This is the layout view of a quilt I just did for my friend Rachel who's pregnant with Naomi (they are really on the ball with names!).  This picture turned out clearer than the ones of the finished quilt, but you can't see how cool the free motion quilting turned out.  And since I knew the baby's name I quilted it on there.  Lately, every time I make a baby quilt I think "boy this one is turning out really lame, this person is getting crap."  And then when it's done I end up loving it and feeling very proud and happy to give it to the person.  Now that I know that's the pattern I just ignore it.  I hope this won't lead to me making worse and worse quilts!

This is the map of how, basically, I want my garden to look.  Of course I did this a few weeks ago and have already departed and enhanced.  For instance, when I created the map I was  planning to nix the purple garden (located under the white crepe myrtle) so it isn't shown.  It is now one of my favorite new spots with Russian Sage, Lamb's Ears, and some other stuff I dont' know the names of,  and I even put a little froggy sculpture that came with the house in it.  I'm not sure that I want to show a lot of pictures yet.  Because, while it looks good to me, I know it looks sort of lame to anyone who doesn't know how much sweat went into it the tiny plantings so far.  Just wait till next Spring, then it'll really take off!

I've been wanting to name my house since I moved in, but it's not much of an estate. It is only now

I've been wanting to name my house since I moved in, but it's not much
of an estate. It is only now becoming anything worth naming through
living in it. (Somehow I am not impressed with the prior owner's skill
in this area and have felt I am the one who needs to breathe life into
the place.) I stumbled upon this entry* which mentioned naming the
garden only. Perhaps I will consider this since I plan for the front
garden to be rather masculine in nature now that the back yard has
turned into such a girly party.

*
http://fortyfour.typepad.com/bookishgardener/2004/01/i_christen_thee.html


p.s. I started the Lolita socks and am now solidly into the arch of the
foot. This could take a while. But the pattern is really easy to
follow (I've never done lace before) and quick.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/artandlife/apother_story.asp?category=1404&slug=Translucent%20Concrete

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/artandlife/apother_story.asp?category=1404&slug=Translucent%20Concrete

I love this idea. Makes me wonder if you could acheive a similar
effect at home perhaps using glass marbles as the aggregate?

doesn't a daffodil sponge cake with nasturtiums decorating the top sound delightful! So many things

doesn't a daffodil sponge cake with nasturtiums decorating the top sound
delightful! So many things and I have no time. What a wonderful
weekend, I went dancing with the sexy boys at Faces, Second Saturdayed,
planted in the purple garden, made some squares for another baby quilt,
ate quesadillas on my couch.

p.s. Best friends should never be allowed to move far away. Especially
not to anywhere as lame sounding as Watertown. Doesn't every town have
water?

well I'm doing such a good job of staying in the moment that I hardly have any inclination to post. I am counting last holiday weekend as a success because of the following:

1. I wore a bikini two out of three days and managed to drive in it both times. Ever wonder why I live in California? That's why.

2. Went swimming twice and finagled my way into plant watering for a friend with a pool who will be gone in August.

3. Got a bear hug from a homeless man who got high fives from everyone else in the room.

4. Bought peaches from a roadside stand in the middle of orchards.

5. Drank honey wine by candle light.

6. Bought a new belly button ring from a guy who said I looked "breaded." (I think that meant wealthy?)

7. Planted two peach trees and a plumbago.

One thing I can't stop thinking about is these lolita socks from knitty. I know I've said it before and I'll probably say it again: I am definitely making these as soon as fall hits. Or late summer. Usually in late August/early September the frenzied summer starts to wear and I like a good reason to park it on the couch in the air conditioning. I just wonder what shoes I would wear them with? I am too wimpy for any type of heel so it's tricky.

Here's hoping you're enjoying your summer as well!

Since I'm too lame to provide a real post, I would like to tell you what happenned on my boss's rece

Since I'm too lame to provide a real post, I would like to tell you what
happenned on my boss's recent business trip, as explained by her. And
since this trip reminded me of something that would happen on Dave
Chapelle's "When Keepin' It Real Goes Bad" sketch, I will report it as
such.

A man woman and child board a flight to Minneapolis. The family seems
normal enough with the exception of the man wearing his jacket on his
shoulders like a cape. The child is about six years old. After they
are seated, the flight attendant asks them to please leave the plane for
reasons unknown to onlookers. The woman and husband decide they should
be on the flight and that this is a good time to keep it real. "No,
this is our flight, we're not getting off. We're keepin' it real."
The flight attendant explains that she will call security if they do
not deboard immediately. At this time the family could have deboarded
the flight and could possibly have received a free upgrade of some type.
But instead they said: "No, this is our flight, we're not getting off.
We'll stand up if we have to." So the security staff comes, and in turn
the Air Marshalls. The man and woman are asked to leave the plane. At
this point the family probably could have deboarded the flight and been
detained for a short time only. But the man and woman decide to keep it
real. They refuse to leave the plane. The Air Marshalls cuff the man
and woman and the child follows his cuffed parents off of the plane.
Apparently the Air Marshalls were keepin' it realer.