Friday Food 02-02-24

This gave me a laugh.  In the search box for my photos I typed in "meat" and this was one of the pictures that turned up.   I have other bison images and also cows, but this is the only live meat on the hoof that came up.

Bison on a ranch in Wyoming. 

What I was looking for was the one below.

Lamb chops at a restaurant in Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island, Washington.

One of the great things about computers is being able to visit my memories!  I do love lamp chops and can almost taste them looking at this picture.   They were the best I ever had.  This was taken in April 2013 when I was taking a class in Coupeville.  The entire class drove up to Oak Harbor, not very far, for dinner on the next to last day of class.  What a great adventure that trip was.

I was so impressed with the waitress's hair-do.  Seemed a little avant garde in a  small town, quite removed from big city styles. 

It was a very fancy restaurant ,even the ladies room.

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Wordless Wednesday 01-31-24

 

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Monday Sunshine! 01-29-24

It was a gorgeous sunny day that topped out at 78F.  Just a few small clouds and just a gentle breeze now and then.  We did our  two walks and I went to the grocery store.   I can't quite get my mind around calling in an order to pick up  in the  parking lot or just have delivered to my door..  Guess I just need to look around to see what I didn't put on my list. Like a precooked rotisary chicken. Takes care of protein for the week.  Thought I would make some progress on preparations for the class in San Diego  with Pat Paul, happening next week. But I didn't!  Had to deal with a plumber and couldn't get organized for packing.  Maybe tomorrow.

Camellias blooming against a brick wall - in someone else's yard. 

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Lisa Jenni quilt in TCQC 01-28-24

  This is a repost from June 1, 2012.  The Association of Pacific West Quilters is sadly nolonger in operation.

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When I first saw this quilt in-the-fabric in the 2008 display of the Living Color exhibit of quilts at the Association of Pacific West Quilters show in Tacoma, it almost leapt off the wall at me.  It is such a striking image and the color is wonderful.  So, for nine months I thought about bidding in the online auction - which was last week.  As always with auctionsbout  I thought about the organization and, like every non-profit these days, the need for funds.  So, I stayed on top of the bidding and this quilt is now a part of the Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection.  So, I stayed on top of the bidding and this 

 

"Nature's Lace" 2008  Lisa Jenni - Sammamish, WA  36"W x 24"L

Hand dyed cotton fabrics, Misty Fuse, cotton thread. 

 Machine and hand appliqued. Machine quilted.

A postcard from her daughter in north Australia inspired this quilt.  Lisa said, "....a beautiful rainforest palm tree canopy.  The 'gazillion' shades of green in the picture manifest Living Colour for me.  What could be more living than a green forest?"   Lisa's website:   www.thinkquilts.com

The stems were stuffed and then hand appliqued to the quilt.

 

Lisa calls this machine quilt pattern "McTavishing".  Notice that the corner miter is stitched down - something that makes quilt judges very happy. 

 

This garish label was provided by the organization.  As you see they anticipated that the quilts would be auctioned at a special event in 2010, but somehow that didn't work out.  So, two years later they auctioned the quilts online. 



Great fabric on the back and an appropriate choice for the subject on the front.

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Saturday 01-27-24

 

Sunset view from front porch into Russell Street, a cul de sac.

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