Vince and I went to the Del Mar Fair on Sunday. We got there at 10:30 had a falafel sandwich and hit the garden section. Succulents were plentiful. The garden show theme has been water conservation for several years now.
Old adobe walls are from the original walls around the fairground.
Every year the fair has a theme; this year it was The Beatles.
I love all the detail--for example the blue green succulents delineating the edge of his jacket.
Another shot.
And yet another!
On our way over to look at the photography section, we went through the petting zoo. And of course, these pigs caught my eye.
Priscilla
Prudence
Penelope
Loved the earring!
And the eyelashes!
The real thing...sleeping, of course.
Harmonica player was GutBucket Bo.
Rose growing competition--not many with a fragrance.
Flower arrangement with Banana flower and baby bananas
Thought these were gorgeous; sorry, I did not include the artist's name in the picture. Click on this and look at the detail on the ring.
We had fish tacos, fried clam strips (my fave), and some not very good soft serve ice cream as my feet were too tired to walk over to Farrell's.
Ted and I are visiting Oregon for our summer vacation. We drove out from Ohio in 4 days, and now we're staying in Lake Oswego with my folks. On Friday we'll head over to Bend to see Grandma and Grandpa!
There are a few things on my to do checklist while we're in Oregon, and today we fulfilled one of them: go to the Oregon Coast. By some small miracle, we were all on time, and after breakfast we piled into the car and drove to Cannon Beach. I'm so glad everyone was able to come.
While there I had a checklist:
It started with pizza at Pizza a Fetta...
Cheeeeeeesy pizza...
Then we walked around to a few shops....
the kite shop
salt water taffy shop
Then we went down to the beach to fly our kite...
...and take some photos...
Finally, we walked back through town to get some ice cream and fudge. The flowers were beautiful all over the town of Cannon Beach - especially the hydrangeas.
Worked in Las Vegas yesterday (a balmy 104 degrees) and thought I'd share some of my favorite rooms from the models that I went through. They are all "children's rooms," but more interesting than the master suite in my opinion. These are from a William Lyon project called Serenity Ridge.
Love this artist's work though it's become too commercial and you see it in every gift shop.
An idea for the next dresser you find, Mac.
You can see The Strip in the distance if you look closely.
Love the doggy bed at the foot of the bed.
Note the dog house headboards.
Love the pillow.
and the bedroom would not be complete without a doghouse bookcase!
It's All Me by Sherri Peltier. Looks like she cut out figures from fabric, collaged them, and then quilted it. Love the dogs.
Detail from It's All Me (above). I love the unfinished edges.
My friend, Jan Hirth, made this one. It's from a pattern but Jan does beautiful work and has a great color sense. It's called "Loose Leaf Earl Grey."
Detail from Jan's quilt.
"Dresden Update" - also by Jan Hirth. Love the wild border fabric combinations she choose. See detail below.
"Ready or Not?" by Jean Impey - from a class taught by Sarah Sharp. Combines the double wedding ring block with an engagement diamond.
President's quilt for Jean Impey. She asked for a vintage Halloween themed quilt. My block is two candy corns on a taupe background. See if you can find it.
President's quilt for Sandy Corbin. She asked for tropical flowers (but collects giraffes). My block was a bird of paradise--you'll never find it...to the left of the base of the giraffe's neck.
Card table cover by Maggie Ezell. She said she ran over the card table in the garage and needed to make a cover to use it. The design is all thread work. The cards are just for show (not part of the quilt).
Loved the colorwork--can't read the name of the quilt or maker.
Alimentari by Sheryl Smith-Bailey. Sheryl is a retired engineer (electrical, I think); also, a wonderful artist.
Shelly's Bunny by Grace Errea. Grace is a talented artist and makes enormously complex works with raw edge applique.
Samba Zinnia also by Grace Errea
Grandma Becky's Quilt by Becky McDaniel. From a pattern--there were three others there from her friendship group--but her choice of fabrics was wonderfully retro.
"Thoroughly Crazy and a bit Modern" by Lyn Mann. All machine embroidery.
Chrissy Down Under by Pat Pardeon. From a pattern but I love the mice with surfboards! Pat has lived in Australia--her husband is a professor at UCI and they have taken sabbaticals there. She says that Australians love to abbreviate words and Chrissy is short for Christmas.
