On The Road To California Quilt Show

The "On The Road To California" quilt show was held in the Ontario Convension Center January 25 to January 27, 2013.  Georgia, being quite a quilter, attended Thursday, Friday and took a quilting class on Saturday.  On Friday, I accompanied her to see some of the wonderful quilts on display.  One that I found most interesting was a five quilt display of old Route 66.  In front of one of the five quilts was a Harley Davidson motor cycle.  We took the opportunity to have Georgia get on it for a "photo op" session.

Below are our pictures of the motor cycle and some of the fasinating quilts on display:

Georgia and the Harley

 

"Best in Show" Quilt titled "Feathers".  It won a $5,000 prize.

100% Silk Quilt including the batting.  My guess is that it is valued at around $40,000.  It took about one year to make.

 

Beautiful design for a quilt with the sun light coming out from the clouds.  An example of the quilter's creativity

Southern California Visit

Georgia and I rented an apartment for six months in Upland, California starting December 12, 2012, so we could spend more time with Melissa, Keith, and our grandsons.  Christmas was at Melissa and Keith's house.  On New Years eve, Georgia and I had dinner with my brother, Roy and his wife, Em.  Since the first of the year, we have been spending lots of time relieving Melissa of her child duties and enjoying it most of the time.  We have taken the boys to the La Brea Tar Pits, out to eat, the Ontario Reign hockey club game, and playing some tennis.  Below are some of our memories:

The Grand kids with the Christmas Tree

 

Christmas Eve Dinner at Melissa's

 

 

Roy and Em at New Year's Eve Dinner

Georgia & Hugh at New Year's Eve Dinner

Kellen and Carin at La Brea Tar Pits

 

 

Georgia, Kellen, & Cairn at La Brea Tar Pits

 

Melissa with her New Christmas Ski Helmet

 

Cairn with his "build a bear" he calls "Fluffy-Fluffy"

Cairn at Claremont

 

Georgia and Lain at Claremont