My Favorite Shoe Box

I've saved this shoe box cover for years.

Something about the simple graphics caught my attention.

Perhaps I might try painting in this style sometime.

Or, you could look at it upside down...

I see a watermelon slice...

Easy to amuse here, smiles...

Autumn-Themed Wall Quilts

If you've been following my blog through the years, you've probably already seen the last two quilts.  The first two are UFO's (in the quilting-world, that means Unfinished Objects).  I recently pulled them out of the piles of wall quilts/art quilts I have made and put them up, hoping that the sight of them would prompt me to finish constructing the one, and put the binding on the other: 

Twice-Blooming Rhododendron

One brave blossom began to open 

at the end of September.  

It's right in front of a window

where I look out, all through the day.

I've never known this plant to flower twice.   

Funky Fruit

These Sweet Sapphire black grapes are a new variety, very odd in shape, delicious in flavor.  They look like dark purple sausages.  I decided to freeze some so I go through the whole bag in one sitting, smiles.