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!