IAN:Thursday 5/18/2017 Where do you live?
I live in Norwalk, Ca. It is a little suburb of Los Angeles. We have over 110,000 folks and are the 58th most densely populated city in California. We are at 98 feet above sea level. The area was...
View ArticleDK Quilt Guild: Getting Some Things Finished
The two quilts above came from a box of unfinished blocks and fabric that a guild sister gave to me with the request that I make a top from the mess and she would long arm quilt it for donation to...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 5/25/2017 The Nest
i have a mocking bird nest in the honeysuckle tree in my garden. There were three lovely little blue eggs with brown speckles in it. The parent birds had been very busy the last week or so flying in...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 6/01/2017 Welcome to June
I have always loved this painting although I only recently learned the name of it. It has nothing to do with my remembrances of June when I was young but it is so rich and color saturated, it is...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 6/8/2017 Orts and Agra
If you saw the words in this title and wondered “WTF?”, you probably do not work crossword puzzles. Like most things, there are tricks to doing them and one of them is remembering little quirky words...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday June 15, 2017 Rex, Cliff and the Porch Bench
In 1989, there were still many families who had settled here when the college and this housing were built in the 1950’s. One of the original owners was neighbor across the street from us who’s name was...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 6/22/2017 It's Summer!
Summer has arrived in Southern California. The mornings are bright and cool but hint at the heat to come by 10am. If Razzle hasn’t been out walking by then, she isn’t going. She gets too hot to walk...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 6/29/2017 No Pictures
I do apologize. I did not get any pictures taken today and I fell asleep instead of writing a column. So here is a picture of a very busy quilt in place of a story. As you can see by Itzl's concerned...
View ArticleDK Quilt Guild: Baskets for Summer
DK Quilt Guild is a place for quilters to gather, share ideas, projects, and to make the world a better place, one quilt at a time. Join us and share your thoughts, projects, questions, and tips....
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 7/6/2017 July Babies Birthdays
We have 3 birthdays in July and so we usually get together for a family meal. We have done this for years and with the loss of the elder level of family, it is a smaller but more poignant gathering...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 7/13/2017 Life in the Garden
I told you that I had a mockingbird nest in the honeysuckle tree this spring. There were 3 lovely little pale blue eggs with brown speckles resting in a cup shaped nest, so sweet. Only one of the...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 7/20/2017 The Lady on the Seal
I made this atc years ago . I like the myth of a woman being born fully grown, in armor, from inside her father’s head. It would seem that without television, people spent a lot of time making their...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 7/27/2017 Spouses,Partners,Wives,or Husbands?
Most of you know that I perform marriage ceremonies at the Hall of Records, which replaces City Hall in my area. I do this on alternate Friday mornings for 4 hours. In that time, I am scheduled to...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 8/3/2017 Hummingbirds!
There have been a slew of discussions about hummingbirds and what to feed them on my Facebook page recently. I saw this video which just amazed me. x YouTube VideoI had no idea they would share like...
View ArticleDKos Quilt Guild: Its the little things
DK Quilt Guild is a place for quilters to gather, share ideas, projects, and to make the world a better place, one quilt at a time. Join us and share your thoughts, projects, questions, and tips....
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 8/10/2017 Character is Everything
I have nothing to write about tonight. I am tired from not sleeping well for the last week and the heat has been heavy on my attitude. I have not been quilting this week and that probably is the...
View ArticleIAN:Sunday 8/13/2017 Saved by the VW
I went to Costco this morning. This was not my neighborhood store because I was not able to find the chews I wanted for Razzle at my local Costco. After having gone to three different ones now, I...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 8/17/2017 Let's Talk About Rescue Dogs
I went to the doctor earlier this week. I had not been there for so long that they called me and said to come in if I was still alive. So I was and I went. My doctor loves me and is glad I am so...
View ArticleDkos Quilt Guild: I brought the chair with me. It's mine.
DK Quilt Guild is a place for quilters to gather, share ideas, projects, and to make the world a better place, one quilt at a time. Join us and share your thoughts, projects, questions, and tips....
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 8/24/2017 A Night at The Theater
I went to this theater to see Garrison Keillor last night. I was not prepared for the grandeur of the building! It is an amazing edifice, built in 1927 as the premier movie house for United Artists....
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