Miscellaneous 08-24-19

Doe and fawn outside the cabin in Coupeville, WA. 

Two fawns across the street from the Art School in Coupeville, WA.

A fearless rabbit on KoKo's walk one day in Mt. Vernon, WA.  

Why does anyone think this is attractive? 

Hole in blouse, lace chemise, bra back - ugh!

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Friday Food 08-23-19

I try to make my doctor's appointments in the morning and don't eat before I go, in case she wants blood tests.  To "reward" myself I go out to breakfast/brunch. I hadn't been to Kimmie's in Orange for months, so I went there and found an empty table with a view out the door to watch the people, cars, trucks, buses, etc., go by. It was a lovely day and there were many dog walkers, so cute doggies to watch also.  I had never had the breakfast quesadilla, so that is what I ordered.  It was fantastic, but to me it seemed more like a flat burrito than a quesadilla. A LARGE flour tortilla with scrambled eggs, bacon, cilantro, and (I think) a little onion, served with refried beans with a little grated cheese and some Spanish rice and some salsa.  Along with a bottomless cup of coffee.  

I ate about half before I remembered to take a picture. 

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It was too much for me and I brought home half to have for dinner. This may become my favorite breakfast, for a while, anyway.  

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Observations 08-22-19

Some of you have probably recognized that I observe odd things and photograph them.  It is a compulsion!

Like reflections and raindrops on a car hood.

And people's feet/shoes. 

Just an arm.  This is in a parking lot. 

A nice one - an Allen's hummingbird posing while I was in line at Starbuck's.  

With a palm tree foot for atmosphere - sort of like an elephant's foot, eh? 

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Wordless Wednesday 08-21-19

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Looking at quilts 08-19-19

Brenda Gael Smith of Australia posted this album of winners at the Australian Modern Quilt Show:

https://www.modernquilters.com.au/show-winners-2019/?fbclid=IwAR2AMCbpsiRt8pR8JS0bHejY32ZTi_lCrsV_RzYqwdzK4FI1oCo84_qiLKs

Luana Rubin has posted a commentary on what is new and upcoming in quilts.  If you have an hour the quilts are interesting and the dialog is in both English and French:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIeVaTY1bSM&list=PLZgAQ0EdcSXinq8actFasXR7HAN3t6Tsn

Luana Rubin has also posted pictures from several 2019 international quilt shows.  Check out her Flicker pages at:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/luanarubin/albums0
She hasn't finished the pictures from Birmingham 2019 - soon!

I have pictures that I took at the Quilt Museum in La Conner, WA, but I haven't edited them. 

This was Mabel's favorite, a very striking image.  

And this was mine.  I'm bothered that the zippers were not mentioned in the materials used, they are such a major part of the design.

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Motel decor 08-17-19

I frequently take pictures in motels; the art, the carpet, the strange lamps, and the inadequate bathrooms.  But then I hesitate to post the images with my sometimes caustic remarks.  Sometimes, however, the art is rather nice as in the HIE in Salmon Creek, WA, just north of the Oregon border. 

This might be print of a serigraph, I'm not sure.  But it is downtown Portland and the Willamette River  (will am' it).  And I believe the bridge is called the Steel Bridge, the center span lifts straight up for boats to go through. 

This is a lovely pastel view of Portland by the same artist, but the bridge shown is the St. John's Bridge which is quite a way down river from downtown.  Artist's freedom, I suppose. 

It is always nice to have restful décor in a motel room.  Unlike this one at the HIE in San Luis Obispo in June 2018.  Hard to sleep even in the pitch dark.

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Friday Food 08-16-19

Doesn't look fancy, but was it ever delicious. I promised my friend I wouldn't identify her for making such a plain dinner, but it was perfect for someone who had been on the road for a few days and needed just this repast.  Meatloaf (which I never seem to make at home), fluffy rice, a lovely green salad, a glass of lactose free milk and cookies for dessert. Yum! 

In Mt Vernon, WA, Mabel invited some mutual friends for lunch and served this fantastic apple salad.  I finished off the rest before I left her house!  She shared the recipe and I made it yesterday for dinner, adding a little chopped chicken for my protein requirement.  It is even better the next day and I had some for lunch today.  

While I was in Coupeville, WA, for the class I went out to dinner at Christopher's twice.  I've already posted about the mussels, but the first night I was there I had salmon at Christopher's.  It came with rice and mushrooms, a couple green beans and carrots and some sprouts.  I even had a glass of wine because my motel is only three doors away and I walked.  It was a perfect dinner.  So much so that I had to pass on dessert, although I did read the dessert menu and think that alone is fattening!   

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