Oct. 31, 2009 - Shelley's Halloween Party

Holloween - Shelley's Party

Shelley and Tim had a Great Halloween Party
They had a bon fire, a band and lots of food and drinks.
There was Dancin’ and Jammin’, Swingin’ and Singin’,
Electric Slide and a Fun Hay Ride.
Thanks for the Great Time !!!

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Oct. 30, 2009 - Sewing Sailors at Indianapolis Sailing Club

Some of the Sewing Sailors met at the Indianapolis Sailing Club Friday, Oct 30, 2009. Jean Wood’s first quilt is in the pattern named Deck of Cards. Jean broke her foot on Wednesday but still had the energy and enthusiasm to come out to the club to move to the next step on her quilt project. During the evening we talked about reviving the Sewing Sailors gathering starting in January 2010 so we can all work on our projects and socialize through the winter.

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To see more quilts Click March 2009 in the left Margin under Blog Archive. See Indiana Heritage Quilt Show in Bloomington, Indiana. Click my photo gallery there to view some beautiful and interesting quilts.

Aug. 7, 2009 Cheeseburger In Paradise Contest at Wilson's Winery

Wilson's Winery near Modoc, Indiana has Bring Your Own Meet (BYOM) Night on Friday Nights.
Aug 7, 2009 was also a Cheeseburger in Paradise Contest.



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Chef Richard Campbell Grills Seafood Cakes

Brenda Brink, Chris Sherrow, Marv Thornsberry & Dorita Get Together

From Brenda Brink, Chris Sherrow, Marv Thornsberry

Indianapolis Sailing Club - Shrimp Boil

The Keel Boat Fleet of the Indianapolis Sailing Club at Geist Reservoir had a Shrimp Boil Saturday, August 15, 2009. There was Shrimp, Kielbasa, Cole Slaw, Potatoes, Corn and Dessert. It was a Beautiful Night with Low Humidity.
We enjoyed the night on the deck by the water with good food, good music & good friends.

Check out Weather Station Graphs at Indianapolis Sailing Club http://ping.fm/VQQ98
AvgWind 3, Temp 85.4, Hum 68

Watching Paul McCartney on Dave Letterman.
WOW

Space Shuttle made a Successful Liftoff Tonight.
6th time was the charm.

Bob Butsch plays the Washboard with Spoons

Bob Butsch played the Washboard with Spoons at the Memorial Regatta Dinner Party with a Cajun Theme, Saturday, May 30, 2009.
I wish the audio quality could have been better but my camera was too close to the speaker. At least we can watch Bob play.

Enjoyed another Fun, Interesting, Enlightening and Educational Meeting at Netheads with David Grigsby. http://ping.fm/q3VAs

Lisa Strebe's In Town!

Four of us (Lisa Strebe, Chris Sherrow, Marv Thornsberry and Dorita Smith) worked together years ago still enjoy reuniting, telling stories and remembering names of others we have worked with.
It sure was good to share and laugh with each other again.

Click SlideShow and then the Play button at the bottom of the first picture in my photo gallery. You will be able to see larger versions of the pictures.
You should also be able to download the pictures if you want.
Thanks Lisa for getting us all together again.

Y-Flyer Sailboat Race at Indianapolis Sailing Club

Geist Reservoir, Indianapolis, Indiana
Sunday, May 3, 2009

I talked with someone in Arizona last night that I'm building a Web Site for. I'm in Indiana. I love working on web stuff.

Timber Cove Inn North of San Francisco

I was reminded today of a couple of favorite places.
A restaurant in Marin is called the Spinnaker.
It is on the San Francisco Bay just North of the Golden Gate Bridge.
I love SF and San Jose, Sanoma County, Jackson, Russian River area...
Just North of where the Russian River opens into the Pacific is a place called Timber Cove Inn.
Doug & I were there for a Wedding Anniversary.
Check out the slide show on the Website for
Timber Cove Inn.
There's a slide show for the
Spinnaker too.

My Nephew Sam Roeschlein's 13th Birthday

Sam Got A Basketball Goal for His 13th Birthday.



How many times can Dorita say "Nice One" in a minute and 17 seconds.
Answer: 5
I over used it but it was fun to watch them make so many baskets.

Twitter Tools

I just used a tool to update all sites in my social networks
with 1 entry. Twitter, Facebook, etc. http://twitpwr.com/a2C
Click ping.fm

Bob Solomon Swimming with the Sharks

Hey!
Check This Out
Bob Solomon was Swimming with the Sharks. He skippers my Y-Flyer Sailboat at the Indianapolis Sailing Club.
He's the Fleet Captain of the Keelboat Fleet.

National Geographic best pictures

Chris Pichereau sent me the link for the National Geographic best pictures. These are awesome! Enjoy!
This is Chris Pichereau's Blog.

Indiana Heritage Quilt Show

The 18th annual Indiana Heritage Quilt Show was held at the Bloomington Convention Center in Bloomington, Indiana on March 5-7, 2009. Several classes were available, vendors sold beautiful fabrics and quilting supplies, and there were many beautiful quilts on display.

I took over 148 pics of quilts. Click slideshow in my photo gallery.

I took another 30 some pictures of the quilting my sister-in-law Patty and I did at the farm where I grew up.

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James & Dorita Linking

Today is Square Root Day

Update: Saturday Night Live said "If you know this - give me your lunch money".
Guess that makes me an official Geek. ;-)

Today is March 3, 2009 (03-03-09).
The Square Root of 9 is 3.
3 times 3 equals 9.

........__3_____
....../
3 \/ 9

The next Square Root Day will be April 4 2016. (4-4-16)
Lawrence Welk Day was January 2, 2003
Ah 1, and ah 2, and ah 3.

Make today a great one.

* Legal Beagle Refugees

The Legal Beagle Crew enjoyed loud laughter at Vito’s Friday Night,
Feb. 27, 2009.
Gino was driving the Fun Bus. One of the events was to see how many 3's we could come up with. Gino won of course. 3 Amigos, 3 Blind Mice, 3 Stooges, The 3 Pigs, 3 Musketeers, and more. Then there were quotes from movies - ‘Drink Your Ovaltine” – "It’s a Commercial!!"
How many times can you watch that at Christmas? – At least twice for me.
“I could have been somebody, I could have been a contender!” - Lee J Cobb and Brando in the back of the car On The Waterfront.

Here’s the link to the pictures. Click Slideshow to see the pictures enlarged.

Picasa is Freeware from Google.

* Happy Mardi Gras!

Happy Mardi Gras!Everybody. We were at Mardi Gras in 1990 and 1991. We took an Ambassadair (Travel Club) one day trip. We left at 6am, got there by 8am and was on Bourbon Street by 9am.

We discovered Joe’s Stuff (creole spice) from the New Orleans School of Cooking. We had Craw Fish Etouffee,picked up some Voo Doo dolls and ate at the Port of New Orleans. That is where Blaze, the stripper, met the Governor of Louisiana (shown in the movie Blaze with Paul Newman). We visited Storyville. A few years after we were there Jimmy Buffett put in a Margaritaville Café in the building. It has moved to 1104 Decatur Street now.

WebCams are posted so you can watch the festivities.

So go to Yats, or Mudbugs and have some Cajun Food, some Cajun Music today and Enjoy Life!!! EeeeAhhhhh!!!.

Super Photo During Inaugeration

Check out this Gigapan of the inauguration.
43 Close ups have been isolated in the huge picture. When you click on any of the 43 close ups at the bottom - the software will pan in on that spot of the photo.I like to click on snapshot 32 to pan in on the guys on top of a far away building.

My father-in-law, Eugene Roeschlein shared this link with family & friends.
He said, - This gigapan technology makes for some incredible images!
Stereographers love to roam around still images and explore - it's a
unique feature of 3d photos - but the same feature can be attributed
to a good gigapan. (In the inauguration image, pan to the far right
edge and zoom to horizon - what does it look like to have 1 million
people in a photo? It can't even be described, you have to see for
yourself.)

More Advertising Options - Affiliates

I'm also Reseraching the Affiliate Programs. I found a Video about Blog Affiliates. Commision Junctions and LinkShare are familiar to me. Here is a Video about what to consider when setting up Blog Affiliates. It is 5min:53sec. I plan to keep Affiliate Blogs and AdSense Blogs seperate. That's what I heard in the video.

Advertising Options

I am Researching “How To Setup AdSense”. Video Advertising Solutions is one I found that shows 3 options available. Play the video that is 2min:56sec long. My research is a Work In Progress. I'm still researching. Becoming a Partner should drive more traffic to your site.

Janice Numbers Memorial

Janice Florence Numbers - March 19, 1918 - February 1, 2009.

The memorial for Janice Numbers was February 6, 2009.
Her son Jeron delivered a warm heart-felt eulogy. He conveyed how her door was always open to the people in the neighborhood. The interment was at Enon Cemetery. It is across the street from where her parents David & Imo Shellabarger lived.

For a slide show of pictures Click Here.

30 Years of Sunday Morning

The CBS Sunday Morning Show celebrated 30 years of broadcasting this morning (Feb 1, 2009). I found one segment particularly interesting because it showed how media had changed since 1979. Take a look and watch the video segment embedded here. There is a 15 second commercial in front of the segment I want to share. I can't control that. Listen to how things have changed just in the last 5 years too.


Watch CBS Videos Online

Quilting During Cabin Fever

Artistic Outlets come in many forms. Sewing straight lines are easy. Putting a puzzle together is fun. Creating a beautiful masterpiece is rewarding. You can have all this during the season of "cabin fever". Indianapolis got 12.5 inches of snow today. It was the 3rd largest snow fall in recorded history for Indianapolis. I stayed inside and quilted.

Jinny Beyer is one of my favorite fabric designers. The texture printed on her fabrics really catch the eye. The color blends are very pleasing too.

I have gone to The 18th Annual Indiana Heritage Quilt Show for over 10 years. This quilt show makes a fun retreat because it offers quilting classes along with prize winning quilts on display.

There are eBooks available to help you learn new techniques like The Essential Guide to Quilting. I think I have so many unfinished projects because I like to learn the technique and move on to the next project.

Vintage Quilt Patterns are an easy place to start. Quilting is good therapy too. You cut for awhile. You sew for awhile. When it all comes together you get to say - I Did It!!

So enjoy those winter months making a nice blankie for next year and keep your mind and your hands busy during cabin fever season.

Traveling the Caribbean

Cruising the Caribbean is an exciting adventure. Sailing classes to learn how to be your own captain are available through the Offshore Sailing School. A book used in the school is Steve Colgate on Cruising. It teaches the “Hows and Whys of Bare boat Chartering and Cruising on your own”. The class offers a few hours of classroom time in the evening. The daytime is filled with cruising the beautiful waters and feeling the wonderful breeze on your face.

After taking the class with The Offshore Sailing School the next step is to sail the British Virgin Islands. The Moorings is a charter company based in Roadtown on Tortola. The Moorings offers catamarans and single hull vessels. My husband and I enjoyed our 3 trips cruising the beautiful Caribbean blue waters and taking pictures of the engaging sunsets.

They called me the sunset supervisor.

Treat yourself to checking off one of those 50 things to do before you die.