reading causes raccoon eyes

A new discovery.........okay, not new to me at all and you would think I'd learn....reading on the beach with sunglasses, (and who goes without sunglasses anyway?) causes raccoon eyes. NOTICEABLY! so much that people commented.......oh well.

it was a good book. So I'm a little behind on reading. Who has time to read books when there are tons of blogs to read ,and quilts to sew? I only have time on vacations anymore since I can't haul my machine on vacation..to the beach!

Since I love to snorkel and hubby does NOT, what do you do on vacation where the snorkeling is well known? Short of me going on tours myself, or not going at all...we decided to rent a car and go find beaches that have great snorkeling directly from the beach. So, that's what we are off to tomorrow.

I checked and no quilt shops or even fabric shops listed. I guess sewing is not big over here? Oh well, it forces me to be more well rounded....not my body--LOL--just my experiences.

by the way, does anyone else have problems with blogger and where it places pictures, etc? I downloaded LiveWriter at home but only used it once. And now I'm on a laptop wondering if I should download it on this as well. Getting the photos where you want shouldn't be so hard!

anyway.......have a good day and hope all of you in the midwest are staying warm!

more from Vegas

I'm back now and can post a few pictures since I forgot my patch cord while I was gone! Being born in Denver, I love mountains. And what a difference a mountain range can be. Here is the view from our room. Desert mountains look a lot different and a bit barren. Now that I live in the Mid west..the mountains here (through Penn., WV and VA) are way different. The one thing that confuses me in Vegas, is that you are surrounded by mountains, in all directions! I become navigationally challenged here.

They are building a bridge over Hoover Dam...quite a sight to see! When I was at the quilt shop in Boulder City, I overheard them telling somone that it was a must see! Unfortunately, I didn't listen to their advice. Who wants to go see a bunch of construction! My hubby sent this to me right after we got back. Now I wish I would have gone the 6 more miles!

Here is fabric that I bought for a friend (and since she only needed 3/4 yard, I bought 1 and kept 1/4!) I loved it!

Another FQ bundle of Blacks and Whites. I'm always on the hunt for a variety and these fit the bill.

Another few pieces that were calling my name. I didn't get very much of them, 1/2 yard, but thinking a handbag of some type would look good.

I love to read but rarely take the time anymore. I'll go in spurts where I'll read a lot and then spend many months not reading a thing other than my Bible Study book. But I just finished this book........gave some food for thought. :)