Happy Friday – Away the Mundane

Memories… like the corner of my mind… la   la la   la   la :o)

Queenie  ran across some long forgotten pictures the other day and thought I would share them to help

Away your Friday Mundane.

As you may recall Queenie and her kingdom lived in beautiful Virginia for a wee spell. To aid your recollection click here.

Down the road a piece from Queenie’s Elfin Magic House there is an absolutely wonderful living history museum that will blow your socks right off into next week…

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

in Williamsburg, Virginia

Queenie has many a story to tell about this very special place.

…Including a time, in the way back machine, well before Honey Man and the Delicious, when Queenie worked for the foundation in her costume adventuring days.

Today I will merely wet your whistle for the tales to come…

And to encourage you to visit the awesome blog

Living in Williamsburg Virginia.

It is Darryl and Ruth’s daily photo blog of this wonderful and enchanted place.

For a wonderful Away the Mundane adventure click here to visit Williamsburg through their beautiful photos of an enchanted and downright awesome place.

!!!Happy Friday!!!

Have a Wonderful Weekend!!!

Monday Musings

Life… a series of occurrences:

To learn from… To make peace with… To accept… To fight…

AND or OR?

hmmmmmmm...

How about to totally different reality…

Have a great day!!!

Happy Friday - Away the Mundane

Spring has sprung

Source 

The days are noticeably lengthening

The Delicious enjoy cool mornings

surveying their backyard kingdom

While always keeping an eye out for their Queenie

Happy Friday!!!

Are you doing the Happy Friday

Away the Mundane Office Chair Happy Dance?

I AM!!

Have a great weekend!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Best Friend Sister #1

A Desert Promise

Queenie’s Court awoke to grey drizzly skies

Not your typical weather forecast in the Valley of the Sun

A needed gentle washing of the Hermoso Castillo

And a scrubbing hail exfoliation

Round white ice nestle like creamed peas in the winter rye

The desert magic quickly changes grey skies

Dappled sun returns to dry the freshly cleansed

 

And Beautiful Blue Desert Skies return

Like a never forgotten promise

Have a great day!

Happy Friday – Away the Mundane

A marathon mundane week pushing paper

Tread wearing thin on Queenie's tasteful pumps

Emotions drain like a toner cartridge 

Vision narrows to a blue screen

Staggered steps toward another cuppa joe

BUT… YES!!!

It’s Friday and somewhere the 5 o’clock whistle blows.

Everyone! All together!

Do the Away the Mundane Office Chair Happy Dance!!

Happy Friday, have a great weekend!!

Queenie's Kingdom Makeover!!!

Total Excitement has ensued in Queenie's bloggy kingdom!!!
The talented and charming Sharon at Plumrose Lane has created an extra special total blog theme for Always, Queenie Believe!!

I think Sharon has gone above and beyond in creating Queenie's theatrically themed bloggy kingdom complete with treasured Queenie items center stage, footlights that light-up, and a royal signature.

Queenie and her Court hereby award Sharon with a...

Tony Award for Best Design of the Queenie bloggy kingdom!!

Thank you for all your hard work, patience and artistry to make our bloggy kingdom great!!!

Have a great day!

Arizona's Centennial Quilt - 2nd Place to Queenie!!!

As I was meandering around the show on Saturday, I rounded the bend and spotted a red ribbon on Queenie's wee quilt... To my complete surprise Queenie won second place in the Centennial Fabric Challenge category!!!! Surprise and much effort holding back tears I stood and stared soaking it in... My first quilt show and I win a prize Yeah!!! and Hurray!!!

 
Alas I did not have my camera with me as promised.  These are from my phone.  Honey Man needed it for his trip to California.  When he returns we will have a photo session and get a better snap of the final product to share.

Thank you, thank you, thank you everyone for your wonderful and encouraging comments that kept me going, and gave me the much needed shots of courage to complete this celebratory project.

Have a great day!

Always, Queenie Believe

Arizona Centennial Art Quilt – I’m in the show!!!

When last we looked in on my Arizona centennial quilt adventure two majestic cacti flank either side of Arizona.

Queenie has since added the final elements, Cotton Copper and Cattle, to the top of the quilt.

Cotton at its peak, ready for harvesting

A pick and shovel to represent the Copper industry

And big bull horns to represent the Cattle industry

With the top complete…

Queenie had a full tilt, marathon quilting and finishing week of sewing flurry and fun. Just in time to submit it to the Arizona Quilter’s Guild’s Annual Quilt Show

About a month ago Queenie mustered the courage to submit an application and work-in-progress photo to the guild for entrance into their show.  This would be my very first quilt show. 

Yeah and Hooray!! They OK'd Queenie’s wee quilt. It is in the viewer’s choice Centennial Fabric Challenge category. Which means the attending public votes for the winner. Shameless hint hint to local viewers ;o)

The quilt show is Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 8-10 at the Mesa Arizona Convention Center. For all the details click here.

In all the flurry of finishing I did not take any snaps of the final product, but Queenie will have camera in hand at the show and will post pictures a plenty after this exciting weekend. 

Now Queenie can truly see light at the end of the tunnel for this celebratory quilt.  

To see previous installments of my centennial quilt adventure, click here and then click here.

Have a really great day

Always, Queenie Believe