The show begins.

 THE show is hung and ready for the public.

Our art melded together very well.

4 friends showing the world what we do.

I couldn't ask for better company.

 These are some of my favorites.

I am love with one of Dana's paintings and am

resisting the urge to add another painting to my

collection which is growing.

Love the art.

Yesterday I went back to the knee doc and found

out that my knees are shot. So when I decide I am

ready I will need replacements. Maybe in a year.

Ha he said I would decide when I am tired of the pain/

Sounds too drastic now. Too bad our bodies don't last longer.



Wolf River finished,

 The Wolf River quilt is finished and hanging

in the Wells Cultural Center in Lafayette,

Indiana. The Gallery Walk will be May 17th.

We anticipate a big turnout. Lafayette is a town

that appreciates art. The inspiration for this

piece came from a photo I took while we

spent a week in Wisconsin at the Cabin In

The Woods on the banks of the river.

Yesterday my grand daughter got more of

 the spring yard clean up done. The plants

are growing fast now. The sweet spicy viburnums

are blooming now. They smell so good. The

lilacs will be next. We are getting a meal of

asparagus a day now. Having a garden is

such a pleasure. To have good clean food fresh

from your own garden is special. Looking

at the new leaves on the oak trees I sense that

the season will fly by and in no time the

leaves will be the colors of fall. Like

the song says Sunrise Sunset Swiftly Pass

the days. The way it goes.

3 days later

 Wednesday morning  I went around and raised all the

blinds, moved furniture and got ready for Luke the

window washer.  Than I sat down in my chair with my

morning tea and looked out the 10 foot  window in

the great room. I had never taken time in 12 years to

raise the blinds and enjoy the back yard. Early morning

sun and the spring greens of May I just sat and let my

soul soak up the view. What a pleasant time.

Than I looked around with all the light shining in

and saw a lot of cleaning to be done. I washed all

the throw pillow and blankets. All the bedding and

curtains in the house. I finally finished Friday afternoon.

I could barley walk but the house smelled so good.

Fresh air and soap are such good odors.

Some times a good cleaning is good for the soul.

Have a great week-end all.

Spring is here

Spring has finally come to Indiana.

 The wood ducks swim around the pond and

everything is starting to green up. I love the

early morning fog on the pond. Today the

window washer comes. It will be nice to see my

world through clean glass. They are so dirty from

the long winter. I need to get started on the 6

12x12 art quilts I need to make for an exchange.

Today will be a good day to start. I will stay

in the studio out of Luke's way. He does the

windows inside and out. What a luxury.

Well the day is starting with the bird song

outside my windows and it is time to get a move on.

Have a great day.

Battle Lake Hills # 2

 Another of the Minnesota series. I think there

will be lots of Minnesota scenes in my future.

Well the car is loaded and I am ready to go to

Lafayette today. I have my inventory sheets done.

Art shows are not just art there is paperwork,

real work hanging the art and making food for the

opening. Which will be May 17th at the Wells

Center in Lafayette, IN. It is going to be a beautiful

day today. I am looking forward to seeing what my

3 other  artist friends have created for our show.

I love art and the artists. Such entertaining people.

Well you all have a great week.

Minnesota Prairie

 Another in the Minnesota series.

This one has 5 hours of hand stitching on it.

A real labor of love. I love the fields in late July.

That is when we would go fishing.

By then all 45 acres of melons were cleaned of weeds

and picking would not start until August.

So we would get 2 weeks of fun in the waters

of Battle Lake. Fishing , swimming and eating fish.

I think it took 2 weeks to get the dirt and sweat

of field work out of our pores.

It was one way of keeping 6 kids busy.

Battle Lake Hills # 1

 When we were teenagers we spent

a couple of week each summerat Sand Bay Resort in

Battle Lake Minnesota. In the evening the

teens from the camp would go across the lake and

sit on the hill drinking cokes and talking the night

away. Now the same hills are full of houses.

This is another quilt going to Lafayette for the show.

 Some close ups of the details

We had a busy day today, Yard work, house work

and making lunch for the guys. They are putting

a new roof on Mark's house. A gathering of brothers,.

father and grandsons helping each other.