Friday, April 17, 2015

A Bit of Everything

Since I don’t have much sewing that I can share yet I will show you what the week was like around here.
We escaped for a few days to Carmel By The Sea with my sister, brother and their spouses.  It was beautiful – warm and sunny.  Often it is foggy and cold so this was a welcomed change for us. 

Carmel

I was certain that this charming little house must have belonged to a quilter with the wonderful roof.  In researching it, we discovered it is called Casita de Lemos after the owner of the home who was an artist, architect, printer and apparently creative individual.  I still think it would be a great home for a quilter. 

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We drove up Hwy 1 on our way north and the ocean views were spectacular.  There is one location along the journey that is home to the elephant seals.  The males have already headed north, but the females and the juveniles are in the molting stage on the beach.  There are seals for as far as you can see.

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With our very dry and warm winter, our tortoises came out of hibernation early.  That also meant that the female tortoise laid her eggs early too. 

Head in………

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egg out…….

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She generally lays around seven eggs.  We had to leave shortly after the first egg was out and she had them all buried when we checked on her next.  Incubation takes 90-120 days.

It’s a busy weekend ahead for us with several birthdays in the family.  It should be a fun one. 
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20 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 17, 2015 at 4:58 PM

    When I lived in CA I loved going to Carmel by the Sea. That house roof certainly can be a quilters!

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  2. BetsyApril 17, 2015 at 5:34 PM

    How exciting. What exactly is seal molting?

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  3. Wacky WomanApril 17, 2015 at 5:39 PM

    Love Carmel!

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  4. JeannaApril 17, 2015 at 5:45 PM

    What a great trip. Beautiful country and so interesting to see the seals and the tortoise laying her eggs.

    Cool roof on that house, too!

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  5. barbara woodsApril 17, 2015 at 5:53 PM

    i would love to send some of this rain to you out there. we are floating!
    Blogger is messing up my comments and not sending some to me so i am checking my blogs and noticed you had left one.

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  6. maria deminaApril 17, 2015 at 6:37 PM

    I like the pictures you made! And "quilter's house" is wonderful :) I've never seen tortoises in they natural places of living, only in Zoo and pet shops. Thank you for sharing!

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  7. QuiltShopGalApril 17, 2015 at 7:01 PM

    What fun. You lucked out with oodles of elephant seals, far more than I've ever seen when in the area.

    Way cool that your turtle has layed eggs. I look forward to seeing pictures of the baby turtles.

    QuiltShopGal
    www.quiltshopgal.com

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  8. Marjorie's Busy CornerApril 18, 2015 at 5:05 AM

    wow!!! That house is something else, isn't it! and I love your tortoise. My grandsons had one, but unfortunately, it didn't live more than 3 years. so neat to see it with eggs.

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  9. MariaApril 18, 2015 at 5:54 AM

    Sew pleased you had lovely weather for your trip. Fabulous photos and I love that house. I agree it looks like a quilters house.....
    Nice to be home again and I look forward to seeing your parties for the BDs.

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  10. Kathy ... aka NanaApril 18, 2015 at 6:27 AM

    We honeymooned in Carmel by the Sea and loved it. We'd love to go back, but it's too far to drive and we just do not like to fly. I'm hoping that maybe we'll decide to bite the bullet and fly anyway ... it'd be worth it, I think.

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  11. beth sApril 18, 2015 at 8:23 AM

    Carmel IS such a beautiful location! Glad you were able to go. Look forward to hearing about babies hatching at your house. ;) Our little one is doing GREAT.

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  12. Mary on Lake PulaskiApril 18, 2015 at 8:40 PM

    That is such a beautiful part of our country. We need to visit there again soon.
    Is that tortoise in your yard?

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  13. SparkyApril 19, 2015 at 5:15 PM

    there is nothing like a holiday to sweep you off your feet...lovely pics

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  14. Soma @ inkTorrents.comApril 20, 2015 at 8:33 PM

    That is such a lovely vacation route. I am glad to hear that you had wonderful time.

    The roof of Casita de Lemos does look like a patchwork!!

    -Soma

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  15. CarlaApril 21, 2015 at 7:19 AM

    It looks fabulous. How wonderful to be able to witness the turtle laying her eggs !

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  16. Gosia @ Quilts My WayApril 21, 2015 at 1:44 PM

    Wonderful trip, Mary. And this house is so inspiring. Lovely !!!!

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  17. MicheleApril 22, 2015 at 11:39 AM

    You have some fun things going on! Turtles, seals, and a little vacation time are well deserved excitement for you. We had a turtle in our backyard last year. It really freaked out our dog for awhile. You look so nice in your family picture :-)

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  18. Nat PalaskasApril 22, 2015 at 4:39 PM

    Love reading about your time away with your family. That cottage is so cute. Yes I think it's a quilter's house too - Hugs Nat

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  19. Ivory SpringMay 1, 2015 at 5:37 PM

    Love that quilty roof!!!!

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  20. AliciaMay 5, 2015 at 12:44 AM

    ME ENCANTA ESA CASA!!!
    QUE PENA ESOS PECES MUERTOS...
    SALUDITOS

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