Cattle Drive......in the Snow

We are moving cattle today...

Come along for the ride!

Enjoy the Slideshow:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Snow Day.....2011

Remember as a child when you woke up in the morning

to find out school had been cancelled...

because of a SNOW DAY !

Welcome to My World:

7 am I stepped out the back door

and this is what I saw...

Little Snow Cakes on top of the fence posts!

Click Images to Enlarge !

Across the river the Cow Barns are covered in Snow

Gunnr was more than happy to join me outdoors:

He is staring over at the barn...

Gunnr is letting me know that he sees...

a yearling calf taking shelter in one of the horse stalls

This little yellow building is...

The happiest place on earth...

The Thread Shed

All of my quilted textiles are born in this building

Yes, I am a Jersey Girl Originally...

I have lived in Oregon for 30 years

Just outside the Thread Shed

Growing on the Arbor

These tiny little buds are braving the snow...

This is the corral fence just behind the Thread Shed.

The livestock are good company while I sew.

The corral fence makes a good perch for the birds.

Grape Arbor

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Luckily these little apple trees

haven't bloomed yet...

This is pretty much the tour around the yard...

I am heading back in to make some breakfast...

Gunnr and Suzy are ready to go back inside too !

After breakfast we are moving cattle...

I will post more images of the cattle drive when we get back!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Snow,

LuAnn

Quilting is not my only Passion...

If you have followed this blog for any length of time

you know that

Quilting is not my only passion...

Cattle, Horses and Dogs are a big part of our lives here on the farm.

These animals inspire my quilts,

and usually end up in my quilts.

I enjoy watching this video from time to time,

and thought it was time to share it with you.

This is the story of Skidboot...

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Animals,

LuAnn

Gunnr is......... a Calendar Boy !

Announcing the 2012

Quilting Arts Calendar Artists!

Gunnr

12 x 12

Gunnr is ......... a Calendar Boy !

Gunnr 8 weeks

This is the first day our eyes met....

Nicholas & Gunnr 2006

Our son brought Gunnr, his puppy, home to meet us.

Gunnr quickly became part of the family...

Gunnr just adores our Jack Russell, Suzy

They spend lots of lazy days in the Thread Shed

asleep under the sewing machine:

So......you can see how I was inspired to create a Gunnr quilt.

Actually, I have made several quilts with Gunnr on them over the last few years.

My most recent quilt was picked as a finalist in the

2012 Quilting Arts Calendar

This year’s theme, Getting Pet-ty inspired hundreds of you to depict your beloved furry or feathered friend with fabric, thread, and heaps of love. From the countless entries received, the decision to winnow the lot down to 13 was very difficult. We saw lizards, llamas, parrots, horses, mice, dogs, cats, iguanas, you name it.

Congratulations to the following artists whose art quilts will appear in our 2012 calendar:

LuAnn Kessi “Gunner”

Faith Cleary (Untitled, cow)

Nancy Brown “Opie and Mittens Go Birdwatching”

Sue Clayton “My Pet Llama”

Susan Brubaker-Knapp “Trouble in the Pumpkin Patch”

Susan E. Connor (Untitled, cat with fish bowl)

Lisa Encabo ‘Cutie says, “FEED ME! Throw my ball.”’

Nancy Hayes “Jazz Fetch!”

Loreen Leedy “Cautious”

Amber McIntosh (Untitled, frogs)

Joan Sowada “Agnus Ready”

Nanette Zeller “A Perfect Storm”

Jill Packer “The Iconic Miss Isabella (Iguana)”

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi