A great long weekend

April 2, 2023April 2, 2023 ~ Liz A ~ 27 Comments

Today has been quiet, spent quilting part of My Heart’s Compass with some variegated Valdani perle cotton …

But weekend got started early on Friday when school was closed, so Griffin and Parker came over to spend a busy day with us. P is in Kindergarten and it’s her week to be the Star Student, which includes bringing the class pet Cheetie the Cheetah home for the weekend. Part of the fun is documenting Cheetie’s doings …

Along the way, I tried to capture a good picture of my favorite roadside wildflower patch …

which Parker interpreted in her first ever piece of needlework …

Although I’m sorry to confess I have no pictures of her stitching, I suspect there will be future opportunities.

Last but not least, here’s the book Parker wrote to bring to class tomorrow …

adding author and illustrator to her list of accomplishments (said the proud Nana).

Addendum for Dana:

Hill Country blues

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 ~ Liz A ~ 19 Comments

We hit the road yesterday and I took the bluebonnet pictures that I promised to Deb Sposa …

along with a video of the field to give some perspective …

We drove by our old house on Cascade Trail, which was hard to see through the overgrown brush (sigh) …

on the way to visit once-upon-a-time neighbors Connie and Karl, who are in the process of selling their house. We were too busy talking for me to think of taking pictures, but here’s a link to the real estate listing and one of the drone images of their incredible home …

It was bittersweet recalling what it was like to have five acres of land … another sigh.

In any case, we were there to receive gifts of rust for Don’s assemblages and cloth for my patchplays. Connie was an intrepid dyer, so it was hard to choose, but here’s the first grouping to be used …