Sit a Spell and Enjoy the View

There is something special to me about a porch. I guess it brings back memories of growing up in the city were most houses had a porch. It was a place where I played with my dolls. A place were we would just sit and talk. A place were we would sit and enjoy an ice cream cone on a warm summer evening.

When we were thinking about what we wanted in a new home, it had to have a porch. It's an inviting place for us to sit on two handmade bent willow chairs. We find ourselves enjoying the morning sunlight with a cup of coffee and the newspaper. At other times of the day just a great place to enjoy the quiet and wave to neighbors as the walk or drive by

Prepare

So far today it has been all about preparing for a upcoming opportunity. I feel fortunate to be teaching three classes at the Houston Quilt Festival in October. This is a pretty big deal for me.

Loads of things to take care of to make sure these classes go well. I want those taking them to learn something but have fun while doing it.

As it draws closer I will be posting more and more about this event.

Another opportunity that I feel very lucky to be a part of.

Collections

Do you have any collections? If so, what do you collect? I have several collections. Some are specifically for decorative purposes. Some are certain things I have a fondness for. Still others are purposeful collections, mostly related to what I enjoy doing like sewing, quilting, mixed media work, paper crafting and restyling old items. This photo is of a small collection of retro style kitchen items that I have found. Love those resale shops!!!

They Make Me Smile

So Much To Learn

It was a late night yesterday! I was searching for online blog help. So I'm back at it today reading, searching trying new ideas. I envy anyone who is considered a "computer geek".

It just fascinates me and I want to learn so much more. Back to the sites for reading and learning!

More later.

Changes are coming

Well I finally have had some time to play around with the look of this blog. Hope to keep making improvements and additions till I get the look I like. I love learning new things on my own, but I hope to get some advice from friends that have been blogging longer then me. I want to keep it simple but interesting with little touches here and there.

Creativity is Flowing

Well, I feel like I'm on a roll this week. Working hard to get everything organized for classes that I will be teaching in October at the "big" Houston Quilt Festival. Been working for the past couple of days to make contacts for help from many wonderful companies.

Putting together several ideas to make the classes projects something that the students will really enjoy. I like planning classes that will be a little different and filled with great ideas and techniques. It's exciting for me too, because I will be using some great new products that I'm thrilled to be promoting.

Let's Begin Again

After being away from posting on the blog I will be giving this another try. Hopefully this time around I will be able to keep up with posts. I will make comments from day to day. After reading other blogs of friends and other bloggers I see that this is a must. Another thing that I would like to do is add a photo of something that I'm working on or something to "spotlight" for each post. Maybe with practice this blog will inprove.