Friday Feet - AGAIN 01-30-15

I'm really slipping; all day yesterday I thought it was Friday, so I posted those wonderful boots for Friday Feet.  Today, of course, I have been thinking it is Saturday and have to keep reminding myself that I lost a day somewhere.  I am still struggling with my computer and tomorrow is the day that I plan to "hold" on the phone to see if I can get some answers.  I hope it doesn't require another upload/download from Carbonite - if so, you might not hear from me on Saturday!  I haven't  been taking pictures of feet lately, guess I just tired of it for a while.  But at the opening of the new exhibits at Visions Art Museum on the 17th I took a few and will bore you with them for the next couple weeks at least.  You never know what people will wear, in SCalifornia it doesn't necessarily depend on the weather. 

Tough Toes

Tip Toes

Twinkle Toes

Artsy Toes

Rested Toes

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Friday Feet 01-29-15

Boots at Red's Riding Academy   Photo by Diane Perin Hock

I apologize for missing a few days.  More computer problems and when they reset my browser it erased a few things, including Picasa.  I think I have more computer problems than anyone else in the world!  Or maybe I just complain more about them.  And, NO, I don't want to switch to a Mac, thank you.

The Surfside QGuild newsletter for February is posted.  You can check it out at:

http://www.surfsidequiltersguild.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=3ZcqQDNWbTE%3d&tabid=152&mid=668

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Thinking about Corky 01-26-15

I've been feeling sentimental these days - missing my Corky dog. He died in November 2013.  I had lunch with Sherry, his mommy, the other day.  We had a Morrocan Salad from California Pizza Kitchen - so good.  And we talked about the Poodle Prince and his antics.  This picture was taken on January 25, 2005, just ten years ago, when he was just nine years old.  He was still a teenager then, but had already learned to control all of his people very well. 

This family isn't planning on having another dog, but they say they will take care of my dog, should I decide to add one to my life.  But I still travel too much - how could I go away for 3 or 4 weeks without my little companion?   

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Roberta Chalfy Miller quilt from SAQA auction 2013 01-25-15

 I have photographed this quilt three times trying to show a better representation of the color.  But it always comes out blue and yellow with a blue backing.  It is actually green, turquoise and ivory with a burgundy back!  I don't know why this is happening, my other pictures are fairly true to the actual colors.  Anyone know?   I think I purchased this because of the unusual materials used.  There are skeletonized leaves, a coarse  plastic (?) netting, paper and what appears to be gel medium.  

"Distance Mulitplied by Time" Roberta Chalfy Miller 2013  12"X12"

I'm math impaired, but I think that distance X time = speed.  A very long title for a little quilt. 

There are six skeletonized leaves.  The buttons are horizontal, I failed to rotate the image. 

 

This appears to be Angelina, but not the sparkly kind.  It forms a sort of raggedy border around the quilt. 

Here are the buttons again, in the correct orientation, and the mesh which looks like that used for bagging small veggies - like pearl onions or garlic.  

A machine written label - no contact though.

The edge is finished with an open zig-zag. 

Sort of plaid quilting on the burgundy backing.  

I must admit I like the coloration of the images more than those of the actual quilt, but I am that way about yellow and blue, one of my favorite combinations. 

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