Neatly Manicured Beachside

It's true that the Atlantic City beautification program has gotten some recent focus and muscle power. Everything was just gorgous for my quick rendez-vous with the big water energy. I just had the best time chasing down these sea gulls with the black & white polka dot tails. This one was kind enough to pose for my close up -- proof that I wasn't still hysterical from the limo ride.

First Ever Limo Ride!!

I knew that I was being picked up at the airport in Phillie to be 'shuttled' over here to Atlantic City, but little did I know that they'd send their full-size LIMO, complete with gray leather interior & crystal glassware to fetch me. It was right about an hour from Point A to Point B. I just giggled most of the way! I think my driver was a bit concerned for my stability. LOL. This was very very very FIRST time to even stick my head in a limo, let alone be personally chauffered for an hour. Omgooooooooooooooooodness!! After I got into my room & got all of the details sorted out I walked down to the boardwalk to do some ocean connecting. Love it. Love it. Love it!! Yes. Pinch me. I do indeed feel like a diva! Bring on Oprah.

Ladybug Alert!

Fantastic Funny Feet

1.) I will admit, I had to pose my friends and their fantastic shoes for this first picture. I just couldn't believe that the kids can now have their shoes in either checks OR polka-dots!! Do you know how long I have to search for my wardrobe choices?? Can you guess who's wearing the heart empowered boots above? 2.) Shakers with my little ones. 3.) Happy face smiles to start our session together -- a big favorite of mine: 'DING.' 4.) The itsy bitsy spiders just 'never' grow old. I get requests for that absolutely every time I take my surprise box back to classrooms where I've been before. Sometimes we have enough time to put on puppet shows for each other. It's good to be among friends.

End of an Era

Last night. Feb 21st...... we gathered together, amidst the snowflakes and the icy roads for our final Christmas dinner together. The men have gathered as the Worthington Sertoma group for over two decades, doing good deeds and supporting charitable programs, but they've decided the time has come and have chosen to pass the torch. So last night was a fond farewell. Our usual holiday gathering had often been on my birthday, or the day before, sometimes the day after..... it was so much fun to greet each other through out the night with a buoyant, "Merry Christmas" and I even got my usual birthday greeting from everyone. (A scheduling snaffu back in Dec forced a Feb. 'do-over.' ) As the evening wound down we started wishing each other a "Happy New Year" as well.

We decided that since it was the men who got us together for the first two decades, we wives would take over the organizational plans for the next couple. Better late than never.

One Day Project # 9

All righty-then!! All three of the wall-hangings are completely pieced and ready for their machine quilting treatment. From there it's on to staple gun attatchment to the IKEA shadow box frames. Then the wall awaits the new splash of color. I completely under-estimated the time it took me to machine quilt a piece. So I didn't get it up onto the wall prior to our Ohio departure -- but it's far enough along to be able to envision in the near future. Progress. Progress. Progress.

Paper Piecing Part 2

To make a 'triangle' border..... I just create two parallel lines on the tracing paper and then space the mountain tops & valleys at the same distance between the railroad tracks. This blue/orange pair are spaced 1.5 inches apart. Trimming excess fabric & pressing open as you go, gives a snappy little border element. Once I completed this triangle portion, I added some border fabrics to dress it up. I then started working with the remaining space that I have available. Presto. Snap. Snap. Whoooohooooooo. Number 3 is coming together!!