It is another KoKo picture 07-06-19

KoKo is not happy.  

Froggie is trapped again. 

He is caught in the recliner. 

And KoKo can't pull him out.  

Where is mom?  

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Foods banned in US 07-05-19

Last week I posted about the Kinder Toy that I bought at Albertson's.  I was thinking it was the same as those that cannot be imported into the USA.  But I was mistaken.  I read this blurb from Facebook (or somewhere) and see that the problem with the Kinder Toy made in another country was that the toy was actually embedded in the candy.  Not so the one I bought - the candy was in one half of the egg shaped container and the toy in the other half.  Below is the URL where I read this.

https://travel.alot.com/Themes/15-Foreign-Foods-Banned-in-the-US--13891?utm_source=taboola&utm_campaign=154144&azs=taboola&azc=154144&azw=msn-msn&utm_term=msn-msn&isLong=1&camp_id=45342


There has been a lot of shaking going on in SCalifornia the last few days.  I felt the latest 7.2 quake this evening, another rolling version.  The location of the quake was about 130 miles to the north east of Placentia.   The experts predict more shakers to come.  Hope they aren't in the middle of the night - that is so disconcerting! 

"America From the Heart" 07-04-19

This afternoon I was looking for a book on my quilting bookshelves and came across the book "America From the Heart: Quilters Remember September 11, 2001".

It seems so sad on this day of saber rattling in Washington, DC. to page through those quilts made to help each of us endure the shock, horror, and pain of that terrible attack on our nation and the murder of so many innocent civilians.  

The quilts first appeared together at the Quilt Festival in Houston in October 2001.  The book originated there and was supported by Karey Bresenhan who wrote the foreword and published by C&T Publishers in 2002.  There were about 300 quilts and I am proud that mine was one of them.  It isn't my best work, I did a lot of crying at that time in my life and found it difficult to concentrate on anything.  

The book is full of flag images which seemed somehow reassuring to me on this rather frightening 4th of July with tanks rolling on the Mall in Washington.  We are, I think, skating on thin ice these days in our relations with other countries.  I fear what may be in our future and these quilt certain represent what could happen.  

If you have a copy on your shelf, take a look at these works of our hands and our hearts.  

"New Growth"  Del Thomas  2001  14"x14"

Commercial and hand-dyed cottons, cotton thread and batting.

Machine pieced and quilted.  Fusing.  

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Wordless Wednesday 07-03-19

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Drive to Oceanside, CA today 07-02-19

On the inland side of I-5 near Camp Pendleton.

There it is again, the Pacific Ocean with some fog out in the distance.  

And between I-5 and the ocean are lots of wild plants looking much better than they have in years due to the copious rain we had this past year.  

It was an easy drive down to Oceanside to have lunch with a friend who drove up from San Diego.  But a long slog back in heavy traffic.  Oh, well.  The visit and the lunch were worth the drive and the traffic. 

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Food on Monday !! 07-01-19

After my dental appointment this afternoon I needed some comfort food.   And I just happened to drive by Bruxie's in Orange, CA.  I couldn't resist. 

As always, I ordered the Green Eggs and Ham with lots of napkins!

There are a lot of calories and a rather messy thing to eat without dripping on my clothes. 

They start with their special waffle and add ham, fried egg with broken yolk, cheese, pesto sauce, a dab of mayo, and fold it over.  You can see how full this sandwich is.  So delicious.  And I didn't need any dinner tonight.  What a deal. 

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A splashy farewell to June 06-30-19

On our evening walk these pictures are one minute apart.  Taken looking west down the cul de sac across the street. 

Very disappointed in the color, the originals in my phone are much brighter. 

But this was an amazing sunset for this time of year.  

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