Mt. St. Helens

Gorgeous Day for a trip to a beautiful sight: Mt. St. Helens.  I still remember when she blew in May 1980 which was just a month or so before I graduated from high school.

Road Trip to Oregon & California

We're on our way!

 

Mt. Rainier





The three of us fit in the tent just right






Mt. Hood




Crater Lake





Allen Elizabethan Theatre
Ashland, Oregon
We saw "The Count of Monte Cristo"



Sundial Bridge
Redding, California

Mt. Shasta




The Redwood Forest

From north of Seattle to Mt. Hood, Bend, Crater Lake, Ashland, Klamath Falls, Redding,

 Klamath California, Florence Oregon and home again.  Mary (age 15) drove 3/4 of the way.  She got a lot of great driving experience through curvy, twisty roads, wind gusts, fog, steep grades, huge semi trucks, Crater Lake cliffs without any barriers.  She did a great job!

 

Three Quilts

A sample of quilts I have hand quilted.

Clam Dig

About a month ago we went clam digging at Copalis Beach.  My husband and our son got their limits!  Delicious Razor Clams!

Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt

It's going to take quite some time, but hand piecing and hand quilting is great when traveling.  I have chosen the Grandmother's Flower Garden pattern.  Lots of hexagon paper piecing.  I'll at least make a crib size, but if it goes smoothly I may possibly make a twin size.  I'll Show 'n Tell in about 30 years!

The Beginning

"To blog or not to blog: that is the question."  Oh why not.  I'll give it a whirl and see where it goes.  My first photo is of my favorite place to be: the beach.  This is Copalis Beach (north of Ocean Shores), the Pacific Ocean, Washington State.

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