Lorchen wrote: Wow very beautiful. I love all birds and he is just neat.

That is great!

Guess we just let quilting be a part of our life and life a part of our quilting

The Daily blog and the menbers Blog is just that; Blogs. A place to let every one know what you want them to know, if they care to read it

The forum will never be better than us that uses it and sometimes we can be VERY disorganized. It can be hard to find back to something interesting because it usually is not posted under the subject natural.....like searching for some of my gadgets

The strange thing is, you hardly find anyone in the chatroom!

I love the fact that I can be more than a quilter on here, I can be me. I have made wonderful friends and even found real special friends whom I will meet in Houston! I am even invited to visit a TQS-girl (Wanda) the weekend before Houston! Thats greate isnt it?

Cher, the bird is real (and so am I ). It's an European Eagle Owl, the largest owl you find in Europe, and - yes - he was very heavy. This bird has the most amazing orange eyes and the colours of his feathers are out of this world. I was told at the time that this guy, even though quite tame (when he likes somebody - I was lucky), is not fed, but is released at night and goes hunting for his own food, returning to the sanctuary in the morning. He lives in a fairly remote part of Scotland.

Lorchen

Lorchen is that really an owl you are holding in your picture. Wow I have a lot of birds at my house but that is really unusual. He looks heavy. Cher Massachusetts

Summertime in Southern Nevada and AZ is like winters in the northern states, these are the months we stay inside. The best part of our side of this scenario is you don't have to shovel heat. Bobbi

Judy, AC is something you only find in very, very few houses in the UK, hence handwork with a quilt on your knees on hot summer days.

Lorchen

Our pioneer foremothers made utility quilts to keep their families warm during the long, cold winters on the prairie. So weather is very much quilt related.

Maggie in E. Central Illinois

Judy, the way I always described it was that it was like stepping into a blast furnace. My AZ brother always gives me a hard time because I complain when it is in the 80's here. I hide out in my sewing room when it gets that warm

Lorchen, you are right. Weather is quilting related. No one goes outside in the summer as it is way too hot, so a lot of quilting gets done. Our winters here are in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. That is when the winter visitors (snow birds) flock to AZ away from their frigid temperatures. That is when the outdoor activities happen. But in the summer, everyone stays inside in the A/C and spends their days at the machine. Wanna know what it's like? You know when you first open the oven door and that rush of heat comes up in your face, ta da!!!!!!!! Judy in AZ

I am in cold cold cold Minnesota and need a little fun. The blogs that do not necessarily relate to quilting are something I can read or not but usually I enjoy them. I loved the glass exhibits that John posted last year and talk about quilting inspiration - those were great. The one this week with the balloon clothes was so cute and gave me a few new ideas - not sure where the ideas will go but who knows and when. guess I just plain love TQS and haven't found much they do bad. Ann - the perenial fan

Careful. You're wishing away your summer vacation. Enjoy your summer, Lorchen.

But weather is quilting related. I have a really nice quilt that only needs the binding stitching down. I simply won't do it when it's hot and I would have the whole quilt across my knees for hours. Roll on autumn and winter.

Lorchen

Judy, I wish you could send some of that heat this way. It's 64 degrees here in north east Ohio. Normal for this time of year is low 80's. If only we could even it out! Marge