Welcome to July

Right end of our mantel 

(the half-gallon canning jars were my maternal grandmother's)

Center of the mantel

This sign encapsulates so much of my Michigan childhood

from herds of holsteins grazing in the fields,

frequent family outings to regional ice creameries, 

my maternal grandfather's stories of life on the farm,

and so much more . . .

. . . including the sign on September's barn

in my book's cover quilt See Rock City. 

Left end of the mantel

Left end of the hearth

Right end of the hearth

Fourth of July (2021) on one living room rocker

Hello July (2021) on the second living room rocker

The cedar chest's orphan block runner

The Kitchen Door Quilt (2016) on one side chair

with a pillow made from Finnish linen purchased 

the summer between my junior-senior year of college 

while I was part of an all-Michigan orchestra tour 

that criss-crossed Finland.

Inspi(RED) (2020) on the second side chair

with a second pillow made from another piece

of that well-aged Finnish linen.

Gotta Love It (2011) on the back of the couch

And Moments in Time (2016) on the back of my recliner

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Wishing each of you a safe (!!) 

and satisfying Fourth of July weekend. 

Quiltdivajulie

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“Purer colors…have in themselves, independently of the objects they serve to express, a significant action on the feelings of those who look at them.”

Henri Matisse