Is Irene Coming *HERE*?!

Yesterday an earthquake, tomorrow a hurricane?

The reports are so hyperbolic, should we stay, should we go....scary!

And then I remember just one year ago: Earl...lol.
 


                                     Irene? Who's Irene?
                                     Am I coming with you, mommy?
                                     Are we going to the city?
                                     They have good garbage there,
                                                           right? right?
                                      I can ride in the Jeep with
                                      the other kids?
                                     When are we goin'? Huh? Huh?
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                                                   V

Stay safe! Get them evac lists ready, load up the car...oh okay, surfboards, picnic and beach towels it is....

love

     lizzy

same time, last year

gpne to the beach

Some Pretties

OMG! We had an earthquake today!

Yes! Here at the beach...it was scary, the room twisted and heaved like in the Wizard of Oz....





All was immediately back to normal, I don't think people out on the beach felt a thing...

Anyway, I'll be out of touch for a day or two but here's a little pretty for a taste of coming things. Look at the fine hand quilting! [ click to zoom or see closeup above]. I love rescuing a special scrap of antique textile. This piece is far too special to simply throw away...or use as a shop rag. It had solder drips all over it, isn't that sad!

I took the photos of the rest of the newest sachets right after the quake (I hope my hands weren't shaking!) But no time tonight to edit and post so those will appear by the weekend, I hope!

Talk to you soon!

love

       lizzy  


gone to the beach

Farmers Market Sunflowers

Hi! This is part two of my Farmers Market ramblings....the flowers!

I remember from growing up in Illinois: if the corn is ready for harvest, the sunflowers are in bloom too. (Though mine on my deck are lollygagging this year!)

Just one bunch of sunflowers still to be found among the gladiolas the other day.

They were not perfect, they'd been sitting in that white plastic bucket in the hot sun for hours. They were sad! And they were ONLY $5.oo, yay.

At home I had white snowball hydrangeas in a white pitcher but how could I resist?

 I rescued the sunflowers and brought them home where they perked up immediately, happily "smiling" in my mom's fav crock from Colorado.

Little lion faces....

or sunset rays?

I just love sunflowers, don't you?

love

            lizzy

gone to the beach......

PS I just have to tell you guys! This is my little friend---he sits with us every day. Well! He had the nerve, when my daughter and I left our stuff and went beachcombing, to reach right into my beach bag and help himself to a full bag of Goldfish crackers! And he made a mess of my other other belongings. Bad boy!
lol