new tricks
I heard winds roaring about outside the house this morning. I rolled over on my side and thought nothing much of it since winds are not uncommon for our part of Colorado… until I remembered that I was in a different part of Colorado, in my ILs’ house. I muttered to Jeremy that we must have brought the winds with us from Ned.
quilting
We had rain and hail and winds all day, but there was a lot going on. Jeremy installed and set up a wireless network for his folks. Mom and I worked on a quilt together. Dan made mochacchinos. Jeremy, Dan, and Dad took turns beating each other up in Wii Boxing. The dogs ran around like crazy animals having a blast.
all eyes on the treats
When I say Mom and I worked on a quilt together, what really happened is Mom taught me to quilt and now I have one almost completed. Actually, she taught me to make flannel rag quilts years ago, but I never got around to the real quilts until this visit. She is a master quilter. The woman has an uncanny eye for colors and patterns – she’s brilliant. And you should see her quilting room and fabric stash. Wow.
the professional makes mochaccinos
Everyone hopped into the car and went to town for a terrific dinner at the Alley House. Jeremy’s brother is a hoot and it was sweet of him to come up and visit the same weekend.
Well, my time is up and I need to post before the blog turns into a pumpkin. I haven’t had much time for writing as I’ve been busy Doing Stuff. That’s good.
October 12th, 2008 at 12:06 am
Under the wire! Looks like fun. You’ll have to show off some of the quilts sometime.
October 12th, 2008 at 2:44 am
WOW, busy october! :) Enjoy your time with the ILs. :) Oh, and: are Kaweah and Bumpy related? :)
October 12th, 2008 at 6:05 am
Sounds like you are having a great time there! Kaweah too! Have a great time!!!!
October 12th, 2008 at 7:30 am
I want quilt pictures….
doing stuff is good!
October 12th, 2008 at 8:56 am
THat is one impressive capp machine…what kind is it pretell!?!?
October 12th, 2008 at 10:06 am
The whole scenario sounds wonderful — quilting, cooking, dogs, coffee. Sign me up. My quilt stash is about as large as my pantry stash. I’d love to see a photo of your quilt sometime, finished or not.
October 12th, 2008 at 11:48 am
I am envious, first for the coffee, second for the quilting. Oh, wait! I need to regroup. First…the puppy dogs, second, the coffee and third, the quilting. :)
October 12th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
MMMMMM, there’s nothing better than delicious coffee. Mr Chiots is a pretty accomplished barista (yes, he times the brewing length of the espresso). I’m so spoiled, lattes in the morning, cappucinos in the afternoon (I’m actually drinking a delicious latte right now).
October 12th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Aha! The old stack-n-whack technique. Very effective, esp. for making a quilt in, like, one day.
Mochachino…..yum. Especially if it’s cold. Here, we have a very autumnal 85 degrees F. And that’s not F for Farenheit, it’s F for Failing Grade. As in, we’re flunking “having seasons.”
Can you tell I’m bitter? When you start blogging your ski excitement, it’ll be growling from here.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:07 am
Hey, stuff is good ;) If ever you had to be unable to blog, I would NOT want it to be due to the other reasons they’ve been in the past! I’m so happy you had a great week, Jen!! :)
October 13th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
Kitt – I’ll post a pic when it’s done.
Maja – thanks! yup, Bumpy and Kaweah are related :)
Mrs. E – thank you, dear!
Mollie – you got it, lady! I’ll post tomorrow evening. Doing stuff ROCKS!
Lezel – I honestly don’t know (I’m not a coffee person). MIL got it from Williams-Sonoma.
Judy – I’ll get it up tomorrow for ya!
Margie – it was a great weekend :)
Susy – actually, Dan used to be a professional (he ran a coffeehouse in a collegetown), but now he’s getting his MFA. A very talented fellow!
Fiona – you guys need to move!
Manggy – oh, you are such a sweetheart. I haven’t had much time to visit blogs lately. I’ll drop by in a day or two – or maybe just send you an email. I hope all went well. Missed you!!
October 14th, 2008 at 4:33 am
nice pictures !
October 15th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Dan – thanks!