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tasty turkey dinner Today I’m thankful for: – snuggly kitties on a snowy day – making turkey dinner with lots of left overs because we aren’t feeling well enough to go out – phone calls to/from far away family I hope you are all having a warm and happy day.

My trip to DC was… fall colors in Georgetown … beautiful – 50 degree temps and leaves on trees recruiting poster in Marine Corp Museum … educational – National Marine Corp Museum, Natural History Museum, National Gallery of Art National Marine Corps Museum building in the rain … entertaining – catching up and laughing with […]

My bags are packed for 4 short days of fun with family and friends in Washington DC. I picked up this travel case after seeing it at the State Fair. It’s the perfect size and a fun design. It holds my wallet, phone, Kindle, phone charger, journal, pens, glue stick, tape, a few magazines and […]

My presentation on creative girl art quilts was super fun. 15 members of the Anchorage Log Cabin Quilters came to play with fabric, colored pencils and ruffles! I enjoyed watching their creative processes and answering questions. I can’t wait to see their finished quilts. With help (thank you, Lisa), I managed to get a few […]

Harding Icefield and glacier We celebrated our wedding anniversary with an overnight in Seward, AK and 9 hour wildlife/fjord/glacier tour. The weather was ideal, especially after almost 2 weeks of rain. We traveled 120 miles during the tour through the Kenai Fjords National Park. Orca Whales Orca Whales We saw orca whiles, humpback whales and […]

Fabric book cover (8” x 8”) Not feeling well lasted a week. I’m not very good at being sick and resting to get better. I’m okay with staying home to not spread germs, but I work from home so I usually keep working when I’m sick. Last week I kept telling myself: it was just […]

Lost: Black Moleskine cashiers notebook with Kelly Rae Roberts magnetic book mark on the front cover. Contains correspondence, magazine and newspaper clippings, project ideas and tutorials that I hoped to try. Last seen: In my bag at guild meeting Jul 7th Contact: Desperate Artist Reward for safe return If I could post such an ad, […]

Bike path near University Lake When we arrived in Anchorage last summer, one of the sales people we met stated the summers here make you forget about winter. I enjoy winter, but I now understand the sentiment – the long, dark winter is the price we pay for summer like this. A summer filled with […]