Lots of people today, lots of talking. And, mid-afternoon, the snow started coming down. Beautiful.
Author: bonniehull
Bonnie Hull is a painter. Transplanted from the urban mid-west, she works in Oregon's capital city living in a mid-19th century house. Studio, garden, quilting, coffee, preservation, the Oregon art world are among her topics.
We’re Ready…
Well we “tidied up” today–this would be a euphemism for slogging through piles of stuff for about 10 hours. But, the house looks good for the open house…and we remember again the true thing: tidying up for the open house means it’s all in order for Christmas! Hooray!!! And we have been reminded again today […]
Neighborhood Christmas House Tour
Doug says a big storm is heading for us this weekend–just in time to make the Court/Chemeketa Residential Historic District house tour exciting! Sunday from 1-5 about 18 houses in the neighborhood will be open, including ours. Here’s a little image of Christmas past–in this case 1985. Various neighbors will be showcasing their own art […]
Harry Widman: The Final Proof
The book goes to the printer Monday so Roger has been working and the “final” proof (there will actually be another proof–the printer’s proof–still to come). It will be a relief to have it off and away for a bit. (Sorry these photos are so dark…) (This is the painting that went missing and was […]
The New Quilt
I was looking at Cynthia’s blog today and saw her newest, lovely, mostly-white quilt, and thought maybe I’d post something on the quilt I’ve been working on–which is ALMOST finished. The piece is quilted by hand and, as you can see, involved a lot of straight lines (I used the fabric as a quilting guide). […]
Sky Notes
I noticed the sky in Portland Saturday–just the little clouds. Then the sunset. Wow.
Birthday Present
Hint: It was a camera.
The Ridiculous and the Sublime–at the beach
Sunday was a gorgeous day. The Bay was mysterious and beautiful: the tide was almost high and rolling in: and there were other mysterious things:
The Package
The other day I was really tired, kind of bummed out a little. The mail came late and included a package. It was so delightful looking–so sort of pretty. The way the tape was put on–the writing–the back. I began to open the package and discovered every thing about it was gorgeous–when the box flap […]
On The Way 