catnip

We're not doing anything.... oh but Aero was.

I promised Aero I'd get him some fresh catnip  and I made good on my promise, and then he found it. In fact I had a hard time getting in the front door, he smelled it.

the joys of a rainy day

Aero is definitely enjoying the day. Dashiell is upstairs asleep on the bed and I dare not photograph and waken the sleeping beast. I finished piecing a quilt top and decided it was time to clean up and maybe grab from the stash for a back. And I discovered these wonderful Japanese fabrics. I have no idea how they came to me. But I realized that come summer, when I bring out my blue quilt they would make wonderful pillow covers.

 I'm going to keep digging around in my fabrics, who knows what I'll find.

christmas day 2018

Had to get outside, if only briefly...

the tupelo solstice tree

Tupelo, genus Nyssa, is a small genus of deciduous trees with alternate, simple leaves. The genus name refers to a Greek water nymph, or Naiaid, a type of female spirit or nymph presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water.

So I've added some decorations and lights, making it serve as the holiday tree. Who says I haven't got any holiday spirit? Happy Solstice! Enjoy the longer days.

met my deadline

My goal was Solstice and I met my deadline a week early. Two new quilts and nice wool pillow covers for the winter are now ready for cats to sleep on and the two of us to spill tea and get newsprint all over. Hmm, all that white, what was I thinking? Oh well my quilts are always washable.
We celebrated the season (that being Dungeness season) by driving to Bodega Bay yesterday and buying two crabs for dinner. We gave thanks and thoroughly enjoyed the feast. If you are ever in Bodega Bay stop by the Fishetarian, their clam chowder is great and the crabs fresh.

rain is lovely but

Peace is not easy on a rainy day. A very soggy Aero showed up, and attempts to show him a lovely spot on the chair resulted in this photo. As I typed he and Dashiell attacked each other and both ended up on the table. But things have calmed down. I've given up on telling Aero he is breaking the house rules and is not allowed on the dining room table. Dashiell understands, plus he has the nice wool blanket to sleep on. So I let sleeping cats lie. And listen to the rain.

6th annual alameda point studios pie contest

And the winner this year: Douglas Braak with a rhubarb blueberry. Now he did cheat, the pie was warm, but considering the lengths he went to, fighting traffic and all to deliver it, we overlooked that. The award winner is on the bottom left, almost completely consumed.
Across the bench from it is Benny's apple, guava, cardamom, ginger which definitely gets points for originality. And JP's pretzel crust mousse, questionable whether it is a pie or not, was a really surprise. That salty crust complimented the chocolate sweetness. Then there was the Salinas blueberriy, and seven other very tasty entries. Compliments to all the bakers. Okay and it's my blog so I have to show the remains of my persimmon, apple, pomegranate which tasted really good for breakfast this morning.