As this week's blistering temperatures inch towards 105° F (40+° C.) with a Sirricco (hot desert wind), I remain blissfully happy. These are "snow days" for me because it would be unhealthy to go outside. And so I sit contentedly with needle in hand. The spotted vest just might be a rapid project.
I'll go out in the late afternoon to talk to my lemon trees. Temperatures are supposed to go down slightly next week...
Interesting people crossed my path this summer...Modie, my sister's pug, counts as a family member, of course.
More evening stitching on my cotton vest with a spot. After picking lemons most of the day. I love lemons, I love stitching--life is good. I don't even mind the 90° heat.
Family members were unsuspecting models this summer. Very convenient. I got a new color for my Prismacolor pencil collection, a neon orange. Had to test it out on the right side. How fun is that?
Stitching before collapsing into bed at night. Work in the orchards is giving me a total workout...feelin' good.
A final meeting with colleagues in June and then it was off to the beach with the family where I sketched a vegetable vendor.
Stitching late at night. This is a fun project because of all the possibilities of shapes.
While in the States I didn't have my colored pencils with me so now I'm finishing the sketches in my everyday small sketchbook/journal. Reliving the summer as fall approaches.
I continue to practice drawing people--still tough for me. What I particularly notice is that people are sometimes surprised at how they appear if I show them what I drew.
Ballpoint pen & Prismacolor pencils.
Oh, drat! I got a spot on a vest; a comfortable piece of clothing made from a nondescript cotton. Middle front, no way to hide it.
This might be an opportunity--maybe a flower would be in order?
Or maybe something bigger and wilder?
And then there were my 300+ new fabrics still sitting on my sewing table. How about that pretty turquoise and blue fabric on the top of the pile?
Ahhh, but did I need another project?
Doodling along with thread and needle allows me to explore the possibilities of stitch juxtaposed to fabric. This has been a peaceful project--mindless and yet mindful. Quite bizarre!
Meetings are often tedious, but not this one. Good use of time...
My leisurely summer vacation has affected my stitching--I have been stitching s-l-o-w-l-y. This is partially due to the lack of a sewing machine.
Just doodling on fabric with bits of scraps that I couldn't throw away. I'm leaving the raw edges (attached with a running stitch) and then adding some needle turn appliqué holes here and there.
Cheerful.
Sketching while out and about in June and sketching suffering students. Exams sometimes extend well into June. Most students are now on the beaches and school will probably start rolling in October; It is a beach culture, after all, at least along the coast.
While proctoring exams in June, I looked out the window and drew nearby houses. Lovely weather. Good use of time.
Olive trees have silvery-green leaves that are beautiful in the wind. I have several wild olive trees (they seem to sprout up everyplace) in my garden. This one is an old tree I saw on the road.
As this week's blistering temperatures inch towards 105° F (40+° C.) with a Sirricco (hot desert wind), I remain blissfully happy. These are "snow days" for me because it would be unhealthy to go outside. And so I sit contentedly with needle in hand. The spotted vest just might be a rapid project.
Interesting people crossed my path this summer...Modie, my sister's pug, counts as a family member, of course.
More evening stitching on my cotton vest with a spot. After picking lemons most of the day. I love lemons, I love stitching--life is good. I don't even mind the 90° heat.
Stitching before collapsing into bed at night. Work in the orchards is giving me a total workout...feelin' good.
A final meeting with colleagues in June and then it was off to the beach with the family where I sketched a vegetable vendor.
Stitching late at night. This is a fun project because of all the possibilities of shapes.
While in the States I didn't have my colored pencils with me so now I'm finishing the sketches in my everyday small sketchbook/journal. Reliving the summer as fall approaches.
Oh, drat! I got a spot on a vest; a comfortable piece of clothing made from a nondescript cotton. Middle front, no way to hide it.
My leisurely summer vacation has affected my stitching--I have been stitching s-l-o-w-l-y. This is partially due to the lack of a sewing machine. 
Sketching while out and about in June and sketching suffering students. Exams sometimes extend well into June. Most students are now on the beaches and school will probably start rolling in October; It is a beach culture, after all, at least along the coast.
While proctoring exams in June, I looked out the window and drew nearby houses. Lovely weather. Good use of time.
Olive trees have silvery-green leaves that are beautiful in the wind. I have several wild olive trees (they seem to sprout up everyplace) in my garden. This one is an old tree I saw on the road.