Last week was quite a momentous one – Liam turned 16 on the 23rd! We celebrated the next day because he had a dress rehearsal in Claremont and Logan had a concert here in Redlands, so we had to do the parental divide and conquer! Anyway, we had a lovely dinner of grilled NY strips… Continue Reading
I’ve been cranking through a quilt that’s been in my mind for MONTHS! I’ve been taking lots of pix to keep track of the layouts, etc (plus for a quick share on Instagram), and I wanted to pop in and record it all here. (SOme of the pix are out of focus – but at… Continue Reading
What a great show we had! The weather – oh it was PERFECT! A little on the chilly side both mornings, but that was awesome, because we never got above 80 degrees, so it was just PERFECT for all sorts of folk to come out and enjoy, and we artists didn’t get cooked, hooray! There… Continue Reading
I’m off to Art in the Park! Saturday & Sunday, May 25 & 26, 9:00am – 5:00pm Open both May 25 & 26, from 9 am to 5 pm, this is Redlands Art Association’s semi-annual outdoor sale. About 70 Southland artists will exhibit and sell their work at downtown’s Smiley Park, situated beside the Police Annex (Old City… Continue Reading
I’ve been a big fan of the blog Whip-up for years…and was horrified to learn of the drowning death of Kathreen Ricketson and her husband Rob, while they were on a year of travel with their 2 kids. Kay and Ann, of the Mason-Dixon Knitting blog have come us with a great idea: have folks… Continue Reading
I’ve been spending lots of time at Ikea lately, and they have these awesome railings with hanging attachments for kitchen backsplashes that I love and covet mightily. I don’t know about you, but inside my front door is a table upon which mail gets dumped, along with my purse, newspapers, etc… It drives me nuts.… Continue Reading
OK, so on top of everything else I’ve been doing this Spring…I’ve also been spending many hours each week consumed with…KITCHEN! When we bought this house in So Cal 9 years ago (right before the real estate bubble burst…), it was pretty darn dated. We’ve been updating it slowly, doing all the work ourselves, when… Continue Reading
We’ve been having absolutely incredible weather: a cool long morning, followed by bright sunny afternoons in the mid-80’s, absolutely PERFECT for dyeing! I’ve been taking advantage of this by working on my newest class, Dyeing 100: an Introduction to Dyeing with Fiber Reactive Dyes. It’s been awhile since I’ve set up my camera on the… Continue Reading