Quilts Galore!
I had a great weekend. On Saturday morning the girls and I (I love that I have girls!) went to my Grandma's to spend the day. She invited us over because there was a quilt show going on in town that she thought I'd like to see. Well, duh! It was the most perfect day for such an event, a beautiful, mild fall day. The town where my Grandma lives, Ponchatoula, is the most quaint little old town. The main street is lined with old buildings which are now mostly antique stores. The set up of the quilt show was most interesting. Lines were strung from pole to pole along the main street with the quilts hanging by clothes pins. The parking lane was blocked off so that you could stroll along the street to look at the quilts. Some of them were old, some new, some machine quilted, and some hand quilted. I was most amazed at the old hand quilted ones. Gosh, they must have gone blind doing some of those! Inspiring, indeed.
Before we left the town, my Grandma had to show me that my Great Grandparents names were on a monument in front of the town hall. It was a monument honoring the strawberry farmers from that town. I thought it was pretty cool. Even though I've never lived there, I can help but feel a great sense of connection to this little old town.
Of course the best part of the day was spending time with my Grandma, my Mom, and my girls. I need to make a point of doing this more often. I'm so lucky to have this time with them!
You can check out my flickr pictures here.
i love ponchatoula also...i think if i ever had to move back to LA i would go to the covington or mandeville area...love it as well
Posted by: greta | October 15, 2006 at 09:53 PM
4 generations of your family out together, how cool is that?
Beautiful quilts, thanks for sharing the pictures.
Posted by: carolyn | October 16, 2006 at 05:37 AM
definately take the time, spend the time... you never know when it will be gone!!! So glad you had a great weekend!!!!
Posted by: Emily | October 16, 2006 at 05:54 AM
It sounds like a lovely day with your family! And how cool is it to have a personal history in a town?!
Posted by: Cathy | October 16, 2006 at 08:10 AM
you don't have to rub it in! (about having girls) :) what a lovely day it was -- the quilts are gorgeous.
Posted by: mamafitz | October 16, 2006 at 08:18 AM
It all sounds wonderful! Don't ya just love days like these and great memories for your girls too, Well at least your older one.
Posted by: Gina | October 16, 2006 at 08:25 AM
Those quilts are all so pretty; my mom would have gone crazy and bought one for every bed in her house.
Gotta love those girls, huh? They make great shopping partners. But watch out, they'll drive you broke.
Posted by: Renee | October 16, 2006 at 08:34 AM
sounds like an awesome, awesome weekend. i can't wait until bella is a lil bit older so she can appreciate that kind of thing and look forward to it.
Posted by: elizabeth | October 16, 2006 at 08:44 AM
IT just sounds like a dream of a day - thanks so much for letting us enjoy it vicariously through you!
And now I have to get some paper towels to clean up the drool that mysteriously appeared all over the keyboard while I was looking at all your gorgeous pictures...
Posted by: lla | October 16, 2006 at 09:06 AM
Aren't those multi-generational girly days the best? And the quilts - yowsa! I love that they were just lining the streets of downtown. I posted some comments on flickr.
Posted by: laeroport | October 16, 2006 at 09:42 AM
Oh, what a great day! So special to have so much family nearby. Wonderful!
Posted by: Mary-Heather | October 16, 2006 at 10:03 AM
sounds like you had great day. my parents brought my 93-yr-old grandmother over to see the baby. it's important to spend time together when you can!!
Posted by: lera | October 16, 2006 at 12:05 PM
Oh my, those quilts are beautiful!
It looks like such a lovely day.
Posted by: capello | October 16, 2006 at 12:14 PM
What a fun and inspirational way to spend the day. I wish I could have gone with you! :o)
Posted by: linda | October 16, 2006 at 01:37 PM
Those quilts are gorgeous. Your trip must have been a lot of fun. Always neat to get to see things about your family in print. I always enjoy going to Carmen, OK.. out by the panhandle to see where my dad's family moved oh so long ago...
Posted by: Beth | October 16, 2006 at 02:12 PM
I can't believe I didn't know about his and I really can't believe you were only an hour away from me!
Love the antique shops! I always come home with lots of hand made jewelry when I go.
Posted by: Vee | October 16, 2006 at 03:45 PM
I love your menagerie of quilty photos! Way to go for remembering your camera! I always seem to forget mine when we do good stuff...
Posted by: Mary Ann | October 16, 2006 at 03:51 PM
Such fun!
Posted by: Kelli | October 16, 2006 at 05:11 PM
I have three boys. I although at a push No 2 might come with me at such an event... I'M VERY JEALOUS of people who have girls. Especially girls/grandmothers/mothers on a quilt day out. oh. I'm green.
Posted by: monica | October 17, 2006 at 07:33 AM
WoW WoW & WoW!!! Wish I was there to see them! Beautiful quilts.
Posted by: Catrina | October 17, 2006 at 07:33 AM
Hm, you and the girls at a quilt show in a pretty place... Bliss! :)
Posted by: denice | October 17, 2006 at 11:30 AM
that sounds like a lovely day. the quilts are gorgeous!
Posted by: Dacia | October 18, 2006 at 09:31 PM