Sisters

"Elle" is home from NYC for a wedding that is taking place this weekend, so a visit with sister Coco for a reunion and some hair-do'ing was in order.
We went to lunch, which we topped off with strawberry shortcake and conversation with a very attentive waiter who wondered what the girls plans were for the afternoon.
After lunch we headed to the salon where Coco got right to work on Elle....
Nice work, Coco.

A finish or two......

This is from a Miss Rosie pattern, in pink and brown reproduction fabrics. I used a Moda sampler fabric for the majority of the lights.....I like it well enough, but it's one of those that I'm just glad to have finished. I'm looking forward to moving on to something new.
Here is Nancy's pink and brown, made from leftovers from a previous pink and brown quilt. That's Karen The Quilter peeking out from the right, Nancy from the left.
And here is a close up of the quilting.....Karen does such nice work!

As seen on the Armada Rock

This one is for you, Coco!

Today my youngest, the cosmetology student, had to do a cut, color, style and make up on a model... My friend C, who is a real gamer, was willing and available so she and I got up at the Butt-Crack of Dawn and drove through morning traffic and construction for 90 minutes to get to the salon. Of course, our little hairdresser was sure I'd be late, and was actually waiting outside the door for us, texting and calling. I cant blame her for being anxious. Years of racing across town for early morning volleyball tournaments and afternoon softball games taught her that I would certainly be late and most likely get lost on the way to any destination that required promptness.... But this isn't about me.

Anyway, we got there, with minutes to spare, and C (who you might recognize from the garden structure post) and Nik dissapeared into the salon. I was left to park and find a seat in Barnes and Noble where I read all the knitting and quilting mags while sipping coffees...and awaiting the "We're Done" call. When I got the call,
I packed up my knitting (ok, I was kniting and reading, and sipping coffee. I multi-task) and went into the salon.
I was greated by these lovely girls:


Nice work, Coco. Thanks so much, C, for volunteering. I think you look great!

What do you get.....

When you have two girls with power tools.....

And a pile of wood?
It a little something we'd like to call A Perfectly Imperfect, Totally (Non)Symetrical Garden Obliesk....
Still in need of a coat of paint, and best when viewed from a distance.
Will it pass the all-important Husband Inspection?
Hmmmmm. Not sure........

Florida...Part 2

This was our view of the gorgeous sunsets we saw...a few times anyways. When it wasn't raining.
We got a chance to meet up with Vicki and Dan....they came out to the beach to see us on an ugly day....
Vicki brought several of her projects along, as requested, so that I could share them with you. Somehow I neglected to take any pnotos of her knitting, which was beautiful, but I did get pics of some of her quilts and wip's.
The first pic is from a class she took with ...well, now ,,,,I just cant remember who. Here is an up close shot:
She's working on hand quilting that one!
The front and back of one of her gorgeous Moda quilts...

Some lotto blocks that V won.....they have so much personality...I can't wait to see what she does with them!
And this is her basket quilt that she recently got back from Karen the Quilter. It was so nicely done. The quilt was pretty, but Karen adds so much to it with her quilting.
V also brought along some of her bom / wip's.......but I've posted enough for now.
Talk to you chicks again soon!

Florida Trip, Part 1

Hey girls!
I guess I'll ease back into the blogging slowly (as if I've ever been all that on-top of it!)
Here's a few pics of the Florida trip. The citizens of The Sunshine State owe Tim and I a huge Thank You for ending the drought. Every time we go there we bring rain with us. This time, it was more than just rain. It was a deluge. Noah was getting ready to build another ark. A pirate ship drove down Gulf Drive (I kid you not! )
So anyway....here's a little photo tour of our some of the trip:

This is a beach side pic of the house we stayed at in the Holmes Beach/Anna Maria Island area. It was pretty nice. Crappy towels.......but it had a great location...just steps from the beach and the Gulf of Mexico. What could be better?

We splurged on our transportation..........got a little yellow Corvette convertible. Too bad we never were able to put the top down!

Saw a pirate on the beach. I believe she might have, at one point, been on the pirate ship that drove down the road.

Is this starting to feel like one of those times where your old aunt corners you and shows you pics of people and places you dont know / dont care about, but you just cant walk away? If that's the case, I'm sorry. I'll speed it up.


Here is an example of the terrible weather that we enjoyed just about every day that we were there. Thunder, lightning, sideways lightning, un-real winds, and incredible down pours that went on for hours. I'm terrified of storms. They make me nuts. I made myself feel better by drinking margaritas and whipping up batches of guacamole. Delish.


Despite the inclement weather, the sea turtles were coming out of the gulf at night and making their nests. Volunteers are assigned portions of the beach to patrol....and when they find a nest they stake it, and mark the stakes with the date and the name of the volunteers (among other things). It was really pretty neat to walk the beach in the mornings and see if there were any new nests.

Saw lots of birds...
And saw this pretty little garden on a drive along the water one afternoon. Part of this womand garden is lined with these pretty little plates. I wish I had taken more time and more pics while I was there!
And I found this groovy tree. Isn't it spooky looking?



Well girls, I think that's about enough for now. It's already after 10 pm, and Medium is on. Time to go.
Talk to ya later!