Thursday, June 08, 2006

What's New?

My first red lily opened up this morning, amidst the chives and oregano.


Yesterday afternoon Dave decided it was time for us to put up our new canopy on the deck. This is a task for the brave and brawny. It looks simple enough, but this morning our shoulders are killing us. It was very difficult to get the expanding frame to click into place and we both struggled and sweated and grunted until it worked. My right shoulder throbbed all night and Dave just woke up with the same pain. This canopy will stay in place until the first or second snow...

Now we are all ready for guests. I still haven't set a date for the May Birthday Girls, since we are never in this state at the same time...but this will be the place when we finally are. Perhaps August.

Our buddies, Mr. Mallard and Miss Wabbit, sitting in the dewy dawn grass.

I finished my painting yesterday too. No title yet, since I consider it just practice.
36" square, oils.

I got that juicy paint look that I wanted.
PS: See Gerrie Congdon's Crazy for Fiber's really great photos and explanation of the Escape Hatch Finish. In November/December QNM an article about it will appear . Barbara Fiedler is writing it, with my explanations, and will be showing my quilts as examples.

8 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:02 AM

    You have your groove back...it is wonderful...and only the beginning.

    Bonnie

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  2. Love the painting, Mel!

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  3. Anonymous8:40 AM

    Wonderful painting. Yes...it's you.

    teri

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  4. Anonymous11:16 AM

    Now that's painting!
    Keep on - you've got it.

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  5. Anonymous11:24 AM

    Your painting is great but at this moment I'm in love with your canopy on your deck. Why didn't I think of that??

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  6. OMG! I love that painting. And wasn't Tommie right on about painting your quilts? Thanks for the referral back to my blog. I think I did credit you with it, didn't I!!

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  7. We had a canopy just like yours untill a strong windy thunderstorm came through and mangled the frame.

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  8. I've always loved your quilts, Melody, but, Oh My! That painting is exquisite!

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