Sister's 35th Annual Quilt Show

North Umpqua River

North Umpqua River

Pinnacle on North Umpqua River above the town of Glide

Rich making a bottle of his Starbuck's Iced Coffee

Sweet Shop Quilt

This quilt was pieced and quilted by 11 and 13 year old sisters

Running Wild Horses

The Sister's Outdoor Quilt Show quilt

As we headed back to Bend to our motel around 1pm....traffic was backed up for over 5 miles going into Sisters

Bronze Stallion that greets you in the town square

Old wooden wagon full of flowers displays a beautiful quilt

There was several baskets of these beautiful flowers hanging all over town

Center of the Rodeo Quilt

Rodeo Quilt. I loved this quilt as it reminds me of my best friend, Danny when he used to ride bulls in the rodeo

Raggedy Ann embroidery

Raggedy Ann embroidery

I loved this Raggedy Ann quilt with all the redwork embroidery. It reminds me of all the beautiful embroidery work that my blogging friend, Gina does so beautifully

Fractured Star Center

Fractured star quilt

John Deere Quilt

Rich bought himself a Army cap. All proceeds go toward making and sending Care packages to the soldiers overseas

The colors of this quilt remind me of the soldiers of the Civil War

Boot Scootin' Quilt

Nappin' Kitties quilt

Partridge in a pear tree

New York Beauty with African Animals

Rich standing beside the Quilted Van

People and quilts as far as the eye can see

Navy and teal quilt

Closeup of the Betty Boop Quilt

Closeup of the Betty Boop quilt

Lavender, Burgundy and Rust quilt

Beautiful Flower Star

Sisters Fireman quilt

Bright Star

My favorite quilt! As most of you know now I have a passion for wolves. This quilt was simple yet awesome.

Western quilt

Window scene of a river

Flower Star

New York Beauty

Bird Nest Quilt

Seminole style quilt

Woody

Cityscape

Another Star quilt

I wanna be a dalmation quilt

Cranes or egrets quilt

Blackbirds

Abstract

Saddle, Rope and Boots

Butterflies

Rich standing in front of a Jar Quilt. We took this photo so Rich could prove to his fellow employees that he did attend the quilt show and that he did not stay in the motel while I visited the show

Christmas Quilt

Christmas quilt

Christmas Angels

Pine Tree Quilt

Start of the Quilt Show

Traffic backed up about 1/2 mile at 8am. Quilt show didn't officially start until 9:30am

Sisters signpost

We stopped at Safeway in Bend for some ice before heading to Sisters. Rick decided to make him some Starbuck's Iced Coffee.

Diamond Lake

North Umpqua River

No matter what road you travel down in Oregon.......you're going to have road construction.

Rich and I left around 7am on Friday for the Sisters 35th Annual Outdoor Quilt Show. We had reservations in Bend, Oregon for the weekend. It is about a half hour drive to Sisters from Bend.

Of course our internal alarm clocks woke us at 4am. I told Rich I was so excited that today was the big day! His response: He rolled over and went back to sleep. I was so excited I only catnapped until 6:30am and then had to get up.

We arrived in Sisters around 8am and parked. We started out following the rest of the crowd headed for the show. There was people and quilts everywhere you looked. There was all colors, shapes, sizes and designs. I'm told there was over 1300 quilts on display this year. I know that we didn't even see half of them.

After a while we got hungry and went to the food court and had lunch at a van called Burgerville. Rich ordered 2 burgers and 2 drinks and it was almost $13. We ate our lunch in the shade at the park. As we was leaving we ran into our sister-in-law, Cinthie and some of her friends. I got to meet Elaine....we had been internet friends for years but had never met in person. Elaine is a good friend of Jerry and Cinthies and lives in Prineville.

We continued our journey of looking at all the beautiful quilts.

Rich found a place that was selling Military merchandise. The proceeds went to make and send Care Packages to soldiers overseas. Rich bought himself a Army cap.

Around 1pm I felt I had pushed myself to my limit. I told Rich that I couldn't go any farther. We walked back to the car and headed back to Bend.

The traffic was backed up over 5 miles going into Sisters.

We spent the rest of the day and evening in our cool room just relaxing.

On Sunday morning we headed back home. We stopped a few places to get out and walk. We arrived home around noon. Our kitty, Misty was happy to see us. She heard our car coming up the driveway and was waiting for us at the door.

All in all we had a wonderful weekend. I want to Thank my hubby, Rich for being such a good sport and helping me fulfill my dream.

Happy 4th of July

Happy Anniversary, Rich

This photo was take on our 10th Anniversary in 1983.

Today it's 27 years later and we are celebrating our 37th anniversary.

Rich, thank you for all of the wonderful years and look forward to another 37 years together. Can't wait until you are able to retire and we can travel.

Love, Shirley

Trip to the Oregon Coast

Cranberry Bogs south of Bandon, Oregon. Later they will be flooded.
Rock formation on the beach at Cape Blanco
Rich walking down path to see the sign. After his hike down it was a sign telling about the wildlife in the area.
The beach on the north side of Cape Blanco
Cape Blanco Lighthouse
Wild Iris....I think!
The Queen Ann's Lace was huge.
Foxglove
Another Iris....I think!
Seal at the mouth of the Rogue River
He put on quite a show for us.
This is the biggest ship we have seen at the mouth of the Rogue River. It is the Yaquina Corp of Engineers US Army
It turned around
The seal was playful
Yaquina Corp of Engineers US Army
Our room at Motel 6 in Gold Beach, Oregon
Rich digging through the bargain books
Rich looking out onto the horizon at Gold Beach
Lots and lots of driftwood.
Oregon Coast south of Port Orford
Curvy road around Humbug Mountain
These two rock formations remind me of a whale
No matter where you go in Oregon.......there is going to be road construction
24 hour flagger
Beach south of Battle Rock
Shirley with Battle Rock in background
Rich deciding if he wanted a chocolate muffin for a snack or wait until later for breakfast
Beach south of Battle Rock
Battle Rock at the edge of Port Orford
Story of Battle Rock

Rich and I went over to the Oregon Coast to celebrate our 37th Wedding Anniversary. The weather was beautiful. Around 60 degrees and a slight wind. We walked around in short sleeves the whole weekend.

We left home on Saturday morning and arrived over at the coast about 9am. We stopped in Bandon to see if the Bandon Merchantile Store was open. It didn't open until 10am. We decided to stop on our way home Sunday as they would be open at 11am. We then stopped at Battle Rock City Park in Port Orford. It was beautiful. Usually there is morning fog and you can't see very far......today it was sunny and clear. The ocean was very smooth and so colorful.

We continued to drive down the coast to Gold Beach. Of course......there was road construction. It is a challenge for the road department to keep the highway open.....the road has a tendency to sink and there are lots of slides.

Our favorite place to visit in Gold Beach is the jetty. Where the Rogue River meets the Pacific Ocean. There is a community of cats that live there......the Jetty Cats. We didn't see any cats or kittens over the weekend as there was too much activities along the jetty. There was several people fishing close to the Jetty Cats little houses.

We got an opportunity to see the ship Yaquina as it was at the mouth of the river. This is the biggest ship that we have ever seen in the river. It was a small ship. On the side it said Yaquina Corp of Engineers US Army. As we watched they turned the ship around and showed us all her sides.

While watching the ship we was also watching the show that a seal was performing for us close to the rocks. He would surface, roll over and then dive down. Then he decided to get on the rocks and sunbathe. He would look up over the rocks to see if we was watching him. They are so cute. The fishermen get upset because they are known to take a salmon or other fish right off their lines.

We spent Saturday night at the Motel 6 in Gold Beach. It is a very nice place and really quiet. We had pizza delivered for our dinner from one of the local deli's. It was yummy.

The next morning we headed back towards home. We drove down to the Cape Blanco Lighthouse and looked around. The lighthouse wasn't open yet for tours and we didn't want to wait for 2 hours for it to open.

We drove on up to Bandon and had breakfast at the Minute Cafe. Rich ordered pancakes, eggs and sausage and I ordered Biscuits and Gravy............big mistake on my part. I took one bite and it tasted terrible. I couldn't eat it. Rich told the waitress that I couldn't eat the Biscuits and Gravy because it tasted terrible to me. She told us that lots of other people thought it was the best. She asked me what I wanted instead of the Biscuits and Gravy. I told her I would have what Rich had ordered. When I finally got my food.........I found out why the Biscuits and Gravy tasted terrible......it was the sausage they used. It had a terrible taste to it.

We stopped at the Bandon Merchantile and looked at a soda maker that we had seen advertised on TV. The lady showed us how it worked and let us taste some Diet Cola that she made. It was really good. We will probably go back and buy one later.

We continued our trip home. We got home around 4pm. Misty was glad to see us.

Visitor in our Front Yard Last Night

This little fellow visited us last night. Rich and I spent about an hour watching him out the bay window in front of our mobile. He would pick and choose his grass very carefully.

Dad 1932-2010

Yesterday at 7:14am Dad passed away peacefully. What can I say....I'm a Daddy's Girl and will miss him dearly.

Ancestors

The memorial is located in Bedford, Virginia. It lists some of my Hackworth ancestors that fought in the war. From what I understand my Hackworth ancestors migrated from England to Virginia. There they branched off to different areas. My Hackworth linage branched off to the South. The Hackworth, Shaw, Sweeden and McGuire's were mostly in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Tennessee and Oklahoma. Both my father's and mother's families migrated to Oregon in the 1940's and 50's.

I find it facinating to go back in time and find my relatives. There are morticians, wagon makers, farmers, brick workers, preachers, teachers and general store clerks that I have found so far in my searching. I've found several brick walls that have me going in circles trying to figure out exactly who these people were. I have found that my paternal Great-Grandfather Hackworth used 4 different names and he was married 3 different times. Not only that.......his third wife later married my paternal Great-Grandfather Sweeden. I'm my own Grandpa sure fits this situation!!!!!

I'm a glutton for punishment as I am also researching Rich's ancestors for him. We have cleared one of the mysteries that he has been wondering about. It seems that his Great-Grandmother Sarah Cora Borah lived with his Grandma Cassman. There was another lady that lived with them they called Grandma Lewis. We found out that Grandma Lewis was his Great-Grandmother Borah's mother-in-law from her last marriage.

Well, I'm off to do some more digging and see what kind of skeletons I can unearth this afternoon.

Did I tell you that way back several generations Rich and I share relatives....Charles "The Hammer" Martel and several others of that time.

Bingo Prize from CaT NaP iNn PriMiTIveS

My special blogging friend, Gina of CaT NaP iNn PrImItIVeS recently had a Bingo Game on her blog. She had all kinds of goodies that she had made. I was fortunate enough to win all the Goodies.

I was so excited when Rich brought in the package. I opened it and started ohhing and ahhing over all the wonderful Goodies that Gina had sent. I love everything. Rich said that the apron was too pretty to wear and get dirty. He thought I should just display it on the wall. We'll see!!!

Thank you, Gina for all the Goodies. It's always a blast to open packages that I receive from you.

First Strawberry Shortcake of the Year

One of Rich's favorite desserts is Strawberry Shortcake. Even though he is allergic to them.....after the first bite he sneezes 6-7 times and then he's okay. This was the first of many Strawberry Shortcakes he will enjoy this year.

We always go to one of the local farms and purchase flats of strawberries and freeze them for later use. I just slice the berries and place 2 cups of unsweetened berries in Ziploc bags and freeze. Purchasing the berries locally we can get the sweetest, ripest berries so that we don't have to add any sugar.

Earth Day Fair

Yesterday Rich and I attended the Earth Day Fair at the fairgrounds. There was lots of displays about reusing, recycling, etc. We brought home a couple of tree seedlings. One was a Douglas Fir and the other one was a White Oak. I'll plant them in huge planters and set them on the porch.

The Oregon Department of Wildlife always have a huge display where you can build birdhouses, suet feeders and birdfeeders. I brought 2 birdhouses home to build. The kits are already cut and the nail holes predrilled.

I also brought home a bird poster that they have everyday for Earth Day.

6th Published Photo Game

Thank you Gina for choosing me as one of your 10 fellow bloggers to play the 6th Published Photo Game.

I went back to my 6th photo. It was part of a collection of Artist Trading Cards that I made for a Halloween Candy ATC Swap in October 2006. I love the ATC and wouldn't change a thing about it.

Splurged!

I've had a Food Storage Rotation System on my Wishlist for a long time. After dropping another can of food on my foot again while trying to get a can out of the pantry..........I decided to splurge!

The above photo is the system I just ordered. It was on sale at 25% off and had free shipping. Since it was being shipped from Utah I imagine I saved a lot on shipping.

I can't wait to get the new system. Of course, we have to put it together. Sounds like a project for Laurel and Hardy Construction Company. That's what Rich and I call ourselves when we are assembling one of those easy projects. Yep...we're a barrel of monkeys with lots of laughs when we are working on a project.

With the new system I won't have to stack cans 3-4 deep in my pantry....they will always be rotated without having to empty pantry and then stack it again.

Can't wait until my new system arrives and it all put together.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter! My grand-niece, Claire (center) and her friends visiting the Easter Bunny.

Springtime!

It has been typical spring weather here is Southwestern Oregon the last few days. We have had winds, hail, snow, sleet, and buckets of rain at times. On Tuesday Rich was half way home and the windshield wipers on Kermi quit working. It was pouring buckets of rain at the time. He was on the freeway and the big semi's were drenching the van. He finally made it to our mechanic and they found a clip was broken. It took them almost an hour to get to it and replace it.

I've been trying to organize my crafts....scrapbooking, quilting, crochet and sewing. I ordered a whole bunch of clear stamps from my friend, Lori. She is on the design team for Clear Dollar Stamps, LLC. The website is www.CDstamps.com I just love their stamps. Lori designs several Christian stamps along with others.

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Don't tell Rich that I ordered some more stamps today! He has his scanners and other hobbies so he really doesn't mind my crafts.

I bought the yarn for the wedding gift I'm making our nephew and niece. They are to be married on June 19th this year. It is going to be a outdoor wedding at a beautiful ranch close to Ashland, OR. Mandy has been talking about the wedding crafts she has been doing lately. The colors for the wedding are soft yellow and soft green. It's keeping Mandy and Zach busy since they both are working and Mandy is going to college.

Well, I better get off this computer and back to organizing. Terrible to get sidetracked so easy!