Same Thing Back in the Olden Days...

 

Hi-Yah!!!

 

Maybe Ruby needs this, too.  (Naaah, her bark's terrifying enough. Ask the 'evil UPS man.')

Want to See the Northern Lights?

 Also known as the Aurora Borealis...

Depending on where you live, it may still be possible to see these wondrous things. (We missed them by a few days -- they were visible in Castle Rock, but we were staying in Nederland! And Fort Garland missed out altogether.)

NOAA has a full list of when and where they're visible...

Iceland. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Thanks to a series of unusual storms, they've been more active than usual this spring. 

Alaska -- United States Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang -  Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Monday Stuff On the Way to Other Stuff: Mother's Day...and HOME

     Last week lasted a lonnngggg time.

     First, trying to finish up a plethora of jobs.

     Then, a rewarding time at the Peaks n' Pines guild in Granby on Thursday and Friday. (Thank you, fellow quilters!)

     Then a Mother's Day lunch spent with our kids at a restaurant serving hot pot and barbecue. (Thank you, Dears!)

     Then a long drive home, much of it through pouring rain. We noticed a lot of snow on La Veta Pass, though fortunately the roads were reasonably dry.

     And finally, church -- and the monthly potluck. 

     Add this all together, including hours of driving...and we were just beat. But we missed a weekend full of snow, rain, hail and power outages here at home. Fortunately, our woodrack was full, and we had milk, eggs and quick goodies stashed in the fridge.

     This week will be somewhat quieter, though I have work to do.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom! Love you -- see you soon.

Meanwhile:

Another church shooting thwarted...this time in Louisiana.

'Upcycled clothing' -- can a retailer stop someone else from refashioning their products into something else?

Specials for seniors. 

Here's an interesting weapon against AI voice scammers.  (We had a 'secret word' for our daughters when they were in school. But I asked one recently what it was -- and she couldn't think of it.) And...

A Colorado attorney is disbarred for using AI-generated opinions in his briefs. (They were made up, by the way.)

What's with the skeletons found buried under Hermann Goering's old home?

How often are 'left' legal analysts wrong when they fire off a statement? Turns out more than they'd care to admit.

A bison injures a tourist -- who's then arrested. (The man, not the buffalo.)

What it's like to be a "glass child."

Have a good week. 

The Mama is the little blondie at far left.

Making Their Point

 

Stained Glass Cat

 

Other 'accidental art' here, thanks to Bored Panda. Real inspiration, if you're working with color.

Monday (er, Tuesday) Stuff on the Way to Other Stuff: Peaks 'n Pines on Thursday -- Here I Come!

    I'll be speaking at the Peaks 'n Pines Guild on Thursday evening this week in Granby, CO, on what makes a 'quality quilt.' Do you want to improve your quilting skills? Enter a competition? Just plain do better at what you love? I can help. 

    I'll also be appraising on Friday the 10th, doing one-on-one evaluations of your quilts. Not only will I appraise them -- but I'll also give you what I call "judge's comments:" things quilt judges would look for, and possibilities for your future quilts. The appraising fee is less than my usual, and $5 of each goes to the guild. Contact them for more, plus an appointment. 

Meanwhile:

Will anyone save "Tillie?"  New Jerseyites, you should be speaking up on this. 

'Mystik Dan' wins the 150th Kentucky Derby!  But it was close...

Artist Frank Stella died -- he was 87. 

Products that really did exceed expectations -- including a radiator hammock for a cat. Interesting products, at reasonable prices. You don't hear this very often!

Politico is shocked ('Shocked, I tell you!') to find out that various foundations and organizations are funding anti-Israel protests at various colleges. George Soros leads the way, but there are plenty of others.

Combat training at the protests? Yup...caught on video. And it's not by the police, either.

The fraternity guys who refused to let the American flag be dishonored.  Good for them!

'Paper piecing has gone to the birds.' A fun tutorial from the Sherri Quilts A Lot blog.

A great new blog on rock collecting! 'Rock talk with Angel' has its first post up (on green), and more on the way. (Confession: this is Youngest Daughter's blog -- but beautifully done, and well worth reading.)

"Roll, Jordan, Roll" by the Fairfield Four -- rumbly and downright wonderful, if you enjoy a cappella men's quartets. 

'From the Department of 'Well, this is Ironic:' A dentist visits his parents, who just had a travertine floor installed. Encased in one tile: a slice of a fossilized human jawbone -- with teeth!

Get your kitten fix here...

Best copycat recipes... including Olive Garden's zuppa toscana and KFC's cole slaw.

Secret ingredients that make the dish taste even better. Like a little salt in your hot chocolate...

The U.S. Navy has a new unmanned sub: the Manta Ray drone submarine. 

Packing secrets from a 16-year experienced airline attendant.

Interesting hidden movie details.

Have a good rest of the week. And please stop by in Granby to say hi!

Man of Constant Sorrow

 One of the nicest versions of this old-timey favorite...

              Enjoy.

(Monday Stuff this week will actually be out on Tuesday -- some deadlines have to get finished first.)

I Shouldn't Be Laughing...

 

Poor guy...

Talkin' Bout Boogers...

 

At least he didn't keep his 'art collection' ON the couch!

Hey, only quality stuff on this blog!!!