Last step.

I am hand stitching the binding today.

Soon I will start on my next unfinished project.

Trying to finish one more project.

This morning I started the free motion quilting process on my project.

I will not get it done today
as I am going to the garden to work soon.
It is a beautiful day here in Arizona, going to be 82 F. It is hard to stay inside
on a day like this.

Hiking in the Estrella Mountains

A beautiful day.....

.....in a beautiful place....


......with a nice lunch spot.

A very nice Curve-billed Thrasher's nest.


A very tall Saguaro Cactus.

It was so quiet you did not
even know the big fat rat race was
just over the next mountain!!

Back at the garden

I have been back working at the garden since just

after Christmas. It is so nice to be back and just in time to

have broccoli. Isn't this one beautiful.

Just a little recap, on Tuesdays I volunteer at the

County Extension Demonstration Garden.

We grow anything and everything we want.

We garden year around in Arizona. This is some

of the winter crop.

We did not grow brussels sprouts last year so this

is a big treat.

The artichoke came back even bigger!

It is the third year for this one.

A few greens anyone?

We have three kinds of garlic this year so far, this

one is hard neck garlic.

These sugar snap peas are tasty, we eat them

while we work.

Just a few goodies I got to take home.

Growing up

Not much going on this weekend,

I am trying to clean up my sewing room.

It has become quit messy.

Also Sophie came to spend the night.

I just love it when she sleeps over.

We always have some little project we do.

This time she wanted me to help her with something.

She has these little plastic princes shoes, she has had
them for a long time. I remember when they where too big
for her and now they fit, but she said now she is too
old for princes stuff (she will be 7 in April).
So she ask me if I could take off the bow and heart and make
them more grownup.

Out of all the pretty buttons I have, she decided these black buttons would be the best. This sewing project was not as easy as it looks because the top of the shoe is made of thick rubbery plastic, but we did get it done and she was very happy.

She is growing up too fast!!