Design Wall Monday - Dad's Quilt

I finished all the blocks for my current quilt project and they're up on the design wall!    This was a fun project to work on.   I don't know the name of the pattern but its from the book "Cozy Modern Quilts" by Kim Schaeffer.   I used two jelly-rolls of Hoffman batiks.....such rich colors.   

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Fabric Friday

I picked up a jelly-roll (pre-cut 2.5 inch strips for my non-quilting readers) of Hawaiian prints when in Maui this month.   They are so colorful and fun.   I already have a project in mind.....only there aren't enough strips.  So I will either need to try to find another jelly-roll or substitute some batiks or ???    We shall see.  I also bought that cute piece at the right to add to my novelty collection.  

Who would have done this?

(This is a terrible picture, I know.  I couldn't get it to focus.)

I get a kick out of reading the manuals that come with new appliances....especially all the warnings!   You just have to think in our age of lawsuits that someday had to have done the thing they are warning against.   So my question is:  Who would have done this?    What kind of person thought it would be a good idea to iron their clothes while wearing them?   

Gotta sigh and shake my head at this one!

Vacation over

This is us....day one of our vacation on Maui.   We had a wonderful time relaxing, lots of new adventures and time spent alone.  Sadly it's over and it's back to regular life.  
Since I know that you guys who read my blog are also on Facebook, I decided not to post more pics here.  You can see most of them in my Facebook album.  
Yeah for vacations!

Biking a Volcano

We are here.....on Maui.  

Today was special so I decided to do a quick blog post and share.   But to start I have to show you the view from the beach just in front of our hotel.   Isn't it gorgeous?   Yup.  Totally.

Haleakala is the volcano that dominates the island.   It's a bit over 10,000 feet.   We did one of the bike rides that goes down the volcano.   Instead of a group ride, we did it freestyle.....meaning the tour company provided us with all the gear and hauled us up, then left us to descend and return to their shop at our own pace.   The only way to do this, in my opinion!    It was so much fun.    Here we are at the start:

This is a view towards Kihea...the town we are staying in.....at the beginning of the ride.   The sky is so blue and the ocean so blue that you can hardly tell where one starts and stops.    We didn't get many pictures on the ride as we were going downhill to fast to take pics and I didn't really want to stop every two minutes to take them. 

We passed through a grove of eucalyptus trees.  Oh boy was the smell wonderful!   The trees were beautiful.

It only took us about an hour and a half to get down the volcano and back to Haiku where the shop was.  Pretty fast.  We're looking forward to going back to Haleakala to do some hiking in the crater later this week.   After returning our bikes we stopped in Paia.....hippy town as one sign said.   LOL!   Had a wonderful lunch and did some shopping. 

Once back to our hotel we did what we've been doing every evening.  Suits on....relax on the beach, watch the humpback whales in the distance and wait for the sun to set.  

Aloha!

First Bike

Last weekend the grandsons were over for a visit.   It was Liam's 5th birthday!  Here he is on his birthday present.    After many times around and around the house.....and lots of tire marks inside........it was time to head to a park and use sidewalks.   Boy did watching Liam on his first bike ride bring back a multitude of memories....both of my kiddo's and their first bikes, as well as my own.   The only time I've broken a bone was falling off my first bike and breaking my wrist.   It never deterred me from riding.  I have always loved the feeling of freedom while riding....still do.    In fact, I'm looking forward to a bike ride with hubby in Maui on our upcoming vacation.  Woo hoo!  

This pic cracks me up!  It's David's boot after he was done playing in our creek!  Little guys simply don't stay upright when splashing and jumping in water.  He loved every minute of it!