I just saw this commercial on TV for the second time and both times I found it just creepy. When I went to youtube to see if I could share it with you guess how it was titled....."Creepy Tobasco commercial". I see that I am not alone. What do you think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhQONWClOjA
AND....I really can't figure out what it is that creeps me out about it!
AND....will I be able to look at pepperoni pizza the same way again, let alone eat it!!
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Rick and I set out this morning to see some fall leaves. The weather was bright and sunny, although a little foggy in spots when we started at 9:00 a.m. We went to the eastern part of West Virginia to a spot known as The Dolly Sods Wilderness Area.
This is a very interesting spot with an interesting history. Check it out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Sods_Wilderness
Dolly Sods is one of my favorite spots in West Virginia, especially in the fall. The whole trip to and from is just gorgeous.
I'll just post a few highlight pictures, and if you are interested in seeing the rest you can check them out at
http://s374.photobucket.com/albums/oo181/quiltingmeme/leaf%20peeping%202009/
This picture above is known as "The Saddle". History states that Nancy Hanks Lincoln was born in the area.
The view from the top of the plateau.
I have no clue how many miles are
visible from this location....but it
seems like forever!
The dirt road up and through the Sods.
This looked like God made a quilt
and laid it out over this hill. The
bright red is wild blueberries.
OK, I have finished today's West Virginia
History lesson. I'll bid you goodbye!
Blessings,
Becky
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What fun!
I started at 10:00 a.m. which was 7:00 a.m. in Tucson where the hostess lives. The mystery was divided into quarters.
This is the outcome of the first quarter (on the left) and the second quarter (to the right)
Then I completed the third quarter....
I'm watching football in my sewing room so since we are calling these segments "quarters" I feel like I'm right in the game!!!
Then 2 of the above sections were joined to make a square. (I forgot to take a picture) Duh.
The blocks were then joined together and here is the finished product.....
I didn't sew on feet. That's Rick being my helper for photographs! I love how it turned out!!
This morning before I even got started my DIL Cole was here picking up the grands and wandered in to see what fabric I was using.
She got excited.
She asked me what I was going to do with the quilt.
I said I didn't know.
I asked her if she would like it.
She said yes.
Quilt is headed her way.
It all happened so fast!!!!!! :)
So that is my mystery quilt. It was an awful lot of fun. I'd do it again.
Blessings,
Becky
I have done all my preparatory tasks and I am ready for the big online mystery quilt in the morning!
Here are my 3 fabrics
Cut in squares
Marked to sew my half square triangles
Half squares sewn, cut apart, ironed and trimmed to size
I can't wait to see how it turns out!
Blessings,
Becky
....the face of the earth!
But, I've been totally out of whack for several different reasons. Kinda depressed, busy with the grands, traveling with Rick, just in a fog, I guess.
I have tried the last couple of weeks to change my attitude.....which is the only way any of the rest will change. I dread winter.....I suffer the winter blahs in the worst way and I just hate to see it start. Therefore, the attempt, with God's help, to short circuit it by going on the offensive before it gets here. We'll see how it goes.
I am so far behind on the Birthday block swap it is embarrassing. I have 2 made, but have not been able to make myself mail them. I apologize. I have the fabric ready to make most all of the others so since I will be home for the next 3 weeks I hope to get all caught up and mailed. Please know that you will get yours if I owe you one already.
I miss the quilting so much. I get so much enjoyment and peace from it.....but sometimes the effort to pick up the needle or walk to the sewing machine is more than I can handle. My butt print just deepens on my chair. New way of thinking...up an at 'em!
So in an effort to facilite this new thinking, I joined a mystery quilt event on an Online Quilter group I am in for this Saturday. I finally got my material cut last night and prepped a pile of squares to make half square triangles prior to Saturday. I'm hoping to carve out the time to do that tomorrow, then cut, press and square up after. I am excited...I have never done a mystery quilt before and I think it will be fun.
Christmas presents for the grands are ordered and most of them have arrived. Rick's gifts are mostly complete as well. I like to have my shopping essentially done before Thanksgiving....I am not a holiday crowd person. Well, actually that is not true. I don't necessarily mind the people, I just don't want to shop and try to check out among them. Does that make sense? Milling around and looking at decorations and listening to singing.....stuff like that, I have no problem. But pushing and shoving and rudeness that bubbles to the surface this time of year is just a pain. So I try to do a lot of online shopping (with free shipping) and only wade into the crowd at my leisure and pleasure.
I leave you with some new pics of the grands.....they are growing sooooo much.
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I'll try to be a better blogging buddy and will post my mystery quilt!
