Little touches of Valentine's

I've officially been bitten by the Valentine's Day bug and have begun to add a few little touches here and there.

I picked up the little bunny at Roger's Gardens and the little hearts at TPT.

I thought the bunny was so cute, I've always had a thing for bunnies.

When the Handsome Husband saw the bunny, he said, "Who gave you the pig?".

To which I replied, "I bought the bunny for myself".

"Oh, that's a bunny, it looks like a pig".

Really??? I think the ears prove my point...

Highlights of the Quilt Show

Director's Choice Award

Favorite quilt in the whole show. The picture just does not do it justice. In the off white strips along the border, the words to the Declaration of Independence are embroidered. There is a rhinestone for every word of the Declaration throughout the quilt which gives it a great sparkle. The piecing and quilting where immaculate and precise. On the back it said, "Proud to be an American". This quilt should be hanging in The White House or The Smithsonian or by The Liberty Bell. INCREDIBLE! It had the largest crowd of admirers throughout the day even though it was across from this quilt,

Best in Show

which won Best in Show. The prize money was double between the Director's Choice and Best in Show. I know they look at stiches and stuff I can't even begin to comprehend, but I think they got it wrong. That American, Declaration of Independence quilt was Amazing and everyone else thought so too.

Best in Long Arm Quilting

I really liked the detail of this quilt. All that gold is gold embroidery. Unbelievable!

Beautiful Baltimore Quilt.

Amazing Applique Quilt

Another applique quilt, these quilters are truly artists.

Vibrant Crazy Quilt

I didn't bring my camera and I had to use my phone. It took pretty good pictures but you just can't see the awesome detail in these wonderfully amazing quilts. They were so inspiring. It was a fun day.

The quilt show is at the Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, Ca. $10 to get in. Food and drink available, also plenty of picnic tables if you want to bring your own lunch. Jan. 19, 20, 21 and 23, 2012.

Flower Dress

via http://christenstrang.blogspot.com/

Every once in a while you see something that you have to share. I am in awe of this flower dress. Amazing.

Designer dogs...

The Handsome Husband and I like to go to the dog park and watch our dogs run and play. There are so many mixes of dogs out there that we are often asking and asked, "what kind of dog is that". Some are standard like the Goldendoodle (golden retriever and poodle) or the yorkiepoo (yorkie and poodles) and we have our little guy gus who is a pomepoo (pomeranian and poodle), so its no wonder than when Bob saw the dog below,

he asked me, "What kind of dog is that? A beagle, weinerdog mix?"

Clearly a Basset Hound, but everytime I think of what he said I just have to laugh, it put a smile on my face!

Delaney's 20! Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to our sweet tiny baby! Twenty years have gone by so fast.

Delaney and Michael at the top of the Empire State Building.

Delaney on a hike in Idylwild, first grade.

We love you, Happy Birthday!

Books...

This is the baroque library at the Abbey of St. Florian in Austria, built in the mid-18th-century.

I received a kindle last year for Christmas and I have really enjoyed it this year. It is easy to keep track of the books you read on your kindle, so I thought I would share them with you.

1. The Night Circus. (one of my favs)

2. The Affair: a Jack Reacher Novel ( very good, going to be made into a movie and Tom Cruise is playing 6'4" Jack Reacher!

3. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children ( liked a lot)

4. Fool Moon (The Dresden Files)

5. The Forgotten Garden (liked a lot)

6. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

7. Storm Front (The Dresden Files)

8. The Greater Journey (couldn't have got through this one without being able to look up all the people and works of art on the iPad.

9. The Most Famous Man In America, The Biography do Henry Ward Beecher (interesting)

10. Something Borrowed

11. The Lincoln Lawyer

12. In the Garden of Beasts, Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

13. The Help (LOVED)

14. Fall of Giants (so Good)

15. The Paris Wife (liked a lot)

16. Cutting for Stone

17. Heaven is for Real

18. Hell's Corner

19. The Hangman's Daughter (loved)

20. The Sherlockian

21. Unbroken ( Best. Book. Ever.)

22. Encyclopedia of the Esquisite (going to buy the actual book, interesting)

23. Deceitful Moon

Currently reading: Catherine the Great

Merry Christmas!

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.

(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. (Luke 2: 1-19, King James Version)

Merry Christmas,