Sleepless in Louisville...not Seattle!

4:30 a.m. still found me awake; sleep escaped me last night. I finally ended up sleeping on the couch, fireplace turned on, a fuzzy blanket protecting me from the chill, and a sweet old Rodburn stretched out on the hearth snoozing away the rest of the night.

heart catheter

Medically speaking, the unknown is almost always more fearful than reality. That holds true for what I went through today. An earlier EKG showed an "abnormal" reading so the heart catheter was done to know 100% if something was wrong with my heart. The catheter was done this morning and I was home by early afternoon, bearing my HEALTHY heart with me!!!!!!!!!! Whew.

Quilts from Japan

When looking at the quilt images, you have to keep in mind they are created using various colored and textured pieces of fabric that are stitched together to make the design. Many of the Japanese quilters used old kimonos that they cut apart then re-stitched into their quilts.

Paducah Quilt Show

For a long time now a quilting friend of mine has talked about how fabulous is the International Quilt Show held in Paducah, Kentucky. I believed her but I guess not totally. (Sorry, Nancy!) I was bowled over by the gorgeous works of art. These weren't your Granny's patchwork quilts made for totally utilitarian purposes. Many of the ones I saw could easily be shown in a museum. Unfortunately, my camera battery quit on me after just a few photographs but I still had to show some of them. There were quilts from, of course, the United States, United Kingdom, Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. The country that almost stole the show because of their quilters' intricate designs, beautiful colors, and fine craftsmanship was JAPAN!! People would gasp when they'd turn a corner and be confronted with them.

Rodburn

Amanda's O.L.D. cat, Rodburn, lives with us now. If I don't replenish his dish with fresh water, he improvises!!

Easter, 2010

Easter, 2010

If I'd special ordered the weather for Easter this year, April 4, it would have been exactly what we had! Some of the family couldn't be at Jackie's for dinner and Easter egg hunt and I missed them terribly.

April adventures

Yesterday, Bernheim Forest won out over Alice in Wonderland. We headed to the movies, decided the day was too perfect to sit holed up in a dark theater, and meandered along various roads to Bernheim. It was one of those days you want to stick in your pocket then pull out to relive later in the year when it's snowy and icy. Large clumps of pink and white blooming trees greeted us as soon as we entered the front gate. Intense pink, lavender, and white wildflowers dotted the woods. The greens of tree leaves and grass even looked edible. The forest was decked out in its finest, all dressed up for the prom!

Easter, 2010