A Special Day at Ferryland Lighthouse

An absolutely beautiful wedding between 2 beautiful people.  They shared their special day with their close friends and family and how lucky one of those people happens to be me.  In anticipation of this special day I made them an art quilt to remember their day.  I taught myself new techniques, borrowed ideas and supplies and made something quite special.

my first art quilt

Arriving to Ferryland Lighthouse was so exciting to see it in person after creating the quilt from a photo.  Kirstin something along the lines of it is like walking in the quilt, and it was like the quilt came to life in front of our eyes. By the time we left the sky had blued up just like the quilt sky too! What a beautiful place, complete with whales passing by during the ceremony even.  A magical day I will carry around in my heart.

Happy Birthday Eric

Hard to believe this was almost 30 years ago.  Happy Birthday and have many more.  We have had some fun!

My Family

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Some old home movies came into my inbox today, I am still trying to figure out how to navigate the sight, but to see my mom's first birthday, and her twin siblings first birthday parties, priceless, ok $100, to awesome for words. I hope this will play for you.

Back online

Thanks to my brother Eric, I am back online. Thank you so so much for fixing the laptop, you are the best! I am excited for the new posts that are coming...

after more repairs, may those be the last of those, blogging can now recommence!   Thanks Eric!

Trailing our daughter's golf match

Yep, she did not like it, but we sure did.  It was great to watch Kirstin play her golf match today.  I am amazed how well she plays for having not played for very long.  I won't go watch and frustrate her again, but one day I might just pick up a set of clubs and join her!

How many kids get to have their Great Grandma watch them play?

Gramma and I enjoyed the setting, the spring trees leafing out amidst the evergreens, sunny and cloudy  sky backdrops and different types of birds about, it was a pleasant walk after we made it up the first steep hill!

Garden Nursery Fun

Winding down spring break with a trip to Woodinville, a quilt shop and a garden nursery with Cathie, which small town will be our next adventure outing?

A few pictures inside and out at Molbak's

Would love to have brought home a rhododendron named Del, probably of the King George family, smelled divine, large pale pink blossoms, loved it!  Saw another named Kristin, no fragrance, but made me think of my father-n-law, Marshall would buy his rhody's and azalea's by name, miss him! 

I have to add I enjoyed this week off spent with family and friends, catching up around the house, errands and appts put off too long, and birthday parties for the mom's.  It is also the last one with Kirstin at home, she will be able to live on campus next year thanks to a generous grant offered by the UW, still in major shock, relief and giddiness! I am so very proud of both my daughters, they are not perfect, but I am perfectly happy with them! (okay most of the time, well often, often enough!)

Easter weekend was hectic and fun.  We had a crafty treat day hosted by Keri on Saturday and we made a mess again too, dyeing eggs, icing cookies, gluing banners! Another great girls gathering, they always go too quickly. New plan, next time, not on a holiday weekend, and maybe at a different venue, will have to see when that time nears huh? Almost forgot to add my teenagers had egg hunts at home and at Grama Carole's house, Luke got a head start for probably the first time ever, or was that cheating? Butter Cookie Monster he is, so I sent the rest fo the cookies home with him, Kristi got her one cookie at least.  I ate the one our cat Oreo was licking on, no biggie, tasted great! This year I iced the chicks a pale yellow and the bunnies purple with a white icing blob for a cotton tail, should have taken a picture of them, next time! I Love that recipe out of the Susan Branch Christimas book and apparently so does Luke, Kristi told me today he ate 3 for breakfast the other day, kid after my own heart!

Michele has an awesome cutting machine, just add a glue stick and wahlah!

Yep, this one's Alaina's, what more can I say?

Baby Lambs at FlowerWorld

I think Kirstin and I were more excited about the animals at FlowerWorld today than all the flowers.  Ok, the baby lambs I read about in their email  is what got us in the car today, I admit it.

Flower World or a Wildlife Sanctuary?

Crazy Chicken Guy was so funny, and the baby lambs were super super cute,  but the best surprise I think was the Turtles in the Koi Pond in the nursery, they have such great colorings and markings when you get to see them up close.  The sign read, don't fill the pond too full or the turtles will escape, hah, they looked really happy there I think. We had a great time on our drive out to the country on a pretty spring day today.