Here's a before shot of the demolition project...and an after
Then, an Eastern Phoebe moved in and set up housekeeping (a nest) on the light on my back porch, just when I was looking forward to having my breakfast out there... She made a lovely little nest though was sloppy in doing so--the siding is splattered with mud. I have been keeping the blind closed hoping not to disturb her. She seems to be an attentive mama. Here she is on the nest, through the blind. (if you wanna see a bigger version, click on the photo)
This past weekend I went to a quilt symposium in Raleigh, my first foray into the other side of North Carolina. It was a great event for me. Interesting entertaining lectures, good teachers, inspiring work, and some nice people. I had a strange roommate--kind of a sour sort--but otherwise, all good. Even the food was impressive for a college cafeteria, with good healthy choices. There was way too much food we didn't need (cookies, brownies, chips, soda at every meal...well, not breakfast but then you could get grits and gravy, french toast, and some brightly colored cereals), but again, there were good choices.
[A side note: I was reminded of a trip to a quilt show with my aunt who said, Quilting must make you feel good--you are younger taller and thinner than most of the people it attracts. I am still all of those things! Though the aging thing is catching up to me.]
I took a class with Larkin Van Horn who taught Beadwork for Quilters or something like that. This is the beaded button I made. It's a start.
On the way home, I stopped at this place called Replacements Ltd., which I have seen on e-bay. They buy and sell china, glass and silver. It's an amazing place (huge!) and right off the freeway between western NC and Raleigh apparently since that was where I was. You can tell them what you are looking for and they look it up on their computer and they tell you how many of whatever they have in stock, complete with a photo. It was a hoot. There's a clearance section where I got some bowls for $2.99 I had been following on e-bay. (I would've paid a lot more esp. with shipping.) But anything that wasn't in the clearance section was real money. It was a fun stop. Here's their website if you are curious (http://www.replacements.com/) and if you are on I-40, in the middle of nowhere NC, check it out.
Upon my return, I found that the babies in the nest had hatched. And here they are sleeping. They appear to be mostly beak at this point.
Hopefully, a picture is worth a thousands words as I am short on words and long on pics this time around.
This past weekend I went to a quilt symposium in Raleigh, my first foray into the other side of North Carolina. It was a great event for me. Interesting entertaining lectures, good teachers, inspiring work, and some nice people. I had a strange roommate--kind of a sour sort--but otherwise, all good. Even the food was impressive for a college cafeteria, with good healthy choices. There was way too much food we didn't need (cookies, brownies, chips, soda at every meal...well, not breakfast but then you could get grits and gravy, french toast, and some brightly colored cereals), but again, there were good choices.[A side note: I was reminded of a trip to a quilt show with my aunt who said, Quilting must make you feel good--you are younger taller and thinner than most of the people it attracts. I am still all of those things! Though the aging thing is catching up to me.]
I took a class with Larkin Van Horn who taught Beadwork for Quilters or something like that. This is the beaded button I made. It's a start.
On the way home, I stopped at this place called Replacements Ltd., which I have seen on e-bay. They buy and sell china, glass and silver. It's an amazing place (huge!) and right off the freeway between western NC and Raleigh apparently since that was where I was. You can tell them what you are looking for and they look it up on their computer and they tell you how many of whatever they have in stock, complete with a photo. It was a hoot. There's a clearance section where I got some bowls for $2.99 I had been following on e-bay. (I would've paid a lot more esp. with shipping.) But anything that wasn't in the clearance section was real money. It was a fun stop. Here's their website if you are curious (http://www.replacements.com/) and if you are on I-40, in the middle of nowhere NC, check it out.
Upon my return, I found that the babies in the nest had hatched. And here they are sleeping. They appear to be mostly beak at this point.
Hopefully, a picture is worth a thousands words as I am short on words and long on pics this time around.