May In Stitches

No grass growing around this quilter.

Traditional and art quilts alike.

One for a skateboarder.

The other for a galley. 

A cartography quilt of LA's South Bay.

April Showers

Sunny Day for Susan's Spring Bridal Shower!

Happy happy bride, soon to be Mrs. Robinson.

So much warmth and good wishes 

from friends and family.

March Birthday Boy

The Most Happy Fella: My brother-in-law, 

Bernie November!

At his 75th birthday brunch, we dicussed naming

Bernie's Bend at Hot Creek Ranch.

Why not???

February Fiesta!

Fiesta at Heirloom LA!

Yummy corn right off the truck!

Lion Love

Not just a highlight of 2012, but a remarkable experience of a lifetime. The crowning moment of our trip to South Africa and parts north.

This was taken at the Lion Encounter in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. It is an active conservation program for African lions.

Pictured here is a 17-month old male lion. Nearby is his sister. They play together just as kittens do, except that their paws are bigger than our heads!

Zippity Do Dah Zippity Day

My oh my what a wonderful day.
Plenty of sunshine heading my way.
Zippity Do Dah Zippity Day


Feeling a bit down today because the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge is over?
Here's some ways to add some Zippity Doo Dah to your day: http://www.divinecaroline.com/22189/100749-zippity-doo-dah-simple-ways
Need the full lyrics for this song:
Click here.
Need the story behind this famous Disney song? Click here.
Well, thank you to the The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge people. What a great idea. I have never blogged for 30 days straight and it's been a great exercise.

Youth Advocate

So one day I'm going about my business and the next I'm calling myself a Youth Advocate.
Why? Here's why:
As a young person you have needs but you do not have all the skills to get those needs met.
You just have not lived long enough.
I've been around the block a few times and am not afraid to speak up. I know how to use my words and who to speak to and how to pull in the resources I don't have.
I know how to write a proposal, find the information I need and where to go if I don't have what I need.
I can stand up to an adult who is trying to put me in the position of a child. No way I'm buying that.
So here I am advocating for young people who skateboard.
Skateboarding is not a crime, but the athletes who skateboard are treated like criminals and ticketed for practicing their sport.
I'm standing up for these kids. Draconian measures of punishing skaters with tickets is not the solution. We cannot just say no repeatedly to skaters. We must provide solutions such as a sanctioned space for skateboarding. People, be it young people or adults, will always find a way around a "no." 
I am for keeping kids out of harm's way and providing a safe place for them to recreate.
This is the responsibility of our cities, our neighborhoods and our neighbors.
It is all our responsibility to keep our kids safe.
Where do you stand on this?