December 2011 - Quiltak Quilt Basting System

New MacBook Pro Laptop for QuilTak

New MacBook Pro Laptop for QuilTak

Thursday, December 29, 2011 Long ago, on my first stay in Alaska,, (Nome),, I worked for the Nome Public School systems,, First as a tutor, then as a teacher in the Adult and after school programs and then as Director of Community Schools. Way back then Apple was just...
The Wine Place and 4th Street Cafe’

The Wine Place and 4th Street Cafe’

Tuesday December 27, 2011 Wine is Sunlight held together by water,,, Galileo–such a wise folk..  Highway 101 Gallery entrance Front Entrance to the Wine Place, Prime location right on the famous Highway 101 I do the “landscaping and garden/deck...
Christmas Day 2011

Christmas Day 2011

Sunday, December 25, 2011 ghost trees at stump beach sunset christmas eve When it was decided whether or not to celebrate Christmas this year,, we were in a funk and so decided not to decorate or go to lots of trouble or to get gifts—wanting to put those dollars into...
Looking at the Little Stuff

Looking at the Little Stuff

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Coming up on Winter Solstice tomorrow.. I remember when we lived in Nome,,Alaska, we were so excited for Winter Solstice to come because it meant we would start having more than 4 hours of “sort of” daylight.  We gained or lost 7 minutes a...
A cat will do–what a cat will do

A cat will do–what a cat will do

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Pippin-long stochings–about 5 months old and ready for anything So when I was a mama raising four active boys,, it was always a challenge to keep them occupied and interested in something other than beating the holy crap out of each...