Weather report etc.

 Oh my gosh!  We are finally getting some nice drizzle!  It has been threatening for several days and now things are beginning to green up.  The wind has blown, (so what is new?) but we did not get the nasty hail that happened south of us yesterday.  We typically get hail so we had out fingers and toes crossed.  Our neighbors who winter in Tuscon, got back last weekend and said it was 104 the day they left, and we did have some near 80 weather here this past few days, but it is hovering around the high 50's and low 60's now.  So much for the weather report.  So above is the blank canvas that I picked up at the Goodwill a few months ago for a couple of bucks.  I painted over the mustard color originally on it when I purchased it and had a project in mind, but changed my mind.  My painting buddy lives here now and although we haven't painted on a regular basis for years, we have been able to get together for a couple of Fridays.  So below the basket quilt picture, you will find what in two days I was able to do.  I feel a bit rusty, but hopefully in the fall, we will be able to resume.  She has a great space in her basement for a studio, but is having some of the basement finished in a week or so, which will make our space unusable for a couple of months.

 This is the 4th basket quilt square....and we got the pattern for the next one.  Challenge is to use plaids and stripes.

Isn't he just adorable?  The picture doesn't really do him justice, but then, I have never claimed to be a photographer.  This one is awake of course, but I actually hung this in our bedroom above the beds. I love to paint, but I also like to sew (for me it is therapy) and I cannot even count the things I have tried..and felt happy doing.  (Cake decorating has taken a tole on my hands, but I enjoyed it.)  I have a friend who got me into many ventures...we took a tailoring class, learned ceramics..I even had a kiln, and she would always say..."I know you can do it".  Stained glass kept me involved for many years and I have had gardens and dug ground for backyard pools.  In fact, I would like one here, but that may be a pipe dream.

"Of course I can do anytthing, I'm a mother." ~ unknown