A belated Happy Mother’s Day and Chengdu Earthquake

HAPPY MOM

FIRST THINGS FIRST….PLEASE JOIN ME IN SENDING ALL YOUR POSITIVE ENERGY AND PRAYERS TO THOSE IN CHENGDU CHINA AND SURROUNDING AREAS FOLLOWING THE DEVISTATING EARTHQUAKE TODAY.  WHAT A THING TO WAKE UP TO ON MY BIRTHDAY.  I HAVE WRITTEN THE PANDA BASE AND AM WAITING TO SEE HOW THE PANDAS FARED AS WELL.  WILL KEEP [...]

Shu Brocade Studio in China

CHENGDU CHINA SHU EMBRIODERY STUDIO

Hello all!!! I just finished a web page that highlights the Shu Brocade Factory that Diana and I went to in China. I brought home 3 stunning embroideries and recently decided to donate one of them to the Panda’s Unlimited silent auction for Tai Shan’s 3rd birthday bash in Washington DC!! I’m so excited!!! …

A fun weekend in the garden and a new panda necklace!

Lillian and I resting after woodchipping

What a fun weekend!! FINALLY some beautiful gardening weather!!! Steve and I moved 10 yards of cedar woodchips yesterday into the front yard to lay the foundation for a garden remodel that I will be posting BEFORE and AFTER pix of this week. You can see a very tiny bit of the style …