TO BOSTON WITH LOVE

We love you BOSTON!

I really have a special place in my heart for Boston..  My family is from Boston, I was born there, my mom grew up there.

Check out this link ... http://vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca/blog/2013/04/to-boston-with-love/

Merry Christmas

To Each and Everyone of You!

I really am not trying to over do this...

But I couldn't believe this when my friend posted it.  We truly need to remember their names and not the gunmans.  Thank you  NBCthevoice

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I want to Thank our President for reading each of their names on his press conference today.  Thank you President Obama!

This was copied from one of my quilting blogs... and I thank her for posting it.


http://www.newtownyouthandfamilyservices.org/

Charlotte Bacon (2/22/06), 6 years old

Daniel Barden (9/25/05), 7 years old

Rachel Davino (7/17/83), Staff member, 29 years old

Olivia Engel (7/18/06), 6 years old

Josephine Gay (12/11/05), 7 years old

Ana M. Marquez-Greene (4/4/06), 6 years old

Dylan Hockley (3/8/06), 6 years old

Dawn Hochsprung (6/28/65), Principal, 47 years old

Madeleine F. Hsu (7/10/06), 6 years old

Catherine V. Hubbard (6/8/06), 6 years old

Chase Kowalski (10/31/05), 7 years old

Nancy Lanza, 52 years old (mother of shooter)

Jesse Lewis (6/30/06), 6 years old

James Mattioli (03/22/06), 6 years old

Grace McDonnell (11/4/05), 7 years old

Anne Marie Murphy (7/25/60), Staff member, 52 years old

Emilie Parker (05/12/06), 6 years old

Jack Pinto (05/05/06), 6 years old

Noah Pozner (11/20/06), 6 years old

Caroline Previdi (9/07/06), 6 years old

Jessica Rekos (5/10/06), 6 years old

Avielle Richman (11/17/06) 6 years old

Lauren Rousseau (June 1982), Staff member, 30 years old

Mary Sherlach (2/11/56), Staff member, 56 years old

Victoria Soto (11/04/85), Staff member, 27 years old

Benjamin Wheeler (09/12/06), 6 years old

Allison N. Wyatt (07/03/06), 6 years old 

Why?

This is just too much.  What is the answer?  Please pray for these families.

The making of Moda Batiks.mpg

If you love Batiks you have to watch this.

Valentines..

So cute!  I found these while I was out looking for a coffee pot today… lol I still do not have a coffee pot..  these were so darn cute and on sale at Konls.

I did not make this…

I am learning to quilt… but I did not make this.  I bought this from a friend/designer Vicki Bellino

Thank you Vicki… it is an honor to have a quilt that you designed, pieced, and quilted. Go check out her website. She has a new book coming out in February.. go take a look it is called ENGLISH PAPER PIECEING click the link to check it out on the MARTENGALE & CO website.

New blog I found… check out her new book..

 

Tanya has  a promotion going on now where you could win a pattern.  Very cute projects in her book.

Her book can be found at AMAZON and BARNES AND NOBLE

Love this blog… check her out..

Stacy is a former attorney turned interior decorator, blogger, and reluctant DIYer.. I hope she doesn’t mind I copied this from her blog.  Go check out her wonderful eye candy.. I really enjoy her blogging.. and her taste in decorating.

http://www.conspicuousstyle.com/

wooohooo Quilt Retreat this weekend…

 

Cant believe it is that time already… getting things packed and picking my projects I want to work on.. It is always so much fun .. we get to sew all day and night.. they feed us.. keep water, coffee and juice going all day and night.. I love walking around and seeing what everyone is working on.  If you ever have wanted to go … check this out…

  joy

Retreat : AnnaLena.com, quilting, heirloom fabrics, Karen Snyder:
'via Blog this'

New Paint for the outside ….

The day we bought this house I knew we would paint it… It was painted the one color I don’t like… ick! blue!  After 12 different colors on the siding and asking everyone what the thought.. We finally made up our minds. We are very happy with it… and we love the new lights and new gate. New roof next year.. and new front door soon. .
Before….

After….

Win a Watercolor Portrait.. by Rachael Rossman

Check out Kevin and Amanda's blog for all the details.  click here * 

and see the awesome watercolor of her babies,  Miley and Howie… her adorable Boston Terriers.

  I would love to win and have my babies watercolor done.

Bug & Ellie 

Alan Jackson-Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning

Tram Ride To OREGON HEALTH SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seaside 3.27.2011

♥ Joy

Back and forth....

I guess I can say I have a beach house now.. ( wouldn't that be lovely ) When I am in Vancouver and talking about home I have to say Beach House so everyone will know where I am talking about.

I have gone to a couple of home shows with my cousin for ideas of whom to call when we need something done on the Vancouver house. Karen and I have gone to home depot, lowes, and we dragged my Phyllis with us to a couple of furniture stores and bathroom stores. We stopped at a deli in Portland called the Elephants Deli and it is my new favorite lunch place to go. Check it out if you are ever in Portland.

Needless to say last week was a bit crazy with the earthquake in Japan.. tsunami warnings here and in Hawaii.. we had several friends in Hawaii that were evacuated I was in Vancouver at the time and I was a bit stressed that I was not home with Robert. I know he had his hands full with everything that he had to do.. but when something like this happens you want to be with your loved ones. Robert was up all night and day, they ended up evacuating the lower level of Seaside.

I feel so bad for the people in Japan and all they are going through. Please think of them, we had it so much easier than them and they are having to go through all this fear of the nuclear plants now.

I am going to try and keep posting I dont know why it has been so very hard for me. blah blah blah with as much as I like to talk you would think I could... :)

♥ Joy

The New Year....

My Goal for this year is to have a much healthier year... What is yours?

Because of my constant illness we have come to realize that we will not be able to retire on the Oregon Coast.. when Robert retires we will have to move inland. I was gone for several days a couple of times this past year and I breathe much easier. We do love it here so much... we definitely will be coming back for long weekends. No we wont be leaving right away. I will just have to go inland a little more, and make sure I am on top of my meds.

Take Care... ♥ Joy

I hope you all have a fabulous Christmas and a Happy New Year.... ♥ Joy

Snowed last night.