South Mountain Sunset

There is nothing prettier magnificent than an Arizona sunset.

The sky lights up with color in ways that I haven't seen on the East coast.

I had mentioned earlier about a set of circumstances we had dealt with over the time that I've been here, and I am happy to let everyone know that everything worked out, and we were able to actually get out and do some things for the remainder of my stay.

What happened? 

We were house bound because we discovered dad's car had a dead battery late on Friday afternoon. 

Not a big deal if you have two vehicles. Dad has one.  Not a big deal if the shop your purchased the battery from and was still under warranty was going to be open late so we could come switch it out. (They weren't - and were closed for the weekend.)

It was just this set of circumstances where the best we could do is play "snowed in" and have the roadside assistance come give a jump start on Monday morning so he could drive it to the shop and have his battery under warranty taken care of and we'd be good to go.

Through it all I kept reminding him that "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from." We were at home.  We were together. We had a fridge full of food because I had done the grocery run the day before.

So there was a lot of this. A LOT of this.

And so much this!

I ended up rationing the little kits I brought just so I wouldn't kick them all out at once and not have anything to keep my hands busy with more of the too much TV.

So Friday-Saturday-Sunday kept us at home, but there was also time for walks around the lakes in the greenbelt area of Sun Lakes where dad lives.  Not too shabby.

And there was good food, good company, good movies.

And Monday morning the roadside assistance guy showed up, jumpstarted the car, off dad went to get that taken care of and we've been in business ever since.

Anticipating sunset!

We went to the top of South Mountain to enjoy the evening as things began to cool down and colors filled the sky.

Cloud cover makes it all that much better.

These colors -

And yes, there were many others out there with us.

Zooming in to block out the cars -

Getting too dark for selfies, but worth a try.

And the valley beyond.

The light changes second by second.

Beautiful.

And the colors of this sunset are swirling around begging to be turned into another quilt.

I've got to get home and start pulling fabrics.

My flight leaves Phoenix at 2pm this afternoon.  I'll landing in Bristol, Tennessee around 11pm.

And yes, I saved enough hexie kits to keep me occupied during my flight.

This girl is homeward bound.

Did you see we have this going on??  There are two opportunities to win $100.00 gift certificate!  Check out the Gift-Away Post for more details.

You all know about our  Silk Path PDF pattern release and Gift-Away.  If you missed it:

Introductory Special: I have placed Silk Path at 25 % off in both the digital pattern section of the Quiltville Store and in the Quiltville Etsy Pattern Shop. 

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Quilt Size: 84’’ X 84’’

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Time is ticking quickly by toward Part 1 of our Indigo Way Mystery posting on 11/24. (Click the link to find the introduction and fabric requirements.)

I think that catches me up for now.  Time to pack up the suitcase, make sure my backpack has everything - spend a bit more time with my dad, and head out to the airport.

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

Some folks will never understand you, and that's ok.

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It's much better to understand yourself and love yourself just as you are.

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Appreciate where you are with yourself today -

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And there is nothing better than a good old fashioned tried and true vintage log cabin quilt!

I'll catch you from home - Have a wonderful Wednesday, everyone!