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Lilo, thank you for your effort to make me sound interesting in the current newsletter.  However, you leave the impression that Alex and I were flower children.  I want to dispel this misunderstanding.  Alex and I are both substantially younger than Mick Jagger (and substantially better looking than Keith Richards.  Okay at least Alex is.)  This is a halloween picture not a picture of Alex and me in college.   We did live in San Francisco once, it was above Golden Gate Park not in the Haight.                                    

It was in San Francisco that I realized that Alex was destined to be on TV.  We moved to SF and were very fortunate to find a cheap apartment.  This was an amazing deal.  Not only was it a good price, it was patrolled by the University of SF police.  The building was situated down the hill below Sutro Tower (the highest point in San Francisco. The big red and white tower high on a mountain. Google Sutro Tower Images). We had deer in the backyard and a view of Golden Gate park in the front.  It had a twisty road just like Lombard Street that snaked up the hill.  Well, one day a big truck tried to come up the hill, decided to turn around, and got stuck.  The News crews came to tape the poor stuck truck.  This was too much fun for Alex and she quickly went down the hill to participate.  And of all the people there, who showed up continually on the news pictures?  Alex.

Halloween is a big deal in San Francisco.  I worked late that day, so Alex got a friend and they dressed up and went down to Polk Street for the fun.  Well, things were bustling and some problems erupted and the news crews descended on the area.  So I anxiously turned on the news and there was my Alex in a mouse costume waving at the camera.  Of all the people on Polk Street that night, how did Alex get on camera?  It was destiny.

I'll let Alex tell you about the TV hypnotist and what he got her to do on some later blog.

Suffice it to say that Alex is a flower child in heart only.

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OK folks - patience is a virture - but I am learning!!! YYIIPPEE

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BU is over and it seems just yesterday I was heading to Orlando for the annual Bernina Convention. Now that I have been in the "Bernina Family" for a few years, this particualr event is a sort of "homecoming" - or high school reunion. The theme this year was 75 years of excellence. Did you know that Bernina is the ONLY sewing machine company that is still family owned? The days are filled with lots of classes, from marketing to quilting to tailoring. At each BU there is a new "something" that is released. This year it is called "my label" a three dimensional program to help get the perfect fit. Though it is for clothing/garment sewing, it certainly got my attention. But, regardless of all the good stuff to see and do, Ricky and I had the opportunity to sneak away and visit Epcot - our quest? To find quilters "world wide", kind of just like here!

Italy in its glory - Epcot style!

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If you had 5 seconds (to think) to sign a rock on YOUR wilderness adventure (as I did on mine with Ricky) what would you say...................?

 I said, "Live, Love and Laugh". 

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Every year at Bernina university there is a sort of recognition dinner - for dealers who perform at a certain level - not sure what that is, don't need to know. THIS year we went to Sea World (remember we are in Orlando right now) for this dinner. After a delicious meal we got to see the killer whale show. It was simply incredible. To watch the trainers and their whales work together was magic. To see the Mama whale with the baby whales was nature at its best (if possible in this sort of environment). It was WONDERFUL!!!!! After that we got another round of desserts to munch on, the fireworks began. My reputation at BU might never be the same because I snuck out of the party area into the bushes to see the fireworks at a better advantage.............apparently it didn't look lady like - oh well, what's new?

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Look - Look - everyone! I found more Florida wilderness - NOW I need to find Florida Wilderness shoes................

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Who says you have to be in CO to have a wilderness adventure?! On the way to the Grande Cypress Resort (You will like this place Ricky!) - I was keeping a pealed eye for alligators beside the road. Yes, I do know they are around here - but imagine my surprise when this happy little fellow showed up - maybe we don't have to go to Antartica after all!

Looking for gaters - looking for gaters - looking for gaters................

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If you have ever wondered where the "official" APQS Eagle landed after leaving the roost in Iowa, well he has been found. Sporting official 4th of July attire, he is resting in Livermore CA, in the yard of my parents. It was a long journey to CA, but apparently the Eagle has settled in and feels right at home.

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Good Eyes! Look what I might have missed had you not posted your comment! Keep those insights coming!

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Last evening at the last moment John and I decided to head to the hills - however not for bear hunting. I have a quilt deadline and Pine Mountain Lake celebrates the 4th tonight with a spectaular fireworks display. First thing this morning, we got up and went on "the walk" - the one we used to enjoy with our dog Lizzie - a memorial trip. As soon as we got home there was a happy voice at the front door - "Hey - it's Mercedes". As I was preparing to work on the quilt, Mercedes started pawing and folding the fabric. She was as drawn to color and texture as the rest of us are. She particularly liked the polka dots - ahh - a girl after my own heart. Together, we were organizing, stacking and getting ready for my sew day. All of a sudden it occured to me, I'll bet she would like to make a block. So darling Mercedes got a crash course on piecing. Like a duck to water she took to the fabric and sewing machine. Her Dad came over to gather her home, but realized in short order, he could just wait! Look at Mercede's face with her finished block!!! Way to go Mercedes - now YOU can make your own quilt - BTW: I give you an A+ for your first block. PS: that's not blond bear - it is me without makeup - but just as scary!