Swiss Embassy

I went to the Swiss Embassy last night and wore flip-flops! Of course, they matched my 3-piece suit.

The embassy is located in a beautiful section of DC - 2900 Catherdral Avenue. The home is very modern and decorated sparsely.

They were playing the horns at the entrance.

Go RAVENS

Monday night football - pre-season game - RAVENS vs the JETS - be there - go Ravens.

This is a picture of the pillowcase I made AJ. It is a custom fit for his snore pillow. How do you like the crab sheets? They were a Christmas present from Texas.

Black Duck Update

Remember my black duck and her

mallard boyfriend

Here is what happened - lots of black ducks. She was swimming with her babies the other Sunday. One has a white spot on its chest. I don't know what happened to the mallard.

Baby Ducks and Fish

Are these baby ducks just the cutest!. They were swimming around our pier Sunday morning when I got back from the sand bar. I cannot believe how tiny they are. The mother duck must have hatched a 2nd batch.

Sunday morning, AJ went out to work on his crab boat. He has been installing a new depth finder/GP device. He has left the little gray boat in the water over night. A fish was laying in the bottom. We think it must have jumped out of the water and landed in the boat. Our next door neighbor says it is a mud shad. When I took Scrappy for his after dinner walk, I saw another fish, same as this one, up on some rocks.

I remember eating shad and shad roe when I lived in Lancaster, PA.

More Quilts

Here is the quilt I am making for my sister. It is a BOM that I bought each month in 1998. I just need to add the borders to make it queen size. I am going to have Della quilt it on her longarm.

This quilt is part of my scrap therapy. All the greens are from my stash.

The only fabric I had to purchase was the background and backing. I plan

to quilt this one myself.

The blocks are hanging from my flannel back plastic table cloth. I love it and it only cost @ $5

I am planning a mini quilt retreat at home this weekend to get some of my project finished.

Stay tuned for more....

I Do Quilt!

Here is a picture of the quilt hanging in my living room. You may recognize the pattern: Underground Railroad by Quilt in the Day.

I took the classes from Eleanor Burns - her signature is on the label. Note my ship in the last row is sailing the wrong way. I have trouble with flipping my pieces so some of my blocks are quite original :)

Graduation

AJ's grandson - a very long day, but worth it. Congratulations, Stuart!