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Saturday, September 24, 2016
The Ladies of Gold Coast Quilters 09-24-16
Mary Lou Weidman is always taking pictures of her audience, which seems like a nice thing to do. So, last Wednesday I took pictures of the ladies at my presentation of TCQC quilts. And here they are. Such a friendly, welcoming, appreciative audience. The first two pictures are of their Block of the Month which seems to be a variation of the cut nine-patch - this is cut diagonally.
Friday, September 23, 2016
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Monday, September 19, 2016
Statistics on Maine trip 09-19-16
Part of taking a Road Trip are the statistics, so if you are ho-hum about them skip this post!
From Placentia to Schoodic Institute/Acadia Nat'l Park, Maine 3861 miles
From Schoodic Institute/Acadia Nat'l Park, Maine to Placentia 3556 miles Why the difference? Well, I drove around the Park and that part of Maine for about 150 miles. And I came home a different way that I drove out. Total miles: 7417
Outward I took the 91 Fwy to I-15 to I-70 in Utah then east to Columbus, Ohio. North on I-71 to Cleveland, and the east on I-90 to Portland, ME, and various small highways to Acadia Nat'l Park. Schoodic is actually a separate part of the park on a penninsula slightly northeast.
Returning I drove the opposite way on the same roads, did not take a detour to see Ruth McDowell in MA, until I arrived in Limon, CO. Then SW on US 24 to Colorado Springs to pick up I-25 south to Albuquerque, NM. From there it is I-40 all the way to Barstow, CA. where I was back on I-15 and thence home.
This was not a sightseeing trip and I only stopped at two quilt shops and the New England Quilt Museum (for a total expenditure of $214.94 for gifts and fabric)
I ate out twice. First at The Painted Pony in St George, Utah, where I enjoyed a meal on a previous trip and again on this one. And at the Marriott in Portland, ME, on the advice of AAA and it was good advice - perfectly cooked salmon. Other than that I ate from my small ice chest which I restocked periodically with stops at grocery stores and gleanings from the "free" breakfast at the motels I stayed at. .
Motel cost: $2078.69 for 15 nights. Comes to $138.58/night which is less than the estimated $150. With the exception of one night at Comfort Inn and one at Fairfield Inn, the nights were all spent at Holiday Inn Express.
My gas cost was $684.42. The cheapest gas was $1.959 In Missouri going both ways.
The most expensive at Cove Fort, Utah (which is, admittedly, out in the middle of nowhere) was $2.599. Ten cents a gallon more than I paid before leaving Placentia. And I used 271.41 gallons of fuel.
Although I had sprinkles here and there, the only real rain was in Lowell, MA, Albuquerque, NM, and Las Vegas, NM. Seems that almost the entire country is suffering from drought.
When I travel I eat crackers, which I rarely eat at home. Most commercial crackers are too salty for me, but it is hard to find unsalted crackers. I tried some gluten free at Schoodic and they were perfect, but I couldn't find any of those at the market. I bought Blue Diamond Gluten Free Artisan Nut-Thins with Flax seed which were good, if too salty. Also ate Nabisco Good Thins Potato with White Cheddar which were delicious but even saltier. And Triscuits with Olive Oil and Rosemary which anyone with a taste for rosemary would love if they can take the salt. At home I eat Trader Joe's unsalted water crackers which go with anything. I had a box with me on the outgoing drive and I ate them all.
From Placentia to Schoodic Institute/Acadia Nat'l Park, Maine 3861 miles
From Schoodic Institute/Acadia Nat'l Park, Maine to Placentia 3556 miles Why the difference? Well, I drove around the Park and that part of Maine for about 150 miles. And I came home a different way that I drove out. Total miles: 7417
Outward I took the 91 Fwy to I-15 to I-70 in Utah then east to Columbus, Ohio. North on I-71 to Cleveland, and the east on I-90 to Portland, ME, and various small highways to Acadia Nat'l Park. Schoodic is actually a separate part of the park on a penninsula slightly northeast.
Returning I drove the opposite way on the same roads, did not take a detour to see Ruth McDowell in MA, until I arrived in Limon, CO. Then SW on US 24 to Colorado Springs to pick up I-25 south to Albuquerque, NM. From there it is I-40 all the way to Barstow, CA. where I was back on I-15 and thence home.
This was not a sightseeing trip and I only stopped at two quilt shops and the New England Quilt Museum (for a total expenditure of $214.94 for gifts and fabric)
I ate out twice. First at The Painted Pony in St George, Utah, where I enjoyed a meal on a previous trip and again on this one. And at the Marriott in Portland, ME, on the advice of AAA and it was good advice - perfectly cooked salmon. Other than that I ate from my small ice chest which I restocked periodically with stops at grocery stores and gleanings from the "free" breakfast at the motels I stayed at. .
Motel cost: $2078.69 for 15 nights. Comes to $138.58/night which is less than the estimated $150. With the exception of one night at Comfort Inn and one at Fairfield Inn, the nights were all spent at Holiday Inn Express.
My gas cost was $684.42. The cheapest gas was $1.959 In Missouri going both ways.
The most expensive at Cove Fort, Utah (which is, admittedly, out in the middle of nowhere) was $2.599. Ten cents a gallon more than I paid before leaving Placentia. And I used 271.41 gallons of fuel.
Although I had sprinkles here and there, the only real rain was in Lowell, MA, Albuquerque, NM, and Las Vegas, NM. Seems that almost the entire country is suffering from drought.
When I travel I eat crackers, which I rarely eat at home. Most commercial crackers are too salty for me, but it is hard to find unsalted crackers. I tried some gluten free at Schoodic and they were perfect, but I couldn't find any of those at the market. I bought Blue Diamond Gluten Free Artisan Nut-Thins with Flax seed which were good, if too salty. Also ate Nabisco Good Thins Potato with White Cheddar which were delicious but even saltier. And Triscuits with Olive Oil and Rosemary which anyone with a taste for rosemary would love if they can take the salt. At home I eat Trader Joe's unsalted water crackers which go with anything. I had a box with me on the outgoing drive and I ate them all.
The most common flower I saw was the sunflower - in all it's multitudinous variety.
This one, at least two feet taller than I, was growing in a yard in Corea, Maine.
The flowers were quite lacy and lovely.
This is a more common roadside variety growing in Maine along the roadway.
Unfortunately, I saw few live wild animals, only a sad dead porcupine. There was a dark colored rabbit at Schoodic and some type of chipmunk. Along the way I saw lots of cattle, horses, milk cows, mules, alpacas, llamas, sheep, goats, and buffalo.
It was a good trip and I would do it again given the right time and destination.
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Sunday, September 18, 2016
Another night away 09-18-16
I was in San Diego last night (at an HIE) so I could attend the art quilt group meeting yesterday and the annual members meeting of Visions Art Museum today. The art quilt group presented their quilts for our "challenge", Urban Elements, except for Del who only has the background finished. I had sent to have a copy on fabric, but that came back the wrong color and the wrong size. So, I am back to using my original background that I made in Elizabeth Busch's class in Maine. I'm thinking of just quilting it, details and all, and presenting it as a whole cloth quilt. Decisions, decisions.
The annual member's meeting was poorly attended, I think. Maybe we need to have a program to attract the members. But it was interesting to hear all that the museum has done in the last year and see what is planned for the coming year. The biennial Visions juried exhibit opens on Oct 15 and promises to be as interesting as all those that have shown in past years. The opening will be attended by many of the artists and it is always fun to meet new ones and refresh the friendship of those we have met in the past. Beth Smith, the Museum Director also showed off some of the new merchandise carried in the gift shop, so keep it in mind when you are doing your holiday shopping.
KoKo caught a "case" of fleas and during his stay with Nancy this weekend, she bathed him with flea shampoo and brushed him free of fleas - we hope. He has not been scratching and biting and seems to be flea free at the moment. Do possums have fleas? I just saw a big one in the backyard and wonder if that is where KoKo got them.
I plan to sleep tomorrow, as I haven't had much time to recover from the marathon to Maine. Or maybe I should say FROM Maine. I'm still working on the statistics and may finish them tomorrow.
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