NOTE: A lot has happened in my life since my last posting in 2017, which made me suspend posting to this blog. My husband of almost 60 years, Bill Brink, died in March of 2016.  I did make a posting about pottery after that, but wasn't ready to mention Bill's passing. In May of 2018 I, along with my oldest daughter, moved to Oregon in order to be near my other daughter and her family. During the summer of 2019 I was able to set up my studio, and purchased a kiln.  I hope to post some of my new work shortly.

This is our cabin on a hilltop in central California. You need a 4wheel drive vehicle to get to it. We spent a few days there last week. A slightly tilted picture, it was snapped after we were in the car, ready to leave. We call it "The Palace" (because NOT) At sunrise, looking out over the San Joaquin valley. On a really clear day you can see the Sierras. A few times we spotted Half Dome with binoculars.

We harvested our little crop of pomegranates after taking this photo.

This is on the way up to our place, going west out of Patterson, into the Diablo Range. The hill in the middle is my favorite- a dragon? a camel?

I thought I'd show off the quilt which our daughter Karen made for me. She made the quilt top a few years ago, incorporating my favorite colors. She went into some marathon quilting sessions to finish it in time for this past Christmas. I was really surprised.