Tomatoes and jam.

 I spent the day in the kitchen.

7 jars of juice,

only 43 to go.

2 batches of strawberry peach jam with stevia .

Sugar free and salt free food for the winter.

I love that tomato red.

such a bright color.

Home made roast beef hash for supper.

Made with home grown potatoes.

Yum.

Must dye some fabric in red and lime green.

I have another show opening Sunday.

I will bring a big bowl of cherry tomatoes.

Yellow, red and those black red ones above.

All are really sweet.

My art quilt would have been a winner if I hadn't

put the deer in it. Too cuties I guess.

I will take photos to show you.

Have a great week-end.

Back home again

 I attended the AQS Show in Grand Rapids,

I took a screen  printing class.

 As you can see I did love the circle screen.

 And the word screen.

I learned a lot of tricks with screens

how to make different screens with wax, tape

and other materiel's. I met Carol Byer Falbert

bought some of her fabric line,

saw my Chinese friend from the Chicago

International Show.

Walked and Walked.

Ate a lot of food and still lost a pound.

All that walking.

 I was a little fish in a big pond with my quilt.

I loved the Japanese quilts.

All in all I had fun with my friend April.

I really appreciate her for driving my car.

 She drives like a race car driver.

Lots of confidence,

She made the trip fun.

Off today to honor a art friend as Women of the Year.

Always busy in my life.

The little people in my life.

 Today I thought about the future generations

that are in our family.

Roselyn

 Tommy

 and Owen.

Children are always happy.

well most of the time.

Their big smiles are so nice to see.

I am going  to AQS in Grand Rapids, Mi.

I will be taking a break from my blog until Friday.

I decided to travel light.

No computer.

One change of clothes.

my class supplies.

This will leave lots of room to find some treasures.

I will show you them when I return.

my husband will have to fend for himself.

I usually make him meals for when I'm gone.

Not this time.

See you on Friday.

Time and a Frog.

I caught one of my frogs sitting on the sun dial.

Between 2 and 3 o'clock.

The pleasures of a pond are timeless.

We had our memorial service yesterday morning

for my Mother.

It was a beautiful day.

We reconnected with relatives we had not seen in a long time.

We will probably not see them for a while now.

Now to rest for a day and get back in the studio.

Hopefully I can finish an entry for the Quilt Nationals.

Wednesday April and I go to Grand Rapids for the AQS show.

I have a class in screen printing with Susan Purney Mark.

Looking forward to seeing all the beautiful quilts.

What fun it will be to see one of my quilts

hanging in a show for the first time.

I think that will get my juices flowing again.

I am really looking forward to creating this winter.

I am planning now for show in May 2013

and putting together 2 proposals for shows in 2014.

Life is good to me.