Sunday, March 16, 2014

Ben Graber Family Get-Together in Eufaula, Alabama

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… and it’s all because of her!
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We walked across the road from our cabin to get a glimpse of a small portion of the “Little Grand Canyon.”
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I think Josey was just being Josey!
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It’s a long way to the bottom just across that little flimsy board of a fence.
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Then we drove to Providence Canyon State Park for more adventures.
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Georgia’s “Little Grand Canyon.”
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“Massive gullies as deep as 150 feet were caused simply by poor farming practices during the 1800s, …” (http://gastateparks.org/ProvidenceCanyon)
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Some of us hiked to the bottom of the canyon.
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These ‘serious’ hikers decided to go for the 3 mile trail, while the rest of us went back the 1/4th mile we had come.
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See those little people at the bottom of the canyon? That’s where the ‘serious’ hikers ended up.
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We waited at the visitor’s center for the ‘serious’ hikers to get back.
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Later some of the men decided to go hunting for wild hogs.
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Randy is getting in that last phone call before it’s time to sit still and be quiet.
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Dorcas brought a rooster for Jeanie to take home. Jeanie wasn’t as fond of him and had a hard time loving him like Dorcas did.
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The rooster did his job and woke us up … even when he wasn’t supposed to.
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“Like father, like son!”
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While the hunters were gone some of us played “Corn Hole.”
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Josey and Jerrill keep score.
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Too bad the Acadia doesn’t use diesel fuel.
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Happy 80th Birthday, Daddy!
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Mom enjoys one of their 30 great grandchildren.
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We took turns fixing meals and had a very nice kitchen in which to work.
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Singing the songs of the Church and heaven was a precious time together.
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I’m so thankful to be grafted in to this wonderful family.
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-- Parting Shot --
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Sunset and Another “Fiesta Fireworks”


Life …

We had another pretty sunset the other day.
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And then I saw the reflection in the sewing room window.
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I ran the Acadia through the car wash.
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… as a Quilter

I’m starting another “Fiesta Fireworks” quilt. This time it will be small, only 12” X 12.”
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Linking with



Esther’s Blog

Sunday, March 09, 2014

Possum Town Quilters

We had lots of inspiration at our recent meeting of our local quilt guild.
Judy and Lauren pieced this quilt top to be hand quilted in this next year for the Columbus Welcome Center.
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Judy showed us her Bonnie Hunter’s “Easy Street” from last year’s mystery quilt.
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Some of the ladies finished their “Silos” (and a dead tree) from the class I taught several weeks ago.
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Barb’s “Airplanes” will make a great quilt for a flying enthusiast grandchild.
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Tonya, our ‘over achiever’ finished her 2013 Block of the Month quilt.
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Terri is about to finish this quilt for her nephew.
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Patti made a small quilt to improve her hand quilting.
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Friday, March 07, 2014

Fiesta Fireworks Quilt – All Finished

I think now I can officially call this quilt finished! After starting it at Pigeon Forge and working on it some more when I got home and thinking it was finished, … I decided to cut off the binding, trim the quilt and bind it again. Now I really am finished.

I originally made this quilt for a challenge with the theme CELEBRATION.
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It measures 39”X41.” (Oh dear. English teachers, does the period come after the inches symbol or before the inches symbol?) 

It’s made from cotton fabric and overlaid with black tulle with glitter.

Detail
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Kirby and Stacy came today and played with Ashton. They helped me with the photo shoot.
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“Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord and joyfully celebrate His mighty acts, for great is the glory of the Lord.” –Psalm 138:5 (Amplified Bible)

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Creations by Nina-Marie  
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