StreetsScenes Friday - Gum on the Wall - Seattle

Here is a posting that I had at my other blog...you might have seen these before?

There is gum all over these Post Alley walls - located right next to Pikes Market in Seattle...

And then on the other side of the alley are these....

And last but not least, this was on the street.....

Have a greet weekend Oakland Breakfasters!

Keeping Out of Trouble...

Okay - so this week I took on a new sewing project - making pillowcases for the armed forces and homeless shelters. 


It all started after I met a very nice lady (Gayle) in San Leandro at one of the recent garage sales that Yolanda and I had.  Gayle was looking for fabric and we started talking about the sewing project my godmother Trini recently assigned to me (making bibs for convalescent centers).  Gayle mentioned that her quilting group makes pillowcases for military personnel and the homeless and I said if it doesn't call for more than sewing a straight line - count me in!

So here's my project...

Alll my stuff on dining room table...

fabric, scissors, thread, cutting mat, measuring tape, pins, whiskey...

(nah, just kidding about the whiskey.. maybe!)

I get all jazzed over all these colors...

My tools (toys)...

My sewing machine...it's gotta be real simple!

And away we go!

Step 1:  Cut two pieces of fabric

1) 44 x 27 (this will be the pillowcase)

2) 44 x 9 (this will be the cuff)

Step 2:  Lay the case fabric on top of the cuff - both right side up and then roll the case

up until you can fold the cuff over and it becomes a long tube...

confused already??...

Step 3:  Image these as pillowcases..well, try to image...

Actually, this is what Step 2 looks like when all rolled up...

Step 4:  P-U-L-L the inside fabric through the tube...

Step 5:  This is the tube unrolled...

Then sew the sides together...except for the top, of course!

VOILA!

 It may not look like much but here is one of the 12 pillowcases I made...

For a real tutorial on how to make a pillowcase, this is the YouTube video that I followed...

                                              


                                                   See you next time OaklandBreakfasters!

Easter Parade

Happy Easter Oakland Breakfasters!

Looking out on College Avenue...

An Easter Egg Hunt...

Fuzzy and Felty...

A San Francisco Easter Bonnet...

And here he is.....

The Easter Bunny!!!

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It's a Special Day today..

Happy Birthday Mia !!

The World's Best Daughter

 and my role model...

Spring is in the Air

Spring at my desk...

 

In my neighborhood...

Look at me...

Silky in Seattle...

A Parisian "Bouquet"...

Bloomies from the Czech Republic...

I hope you have had time to smell the Spring flowers...

 

StreetsScenes Friday - Mission San Francisco

My son Adam and I were in San Francisco during his last visit and we found these at

 15th and Caledonia in the Mission.....

Have a great weekend Oakland Breakfasters!

A Filler.......

I've been working on two separate projects this week (a on-line course and a sewing assignment given to me by my godmother Trini way back in December) and haven't had much time to put together a posting.

So, I thought this would be just a time as any to show you my photos of..................
                                                     ........Vegetables (wha??).......
                                                                           Enjoy!

Purple and orange carrots from Berkeley Farmer's Market...

Interesting root veggie from

San Francisco's Chinatown..do you know what they are??

I love this tricolor pepper presentation from

NYC Greenmarket...

This cart of greens, eggplant and prickly pears (a fruit) from

Santiago, Chile was found hiding in any alley way...

A basketful of nature's best from Prague, Czech Republic...

Perfection from Oakland...

I discovered Panzella Salad in Tuscany and it was

absolutely delish!  It is  made with bread, artichokes, tomatoes, peppers, onion and more!

Paris baskets filled to the brim and beyond...

And a boxes of freshness from Avignon, France...

 

Come sit at my table and let's enjoy this bounty....!