survive it someone tried to open the door. 

 

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Monday Browsing 06-30-14

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:   

The problem with being sure that God is on your side is that you can't change your mind, because God sure isn't going to change His. [or Hers!]  - Roger Ebert, film-critic (1942-2013)

 

Cat lore:  http://www.aol.com/article/2014/06/18/fierce-cat-who-terrorized-family-stumps-my-cat-from-hell-host/20915239/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl30%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D490225

For the mathematically obsessed:  http://www.womenshealthmag.com/nutrition/how-to-cut-cake?cm_sp=Hotlist-_-Nutrition-_-YouveBeenCuttingCakeWrongYourEntireLife

Thoughtful:  http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/05/16/anne-lamott-people-pleasing-haters-trolls/

Yes, I was born a little too late for some of these – 1938 -  but maybe it explains my propensity for hats:  http://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/2014/05/12/12-reasons-you-really-belong-in-the-1940s/

 

"Bluebird in the Pumpkin Patch"  Del Thomas 2006  6"x4" Fiber Postcard

That newsletter keeps rolling around - every month. 06-29-14

I have been hard at work on the Surfside Quilters Guild newsletter this weekend.  No time for blogging.  But I will try to do better in the future.  If you are interested here is the newsletter link:
http://www.surfsidequiltersguild.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=DLI0BkN-yCo%3d&tabid=152&mid=668



"Sunset Strip - Orchard" 2005 Del Thomas - Placentia, CA   40“W x 18”L

 

I always put a bird somewhere on any quilt I make.  This one is a little obvious.

 

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