work-a-day world

Musicians at the Airport program
Jami Stillway and her resonator guitar - she's good!

valentine feature from the Made in Oregon store  

made in oregon by an oregon artist
carved from wood

back in the stockroom
so much product to put out and so little room  

beautiful pendleton to sell

people shopping at my little store

kids playing on the center bridge
lower part of an artist's sculptural depiction of the Columbia River basin

 wind mills
upper part of the same sculptural display depicting all of oregon
from the east to the west coast (desert to ocean)

this one depicts the central oregon plains  

time to put everything away 

there's my shuttle back to the employee parking lot

some yummy homemade foccacia for dinner,
a little TV, maybe a little ukulele practice
 and then off to bed...

                                                           What's cookin' Valentine?

I'd like to get "pickled" with you!

                                                Don't forget to say I love you, as I just did.
                                                             Happy Valentine's Day

I lost someone last year. A wonderful friend to me for 30 years. I can't imagine what my life will be like without her in it. I think to myself she is gone now and how sad that makes me...

                 then I wake up in the morning and gaze at the beautiful seascape in my bedroom

she's there

I see how lovely my Christmas tree looks this year

with the handcrafted ornaments she made

I step out into my front hall and see the milk can she painted at my request,
the only one of it's kind, as she said "never again!"

and into my art studio

I see her face in 3 of my best friends

and I see the living legacy of 4 beautiful grandchildren

my last little birthday remembrance from her

Rosamond, her kitty, named after one of her favorite authors
and now a member of my household

She enjoyed playing with her family

She loved going places

She was the most wonderful grandmother

not only was she a gifted artist, but a talented seamstress as well

and a beauty in every way

Margaret Strange Gullion
1930-2011

a truly loving soul

prospero año nuevo 

my pretty busy life

                                                             busy busy Christmas busy

sewing project 1

card art converted to fabric!

I also made little matchbook covers from old Christmas cards 

people seem to like them and they are great little gifts

Rosie
new addition to the family, she's 14 and prefers sleeping more than anything

my first tree in about 4 years
I just go outside my door, turn right, and cut one

there's the Christmas tree field to the left

just like Mom used to make every Christmas

yum! some of these are from the frozen cookie party dough

a hit at the Jensen family Christmas

sewing project 2 

fun fabric

artist apron for Linsey, in this case, a cocktail artisan

sewing project 3 for my sushi loving girlfriend

little sour cream coffee cakes in cute baking jackets found at the beach 

great brunch on Christmas day with Erik and Annie
aebleskiver with apricot jam, hash with tomato jam, seeded biscuits, shitake mushroom gravy,
deviled eggs, crockpot applesauce with cranberries and giant raisins, and orange julius
and that was just to kick-start the day :)

I hope your Christmas was as wonderful as mine was, filled with family and friendship,
and that 2012, at the very least, fulfills your best expectations...Happy New Year