We made a trip into Tillamook, a niggling agency southward of the RV common hither inward Rockaway Beach. Since this is our "shakedown" cruise, it's also the cruise nosotros cause got to figure out what extra niggling things nosotros mightiness demand for this novel RV. We've also discarded some things that worked for the former one, but don't operate inward the novel one. It's similar moving into a novel house...small though it is. On the agency into Tillamook, I captured a span to a greater extent than quilt blocks. This i was on a banking concern building:
This i was on the motorcar launder across the street.
Our most of import mission yesterday was to acquire a handbasket to serve every bit the kitty toy box in addition to other-kitty-things depository. It looks improve than the plastic shoe box that was at that spot before.
Also...less tippy java cups. They're almost also large for the loving cup holders, but they'll work.
While nosotros were inward town, nosotros stopped off at the Latimer Quilt in addition to Textile Center. We ofttimes halt hither when we're inward Tillamook. I cause got a soft spot for this house since some of my grandmother's quilts are included inward their collection. Here's the front end door. It's housed inward an former schoolhouse.
To the left of the door is this former schoolhouse bell.
This plaque hangs beneath the bell.
Across from the door were some wild rose bushes alongside the biggest rose hips I've e'er seen.
Inside, the restroom doors are painted alongside quilts.
So, nosotros stopped off hither to run across an exhibit I'd read most inward the Tillamook Headlight Herald yesteryear Victor Claude Pirtle. Here's a niggling quote from the article.
Navy veteran Victor Claude Pirtle admits serving inward Vietnam had a large behave upon on his life. “It left me altered inward many ways,” he said. It railroad train him on a bespeak looking for his answers. He readily admits finding verse xl years agone saved his life. He made some other regain to a greater extent than recently. Ten years ago, Pirtle flora quilting.
You tin forcefulness out read the entire article most him right here. He started quilting most the same fourth dimension I did, in addition to his quilts were rattling interesting. This origin i was hanging to the left every bit nosotros entered into the exhibit hall. It was called merely "Scrap Quilt."
He has a knack for bringing dimension to his quilts. I'll present you lot some other examples inward a minute. Here's i from the quilt shown above.
Most of his quilting consisted of this swirling in addition to hooked "stippling."
Opposite the quilt higher upwards hung this one, entitled "One Leg."
Inside was this large quilt called "Two Legs." Quite a few of the quilts had this unsquared, uneven complete to them.
I liked what he did alongside the borders, using thread icon for niggling pops of color.
And I didn't empathize this "One Leg" in addition to "Two Leg" trouble concern until I saw this side yesteryear side quilt, entitled "Eight Legs." Then, I could run across the legs. Do you lot run across them? Look dorsum in i lawsuit again at the quilts above, in addition to you'll run across the legs at that spot too.
If I'm remembering correctly, he lives inward Tillamook, in addition to hence many of his pieces are scenes of the sea.
This side yesteryear side i is his thread-painted version of Van Gogh's Starry Night. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 niggling sign said at that spot were 6.5 miles of thread inward this piece.
This side yesteryear side i is called "Emery Hotel."
If you're familiar alongside the music of Pink Floyd, you lot mightiness recognize this every bit the Dark Side of the Moon.
He had some smaller pieces on display every bit well. Here are a span of vacation quilts.
You mightiness recall our concluding trip to the coast when nosotros hiked close haystack stone in addition to saw the Tillamook Head Lighthouse.
Here it is inward the shape of a niggling quilt.
This i is called "Twin Towers."
Here's an instance of how he brings dimension to his quilts. This is a large bed-sized quilt. It was hanging upwards high, in addition to hence it was difficult for me to acquire rattling skilful pictures of it.
Looking up, you lot tin forcefulness out run across that he's crinkled in addition to tied fabrics to serve every bit the sails on the tall masts.
This side yesteryear side i is some other large quilt, entitled "Mail Call."
It's a niggling difficult to see, but the letters, the postal service slot, in addition to the curtains on the sides of the door are all iii dimensional.
This side yesteryear side i is called "Agent Orange."
There were many to a greater extent than to see, in addition to hence if you lot regain yourself inward the expanse anytime inward the side yesteryear side week, I tin forcefulness out recommend stopping inward to run across the exhibit. It closes on September 1st. We walked through the remainder of the center. I didn't run across whatever of my grandmother's quilts on display this fourth dimension around, but I've seen them at other times. On i visit, they were doing a display of Double Wedding Ring quilts, in addition to my grandmother's quilt was amid them. I searched through former spider web log posts trying to regain the epitome where it was on display, in addition to I couldn't regain it. Nevertheless, I can't resist showing you lot what it looks like.
She was such an incredible quilter. All her quilts were hand-pieced in addition to mitt quilted.
Her quilts made me desire to acquire to quilt, but she was long gone yesteryear the fourth dimension I learned.
Family remembrances aside, I had to present you lot these niggling cats nosotros saw yesterday. If I'm guessing, I'll mean value these are made from former sweaters or former socks.
There were also some rabbits.
And this raccoon.
This is the cite of the artist, who lives inward the same town where I live. I've blotted out her personal information since I wasn't certain she'd live happy most having it shared online. You tin forcefulness out regain her Etsy store right here.
Outside every bit nosotros were leaving, I noticed this large mural painted on the side of the edifice where their quilt collection is stored.
Back at the traveling ranch, the kitties are settling inward a niggling better. I snapped this epitome of Smitty who was sharing the honey spot alongside me.
There's an Instagram creative someone named Melissa. If i posts pictures of one's cats alongside the hashtag #melissapaintmycat, she mightiness exactly pigment your cat. Then she posts them, in addition to they are available for sale if you lot desire to buy it. I've posted dozens of pictures, but hence far, no dice. (I'm certain she's tagged yesteryear thousands, in addition to hence it's no surprise nosotros haven't won the lottery yet.)
Purrdon me, but did you lot inquire my purrmission to post my likeness on social meowdia?
They were both exhausted yesterday subsequently keeping us awake for most of the night.
Sadie is spending most of her fourth dimension inward the bedroom, but she did come upwards out for snuggles spell nosotros watched a film concluding night. She likes the niggling kitty quilt yesteryear the chamber window. She tin forcefulness out cause got a comfortable house to prevarication in addition to scout for woofies outside.
And in addition to then it's exactly a small hop to the bed for napping when she feels similar it. (Remind me to brand a quilt for this bed.)
Smitty is withal publish that at that spot are no cubbies inward the novel RV.
I've turned on my lasers every bit a alarm that I could plough into "Fang" at whatever moment. Be careful.
We did all our running to a greater extent than or less yesterday, in addition to straight off we'll exactly stick at the RV today. We postponed our Oysters Rockaway in addition to Linguine alle Vongole for this evening in addition to went out concluding night. It made sense to us to proceed our running to a greater extent than or less confined to i solar daytime hence nosotros could exactly hang today. The warm weather condition has gone away, but we'll go out for a cooler walk on the beach today. Aside from that...nothing on our agenda.