Sunday, November 2, 2014

Weekend in Nevada

So, for Columbus Day weekend, we went to Nevada to spend the weekend with Nevada and her family.  On the way, the sun was doing this really weird thing that I had to take a picture of .. looked a little like aliens ...

 

On the first day, we took a walk - don't know the name of the area.  The parking lot was next to a farm with llamas and black faced sheep.

I love that the sign says to clean up after your horses and, by the way, they didn't clean up after their horses, but perhaps it was the wild ponies that left the messes. There also were bags for people to clean up after their dogs -- it seems that some people didn't understand that they were supposed to throw the bags away - not leave them on the trail ... really??



My chance to be in two places at one time .. both California and Nevada.


After our hike, we drove a little bit down the road looking for some color in the trees.  I got a couple of decent shots.  Unfortunately, there weren't any reds .. just yellows and golds.



We spent the evening at Carson Valley Inn - watching baseball and playing blackjack. 

The next day we went to Virginia city, where we walked around the wild west town...
 


and then we went to the Comstock Cemetery right next to Virginia City.


On our final day, on the way home, we went by Lake Tahoe.  I'd never been before so I wanted to stop there.

We ate at the Riva Grill.  Paul had an awesome drink called Raspberry on my Woody -- actually he had two.  The picture doesn't do it justice.


So, that was my fun weekend in Nevada .. can't wait to go back.

Week 43: October 25 - 31

Saturday - playing foot golf

 Sunday - new nails

 Monday - broken fibula (YD - not me)

 Monday, again, #3 son's birthday!

Tuesday - first baby tooth

 Wednesday - sunset

 Thursday - after surgery


Friday - Halloween!

Week 42 : Oct 18 - 24

Saturday - Costco (forgive the blurriness..)

 Sunday - redwoods in the park

 Monday - diaper motorcycle

 Tuesday - Another sunset ..

 Wednesday - starting on a new quilt

Thursday - top finished .. now to make a quilt sandwich


Friday - lunch (with cotton candy at the end)

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Week 41 : October 11 - 17


 Saturday - colors in Nevada

Sunday - cemetery in Virginia City, Nevada

 
Monday - South Lake Tahoe

 Tuesday - Sunset ..

Wednesday .. 

Monday, October 13, 2014

Week 40 : October 4 - 10

Saturday - the dish

Sunday - gingham squares ...

 Monday - computer case

Wednesday - the beginning of a quilt

 Thursday - labels for my YD

Friday - sunset (while driving ... )

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Week 39 : September 27 - October 3

 Saturday - Napa


 Sunday - sushi (yum!!)


Tuesday .. hmmmmm


Wednesday - Friday
.. a bust ..

Friday, October 3, 2014

gone missing

let me just start with I HATE THAT PHRASE.  Someone has disappeared or is missing -- when it's "gone missing" it sounds like a choice the missing person has made.  I don't know .. it just feels like bad grammar to me. 

That being said, I've been negligent in my blogging and commenting / reading blogs. I have no excuse but laziness. Well, that's mostly for the reading/commenting side.  As for the lack of posts, I haven't been sewing much and I already posted pics from my vacation (didn't I?). 

And it's not that I'm not doing things.  After all, I went to see the play Wicked. (It was amazing and an interesting take on an old story.) and then I went to Napa last weekend.  I'm just not writing about them.

I need to do my September update and my linky .. I did start something new in September, a blanket that I'm knitting.  I think I may rip it out and start over because I wasn't really keeping track of where I was .. I really need to do that.  I made a few items too.  First I made a laptop case for my OD -- it was a little small.  If I were to do it over again, I would add an extra inch everywhere. 


I also made her an aviator cap for Halloween -- it didn't turn out great, but may be passable .. if she doesn't use it, I won't be upset at all. 



And then before going to Napa, I made a clutch.  I was testing out the pattern (which I adapted from this pattern) and was going to make it with the faux leather I had for the aviator cap.  I haven't made the faux leather one yet...


I need to get to work on two quilts.  One for a co-worker and the other for my DIL's brother.  That's what this is for. 


I plan to put a giraffe in the center and the blue around the outside is supposed to be gingham.

Anyway, I haven't gone missing, I'm just a slacker ..

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Week 38 : September 20-26

 Saturday - Breakfast

 Sunday - my next project (now to get the fabric)

 Tuesday - cleaning up at the office
(you never know what you'll find)

 Thursday - hiding under a basket

 Friday - making a clutch ..

and the inside ...

Trip around Lake Superior - Day 3

We left Cedarburg and headed north to Michigan and Eagle Harbor.  I am trying to lose the "gotta hurry up and get there mentality....