kaffe fasset wall at Island Quilter

kaffe fasset wall at Island Quilter
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

this picture was taken at the new fabric shop on vashon, or at least fairly new, i consider anything new that has not been there at least 20 years... island quilter. this is their kaffe fasset wall. kaffe fasset actually visited them and apparently his partner liked the wall so much he took pictures - and so did i. after asking permission. now i must say this shop would be worth a visit, it's just a short ferry ride from seattle or tacoma. you could have lunch at the monkey tree, vashon hardware, or the red bicycle, all within a few blocks, or coffee at luna. and you should visit both book stores too as long as you are there. i need to go back soon again,

this is island quilter's website:
Island Quilter.

goat and llamas and sheep on my!

goat and llamas and sheep on my!
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

jesse and i had a very nice visit to vashon island, where i grew up yesterday. we drove around, went to the lighthouse at pt. robinson, poked around town a bit, then went over to see our friends phil and kathy - where i was given YARN and jesse was plied with guatamalan rum, had lunch at the vashon hardware, which is now a restaurant. i got cordials at my favorite little shop (the little house) and we went to the amazing new fabric store, island quilter. it was a good visit.

i insisted on stopping and taking a picture of this llama. i miss the farm i grew up on! we had sheep and boarded llamas. they can be quite sweet, except when they are not, and then they are kind of nasty brutes, but still pretty indeed.

pen and ink

pen and ink
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

yesterday, i drew, pretty much all day long, while listening to the bbc production of douglas adams' long dark teatime of the soul and watching the documentary of grey gardens.

fox finds hedgehog

fox finds hedgehog
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

i am home with a headache and sore throat and i am hoping it's one of those 24 hour things. this is a picture i started a couple days ago and finished last night. i wish i could draw things all day.

pen and ink with colored pencil
3 x 4.5 inches

science center arches

science center arches
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

this is the view from the 100 level of the space needle. this is one of three arches that mark the seattle science center. in the distance is puget sound, bainbridge island, and the peninsula.

wildflower

wildflower
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

i took this picture on the way to work. the sun was coming up and catching on the dew. it was a beautiful but cold morning. i am sorry that work was too busy to permit a walk at lunch time. i had a lunch time meeting at the space needle, though, so there were views of downtown and the water. the elevator operator said sometimes people ask if bainbridge island, in the distance, is japan. (no.)

the spinner

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Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

this is to inspire my sister, and my mother. i grew up on a little sheep farm on vashon island. my mother is a spinner and my sister talks about learning. i fully intend to learn to spin sometime, to compliment my knitting! i'll get to it when i retire if i don't manage it sooner. my space is small so i might need a wee peggy wheel!