Happy May Day!
It is snowing again in Colorado.
As I mentioned in my Saturday newsletter, I had to leave Santa Fe on
Friday, to go home for an emergency root canal…so I can't report to
you on the SAQA conference there.
Darn!
However I had 24 hours to kill, and I kept busy taking photos to keep my mind busy.
This is one of my favorite images.
It is the entrance to a little gift shop in a hidden courtyard near The Shed restaurant.
If you look close you will see not only the typical Southwest items such as sombreros and serapes, but also red poinsettia flowers, and frosted donuts with sprinkles.
By this time I was on major pain meds so I am very sorry my photo of the
shop name did not turn out, but perhaps one our our New Mexico natives
will let me know the name of the shop.
Anyway, I just thought creativity like this just has to be shared.
Personally I can't eat donuts with sprinkles, but they still make me smile.
Especially when they are used in an artistic garland over a painted blue door.
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Today was my 2nd quilt class in Sophie's 5th grade class.
Today we pinned the templates to the various fabrics, and cut out the pieces.
Thursday everybody is going to get a needle and thread, and we are going to sew the pieces into blocks.
One of my favorite moments today was when the kids were measuring and
marking the extra 1/4" seam allowance around the templates.
One girl had a really slippery ruler and was having trouble.
However she is a sharp kid, and she picked up on one of my favorite
terms from last week's lesson.
"Should I just eyeball it?" she asked, in a conspiratorial whisper.
I looked around, hunched over and said – "Go for it!"
"YES!" she exhaled, and in 5 minutes went from slowest in the class, to completion.
Sometimes you just have to eyeball it in the home stretch.
And then add sprinkles.
* Tickets for Longmont Hover Home Fundraiser * –
Secrets & Storytelling by Luana to support a Victorian estate
…THIS WEEKEND ON MAY 6th!
* SAQA & Andover Fabrics Call for Entries *
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Hi Luana – Sooooo sorry to learn of your emergency root canal, but I LOVE the photos you took in Santa Fe. My husband and I did a road trip from Delaware a few years ago and spent some time in Santa Fe. The Shed restaurant…….HOPE you had a meal before your tooth began to bother you….awesome food! The shop with the decorations above door……”Susan’s Christmas Shop” – you have to return and meet her!!!!! She’s the most wonderful person…..also need to purchase her book “Christmas in Santa Fe” by Susan Topp Weber. She has a GREAT cookie recipe in there!!!!!!!!
Oh ugh! I can’t imagine having that happen when out of town. Too bad you missed the SAQA events in Santa Fe, one of my favorite places. Susan’s Christmas Shop is really a cool place.
I hope you are feeling much better now.
Leslie
http://leslietuckerjenison.blogspot.com
Hi Luana,
I actually was in Santa Fe when I saw the photo of the beautiful door of the store with the donuts. I immediately went in and met the owner and showed him your photo.The shop,is called Todos Santos. The owner was thrilled with the beautiful photograph that you took.