“In times of change, learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”
-Eric Hoffer
Monday, April 12
Quote of the Week – April 12, 2010
Wednesday, April 7
New Article: Commitment to Creativity
I’ve been invited to be a Contributing Writer to the new website Quilter’s Choice Network.
Check out my first article on Commitment to My Creativity where I talk about taking The Big Leap by claiming space for my home studio! The article is entitled “A Happy Leaf on the Wind: How One Quilt Artist Catches the Breeze”.
Also, check out more Enchanted Studio photos by clicking on the Studio Tour link near the top right of this page.
Tuesday, April 6
Prickly pears bursting into bloom
A patch of prickly pear in the front yard next to the driveway burst into bloom sometime between yesterday afternoon and this morning while I was not looking.
There are just 4 blooms open… though they are rather large – about 6 to 10 inches across! Yum!
I wonder what tomorrow will bring!
Monday, April 5
Quote of the Week – April 5, 2010
“I want to do my best to savor every moment of life. I want death to catch me having a good time.”
Wednesday, March 31
Getting ready for the Spring Garden Tour
Here is the front porch bed all tired and overgrown from the winter…
In progress…
I spent many hours tearing out the adorable but invasive vinca minor (periwinkle), and adding a bunch of annuals and perennials (lavender, marguerite daisy, verbena, a low ornamental grass, a cordlyine) – with a few more to come next weekend. I also pruned all the suckers and extra heads on the gorgeous sego palm – much bettah!
And here it is all spiffed up for our participation in the Spring Garden Tour on April 18…
I am a huge fan of these high-performance babies! I’ll post some pics in a few weeks and you’ll see why! Each little start should produce waves and waves of bright blooms –around a six-foot diameter per plant – EVEN in the desert.
Go here to become an official fan and maybe you’ll win stuff, too.
Above, Kirby and Roxy, always at the ready to “help”.
Monday, March 29
Quote of the Week – March 29, 2010
“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavours to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be expanded, and interpreted in his favour in a more liberal sense, and he will live with the license of a higher order of beings.
In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness. If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.”
-Henry David Thoreau
Sunday, March 28
Mourning dove love
These two sweeties sat quietly in this same spot for over 30 minutes right before dusk last night, even tolerating me out there with my camera… EVEN accompanied by Kirby the curious cat.
The reason they are so peacefully complacent is that they have just finished an intricate mating dance, followed by, well… the actual mating. From the kitchen sink window, I was able to witness the entire thing beginning to end, unwilling to risk missing a beat by fetching my camera at the back of the house.
Yet apparently, I still had plenty of time, as they remained perched there for the duration, the male standing alert while the female rested.
Perhaps they were held captive by the heady aroma of the jasmine in full bloom?
Saturday, March 27
Final photos of commissioned quilt: Big Blue
Now on its way to Amsterdam, I got some last photos of Big Blue Moonlight Serenade. Which turned out to be right on time, as in the meantime, the new owners of Big Blue had decided to get married. April 27th is the Big Day!
Finished size 100 x 113 inches – that’s like 8 x 9.5 feet! Larger than a California King! And each of those little squares is about an 1 inch by one inch! But it was way fun!
If you are interested in commissioning a quilt, check out this page on my website…
Here are the rest of the blogposts (with photos) that document the whole process of making this luscious giant of a quilt:
Monday, March 22
Quote of the Week – March 22, 2010
You don't take 'baby steps' for the distance they cover, but to put yourself within reach of life's magic.
Just like you don't hoist your sails to move the boat, but to put yourself within reach of the wind.
Monday, March 15
Quote of the Week – March 15, 2010
No end, no end to the journey
no end, no end ever
become the sky
take an axe to the prison wall,
escape
walk out like someone
suddenly born into color
do it now.-Rumi
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