Earlier this year, some of our dearest friends were expecting their first baby, so I wanted to make them a special quilt. The father is from Scotland, the mother from England. I found a picture similar to the one above of the Grampian hills, and decided to make a freeform quilt like the hills, with moor, fen, fells, burns, heather, gorse, lochs and torrents.
This is the tag I made from an old linen for the back of the quilt.
And here is the quilt-
They loved the gift, and the new baby girl is enjoying it, too.
On April 12th, the weather dawned warmer than it has been. My daughter, Keturah and I, drove to Clayton, CA to run the PCTR Diablo marathon. You can read Keturah's race report.
These are some photos from our training run at Diablo in March.
It was a great day- that marathon- making us draw deep to persevere and finish!
Team Donate Life — Grace Valley began the Race Across America to Atlantic City June 12. Team Donate Life Grace Valley is a team of eight men from Grace Valley Christian Center who are riding across America (expected to take only six days) to raise awareness for organ donation and transplant research. My husband, Dwight is one of the riders
and our son, Justin, also.
Here is a photo of some of them, at the top of the Rockies, in Colorado, after climbing it on bike!
My husband is unique in that he may be riding the oldest bike of all the racers- a 1961 Cinelli! he recently restored it and it is in great shape for cycling!
Visit their websites for more info:
www.tdl-gv.org to see their team site, www.raceacrossamerica.org to track their progress across the States, and www.teamdonatelife.org to see the Team Donate Life corporate site.
Right now, Friday evening, they are heading east out of Mount Vernon, Kansas. Godspeed!
Life has just been extremely busy, so posting has come last for me.
Last Saturday, June 2, ran up a nearby mountain in a neat trail run- a 25k - put on by Pacific Coast Trail Runs- . It was all the way to the top of the mountain, then all the way down. The scenery was beautiful, the other runners were friendly and kind, the aid station helpers were great- it was a superb day!
Two other runners from that day have posted their stories of their runs- Scott and Adama. Adama, from the deserts of Arizona- on an Air Force base there- had a huge smile on his face all the way up, despite how hard the climb was- he loved the trees and the scenery- much nicer than what he is used to! Here is a picture he took of my daughter and I on the way up -
I am very happy to know that this mountain is close enough for training runs- it has 100 miles of trails on it!
We had a great day and are so thankful to be able to do runs like this. Thanks to the great group who ran the race!
I have loved the Garnet Hill catalog for years (and now you can enjoy their website! They have some lovely crocheted items that I thought were beautiful- cannot see the photos really well here, but can on their site.
Enjoy!
Very inspiring and makes you want to get your crochet hook out right now (or make an order with Garnet Hill!)
Last Saturday I ran
in a beautiful place- the Headlands - part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). If you go to this link, there are some beautiful photos of the area and previous racers. Here is the mountain I climbed and ran at the top of in the first mile and a half (whew!)
This
is a view we had towards the end of the race, looking back towards the Golden Gate bridge. It was a beautiful day, an incredibly gorgeous day, spent with good friends and family
and meeting new friends. So thankful I could do it!
We had a lovely 1 day women's retreat for our church in a nearby hotel. It was a joy and blessing to be with about 150 other dear friends for fellowship and teaching all day. One of the fun games we did in the afternoon was create wedding gowns from toilet paper! Each table had the same supplies- rolls of TP, a bouquet, and a ribbon. No tape, pins, etc were used. The design teams were quite creative- many beautiful gowns resulted- here are a few of the gossamer creations-
A few years ago, my husband and I took up flyfishing. I had seen some flyfishers on a trip through Wyoming and was entranced. I guess I had never noticed this sport before. I thought it looked wonderful, so we bought gear and began. Because of our very busy lives, this has not been something we have been able to do as much as we would like to, but we have hopes for future fishing trips, even if they are one-day. The photo above is me fishing one summer on the Gibbon in Yellowstone National Park- what a dream come true.
It is such a beautiful sport. I look forward to more times fishing- I even hope to fish in stormy, windy, rainy weather in a wild river (not too deep, though) someday. So many things about this appeal to me- the concentration, the beauty, the thought, the surroundings, how it is just you and the rod- out in the Lord's beautiful world.
I have been very busy the past month with an International ministry- having a Bible study for some Korean women at my home and a friend's on Tuesday mornings, and helping teach an ESL (English as a Second Language) class twice a week that many of them come to. It is very satisfying and joyful work.
We recently had a Bible Study that some of the husbands came to, and a lunch afterward. Lots of delicious food was brought- the Korean dishes were excellent. I brought some cupcakes on my "vintage" stand- made with Green Tea frosting, and decorated wih some little flowers that are starting to bloom outside.
So I may not post as much as I would like for awhile- life seems to be speeding full speed ahead and right now, other daily things have taken precedence.
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