Fall at Cedar Ridge

Fall is my favorite time of the year.

What was planned as a 8 day vacation in Michigan

turned into 4 days. DH back cannot take long trips

anymore.  One day there, 2 days to recoup enough.

One uncomfortable day back home. 

New restrictions.

Stay in Indiana. Find fishing lakes here.

Now we know our limitations.

Indiana is a great place and we have everything

we need here to enjoy life.

Expensive lesson.

I am still on vacation I will not cook or do anything

Until Monday. After all I haven't had a vacation

  for 4 years. 

June 2013

June 2013

We spent the month of June in Battle Lake, Minnesota

What memories we created.

Each week one of our children and their kids

came and spent a week with us. 

Fishing, boating and eating fish.

Battle Lake is shared by 4 generations.

My parents started taking us there when I was 10.

Our Uncles and cousins came too all the same time

in July.  Swimming , fishing and messing around. 

Bill and I went there with our kids.

John was 6 weeks old his first trip

Than Bill and Marv spent 20 years coming together.

Our grand daughter married Marv's grandson.

Last week our daughter and son in law took

Scott and Liz fishing and our great grand child Dan

fishing.  We like water and fishing  for over 63 years.

Water.

Water.

Reflections on water,

Art.

All favorite things of mine.

Went to Lafayette for the FibR meeting last night.

What a way to get recharged.

Everyone is so talented.

But different.

Love the energy I get from them,

Our new show opens on June 22.

At the Wells Center at TAF.

More details to follow.

We all bring something to show and tell.

Just like grade school.

Anita, Pat and I reported on our class at QSDS.

Lots of laughter.

Thinking of Empty Spools for my next venture .

March of 2013.

A good break from the winter.

Enough dreaming.

Looking forward to a full day in the Studio.

Cool bath on a hot day.

What a hot day yesterday.

We sat down for lunch and looked out the window

 we saw several sparrows taking a bath in the Koi pond.

What a refreshing idea.

Started picking out fabrics for my next art quilt

and could not find anything I liked for the back.

Got out the dyes and made 4  new over dyes,

in greens and blues.

Perfect for a water scene.

Now to get started.

Yesterday I added 805 to the backs of 7 yards of fabric.

I am ready to go this morning.

Love making water and tree scenes.

Have a great day everyone.



Photo finish.

The photograph on this quilt was taken by the big pond.

This photographs was taken on a frosty morning in January.

I though it was a good subject for a 12 by 12 quilt.

 I need these finished, photographed  and re-sized by

Wednesday morning to be submitted for a grant.

I always wait til the last minute.

Never learn or just too much to do

I will add some borders and some beads.

My friendly photographer will be here at 3:30.

in the afternoon to take photographs.

I have been trying to learn the photography thing.

I spent 2 days studying and taking photos

but still I am not getting it.

Must add this to my bucket list.



Sunday sunrise over the pond.

                Such a beautiful start to the day, I saw that
                the rain was starting to move in so I rushed
                to get some photos before the clouds moved
                in to obscure the sun. Enjoy a day of peace.
                Rainy days are great for curling up on the sofa.
                Listen to some music and read a good book.

Reflections

                      I have been working the clay for 8 to 10 hours a day
                      I have 2 more days of building before I glaze.
                      A little time out to reflect on the lovely nature
                      outside my windows. The pond never fails to
                      quiet my soul and refresh my spirits.

Morning at the ridge

I have been too tired to take photos.

My upper body must be out of shape.

Wedging 40 pounds of clay

wore me out.

Only 20 more containers to make.

My husband has offered to cut ornamental

grasses to go in the vases.

He told me about the lavender grasses

by the big pond.

I checked them out and

saw lots of dragonflies by the pond.

Love those dragonflies.

Thank goodness he is willing to help.

My recliner felt so good when I sunk

into this evening.

                                    A couple of lovely spots by the small pond.

                              A day off for a doctor appountment.
                              Than back at it Wednesday.
                             

A needed day of rest.

A quiet stroll around the pond

and some nice photos for future quilts.

Such a peaceful way to spend the morning. 

                            Found this little fellow in the grass
                            He thought if he stood still I would go away.
                            A needed rest full day after a Saturday of
                             canning a bushel of tomato's into
                            17 quarts of juice and  doing another
                             5 meals of corn, going to an  auction
                             way too much for one day.

Vistors from the sky.

18 geese showed up this morning on the pond.

                     They strutted around the yard nibbling grass.

                           This afternoon I went down to the studio
                           to play with some fabric and looked out the window.
                           Must have gotten hot out there.
                           Some of them found a shade tree to rest under.

The garden has gotten in the way of my creating

I will be glad when we are finished so I can

go back to hanging out in the studio again.

Sunset on the pond.

We are fortunate to have such wonderful sunsets.

Sitting on the deck watching the day slip away

is the end to perfect days.

A busy day ahead. Some yard work.
Gesso the  2  4 foot by 6 foot canvases.
Make snacks for tonight's opening.
Hoosier Rivers and Roads opens tonight.
6pm to 10pm at the Wells Center in Lafayette.
Hope to see you there.