i forgot....really am I that old??? no no this is the "goals for the year"... post

that the first place we went to was a wonderful little art gallery I didn't think to take a picture but they are showing a delightful exhibit of book arts ....you should go Miss Elizabeth Tadina.....it is here

http://www.23sandy.com/

 check out the book about conrad

so the goal for the year....besides the usual ones of ....eating better...exercising more....etc
is to.....visit an art gallery at least once a month....I plan to go to the seattle art museum next month to see the picaso exhibit..... there ....it's public can't take it back

last day before 50

My Darling Daughter took me out on thursday night to a lovely dinner at the portland city grill....very fancy....then we went to a wine bar in sellwood ....just the thing for me ...all the table bases were old cast iron treadle sewing machine stands !!!! there was great music ...a band called whiskey puppy...at her house I was treated to a gorgeous, tasty, and low carb....version of key lime pie.....see how cute she made it.....the next morning  we walked ( she would rather I had been able to go a bit faster ) up Mt Tabor....gosh I need to be in better shape if I want to be an active 50 year old lady....but it sure was beautiful .....and then we went to a yarn shop...Yarnia....and an art store....a most wonderful time....

happy halloween everybody and this is the last day I will be under 50 years of age.....you are right behide me...you know who you are......

she turned 91 years old today

she played and sang....made us sing too...prayed for us...and with us...told stories....and cried.....she's better than ever.....

it's sunday night

and I have had a productive weekend .....organized the create room and worked on some pieces that might work for a call for art.... "deep spaces" ......maybe......it has been awhile since I have thought about entering a show.....it is foggy tonight the top photo is to the southwest from my deck you can barely see the field and the animals....very octobery eh!!!!the other photo is from the quilt show last weekend.....it was a group effort to form a "textile forest" I really enjoyed seeing these hanging all together.....the amazing ways each person interpreted the idea...good stuff

this weekend

I am at the Mission Mill Museum tending the booth
tomorrow and sunday too......come on down and say HI

I am WAY BACK in the corner.....so go all the way through the quilts....which are beautiful......
my neighbors are Steve and Luann they are fun and have a great product ....I have owned a sew steady table for 10 years and they are who I bought the polish from last week at the quilt show up in portland....who knew I'd be sitting right next to them for 3 whole days....my slide show is working very well and I am hand quilting .....it's all good!!!!