What a Great Day!
Tom and I drove to Homer today (and back) about a 340 mile trip, to get things for the boat. Fishing season is almost here and he has been working on the boat daily. On the way there I saw the most beautiful drake in a pond, several moose, many eagles, a few run down [...] Read more »
Spring in Seward, Alaska
Yes, this is spring in Alaska. See the pretty flowers; the sunshine? Me neither! LOL Someone please remind me why I live here? If you look closely you can see Tan Bunny just to the right of the feeder that Tom built. It sits across the alley from his house, on Barb’s property. She loves [...] Read more »
Snowboard Kiting
I had no idea………. I was driving my granddaughter Audrey to Girdwood (from Seward) to meet up with my daughter Sarah and send the baby home (she’d been with me since Friday afternoon). As we drive through Portage, a desolate windy no-mans-land known for accidents because of the windblown icy highway, what do we see [...] Read more »
Death Valley and Los Algodones, Mexico
Death Valley was awesome! It was a trip Tom and I have talked about and finally just said “let’s just go!” Wow! He was a braver soul than I and he did a bit of hiking. I could barely move in the heat. In the photo with people, we are at the lowest point, about [...] Read more »
Freemont Street and BainBridge Island and Seattle
Freemont Street in Las Vegas to Seattle and Bainbridge Island – -what a trip! Read more »
Tundra Swans and Cygnets
I love learning new things and that’s one reason that I subscribe to the Alaska Science Forum Newsletter . Today’s newsletter was about Tundra Swans and it included this photo by Ned Rozell, who often writes the newsletter and supplies the photos. I learn something new with every edition, and am never bored. Aren’t these [...] Read more »
Quilt Market Houston 2008
We’re back!! It was one of the best times I’ve ever had at Quilt Market! My daughter, Sarah Raffuse, made a great presentation at our Schoolhouse Session (late in the afternoon, so we offered chocolate at the door and our Take & Teach Class was SOLD OUT before Market even opened (wow!). Here are some [...] Read more »
Gone to Quilt Market
A few updates without pictures. It’s been rainy and windy here, the snow is gone and now most of the leaves are off the trees. The bear has moved on and the bunnies are back. I managed to get all the kits cut for our Take & Teach class and quilted up 250 teeny tiny [...] Read more »
Snow for Martha
Compare this one to my photo of Mt. Marathon from the 4th of July! This is for Martha in Louisiana This next one is of the trees across the alley, just outside the garage door. My bunny friends hang out there, but right now there’s a black bear living there (no kidding!). Bear has been [...] Read more »