tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276123605585389092024-03-18T07:01:24.752-07:00Live a Colorful LifeLive a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.comBlogger1481125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-79447300571090510292024-03-14T13:34:00.000-07:002024-03-15T09:59:02.033-07:00You're Not Going to be Famous--You're a QUILTER!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Settle in. This is a long post with lots of photos. :)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> This adventure began back in October 2023 when I received an email from Lilo Bowman, production manager for The Quilt Show, an online prescription-based quilt show that has over 100,000 subscribers. People often don't realize that quilting in the U.S. alone is a nearly $5 <i>billion</i> a year industry! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBU-jViZ1xAcBt-cYijVsB7aTdJGxRIXYtGqD-4TYsKDR_pcoXWoSMr_zwEbZm5l6pkxN_Kxh5t41bFZqZpUM6p5Q2Vj7t3QPxToKxY8eJiRGlf7ss_QDWwH2WfKp_54obajoJvqiqFWb4YGdv4cwHiOi7RYHXG6EAghKyh-3nNi-ue79GIH3CJAVLozeJ/s1179/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="1179" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBU-jViZ1xAcBt-cYijVsB7aTdJGxRIXYtGqD-4TYsKDR_pcoXWoSMr_zwEbZm5l6pkxN_Kxh5t41bFZqZpUM6p5Q2Vj7t3QPxToKxY8eJiRGlf7ss_QDWwH2WfKp_54obajoJvqiqFWb4YGdv4cwHiOi7RYHXG6EAghKyh-3nNi-ue79GIH3CJAVLozeJ/w640-h518/005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyway, Lilo's email said:</span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #222222;">"I've recently discovered your work </span>and would like to invite you to be a featured artist at our upcoming Livermore, CA taping, March 10-16, 2024. Along with learning about you and your work, we ask that artists present two-three short teaching demos that will be included in the overall show.</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Please let me know if this is of interest to you."</span></div><div style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Arial, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol" style="font-size: 13px;">I</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> already knew what my answer would be--a resounding NO!--and Mark had just returned home from a few days in the hospital with a kidney stone, so I ignored it, intending to answer it later. A few days later, Alex Anderson, one of the hosts of the show, along with Ricky Tims, called and said, "Why haven't you answered Lilo's email?" We have known Alex for over 20 years, having gone on five quilting cruises together and were vendors multiple times at Quilting in the Garden, a really lovely quilt show in the Alden Lane Nursery in Alex's hometown of Livermore. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">So I told Alex, my answer was going to be no and I just hadn't gotten around to answering Lilo. And then she asked, "Don't you want to be famous?" Again, NO! "Don't you know that my producer used to work on the Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Phil shows? She's amazing!" Again, no.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">After hanging up the phone and feeling pretty good that Mark and Alex had heard my definitive response, Mark started telling me why I <i>should</i> at least get more information and consider doing it. The thought of being in front of a camera and demonstrating anything was incomprehensible to me. I mean, Alex was the host of Simply Quilts on HGTV for eleven years, and she and Ricky have been doing The Quilt Show for 17 years. What could I <i>possibly</i> demo that hasn't been done a million times already?? And honestly, my quilts are not complicated. I take photos of common things around me--floor tiles, beach towels, upholstery--and figure out a way to make a quilt. Quilters take inspiration photos all the time. It's what we do. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">But, Mark pointed out, how many of them actually make the quilt? Hmmmm....</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">So I got more information from Lilo and a two-hour zoom meeting was set up with the producer, Shelly Heesacker. After what was some low-grade arm twisting, I finally agreed. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, Tuesday afternoon filming my episode actually happened. To say I was nervous is an understatement. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">A large home in the Livermore area had been rented to film all the episodes.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiur4JWUjSEB5ryWJuNbQmikINbJ0RwaRSLMAQzmx9ExilH6R9-6xmFb5wOjkYxnu6APC_BiGgcFOwYXodFI4YCBEqBkEtJHNr8gx1Gz0YMJnUooDJ77InCE_5v1ObL1P4y3YY80CpKa4w-aAcsz4Sr-Afp1hoghE9mh5vbrkUWZw8ihjPNyCBTOVkTK-j5/s3024/089.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="3024" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiur4JWUjSEB5ryWJuNbQmikINbJ0RwaRSLMAQzmx9ExilH6R9-6xmFb5wOjkYxnu6APC_BiGgcFOwYXodFI4YCBEqBkEtJHNr8gx1Gz0YMJnUooDJ77InCE_5v1ObL1P4y3YY80CpKa4w-aAcsz4Sr-Afp1hoghE9mh5vbrkUWZw8ihjPNyCBTOVkTK-j5/w640-h440/089.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mark and I drove to Livermore on Monday afternoon, about a three-hour drive, because we didn't want to worry about traffic on Tuesday morning--there was enough to worry about. Ha!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We arrived a little early and watched part of the taping of the guest scheduled in the morning. It gave me a feel of how things would go. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I knew I would be filming three segments--a "show and tell" with both Alex and Ricky, a demo segment with Ricky where I would show how I go from Point A--taking the photo--to Point B--the actual quilt, and a segment with Alex on working with different substrates of solids. Quilters work primarily with 100 percent quilting cotton, but I have often incorporated things like linen/cotton blends, silk, and shot cottons. And then there were would a short "after show" segment that would include Mark as well. </span></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyEogsmxzW7MAXqIGgJ6ZucUxxYmDsnNvlr1ZYSMqQD4bfMicDfusZDyKJVurtu_3k7cOPWinXHMnFPgCw3QqvH2X_Vsdni04ubRcULweGDmlRidt6XBoB7N7pYx4mL9JYziEqiorj7E_gg1LuZQkrSTltLt6pP4dLYd5KgmUNz-zkHbDpKhFqZoilBsa/s590/segment%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="581" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyEogsmxzW7MAXqIGgJ6ZucUxxYmDsnNvlr1ZYSMqQD4bfMicDfusZDyKJVurtu_3k7cOPWinXHMnFPgCw3QqvH2X_Vsdni04ubRcULweGDmlRidt6XBoB7N7pYx4mL9JYziEqiorj7E_gg1LuZQkrSTltLt6pP4dLYd5KgmUNz-zkHbDpKhFqZoilBsa/w630-h640/segment%202.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Really all I had to do in this segment was answer questions. They had a lot of background info on me and it helped that I had known Alex for such a long time, so I wasn't so star struck. They both put me at ease and I feel like it went quite well. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">After this part, we filmed the "after show" segment with Mark. For years, Alex and Ricky have honored a "quilting legend" and presented them with a plaque. That plaque has always been a beautiful fused glass plaque made by Mark, quite an honor for him. And since he has been amazingly supportive to me over the years, I was so happy that they chose to include him. </span></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYfL8sOaH4hjm1zPh0gSEj1bv2F79XoZ3SU5yV1Dj5FjV8tXtddZI4sgUzN0eCwKhNthB-4_1eauM4BPQtAi7aM-BVRcHTYqdqB5kMQ_gT5DQU1is-4ItTwiI4JikxABiXp_zFWFLxbq5UkEq8MDI5PoFuWgoGaBHRSVn9-Blm9ZuvrlP2ZerW7Aou_8C/s1179/192.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1179" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYfL8sOaH4hjm1zPh0gSEj1bv2F79XoZ3SU5yV1Dj5FjV8tXtddZI4sgUzN0eCwKhNthB-4_1eauM4BPQtAi7aM-BVRcHTYqdqB5kMQ_gT5DQU1is-4ItTwiI4JikxABiXp_zFWFLxbq5UkEq8MDI5PoFuWgoGaBHRSVn9-Blm9ZuvrlP2ZerW7Aou_8C/w640-h586/192.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The next segment was the one I was really worried about, and I sure wish I <i>could</i> film it over again. I keep replaying it in my mind and this is the segment where I ask myself: why did I say that? why <i>didn't</i> I say that? I think I made things more confusing than they needed to be...etc, etc, etc. On the other hand, Shelly, who really IS an amazing producer, didn't ask for things to be retaped. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="935" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Rvya9zZ-rUPMGzkLeCqHpuMdR7LEOFMEZ9qSbGwzMMmyN7JShPFDMHEtTmzrGt-rFZ9DecDWn6FdcoBm63VZH5akNVt1T4bnabw7CBYm1zZHGuGZXH3eawqRhC6W83PRffg9VXRkfFhwV2Fy47KCh6CGpsQk4zhjI-XCz4qdS_gMPWqgRE10oLe75J3A/w514-h640/222.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">They photographed each featured quilt along with pertinent information.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3XVDSOOcSuK8lQqzNeJHpOPUzJg2unexHhcmMGfG840AXbjzDAetEpcIoZXZTySToqGcvJNvLlsW_qbDSzVwrnlDm0h1UF3gRJLl42wPKMfE2WRBpcPLZuVJ1zh21rnZCsa3A6GegWmmkHOkQigSmZi_o3l-fM-gB4gpfwIrK_57X8oMRXXKBPaAwIyA/s4032/158.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3XVDSOOcSuK8lQqzNeJHpOPUzJg2unexHhcmMGfG840AXbjzDAetEpcIoZXZTySToqGcvJNvLlsW_qbDSzVwrnlDm0h1UF3gRJLl42wPKMfE2WRBpcPLZuVJ1zh21rnZCsa3A6GegWmmkHOkQigSmZi_o3l-fM-gB4gpfwIrK_57X8oMRXXKBPaAwIyA/w480-h640/158.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLe8zRBe283ZBgWhix-xBsgAfOMu409NiJOXFulXg4qbYYzEyCwmd3iVGE4tEQgjMPSfZNyxJCJrecOdf0ajDr6x-Ey7G4CHsAMFJDrCqN25z4uaUphtlHtcJ7aAmkaHfH-R02F2eW3MfwzCqUgaDP4lILU5S34dDGlGwhRRx7JkNrdAzp75iq8vK8rnfA/w640-h480/162.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I loved this bit of marketing on @thequiltshowsocial instagram account.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZQ92EjhMF4bJytWnVF7oKWNZtmg_HBwuhlfZGuuARgfL4jHSYb4iSWWpvSYdkO7CcwmCwd3rfCv4sQHSc1BLwecRIs8zJs-3kHAZLsAyTzztF308dyCkZ2Y13xniepQFB7oa9ZDc5EXUXHjeBnU0-UENMusdz2G7fv6VTjgPoilIZdeqXjTwKRgoRND3/s1179/194.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1179" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZQ92EjhMF4bJytWnVF7oKWNZtmg_HBwuhlfZGuuARgfL4jHSYb4iSWWpvSYdkO7CcwmCwd3rfCv4sQHSc1BLwecRIs8zJs-3kHAZLsAyTzztF308dyCkZ2Y13xniepQFB7oa9ZDc5EXUXHjeBnU0-UENMusdz2G7fv6VTjgPoilIZdeqXjTwKRgoRND3/w640-h496/194.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">And they filmed a trailer where Ricky said: "On the next Quilt Show, we plucked her from relative obscurity and we are shining a bright spotlight on the talents of Fresno, California, quilter Cindy Wiens." :) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">To be honest, I am not looking forward to seeing myself on film. But I am happy that I decided to expand my horizons and take advantage of this amazing opportunity when it was presented to me (thanks to family and friends who repeatedly told me that I could do it). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oh, and if you are wondering about the title of this blog post...remember when Alex asked me if I wanted to be famous? I told Gabe that story, and that's when he said, "Grandma, you're not going to be famous. You're a QUILTER!" And I said, "well, I'm not going to be famous like Taylor Swift, if that's what you are thinking..."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Everyone on the show loved that story, which is actually one of my favorite things about this whole experience and led to a good conversation with Gabe about art and artists. I knew what he meant--not a negative thing in my regard--he just had a whole different level of fame in mind. Anyway, Alex had her granddaughter make these Swiftie bracelets for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOdZNXo9suZBvoZwKHfPa8yvmUykeDIl9M9u3dHyBkdL1C6HN0VjbxuRrkcfYIEU88di1uypzhZ1BFOq0Zojhu2kJHXChBN7vSaqQlECuYqQfKOPhxB4HcKhSjrJJaZWXEys0pZVyBx_uywZqNgIUAU12Ck6KdPdRn-lmcP_bbnyMvpQpTPQmDiYVjhoU/s4032/163.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOdZNXo9suZBvoZwKHfPa8yvmUykeDIl9M9u3dHyBkdL1C6HN0VjbxuRrkcfYIEU88di1uypzhZ1BFOq0Zojhu2kJHXChBN7vSaqQlECuYqQfKOPhxB4HcKhSjrJJaZWXEys0pZVyBx_uywZqNgIUAU12Ck6KdPdRn-lmcP_bbnyMvpQpTPQmDiYVjhoU/w480-h640/163.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quite the adventure.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HC2G6pkX1MQeUhqTqDvDhqpW_aiq_-YOQUKk-Lc1taVTCrC4SKaiQADcPp4qZw3cHLW9eMUFzMiplK2OlmAfwBnalv9fsNjYh_OvwWSv97hz2am_3DaHUQ6QhGp7i6D0tZ5_gP3J-6lMnNc26PwXwiBTpB8isaHxZOG3PwNj5B4OAE9fu8fQRV0U6F_3/s4032/105.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HC2G6pkX1MQeUhqTqDvDhqpW_aiq_-YOQUKk-Lc1taVTCrC4SKaiQADcPp4qZw3cHLW9eMUFzMiplK2OlmAfwBnalv9fsNjYh_OvwWSv97hz2am_3DaHUQ6QhGp7i6D0tZ5_gP3J-6lMnNc26PwXwiBTpB8isaHxZOG3PwNj5B4OAE9fu8fQRV0U6F_3/w640-h480/105.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">A couple of souvenirs from the show: note cards used by the producer, my bracelets and the thank you note from Alex's granddaughter, who made the bracelets--so sweet.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplQmZOmJWDEn9EWFOhTQPv7AkdMdjw1K2NoaZ4iZrribY2EN_DbdbM4dw2xddz1Rm7Lzl2vQp1ZvFAcgQs79BdjjdavROiKTDfhnTTGIcak7s_AOfVb59oHzeQLy_k0VdRKn4hHJwczJ4gMqaPaTqr-omUJkfmrsTn_R9V_rTbVJEoOs1Rh5m4n_37dXa/s4032/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplQmZOmJWDEn9EWFOhTQPv7AkdMdjw1K2NoaZ4iZrribY2EN_DbdbM4dw2xddz1Rm7Lzl2vQp1ZvFAcgQs79BdjjdavROiKTDfhnTTGIcak7s_AOfVb59oHzeQLy_k0VdRKn4hHJwczJ4gMqaPaTqr-omUJkfmrsTn_R9V_rTbVJEoOs1Rh5m4n_37dXa/w640-h480/002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">And I'm glad to be home.</span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6fx04qBmk60l0sIui-FWXbtRFQilpJzrI3tXYD5sa0j4Ie-hHI0laTT44jQS26QZaeqcWITYSTRZ2WuIsCRJMzhygU2YZin2yBf7QDd4sL89eKv5cUybbnKFEkGqySve2S6A5Knuxif8htyu7Cp2zssRzxqaZwu8fxMiiWpk6UClqfKragztFTfCRlHq/s4032/237.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6fx04qBmk60l0sIui-FWXbtRFQilpJzrI3tXYD5sa0j4Ie-hHI0laTT44jQS26QZaeqcWITYSTRZ2WuIsCRJMzhygU2YZin2yBf7QDd4sL89eKv5cUybbnKFEkGqySve2S6A5Knuxif8htyu7Cp2zssRzxqaZwu8fxMiiWpk6UClqfKragztFTfCRlHq/w480-h640/237.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div>Live a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-60065147520390766082024-03-12T03:00:00.000-07:002024-03-13T21:27:48.373-07:00London 2024: Some final thoughts<p> A few extra photos that didn't really fit into sightseeing. And also of note, Aaron took a lot of the photos in these posts. </p><p>Our hotel, the Luna Simone, was in the Victoria area of London and was a good central location for us. I loved our street--blocks of one hotel after another, all connected to each other. Our room is the one with the flag--we had a small balcony.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPZWwyc2hX-PluPlRYnpJtzz1WmgLgXyszkuu5i0MA8_c0kqqGTJcwZiRlTDYTymy4xzHV3qZeSlyCANw0kO0v-7jppg0Ix7FwgkZtw4mUie7jLhfDRCCENUUzzRkXQ-PBg57JTmampjchXDPodrcqu6a8D1GdyJ9TJ5cQvfBW5MQUpfQWAm8hnLh2i03/s4032/046.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPZWwyc2hX-PluPlRYnpJtzz1WmgLgXyszkuu5i0MA8_c0kqqGTJcwZiRlTDYTymy4xzHV3qZeSlyCANw0kO0v-7jppg0Ix7FwgkZtw4mUie7jLhfDRCCENUUzzRkXQ-PBg57JTmampjchXDPodrcqu6a8D1GdyJ9TJ5cQvfBW5MQUpfQWAm8hnLh2i03/w480-h640/046.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXCrHsjikKQYZVIdCQdMKn7X9GMIgxXhl1ovE3NDOBkPlQE7c63CcKlrVFG95e_U1APJc7_vS2sbLjdWAEg7fvs3oIZn8PPG92a8xPxQkbh8tkLpp3bxr-OCPel0Jfp2TW19Acui9dXd83wD3dpBfPcPIeAYqKLflHM3aunI51-RST3RTxTrhzLn5QxTq/s4032/155.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXCrHsjikKQYZVIdCQdMKn7X9GMIgxXhl1ovE3NDOBkPlQE7c63CcKlrVFG95e_U1APJc7_vS2sbLjdWAEg7fvs3oIZn8PPG92a8xPxQkbh8tkLpp3bxr-OCPel0Jfp2TW19Acui9dXd83wD3dpBfPcPIeAYqKLflHM3aunI51-RST3RTxTrhzLn5QxTq/w640-h480/155.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sUFC7oF2jnntWWnNdJ43SskcgdHKpW5XgvGrGdsEtbvyLW1R9qMtX-EFjtZ1gCcHR8spolC9B1VxnlRlwrAAtZD1V6KHetOfBPdgRzKGsyRlgNTeeowfc2jMdcqoOcXgeGtXTIHLkF1DqVq_iEo0vJ3p5QIFp24818QTpxPpmUgYZYozdK1MqfOM9QcU/s3265/369.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="3022" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sUFC7oF2jnntWWnNdJ43SskcgdHKpW5XgvGrGdsEtbvyLW1R9qMtX-EFjtZ1gCcHR8spolC9B1VxnlRlwrAAtZD1V6KHetOfBPdgRzKGsyRlgNTeeowfc2jMdcqoOcXgeGtXTIHLkF1DqVq_iEo0vJ3p5QIFp24818QTpxPpmUgYZYozdK1MqfOM9QcU/w592-h640/369.JPG" width="592" /></a></div>The breakfast room in the hotel had a lot of artwork. We were served by the same three men each time we ate there, a set of twins and another man. There was this quirky piece of art work on the wall, with photos of the twins pasted on the glass.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwP492fRV5iiIF0rp8cqZBfyGy9ybrU9lTHcwbTsX77eWWrsYUPgE4BNMm9IYOWZSStRoacrvy1TTvOIYdHEG8VmvOFewhH7m8ediw1Ro7RTnJHHGtuEppIqyRnR-5IbpG6RJbCzXCaPI8bjfp7nYr8R7fWKBzgt_85cM3MGn-AuHn4vU5vO65IRb9_KG/s2708/434.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2675" data-original-width="2708" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwP492fRV5iiIF0rp8cqZBfyGy9ybrU9lTHcwbTsX77eWWrsYUPgE4BNMm9IYOWZSStRoacrvy1TTvOIYdHEG8VmvOFewhH7m8ediw1Ro7RTnJHHGtuEppIqyRnR-5IbpG6RJbCzXCaPI8bjfp7nYr8R7fWKBzgt_85cM3MGn-AuHn4vU5vO65IRb9_KG/w640-h632/434.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Our room was not large, but still very nice...and the balcony.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtA7Ub0gxcXc5EiGZy3tmXhEnEAFdWVrQKXIqfHEQ6kJFCdKzEF3HQmdrxcVxLr1zA580n2SiWjTWaPO9ZZToHNAXv-yHHyXJ-QXrCCu5gZBZEBryEfSq0XV_OhGUd8B2GosuO2ywZcp10CkeFOWP6CKfMd7Eiabo2noxJE9QtubFXokrh9WpoyA8RvyG/s4032/370.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtA7Ub0gxcXc5EiGZy3tmXhEnEAFdWVrQKXIqfHEQ6kJFCdKzEF3HQmdrxcVxLr1zA580n2SiWjTWaPO9ZZToHNAXv-yHHyXJ-QXrCCu5gZBZEBryEfSq0XV_OhGUd8B2GosuO2ywZcp10CkeFOWP6CKfMd7Eiabo2noxJE9QtubFXokrh9WpoyA8RvyG/w480-h640/370.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdN8FUz-2Y04vvoD5mUUk46QvtTPaMGI66hdSrP_3prJ737LKE4JgHeOn5g39bpEd6cEBCZpP_rHQxMS5iIZ-PJzhljXwsjUL6WE87ZkzfXCWHczU1KPPh8niVk7pFK38QWGG8pFqZt4Av73ZrCCnXqzUmO9H1xImC8S3ZR_luK2Pmb9LjLPV9OeyWM28r/s4032/382.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdN8FUz-2Y04vvoD5mUUk46QvtTPaMGI66hdSrP_3prJ737LKE4JgHeOn5g39bpEd6cEBCZpP_rHQxMS5iIZ-PJzhljXwsjUL6WE87ZkzfXCWHczU1KPPh8niVk7pFK38QWGG8pFqZt4Av73ZrCCnXqzUmO9H1xImC8S3ZR_luK2Pmb9LjLPV9OeyWM28r/w480-h640/382.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div>The London underground was a complicated maze (to me). Aaron navigated it like a pro. Also, it was helpful when he realized that the Number 24 bus stopped literally right in front of our hotel so we took that quite a few times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlY_j3V46LaeihB2IVb3sOHo7l7hI2J9jiVZsBPPlDdBC5E1Lfm6yHZTtA7LKd0ux75EhXlBiqOrITOvu51cegyqgcHZPsSAR357pNNPhyphenhyphenSc8vKrH0C9IFSoFQxux8un7M4cUswaxnKmM0lKr1jz94dJ3yZlpEu3yzaDVEF1FCSqIroTgIAvOuODHphzNa/s1179/506.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="1179" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlY_j3V46LaeihB2IVb3sOHo7l7hI2J9jiVZsBPPlDdBC5E1Lfm6yHZTtA7LKd0ux75EhXlBiqOrITOvu51cegyqgcHZPsSAR357pNNPhyphenhyphenSc8vKrH0C9IFSoFQxux8un7M4cUswaxnKmM0lKr1jz94dJ3yZlpEu3yzaDVEF1FCSqIroTgIAvOuODHphzNa/w640-h416/506.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I never tired of the iconic red phone booths.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4QZuQLG5oBfZbe-bc06USYfdqllDpfhvjqgYI8xT3AL57N_sf3guyHF6ZZr3DX9Qbf_BU0WQj8oVwJpIWnhX5YM86yBeqTpCslu7bTJ823z_l85HVsrFJvpLJFcqrwdl8CnOoa4wJXGh31pMWT0nyYvbhSDD-sSSyncMu0IWUAqdwRs5pGf03FLgs1v_/s4032/228.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4QZuQLG5oBfZbe-bc06USYfdqllDpfhvjqgYI8xT3AL57N_sf3guyHF6ZZr3DX9Qbf_BU0WQj8oVwJpIWnhX5YM86yBeqTpCslu7bTJ823z_l85HVsrFJvpLJFcqrwdl8CnOoa4wJXGh31pMWT0nyYvbhSDD-sSSyncMu0IWUAqdwRs5pGf03FLgs1v_/w640-h480/228.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEnQ54BMIW7KcZ6pnCX2OCSp-zK8Co5TTc7RIL9fFVCwvfKv1O-RiwXvpeirhv4IJKpwjMYcnnuPUAyHDDwDW9HsTKIzk7Eb69ucGXejcsIhZrwmumzIr4CvY_UquLfMHsHZKkR9KKisn-0ScbX0dFmZPI3VIoKzmGWtuIhMIz6RYlEBXFxHfSE1XiZ1r/s4032/230.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEnQ54BMIW7KcZ6pnCX2OCSp-zK8Co5TTc7RIL9fFVCwvfKv1O-RiwXvpeirhv4IJKpwjMYcnnuPUAyHDDwDW9HsTKIzk7Eb69ucGXejcsIhZrwmumzIr4CvY_UquLfMHsHZKkR9KKisn-0ScbX0dFmZPI3VIoKzmGWtuIhMIz6RYlEBXFxHfSE1XiZ1r/w640-h480/230.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>And these instructions were on the roads all over London, which was a good thing as people did not wait for the light to turn green to start crossing the street.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVdabxm1lOhzD6dFzEzhv02ya1GfsqwLhyphenhyphenXr5Y_CJwWpNz7CgkoZXzSZPuM2qm1jCor2KKfJEucW_MywhsbEdNOw574jkeP9zB1lD2ypct-4A83CWws8LdZYhL4a6VhqHvfP2mnCbSXBbN_x3cm7r67N9TUPwbaOtVfDdoqYDVurFz13HTidu5qNaMuzz/s4032/229.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVdabxm1lOhzD6dFzEzhv02ya1GfsqwLhyphenhyphenXr5Y_CJwWpNz7CgkoZXzSZPuM2qm1jCor2KKfJEucW_MywhsbEdNOw574jkeP9zB1lD2ypct-4A83CWws8LdZYhL4a6VhqHvfP2mnCbSXBbN_x3cm7r67N9TUPwbaOtVfDdoqYDVurFz13HTidu5qNaMuzz/w640-h480/229.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We picked up French pastries and coffee from the Chestnut Bakery on Tuesday, on our way to the Victoria Coach Station for our excursion to the Cotswolds. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRv0ND9r1jY_N7hKbGSKQ8NrcpX0QeOywMLY7WW2LFom8in8sGtdMtq2kVgrttNiPFnmQtFH15eriMwo8iG5U4sDmV6LC0_H4uW1Afc-CLVsK36o9LS4OGX-wQ3AfVr7QVB80Hye-o3OqrbfqB3s4WtXR94wJAwm3j9UgpCUBk1PD1Y6jZWa7OcKtOQBS/s4032/231.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRv0ND9r1jY_N7hKbGSKQ8NrcpX0QeOywMLY7WW2LFom8in8sGtdMtq2kVgrttNiPFnmQtFH15eriMwo8iG5U4sDmV6LC0_H4uW1Afc-CLVsK36o9LS4OGX-wQ3AfVr7QVB80Hye-o3OqrbfqB3s4WtXR94wJAwm3j9UgpCUBk1PD1Y6jZWa7OcKtOQBS/w640-h480/231.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>I'm not much of a souvenir purchaser. I knew ahead of time that I would get a t-shirt (from the Tottenham match) for Mark and some kind of London t-shirt for me. A few postcards and some stickers, that small amount of fabric from Liberty of London, a Christmas ornament and a couple of small chocolate bars from the Cotswolds.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlwU5B13_t-Kega6AINKFjHQArUl3zHvXljNWZvb2qHXZhZdSiCki7CVi1HMotogbdqhyphenhyphenbuqSE6qBEKR7Yo9wD5fe2EBmEardrCItlA439jNGHg0Zye0LVNL3QrM39AMcXp863FmFnFCkP9l0mFrxQZKRqPAjub1XDulGaLF-SKvloMK9Wr9f8rLpaA9v/s4032/513.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlwU5B13_t-Kega6AINKFjHQArUl3zHvXljNWZvb2qHXZhZdSiCki7CVi1HMotogbdqhyphenhyphenbuqSE6qBEKR7Yo9wD5fe2EBmEardrCItlA439jNGHg0Zye0LVNL3QrM39AMcXp863FmFnFCkP9l0mFrxQZKRqPAjub1XDulGaLF-SKvloMK9Wr9f8rLpaA9v/w640-h480/513.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>We each spent 20 pounds on scratchers one night. Aaron recouped 15 pounds and I only got 5 pounds back, but it was fun.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7OY5HqPZHhHudr9TFg7KmaAhnYte9m7kc6JhFMpZJEGTmmdVSnHHdsPGWuDYhOaqX7E-JDXb38_jcHL-wbYIlb-CAARXPrhWYLrz_8nvWt4ZSlA8jAj9nPk-tk08uKA-7ROEUJ_7WtPt2WTUjN-Eyds1o9WfHSKpAcOQzKyL5n8nvuWArEDfWoEU45tV/s1375/632.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1375" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7OY5HqPZHhHudr9TFg7KmaAhnYte9m7kc6JhFMpZJEGTmmdVSnHHdsPGWuDYhOaqX7E-JDXb38_jcHL-wbYIlb-CAARXPrhWYLrz_8nvWt4ZSlA8jAj9nPk-tk08uKA-7ROEUJ_7WtPt2WTUjN-Eyds1o9WfHSKpAcOQzKyL5n8nvuWArEDfWoEU45tV/w548-h640/632.PNG" width="548" /></a></div><br /><div>When we booked our flights, there were enough air miles to fly business class from Heathrow to Dallas, a 10+ hour flight. Wow. 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It's a place I have always wanted to visit, and the chance to share it with Aaron was amazing. I will always cherish the time we could spend together, seeing these sites I've only dreamed about. </p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Live a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-80631007378738246462024-03-11T03:00:00.000-07:002024-03-11T03:00:00.132-07:00London, February 23<p> Our last day in London, and we packed as much as possible into it. </p><p>After breakfast we headed to Buckingham Palace to watch the changing of the guard. This only happens several times a week, so Friday was our only opportunity. Sites along the way.</p><p>The theatre where Hamilton was playing. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSURSW5NmgVVeLH3rWZR9VsUFcR7078FMVBkdT0uSeFNhLJdSLryC-uFKOCWhchelB2WyEiUqSOVfz_V3B8AE4_FqlLOVh7EtUjfoAOE9f4XkOXiKa4DRRCovj6K2cKs3sJmlpBNDGLijCHdYNzceNi0CjF4xmVRjhcQKNMiIeQxaIgUGksuDZOK_0Tnk/s3024/437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="3024" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSURSW5NmgVVeLH3rWZR9VsUFcR7078FMVBkdT0uSeFNhLJdSLryC-uFKOCWhchelB2WyEiUqSOVfz_V3B8AE4_FqlLOVh7EtUjfoAOE9f4XkOXiKa4DRRCovj6K2cKs3sJmlpBNDGLijCHdYNzceNi0CjF4xmVRjhcQKNMiIeQxaIgUGksuDZOK_0Tnk/w640-h606/437.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2Ge6lCjGPi6TQQ6kyFHx6ofqlpLGiLALCyBW8QHgJcTlThBBDtGy99mvCTtkq77r2m2TSugsL-PjR4Xo2UPBJo0qK3pAknTK8_APThHT1v9jAfH5S8ZgP2lU_hON7scjmC2QmVJFzwQNKLnMV_IbGE_TldnuLc31hlSmMTznn_mLEN0ELkBxVhgUT-9g/s4032/438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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There are three levels. I made it to the first level--132 steps--which brought me closer to these beautiful paintings.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYZ5WAID-v1QTLnFEt6819ZUKhJ8GLzG-KdEeRhwVhjKhSiI3FVCH-6sPyNDHcLCjk20sAkwNaQY6-8EzOkIYY-JvUGXycstjxgqtnUkIHonthDV9PTa1E7mHpV-4LCfgc00joKHQ9LhOi9kQEROAiyorEU5G9jInig-vl31s17oOsf3J4wsfYwvMJqpy/s4032/473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYZ5WAID-v1QTLnFEt6819ZUKhJ8GLzG-KdEeRhwVhjKhSiI3FVCH-6sPyNDHcLCjk20sAkwNaQY6-8EzOkIYY-JvUGXycstjxgqtnUkIHonthDV9PTa1E7mHpV-4LCfgc00joKHQ9LhOi9kQEROAiyorEU5G9jInig-vl31s17oOsf3J4wsfYwvMJqpy/w480-h640/473.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Aaron, of course, took the steps all the way to the top of the dome, 528 steps. 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We still needed to get back to our hotel, collect our luggage, and take the underground to the hotel by the airport, so we opted to take the Uber boat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IQhOM6bsIcFeuPxcHTGehoP6ZMHdOmfPy6vqSoXkmGf9RrZo5VTHrmtwSyXQ1aWIz3xNC2Jldfpc-z3PpdThx31mUpSAlqARt02tSG-fs05Tmo4wT4qOgeEZAL_Xu44U_dc_lrYFR5MhIga0dJNBoKIg73ncK6qaPVEIfVdH9-4V9u6r2NPw2HJon50_/s4032/492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IQhOM6bsIcFeuPxcHTGehoP6ZMHdOmfPy6vqSoXkmGf9RrZo5VTHrmtwSyXQ1aWIz3xNC2Jldfpc-z3PpdThx31mUpSAlqARt02tSG-fs05Tmo4wT4qOgeEZAL_Xu44U_dc_lrYFR5MhIga0dJNBoKIg73ncK6qaPVEIfVdH9-4V9u6r2NPw2HJon50_/w480-h640/492.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFZIEqabt_Rytg20pk67m38wrXY_WadpPrQyiCymN7tGXfPm3R7BR17HPuLkUk71ez4uBSUlQepHRHa30HVYSl5OhmmLYPanj2ZtFfoxMZsRpuCaU5pFgrjwdw0ENAftwdGTq2r0GgcwurSEhyphenhyphenTl4FcdR1ldrTa0C0jf60KUG2qUn3Uj0J5OdzyCpkKb0/s4032/489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFZIEqabt_Rytg20pk67m38wrXY_WadpPrQyiCymN7tGXfPm3R7BR17HPuLkUk71ez4uBSUlQepHRHa30HVYSl5OhmmLYPanj2ZtFfoxMZsRpuCaU5pFgrjwdw0ENAftwdGTq2r0GgcwurSEhyphenhyphenTl4FcdR1ldrTa0C0jf60KUG2qUn3Uj0J5OdzyCpkKb0/w640-h480/489.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHzfRvexCNoqwbXFXZd791m7EAixsdzLQ84ihKO0f2DtgM8vC3lssxhPGHkI9zC7ynE7QW8IJO2Yi4No8BZfx-WqfZYZEFEnOn6Dptu0gLhhueOdsjckz9lvsdLGYd0PHZICj28XquuGi94iaLQn46FRU8JYtoFdSGHmNx-WnHMDABHGDsYvNMJKx5n1D/s4032/494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHzfRvexCNoqwbXFXZd791m7EAixsdzLQ84ihKO0f2DtgM8vC3lssxhPGHkI9zC7ynE7QW8IJO2Yi4No8BZfx-WqfZYZEFEnOn6Dptu0gLhhueOdsjckz9lvsdLGYd0PHZICj28XquuGi94iaLQn46FRU8JYtoFdSGHmNx-WnHMDABHGDsYvNMJKx5n1D/w640-h480/494.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>It took us close to the Eye, and I love this photo--you can see how dark the sky has gotten.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeIP4jFrpc7atj-LSjsXvqytC4FKEsqhxRteyc5CJFSKAgG94nL9iA0lWLj59to2LGo4nqn7l9_DyTJzcN-zJDd1VANGcP0PSmUtjv6J0H_jqMsEzwF7nahVdC8HypPEY7J6pTWI0IrM4DWXuMOzGD3u5Usmlq5LX6P005h669GzgD-cRRHlpAERzr4og/s4032/495.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeIP4jFrpc7atj-LSjsXvqytC4FKEsqhxRteyc5CJFSKAgG94nL9iA0lWLj59to2LGo4nqn7l9_DyTJzcN-zJDd1VANGcP0PSmUtjv6J0H_jqMsEzwF7nahVdC8HypPEY7J6pTWI0IrM4DWXuMOzGD3u5Usmlq5LX6P005h669GzgD-cRRHlpAERzr4og/w480-h640/495.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>When we got off at the Westminster station, it was hailing!</div><div><br /></div><div>One of the first photos I took at the beginning of the week was of Big Ben. And I chose that as my parting shot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifr3GAkkgbUHpWWqnmXGZlhA-cWCqt24-8qWUeitde8bfSXjmN8_mzDDqfEFhFdrAkRLyXqAcScYyq7MJ7XCySy5KQDxy64BDJjSaImyYwU3QjV8DLd9d-TNV_KDd9U8bwGYTecih0kmQnpOXAO2pUJ-I80e9iOwnnZkvYiUZzxad55N0ct3bEsSujlcZg/s4032/497.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifr3GAkkgbUHpWWqnmXGZlhA-cWCqt24-8qWUeitde8bfSXjmN8_mzDDqfEFhFdrAkRLyXqAcScYyq7MJ7XCySy5KQDxy64BDJjSaImyYwU3QjV8DLd9d-TNV_KDd9U8bwGYTecih0kmQnpOXAO2pUJ-I80e9iOwnnZkvYiUZzxad55N0ct3bEsSujlcZg/w640-h480/497.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4N-rce8uXyVoCaK0TlsFr5SOiKTBSL0zZtsb9LmFfdYMfxxX3uPdFlp0P_IcCV9k5A1CfKzPHAwe3TABjbfLPN3WF2iO1sEV9pTLWz-Bs6i_1BloI6HWD5sMAXC4MBLOnQwRyh_YBHKlPKZhi3x5u2w9mCAgO19uslhen5nXUNpiWU20KriMgMHgoCbzt/s4032/498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4N-rce8uXyVoCaK0TlsFr5SOiKTBSL0zZtsb9LmFfdYMfxxX3uPdFlp0P_IcCV9k5A1CfKzPHAwe3TABjbfLPN3WF2iO1sEV9pTLWz-Bs6i_1BloI6HWD5sMAXC4MBLOnQwRyh_YBHKlPKZhi3x5u2w9mCAgO19uslhen5nXUNpiWU20KriMgMHgoCbzt/w480-h640/498.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We had opted to get a room at the Hilton Garden Inn that was within walking distance of our gate in Terminal 3 of Heathrow. After dinner, we headed up to the 14th floor, where there was a really nice bar with a beautiful view of the airport. I read that flights land and take off at Heathrow every 45 seconds. Aaron loves tracking planes, so while he taught me how to play cribbage, we watched the planes from all over the world. It was a great way to end a trip of a lifetime. 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We had watched the weather forecast, and a storm was blowing through England, strong enough that they actually named it--Louie. </p><p>We walked to the Victoria Coach Station and boarded the bus for Windsor Castle, our first stop. Windsor is about 40 minutes outside of London.</p><p>I had to take this photo for Charlotte.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1x4qwxE36T6XQERqWFWEBbEIXcr9cKPrr-vPdR0VsaD7bmNa2PabW5YGy-AVCp60l6J8NdZkxQogli1mcLzamwkYDyVUIz6rxvX-iIHxdiJbpitUPZD_RRzQ5ilWZjhCNo-SNqnYE7i998dIHIgYqSPRkYysbmezAWsWVdEVBUOikWGwejfIsMSgOSkF/s2765/385.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2361" data-original-width="2765" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1x4qwxE36T6XQERqWFWEBbEIXcr9cKPrr-vPdR0VsaD7bmNa2PabW5YGy-AVCp60l6J8NdZkxQogli1mcLzamwkYDyVUIz6rxvX-iIHxdiJbpitUPZD_RRzQ5ilWZjhCNo-SNqnYE7i998dIHIgYqSPRkYysbmezAWsWVdEVBUOikWGwejfIsMSgOSkF/w640-h546/385.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>We arrived early and stood in line for awhile before we were allowed to enter the castle grounds.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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And it certainly was beautiful. However, there were no photos allowed of the inside of the chapel, so Google to the rescue.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWwBZcIZYdp4fSS4KNOGy43AQUhZyP8LPQ6rURXEKMDo7AYCKnWdOLG6Ox3MgwMxxGGVmfoAH5kn3BS9HsH6ysBHyaa5xhfWhfO3Ff3XwaztDCS7PxrrTw_qwtZpHPNf0jcqk0GIk-F1nz-6tKGFYnD779HmabqtS-dHvYz_q-UiIpGfg4rb4Q3xHX2YW/s1773/917100708.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1227" data-original-width="1773" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWwBZcIZYdp4fSS4KNOGy43AQUhZyP8LPQ6rURXEKMDo7AYCKnWdOLG6Ox3MgwMxxGGVmfoAH5kn3BS9HsH6ysBHyaa5xhfWhfO3Ff3XwaztDCS7PxrrTw_qwtZpHPNf0jcqk0GIk-F1nz-6tKGFYnD779HmabqtS-dHvYz_q-UiIpGfg4rb4Q3xHX2YW/w640-h442/917100708.webp" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were not allowed to take photos of the rooms we saw inside the castle, so thanks again, Google, even though they are a little grainy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQlXnzT-d28UAoOZkKWVoZiK-9DpZ73YM_Ch-BlhlqxeBMjuxGyKO_0tfABgnj7vAGDCIeAzVrqoIpxkWBF9PX5GU93geUlKxzqI7UtPe33BFHazeZD6AH2UptBomeT9s-SWIQAWyVk6wcACt3RA8Vf050LNp5iCQpZA0PIBFqBZMpcsgOyWEEd26l_gZ/s282/th%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="282" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQlXnzT-d28UAoOZkKWVoZiK-9DpZ73YM_Ch-BlhlqxeBMjuxGyKO_0tfABgnj7vAGDCIeAzVrqoIpxkWBF9PX5GU93geUlKxzqI7UtPe33BFHazeZD6AH2UptBomeT9s-SWIQAWyVk6wcACt3RA8Vf050LNp5iCQpZA0PIBFqBZMpcsgOyWEEd26l_gZ/w640-h499/th%20(5).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4U3CCve3Yrny8MqMaQx6DPgWO2TeKU1WOuhji9bixoDvcWeIqj20Qge7_iSLJcq_NhrYk9QAgWIdzR9VH9wysujXRHxlyYW0VG4pO1PXpXpAd5T4MEbXHVq-H6V9RQWwG5oX-FkJpyHW0UQxpgv7H-9j5rucNc2HdLvZ1smHsVNZhQiWmq-oJYi1uGi2/s294/th%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="294" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4U3CCve3Yrny8MqMaQx6DPgWO2TeKU1WOuhji9bixoDvcWeIqj20Qge7_iSLJcq_NhrYk9QAgWIdzR9VH9wysujXRHxlyYW0VG4pO1PXpXpAd5T4MEbXHVq-H6V9RQWwG5oX-FkJpyHW0UQxpgv7H-9j5rucNc2HdLvZ1smHsVNZhQiWmq-oJYi1uGi2/w640-h461/th%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aFhmHO9meuJBBBWEpCAwncFMFXYktI37bR47gWFNVH9QsmjE3yfevTv6HWvrmMPDYzeGlUtI9Rvo3VTUyL-yMsvbdHN15-Zf5SNc9F0AAN3smm_DoPdl4cdp-Olazq1vLTigAQUO1SK-vPwDMg6hCApUID_gim9ybAro28za0Qni4wq0xDoPELeiZMZE/s306/th%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="306" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aFhmHO9meuJBBBWEpCAwncFMFXYktI37bR47gWFNVH9QsmjE3yfevTv6HWvrmMPDYzeGlUtI9Rvo3VTUyL-yMsvbdHN15-Zf5SNc9F0AAN3smm_DoPdl4cdp-Olazq1vLTigAQUO1SK-vPwDMg6hCApUID_gim9ybAro28za0Qni4wq0xDoPELeiZMZE/w640-h427/th%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESzX615FW1A9uGL0qG7TCwGstkT4qNPLw8e59mkE1yOK4c5_CVPeR6fX8WAzIsfq-c04y13T31FzTXF704-WUmmsJqFQfRGIXxS9YNeZspWPyccgKyGcFyuHLI6iQg-vcMsXzZg1mnuKLKE3Mk_gt6kB9TaIszU9LWji04Pkr5W-SDtgNP0URDjp9TJfJ/s250/th%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESzX615FW1A9uGL0qG7TCwGstkT4qNPLw8e59mkE1yOK4c5_CVPeR6fX8WAzIsfq-c04y13T31FzTXF704-WUmmsJqFQfRGIXxS9YNeZspWPyccgKyGcFyuHLI6iQg-vcMsXzZg1mnuKLKE3Mk_gt6kB9TaIszU9LWji04Pkr5W-SDtgNP0URDjp9TJfJ/w640-h640/th%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>I guess I never really thought about it, but Windsor is an actual town. 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Our tour did not include entrance to the famed Roman Bath, and our tour guide told us it was mostly because our stop in Bath was fairly brief and he didn't feel we could devote adequate time to touring the Roman Bath. However...I thought to myself, I'm going to be very disappointed to have come all this way and <i>not</i> see the bath, however briefly it might be. Aaron had already seen it but I knew I wanted to see it as well. 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Bath was another misconception I had, thinking that it consisted of the Roman Bath. 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Thinking he must be unmarried, I was surprised to find out that he has two teenage daughters, who <i>must</i> be inside the gates by 10 p.m. when everything is closed up. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVOv0OadGC2gFt42lF_QTJXcmTxgFEkrwA8ylUds_EQOyvAw7UBDSiUIi9FZ5ObxTveDTZzy4F1kyzS4o1SuX49_E9VNKpVG78gpmGEnq1jjkAd2Fl3dKrvWMziFvA2a7zJ0tj_Z0p1AfQdELyGQG4XSoMsOza6d4351EMjVzvU7JoTMcLr4EKZvu8Maf/s1549/575.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1549" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVOv0OadGC2gFt42lF_QTJXcmTxgFEkrwA8ylUds_EQOyvAw7UBDSiUIi9FZ5ObxTveDTZzy4F1kyzS4o1SuX49_E9VNKpVG78gpmGEnq1jjkAd2Fl3dKrvWMziFvA2a7zJ0tj_Z0p1AfQdELyGQG4XSoMsOza6d4351EMjVzvU7JoTMcLr4EKZvu8Maf/w488-h640/575.PNG" width="488" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A guard. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvkfEfr3-9Y3NJKI9crsxtKBkeE-9honrZ7dQs5ECKWUDowDWaR6EbHuFdSgL1-xWHIJf566HnFTyCWqTekcU2z4bJP74oNDHVHObFm04xe-r6C9Vh3aLGimDRVX1m3MCS2VmceC08SMu0ILoTGiQlISzaQWvCc9FYQKu2OUE6F-0IZ_vTQGua4h5GH9C/s4032/297.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvkfEfr3-9Y3NJKI9crsxtKBkeE-9honrZ7dQs5ECKWUDowDWaR6EbHuFdSgL1-xWHIJf566HnFTyCWqTekcU2z4bJP74oNDHVHObFm04xe-r6C9Vh3aLGimDRVX1m3MCS2VmceC08SMu0ILoTGiQlISzaQWvCc9FYQKu2OUE6F-0IZ_vTQGua4h5GH9C/w480-h640/297.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Not a guard.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-VcWwDmJqnduCnozVCK3AQWC841ZVP80fAgqtF_-tQ05oANpb2QxqWOId4urQ36u0YvNOJYe6cA9deyCq08xLWF8wir1Hnzkcmf2QS0_CU1juS2DMhBnl51-TPgBf9J3qfRdS8W-AxULA3wexwOzOSTzuZsrgHvaixIiQNR4kVhPr_6mem5E2brwsj5r5/s1543/578.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-VcWwDmJqnduCnozVCK3AQWC841ZVP80fAgqtF_-tQ05oANpb2QxqWOId4urQ36u0YvNOJYe6cA9deyCq08xLWF8wir1Hnzkcmf2QS0_CU1juS2DMhBnl51-TPgBf9J3qfRdS8W-AxULA3wexwOzOSTzuZsrgHvaixIiQNR4kVhPr_6mem5E2brwsj5r5/w490-h640/578.PNG" width="490" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1d628DeccL0sG-qHa-PLIyboJ2c6gi3GDIM7haICHEqgfpzOF7WChTnL5J7egPAkci95O-wdBG3LF48ePxnHaY3z7p8JjnoqAQHsPslTpMbgRHswqUdlf6xGi1oYcWARGYGHHryfVd-2YCzXWKpj3A5461MGs60gQakVkFaO9MqTehDQma4Udpibcxvn7/s4032/304.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1d628DeccL0sG-qHa-PLIyboJ2c6gi3GDIM7haICHEqgfpzOF7WChTnL5J7egPAkci95O-wdBG3LF48ePxnHaY3z7p8JjnoqAQHsPslTpMbgRHswqUdlf6xGi1oYcWARGYGHHryfVd-2YCzXWKpj3A5461MGs60gQakVkFaO9MqTehDQma4Udpibcxvn7/w480-h640/304.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>While we could photograph many things, we were not allowed to photograph the Crown Jewels, which were absolutely spectacular. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT95FD9UYJ03-6hdhBRrkFVvJ9CseIU6nq3MAxQywIPVT3IJOOOh0lwgy95KQb_Q_aLJX7T2MwpV4h8ykMa7NP0NTo7H3ZXOE8_YGeS9K00JZZrvI6ZRg6sL7WQ3LP2WsfVjoc7dcMsOgkz9zzbtsX8X-BvI4YXwZwdfNfXkUtiQcbaEL-LKsPgkTaHjJF/s4032/299.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT95FD9UYJ03-6hdhBRrkFVvJ9CseIU6nq3MAxQywIPVT3IJOOOh0lwgy95KQb_Q_aLJX7T2MwpV4h8ykMa7NP0NTo7H3ZXOE8_YGeS9K00JZZrvI6ZRg6sL7WQ3LP2WsfVjoc7dcMsOgkz9zzbtsX8X-BvI4YXwZwdfNfXkUtiQcbaEL-LKsPgkTaHjJF/w480-h640/299.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><div><br /></div><div>This place has a bloody history. Evidence: Bloody Tower. We saw lots of weapons as we made our way through the buildings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtlM9Rb7lvcW8w-IJlmcxpDMUu9zfu20yGZJKmC-FOwJdj2VzSRxsgqKk5IXJ0DZo8yyc2gDXzNpHMj8Bym-Wu1ee7b3z_cyKIcaOZK1WfUAXmL0v-PmdrKNbik-P2pC5KgRCJ-2WalwzAPWVFbbgpOalAekxbS9tb62AR4DdFFffZFaImvQD84nFc4LM/s4032/308.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtlM9Rb7lvcW8w-IJlmcxpDMUu9zfu20yGZJKmC-FOwJdj2VzSRxsgqKk5IXJ0DZo8yyc2gDXzNpHMj8Bym-Wu1ee7b3z_cyKIcaOZK1WfUAXmL0v-PmdrKNbik-P2pC5KgRCJ-2WalwzAPWVFbbgpOalAekxbS9tb62AR4DdFFffZFaImvQD84nFc4LM/w480-h640/308.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>They also keep six to seven ravens on the grounds. Legend has it that <span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">if the Tower of London ravens are lost or fly away, the Crown will fall and Britain with it.</span></div><div><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBGkvaUJpwkLoH5MTP8TaiAp9140C5dB4wHzC8hTIA7-mhCkF1EAm4UNyHf8609wg1QvXoNOCHnD733J0hscb4QEbCmQM_fptC1H2gYzt8Pi7-wVk0DSnCqJLuxAgecef8ttC745qNeW632yb68ECMoIcCghqJzDwS_-yMrh63owEqXImBbTopVsgLbHQ/s4032/313.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBGkvaUJpwkLoH5MTP8TaiAp9140C5dB4wHzC8hTIA7-mhCkF1EAm4UNyHf8609wg1QvXoNOCHnD733J0hscb4QEbCmQM_fptC1H2gYzt8Pi7-wVk0DSnCqJLuxAgecef8ttC745qNeW632yb68ECMoIcCghqJzDwS_-yMrh63owEqXImBbTopVsgLbHQ/w640-h480/313.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My first choice would have been Six, about Henry VIII, but of course it was sold out. <div><br /></div><div>First we had dinner at Punjab, again in Covent Garden. 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I'll say it right now--if I could come back for a second life, I would live in the English countryside with its lush green fields dotted with sheep and charming little cottages. Heavenly. </p><p>Our first stop was Burford.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OAZ_IeJVEmoR3EALMchqG7klPa2mdyUTGYu38QQax6oG0KWIBXd1riI0ilUHtQNK1iDyNBqMktTloe5kmds0OBxzk0j91oJ3lUplpBI41tZli9Y_itWntbPuLnEGNBkqiGfSAFvSURYojE3p-HdkuBIWS0XEcmmkupQ7DL-xOCUqop69akag7ziZxk3V/s4032/233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OAZ_IeJVEmoR3EALMchqG7klPa2mdyUTGYu38QQax6oG0KWIBXd1riI0ilUHtQNK1iDyNBqMktTloe5kmds0OBxzk0j91oJ3lUplpBI41tZli9Y_itWntbPuLnEGNBkqiGfSAFvSURYojE3p-HdkuBIWS0XEcmmkupQ7DL-xOCUqop69akag7ziZxk3V/w480-h640/233.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCr9p3nT0IVu6Ty_W4hYRiDd4Ruz_Zds9tjW_33RXjxM5a7yhJG8dXKJrxDAKVa2iKchSrwJ1h3CyG0nSVEJS1Fju6f6Q4w7M2kuDhj0_wNbfxrRZxhFEvXV7Fcw4Xc-kSPXXYTruBQs1lqOaRqnno-L4r9oCxUsEyS73Ec2ldznUHknBj4vts0hwu_Mk-/s4032/234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I had found a blog called A Lady in London, an American who has lived in London for years, with lots of good information. She gave a walking tour through Covent Garden and we followed that. </p><p>On the way we spent a few minutes at Trafalgar Square.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsbJ_Ejb_O6Ej7JlnmtHQEJtXRG_5J2r5gCA1wnasTKKY3iq61pFe3_gmGHlu2zq_hv1v5Wdrp5jxvamaEUUGpfKZDu3cEbBKohxofuhPPtUWPqmQk_3nn4iURfXdgc-lBRL-2oFn86XnLh4kRhnsgj2eHOqIaDZZS2NR-HEWEcIAmtu2uniymIO589u-D/s4032/158.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsbJ_Ejb_O6Ej7JlnmtHQEJtXRG_5J2r5gCA1wnasTKKY3iq61pFe3_gmGHlu2zq_hv1v5Wdrp5jxvamaEUUGpfKZDu3cEbBKohxofuhPPtUWPqmQk_3nn4iURfXdgc-lBRL-2oFn86XnLh4kRhnsgj2eHOqIaDZZS2NR-HEWEcIAmtu2uniymIO589u-D/w480-h640/158.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzv0J0EEyjQYUDlEQrT2eA2YnZ3CfUbRaI8cjZVGz7E2qY7Qu0IX4N8xgQjbkpF5ETkKo_VQL4YTdcp4LqrvvNiPi5ogWxUPaoX_bOfViKBjzFDito9id041vI9jE9CMYAXk6VazO8ZQisBHGQpGINIQCx9T7usvkHlzmv15alLHE14pVZtY2bMxoriAN/s4032/160.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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My favorite of the sandwiches was the coronation chicken salad. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Sr4zBbaFXXu3kEbVnXVph_Mn0R4ZanrCXbugHYPaQqBctne6iB0L_9sOb9SaXH7dKCKZIP6F4IBDsirwYDRym4rYCIsk16mHIg12hCWHVlqtltX09Bd0fHeRyLKc5O7ApzPaCGOH82wJGom_5D9BtfNvSaMzA8Wv-W8k9usEZD9rX_XJCPQ6KTb854al/s4032/205.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Sr4zBbaFXXu3kEbVnXVph_Mn0R4ZanrCXbugHYPaQqBctne6iB0L_9sOb9SaXH7dKCKZIP6F4IBDsirwYDRym4rYCIsk16mHIg12hCWHVlqtltX09Bd0fHeRyLKc5O7ApzPaCGOH82wJGom_5D9BtfNvSaMzA8Wv-W8k9usEZD9rX_XJCPQ6KTb854al/w480-h640/205.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>The scones came with clotted cream, jam and lemon curd.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCS_ijFmuwwJWJbKb2fltZM7v1ovlRbvdHi9ASr6XecfiDztEnmgthJNoEpV86DUzJm5ldYJoY_R2D_CamCnCLoBBJGGQGg74Z_OH35IyEri4_dDul9Omwga0Mhb3Y3QDLSqNkSZ9idt5viVxjv8wY0766CPWisAeo43uBlHAqDO3FRLfKhMFuornWRz5/s4032/206.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCS_ijFmuwwJWJbKb2fltZM7v1ovlRbvdHi9ASr6XecfiDztEnmgthJNoEpV86DUzJm5ldYJoY_R2D_CamCnCLoBBJGGQGg74Z_OH35IyEri4_dDul9Omwga0Mhb3Y3QDLSqNkSZ9idt5viVxjv8wY0766CPWisAeo43uBlHAqDO3FRLfKhMFuornWRz5/w480-h640/206.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8Gt_9aZ4o89jhAWur46wwVXPM1g3BgKC2Z8sDbsUj0ukY4c9gNDSK3l1kYf4EcYRj2Ru2yCymcS82m9vmwRtxcc-A_GwsBTSNw2oYb_M2Ts2L7MSylm_fuUubt7Vu52ESdDwLkT2bIo7JvNtF2FkLP3gw-gG0fjTH9TubGOWYS-Fyq8RdiRBdbWBMZlr/s4032/208.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8Gt_9aZ4o89jhAWur46wwVXPM1g3BgKC2Z8sDbsUj0ukY4c9gNDSK3l1kYf4EcYRj2Ru2yCymcS82m9vmwRtxcc-A_GwsBTSNw2oYb_M2Ts2L7MSylm_fuUubt7Vu52ESdDwLkT2bIo7JvNtF2FkLP3gw-gG0fjTH9TubGOWYS-Fyq8RdiRBdbWBMZlr/w480-h640/208.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEpk5sfAFWyX63istjwdtPkBiGE5S-r-c8Srfp9r-4He4X7u5USiorTjt74usSO8qIVZDCIH93KIRScNK375PQ23vnxEvxCfr4SYJZyJOQASOQLbMtqhCj2BXUb9r7dZlu3R-OFNcgV8gsbck2eUMBmcjLYg82k_4Bax0-raWWgxpeO9h1dYjDXBn1w_V/s1179/612.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="1179" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEpk5sfAFWyX63istjwdtPkBiGE5S-r-c8Srfp9r-4He4X7u5USiorTjt74usSO8qIVZDCIH93KIRScNK375PQ23vnxEvxCfr4SYJZyJOQASOQLbMtqhCj2BXUb9r7dZlu3R-OFNcgV8gsbck2eUMBmcjLYg82k_4Bax0-raWWgxpeO9h1dYjDXBn1w_V/w640-h470/612.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a special treat and memories I will always cherish.</div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVI6maflclAAUK7V3Gd_aVv6Vlbz2in3PdSaDxUxxFJ58zk7ukaaMEnuaStIzCipoADpBz56fmuB5ZTw34XivZcX8dJ-Gma7MUwyW6U7JTQbj_cGnOhzeLsA4qES4rJevjm0_iq87_AKFox1r3g_r7gvItRlgIWeBfUXLtzzYx0AYU5EaO9PAa6bTVlIG/s1560/613.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVI6maflclAAUK7V3Gd_aVv6Vlbz2in3PdSaDxUxxFJ58zk7ukaaMEnuaStIzCipoADpBz56fmuB5ZTw34XivZcX8dJ-Gma7MUwyW6U7JTQbj_cGnOhzeLsA4qES4rJevjm0_iq87_AKFox1r3g_r7gvItRlgIWeBfUXLtzzYx0AYU5EaO9PAa6bTVlIG/w484-h640/613.PNG" width="484" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzm10IUsdTQVdBC-y4N4XA18oj4Qc2J0Xx_CskhxmrXhlXBIkPD8Ei0UW6G6bon3XHxU_PthHbxqFyzNvvNdu7pHnxbwEGIgm2xPqvmYYiFLPvPpCfOoGEBlQ_nvoFPravDSMDm5Fjp7jMkLGfL13dNwuGrYHzxFmMcxmm4MAWMYVth0DCZGgIJcuQFrD/s1560/614.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzm10IUsdTQVdBC-y4N4XA18oj4Qc2J0Xx_CskhxmrXhlXBIkPD8Ei0UW6G6bon3XHxU_PthHbxqFyzNvvNdu7pHnxbwEGIgm2xPqvmYYiFLPvPpCfOoGEBlQ_nvoFPravDSMDm5Fjp7jMkLGfL13dNwuGrYHzxFmMcxmm4MAWMYVth0DCZGgIJcuQFrD/w484-h640/614.PNG" width="484" /></a></div><br /><div>For dinner, we had made a list of places we wanted to try. Obviously fish and chips, classic pub food...Aaron had done some research and found Pick & Cheese, again in Covent Garden. We sat at the bar and, much like sushi restaurants, different cheese went by us on a little conveyor belt, each paired with something either sweet or savory. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExZ9E8XrZu92qe_dEQgBgAh95lT3ZhcR9oZ5h1em6J_7r8lnWDRbh7vkZoEwfDN2pl3aR2wBBAUNu9ztFaPYso1p4tnZwYaWcZuaQfVhcYFZuZfthz0EKp-TU_vO5wxeDByrKnuM6joaojZczCm7_XB5v8zxSSWjZkdwc0LZ5WtJfkxFP4FWH5bwmb6dJ/s4032/215.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExZ9E8XrZu92qe_dEQgBgAh95lT3ZhcR9oZ5h1em6J_7r8lnWDRbh7vkZoEwfDN2pl3aR2wBBAUNu9ztFaPYso1p4tnZwYaWcZuaQfVhcYFZuZfthz0EKp-TU_vO5wxeDByrKnuM6joaojZczCm7_XB5v8zxSSWjZkdwc0LZ5WtJfkxFP4FWH5bwmb6dJ/w480-h640/215.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Number 24: Cornish Kern. Firm, toothsome texture with a brown butter & roasted hazelnut finished. Reminiscent of the Alpine classics. Paired with: Brown butter biscuit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDl-cdTdSwWRUAidJ-w61zDSU6UFHbrAEUDR8m6Z7bzaf9TK8p_7EdBYDOULrUhYI26G0gsb-mqphpgzki7I3Gbx1DHXQxzpu3kOJVH9le7L6Om62me2YX7QSldlGPhAYzp93srTVEi94bDyeAbMlOQh1z5d1JNF6WPXTUnoGqkJ_xWOQEyoOvvBtjbnoA/s4032/216.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDl-cdTdSwWRUAidJ-w61zDSU6UFHbrAEUDR8m6Z7bzaf9TK8p_7EdBYDOULrUhYI26G0gsb-mqphpgzki7I3Gbx1DHXQxzpu3kOJVH9le7L6Om62me2YX7QSldlGPhAYzp93srTVEi94bDyeAbMlOQh1z5d1JNF6WPXTUnoGqkJ_xWOQEyoOvvBtjbnoA/w480-h640/216.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>Number 7: Cornish gouda. Hard Gouda-style with salted caramel & hazelnut finished. Paired with: clotted cream fudge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N-WUUXrCvZgK4UdSXbkBFrm4ZY3IgyDe9z4ZspuLYrXjUkoC-ADehaH0ewoeWUdpIHBCe764LOVZC6_qduCZNZ3NHv9bYYN3CixC620qSeoSpysRDDfcl9nD3YX00Pdsxw_X-4CIy2ey3JTsPcc5EqYHzr5mYLO3hp-4lbZQSjcbyUqN7_bw1Eg_3xaX/s4032/218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N-WUUXrCvZgK4UdSXbkBFrm4ZY3IgyDe9z4ZspuLYrXjUkoC-ADehaH0ewoeWUdpIHBCe764LOVZC6_qduCZNZ3NHv9bYYN3CixC620qSeoSpysRDDfcl9nD3YX00Pdsxw_X-4CIy2ey3JTsPcc5EqYHzr5mYLO3hp-4lbZQSjcbyUqN7_bw1Eg_3xaX/w480-h640/218.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Number 17: Beauvale: Gorgonzola Dolce-inspired. Cream, spicey & incredibly moreish. Paired with: marinated figs and dried fruit crackers.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKfly_by6DVG4ucc6zRNB4cFKM0QthiL6qylKoLM5c7mDdTDGJYaYn3ntTQO5akZXrL9oCoDE2KesU5tqArTsLVimUJh_Fllwytx5BIS2dzzROfsb7Mnpp6eEDMetsI6JtUzKJE7OGPFI79CinILv4TCkCTN5Jhe3mpvWW7OjnYudYkr_TnALPyiptEcR/s4032/221.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKfly_by6DVG4ucc6zRNB4cFKM0QthiL6qylKoLM5c7mDdTDGJYaYn3ntTQO5akZXrL9oCoDE2KesU5tqArTsLVimUJh_Fllwytx5BIS2dzzROfsb7Mnpp6eEDMetsI6JtUzKJE7OGPFI79CinILv4TCkCTN5Jhe3mpvWW7OjnYudYkr_TnALPyiptEcR/w480-h640/221.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Number 25: Coolea. Rich and fruity with an almost sherried flavour. Classic Gouda-style with a great brittle texture (apparently I tend toward the harder cheeses). Paired with: Cumin roasted pineapple.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfoncM3JRaQtr9RYPfybxIhVs-nk748tWfGWv0wH83w20Rc6bqVlrfUms786FDOHqnKQMuhHkP55on_ieqOtIUguGtF4zNFr87CLD266RaIhXaZ_oDV3lQRYoa1F2uMd6-P8mIa_Gt35vgtrGaEvjPIfG6VXJufmFyMXEB50mMmP1HEXF98DHJnZSw1te/s4032/223.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfoncM3JRaQtr9RYPfybxIhVs-nk748tWfGWv0wH83w20Rc6bqVlrfUms786FDOHqnKQMuhHkP55on_ieqOtIUguGtF4zNFr87CLD266RaIhXaZ_oDV3lQRYoa1F2uMd6-P8mIa_Gt35vgtrGaEvjPIfG6VXJufmFyMXEB50mMmP1HEXF98DHJnZSw1te/w480-h640/223.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Aaron chose four entirely different cheeses, and to end our feast we shared Number 26: the whipped roast goats' cheese doughnut: Wonderfully creamy goats' cheese, whipped with cream, fresh and zesty with gentle acidity: Paired with: apricot and vanilla jam.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCDIM28VSVDGIhb7XC_JPnYReAxuZsEJroYabZdF4O_qLSmuGOLhyAFqmbcTob_qNA421oUFkYd23R3IdDAsPDeP0rq_PgEceSmj3u1zaA9lfqNRaNTlV38rYb6-KiwGJ02rps3MJPv2nj-N9ELL3BYtxq4ZWgyJyv8DmHcoFKt60ShPV21NhRKa-AUXi/s4032/225.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCDIM28VSVDGIhb7XC_JPnYReAxuZsEJroYabZdF4O_qLSmuGOLhyAFqmbcTob_qNA421oUFkYd23R3IdDAsPDeP0rq_PgEceSmj3u1zaA9lfqNRaNTlV38rYb6-KiwGJ02rps3MJPv2nj-N9ELL3BYtxq4ZWgyJyv8DmHcoFKt60ShPV21NhRKa-AUXi/w480-h640/225.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiYYH2nMWt1nfYwhbgcXgzxbrih9Ah869eJMaZ2xmaTxCRCBhTC4HzEPC4_iHpP95opKDbLzSj4_udIBjUFSPPbiAKQyPDuhj7tbxfkr9X0P9lwiY67v1jfyFjcGcVvR9UNIENjx5SXwaKEzs2S-Vk_Oyde8hxSkQPf5YcQGrl53Oa7pVwLr28b0GuQGv/s4032/227.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiYYH2nMWt1nfYwhbgcXgzxbrih9Ah869eJMaZ2xmaTxCRCBhTC4HzEPC4_iHpP95opKDbLzSj4_udIBjUFSPPbiAKQyPDuhj7tbxfkr9X0P9lwiY67v1jfyFjcGcVvR9UNIENjx5SXwaKEzs2S-Vk_Oyde8hxSkQPf5YcQGrl53Oa7pVwLr28b0GuQGv/w480-h640/227.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>It was an amazing day.</div>Live a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-68991702857743155872024-03-06T12:10:00.000-08:002024-03-06T12:10:51.514-08:00London, February 18<p> On Sunday morning, we headed to the Science Museum to meet up with Tim Cook and his family--wife Sian and three lively kids. When Christa was in college, she spent a semester in Cheltenham and became close friends with Tim, who attended Aaron and Christa's wedding. When Tim and Sian got married, Aaron and Christa were at their wedding as well. </p><p>Sian and the kids spent time in the hands-on kids' section, while Tim, Aaron and I walked around different parts of the museum. 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text-align: left;">I never got tired of looking at the royal jewels.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt33EDfBZeJThcw1Y6EMvWb3hFVMkJV1BaXxW2WAPUc5Cb56UeRPKI0Jo8_NFD_MhmLYBBXmS_dngd5AQSCVBRbKjb1ggS38BWYMei7aW33X3fJFUEbo2kdljqSKpCGXMe0qkoNlqkwjOT2wiH_hKwePH3zJawoX6ctAArcLqoo-xy1NJrhjU8xincLdwY/s4032/119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt33EDfBZeJThcw1Y6EMvWb3hFVMkJV1BaXxW2WAPUc5Cb56UeRPKI0Jo8_NFD_MhmLYBBXmS_dngd5AQSCVBRbKjb1ggS38BWYMei7aW33X3fJFUEbo2kdljqSKpCGXMe0qkoNlqkwjOT2wiH_hKwePH3zJawoX6ctAArcLqoo-xy1NJrhjU8xincLdwY/w480-h640/119.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Or the ornate ceilings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38lNKaiB0nMnjk_zuObmHpOnXE6AaoR7xHGMuyda4OzFutUw2cOTOVLyrW1bDIUwGvnEaSmlSFsYmM15vMNlZa34SQgcW7XobZAyarARZ6iWHMifjj_LdSoh594uNl1D6_ZeN7yFyh3RR420rvbbRX7hp7hhvQZvBw2NsNmYN-QtPrGyvGyXF6X4snfU6/s4032/121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Our hotel offered breakfast, and I had my first traditional English breakfast--fried egg, beans, and bacon (which really seemed like a piece of ham).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZShWO1wl3wiwAN7SLvIb7ybukffq-DMsEd2jplf5j8LVYS5WJEat4Rq4hyphenhyphennxhTcEwNx6vluMoiLrE3y2-yIuW40_jcMw2_z9F8vVYmPRuKvEQ08K7ZsXI6AUyd9fP-kaLoWxC2Y2Y-b8GPgy2upEPPDPu4B57Ui4G-54GMjdl1o58WjU86qeWdaQqFGA/s4032/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZShWO1wl3wiwAN7SLvIb7ybukffq-DMsEd2jplf5j8LVYS5WJEat4Rq4hyphenhyphennxhTcEwNx6vluMoiLrE3y2-yIuW40_jcMw2_z9F8vVYmPRuKvEQ08K7ZsXI6AUyd9fP-kaLoWxC2Y2Y-b8GPgy2upEPPDPu4B57Ui4G-54GMjdl1o58WjU86qeWdaQqFGA/w480-h640/045.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>After breakfast, we headed to Liberty of London. If you are a quilter, it's practically mandatory We passed some interesting sites along the way.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPPD82k8MUItyD_gcOhCzf4aVV9rsoTp7c1c1domPg980HIJ60KJzdxg4zI90nS1ZQ6nBqjqxBus8GuUVPyJzXDxjy2eU_bdigxiW4CfkawADfC50cVTLLQkCAvCy4-BZRd_lnyy50QFglaPavhhQfGsYy8NAxAheO6flDMtCotg4sMgMvZTyc9yTSKT8/s4032/073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPPD82k8MUItyD_gcOhCzf4aVV9rsoTp7c1c1domPg980HIJ60KJzdxg4zI90nS1ZQ6nBqjqxBus8GuUVPyJzXDxjy2eU_bdigxiW4CfkawADfC50cVTLLQkCAvCy4-BZRd_lnyy50QFglaPavhhQfGsYy8NAxAheO6flDMtCotg4sMgMvZTyc9yTSKT8/w480-h640/073.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Anyone remember the boots and hats popular in the 1960s?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDOsgVYHB05nrBTn6mmqChBYkx1TNMfNE756K_gWNUxE2Ey0Wfw7W2Axu1tUZo8fCmxMEqDFMm966e3v9WHn7OQfI3Wm0JPuU4mNd-Tt38mMek3o8v45thbqoDh4Cp-NnHt5GEd5FhQC-z9LtL50e08jZ2o0OfIl5ap1WT2ynFXuCeydSsa-V4o-g5D1M/s4032/074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Take heed and see ye nothing do in vain.<div><br /></div><div>Good advice.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHw6xNQVNYeuel_z9ftBeaEyqsKaTI33oGCQRjx4WyBtr7uWty8jfXzVSX1ANFS9gWyz2cIxxhGLiBAbLsJukkhGlAgPjMzUgg-d0YRcKAKAHoU8JHCSqi0QJDHJyEQ-1prDwE3jNdFuaEermlKpS6uznTo3Bpd16UptiF0Js9tKS0AZ8AQu5wLtIHKDa/s4032/072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHw6xNQVNYeuel_z9ftBeaEyqsKaTI33oGCQRjx4WyBtr7uWty8jfXzVSX1ANFS9gWyz2cIxxhGLiBAbLsJukkhGlAgPjMzUgg-d0YRcKAKAHoU8JHCSqi0QJDHJyEQ-1prDwE3jNdFuaEermlKpS6uznTo3Bpd16UptiF0Js9tKS0AZ8AQu5wLtIHKDa/w480-h640/072.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Then it was time to ride the underground to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for an afternoon match. Have you watched Ted Lasso? 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text-align: left;">They played the Wolverhampton Wanderers and, sadly, lost 2-1. But I thoroughly enjoyed the entire afternoon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutK-LnntI051A0L0H2QLdA24tA6xKknVKMzKXR0JrKQLyux4D7JJODJGOagfoBoke_e5_OrwWARvGue0kCzUDuC5Z80NBrIeIHIbDZvGV69ZQUdcpgf2glLcFlZAME8OXxlcRBScs0fCKExxALRO6orULrnioxkhYBqtXmZMWJkZzGLk5AtxF4rPkAFBl/s1554/581.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1554" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutK-LnntI051A0L0H2QLdA24tA6xKknVKMzKXR0JrKQLyux4D7JJODJGOagfoBoke_e5_OrwWARvGue0kCzUDuC5Z80NBrIeIHIbDZvGV69ZQUdcpgf2glLcFlZAME8OXxlcRBScs0fCKExxALRO6orULrnioxkhYBqtXmZMWJkZzGLk5AtxF4rPkAFBl/w486-h640/581.PNG" width="486" /></a></div>We did a little shopping to let the crowds headed to the underground thin out a bit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSFAh0B_R9T1oDGtzxysYGk94RMf4_H3NiU_UQNXWYyJQvo5JfU3KSzgx-CRBQ5TuXZdrTF0AFcilIPV6Dz8EscuUV61S5jIvg9aYIGXfszw0gPmXM0UGIEiQ7SQrRbAtyiylVOiY5Ir2e3Bn6Zq8UbTQmzYSrzGmEn9Ka1YgbkdV3Mygmn5s3PfhpxyL/s1179/582.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="1179" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSFAh0B_R9T1oDGtzxysYGk94RMf4_H3NiU_UQNXWYyJQvo5JfU3KSzgx-CRBQ5TuXZdrTF0AFcilIPV6Dz8EscuUV61S5jIvg9aYIGXfszw0gPmXM0UGIEiQ7SQrRbAtyiylVOiY5Ir2e3Bn6Zq8UbTQmzYSrzGmEn9Ka1YgbkdV3Mygmn5s3PfhpxyL/w640-h470/582.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><div>But it was still a mass of people headed to the underground...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SPBON2S-wWiSpZ7tbTYdcKW9Ek1rHaslxVUslkgfTs2yTKG22UhJ2l0ZQvvQUswFGHyLkKcfIwY3NBGD_yQQizMfjL96m1V_zyhx9HjXbW0MR1xmoUnapPwZHM55Kj8T3i4c_hvViXKqYn7v9kaaH_E6ucwwm2CLiKsJ8tyZTwcwiJoe-VQNWI6NQv_Z/s1569/583.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1569" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SPBON2S-wWiSpZ7tbTYdcKW9Ek1rHaslxVUslkgfTs2yTKG22UhJ2l0ZQvvQUswFGHyLkKcfIwY3NBGD_yQQizMfjL96m1V_zyhx9HjXbW0MR1xmoUnapPwZHM55Kj8T3i4c_hvViXKqYn7v9kaaH_E6ucwwm2CLiKsJ8tyZTwcwiJoe-VQNWI6NQv_Z/w480-h640/583.PNG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For dinner we had delicious fish and chips.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDTw8XM8ogEVJev1fskDuGsDlylBKvgaZljvXRnS9ewb17umL1YIGS7hhUHNq4sn-NIRdbb6YE-sw3eA_ZVOOuX7wRiEmrEA6AGBu1VgLme3DrCaj66zwELXVnFgY2JWlLwFQgnsoPxXFyvCK67jjC5Uiw71QonziOTDUp3RqUyXeqQ0cddHJLhvd453K/s4032/089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDTw8XM8ogEVJev1fskDuGsDlylBKvgaZljvXRnS9ewb17umL1YIGS7hhUHNq4sn-NIRdbb6YE-sw3eA_ZVOOuX7wRiEmrEA6AGBu1VgLme3DrCaj66zwELXVnFgY2JWlLwFQgnsoPxXFyvCK67jjC5Uiw71QonziOTDUp3RqUyXeqQ0cddHJLhvd453K/w640-h480/089.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeetGdBPPWxlEvTRmP57x3K7m1xwz5F-urIryNDp-YI07AMRrBK3344EzTOsBPyNJgHP_Cr6C5FRMFkZTS7LEd7XypPen4rs-2J7Pc_-3_bsA2vjoVb7ylPuyLNZ7KNwfEYuD4PI7cN1SqSjnGwqjaViknbHUTMnLiJJiL7H5FlJuIAQ7gqfTzUH4nuA-/s4032/090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeetGdBPPWxlEvTRmP57x3K7m1xwz5F-urIryNDp-YI07AMRrBK3344EzTOsBPyNJgHP_Cr6C5FRMFkZTS7LEd7XypPen4rs-2J7Pc_-3_bsA2vjoVb7ylPuyLNZ7KNwfEYuD4PI7cN1SqSjnGwqjaViknbHUTMnLiJJiL7H5FlJuIAQ7gqfTzUH4nuA-/w480-h640/090.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Live a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-90812599652101938842024-03-03T19:52:00.000-08:002024-03-03T19:55:22.821-08:00London, February 15-16<p> I have been a lover of all things British for a very long time. So the travel destination at the very tippy top of my bucket list has been England. Mark wasn't really interested in a trip to the UK--it was mostly the travel to and from that didn't interest him--so he told me to find a different travel partner. I was thrilled when Aaron volunteered. </p><p>There were several times when people asked where I was, and he answered by saying I was on a trip to London with his optometrist. After a few awkward moments, he would say that the optometrist was our son, so it was a mother-son trip. He never got tired of telling that story...</p><p>If you have followed me on Instagram or Facebook, you have seen highlights. These blog posts will have a lot more photos and more details. So here we go...</p><p>We flew from Fresno to Seattle on Saturday, February 15.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0pvmBN603cdP82aGd0uiFjhqRnvLi5Ogc48zGCN2T8QcB4OmCh86t6ccH7m9nSTqSJ9QJNdpIwZocaflY-3NhQcf1mA_DvrLX4NZIFZTnI8-1sBy84cGOLCrFYUw37ELX8RxNj34s-cV4ymjA8VXVhbiLxSNeiEg0IIksAp3YlW4XHAtihOdbhLqk7gX/s1332/033.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0pvmBN603cdP82aGd0uiFjhqRnvLi5Ogc48zGCN2T8QcB4OmCh86t6ccH7m9nSTqSJ9QJNdpIwZocaflY-3NhQcf1mA_DvrLX4NZIFZTnI8-1sBy84cGOLCrFYUw37ELX8RxNj34s-cV4ymjA8VXVhbiLxSNeiEg0IIksAp3YlW4XHAtihOdbhLqk7gX/w566-h640/033.png" width="566" /></a></div>After a five-hour layover, which we spent in the Alaska lounge, we boarded British Airways at about 6:20 p.m. for a nine-plus hour flight.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqJbV1K-A3ooNEtuA-v43BIOp7ciqR9UCSrQtWkb8qyQwMkcNIz6J3572HRltYlJMObDJfgysr8tJMl_6B1PRSRMe_IeiSljcQzvhqxXszvskOnLq2pcdolfegE_4znBC4cAC4slqsm1kYzH_rS96IhHnKxxqFyWRbGwGwLJrsTuMT1AkJ1yx3hGznE72/s4032/023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqJbV1K-A3ooNEtuA-v43BIOp7ciqR9UCSrQtWkb8qyQwMkcNIz6J3572HRltYlJMObDJfgysr8tJMl_6B1PRSRMe_IeiSljcQzvhqxXszvskOnLq2pcdolfegE_4znBC4cAC4slqsm1kYzH_rS96IhHnKxxqFyWRbGwGwLJrsTuMT1AkJ1yx3hGznE72/w480-h640/023.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>We flew Premium Economy, which gave us seats that were a little wider and had more leg room. We arrived in London the next day at around noon, and took the first of many trips on the London underground.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiolv3uVx1fNzc50SbnovaaWBP473YwafuP4yMVc9hdHA_Jqa1yxxhXgqcnT6Q4-uzELsAttr2ROULdEoCSf-zM6mrVCkPMVPj2mJhCUKqhKfynVWAyRyxVoWuw1wJcvVB_PG-IjkpN_nyvbpi8VOPU8IXV1cI_5HjVyclOVaDga3LuzknvfKEUgyXykX2/s4032/487.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiolv3uVx1fNzc50SbnovaaWBP473YwafuP4yMVc9hdHA_Jqa1yxxhXgqcnT6Q4-uzELsAttr2ROULdEoCSf-zM6mrVCkPMVPj2mJhCUKqhKfynVWAyRyxVoWuw1wJcvVB_PG-IjkpN_nyvbpi8VOPU8IXV1cI_5HjVyclOVaDga3LuzknvfKEUgyXykX2/w640-h480/487.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>We checked into our hotel, the Luna Simone in Pimlico.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TGksvrCyTmWvx353s_rhzd3QUPymEHSOg3xHbwtrG_9uro4hGqunAn-1DOFB50iOE30rXFjmP59irU4s0eeysSil3IzsUPeUo_3pvQ1wQdSP-pIIwE2xv3DcT7DJ5ROKlXNKJvmiVUW1rBuuJJpQiPcY7hfOQH9kXQGpis2jJ4htOtMw-zRz85EOD1CE/s4032/046.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TGksvrCyTmWvx353s_rhzd3QUPymEHSOg3xHbwtrG_9uro4hGqunAn-1DOFB50iOE30rXFjmP59irU4s0eeysSil3IzsUPeUo_3pvQ1wQdSP-pIIwE2xv3DcT7DJ5ROKlXNKJvmiVUW1rBuuJJpQiPcY7hfOQH9kXQGpis2jJ4htOtMw-zRz85EOD1CE/w480-h640/046.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Then it was on to a tour of Parliament. I think one of the first photos I actually took was of Big Ben. Even though I hadn't really slept on the flight over, it was so thrilling to be in the place of my dreams that I was operating on excitement and adrenaline.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciCVtSP3GymIxQLvqYCnHAC7npOv-cJJab0JwGFk9SmYFf737iafja_natjaAvi2SE-aJYrB1X1PCYTvNOT0AyQOxKIdQ1Z0PCMT-nJx2aFACFLFz0Qp3NBS622B7BKrwibZlexeQ2CtjsJEbg3sp5qcW4cZJa9VRzSZv8J74OA0EO0PwUlxdXIUnICcu/s3663/026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3663" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciCVtSP3GymIxQLvqYCnHAC7npOv-cJJab0JwGFk9SmYFf737iafja_natjaAvi2SE-aJYrB1X1PCYTvNOT0AyQOxKIdQ1Z0PCMT-nJx2aFACFLFz0Qp3NBS622B7BKrwibZlexeQ2CtjsJEbg3sp5qcW4cZJa9VRzSZv8J74OA0EO0PwUlxdXIUnICcu/w528-h640/026.JPG" width="528" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQJDo299RJBcdHnuxypcJpYdM3HmKwqE1v9EZH-OTx2r-EESjDTeVEe8LFXCUfDZNOVJ5kc5xRRLl0WN_bOTz5aHrykL9aGUH92BxfO_nOERGQ-aHVBYrIzn3FyG-Cyb9eOVcfTDrSGqSHRZibeU0JB9QWNgkbPvxQcALF1GB6BITgqnb01CMM9sdZPps/s4032/031.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQJDo299RJBcdHnuxypcJpYdM3HmKwqE1v9EZH-OTx2r-EESjDTeVEe8LFXCUfDZNOVJ5kc5xRRLl0WN_bOTz5aHrykL9aGUH92BxfO_nOERGQ-aHVBYrIzn3FyG-Cyb9eOVcfTDrSGqSHRZibeU0JB9QWNgkbPvxQcALF1GB6BITgqnb01CMM9sdZPps/w480-h640/031.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1URPps4E3cqKLlffh35dCSwjlO9hxT_9DyASAkT-FBdlM1tEa5ScL-vr_7J9cfb_LLkEsIm0vYe6NBZzCZEyjcFtBr9acJuHNRA6VI4Uoyr8ELEtKJ5UowWAWlFgOGeFf-W8HxKPnVMCk-MKKUK9d34a0KxF4AT9fHm8Z7NODB4D1w8QQwPYgMkN65vq0/s4032/036.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1URPps4E3cqKLlffh35dCSwjlO9hxT_9DyASAkT-FBdlM1tEa5ScL-vr_7J9cfb_LLkEsIm0vYe6NBZzCZEyjcFtBr9acJuHNRA6VI4Uoyr8ELEtKJ5UowWAWlFgOGeFf-W8HxKPnVMCk-MKKUK9d34a0KxF4AT9fHm8Z7NODB4D1w8QQwPYgMkN65vq0/w480-h640/036.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZKw0scZTwSrfJE5voRQzINvKrGtviaxkwVOEY9O4nKEwF4eREkPAX_0F6skokvN85D-jIa7d6db4L622vfZIBvsJfytBiR-5KS1zsTGTAebGseWm-IldeOwgA0I0U2o9HOeyxach9r6G5_J1Jy2tVjytf2d3qPEEmB_Kcek7rbaWG8E_Fh6V36JDoxv_/s4032/037.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZKw0scZTwSrfJE5voRQzINvKrGtviaxkwVOEY9O4nKEwF4eREkPAX_0F6skokvN85D-jIa7d6db4L622vfZIBvsJfytBiR-5KS1zsTGTAebGseWm-IldeOwgA0I0U2o9HOeyxach9r6G5_J1Jy2tVjytf2d3qPEEmB_Kcek7rbaWG8E_Fh6V36JDoxv_/w480-h640/037.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>The great entrance hall was magnificent. It was the first of many, many impressive buildings that we were able to tour.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCkkH3KOxEgr26QYS5UB_AzNRqw219L74flMVHlbCvZSTtioFkqDrhtUY2WbTGaNtxyozQqybd03Z27Ysy1SVz8AosQQU4j4zPmphBRH1UvlSr8f6LyUOLyNA-8olECvQMrBMeOrNg6gnpYxMejyO9bvK-ebbCwMANO-I-q3a0KXw4LwZAHWS7rugKpaj/s4032/034.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCkkH3KOxEgr26QYS5UB_AzNRqw219L74flMVHlbCvZSTtioFkqDrhtUY2WbTGaNtxyozQqybd03Z27Ysy1SVz8AosQQU4j4zPmphBRH1UvlSr8f6LyUOLyNA-8olECvQMrBMeOrNg6gnpYxMejyO9bvK-ebbCwMANO-I-q3a0KXw4LwZAHWS7rugKpaj/w480-h640/034.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrrEP9f4UUDRfXOYHzMrCs68a58cOL51s7jR_4L633Fkcv5Q6nHn4bF7jAVzVTesVeVzdZ81jE0vPY-bhUN3Br8y89a7O3OobTfVeCrlvOjqGZVGemf2gpH-bfc9tj_7T7AT9LWXehQ2RC9eBYFVR77ytMKYuil-uEZgzJUak9nzKXcNfQLoOw3tBxNly/s4032/035.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrrEP9f4UUDRfXOYHzMrCs68a58cOL51s7jR_4L633Fkcv5Q6nHn4bF7jAVzVTesVeVzdZ81jE0vPY-bhUN3Br8y89a7O3OobTfVeCrlvOjqGZVGemf2gpH-bfc9tj_7T7AT9LWXehQ2RC9eBYFVR77ytMKYuil-uEZgzJUak9nzKXcNfQLoOw3tBxNly/w480-h640/035.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>We took an audio tour of Parliament, and learned many fascinating things about the House of Commons and the House of Lords, though we were not allowed to take any photos. <div><br /></div><div>We had dinner at a food court.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTNFXzIpeaxQNZ2_W1STevQTG7Jq8KsOV9vF9sFmKXLPLpJ8Ed4aYEnU5tnYNNtJJiM75jc7wMCuGUYX4HSiSi-BDE1I8HxuYugs80B_5FOdhwzNsdVnFuFZejuEXAVIpNrinPkTL2oWVoRRq8RnBpOo6j13Dxa4jcsLQeEIZGNzMq2-bErM2AM9ogcVm/s3088/038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTNFXzIpeaxQNZ2_W1STevQTG7Jq8KsOV9vF9sFmKXLPLpJ8Ed4aYEnU5tnYNNtJJiM75jc7wMCuGUYX4HSiSi-BDE1I8HxuYugs80B_5FOdhwzNsdVnFuFZejuEXAVIpNrinPkTL2oWVoRRq8RnBpOo6j13Dxa4jcsLQeEIZGNzMq2-bErM2AM9ogcVm/w480-h640/038.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Even though we were tired from the flight, it was too early to call it a day, so we walked to Buckingham Palace. 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My parents got me some for my 60th birthday, and it was already an older line back then. I could never decide how best to showcase the fabric. After much thought I decided on the Hidden Agenda pattern by Angela Pingel. This is the third time I have made it, and it's a great one for highlighting large pieces of precious fabric. <p></p><p>The thing is, once I get started on a project like this, I steamroll through until it's complete. I made all the square-in-a-square blocks first.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvdjvX72o9hZ-jz5JjuIB8y4wSHfze7txNLA6Bkna5PcKlDnisJl3xK3AFI4w8yJ3neq5gWzsmu0m0Jdv5Jf1L_Jh49LBGrRUZBZdwIkEg2pBhtqzKSN_EqL9yU8Mufl5Lw8fQGDrf5__RMhHkLZXAmkIqMMyQZVnnUjOJ4GH-FBRQ-HA5UWbdQNTe3t-/s2695/075.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1985" data-original-width="2695" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvdjvX72o9hZ-jz5JjuIB8y4wSHfze7txNLA6Bkna5PcKlDnisJl3xK3AFI4w8yJ3neq5gWzsmu0m0Jdv5Jf1L_Jh49LBGrRUZBZdwIkEg2pBhtqzKSN_EqL9yU8Mufl5Lw8fQGDrf5__RMhHkLZXAmkIqMMyQZVnnUjOJ4GH-FBRQ-HA5UWbdQNTe3t-/w640-h472/075.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>It's a messy job.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGcOLnvTMmD0tz2uOJZhL2VAv14Yt3B9yjmLZb6q8BpPwMzeYS9TX4doOJUZXsbVygWPXTfhFMNIUY62oARxuZZjdXHIkyuv1Y9QdNsmVKcmlPdZtoqnsm9Jg9rT2BQUEQ2KmAiNztwBLICeROdqocE7dycUfQK6hw_skTS46QHZVcBvXKmHqV5Ik4AXN/s4032/006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2520" data-original-width="3489" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BFC9Tg2wJm32hn_Avb8RvhKujj3OknYvbfxcFu8zUjsksiSKhPqblUdpQ9M3_MOIwvvpAUbafJ7biN_qk5Vwc3UZ0TyHLvIPfeyvrN2Vz89jt88nABcDVPBGry4WmjipsuTy6C1dMILfjtqVQCgJpdf4P_dyYgKYtO10rBNAaosyHUqoWEUYc7r0Ebc1/w640-h462/054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Somehow January completely slipped by without a single Really Random post. There has been a lot going on behind the scenes but not enough that warranted a post. Although I have found a few memes that made me chuckle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMLh-shD56SD9qJm-9-JezQNhGDt0qmn-yxP1NW64rM1JMo-LaVMfjKUP9LINKEC5CC0ATix7o0AKyaGyLcGj3LSU2-kUGUOA74U9DHBmG7DUopXaE8NHEtloKPYnN0h6vWcAe4BthhqTyW37hQo7dk_DSajGLnh8ws0hMLAV5B7PgxXd78l_LcfIQSJq/s915/067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="840" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMLh-shD56SD9qJm-9-JezQNhGDt0qmn-yxP1NW64rM1JMo-LaVMfjKUP9LINKEC5CC0ATix7o0AKyaGyLcGj3LSU2-kUGUOA74U9DHBmG7DUopXaE8NHEtloKPYnN0h6vWcAe4BthhqTyW37hQo7dk_DSajGLnh8ws0hMLAV5B7PgxXd78l_LcfIQSJq/w588-h640/067.JPG" width="588" /></a></div>The rain locally is supposed to become an atmospheric river in the next couple of days. I don't ever remember hearing that phrase until a year or so ago. We'll see. Lots of times things are forecasted for Fresno that completely bypass us. And this could be one of those times. Time will tell...<div><br /></div><div>We had a couple of grandkids overnight two Friday nights in a row. The first time it was just Gabe and Ella. Not sure what we were watching here, but he sure is growing. I think he's only about an inch shorter than me at this point. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_EwryFH7vzulQqsh-40OeJgqbc2k3qy_Z6IJ71kFUMHXEpya3hU5vcH6aue8IZcqwYyfqMUOEsu-h95Cdz3Omb0iRCLIqJWkpH-nJyPkzCnEzelaCGlZv43lJAUOaxJTLXrNSWx3I0fODpRwFZ01DwuDlIkQmEgUca9prQHXlnITcKQFF9NquNtYNNSL/s4032/064.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_EwryFH7vzulQqsh-40OeJgqbc2k3qy_Z6IJ71kFUMHXEpya3hU5vcH6aue8IZcqwYyfqMUOEsu-h95Cdz3Omb0iRCLIqJWkpH-nJyPkzCnEzelaCGlZv43lJAUOaxJTLXrNSWx3I0fODpRwFZ01DwuDlIkQmEgUca9prQHXlnITcKQFF9NquNtYNNSL/w480-h640/064.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div>A friend of ours (hi, Gary Barber) plays trombone in a community band, and when he posted this, it looked like a really fun concert. Tickets were free, and since Gabe is now playing trumpet, it seemed like something he would enjoy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8M_HWIckFqwqMEFuJxtXEC5rrLKUIlFE5JGiS_vCrD2mTOt-_djgATD7Dpacy7qQrqqYRF_zJSKvWPIQ8BCwU2oqxnqdT2NlrjQnHUJKjM4lPbaw__h4sGsJtnyI7-uKOQjVDTbQnSpaFZVrwkfG20gHyMC3YUydWFRB7sg2SczonTsjFKTURH2fmgEAa/s4032/076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8M_HWIckFqwqMEFuJxtXEC5rrLKUIlFE5JGiS_vCrD2mTOt-_djgATD7Dpacy7qQrqqYRF_zJSKvWPIQ8BCwU2oqxnqdT2NlrjQnHUJKjM4lPbaw__h4sGsJtnyI7-uKOQjVDTbQnSpaFZVrwkfG20gHyMC3YUydWFRB7sg2SczonTsjFKTURH2fmgEAa/w480-h640/076.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>The concert was very good. The conductor gave a little back story before each song, and yes, a few times it did sound like a train was actually in the auditorium. We are looking forward to the concert in March.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4nTTGn_Wezi3EcCQel-7_RlaFVZYxJxYlDwSJiJZHeGO_96x8FmsoA8yH0SXCKPj3Umkm6j_OK-xYObdIwzOwBWL97ACuZU6BNeVvwxdpTBtvJ74RL_aMaZigu2NmuXlvU32sHRQ3p79hGRHiAXd_zug65sV3CMDClLbDIZZOcqljizcIZtCiIKh1wFJ/s4032/067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4nTTGn_Wezi3EcCQel-7_RlaFVZYxJxYlDwSJiJZHeGO_96x8FmsoA8yH0SXCKPj3Umkm6j_OK-xYObdIwzOwBWL97ACuZU6BNeVvwxdpTBtvJ74RL_aMaZigu2NmuXlvU32sHRQ3p79hGRHiAXd_zug65sV3CMDClLbDIZZOcqljizcIZtCiIKh1wFJ/w640-h480/067.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Not happening here, but an idea for those of you with snow.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuGs-pU1RfxP3LCpJFW6aNvWwwxwpANyFb8yXOWxRqDicpILZoafuctiU958jPSE7GflnpVq-buL6LmiRzO-tYlqRqTMIFwXNtB31s4cXhjcue5V-lYUOPzi-hfcfV9bqnaALHBKTipqO_SsdDRjBu_Nj9N1iQjoQaMwJauXea6zDaX02cYgEoH9L_4Kc/s1211/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1211" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuGs-pU1RfxP3LCpJFW6aNvWwwxwpANyFb8yXOWxRqDicpILZoafuctiU958jPSE7GflnpVq-buL6LmiRzO-tYlqRqTMIFwXNtB31s4cXhjcue5V-lYUOPzi-hfcfV9bqnaALHBKTipqO_SsdDRjBu_Nj9N1iQjoQaMwJauXea6zDaX02cYgEoH9L_4Kc/w624-h640/018.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><br /><div>Last weekend, with the forecasted rain, Mark decided he better get the roses fed. It was a really nice day, and both Gabe and Ella helped with that chore.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHOtDHlutBwfaPxLWQOWr9Hye5RjJOnElJMLHHDYJmo4vUcghgFqGI1LbwJgkfTFSSwvlt6d-L1TyHQ0OFpz9ewOqm6fa6I-l6BIF7WnIGVvDtuhRNA3O6zI8gscUjgbvxleyu3KIAqs5g6ehoSrCGS6r98iJeHvb8y5ppgAhWQ4kd75kCdunMdXRlxQp/s4032/032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHOtDHlutBwfaPxLWQOWr9Hye5RjJOnElJMLHHDYJmo4vUcghgFqGI1LbwJgkfTFSSwvlt6d-L1TyHQ0OFpz9ewOqm6fa6I-l6BIF7WnIGVvDtuhRNA3O6zI8gscUjgbvxleyu3KIAqs5g6ehoSrCGS6r98iJeHvb8y5ppgAhWQ4kd75kCdunMdXRlxQp/w480-h640/032.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-7uRBJ5blUyfd1Ul_owBLoOPCdickGpjmwJlVmwdSsa2l6ORAuMWzYMT-WIg4REabV7ssObxzzgq2pKMsWItRwClo0QSDk5IpJlpx-u9tu4y7sdv_vyHdzI9ipsDz8riSi373Fbfi-I-qyf_mI6F_eTVvelPeslGx9ybUnU08PEy-AqbI1aXZX44t_6G/s4032/033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> I have never made the pattern, Meadowland, by Then Came June, although it has been wildly popular. Since I have been trying to sew my stash in 2023, I decided this was the year. I had a stack of fabric that I've held on to for years: Quilter's Tweed by Robert Kaufman (poor photo...)</span><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzyeL2vfqLig0m0g3ADd17y7hvgeO4ud-pNuRsoFaugtWECQ_4g1cCNwfeYK2RZGFW2rY8btCXyWGAUIV2F1g4bC35A6jGbG2zCVrPwdiCPDcETiH2bAOeZ_VQUuAf2rCZMnAEPV6GODoZZkZnmI4nBgd5w3mbUiebDtVJDeEfiKorBgNIuFPettBg5kK/s4032/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #2288bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzyeL2vfqLig0m0g3ADd17y7hvgeO4ud-pNuRsoFaugtWECQ_4g1cCNwfeYK2RZGFW2rY8btCXyWGAUIV2F1g4bC35A6jGbG2zCVrPwdiCPDcETiH2bAOeZ_VQUuAf2rCZMnAEPV6GODoZZkZnmI4nBgd5w3mbUiebDtVJDeEfiKorBgNIuFPettBg5kK/w480-h640/023.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="480" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I added a solid gold and started making blocks.</p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtbNnCLPtGweULAT77huh-L9odBtiicHJV2bzOk7D3gTaFZTUI7mu2yYZHqX3aB-0OaTvEAtXXmW7XYDtGByFKJAC1wMBWHbpo899jOsFcoY748IhfHyqAByyl3govElwBNcRRj7Q4K9Mw8IRx1psGJdq6E_voDwF1l3zD6je74QnmiT3x7mYbXbNWIuK/s1698/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #2288bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="1698" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtbNnCLPtGweULAT77huh-L9odBtiicHJV2bzOk7D3gTaFZTUI7mu2yYZHqX3aB-0OaTvEAtXXmW7XYDtGByFKJAC1wMBWHbpo899jOsFcoY748IhfHyqAByyl3govElwBNcRRj7Q4K9Mw8IRx1psGJdq6E_voDwF1l3zD6je74QnmiT3x7mYbXbNWIuK/w640-h634/008.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">When I posted a progress photo on Instagram/Facebook, our friend, Mike, made this comment, I knew that this quilt was destined to belong to him.</p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtR1sO6cJqS4BFLgP4qp43Kiki_QGobU2cv4-3Hx9pg4qvxXFz3LtFOchDxfxuPcWDtUc2wVndZiIr3n7hYd-D1-M89F710NOrTjkF-PwSNx769Y0fMQ8hFrqzwPdsAYZ5bdh_kYISn8oBpHfnux6_Q5LR-fP5lfWjy8ccWjoQIe5-sg-7QSb1-rZD2dYi/s1293/022%20(1)%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="color: #2288bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtR1sO6cJqS4BFLgP4qp43Kiki_QGobU2cv4-3Hx9pg4qvxXFz3LtFOchDxfxuPcWDtUc2wVndZiIr3n7hYd-D1-M89F710NOrTjkF-PwSNx769Y0fMQ8hFrqzwPdsAYZ5bdh_kYISn8oBpHfnux6_Q5LR-fP5lfWjy8ccWjoQIe5-sg-7QSb1-rZD2dYi/w584-h640/022%20(1)%20(1).png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="584" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">He's a large guy, so the quilt needed a border. I have long eyed a stripe fabric by a company called Fableism, and knew it would be perfect for the other fabrics in the quilt.</span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSnPsm9rmrIZp3AghBC9_Ya6emCdl2hlLm607mIL7Ztr_6Mj3yPNqbWml9qWywg5UbmFSr252g7wHIUC65-Cplah_R0Aa9k1nLgyWuS89nc4RF2F9oeyiCsvX94Yfp4kXLTBEbVhftvO-ChCbCUuHheSxQ8nXzXeMR-ke3IIdd74-y1BxOGpVlidGYMR9/s3024/042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #2288bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2429" data-original-width="3024" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSnPsm9rmrIZp3AghBC9_Ya6emCdl2hlLm607mIL7Ztr_6Mj3yPNqbWml9qWywg5UbmFSr252g7wHIUC65-Cplah_R0Aa9k1nLgyWuS89nc4RF2F9oeyiCsvX94Yfp4kXLTBEbVhftvO-ChCbCUuHheSxQ8nXzXeMR-ke3IIdd74-y1BxOGpVlidGYMR9/w640-h514/042.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I had some fabric that looked like postal service cancellations and since it was going from California to Kansas, and I had yards of it, it seemed like a great choice for backing.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicymPMGZdy83jv7nFRdJMsw-DDvZijMPaBwQcybobID00UmNqMKeXJasRYCICMlW7peAbSFiR54VbWEY33YNbReBw09d93fFUC0om3MrqY64XAQwUGK46PKvFHaf4SwKMSThtjdyAxAhTkDpbnKwt5T2ZqBmCT8qRsg2bim239itcSAYInvSdEAvNVM8Sc/s4032/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #2288bb; 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margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAzwXD5XO8m5yNbAdNPMp0O7hULP7XTolqPWnuRfGMpnJJhymYgROOyXWHNZVbJ18B9KQuMZa6JwuQ7TUQm0Zi3LuP0alz22ck0ybF59SrGytcz8ZxSllwvMjkxmNCwWS-XvBbAmeobY2jk3GqrFdgaDLzGQzJSGVm5z0tW4nT9TMATQCSJYzOf2vhAn0/w640-h480/010.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I always enjoy making a quilt even more when I can think about the person who will receive it. Mike is a special guy and I hope he enjoys this one. </div><div><br /></div><div>Quilt Name: Meadowland</div><div>Pattern: Meghan Buchanan (Then Came June)</div><div>Made by: Cindy Wiens</div><div>Quilted by: Darby Myers</div><div>Completed: December 2024</div><div>Size: 62" x 79"</div><div>Gifted to Mike Klaassen</div></div>Live a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-83469405777784012062023-12-31T11:46:00.000-08:002024-01-03T17:10:48.772-08:00Peppermint Village<p>I have finished six more quilts this year. Hopefully I will be posting them in the next week or so. Since the holidays are nearly over, I thought I'd start with Peppermint Village.</p><p>For years, I have collected peppermint fabric with the goal of someday using as much as possible in a Christmas quilt. Also, years ago, I purchased a pattern called My Kinda Town by Peggy Larsen, and 2023 was the year when the two came together. As I completed each block and posted them on Instagram, I also wrote a little story, which I will share here.</p><p>This pattern was a foundation paper pieced pattern. I think the designer assumed that anyone making this would have some previous experience. I have done a <i>lot </i>of foundation paper piecing, which came in handy as there were times when the pattern could certainly have used some more instructions or illustrations. But all in all, it's a super cute pattern and looks so cute with all the peppermint fabric.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWkiZg_1Wl4HwXfiLBagyq3RJLrBwXvQNCVWAdlxjW4QYQjmJE1XmK7ROqsXqa1ymSEfVRnW4JSMUYcNc9-wop_SRhXb3IorYTYrldlH4tcRLV_Gyd1OKs5fW8O7VW7l4iQAf1o3MasVi6qt71eMm7gLf6GopNFbMIttyromQ0FOng1kp250DP7S6L-I_/s2945/067.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2945" data-original-width="2411" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWkiZg_1Wl4HwXfiLBagyq3RJLrBwXvQNCVWAdlxjW4QYQjmJE1XmK7ROqsXqa1ymSEfVRnW4JSMUYcNc9-wop_SRhXb3IorYTYrldlH4tcRLV_Gyd1OKs5fW8O7VW7l4iQAf1o3MasVi6qt71eMm7gLf6GopNFbMIttyromQ0FOng1kp250DP7S6L-I_/w524-h640/067.JPG" width="524" /></a></p><p></p><p>The Van Winkle House.</p><p>For the longest time I've wanted to live in Peppermint Village, so when the old Van Winkle House came on the market, I grabbed it. Of course, repairs needed to be made. The first story gingerbread was crumbling and the striped trim needed to be repainted. But now it's nice and cozy, with garlands in the windows and a tree upstairs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQ2RwEyLhFL0HuCLvJH64M756rrUtTQV0eZOfUFaUUMrXzOIBeT6_45oOuUoMQLHOOm-xh-sa47WROLWqcLiI4WgA9FB3LHjwANFmGMQ0Zqm7634QPffszixrW_PYKjLd1-0X02EiVjqYFmlXNnNzjzApg7hqsIFw2u_aZnMAsQ67M2IyVpRpd-aSG08A/s2958/023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2072" data-original-width="2958" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQ2RwEyLhFL0HuCLvJH64M756rrUtTQV0eZOfUFaUUMrXzOIBeT6_45oOuUoMQLHOOm-xh-sa47WROLWqcLiI4WgA9FB3LHjwANFmGMQ0Zqm7634QPffszixrW_PYKjLd1-0X02EiVjqYFmlXNnNzjzApg7hqsIFw2u_aZnMAsQ67M2IyVpRpd-aSG08A/w640-h448/023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFV42aq59zHd0-ySjLyMvBC-su2sDgJic7nVshGDSsh9zq5gQwnJj65YDATUmLeS6To6RIxRNMdnhtIn4XbpJ5IiQoFCG-09-KMGWqe9Bk8xrziz0XzLPhdtPEL1WWbYIQ1MH4vQVYJJWgEQbbKNfMG7_Eze8tOFPbx_YHC7gPH04YsisnUIZo1WI_MLDk/s3077/026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3077" data-original-width="2739" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFV42aq59zHd0-ySjLyMvBC-su2sDgJic7nVshGDSsh9zq5gQwnJj65YDATUmLeS6To6RIxRNMdnhtIn4XbpJ5IiQoFCG-09-KMGWqe9Bk8xrziz0XzLPhdtPEL1WWbYIQ1MH4vQVYJJWgEQbbKNfMG7_Eze8tOFPbx_YHC7gPH04YsisnUIZo1WI_MLDk/w570-h640/026.JPG" width="570" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Amelia's House<div><br /></div><div>My next door neighbor is Amelia. Her house is a lot larger than mine, with a room she added, where she makes custom Christmas stockings on her vintage sewing machine. Also, she has plenty of room for her parents to live with her. Her dad loves Christmas, so he is decorating the tree, while she is grabbing a kiss under the mistletoe. Ooh-la-la.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrj8T6pAK8M3gKKwbIoLBVrxlvkFFY2LTWL-CUmAZ2c63H043M41Cuy_VFIRL9wNQpz_Z2L4DhgZC1oPGBIxpC9lw279mwHkmurv1my846_PFtwtmdf_oVOgjOFh-7h3qi_GDDewyW1Kr2tD8NUw-uPsh2Y1kgbil73h-cGKyu5c11PB_8YlpynMQ26H4a/s3499/033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2203" data-original-width="3499" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrj8T6pAK8M3gKKwbIoLBVrxlvkFFY2LTWL-CUmAZ2c63H043M41Cuy_VFIRL9wNQpz_Z2L4DhgZC1oPGBIxpC9lw279mwHkmurv1my846_PFtwtmdf_oVOgjOFh-7h3qi_GDDewyW1Kr2tD8NUw-uPsh2Y1kgbil73h-cGKyu5c11PB_8YlpynMQ26H4a/w640-h402/033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSW7n83YyK0EFd0dJM__-4D7gJhptA3zBGGUigkaZLFNXB71u3dQvyiImxSNMNACwrvasmwCn0LZDrb3rrUlpCatxzXV-7i-ofaU8d2NoG2Qjd8nHbASzktJgJg6aP6_A4sQs01wEaUO51LgWlC3pDAXWBcODvPrjVMea6QQ_L6ONKWBxSOtNnFzlYbwyD/s3537/035.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3537" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSW7n83YyK0EFd0dJM__-4D7gJhptA3zBGGUigkaZLFNXB71u3dQvyiImxSNMNACwrvasmwCn0LZDrb3rrUlpCatxzXV-7i-ofaU8d2NoG2Qjd8nHbASzktJgJg6aP6_A4sQs01wEaUO51LgWlC3pDAXWBcODvPrjVMea6QQ_L6ONKWBxSOtNnFzlYbwyD/w548-h640/035.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><br /><div>The Village Church</div><div><br /></div><div>When the villagers decided to build a new church, they opted for a more subtle design, with holly growing on the sides and tiny peppermints here and there. But then there was a sale on green peppermint stick roofing and they couldn't resist. Although what they really wanted everyone to notice were the beautiful stained glass windows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvr82DpzTSRivfFqtJB6Kw1zRsMv2XSRKhXT7fbEgvH6TrEr1hmthSKO82sxeHN6BWglrkRxnpivGjIMXFopa9hKWmpkF-yRQjQBEDtPJ3o_cUKBBSmjXPyFnpHxWb6jvtDDh9U4O3qd5FUu19IMcbsqDa8cjtEIbWh1_HTvbK7IrAo-oly63LZV8gxrI/s2542/084.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2233" data-original-width="2542" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvr82DpzTSRivfFqtJB6Kw1zRsMv2XSRKhXT7fbEgvH6TrEr1hmthSKO82sxeHN6BWglrkRxnpivGjIMXFopa9hKWmpkF-yRQjQBEDtPJ3o_cUKBBSmjXPyFnpHxWb6jvtDDh9U4O3qd5FUu19IMcbsqDa8cjtEIbWh1_HTvbK7IrAo-oly63LZV8gxrI/w640-h562/084.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCt3ZQSAEa0g7cODicrVEtfW6PrPoCAuEmiH9ZuSKPErivlrpsh27pboUCsN7Dx2aXhe8hRCeNGZ0C3eAUT9iTgCOI7QG3kPodhwTqDwoeN3_H529Huj6Hsumhwfukz0VIDC4okqDfxmZkMQmiQR7pkKTuCWuLGear1qHl9hUnND9_HcjWOtL8UJTFl444/s3022/086.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2495" data-original-width="3022" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCt3ZQSAEa0g7cODicrVEtfW6PrPoCAuEmiH9ZuSKPErivlrpsh27pboUCsN7Dx2aXhe8hRCeNGZ0C3eAUT9iTgCOI7QG3kPodhwTqDwoeN3_H529Huj6Hsumhwfukz0VIDC4okqDfxmZkMQmiQR7pkKTuCWuLGear1qHl9hUnND9_HcjWOtL8UJTFl444/w640-h528/086.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Locust Street Rowhouses</div><div><br /></div><div>The Locust Street Rowhouses are in the fancy part of town. Of course that means HOA rules--red doors and a wreath at all times. Candy lives in Peppermint Stripe, the cute aqua house. She makes custom candy canes. Her favorite is the traditional red and white ones, but she will make any colors you choose. In the middle are three sisters who call themselves the Jingle Belles. They are professional Christmas carolers. If you want them for your holidays party you better call them now--their schedule fills up quickly. And next is Rudy. He decorates ALL the places in town with his business S'Noel. He can do it all--from decorating inside and out to just hanging the wreath on your door. He especially loves snow, which is why he keeps a snow globe upstairs at all times.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnMKGsC3qTyLXJsC9wDC8nqP5pTpem2WNXLWiTg8TT4zr-NrZRNi2GtvPWkt5Kp5bEFwUvvCUKKsg4ZfKd6KQ0lmTdkyeuy21gQ9Y3lv4h8KL8-yLZ5RDNAd93aOVnUDx7rhDh0Vh4zl25AHp047Ak_qM-nE43annXRUYi0mqgsSkIUn70zY0Pw08Dl_t/s1923/093.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="1923" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnMKGsC3qTyLXJsC9wDC8nqP5pTpem2WNXLWiTg8TT4zr-NrZRNi2GtvPWkt5Kp5bEFwUvvCUKKsg4ZfKd6KQ0lmTdkyeuy21gQ9Y3lv4h8KL8-yLZ5RDNAd93aOVnUDx7rhDh0Vh4zl25AHp047Ak_qM-nE43annXRUYi0mqgsSkIUn70zY0Pw08Dl_t/w640-h488/093.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihpOvNd1Pb-pCKdncteNG0Ztp8bTv2my_A4CQEEH_MT87kmxzd8_AhC7PwSDr5uuSEp5HUba7-abpJfvOsz8yE17udCHZtU3KxV6V89Sj2WDeWAOjassSDY4eMo4mT-lP4ixMYLu0jwN_hyphenhyphenVTn8pXM2VQlW8ujsa9IAmEtkw5K_xLchE4_D6-R87WA6OV/s3029/095.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3029" data-original-width="1828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihpOvNd1Pb-pCKdncteNG0Ztp8bTv2my_A4CQEEH_MT87kmxzd8_AhC7PwSDr5uuSEp5HUba7-abpJfvOsz8yE17udCHZtU3KxV6V89Sj2WDeWAOjassSDY4eMo4mT-lP4ixMYLu0jwN_hyphenhyphenVTn8pXM2VQlW8ujsa9IAmEtkw5K_xLchE4_D6-R87WA6OV/w386-h640/095.JPG" width="386" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3X3f75wwJxuGVV0ZkrcNF6QcfDKsd_bUq16Hk50wF7RGKrsDEtlUDisXzDVZqTGiqcc1q7nTb1jlYWz7CfkCqjHTEtoToantD-lk_05ZS4TR3c3tXgwnAa1zJSqUkWpT6KguzCB9v6O7IkvgiRAgyX6W9Io79S2r89zL_soA4mlqE3rmbxbq-6idI_BG/s3035/097.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3035" data-original-width="1749" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3X3f75wwJxuGVV0ZkrcNF6QcfDKsd_bUq16Hk50wF7RGKrsDEtlUDisXzDVZqTGiqcc1q7nTb1jlYWz7CfkCqjHTEtoToantD-lk_05ZS4TR3c3tXgwnAa1zJSqUkWpT6KguzCB9v6O7IkvgiRAgyX6W9Io79S2r89zL_soA4mlqE3rmbxbq-6idI_BG/w368-h640/097.JPG" width="368" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8BIkhH8nUKAgOC2zaZo5wMIJlE9aIA_rFz-ja39ov65hILovzJNiHD2P7_-ACy4vP9W6O7FVODCHzVW465m-eZbluCbk6FPWof99gCOObNeLj6xxopJ5coCQNTpnR-KnwUQvId9oqC2sTpaSGDeybo_3eyBwsb3czNaTGTGNKFCntqHlCtxWyEJm6DQqT/s3148/099.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3148" data-original-width="1837" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8BIkhH8nUKAgOC2zaZo5wMIJlE9aIA_rFz-ja39ov65hILovzJNiHD2P7_-ACy4vP9W6O7FVODCHzVW465m-eZbluCbk6FPWof99gCOObNeLj6xxopJ5coCQNTpnR-KnwUQvId9oqC2sTpaSGDeybo_3eyBwsb3czNaTGTGNKFCntqHlCtxWyEJm6DQqT/w374-h640/099.JPG" width="374" /></a></div><br /><div>Peggy Sue's Place.</div><div><br /></div><div>Peggy Sue's Place is where everyone goes for event catering. Peggy Sue is one of the best cooks in the village. Her daughter, Sandy, runs the diner. My favorite thing on the menu right now is the turkey sandwich with homemade bread, Brie and cranberry sauce. But make sure you order a cinnamon roll with browned butter frosting--they are out of this world.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hT7f6TcuvPlo4ugjxCI7hhCPpNhwyOPaKMVqbaiTffHOtLWWIg5YZBGqTR_53sif7TppJ3kD6ZvOwgpqwx2xbNrBGM_n0_4wCPWYo0B-RXVO5mq3cF8BjTENdCehIBYfN4dNJslYwzDymEW01oDm7-DxHJg9A0p6d_I-JHdqcdAhMWFd59q5mJ5i_bs9/s2025/103.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1846" data-original-width="2025" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hT7f6TcuvPlo4ugjxCI7hhCPpNhwyOPaKMVqbaiTffHOtLWWIg5YZBGqTR_53sif7TppJ3kD6ZvOwgpqwx2xbNrBGM_n0_4wCPWYo0B-RXVO5mq3cF8BjTENdCehIBYfN4dNJslYwzDymEW01oDm7-DxHJg9A0p6d_I-JHdqcdAhMWFd59q5mJ5i_bs9/w640-h584/103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKj4iMXLl53Mic2DH6H71_CbWS-Z1QSv2znbXutKdzAIQmxgqKntTC2ek2Jiy0104BHjdYripWO51HW-cXDDUO9I2mGaEKGXR5cO3q1n7zJ4okJibgvG0j6YPdvbqxyTN1QUtFX4NJQKbDCoVVK2RrhgwBxmDgZNQKyMyKfEOGtbLvQb5lPnJ16DOC86C/s1221/105.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1221" data-original-width="1094" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKj4iMXLl53Mic2DH6H71_CbWS-Z1QSv2znbXutKdzAIQmxgqKntTC2ek2Jiy0104BHjdYripWO51HW-cXDDUO9I2mGaEKGXR5cO3q1n7zJ4okJibgvG0j6YPdvbqxyTN1QUtFX4NJQKbDCoVVK2RrhgwBxmDgZNQKyMyKfEOGtbLvQb5lPnJ16DOC86C/w574-h640/105.JPG" width="574" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-DslmovIGKMLk2cO5iHviPtOJatwhyphenhypheni3Lyc37igk6kOZV5Hb4jMIP3CN0cW92Aj2JRJLUdn5Ug7Y75wmBGvDccs-M3h_l6Hyvh59zMB551lrEuz4E6iC5LpcoRSHh60hUR42a8A6aJZIo38bQMkM0Uy6CW0xuZvF_hKaeXt09bZXjc-R3wUTNX6aK3g2/s1055/107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="868" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-DslmovIGKMLk2cO5iHviPtOJatwhyphenhypheni3Lyc37igk6kOZV5Hb4jMIP3CN0cW92Aj2JRJLUdn5Ug7Y75wmBGvDccs-M3h_l6Hyvh59zMB551lrEuz4E6iC5LpcoRSHh60hUR42a8A6aJZIo38bQMkM0Uy6CW0xuZvF_hKaeXt09bZXjc-R3wUTNX6aK3g2/w526-h640/107.JPG" width="526" /></a></div><br /><div>Avenue D Elementary School</div><div><br /></div><div>A few years ago, the village built a new elementary school. A nice young couple purchased the old Avenue D elementary school and turned it into a charming bed and breakfast called the Fa La La Inn. There are only two rooms, Boughs of Holly and Yule Log, and they are decorated all year long. It's gotten great reviews on Yelp so book a room the next time you visit.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHawzpM7TsJGv083wsAlRLHc0c3bw-ZvrvhPSIVRpGl5m0zh1lWXlWDSRqbv_4EOnBABXi0e8F2c8CSvjhM3yngCV-yvzWnYv0eLT5xPKDMSXCM5qNgGJUEnjcBEPcHlKdHuidJHfeoM3-AO-sDbhTV3SkeXNXUYdpTDAzBeKegkRmvBz7Gi_0C0Brxr1/s2484/122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1625" data-original-width="2484" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHawzpM7TsJGv083wsAlRLHc0c3bw-ZvrvhPSIVRpGl5m0zh1lWXlWDSRqbv_4EOnBABXi0e8F2c8CSvjhM3yngCV-yvzWnYv0eLT5xPKDMSXCM5qNgGJUEnjcBEPcHlKdHuidJHfeoM3-AO-sDbhTV3SkeXNXUYdpTDAzBeKegkRmvBz7Gi_0C0Brxr1/w640-h418/122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The Corner Stores</div><div><br /></div><div>Just in time for your Black Friday shopping, The Corner Stores are fully stocked and ready to help with all your gift-giving needs. Take a break at The Daily Grind for a peppermint mocha, and when you are all done shopping, stop for some ice cream at The Scoop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJz6YKQEQOhTxXaac1lxX-EDXc7IzuvkExHUwyimqJMxugQZpUpYvlE27RJh9s4zYpCHIS7tKbC6OJO4nGkYa1ZLot-mNnk1kxlAlEJziaSHSBe9sQmE2LBzQk2mP-qIwbYM3gLjsPfloapFDyTbpg-FEWZlXo2VSm86N-lDBv47_jArlF4Vxpj1J4X9K/s3445/145.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2156" data-original-width="3445" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJz6YKQEQOhTxXaac1lxX-EDXc7IzuvkExHUwyimqJMxugQZpUpYvlE27RJh9s4zYpCHIS7tKbC6OJO4nGkYa1ZLot-mNnk1kxlAlEJziaSHSBe9sQmE2LBzQk2mP-qIwbYM3gLjsPfloapFDyTbpg-FEWZlXo2VSm86N-lDBv47_jArlF4Vxpj1J4X9K/w640-h400/145.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwVYpbGE3dgCcVN4DOizEaPt_1_GjTk_0j7Dmap6hak6PUlxl9rzKye2a2kvNZZw0mCG73dQxWnEMyks3TfJkECqY6QMxIQOef32N8yD6PoM6_Smy_xtb_FCcIYOM4iU4EGJeHpTZHI-v-eWReWcasSiwynEhNQ8HGd_-H_LfXl5-2q3ui1vWe0zg4m3td/s2705/147.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2705" data-original-width="2597" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwVYpbGE3dgCcVN4DOizEaPt_1_GjTk_0j7Dmap6hak6PUlxl9rzKye2a2kvNZZw0mCG73dQxWnEMyks3TfJkECqY6QMxIQOef32N8yD6PoM6_Smy_xtb_FCcIYOM4iU4EGJeHpTZHI-v-eWReWcasSiwynEhNQ8HGd_-H_LfXl5-2q3ui1vWe0zg4m3td/w614-h640/147.JPG" width="614" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cLfpmJ0xjSMhGd1O6-7Hm0p2-un2zkoqd58-v4CgDg7C1GyWA8RbuAhBfdlmKPXyjwmB-UzQn0GSjrpc01V8fFM_6iLLoVdhQxCjMB2FGqNufmAJgk4opxLCrUMinKecZKvovyXNoCH2sQEXU-PMvE6Mafx6mHtnRkbYiRzDOjc4xfOAvMpb-jHGH9Ux/s2689/149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2689" data-original-width="2076" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cLfpmJ0xjSMhGd1O6-7Hm0p2-un2zkoqd58-v4CgDg7C1GyWA8RbuAhBfdlmKPXyjwmB-UzQn0GSjrpc01V8fFM_6iLLoVdhQxCjMB2FGqNufmAJgk4opxLCrUMinKecZKvovyXNoCH2sQEXU-PMvE6Mafx6mHtnRkbYiRzDOjc4xfOAvMpb-jHGH9Ux/w494-h640/149.JPG" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div>Welcoming Arms</div><div><br /></div><div>The last building in our village is Welcoming Arms, which houses the chamber of commerce and post office. It is aptly named as the people who work there will always make you feel more than welcome. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEe3XYML_F7wFDlV-NrQhga6bAgwehRXk_FvbF1wgDkBKCj1v1sUHTalMgheXtuGGGtI2sLVrBha8RPv4ORw8I1NheFneS_ZFTURcb0B-MLIEgMxHJ3HfElpaV5mhuQ9th564uyJYUcSe1ZM6dzTIiT0EM-e1b0S9qLoXEO4KnmdAGJFhznZXRs6qYIfeD/s1940/162.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="1940" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEe3XYML_F7wFDlV-NrQhga6bAgwehRXk_FvbF1wgDkBKCj1v1sUHTalMgheXtuGGGtI2sLVrBha8RPv4ORw8I1NheFneS_ZFTURcb0B-MLIEgMxHJ3HfElpaV5mhuQ9th564uyJYUcSe1ZM6dzTIiT0EM-e1b0S9qLoXEO4KnmdAGJFhznZXRs6qYIfeD/w640-h544/162.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was able to use up more peppermint fabric on the back, and of course, a peppermint striped binding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeAi2KWVwQaKzHH0JUH1ptKjiyOuC7rixGSPcKY5LtN_oxmL0Cxfp5x-IzBrJpXvfrroUlyA5waliSqmxsLA1dJwZcZEybDm6wGBcQCk2uJ8liCUCrGfYy5s-0IwZgBsDr3kDTbnEqzH-yz-_KrGlWufNxOBeHr9s2kflNE17DdwBWIharCTm2zGWwLcu/s3643/026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3643" data-original-width="2924" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeAi2KWVwQaKzHH0JUH1ptKjiyOuC7rixGSPcKY5LtN_oxmL0Cxfp5x-IzBrJpXvfrroUlyA5waliSqmxsLA1dJwZcZEybDm6wGBcQCk2uJ8liCUCrGfYy5s-0IwZgBsDr3kDTbnEqzH-yz-_KrGlWufNxOBeHr9s2kflNE17DdwBWIharCTm2zGWwLcu/w514-h640/026.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi15Ue0z4YiSStu6WORr8ez5Tlf712zXYnRsINV0bsfceTQmHMF_y2bnuymp9cqgWQFkeI5j64CJIp0g5EPprPmGB-xYc8ziu5moEfcGz3selu1TwI88mxHK9WMIQFBylzym_X9mhBxgmCCPEH-LiMW4dxdWVN13CUpkhLvyVRSO9d_b4BOQWC9MDdxhMx/s4032/028.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi15Ue0z4YiSStu6WORr8ez5Tlf712zXYnRsINV0bsfceTQmHMF_y2bnuymp9cqgWQFkeI5j64CJIp0g5EPprPmGB-xYc8ziu5moEfcGz3selu1TwI88mxHK9WMIQFBylzym_X9mhBxgmCCPEH-LiMW4dxdWVN13CUpkhLvyVRSO9d_b4BOQWC9MDdxhMx/w480-h640/028.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfv-A4Lxx1Vjgn-6rfRFnw61JOQ3n9yli8rFyjW9CX_Sg4BJgzrmSnH1SdfUnBd330v5dgNmGZA2v6BoECwTE9jAqbT3Su1O17xRZMpajz8uhjZexyMP4U8YBgh5JlFGsPu2G4hMy-MRjFyXb1iLtjMryvaV5Hw6K0asop4qLpSgEaT97PZ-25BoEXsLM/s4032/029.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfv-A4Lxx1Vjgn-6rfRFnw61JOQ3n9yli8rFyjW9CX_Sg4BJgzrmSnH1SdfUnBd330v5dgNmGZA2v6BoECwTE9jAqbT3Su1O17xRZMpajz8uhjZexyMP4U8YBgh5JlFGsPu2G4hMy-MRjFyXb1iLtjMryvaV5Hw6K0asop4qLpSgEaT97PZ-25BoEXsLM/w480-h640/029.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpE2yInouH1K-EDtZue6TIHdH9hB5sY8zOxoz9dUqwEd0uHCav3KYsOun6oVUvIE79ekoKB9RBUt1goqL9Dd2Jb4NEYBxy2ol1Avu5qI62qYsZK3nHR5lgKpo_XHB9V2YP_zot2JVI0V3cHAHHyuzQCEtl7fniPvcngMINoa9wvS4nLayA0PqWWMDa_Y1u/s4032/027.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpE2yInouH1K-EDtZue6TIHdH9hB5sY8zOxoz9dUqwEd0uHCav3KYsOun6oVUvIE79ekoKB9RBUt1goqL9Dd2Jb4NEYBxy2ol1Avu5qI62qYsZK3nHR5lgKpo_XHB9V2YP_zot2JVI0V3cHAHHyuzQCEtl7fniPvcngMINoa9wvS4nLayA0PqWWMDa_Y1u/w480-h640/027.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I hope you've enjoyed the tour of our sweet village. Please come visit us sometime soon!</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Quilt Name: Peppermint Village</div><div>Quilt Pattern: My Kinda Town by Peggy Larsen for Fiberworks</div><div>Made by: Cindy Wiens</div><div>Quilted by Darby Myers</div><div>Completed: December 2023</div><div>Size: 45" x 58"</div></div>Live a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-78174205750477110032023-12-29T03:00:00.000-08:002023-12-29T03:00:00.131-08:00Sewing Room Friday, 12/29/23<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhyQ1xI64fPBs9hNYdqK_xmolI1thv-6tjc-2WlhAoHX9-1gRQ4RCG8J7-6rVaV-KCaeeo5c2LWdd39w1EheqIP4N4m13nUe3qSw7nMQFdp5GlZJi4VFbCHz_OWptrX-1n7BBjfzRO4cc9ko6nJJuTUW_FHlWLq4fcqzOalKFaYUGvTIH-xa3uD-RKo32/s4032/018.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhyQ1xI64fPBs9hNYdqK_xmolI1thv-6tjc-2WlhAoHX9-1gRQ4RCG8J7-6rVaV-KCaeeo5c2LWdd39w1EheqIP4N4m13nUe3qSw7nMQFdp5GlZJi4VFbCHz_OWptrX-1n7BBjfzRO4cc9ko6nJJuTUW_FHlWLq4fcqzOalKFaYUGvTIH-xa3uD-RKo32/w640-h480/018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ39iX5igtsxek9ijbe37HqBXf5zsOgXRVMIe9_0uxgQN6HisfEOpiiSjHrHrH-OfHUDwNuOjsa_12ncXvZldo86f2-3rfwgv_Igh6YoSZZD8YQCyLwtBTeu04g4L0rE9yYcrIVoNr94baYvvxwIh2NfG7SgYA64i7YbLEB1IcnMS98OfQWgSWoUxi29wr/s4032/020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ39iX5igtsxek9ijbe37HqBXf5zsOgXRVMIe9_0uxgQN6HisfEOpiiSjHrHrH-OfHUDwNuOjsa_12ncXvZldo86f2-3rfwgv_Igh6YoSZZD8YQCyLwtBTeu04g4L0rE9yYcrIVoNr94baYvvxwIh2NfG7SgYA64i7YbLEB1IcnMS98OfQWgSWoUxi29wr/w640-h480/020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LuNIQxNSaV8S08UTlwnPRLLt-xZYzM_IHHOn-5UmEeui4dcJ99iuhb9qmyWQjQXx4rVY4Y2OsCY-r4hVRw4ZPe31O6_wFBYiyTlglJpl4tRhWPQk8JL2eAlYUsgFP-SdH-tIuL_scsZPGR6U2qbE-xl-CE5XluM2-hqanXd8lUbUr0PIKuig3RtbNtRa/s4032/025.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LuNIQxNSaV8S08UTlwnPRLLt-xZYzM_IHHOn-5UmEeui4dcJ99iuhb9qmyWQjQXx4rVY4Y2OsCY-r4hVRw4ZPe31O6_wFBYiyTlglJpl4tRhWPQk8JL2eAlYUsgFP-SdH-tIuL_scsZPGR6U2qbE-xl-CE5XluM2-hqanXd8lUbUr0PIKuig3RtbNtRa/w640-h480/025.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Vinyl pouch sewing continued before Christmas. Most of these were purchased by friends for gifts.<p></p><p>I bought some fun vinyl that was based on a flowery dress worn by Taylor Swift during the Grammys. I also bought zipper pulls shaped like the stage from her Eras tour, and Eras labels. This was probably the pouch I enjoyed making the most. Of course, it went to my favorite Swiftie, Charlotte.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNe6EvZ7TY_QwFTRd57zV3tiFcXMofsuOgKqDA47tS8AdBbi1NllqdpHagNSMX0MNNZ-5OThpbat_oFVi3W8qD5-MfBKcaUUEQSmW4iHnIkc9cazZh6EVEn0FlQSFoLsB3b8MTMOZ8PQn46B3IxoA06PN4PEEcfgMntIbnzhx3_kP4uWEq5fhaEjnts3Q/s4032/032.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNe6EvZ7TY_QwFTRd57zV3tiFcXMofsuOgKqDA47tS8AdBbi1NllqdpHagNSMX0MNNZ-5OThpbat_oFVi3W8qD5-MfBKcaUUEQSmW4iHnIkc9cazZh6EVEn0FlQSFoLsB3b8MTMOZ8PQn46B3IxoA06PN4PEEcfgMntIbnzhx3_kP4uWEq5fhaEjnts3Q/w480-h640/032.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrAixnjgmZ2raAqWK0fG24FSPvh3CP7zL5_TAQhSq3cZTzD5whgjRUlyDT2HDZOru0NTFA2C4NwHW18AkCacRlzctLwRnuRTFNS_8A1cwFJs608d1srMS-hZn3PtJF1L5MzqidrND5NoohdOoE1ue0xO3uLnL7VQaxOJbILLPtEcJx50lP9To_PLOPHmF/s4032/033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrAixnjgmZ2raAqWK0fG24FSPvh3CP7zL5_TAQhSq3cZTzD5whgjRUlyDT2HDZOru0NTFA2C4NwHW18AkCacRlzctLwRnuRTFNS_8A1cwFJs608d1srMS-hZn3PtJF1L5MzqidrND5NoohdOoE1ue0xO3uLnL7VQaxOJbILLPtEcJx50lP9To_PLOPHmF/w480-h640/033.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3QV16ou8POQeAhGLHw4JPy9-VDM46XIXZLh6ekILeKyzoaVxWvKS-gfCK0QPAAA98oaUNf3hRHvNrs8pdEW8UCnYdXEhG9S6ZMij8Qa3wrXJRY1G85VH8-AYjpk4AI52Ukg5aNjLqkA69wBYtX7TDgEM9iH0v96VXzjOuekkFcy3HTRJV3NS3oYSWi4c/s4032/034.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3QV16ou8POQeAhGLHw4JPy9-VDM46XIXZLh6ekILeKyzoaVxWvKS-gfCK0QPAAA98oaUNf3hRHvNrs8pdEW8UCnYdXEhG9S6ZMij8Qa3wrXJRY1G85VH8-AYjpk4AI52Ukg5aNjLqkA69wBYtX7TDgEM9iH0v96VXzjOuekkFcy3HTRJV3NS3oYSWi4c/w480-h640/034.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div>How do you safeguard your fabric scissors? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYFAw1pTsZ5-sOw_ODVFYlqAL1mcV-EOO5n6BW4oL5S22MaO-HoE8n6fKMkIJ_QjjTUvbiG87tAZZYcEpUNlCtyzbikH2qQ70YHM5sxiucm6M0CFGsMi8wejq6tkdn3Ox8Sf3MB5MoqYPGnPzuKDWU_02G6-M7QZJtuRG71R6eZZfrQKbdON-xq1tsK4Q/s1242/008.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1221" data-original-width="1242" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYFAw1pTsZ5-sOw_ODVFYlqAL1mcV-EOO5n6BW4oL5S22MaO-HoE8n6fKMkIJ_QjjTUvbiG87tAZZYcEpUNlCtyzbikH2qQ70YHM5sxiucm6M0CFGsMi8wejq6tkdn3Ox8Sf3MB5MoqYPGnPzuKDWU_02G6-M7QZJtuRG71R6eZZfrQKbdON-xq1tsK4Q/w640-h630/008.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Instagram says this is my Top Nine based on "likes". I like that our wedding photo made it into the mix.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFo0l1-BiBuuvdXn0t7p3cngDo7kjpAG2LfV6xPtjxyZosdlv5shlB1W-L9NKUYolMNIHXFdIAS9URwCcd9cXFVb-V_Vj5wC39U2Ptk_nv4weEreiulmeLpnxtUIiL2mlbn3igollz5zgi6KgwbnAtpg3nRTQ7wsAyOgnhT-TR-v6ozCUbYLVv5AK4ilbY/s2096/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFo0l1-BiBuuvdXn0t7p3cngDo7kjpAG2LfV6xPtjxyZosdlv5shlB1W-L9NKUYolMNIHXFdIAS9URwCcd9cXFVb-V_Vj5wC39U2Ptk_nv4weEreiulmeLpnxtUIiL2mlbn3igollz5zgi6KgwbnAtpg3nRTQ7wsAyOgnhT-TR-v6ozCUbYLVv5AK4ilbY/w360-h640/031.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Every year we use the same gift bags. Over and over. They were really starting to show their age. Last year I decided I wanted to replace them with lined drawstring bags made with Jeni Baker's pattern, which I have made probably a minimum of 30 times. It's a great pattern--highly recommended. <div><br /></div><div>I should have done a better job of time management, and started them earlier than five days before Christmas!! It's a <i>great</i> way to use favorite fabrics. I ended up making 14 Christmas bags and a fun Happy Birthday bag. Last Thursday, when I started cutting and sewing, I was really regretting my procrastination. But when the last drawstring was in and I just popped the presents in each bag, I was super happy I made them. Of course, you know what this means--next year, Christmas gifts will be purchased based on what fits in these bags! Haha.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2-XzVpTIbIJy9F2KAzylLZbnQY6h38PmM08FFXFaOxFCFn30pOffGxVFclBaeMuSuVJAoe5jBer5NmFbM-xD70TwjayagUhynYIosv4WDTywVQC4U6QhYz1C9oV4nIp5s79ZvgleqgskNovxNSwekGLv7af15XgMSOFAageJUJwO3UJRVe3dKiKEoGRQ/s3443/054.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2785" data-original-width="3443" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2-XzVpTIbIJy9F2KAzylLZbnQY6h38PmM08FFXFaOxFCFn30pOffGxVFclBaeMuSuVJAoe5jBer5NmFbM-xD70TwjayagUhynYIosv4WDTywVQC4U6QhYz1C9oV4nIp5s79ZvgleqgskNovxNSwekGLv7af15XgMSOFAageJUJwO3UJRVe3dKiKEoGRQ/w640-h518/054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3WNd1MTdZULs5IoHQuJTCartBqMPFKmYd6Ka58pw0lhFa9dXuOksVnSdhAsDRNjgWj1QbHUhMf4KXs1iOcpRoj1UYRZi-ehJQ2I39UJ8_vf9b3ykj5e3K7Y8BGzxC_5C4JTJk-QDA8dbxFLE3Juuu8QCdyppDUrj2Kn6Vr05hnp-i6MXaPaPW8YWhA8k/s3232/056.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2833" data-original-width="3232" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3WNd1MTdZULs5IoHQuJTCartBqMPFKmYd6Ka58pw0lhFa9dXuOksVnSdhAsDRNjgWj1QbHUhMf4KXs1iOcpRoj1UYRZi-ehJQ2I39UJ8_vf9b3ykj5e3K7Y8BGzxC_5C4JTJk-QDA8dbxFLE3Juuu8QCdyppDUrj2Kn6Vr05hnp-i6MXaPaPW8YWhA8k/w640-h560/056.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nu3-Nh2Fty-6eB1E6wYIo3B4Lfztk0IbU6wVM2NVNt1JEoAMCcJklMFSLCwiNydxpumUm0LZVicqzWmJ1w9eTNgtUIu1vG0TJDBJTv-Pfu8PDMbb__ueRFR9PmGIrLWU2poJ0Tabmj5FGKjphZn4PNe-k8HEb941yWbRNqXk7XLhCQshsbmJYctuoU37/s3369/058.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2638" data-original-width="3369" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nu3-Nh2Fty-6eB1E6wYIo3B4Lfztk0IbU6wVM2NVNt1JEoAMCcJklMFSLCwiNydxpumUm0LZVicqzWmJ1w9eTNgtUIu1vG0TJDBJTv-Pfu8PDMbb__ueRFR9PmGIrLWU2poJ0Tabmj5FGKjphZn4PNe-k8HEb941yWbRNqXk7XLhCQshsbmJYctuoU37/w640-h502/058.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94kFpe6xUV_bWy3Sa42oDteAnGGIWKFVKu7KAALthvaR6uNM7nhHnd_sU3UWRQ63Rnj27tt_Vqkf58Q5sSuVPIfdUZNNLGx-XSPTjDbyw7Xn5502eE4INKpJJaIhx-2lFQQ9tKf8m4jvmkZKTp67AU_ee2Lqpse15L9WtmPNxNejXApUNHOIp_Vzf7abv/s3614/060.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2872" data-original-width="3614" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94kFpe6xUV_bWy3Sa42oDteAnGGIWKFVKu7KAALthvaR6uNM7nhHnd_sU3UWRQ63Rnj27tt_Vqkf58Q5sSuVPIfdUZNNLGx-XSPTjDbyw7Xn5502eE4INKpJJaIhx-2lFQQ9tKf8m4jvmkZKTp67AU_ee2Lqpse15L9WtmPNxNejXApUNHOIp_Vzf7abv/w640-h508/060.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I've gotten the bindings on six quilts. I finished five of them by machine--not my favorite look for quilt bindings. I think hand finished is definitely the way to go. But time doesn't always allow for that. And I really wanted to get Peppermint Village hung on the wall before Christmas.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rBuLdmBfgAqommqYe8vXHTmx5jiHJsQjQ6dcpNaZpT6YaYmSc5kEyYWDKvZs1cCSE0lHy7nW5nXlyfAqFIH11kg7qGgwQ3NhLsTDUSPW7ddDyvGvLveK0oz-hCVsiQ4okTeXFLbw52FpmpkcPUnBwSn2UKsYfyrkiC7gKkT-cyXMNrvy3ioACGlN4ezl/s2222/063.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="2222" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rBuLdmBfgAqommqYe8vXHTmx5jiHJsQjQ6dcpNaZpT6YaYmSc5kEyYWDKvZs1cCSE0lHy7nW5nXlyfAqFIH11kg7qGgwQ3NhLsTDUSPW7ddDyvGvLveK0oz-hCVsiQ4okTeXFLbw52FpmpkcPUnBwSn2UKsYfyrkiC7gKkT-cyXMNrvy3ioACGlN4ezl/w640-h584/063.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjEh8RtcPbBLk9IIQ7wf1zPYO6N9phitKCnLBpLBRl1plji-qe9ANijXJEnWcxCPWkBSIUIFbA1GlPu7U_2egapzTpjfvfba20uwNkeAL0r2BhNXCfPnnmrUrKKxZOo0MxMUI6sWxtlv-KC1VKCfjuHI7vbipiV45oa7J9As6vRMzTSAd4jepQqlfSNn9/s2945/067.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2945" data-original-width="2411" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjEh8RtcPbBLk9IIQ7wf1zPYO6N9phitKCnLBpLBRl1plji-qe9ANijXJEnWcxCPWkBSIUIFbA1GlPu7U_2egapzTpjfvfba20uwNkeAL0r2BhNXCfPnnmrUrKKxZOo0MxMUI6sWxtlv-KC1VKCfjuHI7vbipiV45oa7J9As6vRMzTSAd4jepQqlfSNn9/w524-h640/067.JPG" width="524" /></a></div>And in the evenings while watching TV, I was able to finish all 132 granny squares! Now the daunting task of crocheting them together.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbdnQ24NFZpnbmAmeO1cdKMhOUJnATebrg_M-5b74X2mBjLoZpcFoVI8fa0Nz8VAE5CwJiF6cTSZ-ZsOgt9Qa2t2AZhgamRvi5CyQv8OWJKZjRSVwwWm-iy5M3s5sxcLESfodBBUIHDb6XLpCHzwxMNNFVag4YN-rVpZr5t_at1iZGUaBNaX4roXqvZ-t/s3250/143.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3250" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbdnQ24NFZpnbmAmeO1cdKMhOUJnATebrg_M-5b74X2mBjLoZpcFoVI8fa0Nz8VAE5CwJiF6cTSZ-ZsOgt9Qa2t2AZhgamRvi5CyQv8OWJKZjRSVwwWm-iy5M3s5sxcLESfodBBUIHDb6XLpCHzwxMNNFVag4YN-rVpZr5t_at1iZGUaBNaX4roXqvZ-t/w640-h524/143.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I plan to start doing more physical activity soon, but until then...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXnqOap5Py2jPMzp2QYD1ijL5BdFQA0VtVME98Ko50qVCvuWY7qLRXRn96Sb4r6rMFHeAID4AFm7zVJ3rGZkGrW_des-bbplLZ5OjVgHeD2Nk_vt66bKqZhacrfv3EKdflDWzTFpkw2h-a8fEvuqFxjZB063law1wfU4datRQzdVfC32_-VkKsOveD0mU/s1179/140.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXnqOap5Py2jPMzp2QYD1ijL5BdFQA0VtVME98Ko50qVCvuWY7qLRXRn96Sb4r6rMFHeAID4AFm7zVJ3rGZkGrW_des-bbplLZ5OjVgHeD2Nk_vt66bKqZhacrfv3EKdflDWzTFpkw2h-a8fEvuqFxjZB063law1wfU4datRQzdVfC32_-VkKsOveD0mU/w640-h640/140.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><p><br /></p></div>Live a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-90541462342134210182023-12-28T03:00:00.000-08:002023-12-28T03:00:00.134-08:00Really Random Thursday, 12/28/23<p> Wrapping it up for the year.</p><p>Anyone besides me?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBqhgfnioSyrVP1AnFaIVTE25wxWv0WW7DKYaAHr005_aXedOjnjCUYV3k1UshoonihVzVtWh__8Hx6H_UrUw9IeYAJh-zJVA-zeJR7NmQ-KBZe8Pv0dfd33xNUAPsQEhWoAWq_hm-qu6aC0eKuEEUEu8QKfNS0f65s3Yk9-9ZuLRrPDSD9YoPVsfG3nF/s1179/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="1179" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBqhgfnioSyrVP1AnFaIVTE25wxWv0WW7DKYaAHr005_aXedOjnjCUYV3k1UshoonihVzVtWh__8Hx6H_UrUw9IeYAJh-zJVA-zeJR7NmQ-KBZe8Pv0dfd33xNUAPsQEhWoAWq_hm-qu6aC0eKuEEUEu8QKfNS0f65s3Yk9-9ZuLRrPDSD9YoPVsfG3nF/w640-h248/007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Levi went to the winter formal. I dropped by just long enough to see him in his suit. Handsome guy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vjY-3ULYCFIj91Tnkjf43AaJ7nDXlfFWB4R8n0oc0ki9IyfLsx-g09zEIXMzavZUhwC-k6K6Y3j7SkzTsFAFiADiXkGazII8X1q0FqtOjPYXgX949n1r8jZ62ngJ0LBLAYvYLa-3y9cEZYmYXD-G1y3sR-ez-IYYZ5S9Kf7CGKhWg1S-jXkMPU6tqLMB/s3775/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3775" data-original-width="2085" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vjY-3ULYCFIj91Tnkjf43AaJ7nDXlfFWB4R8n0oc0ki9IyfLsx-g09zEIXMzavZUhwC-k6K6Y3j7SkzTsFAFiADiXkGazII8X1q0FqtOjPYXgX949n1r8jZ62ngJ0LBLAYvYLa-3y9cEZYmYXD-G1y3sR-ez-IYYZ5S9Kf7CGKhWg1S-jXkMPU6tqLMB/w354-h640/004.JPG" width="354" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv02Mxelq0Yqubyfld-stdk8UMZ6XCJrJasYs2AUibBc6cGxUNgcFCBW_1PxjeAVLQOLDUWIy-BPVOoxVxbJzAMa4WWyEFCemT3hNcS9fM-p8Rt5qVDlHqNjEipodOCr6IIjFWNH8pc3ZQCa57zfUfF3f6DTpBpuCF9ka2tkblw-xosK_Dcod21aDlxdiT/s4032/009.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv02Mxelq0Yqubyfld-stdk8UMZ6XCJrJasYs2AUibBc6cGxUNgcFCBW_1PxjeAVLQOLDUWIy-BPVOoxVxbJzAMa4WWyEFCemT3hNcS9fM-p8Rt5qVDlHqNjEipodOCr6IIjFWNH8pc3ZQCa57zfUfF3f6DTpBpuCF9ka2tkblw-xosK_Dcod21aDlxdiT/w480-h640/009.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4hn9HY-KCZzTYM2aMzu7L7tYoLloWX8iFqacDqPG-MzVngy8tgKYymzqpq30VCwmsI_9horycUT1GeLyYrqj3uzpWUr0Ckqmm7f6XJR1YLiPHVMnDLwBp_bsX2OECas8FTyMuha5tO-k4liHOW43fpcZl56X-ujGWqXzp4Ubd55oMBLaTH4wymThRcks/s1179/042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="1179" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4hn9HY-KCZzTYM2aMzu7L7tYoLloWX8iFqacDqPG-MzVngy8tgKYymzqpq30VCwmsI_9horycUT1GeLyYrqj3uzpWUr0Ckqmm7f6XJR1YLiPHVMnDLwBp_bsX2OECas8FTyMuha5tO-k4liHOW43fpcZl56X-ujGWqXzp4Ubd55oMBLaTH4wymThRcks/w640-h626/042.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Here's a weird holiday tradition. One of our favorite restaurants has this half-ram near the ceiling. They "decorate" it during the holidays, and for some reason I always want to eat here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKesSyUWpjSDvPLZ3Gcz-6KCUEjeAbG_thonMgWPdrq5ktV_DhQS4a3lt9trZfBD0XN7OZcN3pQcQhDzmjrLMav4ag216F0qjol6V0tSBxwNI0IQg9D0nJ63s5h-jS2Y6oH8YbNtZ8Efmjixul6OXWt2dYTt6uCVC-Dmwqz6QxImf8z_XyrHAH5rlNwjy/s4032/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKesSyUWpjSDvPLZ3Gcz-6KCUEjeAbG_thonMgWPdrq5ktV_DhQS4a3lt9trZfBD0XN7OZcN3pQcQhDzmjrLMav4ag216F0qjol6V0tSBxwNI0IQg9D0nJ63s5h-jS2Y6oH8YbNtZ8Efmjixul6OXWt2dYTt6uCVC-Dmwqz6QxImf8z_XyrHAH5rlNwjy/w480-h640/026.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div>The other place we like to eat is at a place called the Galleria, where there are several different restaurants. The hallway, which has tables, is beautifully decorated. We had lunch here yesterday. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dUTpMLjY5ANKGUDkTNXsb0CcTTEFY79ebJyHDGkIDyNtp6lP72xqitIgmrigPPvuAe4-kVo95ufDAA6Za_mrbbuFR2Ic8Ym04xvOZ3oN30pLcq79A1oVg0lWRIJ5JTMsIMQPvutpl35wsGu5u6m2PtwmLLsBBFJ830wrqwOkLX_B9FsqulaDCA2zZJzk/s4032/154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dUTpMLjY5ANKGUDkTNXsb0CcTTEFY79ebJyHDGkIDyNtp6lP72xqitIgmrigPPvuAe4-kVo95ufDAA6Za_mrbbuFR2Ic8Ym04xvOZ3oN30pLcq79A1oVg0lWRIJ5JTMsIMQPvutpl35wsGu5u6m2PtwmLLsBBFJ830wrqwOkLX_B9FsqulaDCA2zZJzk/w480-h640/154.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYECtXDELdfqoYX2hpU39wR1goMXScnzzkGBA_qMmtoEiOhNrvm3hWrtYjBYyhrRpFkRiWFN7_Cl6GukUvQ5Jok8xCZvIpr2whJFhFFxW5okbb0vwjZoscZcHWgOhiEbaKnEZdSLjj11YqnC39Mvvl670Gz6Aj_D56Bggk3xN0NdYkvIOtvsxS3Z1YNCAB/s4032/155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYECtXDELdfqoYX2hpU39wR1goMXScnzzkGBA_qMmtoEiOhNrvm3hWrtYjBYyhrRpFkRiWFN7_Cl6GukUvQ5Jok8xCZvIpr2whJFhFFxW5okbb0vwjZoscZcHWgOhiEbaKnEZdSLjj11YqnC39Mvvl670Gz6Aj_D56Bggk3xN0NdYkvIOtvsxS3Z1YNCAB/w480-h640/155.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div>This year our family celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYPfVvbhzPCxu9ocBBiDN984qPG57kDwobtJP-8svLL4evniBCPsw9y80n13XhZZ_wsaU6lsu9o9hDSKkeNaBvbbGiqEZwEb5kXVLRC0kSJsLfrS-9TfIazwf3pkWJQTqNCoDnJhf_5_oye2_lSQeRJITSK2MsrR6ItD77-7Y62RTCgHgA9fn_bjWq_uo/s4032/079.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYPfVvbhzPCxu9ocBBiDN984qPG57kDwobtJP-8svLL4evniBCPsw9y80n13XhZZ_wsaU6lsu9o9hDSKkeNaBvbbGiqEZwEb5kXVLRC0kSJsLfrS-9TfIazwf3pkWJQTqNCoDnJhf_5_oye2_lSQeRJITSK2MsrR6ItD77-7Y62RTCgHgA9fn_bjWq_uo/w480-h640/079.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We were so happy to have our niece, Liz, join us. We played what I think will become a new holiday tradition--Bunco. Have you ever played it? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcpa7Za_sdvfyijnWG15rihwL1bcFZQrn6Vt3AvrkSnrs7pG0YDmbVLOVQFmV32AUoTt4BHJEuPdgQXF3cpL68oDo9sagDRu0VEXwrFykILDaEPDV0BLFlc-Dzio_QynSKootKNjkGzwIuS8ubLnqdjkYc5Rin0TPFte-w-uatJLyQtJSRz_4GEHSCimz/s4032/069.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcpa7Za_sdvfyijnWG15rihwL1bcFZQrn6Vt3AvrkSnrs7pG0YDmbVLOVQFmV32AUoTt4BHJEuPdgQXF3cpL68oDo9sagDRu0VEXwrFykILDaEPDV0BLFlc-Dzio_QynSKootKNjkGzwIuS8ubLnqdjkYc5Rin0TPFte-w-uatJLyQtJSRz_4GEHSCimz/w480-h640/069.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As Charlotte said, it's challenging but not complicated, well suited for all ages. You basically roll three dice at a time, starting with 1's. As long as you roll a 1, you get to keep going and adding points to your score. If you roll three of a kind of whatever number you playing, you get a Bunco worth 21 points. If you roll three of a kind but it's not the number you are playing, you get a mini Bunco worth 5 points. Play continues until the team at the head table gets up to 21 points. Then you switch partners and tables, and roll 2's, and so on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrbE5ovTGxayyvSmr-4vLJnhv4V-_0bJSURKHg2lMMWmRBBwoQONTc0fgwhFRaBX7E_f7vV9ZCufQa2NwZOHqpLFF7MwV256B0dcknlmm8-aD1t9RVfKDcBUGjOdR11_wzk3My99I-GeVdwMrztFNpA6VpXN1r00AQZwyjmUvMtb66v7JWOpH1j_zI_Xt/s4032/068.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrbE5ovTGxayyvSmr-4vLJnhv4V-_0bJSURKHg2lMMWmRBBwoQONTc0fgwhFRaBX7E_f7vV9ZCufQa2NwZOHqpLFF7MwV256B0dcknlmm8-aD1t9RVfKDcBUGjOdR11_wzk3My99I-GeVdwMrztFNpA6VpXN1r00AQZwyjmUvMtb66v7JWOpH1j_zI_Xt/w480-h640/068.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We added a fun bonus--anyone who rolled three 2's was deemed the "traveler" and got to wear the Christmas necklace until another person rolled three 2's. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jyrCf6CSHuqgPRE_zKTEcLwW3-MaNFtYmk2E6_2zuL133ozRb-dqG2ZQuI1ghlHtZ6N3MoUOC5QYcA9xw6PHj5JBdBF3qTBQHnHChDz4r0nyUhp1x9fgp5rxC8q-drGYzUi3la07rj1UqhvvtehS7zXk3J0yRZGJb7DIN7M_7DfkIEOXztREZCIMYzs6/s4032/070.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jyrCf6CSHuqgPRE_zKTEcLwW3-MaNFtYmk2E6_2zuL133ozRb-dqG2ZQuI1ghlHtZ6N3MoUOC5QYcA9xw6PHj5JBdBF3qTBQHnHChDz4r0nyUhp1x9fgp5rxC8q-drGYzUi3la07rj1UqhvvtehS7zXk3J0yRZGJb7DIN7M_7DfkIEOXztREZCIMYzs6/w480-h640/070.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We began our tournament mid afternoon, then took a break to enjoy the Christmas Eve service at church, and then came back to finish. </div><div><br /></div><div>We had cash prizes. Ella was the big winner with most wins, then there was a prize for the person with the most losses, the most Buncos, the most baby Buncos, and the person wearing the traveling necklace when the game was finished. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6u38I6RhqQ_DMgyLY2nTUYAEQs1n7kA2Nj0o9k78l5VvLFIZvl32XLbJfnFiTYEiR65Syqku0I3lbe42fugFT70rbKX7rR_-nBrthQtNczrgem5cVa-eEThkq3ADKZ2Uokg7HPhHFeg4z8bReBcM-7Prj-CLm8Gyln0zWYiyy58CRcYAckAtje9bYlvUK/s4032/077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6u38I6RhqQ_DMgyLY2nTUYAEQs1n7kA2Nj0o9k78l5VvLFIZvl32XLbJfnFiTYEiR65Syqku0I3lbe42fugFT70rbKX7rR_-nBrthQtNczrgem5cVa-eEThkq3ADKZ2Uokg7HPhHFeg4z8bReBcM-7Prj-CLm8Gyln0zWYiyy58CRcYAckAtje9bYlvUK/w640-h480/077.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Dinner was enchiladas, salad and a delicious Cuban dish called arepas, basically cornmeal grilled cheese sandwiches--so yummy. (Aaron didn't want to give up the necklace so he wore it all through dinner.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfiwjbirI8WzAtW8yJ_gfP465ZxCgR6jnns8WN6tMBkHiWpE1hwr-nDhLAGxoyixk3Yw4FigM1Spizey5UbeNmd4erSB_NM2Q7-yQVgEsTRV5YffrorRo9rBXiA8rtjv77657hrqhpPcRU-9ylaKgUtK4jxh-3g19Z1ijD3NTZaCp__wrQ7Pw9pmY4anl/s4032/074.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfiwjbirI8WzAtW8yJ_gfP465ZxCgR6jnns8WN6tMBkHiWpE1hwr-nDhLAGxoyixk3Yw4FigM1Spizey5UbeNmd4erSB_NM2Q7-yQVgEsTRV5YffrorRo9rBXiA8rtjv77657hrqhpPcRU-9ylaKgUtK4jxh-3g19Z1ijD3NTZaCp__wrQ7Pw9pmY4anl/w640-h480/074.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div>Aaron made festive drinks called Poinsettias.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQ4Y_6RH5D2u65-k2zOkJgnuZd8zeOBmnmAOxjiEHaZtzXtlqwnuMhcugJ2M6oOTCR3PfCEzfe_D-9VAC175zv0Ofvzhv_y9Zjf8evjPay0P1bUa0z3JDiv8ZTB00dU_wTX0hIwoN9EtWu-eyHb8nTDnCOpZZd0Qg1WcwNboJYC5ZoZGcOulLN_LrfWVx/s3426/071%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3426" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQ4Y_6RH5D2u65-k2zOkJgnuZd8zeOBmnmAOxjiEHaZtzXtlqwnuMhcugJ2M6oOTCR3PfCEzfe_D-9VAC175zv0Ofvzhv_y9Zjf8evjPay0P1bUa0z3JDiv8ZTB00dU_wTX0hIwoN9EtWu-eyHb8nTDnCOpZZd0Qg1WcwNboJYC5ZoZGcOulLN_LrfWVx/w564-h640/071%20(1).jpg" width="564" /></a></div><br /><div>Funniest gift--we got Ella this blanket that looked like a flour tortilla.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVwKlusAYtzhK5ODeqoUVcqNLRz3NWq38rTbRGnH1Ory8uOyj2r4-UjfyPy0Xg9OMA-nS9YuItN0yeu7AFKkSq9dRyq8OR7ROBVVzRIqUymSFxsm6oUDgR5KyPL4Fm6IUtLkMmBchc34bdQ34taVh6Ybxly9oBtcdQU3rsahdtgYzFRNrWSmrY7lDTzuI/s4032/082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVwKlusAYtzhK5ODeqoUVcqNLRz3NWq38rTbRGnH1Ory8uOyj2r4-UjfyPy0Xg9OMA-nS9YuItN0yeu7AFKkSq9dRyq8OR7ROBVVzRIqUymSFxsm6oUDgR5KyPL4Fm6IUtLkMmBchc34bdQ34taVh6Ybxly9oBtcdQU3rsahdtgYzFRNrWSmrY7lDTzuI/w640-h480/082.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I bought these weird sodas, thinking we could have a taste test. Everyone passed on that idea. And I'm not sure what happened to the other three bottles. I think the missing flavors were ranch dressing, buffalo hot wings, and bacon. Maybe I <i>do</i> know why no one wanted to do a taste test...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqYic1kGoA7yVNTOjVoJwGlCPj3v9LBBB6Z_gXDnWcA3ZkqAijcONIJ3LjqlB7AvpYqdSDcB0etwwt5c9j_-IKJQlEJLYTFKl4_4YuxPN-1sarr4pHZMkDJjJY2jceJ0Vx1D4iUJfo4jlMJcI8Bmv4s21gNiWJQrPi1bxqxsArXrfSaXAVG39npU9klDu/s2937/138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2937" data-original-width="2671" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqYic1kGoA7yVNTOjVoJwGlCPj3v9LBBB6Z_gXDnWcA3ZkqAijcONIJ3LjqlB7AvpYqdSDcB0etwwt5c9j_-IKJQlEJLYTFKl4_4YuxPN-1sarr4pHZMkDJjJY2jceJ0Vx1D4iUJfo4jlMJcI8Bmv4s21gNiWJQrPi1bxqxsArXrfSaXAVG39npU9klDu/w582-h640/138.JPG" width="582" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Anyway, it was a great evening together, celebrating the birth of Jesus and being with those we love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPv0Itl1i9HyQHoNi5ATnJl5N2LuODevrgkwoDP-RkYW-45exaR8rCOuelY1wfOYbcEhryJvzKKCGuA1LjcChdeF6Ok5IFA0UF9JTvvEIRiy5_3F-YA7evLkxOH0vj9EzLGKBEiPRhgJxAZ0JiAHdyr-k6DSZ-Xs4IzG1UQ8tyuCPnment_bdQ4zvcGDXl/s4032/121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPv0Itl1i9HyQHoNi5ATnJl5N2LuODevrgkwoDP-RkYW-45exaR8rCOuelY1wfOYbcEhryJvzKKCGuA1LjcChdeF6Ok5IFA0UF9JTvvEIRiy5_3F-YA7evLkxOH0vj9EzLGKBEiPRhgJxAZ0JiAHdyr-k6DSZ-Xs4IzG1UQ8tyuCPnment_bdQ4zvcGDXl/w640-h480/121.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnMuG6axOb9EnbdTsobUipI_grSjMBUtctDMM-ut8TLj5KFww6NHbMXHn9yTzA2cnmLvqF70EDZDsQzLv_3Wtr7Eda3BbrtS4JafPaOy38IDDq72bfkUDBpSTxLgML2GyI6Aj-HgMCvYEzIrzZrnzQHDTMOIw1K-MvMfnqWs5ETn2rZ4QnGLN19FyhkyZ/s4032/132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnMuG6axOb9EnbdTsobUipI_grSjMBUtctDMM-ut8TLj5KFww6NHbMXHn9yTzA2cnmLvqF70EDZDsQzLv_3Wtr7Eda3BbrtS4JafPaOy38IDDq72bfkUDBpSTxLgML2GyI6Aj-HgMCvYEzIrzZrnzQHDTMOIw1K-MvMfnqWs5ETn2rZ4QnGLN19FyhkyZ/w640-h480/132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Live a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-1701113772179205272023-12-15T03:00:00.000-08:002023-12-15T03:00:00.134-08:00Sewing Room Friday, 12/15/23<p> All last week, before we left for Disneyland, I was busy making zipper pouches. </p><p>I made these four for Christa to gift to her staff at Central Valley Justice Coalition.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPnEMZLKxOSqoIu828v59Pzn1AyVdg97Qrssydf1ncogzzGzTLWHi_YJsPci6SCJ_ahKoC0MwHXnbNxONd_9_UDlJ54C3Lbjw_nZju8IWbHNe9VL7kz7D2RhIEUI2lQNJBHlUWPiFunU-OCERYNTEk2IosKnXAQjob_e-k1ABohNJeVwge3OPmkvbsnWN/s3183/040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3183" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPnEMZLKxOSqoIu828v59Pzn1AyVdg97Qrssydf1ncogzzGzTLWHi_YJsPci6SCJ_ahKoC0MwHXnbNxONd_9_UDlJ54C3Lbjw_nZju8IWbHNe9VL7kz7D2RhIEUI2lQNJBHlUWPiFunU-OCERYNTEk2IosKnXAQjob_e-k1ABohNJeVwge3OPmkvbsnWN/w608-h640/040.JPG" width="608" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRLJYj07PZKDXEMjCaKDmJvegaVCwTf42aCkIANQQtgNymp-JTQpBE71ir9plv55YHU2xR1O1ESOxFTWEzusHVHYQeCYRztbQXOY81br3tk-6l066v-71tFfIUJQULuWlcgA_MN7Vglwhg1UKakJ1u8R2MxouCaeil6fuUrQRHCamGraTniu5_zlOdTa_/s3181/042.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3181" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRLJYj07PZKDXEMjCaKDmJvegaVCwTf42aCkIANQQtgNymp-JTQpBE71ir9plv55YHU2xR1O1ESOxFTWEzusHVHYQeCYRztbQXOY81br3tk-6l066v-71tFfIUJQULuWlcgA_MN7Vglwhg1UKakJ1u8R2MxouCaeil6fuUrQRHCamGraTniu5_zlOdTa_/w608-h640/042.JPG" width="608" /></a></div>Then I got busy making vinyl pouches. So many. I didn't even remember to photograph all of them!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1D8_uWMhH_0UScU13HVU_M7tgVfYpB0118ix1z2ZVLQnvglELM9xZVTPoAB8Yyq-nncVnqIJ27eUPtHtmXxWJIkYY8Qbt0Tm8l82oP9BASfaAoaC-1xEz3fYXGsm60h8BatHDHWHg8p9wZ8qWska39DO3qtG8-HWs9O9EPhetaHwTdSf58Bq3-U506hO/s4032/008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1D8_uWMhH_0UScU13HVU_M7tgVfYpB0118ix1z2ZVLQnvglELM9xZVTPoAB8Yyq-nncVnqIJ27eUPtHtmXxWJIkYY8Qbt0Tm8l82oP9BASfaAoaC-1xEz3fYXGsm60h8BatHDHWHg8p9wZ8qWska39DO3qtG8-HWs9O9EPhetaHwTdSf58Bq3-U506hO/w640-h480/008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZgcdq0YOTQ7XO4HSZ__AS8CRtF8GaFcTRqNHcB6sFAik6IHFiJ6YGyf37hoWQPUxldKVDZ144fL-ZQh5zPBO97lpROzrECFO0RN-ZtYIqK45GQ5u4OcLHuQmK21N_Zadzm4aXJB5QtWGLWh_t03Ub56xk1TDUaqVPIV7Osbm6f88alxepeI4sW3DyRxj/s4032/013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZgcdq0YOTQ7XO4HSZ__AS8CRtF8GaFcTRqNHcB6sFAik6IHFiJ6YGyf37hoWQPUxldKVDZ144fL-ZQh5zPBO97lpROzrECFO0RN-ZtYIqK45GQ5u4OcLHuQmK21N_Zadzm4aXJB5QtWGLWh_t03Ub56xk1TDUaqVPIV7Osbm6f88alxepeI4sW3DyRxj/w640-h480/013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>A friend requested this pencil pouch.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHvVOVwLy_obkmxPY3KW23Jvz40U3CvsKHuB1HeRrs0iZfUSkveyyYPqRaYdA6uWfJa2xJfQ9NwyaVqkBoKaNd2oHetj78Bc6G-zP3RGBCtJLcZCqNatk1ORv5ZB96VMTlSNNfbwzQvuk52Uc8tjnOKivvnc0J3bJ5PSiLWCHviYVyBOOTwahqcT7z2sz/s3159/054.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3159" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHvVOVwLy_obkmxPY3KW23Jvz40U3CvsKHuB1HeRrs0iZfUSkveyyYPqRaYdA6uWfJa2xJfQ9NwyaVqkBoKaNd2oHetj78Bc6G-zP3RGBCtJLcZCqNatk1ORv5ZB96VMTlSNNfbwzQvuk52Uc8tjnOKivvnc0J3bJ5PSiLWCHviYVyBOOTwahqcT7z2sz/w612-h640/054.JPG" width="612" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDKwNHCJeq5iFtTFsbAKhvw1_MsefWBt-OSiDjfFtB5I_P511sLobPTftXDvsut3NwIvlVidu9JMHc319MdCD8EEkBZAFfYT12vi1pRvGTVht9B28ySkXheT9EmgFDNG4qrRko8zlQJu5lbJ8f_ZNV1JEIl3Oyv-ZMHrPW9Xc5tJj6cHGl5wyJdCYbtjN/s4032/110.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDKwNHCJeq5iFtTFsbAKhvw1_MsefWBt-OSiDjfFtB5I_P511sLobPTftXDvsut3NwIvlVidu9JMHc319MdCD8EEkBZAFfYT12vi1pRvGTVht9B28ySkXheT9EmgFDNG4qrRko8zlQJu5lbJ8f_ZNV1JEIl3Oyv-ZMHrPW9Xc5tJj6cHGl5wyJdCYbtjN/w480-h640/110.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>This one is orange on one side and pink on the other, and the sides of the zipper tape are two different colors as well. That was fun. I'll probably do that again...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-PsIHv7LRjN1NAzPf4Ygnk0zpPDJ9B20FW7htygevDwrzznr1ppGUU0_tKNNENEo7iWlyf5CTc91GjXlmtQn4id0Huw-feXZ1Jcx7HmEs_CBd3-1tax3iC6m8MQc1QBvg3ZmPbGoUYE1zwMM8bLivFbPGJ5xj6bEhlbbaJj8AJVE4-VeJRENlG1nmAjQ/s4032/111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-PsIHv7LRjN1NAzPf4Ygnk0zpPDJ9B20FW7htygevDwrzznr1ppGUU0_tKNNENEo7iWlyf5CTc91GjXlmtQn4id0Huw-feXZ1Jcx7HmEs_CBd3-1tax3iC6m8MQc1QBvg3ZmPbGoUYE1zwMM8bLivFbPGJ5xj6bEhlbbaJj8AJVE4-VeJRENlG1nmAjQ/w480-h640/111.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1asQtz5tRqkKULiMHqA1Ln9B2PMe93Hek0fmk1IHvnaGTVnWgrgypv4KFvueG0Ja4GvpZlb3tG1ZmNqgoOYFg3NJ2vMbAGZ1vWv63QXh6QQIwFU5nz4b4jbYUm2MF6EqLH6NH5Zm_m2FzdLNkDZzpl9JF_Bl5tGy_yZ8fJyoeqwphAwQ3KqeI7kXFbBU3/s4032/112.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1asQtz5tRqkKULiMHqA1Ln9B2PMe93Hek0fmk1IHvnaGTVnWgrgypv4KFvueG0Ja4GvpZlb3tG1ZmNqgoOYFg3NJ2vMbAGZ1vWv63QXh6QQIwFU5nz4b4jbYUm2MF6EqLH6NH5Zm_m2FzdLNkDZzpl9JF_Bl5tGy_yZ8fJyoeqwphAwQ3KqeI7kXFbBU3/w480-h640/112.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Turning these right side out is tough on my hands. There is no way I could do it without the use of my blowdryer to soften the vinyl.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFDRFZ4skHewMg43cRLZSo-8LMY_sIO0xJIXkrChBrhLh1kM1y7Eykln-k0yT8yRnCG1cdOYwzdpLcBubzHWQ7cGkf-XXUBqcS8JO3V8k3SmTBh6e72GItooWmEkvADlGQw6WImkULoUBIXEIayvrgVuwotk7-HdBgowKWqYn1W2qVUSnQYUN8XQb0KjR/s4032/109.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFDRFZ4skHewMg43cRLZSo-8LMY_sIO0xJIXkrChBrhLh1kM1y7Eykln-k0yT8yRnCG1cdOYwzdpLcBubzHWQ7cGkf-XXUBqcS8JO3V8k3SmTBh6e72GItooWmEkvADlGQw6WImkULoUBIXEIayvrgVuwotk7-HdBgowKWqYn1W2qVUSnQYUN8XQb0KjR/w640-h480/109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEime2zcIIAZgqpwKIr_R01r9m_7iDI0gLB2fWCoZdI8AndzajwS54fk97ERygDXhzsjs8E-Hm7s8Ay-NDjPkLxdYs7OUPg6XngkMIZq8XCHGyUPMTuynV3VYm8tYLuOtw4upr1kZcYz2NWRd9IqtjUFB2hy5xOheBNeTk-_nGQYF3mMzpcDciVixAbcIuTX/s4032/002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEime2zcIIAZgqpwKIr_R01r9m_7iDI0gLB2fWCoZdI8AndzajwS54fk97ERygDXhzsjs8E-Hm7s8Ay-NDjPkLxdYs7OUPg6XngkMIZq8XCHGyUPMTuynV3VYm8tYLuOtw4upr1kZcYz2NWRd9IqtjUFB2hy5xOheBNeTk-_nGQYF3mMzpcDciVixAbcIuTX/w640-h480/002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJ2Yk8ZqdWioQPzyubBhPFGmAdDWBILp84ty24NlmO3VWj4vWRaNo9XQaHbN1GW-MY-6ofyhADVEBYmi-kkSfl6QVUx6igFKqZsF1wV_rr1_yA14V4wr3qO4XBySvQ2t0SQwJwPEZ2MHXknswlmy754PVsTSzo-0fW_t49m_lV4t3kGwVVrePXRBQHc3u/s4032/003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJ2Yk8ZqdWioQPzyubBhPFGmAdDWBILp84ty24NlmO3VWj4vWRaNo9XQaHbN1GW-MY-6ofyhADVEBYmi-kkSfl6QVUx6igFKqZsF1wV_rr1_yA14V4wr3qO4XBySvQ2t0SQwJwPEZ2MHXknswlmy754PVsTSzo-0fW_t49m_lV4t3kGwVVrePXRBQHc3u/w640-h480/003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zxBHDMJjOkLCvHjLeMSi1XeZD9FBnztBgIXNCuTdMYipTp7JT3OUajFHhXhHZRmrO53nkOK423FaRHrfC-rBJQs4oZiRsm8ISUTO9Dc1b5mlBep1gLXAervSeTM9T5gDvpb4CYFTWba69UE1XPWRQsgHFV-mF6IfwPkvA1Np7a95Ihyphenhyphen7URSPfuLCfpOf/s4032/004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zxBHDMJjOkLCvHjLeMSi1XeZD9FBnztBgIXNCuTdMYipTp7JT3OUajFHhXhHZRmrO53nkOK423FaRHrfC-rBJQs4oZiRsm8ISUTO9Dc1b5mlBep1gLXAervSeTM9T5gDvpb4CYFTWba69UE1XPWRQsgHFV-mF6IfwPkvA1Np7a95Ihyphenhyphen7URSPfuLCfpOf/w640-h480/004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEuyY4-aKCe0xXx5rrizQl1tdkOAIVCuNsevXpQ5npu9hoGU42SaDYw0XvzL36flgCT7NFTDxj6XGgIw-b9VjS_Uh1Yz9PVABQg9XOnuINQOOV33VO2TI6vus_daQT7Hwt_mgDRXyvN6J9vtkFKEu9Vl8dmkysnIzr2l249FmfmyrDCSebBJfp3QZd8_T/s1033/049%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="897" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEuyY4-aKCe0xXx5rrizQl1tdkOAIVCuNsevXpQ5npu9hoGU42SaDYw0XvzL36flgCT7NFTDxj6XGgIw-b9VjS_Uh1Yz9PVABQg9XOnuINQOOV33VO2TI6vus_daQT7Hwt_mgDRXyvN6J9vtkFKEu9Vl8dmkysnIzr2l249FmfmyrDCSebBJfp3QZd8_T/w556-h640/049%20(1).png" width="556" /></a></div><div>I got a progress shot of my Lumos quilt. How gorgeous is this??!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_AbLwUFfdZjDk1WT_5Pozxckvg9BHri4qTGGDsnBLsEfGMUkxqbSg9LxHJnV1sEjUMHqwDVXEPDsXXO544GJwCskpk5IoRp8U5CwYL_Wbkf4QSQce4Zw2Whk8_nzNYsfgj2HKW3VTpJZHVkfbLVpSejZoTArQ7M02eLIZg7JeQY65TZeYLTeENfarYbOI/s4032/085.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_AbLwUFfdZjDk1WT_5Pozxckvg9BHri4qTGGDsnBLsEfGMUkxqbSg9LxHJnV1sEjUMHqwDVXEPDsXXO544GJwCskpk5IoRp8U5CwYL_Wbkf4QSQce4Zw2Whk8_nzNYsfgj2HKW3VTpJZHVkfbLVpSejZoTArQ7M02eLIZg7JeQY65TZeYLTeENfarYbOI/w480-h640/085.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div>I was able to gift the Friendly Faces quilt yesterday. I think she likes it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQao6fcLo4OgK5JN-KfEoO1kx1bJs5kVPvWUm1obvpmTlEUAYa4F39dhN4_cfwcxV9SpwPMtCM81TI_Gjfy-Niuql8Hl5yAonlMIhVMWCsmHv-jrBMAPqd4UCqjVQbSrwPmFhTkoBf1THTvLDrg1LI6dpEwp2e1Iebo4L7rzKkaiRPy5-tpRWGVCzaCcCp/s1139/010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="910" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQao6fcLo4OgK5JN-KfEoO1kx1bJs5kVPvWUm1obvpmTlEUAYa4F39dhN4_cfwcxV9SpwPMtCM81TI_Gjfy-Niuql8Hl5yAonlMIhVMWCsmHv-jrBMAPqd4UCqjVQbSrwPmFhTkoBf1THTvLDrg1LI6dpEwp2e1Iebo4L7rzKkaiRPy5-tpRWGVCzaCcCp/w512-h640/010.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div>Before I forget, my 2024 calendar, The Mural District, is available. Here is a <a href="https://payhip.com/b/ydWCF">link</a>. I'm super happy with this one--it might be my favorite so far. I tried really hard to match the quilts with the murals. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDco3VBYg0uVkv5GdQFuHx-9zUBb78N0CjnXQSy_imJn1RNvpNDuhODrPh9sAzsDE2hebdiLFV2mEDANe3L1-OCHhWnramVZbrLSymgDwPFblRlvq4yArRja9l5Fk4DgQuXQFua1b9mZhBfGuu4UoNfDKBi-5swKd94vShxFrbizMyhWiBOEmAlj2m793e/s1835/114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1835" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDco3VBYg0uVkv5GdQFuHx-9zUBb78N0CjnXQSy_imJn1RNvpNDuhODrPh9sAzsDE2hebdiLFV2mEDANe3L1-OCHhWnramVZbrLSymgDwPFblRlvq4yArRja9l5Fk4DgQuXQFua1b9mZhBfGuu4UoNfDKBi-5swKd94vShxFrbizMyhWiBOEmAlj2m793e/w640-h502/114.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0MHwxSSChtMinnhBMlDq5qM-PbrPTXWID8VYMFZyunPzbwYLfRNPXfTjcVEg-aeVwVA1JQO6GEtGNISdlqqj-oz5-EPyvo0-hbGYy-0n-0GvjbC6FrSchYzBY2K7M4z6Ce3hjvWVO4IoSpG4RFHxtdr4yYL_4bWOlt0cfWp6hEbMiuANB7Za5_1JCQvK/s1823/116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="1823" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0MHwxSSChtMinnhBMlDq5qM-PbrPTXWID8VYMFZyunPzbwYLfRNPXfTjcVEg-aeVwVA1JQO6GEtGNISdlqqj-oz5-EPyvo0-hbGYy-0n-0GvjbC6FrSchYzBY2K7M4z6Ce3hjvWVO4IoSpG4RFHxtdr4yYL_4bWOlt0cfWp6hEbMiuANB7Za5_1JCQvK/w640-h488/116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTgbShelzDy-BhgQskZqUcxTrkyuZgKyVfoTgj6o-NUQZq5JrIRP-BMNnLPY5zm4OmEhutVZzDgJSb1rRcvcamghQDWmcC0X9LsmvyLxi8yJJktlIBikaGRIiEPzii9GBSiAlvBkRjkiyf8B9k0eh1Qbu4NyhZRCwCsweRpGnryEztj-pW8sVA4Tbjqw9/s2359/118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="2359" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTgbShelzDy-BhgQskZqUcxTrkyuZgKyVfoTgj6o-NUQZq5JrIRP-BMNnLPY5zm4OmEhutVZzDgJSb1rRcvcamghQDWmcC0X9LsmvyLxi8yJJktlIBikaGRIiEPzii9GBSiAlvBkRjkiyf8B9k0eh1Qbu4NyhZRCwCsweRpGnryEztj-pW8sVA4Tbjqw9/w640-h488/118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYb0nkaM-qmCbWyuQM-vaBUEd3YK46ZyzSqBjofgZTVm-xqLxzSWpB4ia1LMPgArbPtS3gX4CudY3itUZGEHChtvO1oX5ZehsOlZvPHS9gh1adjuRYjaO4GreIMfnV4_K00XRGFHzbWFIcT8bdTk85Mkn4g_nQXkXuxudHhHcT8cAoEQJ5QdZ37qwVF4s/s2196/124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1706" data-original-width="2196" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYb0nkaM-qmCbWyuQM-vaBUEd3YK46ZyzSqBjofgZTVm-xqLxzSWpB4ia1LMPgArbPtS3gX4CudY3itUZGEHChtvO1oX5ZehsOlZvPHS9gh1adjuRYjaO4GreIMfnV4_K00XRGFHzbWFIcT8bdTk85Mkn4g_nQXkXuxudHhHcT8cAoEQJ5QdZ37qwVF4s/w640-h498/124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmo3_wHw_lLy50b3zVHtsEnyKxYboZAZ4WAbe0wXpLhjLJ5my_kW5g7n1nvsC86KqoRnEJNCohU8RxR8fL1Tgq5XZBtJXHPqcdHa3TtuqW2Gz_xyCFXWcmUx8EJ1zzXPfoFz8mmA9vg3nOHtCrE0tZIivpiNNmBSPNwOsvMxxDU0NBFNEpEEzIVJw3L-jJ/s2172/130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="2172" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmo3_wHw_lLy50b3zVHtsEnyKxYboZAZ4WAbe0wXpLhjLJ5my_kW5g7n1nvsC86KqoRnEJNCohU8RxR8fL1Tgq5XZBtJXHPqcdHa3TtuqW2Gz_xyCFXWcmUx8EJ1zzXPfoFz8mmA9vg3nOHtCrE0tZIivpiNNmBSPNwOsvMxxDU0NBFNEpEEzIVJw3L-jJ/w640-h488/130.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Okay. I'm off to cut more vinyl...Live a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-78028883197132879132023-12-14T17:53:00.000-08:002023-12-14T18:46:15.825-08:00Really Random Thursday, 12/14/23<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxStqBqFg_ONsyp3nz67P3xdXHcGZ9_UtcAauw4BQzHyOrNIK9-L0Zk2PpQ68vN3LQpe6aoTglDWsVlHY4tC9DexbbATQsjKmunKCtdyXnKJW1TlS4pbLyBwqUYxZZUX9XY_R3hPUy_qpxXJBOrtQH4GRxz4o1NoYIXApQCfwhzO5cCRviFjPr3JSBI2Dn/s1008/019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="991" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxStqBqFg_ONsyp3nz67P3xdXHcGZ9_UtcAauw4BQzHyOrNIK9-L0Zk2PpQ68vN3LQpe6aoTglDWsVlHY4tC9DexbbATQsjKmunKCtdyXnKJW1TlS4pbLyBwqUYxZZUX9XY_R3hPUy_qpxXJBOrtQH4GRxz4o1NoYIXApQCfwhzO5cCRviFjPr3JSBI2Dn/w630-h640/019.JPG" width="630" /></a></div>It's the middle of the month, and in less than two weeks Christmas will be over for another year. <div>Wow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBFRP0okbGvcIul3voh9lO5HZd-S-95AnmgmRiXruFKFOa8bxfXa6WSUsLPdPi4LVtipZFsUb_9revcogJjK4m4kghivSHshd94Qj0YRZHhWr03Z0OtHiWF-VYzqzOHVtwqQGKEYVgyyeTUuRAY7aXNZPajDX0x5LcV_IxKsp1rsdtBk7eUtdHDGGWILk/s4032/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBFRP0okbGvcIul3voh9lO5HZd-S-95AnmgmRiXruFKFOa8bxfXa6WSUsLPdPi4LVtipZFsUb_9revcogJjK4m4kghivSHshd94Qj0YRZHhWr03Z0OtHiWF-VYzqzOHVtwqQGKEYVgyyeTUuRAY7aXNZPajDX0x5LcV_IxKsp1rsdtBk7eUtdHDGGWILk/w640-h480/009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><p>This one's a little late, but still funny.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyJWAJ5hRKxTRajnz0Sv2YZbmzlJfmZ2eYKOjb8bQw0GeqUl6_MAeFYnEzzId8gnKCJLwQzn6o2PpHH4hhf0OHJQTL8SzkEDzHR5cNYmQ9ZFqFCNa1DX5oItz8DGWlTzYnDmKUl92DGFyv-gacCza-EUGiWfdKVweS9zeKkgrCujFYKLsXpOIUnxfNFc9/s1529/014.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1529" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyJWAJ5hRKxTRajnz0Sv2YZbmzlJfmZ2eYKOjb8bQw0GeqUl6_MAeFYnEzzId8gnKCJLwQzn6o2PpHH4hhf0OHJQTL8SzkEDzHR5cNYmQ9ZFqFCNa1DX5oItz8DGWlTzYnDmKUl92DGFyv-gacCza-EUGiWfdKVweS9zeKkgrCujFYKLsXpOIUnxfNFc9/w494-h640/014.png" width="494" /></a></div><p>Still shopping?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4CjmoNgwpz7hPDrFOJpPAnnuTeCLiPTrfSacbYDw6vvtTOv99ymA8BXPGP-1FCskmWlu43zT4XYpF0-4txMRSY3HuIfYOhop1jkeWyR7vmq1AUrvsD_YFjh6focaaLZDoLmt_eIEl7loaJgKZTN3H8w930OESgP8LDpA2QggZ3jsRZ4cpUWTxqWp3vYg/s1194/018.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="1194" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4CjmoNgwpz7hPDrFOJpPAnnuTeCLiPTrfSacbYDw6vvtTOv99ymA8BXPGP-1FCskmWlu43zT4XYpF0-4txMRSY3HuIfYOhop1jkeWyR7vmq1AUrvsD_YFjh6focaaLZDoLmt_eIEl7loaJgKZTN3H8w930OESgP8LDpA2QggZ3jsRZ4cpUWTxqWp3vYg/w640-h404/018.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBPZEIkr0OLDgpg8LtPJ97M90rSg8WpZurxHc148yTRzoETp0m-pbvGXs1cEWSB-5NYP2usu8u4Sni7jEbWcKtmqY9uO4_zm5rHCMKGbQKA6tWRbvEELoJXL_eBQOo0eGwWZNldY976qg2QV-8wbIAvwJEKI3sg4n-pUYNRRYqhT0GsnO7LHx_7ggK8ob/s1048/005.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="1048" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBPZEIkr0OLDgpg8LtPJ97M90rSg8WpZurxHc148yTRzoETp0m-pbvGXs1cEWSB-5NYP2usu8u4Sni7jEbWcKtmqY9uO4_zm5rHCMKGbQKA6tWRbvEELoJXL_eBQOo0eGwWZNldY976qg2QV-8wbIAvwJEKI3sg4n-pUYNRRYqhT0GsnO7LHx_7ggK8ob/w640-h578/005.png" width="640" /></a></div><p> Mark's brother lives in southern Idaho. He went skiing awhile back. Yikes!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiHF2nW36dD_YGHG-t6A7vivhe04ADjrwhYB86dLlMWmjo2fe7HLjGYz7aZ-23WHLUZaPSB3CIuZvR2YWD-YntfGSAwReLQtFx805oaRDlsE6kBVpnLbx5n1sLjpSL_3w0idA83bmKwz9fiftrIkOiLYGSn98GRT5yLe2RNRKEz0Ra97Ail_Px_FdMofc/s2187/028.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2187" data-original-width="1182" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiHF2nW36dD_YGHG-t6A7vivhe04ADjrwhYB86dLlMWmjo2fe7HLjGYz7aZ-23WHLUZaPSB3CIuZvR2YWD-YntfGSAwReLQtFx805oaRDlsE6kBVpnLbx5n1sLjpSL_3w0idA83bmKwz9fiftrIkOiLYGSn98GRT5yLe2RNRKEz0Ra97Ail_Px_FdMofc/w346-h640/028.JPEG" width="346" /></a></div>Meanwhile, I picked the last of the roses.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpWhOVYm6PZeQPsD2podI-ubuWx6-COKpivddYqKsuqFlh6Zddgc-XFiXZZ5UyHp01rVM7VTGo1YLyy1a2AgTzkxrmw7eschb-AfNK6Az6AJCejeT7U6-1QFXz2NHAq4rwe_lI5DJvyaZpZDa0oQMxa67Ff8i3mRzycVAEigMaohUWBODGup2kSVhTHOS/s4032/043.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpWhOVYm6PZeQPsD2podI-ubuWx6-COKpivddYqKsuqFlh6Zddgc-XFiXZZ5UyHp01rVM7VTGo1YLyy1a2AgTzkxrmw7eschb-AfNK6Az6AJCejeT7U6-1QFXz2NHAq4rwe_lI5DJvyaZpZDa0oQMxa67Ff8i3mRzycVAEigMaohUWBODGup2kSVhTHOS/w480-h640/043.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Books I read/listened to in November. I have read most of Ruth Ware's books. Zero Days had a better ending than some of her others. I really enjoy anything by Erica Bauermeister. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow was quite fascinating, all about the gaming industry, how video games are made, with an interesting back story and interesting characters. Merry Ex-Mas was just the right kind of light rom-com to read during the holidays. Maybe in Another Life was an interesting book about how seemingly small choices we make can change the course of our life. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfs7dXqSob62Eqklvc4sdgsiGWlCofcWjRPHuI6HZHuA1CtyjgJm2bXSyWOBjSRS9pvqoSyT8NvnoaLpxie6PLmrercDCyJln0ZgK6bJ8CIBlX8dZxVWkVako6P_xvjkzy1wrmKzde99TapPT6EauE2ypydbDSqn2vdgyRYFvw13YTapvlfJNdxoJlmr0/s4031/056.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4031" data-original-width="4031" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfs7dXqSob62Eqklvc4sdgsiGWlCofcWjRPHuI6HZHuA1CtyjgJm2bXSyWOBjSRS9pvqoSyT8NvnoaLpxie6PLmrercDCyJln0ZgK6bJ8CIBlX8dZxVWkVako6P_xvjkzy1wrmKzde99TapPT6EauE2ypydbDSqn2vdgyRYFvw13YTapvlfJNdxoJlmr0/w640-h640/056.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmCW6hq085iXO7DG_qyFfiH23HcvuIe9m-jpCl1wJjlQKdkWdpRImwzmwcaiSxrIOavtG2N2jTYKgipBhCDIDzYVCsnCC36uOUPdmTMLHkHz6vTejy0-cdUAL86Uqd3xAZoczRsUDmrILaI3sUCVZmqaPuQRcLSRgXrddcesQS8dlkjbhga1qCbbayp-K/s4031/057%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="4031" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmCW6hq085iXO7DG_qyFfiH23HcvuIe9m-jpCl1wJjlQKdkWdpRImwzmwcaiSxrIOavtG2N2jTYKgipBhCDIDzYVCsnCC36uOUPdmTMLHkHz6vTejy0-cdUAL86Uqd3xAZoczRsUDmrILaI3sUCVZmqaPuQRcLSRgXrddcesQS8dlkjbhga1qCbbayp-K/w640-h336/057%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div>If you know, you know.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QH4oEfESyND7oc5kWOlQgT1HaiGoz_LvyeJnh_nTeoZbXi3C-r1RjmMYKmCmq7ACwimbktRAM3mYynNlPYvRip_ycy_v3q_ZlGeZqq1DZ125wcvivdkGirRJqhZw2Y27tKXp5BZ09NtxL7EyEUtwbstloYWI3Q7WSVqxL1HN1WUpFbGPu5ZSz-3N2i4I/s1188/015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QH4oEfESyND7oc5kWOlQgT1HaiGoz_LvyeJnh_nTeoZbXi3C-r1RjmMYKmCmq7ACwimbktRAM3mYynNlPYvRip_ycy_v3q_ZlGeZqq1DZ125wcvivdkGirRJqhZw2Y27tKXp5BZ09NtxL7EyEUtwbstloYWI3Q7WSVqxL1HN1WUpFbGPu5ZSz-3N2i4I/w636-h640/015.JPG" width="636" /></a></div>Last week I picked up Levi and a friend from water polo practice. We dropped the friend off, and then Levi asked if he could drive home. What? He did a very good job. I was hardly nervous at all. :)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7ZS8RX94l-CtwmWp9g21CJ2TQ1_ULQop91rx-RxyhegLcFnRu5A2kzzc0Ui0gFxv71OPx95Tj4vQ1G1c6jGRSSqCYDiBgm780Oe9w9_PA-fx2rArGMAC82SgXDzE_r8y7D3B2Pt0uKINSx2A2GiEHMbsx0cZDN_OpI8xV8WoCu7yVbZwh7uJAzRouSnT/s4032/050.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7ZS8RX94l-CtwmWp9g21CJ2TQ1_ULQop91rx-RxyhegLcFnRu5A2kzzc0Ui0gFxv71OPx95Tj4vQ1G1c6jGRSSqCYDiBgm780Oe9w9_PA-fx2rArGMAC82SgXDzE_r8y7D3B2Pt0uKINSx2A2GiEHMbsx0cZDN_OpI8xV8WoCu7yVbZwh7uJAzRouSnT/w480-h640/050.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>We went to Gabe's winter band concert. This kid and his trumpet--amazing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLWKhyphenhyphengDz_sWlhlDLOkCnspaZVeC8BVckMm03QVgoHo0FMOmZeoFvKk7XrwUZwTfT-FQHi7QWCrC63zhjko5U5C9U_3QXFmP9WX0-QznF3c1wgfX9srGsBSljA__XoFBV5lFAZQxk_JVpTH8RTng-JGPHdWUE75LEkz4IXEZdw9K7Gj-ULTv58KBYyvxb/s4032/064.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLWKhyphenhyphengDz_sWlhlDLOkCnspaZVeC8BVckMm03QVgoHo0FMOmZeoFvKk7XrwUZwTfT-FQHi7QWCrC63zhjko5U5C9U_3QXFmP9WX0-QznF3c1wgfX9srGsBSljA__XoFBV5lFAZQxk_JVpTH8RTng-JGPHdWUE75LEkz4IXEZdw9K7Gj-ULTv58KBYyvxb/w480-h640/064.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Wishful thinking...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnw0hIlWpcGAl4Ztu37kcumZUkKC6nT2q3lG_0HxZ48v7sQq4tfuSPPcut3JKb0zjJbjvILeQhBZgIMJFLv0RrZMbAUy8tgWSjcTvZwKIVIJdPsSXwXqdDXG6jnWxT2uAAZcs5uaVueWgQfTh-ieUqlWn4ycaNcmDbIB10wsKhgx7Dh3G-7S14g_7BUHve/s2079/071.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="2079" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnw0hIlWpcGAl4Ztu37kcumZUkKC6nT2q3lG_0HxZ48v7sQq4tfuSPPcut3JKb0zjJbjvILeQhBZgIMJFLv0RrZMbAUy8tgWSjcTvZwKIVIJdPsSXwXqdDXG6jnWxT2uAAZcs5uaVueWgQfTh-ieUqlWn4ycaNcmDbIB10wsKhgx7Dh3G-7S14g_7BUHve/w640-h544/071.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>This is clever...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPYNA9HSnS0C75S7F994YSbvLLGftIE9iz0FmU514mnw7blPVMbF6iY6GhmLgfdIpBAAFIkBQPM-qnRSbv91AuK2Atg9EbvhdOtN3sdRQZEXJINNrJI51sSvqOJJzvrpvMDpw8zlxg93k8KLVALX1SoWTwgRQwv8rMaiWazJC_B8kiPoZn5n0zsVrYyKk/s921/006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="921" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPYNA9HSnS0C75S7F994YSbvLLGftIE9iz0FmU514mnw7blPVMbF6iY6GhmLgfdIpBAAFIkBQPM-qnRSbv91AuK2Atg9EbvhdOtN3sdRQZEXJINNrJI51sSvqOJJzvrpvMDpw8zlxg93k8KLVALX1SoWTwgRQwv8rMaiWazJC_B8kiPoZn5n0zsVrYyKk/w640-h526/006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Mark and I left early Sunday morning for three days in Disneyland/California Adventure. It's been a long time since it was just the two of us. Jessie and Timothy met us for a few hours, which was so great. Mark's favorite "ride" is the park bench--he doesn't do motion very well and he loves to watch people. I don't mind riding the rides by myself, but it was fun to have partners for a few rides.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XC-x2SfOYm2zhoHHSM_7J4fe07P9iPfP7SVXau60za5SJF2e-9Y0bI7aqC0d60ZdyNwlYeN1pjG9gzQxKVTxTbLXc4GMnPALCBVj60l-tDDT2zVXql0-M-Cd3J5qvXE8dpD_RYTxX1Zw8jgY6pPLRmB0TX0X43m5fHz1SWXFlP0lYFYOJN_8UlGja5hS/s3088/011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XC-x2SfOYm2zhoHHSM_7J4fe07P9iPfP7SVXau60za5SJF2e-9Y0bI7aqC0d60ZdyNwlYeN1pjG9gzQxKVTxTbLXc4GMnPALCBVj60l-tDDT2zVXql0-M-Cd3J5qvXE8dpD_RYTxX1Zw8jgY6pPLRmB0TX0X43m5fHz1SWXFlP0lYFYOJN_8UlGja5hS/w480-h640/011.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFh2yhvMoWrEuG96o4Sw8z3ok8pDS28b9ro35_SMG1PdbD-RV3D7xiag8Zr-tW96jTH422SJSEsZXXuvSQDHtm1OKeE0HwrVYFfYaVA79O7Bi7CZbBbVhxuzGSn2N5dmlR4i_hgTzfX04hJYNjh50rJ2KO_hHG9fb3lY3Xh8d9sriAjUxATzYoci9rQEej/s4032/014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFh2yhvMoWrEuG96o4Sw8z3ok8pDS28b9ro35_SMG1PdbD-RV3D7xiag8Zr-tW96jTH422SJSEsZXXuvSQDHtm1OKeE0HwrVYFfYaVA79O7Bi7CZbBbVhxuzGSn2N5dmlR4i_hgTzfX04hJYNjh50rJ2KO_hHG9fb3lY3Xh8d9sriAjUxATzYoci9rQEej/w480-h640/014.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>I love this girl sooo much!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kYxIP-CfPmGX3xQEKJireUUEnlVO75pVEuG6pcw4zWRxqPOlq5_Io_-u2tbFcusPKml-bxygb05p6SeT8BKVWbezsYcl5dKaIXkw4Ss2USl5-Z79Lvnb-tpK_NY3c8QWdjVn-Z_DPkrt1bJ0zOfu9gECO_5k1vPmBQxdQAhMnwJLVaqTSgoBV28TCrPC/s4032/017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kYxIP-CfPmGX3xQEKJireUUEnlVO75pVEuG6pcw4zWRxqPOlq5_Io_-u2tbFcusPKml-bxygb05p6SeT8BKVWbezsYcl5dKaIXkw4Ss2USl5-Z79Lvnb-tpK_NY3c8QWdjVn-Z_DPkrt1bJ0zOfu9gECO_5k1vPmBQxdQAhMnwJLVaqTSgoBV28TCrPC/w640-h480/017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtItdiLCLm6AbC2BlR0mTIdtCgpiVN04qFf8_MWTG95Lmh8LCjy1dnmaw3P_fKuczrvKdWSg4rF7VC8sr-Po-csyEk9_GEwVZpL73ldEXyPf4Wpd89i2A9iTFGeNoOJkO6jOPygYGyal7MwMKToSQaF4AouVM0nNf42lgpYRldrQze1EcZTI8jKRwfGhO/s3088/020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtItdiLCLm6AbC2BlR0mTIdtCgpiVN04qFf8_MWTG95Lmh8LCjy1dnmaw3P_fKuczrvKdWSg4rF7VC8sr-Po-csyEk9_GEwVZpL73ldEXyPf4Wpd89i2A9iTFGeNoOJkO6jOPygYGyal7MwMKToSQaF4AouVM0nNf42lgpYRldrQze1EcZTI8jKRwfGhO/w480-h640/020.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>After they left, we leisurely enjoyed the park. Disneyland is truly magical during the holidays, with all the lights and decorations.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LHxt6y08oah4xY3h9x7MQok3n7H29VtSQT6OIjiwP5IH80Zid1t69XKhdLb0HAEVcAKr1eHNBS9CTTlRlOJYZDXUi7mYhJuNMDPUwea1th2BVRA0soWoCB6XcYvNiRUZvG5HnMo0rzxSusnFxYQU_hAmLSTK91MxxNDAZjkXCJj1Gdmc4bTEwanh2VFu/s4032/028.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LHxt6y08oah4xY3h9x7MQok3n7H29VtSQT6OIjiwP5IH80Zid1t69XKhdLb0HAEVcAKr1eHNBS9CTTlRlOJYZDXUi7mYhJuNMDPUwea1th2BVRA0soWoCB6XcYvNiRUZvG5HnMo0rzxSusnFxYQU_hAmLSTK91MxxNDAZjkXCJj1Gdmc4bTEwanh2VFu/w480-h640/028.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPA2Itqwgw9qZBuifOilHUxjBWcwoEzfWMW1nWOGe1F2vMktDFEYbGZgDduK6Ww98HZdRptoPRcEhVWxd5BDcouk4qpaTpZtNg5mubH0GGR2KXQHCpJHhsrf4Wv1p9H22bVMRM3VSZgP_3lzoyZ4d25buxYGXqy49rFmr9upHrkwU0sxQuRR9IkJDbf5JR/s4032/030.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We had breakfast at Denny's next to our hotel. A balloon artist was always there, making creations for kids. He was really quite amazing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdaXBCVDglV-yLMsOEBWBsAKnhwgZ7Tvf7ImoXykIm7QvyxT0jXNWeU2_XUm2_I4_93PTb3_TbcdBLehqu84CXbpH-F9E0HmB5wLzL9o5dRNgkjumBTlKzmNoddFGoKL04H6IajVa40QDa5ONkZxm3-ra7wFAwD9xEGx2q26x7qd904iYlHt8HHkR5PbKP/s2928/084%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2928" data-original-width="2541" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdaXBCVDglV-yLMsOEBWBsAKnhwgZ7Tvf7ImoXykIm7QvyxT0jXNWeU2_XUm2_I4_93PTb3_TbcdBLehqu84CXbpH-F9E0HmB5wLzL9o5dRNgkjumBTlKzmNoddFGoKL04H6IajVa40QDa5ONkZxm3-ra7wFAwD9xEGx2q26x7qd904iYlHt8HHkR5PbKP/w556-h640/084%20(1).jpg" width="556" /></a></div>Mark scored a chair on the porch on Main Street.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOkcXhDDbkXsaiMkuicOVZi6mT2HU81Jm736Lc1_jjh-qHR0rg8rpfrbxyXAr5No5L2uTLZqvVa1-KFItWL5rVRsoZt-cauY_yrvoueCyKc54Kb3H7kkK2ta4lDuKzwOfVPgMSTKsItyc9O7gYMnXfbRkEB3J61G_isKPVPMddu1LaooNFnJIpI1aWvQh/s4032/043.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOkcXhDDbkXsaiMkuicOVZi6mT2HU81Jm736Lc1_jjh-qHR0rg8rpfrbxyXAr5No5L2uTLZqvVa1-KFItWL5rVRsoZt-cauY_yrvoueCyKc54Kb3H7kkK2ta4lDuKzwOfVPgMSTKsItyc9O7gYMnXfbRkEB3J61G_isKPVPMddu1LaooNFnJIpI1aWvQh/w480-h640/043.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div>It's a Small World gets a bad rap regarding its repetitive song, but honestly it's so beautiful during the holidays, and they add some Christmas carols as well. And as you go through parts of it, the smells change. There was definitely the smell of peppermint during this part of the ride.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1IUU5jyXe0X50eeTIK3z1XBaq30gOtTla4wxNpgECE8lqdURl3OjRxgFb1uVxuj5PuCzGMJJ3pC5oWGOhyphenhyphen38m9N7OAB0NU7duaucIKVgud8q7XEwy9Z_MzzrwrfskZG4vEO6V5T920vq8bVPOhE_KgAZ-cVeUnFYOHsau4eAWMw8uikRGFFtk4sl_6rI/s4032/045.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1IUU5jyXe0X50eeTIK3z1XBaq30gOtTla4wxNpgECE8lqdURl3OjRxgFb1uVxuj5PuCzGMJJ3pC5oWGOhyphenhyphen38m9N7OAB0NU7duaucIKVgud8q7XEwy9Z_MzzrwrfskZG4vEO6V5T920vq8bVPOhE_KgAZ-cVeUnFYOHsau4eAWMw8uikRGFFtk4sl_6rI/w640-h480/045.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBmnichpBeP9jFKYpuh77isZC1ykWDK2i45DRTYWtLkQ-nFJ8d4JlHrBn18IZxgO1oSuhLvPKpQHspsKv5y6V1Bk3apm6F3noIKPnStnrX6rpP31MumrxZbzb8jafLryFocJ4FlO9B7v-Lt09d34cqmjCpag-4YVrL_839XuRtoPi05OjzzPZ-P2w7DEL/s4032/046.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBmnichpBeP9jFKYpuh77isZC1ykWDK2i45DRTYWtLkQ-nFJ8d4JlHrBn18IZxgO1oSuhLvPKpQHspsKv5y6V1Bk3apm6F3noIKPnStnrX6rpP31MumrxZbzb8jafLryFocJ4FlO9B7v-Lt09d34cqmjCpag-4YVrL_839XuRtoPi05OjzzPZ-P2w7DEL/w640-h480/046.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Both nights we enjoyed the lobby of the Grand California Hotel, an incredible Craftsman-style hotel reminiscent of the famed Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite. During the holidays there is a really big gingerbread house and a huge Christmas tree. <div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bYWmYfUN7_nQBNfxK-0oWdLW9pAYVCKsQAxNXL6bm5_78F3L0vrqQ5Yy2oy5rLh33LeXffSQTYikXalzblVkMTvUU1zb3_KJvDtTgmqekatLJ_mUdi6gdZ9hbMLRd3D17zR0PUzfRgTeIRgCKg2blu3PaXEaPX-8LtD3DSAxmvDGEeZkvHdXEpC4lY4X/s4032/054.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bYWmYfUN7_nQBNfxK-0oWdLW9pAYVCKsQAxNXL6bm5_78F3L0vrqQ5Yy2oy5rLh33LeXffSQTYikXalzblVkMTvUU1zb3_KJvDtTgmqekatLJ_mUdi6gdZ9hbMLRd3D17zR0PUzfRgTeIRgCKg2blu3PaXEaPX-8LtD3DSAxmvDGEeZkvHdXEpC4lY4X/w640-h480/054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDvZtB-SbGsyY8ma9NfcRMu6QiFv9miLG2_g3M4DP1tYAdkMucjBpcGyVb87cFcS0ekGmZMaHSiQMIbU_xhLag3kns3sxKkCrEMehaLRr3bMd2zEL26JMKE2ssydEZN5YtcJNRnjOzC34W6i-aBYbt8tsdOMrVx1OZJGecJVU-rM-Qx84Xo93pD4aTd_Y/s4032/055.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDvZtB-SbGsyY8ma9NfcRMu6QiFv9miLG2_g3M4DP1tYAdkMucjBpcGyVb87cFcS0ekGmZMaHSiQMIbU_xhLag3kns3sxKkCrEMehaLRr3bMd2zEL26JMKE2ssydEZN5YtcJNRnjOzC34W6i-aBYbt8tsdOMrVx1OZJGecJVU-rM-Qx84Xo93pD4aTd_Y/w480-h640/055.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Also, we were in search of the elusive gingerbread man cookie. So the back story. It is available basically in three places: one of the restaurants in Disneyland where you can mobile order starting at 7 a.m. and they run out by 7:30 a.m., somewhere in California Adventure (which we never found), and the cafe in the lobby of the Grand California. Here's the thing. You <i>know</i> they are hard to get, which makes you want one all the more. And they are said to taste amazing. Disney sure knows how to market...so the first night in the lobby, I stood in a looooooong line, got close to the front of the line only to be told they were out for the night. Ugh. We went back the next night, not just for the cookie. Well, in large part for the cookie, but also the music. Anyway, I got there at just the right time. The line wasn't too long. I grabbed three, and then was told by the cashier that I could only have two, but after I said I had waited in line the night before, she let me have all three. Do they live up to the hype? If you like gingerbread, yes. Yes, they do. (See that amazing Santa in the background?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFD8Rn39g_jYc31cwPC2ceJ9fAoPN-khmkcrjuZS4Q_dzlm5lpQ7MbZvUs2yXRWgy_0zYKsLSZTPRBJiOCl_lGLr_89UQgFi55lcJduc8DVm1wTHPVNuEMNZiED6oanCcQDmVnSQLmmiMlg0Aq3961mr59bCpsznuUF52gpmg2xiqjsgo1LfsC2UoFVId0/s4032/074.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFD8Rn39g_jYc31cwPC2ceJ9fAoPN-khmkcrjuZS4Q_dzlm5lpQ7MbZvUs2yXRWgy_0zYKsLSZTPRBJiOCl_lGLr_89UQgFi55lcJduc8DVm1wTHPVNuEMNZiED6oanCcQDmVnSQLmmiMlg0Aq3961mr59bCpsznuUF52gpmg2xiqjsgo1LfsC2UoFVId0/w480-h640/074.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>We spent the last day in California Adventure. Even the people in charge of clean-up get creative with Mickey. They were sweeping leaves from a nearby tree.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBh8m-0NBF7dy2vuxKdA666rYT2QQmJyPDnbj7CaYjXtCZid8kR4-P_SyH4FOWIuPxSKXustUyLevnHJHITWfchBDE6Kl9s5qtJ_k7xE5SmSd8L7Wu5FWjQ-5Iv16OilkvZAY4lblVSsXb2MfPJGl112TkjavCvSRnx5MrSdoMDzDe8jZI_lA0Ktjz5dB/s4032/059.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBh8m-0NBF7dy2vuxKdA666rYT2QQmJyPDnbj7CaYjXtCZid8kR4-P_SyH4FOWIuPxSKXustUyLevnHJHITWfchBDE6Kl9s5qtJ_k7xE5SmSd8L7Wu5FWjQ-5Iv16OilkvZAY4lblVSsXb2MfPJGl112TkjavCvSRnx5MrSdoMDzDe8jZI_lA0Ktjz5dB/w480-h640/059.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2A19MEgA6_DLRUQv4Q2ef7IndR-F9ppO3IJx1eN9954HmNXPeAJXUy1z-qaQ0oS2MvlFfQZ2ZChRhN0UMWyAe6O1QPq3h98j3yBLR8fG1TMzSSjsXAJyeChfIFDF7lEJI5V0QdempjceJlX9_O0762XbHo6UJXgAeFdP5vrJ1VL5NmdhzqLB5OvW4mJt/s3024/061.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2856" data-original-width="3024" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2A19MEgA6_DLRUQv4Q2ef7IndR-F9ppO3IJx1eN9954HmNXPeAJXUy1z-qaQ0oS2MvlFfQZ2ZChRhN0UMWyAe6O1QPq3h98j3yBLR8fG1TMzSSjsXAJyeChfIFDF7lEJI5V0QdempjceJlX9_O0762XbHo6UJXgAeFdP5vrJ1VL5NmdhzqLB5OvW4mJt/w640-h604/061.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>We had our photo taken by the Christmas tree.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeVrtplGpJgLmxoj5jedQiV7ElPpUFedfGtSfMkLhLvj5VDVyXH6yx2tRP56URLHuuICY9L4tWQEIOVoaSNgMHJsa6wZMS7iimNDBoGjUwb4QDvLy2d4L_1UN4UDqK0yEFxjWXJNb9-rkQ3n-GfSBhu-treOks6BP1VRRu49nbGzv4n0y9viNbsgGwiTf/s5568/079.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeVrtplGpJgLmxoj5jedQiV7ElPpUFedfGtSfMkLhLvj5VDVyXH6yx2tRP56URLHuuICY9L4tWQEIOVoaSNgMHJsa6wZMS7iimNDBoGjUwb4QDvLy2d4L_1UN4UDqK0yEFxjWXJNb9-rkQ3n-GfSBhu-treOks6BP1VRRu49nbGzv4n0y9viNbsgGwiTf/w640-h426/079.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnl3nDnPKRSZlEoMJr3G7DXqa5pizLGT3I2Ht-YaXjf2rzHu6SwvuNyg7ZegeKIM56gPIN9eeiggrm_n4_TAW691Bl5VLKKgQRsHSNTwLbsHJBe9wbki34B-83bd0ga1pKVV5nD80q__C5Y4GRODb5HfJiYvvRu-DJ8Yt2ck2OHkoTLEzOxGI45iOhUic/s6000/082.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnl3nDnPKRSZlEoMJr3G7DXqa5pizLGT3I2Ht-YaXjf2rzHu6SwvuNyg7ZegeKIM56gPIN9eeiggrm_n4_TAW691Bl5VLKKgQRsHSNTwLbsHJBe9wbki34B-83bd0ga1pKVV5nD80q__C5Y4GRODb5HfJiYvvRu-DJ8Yt2ck2OHkoTLEzOxGI45iOhUic/w426-h640/082.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KZyWcYm9uwrS8qtmyPnK80CFDdwaU4QjGgVAkFZ_azrLRq6jq9JJjaE29MBV1Pnxqy55_w0zGq1TaRRAkAGDsmZmEQ2SWgCEP0L2YELDmQEDeSIrWQ82WoP4CWaUJx3StFZMC7AbmOhTYogK0XZWHh8ml8eCe0tX0CVp1WoSvfjw684MutgwEYJzSMOl/s5568/081.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5568" data-original-width="3712" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KZyWcYm9uwrS8qtmyPnK80CFDdwaU4QjGgVAkFZ_azrLRq6jq9JJjaE29MBV1Pnxqy55_w0zGq1TaRRAkAGDsmZmEQ2SWgCEP0L2YELDmQEDeSIrWQ82WoP4CWaUJx3StFZMC7AbmOhTYogK0XZWHh8ml8eCe0tX0CVp1WoSvfjw684MutgwEYJzSMOl/w426-h640/081.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><div>We were lucky to score a reservation at the Lamplight Lounge, overlooking the water. Reservations open up 60 days in advance and I stalked the app. I got on early in the morning and the only time available was 4:30 p.m. I grabbed it. And then the reservations were all booked. We had lobster nachos--so good! We have actually always been impressed with the food in both parks and don't find the prices to be outrageous at all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi487h3xSsPIpIfRT39bojRRNYKN4xP7SNI2xEWRHq9TjMnCshe6RDSnq-WUXkNw_qXMfuhQrPPdhgesdTRIvODg06WQ0QrFkjnMCPKWKee0n1Zlj3-uNqavtzmS6WBM5IdBuxmZ_mFa4kv7b6GTW1En6EC83QPoL6QOsPICI_fHIBh81wyI9HrR1OYa-Sq/s4032/063.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi487h3xSsPIpIfRT39bojRRNYKN4xP7SNI2xEWRHq9TjMnCshe6RDSnq-WUXkNw_qXMfuhQrPPdhgesdTRIvODg06WQ0QrFkjnMCPKWKee0n1Zlj3-uNqavtzmS6WBM5IdBuxmZ_mFa4kv7b6GTW1En6EC83QPoL6QOsPICI_fHIBh81wyI9HrR1OYa-Sq/w480-h640/063.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div>It was just dusk as we were seated and it was fun to see the lights come on.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivP1ARwb9Sx9j3pRZSuoQIZFz8vy72OGaEKciKR8JN3Q0EgaLdAxwqHTXQB9r4qW9fuFuV6f9uo9yh5Md1bBZ0BKZuKQWOBFB83L3mHnqLsm6Ua3Ib16oW8WlfehIVRqLpdjjnbcQGl_F52eNiGuEbFhClr4XY6lvVCYIwJXeu0-BWucNERP4LOaXbTMki/s4032/077.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivP1ARwb9Sx9j3pRZSuoQIZFz8vy72OGaEKciKR8JN3Q0EgaLdAxwqHTXQB9r4qW9fuFuV6f9uo9yh5Md1bBZ0BKZuKQWOBFB83L3mHnqLsm6Ua3Ib16oW8WlfehIVRqLpdjjnbcQGl_F52eNiGuEbFhClr4XY6lvVCYIwJXeu0-BWucNERP4LOaXbTMki/w640-h480/077.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhx0olKp-LyCofVWCKUpAefAl0FVuTw27QNEwYAjpuNG4DuOUwmjuqMNC_UUC-VR7nXNep_ync3rNAjvPEf0jSDlknPfxP4Ha0a6SFmjxwbVltG3Ys14Xp1cRC2_ooZxGmHuCAwEsc-2xQKbnPsr_Fi3DCpmm4X3iSMmZqNSzEE10c2qEN87jr-DHjwke/s3889/072.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3889" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhx0olKp-LyCofVWCKUpAefAl0FVuTw27QNEwYAjpuNG4DuOUwmjuqMNC_UUC-VR7nXNep_ync3rNAjvPEf0jSDlknPfxP4Ha0a6SFmjxwbVltG3Ys14Xp1cRC2_ooZxGmHuCAwEsc-2xQKbnPsr_Fi3DCpmm4X3iSMmZqNSzEE10c2qEN87jr-DHjwke/w498-h640/072.JPG" width="498" /></a></div>The grandkids would roll their eyes if we told them how few rides we went on, but it was such a relaxing and enjoyable way to spend a couple of days, surrounded by lights and music. </div><div><br /></div><div>And now it's time to finish getting ready for Christmas.</div></div>Live a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-5811661679469773672023-12-01T03:00:00.000-08:002023-12-01T03:00:00.181-08:00Sewing Room Friday, 12/1/23<p> The last few weeks have seen a lot of activity in my sewing room. </p><p>For years I've been collecting peppermint fabric, with the goal of sewing a Christmas quilt. I finally got started a few weeks ago. And once I started, I had to keep going. Here are the blocks from Peppermint Village. On Instagram, I wrote a little story about each one. I just got the quilt back from the quilter, and once the binding is on--peppermint stripe of course--the quilt will have its own separate post and I'll add the stories.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sjvNvJe_J5enWleaF_JibzNOWds5xF1wDyfEpTFv9ueh52BmwsdExd5ppGL3N2Zn5lwCZ6tjsBPhZP4lv_dd52dKVtz62mS63vTnqyaRThfIPXiY1p761myAO1g45rbZuOMaZVqePvpkQPJfGyQk7Xi9hAc7fxl14af-L3hcqgfd4qzlL_OrQZfMROqz/s1940/162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="1940" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sjvNvJe_J5enWleaF_JibzNOWds5xF1wDyfEpTFv9ueh52BmwsdExd5ppGL3N2Zn5lwCZ6tjsBPhZP4lv_dd52dKVtz62mS63vTnqyaRThfIPXiY1p761myAO1g45rbZuOMaZVqePvpkQPJfGyQk7Xi9hAc7fxl14af-L3hcqgfd4qzlL_OrQZfMROqz/w640-h544/162.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1BXv-ktybaPkE-VT4pt8CrNRMRsnBTiD3hnchrHTylJHwoazOn4dr77zgBFP2RVbRbRpH6Uz0wkdOrXbY9ryK-YJhyphenhyphenXJ5nH70l5x5l4JI3P2cI5fBQmmvrkDcW68cDmSnGzwBYLTf_ytHlf27KHahPpTBr_G-adl45ELRweAARaPBsc_sY_WU7aSMS7D/s2958/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2072" data-original-width="2958" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1BXv-ktybaPkE-VT4pt8CrNRMRsnBTiD3hnchrHTylJHwoazOn4dr77zgBFP2RVbRbRpH6Uz0wkdOrXbY9ryK-YJhyphenhyphenXJ5nH70l5x5l4JI3P2cI5fBQmmvrkDcW68cDmSnGzwBYLTf_ytHlf27KHahPpTBr_G-adl45ELRweAARaPBsc_sY_WU7aSMS7D/w640-h448/023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Another quilt I've always wanted to make is the "Norah" quilt, designed by my friend, Mary from Sunnyday Supply. It's basically a giant log cabin. The Christmas fabric was already out, so I decided to make a holiday version. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSr3tKf8ljcbD60yj9m2WApyOUwbVCdLW8LkuNJ3uOxihUlUjDPW2h-_dkvsJNswBkS01NrNjfg0uxJ2Wi2SI9LdpaipszNtrfIBqY9V4W93VE2lydacUEnoE9o5AiNR5akuGb-8jebFkeIRtjLNUPE-3rLQvjAqFIKzmOOpJbeJ-IOJA9FgD_Cmc3pu8r/s1304/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1304" data-original-width="1279" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSr3tKf8ljcbD60yj9m2WApyOUwbVCdLW8LkuNJ3uOxihUlUjDPW2h-_dkvsJNswBkS01NrNjfg0uxJ2Wi2SI9LdpaipszNtrfIBqY9V4W93VE2lydacUEnoE9o5AiNR5akuGb-8jebFkeIRtjLNUPE-3rLQvjAqFIKzmOOpJbeJ-IOJA9FgD_Cmc3pu8r/w628-h640/009.JPG" width="628" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQy1a6qL1fm-Dma2sC36U7nWuAtKhejypyFEbLPMCcndHYbeVzdoBAhNLpz-HQ0QecA0b3LJPP-EqepvBuW9sOGLXiieJpBrjAfzlmfWHlppQgfqxDcX0xccA6hT-2wv2qBnNMesqRBbjj1PPY9pRRVfg_FlX2xTvPCjkv_wf0R1clDSLhCbxb23o8qwW/s2127/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2127" data-original-width="2102" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQy1a6qL1fm-Dma2sC36U7nWuAtKhejypyFEbLPMCcndHYbeVzdoBAhNLpz-HQ0QecA0b3LJPP-EqepvBuW9sOGLXiieJpBrjAfzlmfWHlppQgfqxDcX0xccA6hT-2wv2qBnNMesqRBbjj1PPY9pRRVfg_FlX2xTvPCjkv_wf0R1clDSLhCbxb23o8qwW/w632-h640/023.JPG" width="632" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4I-mCD1v-yShb8gN9jvXZW1PovBA9p4Xad1Bxf0GFGHJkqd9GqGZjUNxRBIYTo3bGYcQOqSwQc1CUgLfLFgA_guAUeynLVPc5owK9YJOmUGvSzB12br4e3SE8_0g7j_4fMqxzO4Igw883pTXJP5GB_c6f-nB4Eg03XOWoria48SXYk3BQF10-ybwyH6r/s2238/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2236" data-original-width="2238" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4I-mCD1v-yShb8gN9jvXZW1PovBA9p4Xad1Bxf0GFGHJkqd9GqGZjUNxRBIYTo3bGYcQOqSwQc1CUgLfLFgA_guAUeynLVPc5owK9YJOmUGvSzB12br4e3SE8_0g7j_4fMqxzO4Igw883pTXJP5GB_c6f-nB4Eg03XOWoria48SXYk3BQF10-ybwyH6r/w640-h640/034.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I stopped when it reached 65" square. And I ran out of fabric for the pink and aqua sides...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xfnVykopIjLP8RoMQWtxSXf5KFnmr2WlX7M3qm_edY5mvPeEDKmH8mD0ijfwqDF0tAItF6_ccN3yhCJliXusE8c1kyHoc5154lqJcoUU3pD9RTePcB0mnlNZTqhp-5telvk-Nl1nVyNN7l5SyjJ5dNCFaUBznhEWXiwCdsV04MPJ88ulaApFVLwzmkMP/s2833/038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2823" data-original-width="2833" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xfnVykopIjLP8RoMQWtxSXf5KFnmr2WlX7M3qm_edY5mvPeEDKmH8mD0ijfwqDF0tAItF6_ccN3yhCJliXusE8c1kyHoc5154lqJcoUU3pD9RTePcB0mnlNZTqhp-5telvk-Nl1nVyNN7l5SyjJ5dNCFaUBznhEWXiwCdsV04MPJ88ulaApFVLwzmkMP/w640-h638/038.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Christmas sewing is a messy job.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszOdzLVy3NlDAJC9DIvI31CmQE5xXy_kxq9HIE1q6kdSyLUVK89Krcj_JvW8UzJsWvyVW_vFl0TPqfb41xPwrrbauQbj88Ehy1dcxPV89AsypfLdf4_ryKH25PkOwbdAyxlHO1lm_G0gakQ41xG6fi8tP1Zjjfg6zpgPTeynwUrJvdXxAkz9EPiAnS_l_/s2096/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszOdzLVy3NlDAJC9DIvI31CmQE5xXy_kxq9HIE1q6kdSyLUVK89Krcj_JvW8UzJsWvyVW_vFl0TPqfb41xPwrrbauQbj88Ehy1dcxPV89AsypfLdf4_ryKH25PkOwbdAyxlHO1lm_G0gakQ41xG6fi8tP1Zjjfg6zpgPTeynwUrJvdXxAkz9EPiAnS_l_/w360-h640/001.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div>I made this cute basket for our Christmas cards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gVZGr7HfjJ3Brz0jSbYznvMHoM7YuJVTU7yuVdMIyGxoOL-Z3YavdKE71V2WwZqN8mZEgn2jZICdaCwxEbyNQ5AV9fm6M1YiZM2S_wn2QgO3zsMi_Uu5HKtGpjGeIl47pZ9LDwKuslubLXQVR2tQCssBw0Ynkt8T_fxBqla9wR-x8Nn-S2NleIygYIkO/s2992/041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2935" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gVZGr7HfjJ3Brz0jSbYznvMHoM7YuJVTU7yuVdMIyGxoOL-Z3YavdKE71V2WwZqN8mZEgn2jZICdaCwxEbyNQ5AV9fm6M1YiZM2S_wn2QgO3zsMi_Uu5HKtGpjGeIl47pZ9LDwKuslubLXQVR2tQCssBw0Ynkt8T_fxBqla9wR-x8Nn-S2NleIygYIkO/w628-h640/041.JPG" width="628" /></a></div>Then I started on a lot of vinyl zipper pouches.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6GI9BHhpZZKcvL6WOb4U2NC9jv_tswm87R2FWGYaHuki3lAK3nfLkCl7vpwQ5_GiYAogugANDLqZx9lBjbIE6wfjeQYihQIMeosCpbKMVLHRdv8v5kAPO1ynhLAo0WSyslLWhHSN9ZRLvz7GFf3J3hXJ48g4uGKRjJY6yFH8m15BH7Rg6whkF7YgysP3/s4032/044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6GI9BHhpZZKcvL6WOb4U2NC9jv_tswm87R2FWGYaHuki3lAK3nfLkCl7vpwQ5_GiYAogugANDLqZx9lBjbIE6wfjeQYihQIMeosCpbKMVLHRdv8v5kAPO1ynhLAo0WSyslLWhHSN9ZRLvz7GFf3J3hXJ48g4uGKRjJY6yFH8m15BH7Rg6whkF7YgysP3/w480-h640/044.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHCL-4Z2n2mw4-AXL0mPR-SFMqEJRRSK37Iwstw4biYvKHwGXZgFt0zIyrCPyjEob01DOzJFvFmpTLiLZy3CQsKhCA_mVSYB_kowKp6OC6uwcNwyVMekVjitzvOvyqfz7HR15DlwhBMLWUmNCGQen5Gq8SM5FD7yEPHv5TnnwD_OYdb6G06UJ2f9rTvUQ/s4032/051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHCL-4Z2n2mw4-AXL0mPR-SFMqEJRRSK37Iwstw4biYvKHwGXZgFt0zIyrCPyjEob01DOzJFvFmpTLiLZy3CQsKhCA_mVSYB_kowKp6OC6uwcNwyVMekVjitzvOvyqfz7HR15DlwhBMLWUmNCGQen5Gq8SM5FD7yEPHv5TnnwD_OYdb6G06UJ2f9rTvUQ/w640-h480/051.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>So many cute combinations. I am particularly obsessed with the new zippers with the black teeth.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCG52FixgBa0PzTD4br8ZOwR5SFY2CmB3CAWAinqYzyl1yqyWrmQ2uLcIcrem6PShBJ34j96YUlIOr6s887BLDdA8hsiHroKVV8dfOPjQMahCEH5IICCMN3laLOAnszGaAbt-EgS1vfD3cPbFRTwspyjBhFtOREyE5T8EUCk9vlqiVaEYnOXE2y2x9juD/s4032/066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCG52FixgBa0PzTD4br8ZOwR5SFY2CmB3CAWAinqYzyl1yqyWrmQ2uLcIcrem6PShBJ34j96YUlIOr6s887BLDdA8hsiHroKVV8dfOPjQMahCEH5IICCMN3laLOAnszGaAbt-EgS1vfD3cPbFRTwspyjBhFtOREyE5T8EUCk9vlqiVaEYnOXE2y2x9juD/w480-h640/066.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Mark might have heard me say this more than a few times...<br /><div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gHoaRd8fRuMXAaW5V5Mncq_D6vUogThSYid29ZCACLDeT19TciKYaixFAANwUyRu7bO-PjPVoWOF3OvqceLlg16wfLGQTm_odTVs5DPn44b6cDocnXvDEqsiKehD4mTez8ejxovi2aHrpWIabE6Gi8MhNWPfSM_FuKWfIp4vMTq9kpz9hhjjUggQwzXn/s1179/120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1179" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gHoaRd8fRuMXAaW5V5Mncq_D6vUogThSYid29ZCACLDeT19TciKYaixFAANwUyRu7bO-PjPVoWOF3OvqceLlg16wfLGQTm_odTVs5DPn44b6cDocnXvDEqsiKehD4mTez8ejxovi2aHrpWIabE6Gi8MhNWPfSM_FuKWfIp4vMTq9kpz9hhjjUggQwzXn/w640-h522/120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I picked these five quilts up from Darby two days ago. I have miles of binding to make but they are near the finish line!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbiZvBCiJrjj9o8w_pP0dzLVOFP7MyMI6I4qGSWdD7zV8PMjA0KV9UkNM3itBOuWAuC_-xCi-BfmKMiUcC-4MHdh_50u9tJBXGVXm0jL5q5Xzni3AkbRlAPD2yUik0VQ41fHDOpkfG7APpJYeLTpgG30VYmfKg82SKjkmqVLkxPXjq5OdofZIauwemK8oJ/s4000/053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbiZvBCiJrjj9o8w_pP0dzLVOFP7MyMI6I4qGSWdD7zV8PMjA0KV9UkNM3itBOuWAuC_-xCi-BfmKMiUcC-4MHdh_50u9tJBXGVXm0jL5q5Xzni3AkbRlAPD2yUik0VQ41fHDOpkfG7APpJYeLTpgG30VYmfKg82SKjkmqVLkxPXjq5OdofZIauwemK8oJ/w640-h640/053.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCx6t7aCcDmZVM73dbL-h9Pw3uR6rQM3oZQlZbUYwfXumnUB2gu2xDdQn3cvQ0dVS69GOatwY3iNLj6XebiszZkpSyWepRbpaw8wIDofbrb3EmWRRI8O_VY_dgiyrEf34rZ2_ZEzbfubUMlrKRzMvnt-O8KLTCUqwh5ppKrKsggO9yeGEj3ehMbwS4nLv5/s4000/054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCx6t7aCcDmZVM73dbL-h9Pw3uR6rQM3oZQlZbUYwfXumnUB2gu2xDdQn3cvQ0dVS69GOatwY3iNLj6XebiszZkpSyWepRbpaw8wIDofbrb3EmWRRI8O_VY_dgiyrEf34rZ2_ZEzbfubUMlrKRzMvnt-O8KLTCUqwh5ppKrKsggO9yeGEj3ehMbwS4nLv5/w640-h640/054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhar6VFJl_OcMY_eLHzt6RQPtO3gaPwq5SpLeIeUo-EbOM4jWA10p0n9Wc8HgDaJdWqWyvmKvX7gNYv85x3VvoOc6v9z2vn4WfHYi8Oj0CpLBtX-4Or0rscqYCydau3m9Cp_2d-ZshLbaL_NvyVi-A_4EFa59HHetmorIbJUX4-n3WBH4iYV5acqD1IXAmC/s4000/055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhar6VFJl_OcMY_eLHzt6RQPtO3gaPwq5SpLeIeUo-EbOM4jWA10p0n9Wc8HgDaJdWqWyvmKvX7gNYv85x3VvoOc6v9z2vn4WfHYi8Oj0CpLBtX-4Or0rscqYCydau3m9Cp_2d-ZshLbaL_NvyVi-A_4EFa59HHetmorIbJUX4-n3WBH4iYV5acqD1IXAmC/w640-h640/055.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULS2InTFRDRw2n0L-b3vPzssBAioOBldKDH11E8BvsfX4MlRGjcoS7GAbnGVQk5zfky4nl-dIaGUjlL0SCqgqSXnKhIn8lY8aXXH19Xl-80IN7k-pJLN663R97sWW4-5lRu2p-Bvcfk6BGOZXtKB3s8LPU_hVA6dGS3NSL6P3DKed3RAu2Oo_FwEVvPAP/s4000/056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULS2InTFRDRw2n0L-b3vPzssBAioOBldKDH11E8BvsfX4MlRGjcoS7GAbnGVQk5zfky4nl-dIaGUjlL0SCqgqSXnKhIn8lY8aXXH19Xl-80IN7k-pJLN663R97sWW4-5lRu2p-Bvcfk6BGOZXtKB3s8LPU_hVA6dGS3NSL6P3DKed3RAu2Oo_FwEVvPAP/w640-h640/056.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJi9D7887QsYUWNjOuFxsFbzm4IvwWGlyRS4oWeVs5C51DAHUFUxnj6T_SoXg7Nj0HOOUa2u27OcgdS5HA4iY05OpGB7fKtdMkVtjMjNhf4qXc6qXF2T9dQVOLBkLJSvaPy9-qG3GjRZrmGIPdOFODsdYTk7h7ig-e2zL7snoBah05JLWaNZ1V9PUtCfqn/s4000/057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJi9D7887QsYUWNjOuFxsFbzm4IvwWGlyRS4oWeVs5C51DAHUFUxnj6T_SoXg7Nj0HOOUa2u27OcgdS5HA4iY05OpGB7fKtdMkVtjMjNhf4qXc6qXF2T9dQVOLBkLJSvaPy9-qG3GjRZrmGIPdOFODsdYTk7h7ig-e2zL7snoBah05JLWaNZ1V9PUtCfqn/w640-h640/057.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>It's been productive around here. I'll be back with more next week.</div>Live a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-9643462506920637452023-11-30T03:00:00.000-08:002023-11-30T15:50:31.765-08:00Really Random Thursday, 11/30/23<p> And just like that, November is over. </p><p>It always takes awhile to get fall color here in the valley, but it does eventually arrive, and it's always worth the wait.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Qs-cJizr-pN6zu2ZjDSbzj9R_vRwAb17qLp6CKSjsUT3vJ0C9yCkXVRcpGCq24VSUjKwQvFBhFh9ZnwQD8d762BovitUMLu6R_td9MRGcg9aCQNrMitwTA-T3_A_Ayh_6dFgELGE4kRii0ywVp5cVhl00bmnokfxzZYbpGz1nFijY79lyocYljkrV6gZ/s2486/011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2486" data-original-width="2270" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Qs-cJizr-pN6zu2ZjDSbzj9R_vRwAb17qLp6CKSjsUT3vJ0C9yCkXVRcpGCq24VSUjKwQvFBhFh9ZnwQD8d762BovitUMLu6R_td9MRGcg9aCQNrMitwTA-T3_A_Ayh_6dFgELGE4kRii0ywVp5cVhl00bmnokfxzZYbpGz1nFijY79lyocYljkrV6gZ/w584-h640/011.JPG" width="584" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8seqo7I-1mcldWA17eYn-q4aCCuel1MhLKyfJrP4E-IiuORkyonryGZ3T5I463kLYvxCoPA312t0KbTmugZKtxVf4kzLP2gJ760LDzkV4DTfWvgj0M2sRWfQb_-EobMpHf0dOy2qmfBR_F3KnWtEIJ-SUquNfGPWu95btvqeJURnEnxbKprx_vottD68E/s4032/012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8seqo7I-1mcldWA17eYn-q4aCCuel1MhLKyfJrP4E-IiuORkyonryGZ3T5I463kLYvxCoPA312t0KbTmugZKtxVf4kzLP2gJ760LDzkV4DTfWvgj0M2sRWfQb_-EobMpHf0dOy2qmfBR_F3KnWtEIJ-SUquNfGPWu95btvqeJURnEnxbKprx_vottD68E/w640-h480/012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Mark and I were treated to dinner by good friend, Lois; her daughter, Hannah, was in town and was able to join us. Such a fun evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtHgK5uxOyag8Pq-bzsYbdNTE2c3FCIa0hDUs1cMXuPOhj84UJtvN1AAfqe_NMZ4-h6yjDl1bn-IZlzisKQXHj2TR0uSGMMUC2jmgpnmLUc-d5z7x-iR9D-2TvmqrgfJDKpIx0JPkpe0fZEqMR1hkebgXWH2XZqVriIu0Li4gyI07ek13qrMTkRrjq_CG/s4032/016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtHgK5uxOyag8Pq-bzsYbdNTE2c3FCIa0hDUs1cMXuPOhj84UJtvN1AAfqe_NMZ4-h6yjDl1bn-IZlzisKQXHj2TR0uSGMMUC2jmgpnmLUc-d5z7x-iR9D-2TvmqrgfJDKpIx0JPkpe0fZEqMR1hkebgXWH2XZqVriIu0Li4gyI07ek13qrMTkRrjq_CG/w640-h480/016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I follow @loganlisle on Instagram. Two guys sitting on a dock telling jokes to each other. Mostly "dad" jokes. They always make me laugh.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAa6cQzf3ZHpW-XMzU_49DmoEw0wJsIfN0_VzH093VHUnL256klfUIbaNbWEzAPXkNxzQhrWSk3vGIwJN1K9D-T9Ty4uFNfVOp3fg8YEz0JANO9sb7Xh6lTVNzXqr5ntPtUYuFCk3oiouH_Klmvq0ZQkW-Ys29SLAj51HbeZJEpFdDe8KcNhLpJCeSv4It/s1713/109.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1713" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAa6cQzf3ZHpW-XMzU_49DmoEw0wJsIfN0_VzH093VHUnL256klfUIbaNbWEzAPXkNxzQhrWSk3vGIwJN1K9D-T9Ty4uFNfVOp3fg8YEz0JANO9sb7Xh6lTVNzXqr5ntPtUYuFCk3oiouH_Klmvq0ZQkW-Ys29SLAj51HbeZJEpFdDe8KcNhLpJCeSv4It/w440-h640/109.PNG" width="440" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6E-d9RL2FVkR9mOj1VOGbFdqCnIBJy-IRpHIBpfUFjmLFqdNMTOdcOxJd3DJcV5ylWc8wAADs06YlXdzB18rbmAWjp7SCLjSl_u2eJcLXMXL8ces32g3U4yjBs53ueSqaG-5LU4ICTZ_3PAKGMhKPDvU6gMZf3GBq1shFEPeZD-4tO9IGHQIFs9z66Tw/s1737/110%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6E-d9RL2FVkR9mOj1VOGbFdqCnIBJy-IRpHIBpfUFjmLFqdNMTOdcOxJd3DJcV5ylWc8wAADs06YlXdzB18rbmAWjp7SCLjSl_u2eJcLXMXL8ces32g3U4yjBs53ueSqaG-5LU4ICTZ_3PAKGMhKPDvU6gMZf3GBq1shFEPeZD-4tO9IGHQIFs9z66Tw/w434-h640/110%20(1).png" width="434" /></a></div>Lunch with friends. I think about doing this <i>all the time</i> at my house, but I have yet to carry through. I guess I always think it has to be a big production. Connie opens her home with generous hospitality, serving salad, bread and soup. Simple and wonderful. She inspires me to do the same.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGmu0BZEdYfMgyU_joQXfgOWe8z1vDvQxydt5dOwQeLqXFlHU2zIOvxtYWuZ6zsAu48F5sTTHIhWzNHGE43Q4Hdod09lFWVG0zPAHPkUg47PrxfrOGMzsOlUXkvlxKEgzlkiRF9HnLOaGWERatc4iHpy68fjNpvv7mehMLL4xxn8awEkuDjRWouBjHX2u/s2081/112.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="2081" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGmu0BZEdYfMgyU_joQXfgOWe8z1vDvQxydt5dOwQeLqXFlHU2zIOvxtYWuZ6zsAu48F5sTTHIhWzNHGE43Q4Hdod09lFWVG0zPAHPkUg47PrxfrOGMzsOlUXkvlxKEgzlkiRF9HnLOaGWERatc4iHpy68fjNpvv7mehMLL4xxn8awEkuDjRWouBjHX2u/w640-h384/112.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Haha...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJTjEbEXq5fQ0Sq4FWvYFzuU2oOMIg_N6ZuVQHQsg5fwJoroClG-wijDx4vpk98i3K2iBAWxH6q2-NTnKuKDxE11_L3DZnz9SW0UtcUTYaIWKFA8_bml_wJwGV17C8awtPr8tgXUmchaXC5BQE0FBdZK5xqvq-X6pb9XttTO4Q7Nwgvq8pGYNLGMn-f3o/s1179/118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="1179" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJTjEbEXq5fQ0Sq4FWvYFzuU2oOMIg_N6ZuVQHQsg5fwJoroClG-wijDx4vpk98i3K2iBAWxH6q2-NTnKuKDxE11_L3DZnz9SW0UtcUTYaIWKFA8_bml_wJwGV17C8awtPr8tgXUmchaXC5BQE0FBdZK5xqvq-X6pb9XttTO4Q7Nwgvq8pGYNLGMn-f3o/w640-h386/118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>While Aaron, Christa and Levi were at the Grand Canyon, and Mark was busy one evening, Charlotte, Gabe, Ella and I went to see the new Trolls movie and then had dinner at Spaghetti Factory. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYq73Vh5rxfAlxz3PKCHQfr7HIcDp4t2thW8t_IY1QFJvO8S5ES2z3pr1uF0IHmJAcJWkGuPvD_eUY_txmcAj2Ev3isoCtknPB_QG1XiqeHUli6VuvrUdjHMD5yFpQcU3C77XMM057aNZEkB4HOqY0hPvQR1bwWe2WhOTsEPu6YPwEqPYUSsxb301H3dD3/s4032/138.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYq73Vh5rxfAlxz3PKCHQfr7HIcDp4t2thW8t_IY1QFJvO8S5ES2z3pr1uF0IHmJAcJWkGuPvD_eUY_txmcAj2Ev3isoCtknPB_QG1XiqeHUli6VuvrUdjHMD5yFpQcU3C77XMM057aNZEkB4HOqY0hPvQR1bwWe2WhOTsEPu6YPwEqPYUSsxb301H3dD3/w640-h480/138.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div>Charlotte spent the weekend home alone. She is 17, after all. But she did come over to our house a few times. We had a crochet session where I taught her how to make a granny square. She did a great job on her very first try.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKUfGL47t29YzP37WUlTztSgG8GG0NQRsrvtggsS1CwEssDUg82yFPjCNgmzOq0113p1u18HmPz2MZxialPpTtISsWvq89ziYcJEUt6fG46PIzqLYNwZrK03K7UfPqsR2Q1yK_klnTiD1vF4RPn7zsYKADHkqBLe1Wn_aRaoJNVH8mr_Bdo9A_NnDwXx4/s4032/176.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKUfGL47t29YzP37WUlTztSgG8GG0NQRsrvtggsS1CwEssDUg82yFPjCNgmzOq0113p1u18HmPz2MZxialPpTtISsWvq89ziYcJEUt6fG46PIzqLYNwZrK03K7UfPqsR2Q1yK_klnTiD1vF4RPn7zsYKADHkqBLe1Wn_aRaoJNVH8mr_Bdo9A_NnDwXx4/w480-h640/176.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>I love that Gabe loves to decorate for Christmas. He helps me every year. This year, Levi, who usually helps with the outside lights, was in Arizona, so Gabe helped with both the inside and outside. <br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtM_WYKa4JZmNs_k6wnNA3ooVST6mIeIww-RaKknH4UGMQAR6mf6JBOWqApIa29xYZlmauC8AzBtH3BaoxZAws2_lfs2vaF1qTDsdr1aZuBkImGpF4ObCVbHVrFgeI75zpENJ_iU6GFFQXpgJGy3A_Uouv88vUn01ulIomD4W8Y671Sd3x01oJef8czl2/s3122/006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3122" data-original-width="2487" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtM_WYKa4JZmNs_k6wnNA3ooVST6mIeIww-RaKknH4UGMQAR6mf6JBOWqApIa29xYZlmauC8AzBtH3BaoxZAws2_lfs2vaF1qTDsdr1aZuBkImGpF4ObCVbHVrFgeI75zpENJ_iU6GFFQXpgJGy3A_Uouv88vUn01ulIomD4W8Y671Sd3x01oJef8czl2/w510-h640/006.JPG" width="510" /></a></div><br /><div>Thanksgiving was a great day with lots of good food (Aaron made turkey breast, ribs and salmon) and family. But we forgot to take a family photo. At least I got a picture of the table. And my plate. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tLdPMkrU877CETOHOvxFQQfsMWJTRM0TWYIBRNlICMfBJOgC4asMgPHcL4O8_I829k_CQYZYKtEZuBKVMzot95Nzt91btScGVvEyML0luoZKwlHdZ4QlKY-2zsGxqmy4WsQPocEovCpYj1Bq59fXxaxyjRE8N5ScFBwqEItUoz3TCEHCuykiHEwtEdFN/s4032/018.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tLdPMkrU877CETOHOvxFQQfsMWJTRM0TWYIBRNlICMfBJOgC4asMgPHcL4O8_I829k_CQYZYKtEZuBKVMzot95Nzt91btScGVvEyML0luoZKwlHdZ4QlKY-2zsGxqmy4WsQPocEovCpYj1Bq59fXxaxyjRE8N5ScFBwqEItUoz3TCEHCuykiHEwtEdFN/w480-h640/018.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRrlsWR__PhEl44Hk2AQjgTV6Jb8Ha9YQZxp6H3wvPC0Kc6UImwsLsG66ylmmvMUtu3vR_yUMPwJmpHl1GM8IiT7OQ1E0SePZeyg3kZS9g9j-SXlJBK0r6l6F2ugJNhDjKauHrznOYb9TpzHjzWhvXj-lWbTFzLLlE5mMgt8ZdBVWnsHqtO-AXc2zUELq/s4032/019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRrlsWR__PhEl44Hk2AQjgTV6Jb8Ha9YQZxp6H3wvPC0Kc6UImwsLsG66ylmmvMUtu3vR_yUMPwJmpHl1GM8IiT7OQ1E0SePZeyg3kZS9g9j-SXlJBK0r6l6F2ugJNhDjKauHrznOYb9TpzHjzWhvXj-lWbTFzLLlE5mMgt8ZdBVWnsHqtO-AXc2zUELq/w480-h640/019.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>My birthday fell two days after Thanksgiving, and we celebrated with breakfast. The food was awesome, but the best part was just being together.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQywmXrrymNVdU5K51yF2MuolNSB2wF96KrAdlB65zPrll0VgfBHGKJuEaktjoLj0lOj37jnG6FHXwLLVcFok1yOc2TfPSiOtw35b6gVt5xyTQT7cyJigHc5CgQ1TXRjOAGAdZNdDylT2gCJExKMlDvKu73UPp4lBAsuE70jG9aSYHpSOZ_Th0FA68SpO/s4032/028.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQywmXrrymNVdU5K51yF2MuolNSB2wF96KrAdlB65zPrll0VgfBHGKJuEaktjoLj0lOj37jnG6FHXwLLVcFok1yOc2TfPSiOtw35b6gVt5xyTQT7cyJigHc5CgQ1TXRjOAGAdZNdDylT2gCJExKMlDvKu73UPp4lBAsuE70jG9aSYHpSOZ_Th0FA68SpO/w640-h480/028.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div>Because Charlotte is now my crochet partner, I couldn't resist getting each of us a cute ornament that looks like a skein of yarn. I hope she will have a few hours over the Christmas break to do some crocheting together. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboCxPgNZnAhBmDsK3TlLL0thylYtEe0qis_7A-j45EVypBevxCTBM58ZImY2Xba_PIjnDETSfEWENQ4XHim3sF2TNLVQB3p_HzOBfGAVpi15hsbPx_KxnPhWPFEDGrA_s58UIvcO7HFUsMp9p61_50IsUnhTHiqPXasVhLEplkAxWmoRH_3KM8kvGeQfB/s4032/026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboCxPgNZnAhBmDsK3TlLL0thylYtEe0qis_7A-j45EVypBevxCTBM58ZImY2Xba_PIjnDETSfEWENQ4XHim3sF2TNLVQB3p_HzOBfGAVpi15hsbPx_KxnPhWPFEDGrA_s58UIvcO7HFUsMp9p61_50IsUnhTHiqPXasVhLEplkAxWmoRH_3KM8kvGeQfB/w480-h640/026.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWbSUtJ5uWjCiDnPDBH22Pwi_9fL68oMYBRj5rVSOqvrZ3gy94M0MwvSTIvwSslhjH8pVt1_JSs20JHAfzzw4O6rTHymsV6oVJX-zcPHDuk1BBDxRpJ3GbI3_EfgWcHpXEZ5dN5DJ2yeqEhF6LUXNyuWxxgj08Lhw_Ejt3vdRnuGsDe3cPiYFJblvgK5x/s4032/069.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWbSUtJ5uWjCiDnPDBH22Pwi_9fL68oMYBRj5rVSOqvrZ3gy94M0MwvSTIvwSslhjH8pVt1_JSs20JHAfzzw4O6rTHymsV6oVJX-zcPHDuk1BBDxRpJ3GbI3_EfgWcHpXEZ5dN5DJ2yeqEhF6LUXNyuWxxgj08Lhw_Ejt3vdRnuGsDe3cPiYFJblvgK5x/w480-h640/069.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Christa's mom, Debbie, made the cutest wooden trees for the members of her Bible study. She had a couple of extra ones and I was a lucky recipient. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgyF4uztIEzyYRHzDryq8CTCzG7eVoezJKQMB524eTwTAS3_IosaKdOiOkgVhy_u14wyvBraEzX-LD0y9FHaSvS5da6H_CjZmWj6oKCq8fx_jbsGgAyR7orsTn1MvrelaEeogLqzzE0QRbmNG7N3oK0DRCN6mrcACabgIqT6pU9QSIx6Hay5MI3s7AVGT/s4032/070.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgyF4uztIEzyYRHzDryq8CTCzG7eVoezJKQMB524eTwTAS3_IosaKdOiOkgVhy_u14wyvBraEzX-LD0y9FHaSvS5da6H_CjZmWj6oKCq8fx_jbsGgAyR7orsTn1MvrelaEeogLqzzE0QRbmNG7N3oK0DRCN6mrcACabgIqT6pU9QSIx6Hay5MI3s7AVGT/w480-h640/070.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><div><br /></div>Well, that's it for November. I've been spending a lot of time in my sewing room, so I'll post my progress tomorrow. </div>Live a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-87524696858910034062023-11-10T03:00:00.001-08:002023-11-10T03:00:00.149-08:00Sewing Room Friday, 11/10/23<p> I had planned on doing more sewing, but we were gone over the weekend so I didn't get much accomplished. </p><p>Whenever I finish a project that I've spent a lot of time on, I have a hard time revving up the engine again. I just feel out of sorts. My good friend, Amanda, was making the best blocks out of her Denyse Schmidt stash so I asked if I could basically copy her. She gave her permission. I made one block, which I really like, so I think I will forge ahead and make some more.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSb9Iywq4BrDy4Kowc2YlcSAk2ZvII0X_K5XWIXLAhgkAl2za1Zcn11LtGIUIaqCd1xQAmprRyTvg6m7y-4zNKcCysFho30do7yG6nTKpdGhF864qxXtNMR9-BZQ4s5r1dWec2SlA8-H9lqHND5dW_E-1w6BMMBXPyHlqwNf3CcY77DQr8p91EiYaLrm5l/s2662/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2648" data-original-width="2662" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSb9Iywq4BrDy4Kowc2YlcSAk2ZvII0X_K5XWIXLAhgkAl2za1Zcn11LtGIUIaqCd1xQAmprRyTvg6m7y-4zNKcCysFho30do7yG6nTKpdGhF864qxXtNMR9-BZQ4s5r1dWec2SlA8-H9lqHND5dW_E-1w6BMMBXPyHlqwNf3CcY77DQr8p91EiYaLrm5l/w640-h636/011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I also concurrently thought I would begin the popular Norah quilt, and even made the center square. But the Norah quilt uses long strips of fabric, so while I think I would really like a Denyse Schmidt version, my pieces are small. So I'm rethinking that idea. I might like a Christmas version. I'll pull some Christmas fabrics together and see what I think.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoazmBeCic_FPOTV12p6lCDOO2VWr4jh7IXMBXhWPmCk9Wi0GuKNtIy8NJzhfANVDc8vaUnZ-G2Kkmi_nVO6VoXHh_XfSsV9CpJFguT_yFOOQFpJzq5FxUqZZKNzJL1z6HXdkvCSdxZfAa-3wziJzlbb8y_exoXkhyVprOh2AHZPb6TzhZi_E9WYXpw-F/s877/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="875" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoazmBeCic_FPOTV12p6lCDOO2VWr4jh7IXMBXhWPmCk9Wi0GuKNtIy8NJzhfANVDc8vaUnZ-G2Kkmi_nVO6VoXHh_XfSsV9CpJFguT_yFOOQFpJzq5FxUqZZKNzJL1z6HXdkvCSdxZfAa-3wziJzlbb8y_exoXkhyVprOh2AHZPb6TzhZi_E9WYXpw-F/w638-h640/006.JPG" width="638" /></a></div>We photographed two quilts while at the coast, and that was really fun. I'm thinking of doing a 2024 calendar, The Mural District, and I needed two more murals. And Mark is always so willing to hold quilts for me. <div><br /></div><div>These murals were stunningly gorgeous. They are by an artist named Maria Molteni. I wish I could have gotten the entire mural but it was so large. There is a row of friendship stars all along the top, but I would have had to stand even further away.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJhgxeVCr4uz9kTJFP9FH95mS-734GPZl9g0nXoO_7EXMwVxjhEhKOYiaWipCbXjDzBDl4XUF7ymOCofrfiqU8vCBnHF5xXrFsNVenYw8P_PMeYyrvNfA4-hpZLsUMGCd1ZdbdDut2IiZSevlkAqJyuqW1FX7KCVcu5e3ZL0vm1ekr9-6DljtegU5l7mV/s3590/063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2760" data-original-width="3590" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJhgxeVCr4uz9kTJFP9FH95mS-734GPZl9g0nXoO_7EXMwVxjhEhKOYiaWipCbXjDzBDl4XUF7ymOCofrfiqU8vCBnHF5xXrFsNVenYw8P_PMeYyrvNfA4-hpZLsUMGCd1ZdbdDut2IiZSevlkAqJyuqW1FX7KCVcu5e3ZL0vm1ekr9-6DljtegU5l7mV/w640-h492/063.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then that car showed up...but I still love this photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3WXLuJP-RsZxa0fpKiJbfmLBW-_MNPel-xiJype97WNvOTEvqtJTs1t9jVSQStlah6pd-oDc9jSeML1OsaZUkRRgUbuHQJerY7S6-rSW9bIvTFrRJpjgo0nQBYb8Uyhuz-AXrLA7wE1tE3wpvEdVvV4jVpYsCNmLH7fxqhKX-gARFwHfcaBt6FQA0dsj/s4032/076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3WXLuJP-RsZxa0fpKiJbfmLBW-_MNPel-xiJype97WNvOTEvqtJTs1t9jVSQStlah6pd-oDc9jSeML1OsaZUkRRgUbuHQJerY7S6-rSW9bIvTFrRJpjgo0nQBYb8Uyhuz-AXrLA7wE1tE3wpvEdVvV4jVpYsCNmLH7fxqhKX-gARFwHfcaBt6FQA0dsj/w640-h480/076.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>At first, the sun was glaring on this mural. So we went across the street to a wine bar and waited till the sun went down a little bit. It was a nice way to pass the time while we waited. And then all of a sudden the timing was right. We ran across the street, took the photos, and then went back and leisurely finished my wine. :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTGBgVDdaZGlGc_HIfooXGlB9ymB3o6L-g6e83hs5fNhfg29gMLjEvbBBnnXMPnYztNIahiSZtxvC71OqBInznogA6LJJaVSpn_A-TWHJZIqnNx2M-nfswDNf3HAOFeUWz_QPgC9kFdXlIybf8Sc40pRDoO2p365TAprfCgqpi14wCug1LgC-WlDMa9Qk/s2992/068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2348" data-original-width="2992" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTGBgVDdaZGlGc_HIfooXGlB9ymB3o6L-g6e83hs5fNhfg29gMLjEvbBBnnXMPnYztNIahiSZtxvC71OqBInznogA6LJJaVSpn_A-TWHJZIqnNx2M-nfswDNf3HAOFeUWz_QPgC9kFdXlIybf8Sc40pRDoO2p365TAprfCgqpi14wCug1LgC-WlDMa9Qk/w640-h502/068.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>And that's it for the sewing room this week.</div>Live a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-60893743467667975412023-11-09T03:00:00.002-08:002023-11-09T12:32:28.408-08:00Really Random Thursday, 11/9/23<p> We went to an elementary cross country meet last Thursday afternoon. I think there were three schools competing.</p><p>In 5th and 6th grade boys, Gabe finished 5th.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqYa7vqJmGM8lH-mtamvOkIhzjDSoBLnB1eQgXPbYhLUv0k71is4z9q0a-YSzBSNeq4AZD4Yh8RpOwOQGvN4BP_EPuloVaxLIbwGFj4U3Tw6GadOV3HfwnlIE8cHjg_7a_jZtsDMMd1Q2_ie5yjBMEq7EGH4VlaWmO-48UsJrC4UX_b0K1a0-zOsMnyeI/s4032/015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqYa7vqJmGM8lH-mtamvOkIhzjDSoBLnB1eQgXPbYhLUv0k71is4z9q0a-YSzBSNeq4AZD4Yh8RpOwOQGvN4BP_EPuloVaxLIbwGFj4U3Tw6GadOV3HfwnlIE8cHjg_7a_jZtsDMMd1Q2_ie5yjBMEq7EGH4VlaWmO-48UsJrC4UX_b0K1a0-zOsMnyeI/w480-h640/015.JPG" width="480" /></a></p>In 5th and 6th grade girls, Ruby finished 4th.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxtbSW9pyR90QUWWyPBWy43FGiGDm-pQ3s5wPc4o6WsAxWH-xo9UyFFa-KnIrxcojz5IkP8hOctYtT6TgjzSmHK4eNZAFZsan5-GDDyt1GZTNmR2gHOR89Ar086n8r4nCG_QwyM-VeDW2z7D-Dly2OMZpmlXGbXZQ5SldqB_fvbcDB8_amaUU4H6Xb9Vr/s4032/013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxtbSW9pyR90QUWWyPBWy43FGiGDm-pQ3s5wPc4o6WsAxWH-xo9UyFFa-KnIrxcojz5IkP8hOctYtT6TgjzSmHK4eNZAFZsan5-GDDyt1GZTNmR2gHOR89Ar086n8r4nCG_QwyM-VeDW2z7D-Dly2OMZpmlXGbXZQ5SldqB_fvbcDB8_amaUU4H6Xb9Vr/w480-h640/013.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>In 4th grade girls, Ella and Amelia did very well too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXe34PHnbaNDvrOqRdIRYgFQdtVpJIcnkpvsPLU3SpbWPWnBBtVHZH3QbOvJnKebhHP6NZd41PFkbEV6QLv2ClKgEUSebUU_WbY_pXbQ18dEAO008cj63E08WQQ8_wzYKpapKnOstnF1oqynS2D6bqub54WYmnFTYBK1UjUQRMwejjYb3RHfmsFcRCnoTV/s4032/012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXe34PHnbaNDvrOqRdIRYgFQdtVpJIcnkpvsPLU3SpbWPWnBBtVHZH3QbOvJnKebhHP6NZd41PFkbEV6QLv2ClKgEUSebUU_WbY_pXbQ18dEAO008cj63E08WQQ8_wzYKpapKnOstnF1oqynS2D6bqub54WYmnFTYBK1UjUQRMwejjYb3RHfmsFcRCnoTV/w480-h640/012.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Mark has been refereeing sports for a long time--52 years in fact. He began in college and, with a short break while he was a traveling salesman, has been consistently reffing all those years. While he does football, basketball and girls softball, this year he decided it would be the last year for Friday night high school football. As he says, the boys are always 16 to 18 years of age, but he keeps getting a year older.<p></p><p>He was unable to ref what would have been his final Friday night game because of his kidney stone. It was disappointing--an anticlimactic way to end his varsity football career. And then his good friend called and said plans had been made for him to complete his career in a playoff game. Without having to actually ref the game. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsQFvIfMjja220fD8hNYtAven91CfKf0z0GCL05Ts5cM0ixVxGwebhFWKiO7fXJ05INCBxlY0Dwg7ou15hgLsk-Jf7cC0l7e50KWkFzn4WDG56Gd37D8D6iwel_zCUlMzD-I2P0Q6WuVNnejvLd4oqI2HZRxNrbUEwoQVCDhCVUsDLtLcenCt484xOfJs/s4032/019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsQFvIfMjja220fD8hNYtAven91CfKf0z0GCL05Ts5cM0ixVxGwebhFWKiO7fXJ05INCBxlY0Dwg7ou15hgLsk-Jf7cC0l7e50KWkFzn4WDG56Gd37D8D6iwel_zCUlMzD-I2P0Q6WuVNnejvLd4oqI2HZRxNrbUEwoQVCDhCVUsDLtLcenCt484xOfJs/w640-h480/019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfqfddwlbyKRfNHH-PB1HX_Akq4CIvA1DExBsRHIBT3zxc8o2pCbEosM785jauQpljcnCy4CDv2wlyF8s9IuThD4SmN4GYrvriBZXac5CM3ZDHLI8I5SKKMDm2Qk8va3xBdVD7HJHAkFDGg3fkpbfOhwEk4cYq55UqoHEfc8R_TCfva-MIsgAyd3ZLxs9/s4032/022.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfqfddwlbyKRfNHH-PB1HX_Akq4CIvA1DExBsRHIBT3zxc8o2pCbEosM785jauQpljcnCy4CDv2wlyF8s9IuThD4SmN4GYrvriBZXac5CM3ZDHLI8I5SKKMDm2Qk8va3xBdVD7HJHAkFDGg3fkpbfOhwEk4cYq55UqoHEfc8R_TCfva-MIsgAyd3ZLxs9/w480-h640/022.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>He wore his uniform, did all the pregame activities, came on the field for the coin toss and spotted the ball following the opening kickoff. At that point, all the players stayed off the field, and over the loud speaker the announcer made a really nice announcement about it being his last game. He got hugs from coaches and players before he walked off the field. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYxNJFDFmiXUbKiopwQEqTcTjH5GbX0vjX0QQSsO7saLUJdWXkR_12Q2jOopwjyR9HijAsa2pdlVYCSceqh6wqnS_QuXs-TLRWPbUKM7X7oA0dOqIA2IVg7SiWbPA3hgRfdixY_VpowtdxYtJmOjHxIXLc_U3r03tggjweYBrKeT7sq1a9Tq4-fMtQFTI/s4032/026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYxNJFDFmiXUbKiopwQEqTcTjH5GbX0vjX0QQSsO7saLUJdWXkR_12Q2jOopwjyR9HijAsa2pdlVYCSceqh6wqnS_QuXs-TLRWPbUKM7X7oA0dOqIA2IVg7SiWbPA3hgRfdixY_VpowtdxYtJmOjHxIXLc_U3r03tggjweYBrKeT7sq1a9Tq4-fMtQFTI/w480-h640/026.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>He was able to sit in the stands and just enjoy the game. An added bonus, which I had known all week but was a complete surprise to him, was that Christa came with Ella, Gabe and Levi (Charlotte was performing in a play and Aaron was reffing a playoff game).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SXhxsj3MCJMZTEiljkhj_XNs6lH7eQDqPKSGESgoQ6MEJeB9c4WfHVd80Cmrx-Cn11jrwCs358ZYhvLXZ8d3uSHb8296l49PAjDAipFtuWz8OXgMwLtlQY2y2u440p4lzdEpsdWSfwJV3KLfoZJAPVQ0nTHF9rcwlaT1WKvqLtkqPFfuf9iUJb4bUU7T/s4032/030.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SXhxsj3MCJMZTEiljkhj_XNs6lH7eQDqPKSGESgoQ6MEJeB9c4WfHVd80Cmrx-Cn11jrwCs358ZYhvLXZ8d3uSHb8296l49PAjDAipFtuWz8OXgMwLtlQY2y2u440p4lzdEpsdWSfwJV3KLfoZJAPVQ0nTHF9rcwlaT1WKvqLtkqPFfuf9iUJb4bUU7T/w480-h640/030.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjX-eDttFx2EHHku0-FVoF-mXeKliPzUpUflMeOy2AX8qVkNklbd4Qc1WSQdhJ1QNzMts7TdKZPTNiRNE6JibJHyJ3A2mRj8b_tkJeUFWUTB8BBa1fL_woktXGzV7BJIR7TB5AIrJNlDRat0yrdN-jrw3XP8rKqbe4Tc2CHWNxZBJpRRSd-KUDfLan1W98/s4032/033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjX-eDttFx2EHHku0-FVoF-mXeKliPzUpUflMeOy2AX8qVkNklbd4Qc1WSQdhJ1QNzMts7TdKZPTNiRNE6JibJHyJ3A2mRj8b_tkJeUFWUTB8BBa1fL_woktXGzV7BJIR7TB5AIrJNlDRat0yrdN-jrw3XP8rKqbe4Tc2CHWNxZBJpRRSd-KUDfLan1W98/w480-h640/033.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPl623NjmjlCavw2KiBPC7TDt5i1IhveTOjmYN9einkMwmcDZmJz63Ir-UKBOGs0iWws8jMzcBSRlLjB-uuMbyA6I2Z_F3CqNtwCWjHiJChZfhGCKxS40oVYaAfxQ3r3Duc_-PSwCsxHcb6AGOwIZ50rKWD_10EVESWwtyPUrveF7b_2Tpr7OPvnPK1s42/s4032/036.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPl623NjmjlCavw2KiBPC7TDt5i1IhveTOjmYN9einkMwmcDZmJz63Ir-UKBOGs0iWws8jMzcBSRlLjB-uuMbyA6I2Z_F3CqNtwCWjHiJChZfhGCKxS40oVYaAfxQ3r3Duc_-PSwCsxHcb6AGOwIZ50rKWD_10EVESWwtyPUrveF7b_2Tpr7OPvnPK1s42/w640-h480/036.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>It was such a nice tribute and great way to end his Friday night career.<div><br /></div><div>On Saturday, Mark went to see Charlotte's play, as he had been unable to attend the previous week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKh1NPJI4jHA1Ue9YXEVYec04-lbBhyVtRCDa0AannvZjkx75gYkZZ9Gfn7-AIM-Fb11OYwovfn3ipqXfHgxUIYgDg3yHDneaBSu8JsqhDM0y7h1lmz9sWaaWu5wXm99xP3HRI4f_MNu95zWqC0f1NM3tZNCwqPE0aSMT5OeuC_w7MgGxxi49oJVED81Hb/s4032/038.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKh1NPJI4jHA1Ue9YXEVYec04-lbBhyVtRCDa0AannvZjkx75gYkZZ9Gfn7-AIM-Fb11OYwovfn3ipqXfHgxUIYgDg3yHDneaBSu8JsqhDM0y7h1lmz9sWaaWu5wXm99xP3HRI4f_MNu95zWqC0f1NM3tZNCwqPE0aSMT5OeuC_w7MgGxxi49oJVED81Hb/w480-h640/038.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_ujeaGjSoQOfNI4CrHHW7p8OZcHMMSYKgtsX_tYA1nqPgvZCkkTjDG83kh7tn0lkTEM6DnwUmUIINPTSG4EZ1qzil4bDWTJexsRaXuqNglgRmB7rxF0on7gWSe2eIwHKLAJBqT5tmN8cWtvzrr6PO05YNQf7l-z0vfdB9O9SrqNeo-8ieSiC6bcSXPV9/s4032/039.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_ujeaGjSoQOfNI4CrHHW7p8OZcHMMSYKgtsX_tYA1nqPgvZCkkTjDG83kh7tn0lkTEM6DnwUmUIINPTSG4EZ1qzil4bDWTJexsRaXuqNglgRmB7rxF0on7gWSe2eIwHKLAJBqT5tmN8cWtvzrr6PO05YNQf7l-z0vfdB9O9SrqNeo-8ieSiC6bcSXPV9/w480-h640/039.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>On Sunday we left for a few days at the coast. It was such a nice, relaxing time. We were able to have lunch with good friend, Jullie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVrQP7jFD6AV-vxngGiRwSXy-UYWCikUllMRChBMaufultG2m0lgD9rw7KagRwvGZzMW_gUebAcYv-p-c4lG7D8Tg-0U7v_UwAzKH1DVd18btfmck1fCllRwbVK9u2QBpEjjTOv1zV7erK2m96K8owLCr88wwyrbAGPDCKQmUpA3V1vyhyphenhyphenQXD9P8VIXG6/s4032/088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVrQP7jFD6AV-vxngGiRwSXy-UYWCikUllMRChBMaufultG2m0lgD9rw7KagRwvGZzMW_gUebAcYv-p-c4lG7D8Tg-0U7v_UwAzKH1DVd18btfmck1fCllRwbVK9u2QBpEjjTOv1zV7erK2m96K8owLCr88wwyrbAGPDCKQmUpA3V1vyhyphenhyphenQXD9P8VIXG6/w480-h640/088.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>Beautiful flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPu0jO7Nn0W1v1ivHdqTcSK3sGk1EgDYU440J5bs5JwfLn3pOrh9fHYTOxdNEQ46aFRFXYU6dZfYbxqGwgYCbgv9f9rnm9DoRRRB665y-ATqUnujVL7FONq-aefArmX59TGGxY4jHkPvRUPHl4HxLVxaRlzLU-1iQaR41lj9CUaOjGTg9YCCpxUDd1HSAX/s4032/089.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPu0jO7Nn0W1v1ivHdqTcSK3sGk1EgDYU440J5bs5JwfLn3pOrh9fHYTOxdNEQ46aFRFXYU6dZfYbxqGwgYCbgv9f9rnm9DoRRRB665y-ATqUnujVL7FONq-aefArmX59TGGxY4jHkPvRUPHl4HxLVxaRlzLU-1iQaR41lj9CUaOjGTg9YCCpxUDd1HSAX/w640-h480/089.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I didn't take many photos this time. We always like it when it's foggy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3Na8aT3naEGv1R2CKu9KLXy15ODHa7s9QaspbLehDmsuZjZ839NSvYKp6WDHDjGRK2ArKCngS5rmGik5PAqLcRp-fmon4HS_uBZWQyjz8VNsFIBVBDjYLAI4ctkhgoDGsIrJxvbZvX2Dfxc1PpeZEiJaw_VnKe1FoLktoBs7VBnuh3HKv8N1IdZxvxbh/s4032/053.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3Na8aT3naEGv1R2CKu9KLXy15ODHa7s9QaspbLehDmsuZjZ839NSvYKp6WDHDjGRK2ArKCngS5rmGik5PAqLcRp-fmon4HS_uBZWQyjz8VNsFIBVBDjYLAI4ctkhgoDGsIrJxvbZvX2Dfxc1PpeZEiJaw_VnKe1FoLktoBs7VBnuh3HKv8N1IdZxvxbh/w640-h480/053.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And we did have one beautiful sunset.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvamWZMkNh4LS20trpFU0yEbXQ-fTL97RMpEb77gd-26Adl6OFqKgwgL03SVTokfbISlHOj_ydILDIE4NTIgGl6bvWwFnDHEBPJo0KAu7ELmu6s_b_u8bpb9u_WQMbLf3b6WkRPTQTRFwweSFvuFiMNVmx0HHhI5G9JwX-Ce4wjkFuLuDPxHGl5EeENpuv/s4032/095.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvamWZMkNh4LS20trpFU0yEbXQ-fTL97RMpEb77gd-26Adl6OFqKgwgL03SVTokfbISlHOj_ydILDIE4NTIgGl6bvWwFnDHEBPJo0KAu7ELmu6s_b_u8bpb9u_WQMbLf3b6WkRPTQTRFwweSFvuFiMNVmx0HHhI5G9JwX-Ce4wjkFuLuDPxHGl5EeENpuv/w480-h640/095.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>I'm ready to go back.Live a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-76233686024759993102023-11-03T03:00:00.001-07:002023-11-03T03:00:00.136-07:00Sewing Room Friday, 11/3/23<p> Remember that stack of fabric from last week?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRLD4TQUTagfQBWzzFq20V7YpJrAkKvwKAljwBM5lz_ZnOA0pzVfdbz-_EnVagHW3hyphenhyphenwLvo9gJdGNXepWwMutbnhaSMVdmtdhEwcYpOy4P2KowrYMoXXuuF_beupPucKBMUDocdaELPiGcwSCm4psod-rzY6xcpDcYMfTn6iT5BOj8ATUD7tIoBkdwpo2/s4032/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRLD4TQUTagfQBWzzFq20V7YpJrAkKvwKAljwBM5lz_ZnOA0pzVfdbz-_EnVagHW3hyphenhyphenwLvo9gJdGNXepWwMutbnhaSMVdmtdhEwcYpOy4P2KowrYMoXXuuF_beupPucKBMUDocdaELPiGcwSCm4psod-rzY6xcpDcYMfTn6iT5BOj8ATUD7tIoBkdwpo2/w480-h640/015.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>I got busy making another version of <a href="https://laclquiltdiary.blogspot.com/2023/09/241-sorbet.html">Sorbet,</a> which was only 40" square. I had always wanted to make a larger version. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6gpa9Ugng4CczBgJ2vyxzTpWezP6u0-jtDgUczrmMlNAozpX-q_QKOmGd0spbKDk-R3BdfW1e2y39duftLuVhowBNTvjLAQexSFxwcRST9hJ5cyDPTiBk5MVeX8QKMkKSakiZIyQoJXR3uWu-h7WmPcp3LMMnsJqF-YJUpkDRcygK2tNqZz81iESVNtO/s4032/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6gpa9Ugng4CczBgJ2vyxzTpWezP6u0-jtDgUczrmMlNAozpX-q_QKOmGd0spbKDk-R3BdfW1e2y39duftLuVhowBNTvjLAQexSFxwcRST9hJ5cyDPTiBk5MVeX8QKMkKSakiZIyQoJXR3uWu-h7WmPcp3LMMnsJqF-YJUpkDRcygK2tNqZz81iESVNtO/w640-h480/017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I got to this point, where all the blocks were made, and the top four rows were already sewn together, and then I decided the four darkest vertical colors were wrong, wrong, wrong.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivN7DHK0ZmrGRWUUCCYL5NinP3G8dOrzjqFZaICdYZGehouJzk1_esYupwEBdpCch_wirK8EFeWKdWmyCFf8eNM5CAPcnwaR5kHS0hH8yeqtTeDik4Add9ulZEyGLXhsL5CL4M7EUqNrfoZj5zskoXI-VDcVyQBBNrFWDM_34T6JwP3GvG60IHy8C3BDXc/s4032/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivN7DHK0ZmrGRWUUCCYL5NinP3G8dOrzjqFZaICdYZGehouJzk1_esYupwEBdpCch_wirK8EFeWKdWmyCFf8eNM5CAPcnwaR5kHS0hH8yeqtTeDik4Add9ulZEyGLXhsL5CL4M7EUqNrfoZj5zskoXI-VDcVyQBBNrFWDM_34T6JwP3GvG60IHy8C3BDXc/w480-h640/004.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div>Too maroon/burgundy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhdAabRO3LCQAFFe_cQevEH2Yzj4smE6G4YL6HrOKGl17HnTMT7JDUln6FFQ5NFvPQAM2pHKq6I92VLMGoOObJvTYnl69AxGfeOX04QQANG8kNqj7hTe6WPLbJEfRaTEIsDNRU-ljqZ_ramHgtPqdvv07utlAxzyROaem9wFWoGtgjefRmVVq53DlFI6L/s4032/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhdAabRO3LCQAFFe_cQevEH2Yzj4smE6G4YL6HrOKGl17HnTMT7JDUln6FFQ5NFvPQAM2pHKq6I92VLMGoOObJvTYnl69AxGfeOX04QQANG8kNqj7hTe6WPLbJEfRaTEIsDNRU-ljqZ_ramHgtPqdvv07utlAxzyROaem9wFWoGtgjefRmVVq53DlFI6L/w480-h640/047.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>More purple. Ah, so much better.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QTm_k_6MIHUuSUSb52p1LW97ZwHbaR_399t8fzlBCTkGwEqHabvVejtHYgULI5V9PQXuumCg1oUsqU8U2jdeI3YLumFAyfNxO1v-bq6HBk7u-_3Bxlv7yQFYqGyD21uIe05j9SmvGUIA_KbPGOWaON4oT6Y7MhQ4XVSJfODDYEKmRdQ6TE2ugKfXHAWJ/s4032/051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QTm_k_6MIHUuSUSb52p1LW97ZwHbaR_399t8fzlBCTkGwEqHabvVejtHYgULI5V9PQXuumCg1oUsqU8U2jdeI3YLumFAyfNxO1v-bq6HBk7u-_3Bxlv7yQFYqGyD21uIe05j9SmvGUIA_KbPGOWaON4oT6Y7MhQ4XVSJfODDYEKmRdQ6TE2ugKfXHAWJ/w480-h640/051.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>I'm really happy with this version. It measures 70" x 75" and I have named it Weave.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY3wxYiba-bL_-UYvnzjA3v3nGTJbQD-d5FvFUQaNZpvhhYXJMmhR7OkmqmTfUuDFrbAn4O_HF3gcQNkBYJgbygK3SQE1AZ-OaDjDFsDBY5zkSW0-h1kHk64IiMfB7CR1shNP0uehpJfz5SdirgU9g8HhiFRYoo3D9hLyqzDu1KgceI82CzMj_YpBcsGu/s2990/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2990" data-original-width="2812" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY3wxYiba-bL_-UYvnzjA3v3nGTJbQD-d5FvFUQaNZpvhhYXJMmhR7OkmqmTfUuDFrbAn4O_HF3gcQNkBYJgbygK3SQE1AZ-OaDjDFsDBY5zkSW0-h1kHk64IiMfB7CR1shNP0uehpJfz5SdirgU9g8HhiFRYoo3D9hLyqzDu1KgceI82CzMj_YpBcsGu/w602-h640/031.JPG" width="602" /></a></div><br /><div>And all those blocks that were voted off the island? They found a new home on the backing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-SGkveScJ1-uzVonVKxcF_XI4kKPBC7pnEDW7e-K2kGiAYu5zYh1PJKPN9EL8lfrA6i7T1MT6vxfbta6D1XoWPPVUIFgrMmXl5WyIqWaln_wepv4JVww8-7ZWm6TVlvtRsfoLUJqX2e8jVd1EDdi6dwmWiGFpMqbtE3d4732FhLKwIJlajl03EffTisS/s3024/041%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2528" data-original-width="3024" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-SGkveScJ1-uzVonVKxcF_XI4kKPBC7pnEDW7e-K2kGiAYu5zYh1PJKPN9EL8lfrA6i7T1MT6vxfbta6D1XoWPPVUIFgrMmXl5WyIqWaln_wepv4JVww8-7ZWm6TVlvtRsfoLUJqX2e8jVd1EDdi6dwmWiGFpMqbtE3d4732FhLKwIJlajl03EffTisS/w640-h536/041%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Lastly, more progress on my granny squares. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoTwFSp9qjqnjoP225xa5QYH9Tf_ldG56fvVp9rGqDK5okkpp5MisWCAHNUZ6dS0GwX6w0MHc9nL6JBqjqcee_q2eQjYGluAgW8tXMPwX0FddBHRQ5NCmymaw99XQf0_MZIQEsPkcFuFMuoTcwuVfLdaYutK9iij_9wBTHFK_DwLVcvrznAS7kR9X1PK0/s3065/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3065" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoTwFSp9qjqnjoP225xa5QYH9Tf_ldG56fvVp9rGqDK5okkpp5MisWCAHNUZ6dS0GwX6w0MHc9nL6JBqjqcee_q2eQjYGluAgW8tXMPwX0FddBHRQ5NCmymaw99XQf0_MZIQEsPkcFuFMuoTcwuVfLdaYutK9iij_9wBTHFK_DwLVcvrznAS7kR9X1PK0/w632-h640/008.JPG" width="632" /></a></div><br /><div>And that does it for the final week of October.</div>Live a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-30020476245262279322023-11-02T15:08:00.003-07:002023-11-02T15:08:23.806-07:00Really Random Thursday, 11/2/23<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1uw-AUb58OKOC9hkkCZleAjYx7j7fVYJpsMR4cgPhxAlBZ6Omwt7SLQYBOSXiNTm1C74tzt5DC9KUWXeHLIBxHGhKRs77wD3V0HCqlhj4YNekN4STbh8vgfAoFG1hefzf-IY5uE-XHcF8TH_n2B66A4Q67cMgXdqyaoX0CaK7Uw0xW5Co2SB5AMnzAeh/s3080/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3080" data-original-width="2466" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1uw-AUb58OKOC9hkkCZleAjYx7j7fVYJpsMR4cgPhxAlBZ6Omwt7SLQYBOSXiNTm1C74tzt5DC9KUWXeHLIBxHGhKRs77wD3V0HCqlhj4YNekN4STbh8vgfAoFG1hefzf-IY5uE-XHcF8TH_n2B66A4Q67cMgXdqyaoX0CaK7Uw0xW5Co2SB5AMnzAeh/w512-h640/001.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /> Hello, November. Today my father would have been 96 years old! The funniest thing I remember about him and his birthday is that he always thought he was at least five years older than he really was. So I'm sure if he were still around, he would say he never thought he would live to be over 100! The other part of the story is that he always remembered the year he was born. So the next part of the conversation would always be, "I was born in 1927. YOU do the math!" Yep, you are not 100...but we never argued with him. <p></p><p>Charlotte is a senior this year and has been working countless hours as assistant director of the fall performance, a play based on a true story of two men who collected the works of William Shakespeare to have them printed into a book for future generations.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdaQTC6nQBOJUPWxlzsXqk0rIFJ6qObnx_9wSbE7za9eGM0i_ZR1CLLKI8WchNx_7qWd24Jjm61AZf7tJJ2y9DMKJsBQDSfHt_1oP85vAYvSEGpEs6l4zxb8FrTFpwvX67-qTLlrQ95mq00MXouBc-bHvNq8nFn6fJRQGJ8WuRCRf3mW2YUu5YTn0YxGL/s1051/018%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="1016" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdaQTC6nQBOJUPWxlzsXqk0rIFJ6qObnx_9wSbE7za9eGM0i_ZR1CLLKI8WchNx_7qWd24Jjm61AZf7tJJ2y9DMKJsBQDSfHt_1oP85vAYvSEGpEs6l4zxb8FrTFpwvX67-qTLlrQ95mq00MXouBc-bHvNq8nFn6fJRQGJ8WuRCRf3mW2YUu5YTn0YxGL/w618-h640/018%20(1).png" width="618" /></a></div><p>Then, on top of her duties as AD, a day or two before the first performance, she had to take the place of an actor performing two different characters, and learn all those lines in like 24 hours. She did such an amazing job. No one would have ever guessed she had just learned those lines. Literally the definition of "the show must go on." Super proud of this girl.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmNdMmCv4kn0NSlg48YTL0vwaFnOY4BQNhyphenhyphenqtWxiaibQJV64CGgzNdhCKdhQLWSU5vY6FQ6AtGIbcca7RQqxzGAaI8WDoHwQ7L2J4-j1mPaxbI1JnqfFVqEP3kpFH9DXczIVCQ2UTQZaCYzD4qUYY2EmSP1rWOZTPd6GOlCfy_7AmFEY6slr2CMFOrZ3V/s4032/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmNdMmCv4kn0NSlg48YTL0vwaFnOY4BQNhyphenhyphenqtWxiaibQJV64CGgzNdhCKdhQLWSU5vY6FQ6AtGIbcca7RQqxzGAaI8WDoHwQ7L2J4-j1mPaxbI1JnqfFVqEP3kpFH9DXczIVCQ2UTQZaCYzD4qUYY2EmSP1rWOZTPd6GOlCfy_7AmFEY6slr2CMFOrZ3V/w480-h640/016.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGX9QkhxCjgR6Jai4StStta5SifWOZjrhYW__0PO6VzXCkIHZTeapRtwShqWI-euDOtAXqeThZA5LyLlV9Y5_43YQui3-r6NYSTk4OJ9tAHTn-ubVICM9HnJvDCHZcOuR2J4cQpRrH6Q-Q1LNMmgzKgGBI5JLtJGYdwQfmEQ9n1XgA6ACmszeD_rgTU3TN/s1179/017%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="1179" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGX9QkhxCjgR6Jai4StStta5SifWOZjrhYW__0PO6VzXCkIHZTeapRtwShqWI-euDOtAXqeThZA5LyLlV9Y5_43YQui3-r6NYSTk4OJ9tAHTn-ubVICM9HnJvDCHZcOuR2J4cQpRrH6Q-Q1LNMmgzKgGBI5JLtJGYdwQfmEQ9n1XgA6ACmszeD_rgTU3TN/w640-h554/017%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div>Our church had a "trunk or treat" on Sunday afternoon. Here is Jason. He keeps his head shaved now, but at some point he actually had hair like this.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_obNqEjFYY4j_ZPtVXxbe33boRRqu5emYFK9dK0_rc-NUzuIpduFAfqVcu59yiFbUbRz5jm9BZeYA85ZDaI-Yd9u2RL8fgHNCUq6txtjlq7doY7Yfd92z3Ykm_t_bM4qAcd-jJgYcd7qaqnhDO4WYTzCAwZ99tMaqP7aB_LDN5Z5RnpzMA-O36yYIJPeA/s4032/026.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_obNqEjFYY4j_ZPtVXxbe33boRRqu5emYFK9dK0_rc-NUzuIpduFAfqVcu59yiFbUbRz5jm9BZeYA85ZDaI-Yd9u2RL8fgHNCUq6txtjlq7doY7Yfd92z3Ykm_t_bM4qAcd-jJgYcd7qaqnhDO4WYTzCAwZ99tMaqP7aB_LDN5Z5RnpzMA-O36yYIJPeA/w480-h640/026.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div>Gabe decided to be Garth from Wayne's World. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDghbwXXGFHLoGlB-d3C2NQUUvQ6cMI3zXedvKxqNfNWr8v87PZsNX91PiNjYmdOwvjcWNecLzbBMRoDyV-oOIfRZKYp4UtV1pEQ52pV2CS0QjN3PF0bOtt2Lg_uljdvZ4F-Gh9MbJAVUGBoBit-wC2Seklg2CkPvmNju_4rPxEbeprbuKq32WqfVcob3h/s4032/039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDghbwXXGFHLoGlB-d3C2NQUUvQ6cMI3zXedvKxqNfNWr8v87PZsNX91PiNjYmdOwvjcWNecLzbBMRoDyV-oOIfRZKYp4UtV1pEQ52pV2CS0QjN3PF0bOtt2Lg_uljdvZ4F-Gh9MbJAVUGBoBit-wC2Seklg2CkPvmNju_4rPxEbeprbuKq32WqfVcob3h/w480-h640/039.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /><div>On Halloween night, Aaron and Christa always pull out the firepit to the driveway, and in addition to candy, offer hot cider to the parents of trick-or-treaters. It's such a great tradition. They also make something to eat for family and friends who get to visit together while the kids are out getting candy. </div><div><br /></div><div>Besides Gabe's costume, Ruby was definitely one of my favorites--she was a jellyfish. So cute and clever! <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGwnDcdhYdYiAoB6jjF9R6kjjerZQtG-wzrXviZsYQ6O_zL__siUcYmD-wpjX5HUs8A2m8axz6GPVodWe5LIAsbLDJbTRDA8h9k40_R8BzY_eV2JtGRJah1oxEUQEsIWX_UaJUxoug61jQkk4XIFgjN4ipbVuWE8yTj8H5E4FYeuFjnkI-mzcmCCQO8bc/s4032/049.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGwnDcdhYdYiAoB6jjF9R6kjjerZQtG-wzrXviZsYQ6O_zL__siUcYmD-wpjX5HUs8A2m8axz6GPVodWe5LIAsbLDJbTRDA8h9k40_R8BzY_eV2JtGRJah1oxEUQEsIWX_UaJUxoug61jQkk4XIFgjN4ipbVuWE8yTj8H5E4FYeuFjnkI-mzcmCCQO8bc/w640-h480/049.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Haha #1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cwBI4bwC0e9uAwwzrZqcKONwgDmapB3uXnQBs7l0DULo9auRZPgIwba0RE9IwI9_wCIAgaa1MlJjxXq0MZBHUq7NOu78JLdkF8UW6mdwTXlBiRMc-DdnQnVrlq2iXt3_9i_2t6P960iaUgk25Nw5-qrjMe-TElvpGX1_Z8_9nF7FodkcRk5CuZ-P-bom/s1006/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="1006" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cwBI4bwC0e9uAwwzrZqcKONwgDmapB3uXnQBs7l0DULo9auRZPgIwba0RE9IwI9_wCIAgaa1MlJjxXq0MZBHUq7NOu78JLdkF8UW6mdwTXlBiRMc-DdnQnVrlq2iXt3_9i_2t6P960iaUgk25Nw5-qrjMe-TElvpGX1_Z8_9nF7FodkcRk5CuZ-P-bom/w640-h264/006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sorting out the candy...<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzIvf-wYhvwf0MCe0HUCEFWGA03mF943sfd3Z3rsD4XgEZ0zo6l_t3cDytaPmoZ6-oFy_HqzySuRMXxcfo7AhyphenhyphenuRyzzNP8Xgn5nQ3RgrilTlZ7q4KCahir0d_NKXnW1CfCz00QcGjFeMxSWrnqEoSyCjrqbbHoWljpB80w8PHfTnlNVlQ9GKUJYdKT6jR/s3024/052%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2381" data-original-width="3024" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzIvf-wYhvwf0MCe0HUCEFWGA03mF943sfd3Z3rsD4XgEZ0zo6l_t3cDytaPmoZ6-oFy_HqzySuRMXxcfo7AhyphenhyphenuRyzzNP8Xgn5nQ3RgrilTlZ7q4KCahir0d_NKXnW1CfCz00QcGjFeMxSWrnqEoSyCjrqbbHoWljpB80w8PHfTnlNVlQ9GKUJYdKT6jR/w640-h504/052%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>And if the time comes that I need a costume, I hope I remember to copy this one:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqJWiSeWf9ayg45ywapYW-J4FA-YKXj0b4ppFdGw1bzyuFGF_C9krqLxtwWoZyAZ_GHbxr4AtD6HAVjLhMtly3E9pKKcI8vOqmdJ9bCTTWJIO6Lvif2QdhfVU4OXd1Q-aCIZrkPYxJ5CQ4zz7SdJ5qoqF9BE7UgihA6tXsrWQwKYXNs_Ocs9RneD2bDGv/s1171/010%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1171" data-original-width="1029" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqJWiSeWf9ayg45ywapYW-J4FA-YKXj0b4ppFdGw1bzyuFGF_C9krqLxtwWoZyAZ_GHbxr4AtD6HAVjLhMtly3E9pKKcI8vOqmdJ9bCTTWJIO6Lvif2QdhfVU4OXd1Q-aCIZrkPYxJ5CQ4zz7SdJ5qoqF9BE7UgihA6tXsrWQwKYXNs_Ocs9RneD2bDGv/w562-h640/010%20(1).png" width="562" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Haha #2<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvmDDKoR2McQGIVeKp9oULU8tElExjeqJvQaS1HHIewYRCHjMePQZihhuGQj2BjUo5jWRMn38oSySlD0PupjCePc_BMZMCkwUR8sc_Vk_LP7-9BDJCPL_zbITTDT6b_BQiH92rCOdqbesezs8bozaYh0Uwo1aWgQ6UIdLz0piR9KqQ06zGo9-lorwdhCN/s1309/057.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1309" data-original-width="1053" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvmDDKoR2McQGIVeKp9oULU8tElExjeqJvQaS1HHIewYRCHjMePQZihhuGQj2BjUo5jWRMn38oSySlD0PupjCePc_BMZMCkwUR8sc_Vk_LP7-9BDJCPL_zbITTDT6b_BQiH92rCOdqbesezs8bozaYh0Uwo1aWgQ6UIdLz0piR9KqQ06zGo9-lorwdhCN/w514-h640/057.png" width="514" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Books I read in October. You know by now that I always love anything by William Kent Krueger. I'm getting closer to the end of the series and that makes me sad. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2kFmjE5Cuia-j9h9uxvB1jhkRjGsaR4Iz6s1leTRY5L2WG4LYf45z2ZB3YQJDMoCkibmBxfWr56gyWctth99GAwhbbigJN1oeXUEXK-nraHlX_jUydVan8CXhd7EhKIhcQay5SbR8IwvarCsTzqMs33HOv2dzm3mJBkO0c8VQIMa0CDWTRSwIs8maIkW/s4031/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4031" data-original-width="4031" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2kFmjE5Cuia-j9h9uxvB1jhkRjGsaR4Iz6s1leTRY5L2WG4LYf45z2ZB3YQJDMoCkibmBxfWr56gyWctth99GAwhbbigJN1oeXUEXK-nraHlX_jUydVan8CXhd7EhKIhcQay5SbR8IwvarCsTzqMs33HOv2dzm3mJBkO0c8VQIMa0CDWTRSwIs8maIkW/w640-h640/007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>My favorite book this month was Hello Stranger by Katherine Center, an author I really enjoy. This is a story about a portrait artist who sustains a brain injury, causing her to have acquired face blindness, where she does not recognize faces at all. Of course the romance aspect was fun, but the whole idea of face blindness was really fascinating. I listened to the audible version, which I highly recommend as the narrator was superb. Five stars for sure. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkCswy5hS6qjqRZEMCSDzhGewIKk3_h2jNX1tQYnXUbGDgGPzx0vNJ4nSJCh28yRPXE9yP-lWmhIdxlEQBvOxnQHWfAsylazlopljK06ZXLfInUOyeMeIrX4nosnICBvsSCz77_DANR1y1ZUmPgJ0THpQTo1oGNQJf52UseguinBzm_nR0AvCVr7jrJa5/s4031/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4031" data-original-width="4031" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkCswy5hS6qjqRZEMCSDzhGewIKk3_h2jNX1tQYnXUbGDgGPzx0vNJ4nSJCh28yRPXE9yP-lWmhIdxlEQBvOxnQHWfAsylazlopljK06ZXLfInUOyeMeIrX4nosnICBvsSCz77_DANR1y1ZUmPgJ0THpQTo1oGNQJf52UseguinBzm_nR0AvCVr7jrJa5/w640-h640/008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>And that's it for the beginning of November. </div>Live a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-72557044332691151132023-10-27T03:00:00.001-07:002023-10-27T03:00:00.150-07:00Sewing Room Friday, 10/27/23<p> With Mark at home for the last week, I have been doing some sewing.</p><p>I made this super cute vinyl zipper pouch for my friend, Brianne. I'm getting more comfortable sewing with vinyl and plan on making a lot more of these pouches.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyXHbjBxUzoZnQQxuVjZf1wZLJtrOMsHZdJWUOLBfUKI3btjDSM1d9sZjzwkgVMU4msKCE7b35ohs3fSXWlf7jKkMOPmO5l0riAXQT__tS-OG3V_A7HkweGmg2TZ05vShAzllYRMnJfSQaQ1BzqQWl9fle5BcCJskmlXS2lb4y4ioSxGClbrohnYzEGDF/s3024/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2681" data-original-width="3024" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyXHbjBxUzoZnQQxuVjZf1wZLJtrOMsHZdJWUOLBfUKI3btjDSM1d9sZjzwkgVMU4msKCE7b35ohs3fSXWlf7jKkMOPmO5l0riAXQT__tS-OG3V_A7HkweGmg2TZ05vShAzllYRMnJfSQaQ1BzqQWl9fle5BcCJskmlXS2lb4y4ioSxGClbrohnYzEGDF/w640-h568/005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVql4NbqTx93Ec_uN94izdeLjJm1FWTiCPpIV8feoQSzcZR8bZ2DpxzHZmNFk-2FH8YlFgjBAI00Q10WUA7OVeKywJvyxf4_KpiC7Ejx2cZZXB8UoWGTYRXSv9u0oKm3NqrnGFAtQnov8P-nr05I4SeguC4oNeyVZPVcHwcuIFiRgfpvWx_IBCldPVTSUv/s3180/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3180" data-original-width="2912" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVql4NbqTx93Ec_uN94izdeLjJm1FWTiCPpIV8feoQSzcZR8bZ2DpxzHZmNFk-2FH8YlFgjBAI00Q10WUA7OVeKywJvyxf4_KpiC7Ejx2cZZXB8UoWGTYRXSv9u0oKm3NqrnGFAtQnov8P-nr05I4SeguC4oNeyVZPVcHwcuIFiRgfpvWx_IBCldPVTSUv/w586-h640/006.JPG" width="586" /></a></div>Now that I know how to crochet a granny square, I have become kind of obsessed with them.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjei0enFBBuupVP0nIqG7gPPiuTnIgpQoRJxkG1gxlRJPFbq3rANuWyc9WlglDm3DtbAaPm1_ZNmtuWTysgSNYxFsoofM6_zjnN62zDzhn-5l6k_EwdSPHdfY9ASmGW4t25aGb3CH0JI539KVHACoCUtyTz_BFKsFcZk5YR9pJ2kZDhDGFamqspe_0Vre0W/s2938/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2938" data-original-width="2922" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjei0enFBBuupVP0nIqG7gPPiuTnIgpQoRJxkG1gxlRJPFbq3rANuWyc9WlglDm3DtbAaPm1_ZNmtuWTysgSNYxFsoofM6_zjnN62zDzhn-5l6k_EwdSPHdfY9ASmGW4t25aGb3CH0JI539KVHACoCUtyTz_BFKsFcZk5YR9pJ2kZDhDGFamqspe_0Vre0W/w636-h640/011.JPG" width="636" /></a></div>I read about someone who makes compassion quilts and was looking for simple blocks in popsicle colors. I went through my stash and made these. They were quick and fun--I hope they will work in the quilts she is putting together.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg23AgAQrbq2xhMODomjiq8-HrslfIRxk_n5kU9fO28RBYK_Nzjej9tm7-d9mLh-7zjDtHVKrOzl1iDUiVhw0MAGkcQ1WkCyMF8VRAqiAuw2TNxuTj5IiBIibvrpSvzgp_snTPeziC6tmtkbhyphenhyphenlm6UNaXVpFrMZVuC01s2mEYghegGUM_yU-4gP3w3hh6h/s4032/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg23AgAQrbq2xhMODomjiq8-HrslfIRxk_n5kU9fO28RBYK_Nzjej9tm7-d9mLh-7zjDtHVKrOzl1iDUiVhw0MAGkcQ1WkCyMF8VRAqiAuw2TNxuTj5IiBIibvrpSvzgp_snTPeziC6tmtkbhyphenhyphenlm6UNaXVpFrMZVuC01s2mEYghegGUM_yU-4gP3w3hh6h/w480-h640/007.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>The rest of the week has seen me working with this stack of fabrics, although I ended up making some changes with four of the fabrics. The top four burgundy/maroon fabrics needed to be more purple, which I didn't realize until I had made all the blocks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvU-Bxu81Gj-7IT3yZDKvRNSTU9QuYEOn-I-VLS7C5CdZjNLjYBvyMHW6lNx-3VZ2EXRy3cBQrgPLWTfVyisX9l383d7DP7jpuJimFpbxhPE7ns0V8izdTbMhGpeGSUj07-NgUYT3Q0OYPtbqlAU_n-yWCtJlv-wOtzvTBNf5aFDIUjFxAPY3IYrOemOek/s4032/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvU-Bxu81Gj-7IT3yZDKvRNSTU9QuYEOn-I-VLS7C5CdZjNLjYBvyMHW6lNx-3VZ2EXRy3cBQrgPLWTfVyisX9l383d7DP7jpuJimFpbxhPE7ns0V8izdTbMhGpeGSUj07-NgUYT3Q0OYPtbqlAU_n-yWCtJlv-wOtzvTBNf5aFDIUjFxAPY3IYrOemOek/w480-h640/015.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>So that's it for this last week in October.Live a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.com1