Monthly Archives: June 2016

I tried to write this a while ago, but found I didn’t know how to begin. My maternal cousin Dossie passed away last night from lung cancer. Tonight, my half-sister Barbara is passing from Parkinson’s disease. These two grew up … Continue reading →

I finished the first item for the Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum last night. It’s a child’s apron with pockets. The stitching for the pocket separations may not be visible, but the white band is the pocket and it’s separated into … Continue reading →

I don’t know that there’s anything to compare to the horror that the people of Orlando, FL are living through right now. How someone can be filled with the kind of rage and insanity that it would take to kill and … Continue reading →

I have new projects!!! Our good friend, Sheryl Bovi-Pickard is manager of the Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum’s gift shop. She and I have been talking about some ideas for sewn items to sell in the gift shop. Beyond what I … Continue reading →

I’m not sure how this page will turn out. I had wanted to shift these photos to the left side of the page, but I couldn’t get the menu to appear. Ah well… That’s an Oriole sitting on the hummingbird … Continue reading →

Train traffic is quiet right now, but Monday is a track maintenance day so I shouldn’t expect much in the way of train traffic until late afternoon. This photo is fairly recent and it’s a UP passenger special. I wouldn’t … Continue reading →

I  was talking to the younger son earlier this evening and asked him about the hummingbird nest that is on his patio. He said the baby is only about 3″ in length and it was really hard to see him/her. … Continue reading →