Archive for February, 2007

Drive-by Photography

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

I love to amuse myself by taking photos of the scenery while Mr C is driving. My new Canon Powershot does a great job of capturing scenery on the move. This is what greeted us as we left the sunny desert for the rainy LA basin this morning: And what is at the end of [...]

Viola’s Garden and Create a Connection

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Just a quick post this morning to tell you to be sure to run over to Create a Connection to see the nice interview that Deb of Red Shoe Ramblings did with me. She is the guest interviewer this month. We are on our way to San Francisco to have dinner with Lili, Mark and [...]

A Photogenic Day in the Desert

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Yesterday. Mr C and I went back to Joshua Tree National Park to tour the Desert Queen Ranch. It is situated back in the park. It is a long dusty, sandy drive to get there. Tours are give twice a day. It was a working ranch, settled way back in the 1800′s. The homesteaders who [...]

Twentynine Palms and Joshua Tree National Park

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

I am taking a break from the baby quilt to do some blogging. Actually, I took a long break. Mr C and I walked to the downtown area of Twentynine Palms, where we are spending some time in the desert. There is a Marine Base near by so much of the business caters to that [...]

Modernism in Palm Springs

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

We went back to Palm Springs yesterday afternoon to see a classic car show, have dinner and attend a comedic slide show of vintage scenes of the Palm Springs area. It was very deja vu for the four of us who came of age in the 50′s and 60′s. I forgot to take my camera [...]