what we are up to

Is seven too young to start mowing the lawn? I didn't think so.

.Quiet waters, slow times around here.

I got my camera back from the Canon shop. They said they tested it and found nothing wrong. But it still looses battery power after a very short time, so I am not happy. I just wasted time sending it in and now I have lost my mojo for taking pictures every day. It's too much bother I am afraid. I hate the time it takes me to upload and process them on my cranky old PC too. So I am going outside and lay in the hammock instead. I've got books to read!

Wicked Easy Quilts

These two quilts were made with the Wicked Easy quilt pattern found here. They really are quick and easy when done with a rotary cutter, strip piecing, and machine quilting. I made both of them in a four day weekend. I learned once again that it's worth the extra expense to buy cotton quilt batt, as it quilts so much easier and smoother on the machine. I like the way it feels when finished too.

I had to send my camera into Cannon for repair because it won't hold a battery charge. I miss it and I hope it comes back safe and sound. Has anyone else had trouble with the batteries on a Canon Powershot A590 IS?

school is out for summer!

May mosaic

I didn't take as many pictures this month. Too busy doing all that stuff IRL.

Pink & green: African violets & a quilt

The green in this quilt photographed really, really bright. It's not one you would fall asleep too, but rather the kind of couch quilt you want to use when you are up late studying. I made it for one of the boys' daycare teachers. She is leaving the daycare to go back to nursing school. We will miss her & her smiles and hugs!

Checking in

Been sitting on the front porch, listening to the birds, watching the wind in the trees, making quilts for the teachers that aren't returning, listening to the boys squabble, drinking lemonade, counting the last days of school....

I haven't taken many photos this month. A kind of vacation from blogging, since May is so crazy at school. Feeling like summer...

Also, I want to share my favorite photography blog - if you've never visited Shutter Sisters you are missing something great! Every post is an inspiration, a tip on how to take better pictures, a contest to enter, or a story of how magical photography can be in our every day lives. Take a look!

Rain all week...