Mission Quilts

Women with the Petersburg Lutheran Church spend two days a month visiting and sewing together mission quilts.  The dimensions of these quilts have to 60 inches by 80 inches and that's it.  The designs of the quilt are up to the makers.  Now that I'm retired, I get to do all kinds of fun things during the day.  I look forward to many more days of cutting and sewing quilts together with this group.  Everyone has a job.  The cutters at this get together were

Sue

Marcy and Sally

and Ginger.

Gail is a cutter too and Dell is sewing binding on the quilt and as you can see, fellowship is the order of the day.

Jackie got to sew the binding on this great puffy quilt.

Marilyn spent the day sewing this green top together.

Another example of how quilting brings people together.  Kris and Heidi make the quilt sandwiches.  This group has been meeting regularly since the mid '60's.  It started in our local Presbyterian Church and later moved to the Lutheran Church when the Head Start program took over the space at the Presbyterian Church.

Donna's job is to the the quilts with yarn.

Sally's yummy quiche and Heidi's zucchini cake gave us the right amount of energy to get through the afternoon.  

There's nothing like a day of quilting with incredible women.

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Home Again

Doug and I are dried out, relaxed and ready for another season of happy, island living.  We live in the most beautiful, albeit wet, place on earth.  It was wonderful to be greeted with a dusting of sparkly snow and clear blue sky.  The view out our window is something we will never get tired of.  We love the desert and the west coast but home is always home.  I've posted a panoramic view of what I see out my window.  We live on the shores of Fredrick Sound and the mountains in the distance are a part of the Coastal Range.

On the other side of these mountains in the second two pictures is British Columbia, Canada.  

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Julebukking 2014

Here are some pictures of Julebukking in Petersburg on Christmas Eve, 2014.  If you are interested in learning a little bit about the Julebukking tradition, CLICK HERE.  This year,  I wandered through town on December 24th and took pictures of people enjoying good food and great company.  Different businesses and non-profits welcome people for several days before Christmas.  The Julebukking schedule is published in the Petersburg Pilot and on KFSK.org.  Good information for next year.  

First Bank

Skate of Gear

Sing Lee Alley Books

Hammer and Wikan

Recipe for Moose Milk-place ice cream and White Christmas in a 5 gallon jug.  Smash up the big hunks with a potato masher.  Place tub in the paint mixer. Serve;-)

Petersburg Rexall Drug Store

Rexall has been serving hot pastrami sandwiches every Christmas Eve for more than 40 years.

(for Sally and Paige)

 Homeport Electronics

Martha Smith's Baked Goods

Costal Cold Storage

The Trading Union

Have a Very Happy New Year!!!