We took advantage of the beautiful fall weather this week to begin the Hike Lake County challenge. sponsored by the Lake County Forest Preserve District Take a hike along the trails at the forest preserves on the list, fill out the log, and send it in to get a commemorative badge or a zipper pull. The autumn 2020 challenge is August 15 to November 30 so we're pushing to get to the 12 listed locations (and a 13th wild card of our choice). [Note: I do the hiking while Stevens sits in the car and enjoys the scenery. He's not able to walk long distances.]
This week we went to Ray Lake, Captain Daniel Wright Woods, Old School, Grant Woods, and Fort Sheridan. (Check the here to see the specific locations.) Signage gives historical information as well as highlight of the specific preserve. |
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The asters were in full flower but some of the summer wildflowers
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are still trying! (Left: Grant Woods, Saturday. Right: Fort Sheridan, Sunday.)
The foliage is glorious!
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In the studio: the Christmas quilt is quilted and bound! 2-5/8 yards for the back and binding. I've offered it to my AAUW branch for a holiday raffle (online this year) if they'd like it. (My previous Christmas quilts were AAUW raffles.)
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The Address Book by Deirdre Mask was excellent.
The subtitle, "What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power," explains her thesis. There is a global project to provide street names and numbers for every location--from rural Africa to rural West Virginia. What did the ancient Romans do to mark where they lied? How did addresses help pinpoint the cause of cholera in early 19th century London? Why do U.S. streets have numbers for names but other countries do not? What happens to streets named for historical figures when they fall out of favor (Russian revolutionaries or Confederate generals)? I hadn't thought about all of this and I'll bet you haven't, either.
Your quilt is lovely! I love it! The book sounds intriguing! Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteYour hiking location looks as beautiful as it was interesting. Good for you taking on that challenge!
ReplyDeleteLove that Christmas quilt. It's a beauty!!
so awesome to get out and enjoy the fall colors! your Christmas quilt is so pretty and I love your pieced back!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Christmas quilt. Stay well!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, that Christmas quilt turned out so nice. Actually, I have thought long and hard about the streets named after Confederate people. I live very close to Jefferson Davis Highway named after the President of the Confederacy. It's also known as Route 1. It is a major north south road from New England all the way down to Florida. A few counties and cities that it runs through are petitioning the state legislature to rename the road Richmond Highway. The city of Fredericksburg voted to do that but I haven't seen or heard anything about my county, Spotsylvania, working on the name change. One jurisdiction suggested it will cost $1.2 million for the county and as much as $3.4 million when you include the multiple businesses that will be affected. And that is for only 12 miles through Prince William County. Interesting there is a whole book about naming roads.
ReplyDeleteI finally took a short walk today. The air is much better but expected to worsen again soon. But yours seem so lovely and educational. My kids laugh that I stop at every historical marker... and I do.
ReplyDeleteHow are you able to create your backs and binding with so little fabric. Mine seem to take at least twice as much. The Christmas quilt will be a good raffle.
And thanks for the next book suggestion.
Your Christmas quilt is lovely! I'm sure it will raise a lot of money for the cause. Very generous of you to donate such a treasure!
ReplyDeleteGood for you for walking all those trails and parks for the challenge. I’m sure it does a lot to keep one healthy! Your Christmas quilt is lovely. The Dutchman’s Puzzle blocks look so different in Christmas colors on point. Yummy!! I was thinking of you today as I started on a yellow (and gray/black) Creature quilt, seeded by some scraps you sent me! You didn’t know we were “sewing together” today, did you? LOL
ReplyDeleteSo glad you can get out and hike! Lovely time of year for that. What a great combination of use of the orphans/leftovers/samples you put together.
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