What a week

Well friends....The Brother Alan was my poster last week. (We tried to add him as a co-author following all the directions) He and Lis had a good visit with lots of time to enjoy themselves. This was the first year that Mr H and I did not join in all the excursions. Denny was not up to it but that is okay. We all did get to Scottsdale to go to the Scottsdale Museum of the West. It was full of wonderful paintings and Native American sculptures like this one....

This is Gall, Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse....there were many others...

This one interested me, called Creation Passing. Something about it......The pieces on display were wonderful...too many to post  but I am happy that Mr H was up to the visit.

Here are the 3 inspectors.....as I mentioned the paintings were nice too. A nice place to visit. Alan and Lisa ventured about and about on their own after this but also spent plenty of time home with us. Alan did all the cooking and it was delicious. So I guess I am bake in the kitchen now! This year my little/big brother and I had lots to discuss. Mr H as you all know has not been well and it has been a difficult adjustment for me. This past week a new issue has come to be. Today we will be going for some important tests. My needle has not been in my hand much this last week so nothing to show or really talk about there. I know that you will keep us in your thoughts and that does help me. Your kind words and friendship are a comfort. I hope you have a wonderful day.

An afternoon at the museum

Yesterday Mr H suggested a ride to the Arizona Museum of Natural History, so off we went. What a fun and interesting place. Many displays for children (of all ages) to explore and lots of exhibits asking you to touch them.

Mr H touching the Drusy Chrysocolla Boulder. Wonderful examples of rocks and minerals from ages gone by. The displays were wonderful.... we moved on through halls and rooms... always finding something to gaze at like this piece...

this was a huge cut of Amethyst which is my birth stone. There was a similar size in the gift shop that was only $400.00 but I settled for this smaller piece which was much more affordable

 and easier to carry. For now it sits here where I can admire it often. There were so many displays like this one

and this one

The beauty of each piece ...there was also some textiles to see and this wonderful piece

I wanted to reach into the case and caress the fiber. We wandered through the dinosaur bones and then there was a lightening and rain storm that added to the wonder of it. This piece was amazing

the detail was lovely and although it was behind glass, I was able to get really close to see it all.


Finally we went to the courtyard where there was a gold mine sluice set up so we could pan for gold! Of course we did...

 After a few tries we began to find "gold" and here is our treasure....
The museum was very much all ours as the morning crowds left, it was like having our private museum. We really enjoyed how well this museum is designed. Puzzled to put together, tunnels for children to explore, there was a mining camp to wander through and dinosaurs  to intrigue everyone.  All in all we had a wonderful afternoon.
Earlier in the morning I went to a nearby quilt shop for a couple of pieces of fabric .....

I cannot wait to get started. Beautiful Christmas prints. I went for 4 quarter yard pieces and ended up with more than enough for two projects that I have in mind. Guess that about covers it. So happy that you could spend time with me today. Thank you for your friendship and kind words. Have a great day.