Quilting and Frigid Weather

In the days to come, I am going to be combining my quilting/needlework blog (http://buttonsforbaga.blogspot.com) with this one because it’s just getting way too complicated for me to try to keep up with two different blogs. My photography posts will continue as usual, but I’m going to include the ones that would have gone to my Buttons for Baga blog. 

These are the last three blocks I completed towards my Vintage Revival Quilt.

WOO-HOO! I am up to nice finished.

 Tea Leaf

 Mosaic #19

Diamond Panes

...and here are the nine blocks I’ve completed.

For Christmas my daughter gave me the most wonderful book - 100 Modern Quilt Squares.  I have completed Chapter 1 which focuses on patterns with a cross and below is a mosaic of my blocks. Some did not turn out the way I would have liked, but this is the first time I have been following patterns where whatever I do with the block style is totally up to me with no suggestions or guidance.
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Modern Quit Blocks from Chapter 1 ~ Crosses

The green one in the lower left hand corner is my favorite of all of them.

  I’ve now started on Chapter 2 which focuses on rectangles, but I have only completed one of them. Most of my time has been spent on my Vintage Revival Quilt Block-Along 
quilt.

Our Bridge to Somewhere 

It was 26 degrees at 5:00 last night when I took this, and it went down into the teens during the night.  The bridge was very slick. Not much snow, but lots of cold air.

Last night’s supper...Sinbad’s Apocalypse Soup

Check out the recipe at Sinbad and I on the Loose.

Buddy LOVES it, and it is SO easy to make. 

 This morning was another frigid one...low 20’s at 8:00.

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Our Visit to the Peaks of Otter

One of Bud’s and my favorite places to stay for a weekend or visit for a day is Peaks of Otter Lodge up on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Bedford, Virginia. Yesterday was a cool, breezy day so off we went, and here is a collection of shots from our ride and walk around Abbot Lake.

Scenes along the Way

OOPS...I just noticed I put one of the barns in two times. Sorry about that :-(

Peaks of Otter Lodge

When you look across Abbott Lake in the first picture, 

you would see the lodge back off to the left. It sits on that long stretch of land.

Sharp Top Mountain, Abbott Lake, fences, a row boat, clouds, 
shadows, and reflections.

Foot bridges, the tunnel over to the Johnson Farm, lots of shadows, 

and a bit of Buddy in the distance.

 Milkweed

The tree shots were taken while I was resting on the bench. I was pretending I was Georgia O’Keefe lying on the ground drawing the trees above me...but this time I was taking pictures with my old pink Canon point and shoot of the bare trees stretching their arms towards the sky.

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James River Foot Bridge

James River Foot Bridge at Snowden, Virginia.

The James River Foot Bridge is the longest pedestrian-only bridge

 on the Appalachian Trail, according to the Appalachian Conservancy. 

Sometimes when we are there, we are lucky enough to see a train crossing 

the river on its tracks. It is in pretty rough condition.

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At the Edge of the River

Footbridge in Chestertown, Maryland

The Chester River~Thanksgiving 2012

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Our Bridge to Somewhere ~ Fall 2012 ~ DP 10-28-12

Our Bridge to Somewhere ~ Fall 2012

This picture was taken a week ago. These colorful leaves are all gone now.

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Fall is Hiking Time in Va and W VA

Boardwalk over a Crevasse at Beartown State Park ~ West Virginia

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Bridge to Somewhere ~ Wood's Creek Family Walk

The leaves are starting to fall, and it won't be long before Bud's pink shorts are put away for the winter. In a few weeks these trees will be bare. 

I cannot believe that summer ended today.

Yesterday Bud and I went on a one mile "Family Walk" along Wood's Creek here in Lexington. This is one of the bridges over the creek. If you haven't ever been on a "Family Walk," you have missed out on boocoodles of fun: babies in strollers, children, parents, old folk, people in wheel chairs, and lots of dogs on leashes.

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Just a Week Ago I Was Here

The bridge between Snoqualmie, WA and Bainbridge Island, WA

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Life after the Storm

Last Friday night Buddy and I went out to eat, and on the way home Buddy told me to look up at the sky...that the clouds were a funny gray and appeared to be moving in a bizarre way. By the time I looked up it hit. The winds were so strong (we read winds were 70 mph) it felt lie the car was going to take flight. A transformer blew as we were at it and sparks and wires went flying. The tree branches were hitting our windshield, and we could hardly see. As we got to the Baptist church, I saw some cars with their lights.  Buddy and I stopped, went into the church with others, and stayed there at least an hour. When the winds finally calmed down we drove the mile to our house and stumbled in. No lights or phones. Here are a few pictures.

As you exit the interstate, you turn left at these signs...my contribution to Lesley’s Signs, Signs. The wind had blown them over. This field made it without a loss of trees. One 200 year old tree in Stonewall Jackson Cemetery blew over, but fortunately it did not get the Stonewall tombs

 We awakened to see 1/3 of the tree right beside our Bridge to Somewhere down. It was way too close to the bridge for comfort. We would have lost it or done serious damage if the entire tree had fallen.

The upper part of the tree consumed the creek.

 In this picture you can see the part of the tree that split away.

After a week of cleaning and  carrying away all of the parts of branches which had broken off and fallen into the creek, I am down to bits and pieces like these. It is still pretty messy but lots better than earlier this week.

As you can see here, the tree on the bank behind the house are now ON the roof. We have lots of cutting to do here. Gene and my Eloise are coming in this weekend to help. Eloise’s job is to be in charge of the sun screen,water, and to help her Baga (me) to clean up the rest of the creek.

Sorry about the blurry shot, but I was shooting through the windshield. You can still see the beautiful blue sky and all the cars.

Today a call went out for volunteers to go to the county high school to help hand out ice to people. Sorry about the blurry first shot, but I was shooting through the windshield and didn’t so a very good job. You can still see the beautiful blue sky and all the cars.Two tractor trailers full of ice were coming. I cannot tell you how hot it was out there this afternoon. It was a killer. Much of our county is still without electricity or phones, and being without electricity means no water. This was a non-discriminating vicious storm that hit us and the rest of the country. It took out rich and poor alike. Parts of the city of Lexington are still without everything, and much of the county is a long ways from being restored to normal. Now, they are talking about Saturday. Thank heavens we were among the lucky ones. Everything was restored to us by Sunday except for internet, and we just got that today. 

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