Monthly Archives: September 2016

I bought a lightly used design board a while ago, which is really a pull down shade, from one of the quilting guild members. Arlin mounted it over a set of the French doors in the craft house and this … Continue reading →

We had a couple of new friends from the EMCSPCA over for pizza last night. They both volunteer at the Thrift Shop and I had been talking with Kimberly (left) about the issue of finding pizza both she and Bennie … Continue reading →

I finally figured out (I think) how to calculate our solar savings with reasonable accuracy. The figures below go back only nine months, because that was when PG&E started giving us enough information on our bills to be able to … Continue reading →

Somehow this big toad (he’s next to a corn cob) got himself into the chickens’ enclosure. I only discovered him because I heard him scrambling out of my way as I went to collect the eggs later than usual. This … Continue reading →

Quite a while ago I took a class through the quilting association involving tracing a photograph using a light box (which Arlin built for me) onto fabric and then trying some coloring and shading techniques with inks and crayons. I … Continue reading →