Here's some Eye Candy

This is my progress report for last thursday - zilch!  And that's was because I was SUPPOSE to be doing the end of year report for my volunteer group and my taxes, but actually I played hookey and went to Road to California - the largest quilt show in southern California.  It's this weekend, ends tomorrow and is in Ontario, California at their convention center. Here the Best of Art Quilts - I loved it!

Here is the Best of Show - it was spectacular also - I love these landscape quilts - so much I wonder why I haven't made one.  It could be that I'm terrified of the process.

Here's is the one we came to see.  My friend, Sandy, want to see her husband's best friend's daughter's entry to R2CA.  Another beautiful quilt.  I love her use of orange for the background

 This one Sandy I picked as the Viewer's Choice - I'm not sure you can see it but the table and vase seemed to come out of the picture in a three dimensional way.

This lady is a true artist!

And here are three I would love to make someday - all stunners as far as I'm concerned.  If you're in SO CA off to the quilt show with you.  And yes, I was good, I didn't buy a thing.

A beautiful Beth Ferrier patten quilt!

Do you see a pattern in these?

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The First WalMart - or so they called it:

Looking southwest from the front door

The Key's Ranch in Joshua Tree is a success story of an early pioneer of that area.  In front of the house, they had what the ranger called the First Walmart of the area.  William Keys was a rancher and miner and all around entrepreneur.  In his front yard, he had a little bit of everything a miner or rancher might need to get it rich quick.  

 Keys was the closest thing to a store in the area.  People would buy from him and go off to their holding. And Keys kept an eye on them.  For once they gave up and left, he would go to their place and pick up all the things they abandoned and replenish his inventory - thus selling the stuff over and over (not that Walmart does that -LOL). 

His wife got into the act by setting up a gift shop - but her sales were final - she sold soap, knic-knacks, snacks - not something you could recover.  Here's her store: