Tidbits of News
We hear that the book Massachusetts Quilts: A Common Wealth, ed. by Lynne Bassett will be available in about three weeks. This is a much awaited quilt history book that seems to be loaded with good information, if the preview is any indication.
Of course, the title is a take off on “The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,” the collective title of all the towns and cities there.
In other news, we went to the Newington (NH) Mall today, home of Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant. The place is about an hour away, but to celebrate special occasions, it is our destination. As usual, I ordered Pollo Yucatan, and Flan. As usual, it was wonderful. Now, I won’t eat for a week.
There was a lot of traffic on the roads, everywhere, and the mall parking lots were crowded, a good sign considering all the talk of the economy going downhill. Lines of shoppers were long. With more storms predicted for the area, people moved around today. At least the pavement was dry.
Today, we are working on another article (for the May issue of The Quilter). Jim always takes a lot of care in photography and I have a new appreciation of the art due to his efforts to do it “right.”
A nice site came to my attention this morning. Featured are Victorian images can be downloaded free of charge, and directions for how to make a round Christmas ornament.
If anything else interesting comes my way today, I’ll be sure to let you know.
As always,
Patricia Cummings
