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April 5, 2018April 6, 2018quiltwhileyoureahead

– 2018/66 – postcards from Joshua Tree National Park, Ca

This place is truly magical.  The  West entrance, and the town of Joshua Tree are only an hour’s drive from Palm Springs but it felt like travelling back in time a few centuries… A day ticket for the park is $25 and you can buy it at the gate from the Rangers. The name Joshua […]

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April 5, 2018April 5, 2018quiltwhileyoureahead

– 2018/65 – postcards from Palm Springs, Ca

Another couple of things ticked off my list of things to do in Palm Springs: first up the obligatory drive by Frank Sinatra’s house (he’s buried in PS… that trip will have to wait till next time) the gate was open and I was going to have a little peak inside (the pool you can […]

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April 4, 2018April 5, 2018quiltwhileyoureahead

– 2018/64 – postcards from Palm Spring, Ca

A day of 2 halves. Early morning walk in the neighbourhood and short hike.  By myself, because my children are lazy and the husband is still not a walking model. It was a glorious morning. On the top of that little hill, in full sun, the Coachella valley spread in front of me I took […]

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April 3, 2018April 4, 2018quiltwhileyoureahead

– 2018/63 – postcards from Palm Springs, Ca

… the desert is in bloom lunch was delicious the pool boy and the flaming are trouble together… SaveSave

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April 2, 2018April 3, 2018quiltwhileyoureahead

– 2018/62 – postcards from Palm Springs, Ca

Day 2. Palm Spring Vintage market takes place on the first Sunday of every month. How lucky was that! I bought this incredible quilt top from a lady who gave me a discount because I was able to tell her that it was a postage stamp quilt set in a trip around the world pattern. […]

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April 1, 2018April 2, 2018quiltwhileyoureahead

– 2018/61 – postcards from Palm Springs, Ca

Hello!! We arrived in Palm Springs last night after a long comfortable flight and a smooth drive (LA traffic though… urgh…).  I managed to watch two movies (‘The shape of water’, which I found a tad slow and I’m sure lost a lot by being watched on a tiny screen, and ‘Call me by my […]

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March 13, 2018March 14, 2018quiltwhileyoureahead

– 2018/50 – Mother’s day

Last Sunday was the first time I got to spend Mothering Sunday with my mum in 28 years.  Isn’t it crazy? To make it special I had booked a tour of Highclere Castle in Berkshire – the home of ‘Downton Abbey – for the two of us; mom is a huge Downton fan, she watches […]

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March 4, 2018March 5, 2018quiltwhileyoureahead

– 2018/46 – postcards from Tewkesbury

I’m still here.  A little snowbound, a little frozen, burst pipes and beef stews, living a slow life with a friend visiting from sunny California… (I think she’s the happiest person in England with all this snow and cold she normally never sees or experiences!). Yesterday though we wrapped up warm and drove the short […]

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February 21, 2018February 22, 2018quiltwhileyoureahead

– 2018/40 – snowdrops

We got back from our half term break to find snowdrops flowering everywhere around here.  It’s such a welcome sight because it really feels spring is around the corner and the dark winter days are finally over.  Nature never lies. Did you know there are more than 2500 varieties of snowdrops? Mind boggling…  The latin […]

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February 16, 2018February 17, 2018quiltwhileyoureahead

– 2018/36 – postcards from St Anton

Yup, still alive… but what a week it has been.  I can honestly say that I can’t remember last time I was so ill for such a long time and with lots of different things one after the other… First, as you know, my back just ‘went’… eventually the magic hands of the masseur at […]

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