Some photos I’ve take recently. Tom came home briefly, bringing the jitney in. This photo was taken about about nine or nine thirty at night. Earlier that same day a cruise ship left port. Notice the fireweed? The story goes that when the fireweed is done blooming, two weeks later it will snow. Today the [...] Read more »
Valdez Quilt Festival Sept. 11-14, 2008
We are going to Valdez!! Sarah and I haven’t been there for years and we are looking forward to seeing the town again, cruising through Thompson Pass, taking photos of Bridal Veil Falls and Horse Tail Falls, and maybe finding some salmonberries. I used to drag Sarah (and sometimes her friends and cousins) all over [...] Read more »
Adams Street, Seward, Alaska
Here are a few photos from today. We took our two vehicles out of the driveway to accommodate visitors to the festivities and at one point we had 4 vehicles in front of the house and 5 in the driveway. The street, as usual for the Fourth of July, was packed. The men’s race is [...] Read more »
4th of July Weekend in Seward, Alaska
Sarah and Audrey are coming to see me on Thursday, and Audrey will stay with me for a few days. Seward is known for it’s 4th of July celebrations, the most famous of which is the Mt. Marathon Race. This internationally known race begins 2 blocks from our house, which is downtown. The race trail [...] Read more »
Newborn Sea Lions
I have my tv station on a channel that broadcasts live from the Chiswell Islands, just south of Resurrection Bay in Seward, Alaska. I am watching the sea lion population as they climb out of the water, up onto huge rock outcroppings, to give birth. The rocks are covered with sea lions, the massive males [...] Read more »
Crazy Shortcake Quilt finds a Home
While at Spring Quilt Market Sarah and I bumped into Maret from Seams Like Home Quilt Shoppe in Anchorage several times! I love going all the way to Portland, Oregon to meet up with the Alaskans – lol! We showed her the Shortcake Quilt and offered to let it go live in her newly relocated [...] Read more »
Spring Quilt Market in Portland, Oregon
I am in Portland now, a city I truely enjoy visiting. This is my third Quilt Market in Portland and I stay in a different part of the city every time, using public transportation to get around. Yesterday I went to Powells Bookstore, the largest used bookstore in the nation. I walked for hours through [...] Read more »
Art Quilt Exhibition in Anchorage, Alaska
How lucky can I be to call both Kathy Harte and Judy Wedemeyer friends? These two talented ladies are letting the world see their quilted art works at Terra Bella Bakery & Cafe (on Dimond) in May, beginning with the First Friday Event on May 2, 2008. Give yourself the treat of enjoying the cafe [...] Read more »
Almost Spring
I begin to believe that spring is almost here when the daffodils start coming up. We still have several feet of snow in the yard, but around the house it’s melting out. The poor things have to fight their way through the masses of snow we received this winter – but up they come! I [...] Read more »
Alaska Fiber Festival
Sarah and I were invited to join the greatest group of gals for the opening night of the Alaska Fiber Festival in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. Here’s Sarah Raffuse signing a book for Lee.It was just so wonderful to see the artistic ladies who organize this awesome event and it was so nice that they remembered [...] Read more »
