Clouds 08-31-19

Three years ago in 2016 I drove to Maine to take a class with Elizabeth Busch.  It was a long, but fabulous trip that I enjoyed very much.  After the wonderful seven day class was over, I headed back home across country to Placentia, CA.  On my birthday, Sep 1, 2016, I stopped at the New England Quilt Museum where it started raining and rained for several days as I traveled west.  

Yes, there was a storm ahead. 

Closer and darker, but no tornadoes here. 

Still raining, but looks like clearing ahead. 

By the time I crossed Colorado the sky was an arch of blue with just a few distance clouds. 
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Friday Food 08-30-19

Birthday coming up and I know I want to have some sushi and/or sashimi.  Can't decide where to go.   Here are some selections from the past year.  

Scallop and salmon sashimi with daikon at Fish in a Bottle, Placentia. 

Specialty rolls at Ikiru in San Diego. 

Green Tea Ice Cream at Ikiru in San Diego.

Poke Bowl from H2o in Irvine.

Poke bowl detail from H2o in Irvine. 

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Wordless Wednesday 08-28-19

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Nothing to do with quilting, but interesting 08-27-19

To each her own, eh?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/21/world/europe/finland-hobbyhorse-girls.html?action=click&module=Associated&pgtype=Article&region=Footer&contentCollection=Dispatches

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SAQA 2019 online quilt auction 08-25-19

Studio Art Quilt Associates 2019 auction will run Sep 13 through Oct 6.  There are 442 12"X 12" quilts so it takes quite a long time to look at them all.  I had to do it in sections over several days.  You can see them at:

http://www.saqa.com/auction-quiltsALL.php

I am happy to support SAQA which has done so much to promote and encourage art quilters and I usually bid on several pieces.  Most of the 12" bird quilts in the Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection came from the auctions starting at the beginning.  Here are a few 12' X 12" pieces from past years. 

"Bowerbird I"  Judith Roderick  2013

2013 

"Taking a Break"  Lynn B. Welsch 

"Another Collector"  Diane Wright  2012 

2013

"Tillamook Rooster"  Terry Grant  2010

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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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