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Orange VW on blocks

I was walking down an alleyway today and I passed this backyard with this orange VW on blocks.  The yard itself was immaculate, and even the car on blocks was totally clean.

Wonder when they'll get around to refurbishing the car?

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Baby Quilt in the Making

My granddaughter is having a baby girl~~my first great-grandbaby.  

(I don't know how all that time has passed)

I decided to stay home this morning in order to work on the quilt.  I have plenty of time, but I really want to get it finished and check it off my list.  

The pattern doesn't include a border around the outside, but I think I'll add one so the quilt will be a little bigger.  Now I have to go to the fabric store and find something that will coordinate with what I've already made.  

Nothing is ever as simple as you think it will be.

I hope my granddaughter likes it.

Hello  2023

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Hand Made Baby Blocks

There might be a new grandbaby in the relatively 

near future (not yet though).  

My last unmarried child married in 2022.   

These blocks are the entire alphabet with a pic for each letter. They take a long time to make so as soon as they announced the wedding date I decided to get a head start on them and have them ready.

There's also a grandson who's getting married later this year, so I guess I should get started on another set. Even though they're time-consuming, I'm happy to make them because it helps me stay busy in the evening when there aren't any meetings to attend.  

Hanging at the Beach

I spent the afternoon at the beach. I wasn't on Honu duty, but that's the beach I went to. It's a great opportunity to meet the other volunteers that I haven't met yet. It was a beautiful day, there were two turtles basking and there were plenty of tourists to "watch".

This little girl is just adorable. Another "I just couldn't resist" image.

I brought my blocks to play with. One of the volunteers brought her teenage daughter, also a volunteer, and she crafted this sand turtle. Why waste a good turtle?

Another idea for the blocks.

This guy is mimicking the turtle and his girlfriend decided to pose with him.

This baby was soooo cute. He slept through everything, even his dad switching him from shoulder to shoulder. He was totally out of it.

Posted at 9:30 pm on Wed, Feb 5, 2009

The Islands

I wanted to do something else with the blocks after my post from yesterday. I had a very short window of time while the baby was sleeping, so this is what I came up with.

I'd love to try something like this again with some Island accents. ie. flowers, lei, photos etc.

Posted at 6:15 pm on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009