September 30, 2011

unnaturally

quiet house

dogs at the groomer

morning appointment

dogs to the groomers

quilt laid out and pinned

and half quilted

chores mostly done

September 29, 2011

dromaeosaur

ever watchful

autumn sunset

tutoring at 

Student Link and

at home

dinosaur arrives

quilt top finished

September 28, 2011

art auction

making the winning bid

dinosaur sculpture

good news 

from our vet

the world looks

sunny and bright

happily exhausted

September 27, 2011

slugs

harvesting under

the fern

tutoring students

cataloguing books

much needed nap

chiropractor and errands

day ends with quilting

September 26, 2011

picking strawberries

in the rain

a hummer flits past

balancing act

checkbook antics

cat watches

heavy rains

quiet day inside

working on the computer

with Sasha helping

pieced more of my quilt

September 25, 2011

splitting headache

periwinkle asters

in the rain

good day for Sasha

everyone happy

heavy rains and winds

followed by sun

more quilt piecing

September 24, 2011

sunny fall day

picking up dog poop

a tree frog hops by

bad news 

on Sasha’s labs

pieced more of

my bed quilt

Sasha eats

September 23, 2011

yellow leaves

gently dropping

wind chimes sing

opening my eyes

a worm scurries by

morning shower

Sasha’s blood results

overnight

mine--three days

and still waiting

Sasha’s vet rocks!

therapy appointment

weekly chores done

three quilts finished

vet visit

quiet evening ahead

September 22, 2011

picking strawberries

with Oliver filling

my bucket his stomach

reds oranges

western glow

behind fir trees

crenellating 

the penultimate 

fugacious leaf

early start

vet tech pills Sasha

morning and evening

work week completed

three quilts squared

September 21, 2011

rushing 

out the door

a furry caterpillar

tutoring

teaching bridge

vet visit

quilted two quilts

exhaustion

September 20, 2011

half moon

high above

clear blue sky

dog climbs

cat furniture bridge

food quest

a sandy beach

warmed by the sun

sleeping dragon

tetanus shot

thanks Sasha

laid out three quilts

quilted largest

sunny fall day

September 19, 2011

gliding up

the glass door

a snail

pilling Sasha

finger bitten 

finished third 

quilt top

snail in my shower

September 18, 2011

tentacles waving

a slug stops by

morning shower

motionless night

silent wind chimes 

a distant owl hoots

drizzly night

fog flows down 

the ravine

quiet day at home

writing poetry

quilting reading

napping with Sasha

chasing Oliver

September 17, 2011

carmageddons

are rare

on Vashon Island

a sword pierces

the air fills with atomies

causing a carmageddon

rainy fall day

catching up on writing

dogs sleep

slugs

promenading down

long purple walkway

Sasha home from vet

Chauncey’s bandage changed

lovely autumn rainy day

pieced most of a quilt

welcome nap

September 16, 2011

wind chimes

sounding over the

owl’s hoot

early to the vet

Sasha’s ultrasound

slug wishes us

good luck

sun sets at last

September 15, 2011

wind chimes

calming a restless mind

dogs snore

marking

math papers

the sun shines

Chauncey gets 

several lumps removed

last tutoring of the week

errands accomplished

missed my nap

September 14, 2011

purple paint

on a white paw

helpful dog

tutoring students

sorting library books

teaching bridge class

vet visits for four pets

very busy day

September 13, 2011

driving home

from the vet

maple tree turning

tea mug falls 

from car roof

dogs scatter

recycling all over

Sasha has good vet visit

September 12, 2011

harvest moon

rising over fir trees

full and orange

quilts laid out

temperatures drop

painting continues

lovely game of Mahjong

super Monday

September 11, 2011

summer arrives

late this year

students moan

fairies dance

dragons fly

quilt squares

motorcycle club

enjoys the island

a butterfly soars

fairies dragons

unicorns horses

ballerinas

all getting together

in one quilt

September 10, 2011

moonbeams 

through the bedroom window

piercing darkness

lots of fabric

to be cut 

another set of quilts

figs grapes peaches strawberries

summer bounty abounds

September 9, 2011

an internet friend

meeting face to face

over ice cream

catching up

after long week

ice cream with a friend

piecing more on my

bed quilt

September 8, 2011

dieting dog climbs

onto the kitchen counter

discovers cat food

dog chews hard

to eat with

only twelve teeth

couches return

from storage

first week tutoring

errand runs

time for quilting

September 7, 2011

slugs abundant

on purple deck

nighttime walk

new schedule

tutoring three

mornings each week

challenging transitions 

fuchsias in bloom

September 6, 2011

new beginnings at
the alternative high school
volunteer tutors


driving home
after playing Mahjongg
with friends
a blue jay
flies past

September 5, 2011

a brown moth
under the purple shelf
morning shower


kitchen cabinet mostly finished
online banking conquered
gas leak detected
ground bees discovered
quilt top completed

September 4, 2011

summer afternoon
my cat and I
nap


fabric becomes squares
which become strips
small and large
joined alternately
eventually a quilt top

September 3, 2011

sunrise
a baby robin splashes
in the pond


dogs barking
a doe and her
twin fawns


Sasha perkier
1620 3.5” squares
972 6.5” squares
cut for quilting
happily exhausted

September 2, 2011

grapes figs
watermelon
holiday weekend


cat worries
vet out of state
summer fruits
school orientation
weekend ahead

September 1, 2011

calendar page turns
baby robins
hunt worms


three quilts
completed
student schedules
sorted
long day