The Wedding Quilt - Waves of Love

 Detail of the quilt, showing the half-square triangles up close.  I used six different purples in making this quilt.  (Wendy asked for purple and pink - there are a few pinks in there.)

 My design wall is not big enough to show the whole quilt, but this gives you an idea of what it looks like.  Can't wait to get it quilted to subdue the motion of the triangles.  Be sure to enlarge these pictures.

It's a Halellujia day for me - I've worked on this quilt all summer, with health issues slowing me down tremendously.  The "Square in a Square" book named this quilt "Waves of Love", but I think it needs another name.  Can anyone come up with one?  If I were mathematically inclined, I would have counted the half-square triangles in the quilt, but, take my word for it, there were too many!  My next quilt will be simpler by half!  Nevertheless, this quilt was a labor of love, and should get to the newlyweds by Christmas.  (Winter in Laramie deserves very warm quilts.)

The Newest Newlyweds

Taking a page out of my sister's book, I purloined these pictures of Seth and Wendy from FB, dressed in everyday and wedding attire.  The San Diego temple in the background of the first picture is so striking and emblamatic.  Ron was there; I was not, but my heart and good wishes were.  Now, they are happily at home in Laramie, doing that university thing which is essential to Seth's plan of life.  We do with them the best in the future, and know that Wendy's happy outlook on life will help Seth along his path.

Five Days After the Fact

I could never equal Judy, but let it be said that I keel over more carefully than she does.  Falling flat on one's face while wearing glasses that are so tough they survive protects part of your face.  Ron says that this picture doesn't do my nose justice, but you know how it is with the camera on the computer - Sorry I can't look for dramatic.  I do think there is a difference between falling on carpeting and falling in the kitchen, right, Judy?  Still makes me wince to think about Judy's fall and the resulting trauma to her!  We won't do that anymore, right?  Today, it's onward and upward.

Get well posies from Sara and Frank

A huge sunflower to cheer me up, plus some other wonderful flowers in this bouquet.  The ladies at the local florists were not going to make these bouquets up until they knew we were home.  There are advantages to living in a small town.  Flowers may be a universal language and it really helps to have something loverly to look at when you're feeling a bit under the weather.  Thanks, kids!  Love you, Mother

Riding the Range

Tony had quite a trip - from Las Vegas through California and Oregon to Olympia. and then across to Helena, Montana, through Yellowstone, and down to Preston.  He says the red bike is evidence of a mid-life crisis - the kind where you wonder what you want to be when you grow up.  (Where do the years go?)  We were glad to see him, and had a good visit.  You can tell from the pictures that he doesn't like to pose for pictures - Ron has better results than I do.  He left from here and went straight to Las Vegas - no wonder his back ached.  Life experiences!