Here is a pic of Tiger Lily in her natural habitat!
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Photo Update
Somehow the photos did not make it with the original post...I am new to this and am in the learning curve so I will try again!
Here are a few photos from yesterday's activities:
First, a 7:30 a.m. walk down our looooong country driveway to get the newspaper. The temperature was a chilly 48 degrees but I loved it, especially considering all the hot weather we've had this month.
Then, a trip to the Livery Stable antique store in Pleasant View, TN. I took a few shots of things I especially liked, to share them with you.
We also stopped at the Ashland City Farmer's Market (no one was there--and I don't just mean customers, I mean vendors, too...what's up with that? no collard greens this year?), the library and the Wal-Mart grocery (ugh) but I did not deem those stops worthy of documenting. The only exciting that happened at Wal-Mart (other than I did not lose my mind in the crowd and start screaming my head off in the cereal aisle) is that they have their huge, holiday display of baking goods...chocoloate chips, flour, sugar, sprinkles, cans of pumpkin, and so forth...It will soon be baking time!
Enjoy the photos from yesterday...
First, a 7:30 a.m. walk down our looooong country driveway to get the newspaper. The temperature was a chilly 48 degrees but I loved it, especially considering all the hot weather we've had this month.
Then, a trip to the Livery Stable antique store in Pleasant View, TN. I took a few shots of things I especially liked, to share them with you.
We also stopped at the Ashland City Farmer's Market (no one was there--and I don't just mean customers, I mean vendors, too...what's up with that? no collard greens this year?), the library and the Wal-Mart grocery (ugh) but I did not deem those stops worthy of documenting. The only exciting that happened at Wal-Mart (other than I did not lose my mind in the crowd and start screaming my head off in the cereal aisle) is that they have their huge, holiday display of baking goods...chocoloate chips, flour, sugar, sprinkles, cans of pumpkin, and so forth...It will soon be baking time!
Enjoy the photos from yesterday...
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Girl in Fur Jammies!
Decided I would post a pic of my fur girl, Tiger Lily...this was taken two years ago when I was housesitting for Ken and Lorraine in Arrington.
Yesterday's Adventures
This was actually a post from yesterday...
It’s a beautiful day here in Ashland City…sunny…80 degrees…low humidity…but I have been tied to the computer all morning working on a PowerPoint presentation and doing some internet research. Steven had to go into Nashville for a couple of business meetings, and my mother is napping, so it feels like I have the house all to myself…which hardly ever happens.
It’s about lunchtime so I think I will head downstairs, fix a bite to eat, and then sit out on the porch and enjoy the sunshine!
Ah! As I was leaving the room I glanced out the window and saw two young fawns grazing on our front lawn...they did a great job of lawn maintenance...now there is less for Steven to weed eat.
As I was sitting out on the porch enjoying the day, I was joined by the orange and white feral cat that lives on the small log cabin on our property. He smelled my lunch--pinto beans and rice--I guess. He came fairly close, but he still flinches and runs when we try to pet him. He wants us to really badly...I hope one day he will realize we only want to give him love, not harm.
It’s a beautiful day here in Ashland City…sunny…80 degrees…low humidity…but I have been tied to the computer all morning working on a PowerPoint presentation and doing some internet research. Steven had to go into Nashville for a couple of business meetings, and my mother is napping, so it feels like I have the house all to myself…which hardly ever happens.
It’s about lunchtime so I think I will head downstairs, fix a bite to eat, and then sit out on the porch and enjoy the sunshine!
Ah! As I was leaving the room I glanced out the window and saw two young fawns grazing on our front lawn...they did a great job of lawn maintenance...now there is less for Steven to weed eat.
As I was sitting out on the porch enjoying the day, I was joined by the orange and white feral cat that lives on the small log cabin on our property. He smelled my lunch--pinto beans and rice--I guess. He came fairly close, but he still flinches and runs when we try to pet him. He wants us to really badly...I hope one day he will realize we only want to give him love, not harm.
More On Quilts
My favorite part of the show last weekend were the antique quilts. The oldest one dated back to around 1900; most were from the 1920s-early 1970s and were made by women from this area. Many were made from dresses, pajamas, and other clothing items worn by the quilter and her family, while some from the Depression Era were made from feedsacks.
I did not know much about the history of quilting so I looked it up on the Internet. According to an article on wikipedia.com, quilting has been around since Ancient Egypt and possibly even before. Variations of quilting were very popular in the Middle Ages, especially in the upper class.
In America, quilting did not become widely popular until the advent of the sewing machine in the 1850s. Prior to that, quilting was mostly done by wealthy women with leisure time.
The reason the sewing machine made quilting more popular with middle-class women of the 1800s is not because the sewing machine made quilting easier, but because it made it easier for women to make clothes for their families, giving them more time for activities like quilting.
Although quilts in the 1800s were servicable and used to keep warm on cold winter nights, quilting became a creative and social outlet for women that continues to this day.
Quilts also played a major role in the movement to free slaves in America. Abolitionists made quilts and sold them at fairs and such to raise money for the movement to end slavery. Anti-slavery poems and sayings often were appliqued or written onto the quilts.
There also are stories that quilts made in the log cabin pattern were hung on the clothes line outside “safe” houses, letting runaway slaves know it was safe to stop there on their escape route to the North, and that some quilts were made into map patterns of stops along the Underground Railroad. According to the Wikipedia article, though, there is no evidence to support this.
But I like to think it’s true!
I try to go to quilt exhibits whenever I can. One that especially stands out in my memory was at Brooks Art Museum in Memphis in the early 90s. It was an African-American quilt exhibit and it was fabulous! Their quilts don’t just follow patterns, they tell stories of women’s lives. I went with my friend, Cindy. The security guard told us as we were leaving that of all the women who had visited the exhibit, he had never seen anyone study the quilts as much as we did…we were there for hours!
I did not know much about the history of quilting so I looked it up on the Internet. According to an article on wikipedia.com, quilting has been around since Ancient Egypt and possibly even before. Variations of quilting were very popular in the Middle Ages, especially in the upper class.
In America, quilting did not become widely popular until the advent of the sewing machine in the 1850s. Prior to that, quilting was mostly done by wealthy women with leisure time.
The reason the sewing machine made quilting more popular with middle-class women of the 1800s is not because the sewing machine made quilting easier, but because it made it easier for women to make clothes for their families, giving them more time for activities like quilting.
Although quilts in the 1800s were servicable and used to keep warm on cold winter nights, quilting became a creative and social outlet for women that continues to this day.
Quilts also played a major role in the movement to free slaves in America. Abolitionists made quilts and sold them at fairs and such to raise money for the movement to end slavery. Anti-slavery poems and sayings often were appliqued or written onto the quilts.
There also are stories that quilts made in the log cabin pattern were hung on the clothes line outside “safe” houses, letting runaway slaves know it was safe to stop there on their escape route to the North, and that some quilts were made into map patterns of stops along the Underground Railroad. According to the Wikipedia article, though, there is no evidence to support this.
But I like to think it’s true!
I try to go to quilt exhibits whenever I can. One that especially stands out in my memory was at Brooks Art Museum in Memphis in the early 90s. It was an African-American quilt exhibit and it was fabulous! Their quilts don’t just follow patterns, they tell stories of women’s lives. I went with my friend, Cindy. The security guard told us as we were leaving that of all the women who had visited the exhibit, he had never seen anyone study the quilts as much as we did…we were there for hours!
Quilt Show
Here are a few photos from the quilt show presented by the Sew Delightful Quilt Guild at the Renaissance Center in Dickson, TN (http://www.rcenter.org/) last weekend.
The stained glass quilt is my favorite. I also am showing the prize winner. The show featured quite a few antique quilts but those photos did not turn out well as I was at the back of the room.
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