I'm still here

Hi Blog Peeps,

No, I didn't drop off the face of the earth.  I just have been so busy lately no time to blog.  We are getting ready to take off for a vacation at Lake Shasta soon & so I'll be quite a while not posting.  This may be my last pre vacation post.

We went to Minden Nevada last weekend & visited some friends.  Shirley, myself & Eileen went antiquing & shopping most of one day.  We visited The Quilt House in Gardenerville & they had a sample from my book on display.  Shirley & Eileen spilled the beans that I was the author so I had an impromptu book signing.  Lots of fun & a great shop!  Eileen asked me to bring my quilt so she could see it in person so we ran back to her house as the shop ladies wanted to see it.

 

And ... speaking of quilt shops, on Tuesday I dropped off the doll quilt & some patterns at In Between Stitches in Livermore & ran into Elizabeth.  She has a brand new short hair do which is so cute.  I miss seeing PKM there though.  Boo hoo. 

Cheshire Antiques is one of the greatest antique shops there! What fun we had looking : ) Check out some of the beautiful pics on their website.

I'm also throwing in some photos from around the house to tide everyone over till I'm back.

Pretty vintage millinery & ribbons from France.  I just discovered a wonderful French shop in Alamo that has antiques & new French inventory.  It has been there for YEARS & I didn't know about it.  It's called Friendship Farm Antiques.  If you love French you have to go.  It's only open Tues - Fri. 

I received these fun charms from Lilli's Etsy shop.  She enclosed a few crocheted pretty flowers for me.  What a sweetie.  Can't wait to put photos in the charms.  Thanks Lillli!

I've been going through my china cabinet & have things from eons ago that no longer appeal to me that I am going to sell but I also pulled out all the blue pottery I had & made new vignettes in the kitchen. I just love the way blue & yellow look together.

 

These lovely china groupings are some of my mother's collection. The demitasse & chocolate cups are antiques. The coffee cups & saucers are vintage mostly from the 1950's.  Every year on Mother's Day my father used to take my brother & myself to pick out a new one for her.  I gravitated to the chintz ones. 

That's about it folks.  I'll be lurking on your blogs for another week before I leave : )   

Comments

[pam]

Ohhh so much to comment on. Love your superstar pictures. What a great time and a cute store. Love the new blue vignettes and how cute the new dresser looks there.

All your stuff is so pretty! Hey did you know on the 16th a new quilt shop opens in Clayton? Its on the corner of Clayton Road and Kirker Pass/Ygnacio and its in the shopping center with the Safeway. It faces Clayton road and its called Donna's Quilt Loft.

[Maija Lepore]

You are a celebrity!!
Have fun at the lake.

[Lilli]

Wow Sandy, you have a beautiful collection of china!

My glass charms and flowers look right at home among all your pretty things. Thanks :)

Hope you're having fun at Lake Shasta!

[Angela McRae]

I don't even know how I *found* your blog (you know how one blog link leads to another, and another), but I am so delighted because I have your quilt book and absolutely love it! It is one of the only craft books I own where I like every single project inside. I found the book at a wonderful quilt store in Charleston while on a trip there with a girlfriend, and so the book has so many wonderful memories for me. I'm working on the cover quilt right now!

[Tammy]

Love all of these china plates! Makes me want to get all of mine out and just drool over them. :)

[Gabriela Delworth]

Hello,

Wow! What a fun place is your blog! It's full of great designs, colour...

Warm regards,

Gabriela

[Laume]

Minden and Gardnerville - we've driven through there a handful of times on our way up or down highway 395. I noticed all the antique shops and thought it would be a fun place to go for a weekend of treasure hunting.