With each passing year I'm constantly surprised when that year comes to an end. It seems like they're beginning to pass us by quicker and quicker. 2014 was full of changes for our little family. At the beginning we were still experiencing the winter cold of Wyoming.
In February we made a trip back to LA to attend my grandparents' birthday party. My grandpa turned 90 and my grandma turned 85 just a few days later. They're still very active and drive their RV between Simi Valley and the Thousand Trails RV park near Palmdale. They even make the four hour drive in their little pickup to spend mini vacations in Laughlin. Wow, way to go. This next year they'll celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary.
In May we decided that as much as we were enjoying life on the prairie that California's siren call was beckoning us back home. By June we had moved back to our home in the bay area, sad to say goodbye to new friends in WY but happy to be near old friends once again.
In June I welcomed Freddie the longarm to the family room and by August I had opened my new longarm quilting business, The Quilted Lemon. So far Freddie and I have been busy quilting charity quilts and some beautiful client quilts. Building up my client list will definitely be the priority for 2015. New patterns are being added to my pattern library.
In October I learned that my quilt was juried into an exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. It's in the second show that will open in another week. Yay! That's my very first time with a quilt in a show and I can't wait to share it with you. First I'll share some of the quilts that were in the first half of the show.
The fall saw quite a bit of RV travel including a trip to visit Frankie when he was still only 8 weeks old. Of course we were more than happy to pick him up a couple weeks later. I'm afraid that it's been mostly all puppy all the time here at the Levin house while we work on housebreaking and basic training. But the fall also was family time with a quick visit from my dad in September, and one by my mom in October and another trip to LA to see my in-laws. Finally in December we had a visit from our niece before and after she went on her birthright trip to Israel. That was a nice time and she liked playing with Frankie. So now we're a family of five ... Steve and I and three cairn terriers - Fearghus, Fiona and Frankie. (We call them the F-troop.) We're all looking forward to a wonderful 2015. Happy New Years!!!
