Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Memory Walk
I am pleased that I have raised almost $800 for the Alzheimers foundation, although I will not be participating in the walk this year. I have another committment that I must honor, however I will be walking for them next year. I appreciate the donations in memory of my late husband Chet.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Memory Walk
http://memorywalk09.kintera.org/sandiego/bettyboopgroup
The above link will take you to my personal page for the Alzheimers Memory Walk in October. I am committed to help the Alzheimers Foundation raise money for Alzheimers research by participating in the Memory Walk on October 24, Saturday at Balboa Park.
I would appreciate your support in this endeavor, and would like to gather a team to walk with me. It is a 5 mile course around Balboa Park. If you would like to join my team to walk with me (the Betty Boop Group) and/or donate to the cause, visit my personal page at the link shown above to join the team and to donate. I am hoping to raise $1000.00 towards this effort.
As most of you know, my beloved husband Chet was afflicted with this dreaded disease and passed away in November 2008. He was a wonderful husband and a great man, generous, kind, loving, unselfish and loyal. I am joining this effort in his memory.
I invite you to participate by donating any amount you can to this effort, and hopefully join me in the walk as a member of my Betty Boop Group team.
I thank all of you for your friendship through the years which was especially helpful to me as I went through this crisis with Chet. I hope to hear from you and see many of you on my team in October. Fondly, Betty Alofs
The above link will take you to my personal page for the Alzheimers Memory Walk in October. I am committed to help the Alzheimers Foundation raise money for Alzheimers research by participating in the Memory Walk on October 24, Saturday at Balboa Park.
I would appreciate your support in this endeavor, and would like to gather a team to walk with me. It is a 5 mile course around Balboa Park. If you would like to join my team to walk with me (the Betty Boop Group) and/or donate to the cause, visit my personal page at the link shown above to join the team and to donate. I am hoping to raise $1000.00 towards this effort.
As most of you know, my beloved husband Chet was afflicted with this dreaded disease and passed away in November 2008. He was a wonderful husband and a great man, generous, kind, loving, unselfish and loyal. I am joining this effort in his memory.
I invite you to participate by donating any amount you can to this effort, and hopefully join me in the walk as a member of my Betty Boop Group team.
I thank all of you for your friendship through the years which was especially helpful to me as I went through this crisis with Chet. I hope to hear from you and see many of you on my team in October. Fondly, Betty Alofs
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Home Building
Hey, check out Quilt University online (www.quiltuniversity.com) for my Home Building class, coming up September 18. In this class you will start with a photo of your home (or any building you wish to recreate) and go from there to build your home in fabric, with realistic results. Its a nice addition to your foyer, a wall hanging of the size you decide upon, a welcome to your home.
Its fun to see your homes taking shape, and to watch you add those little extra touches to make your quilt a realistic version of your photo. And just think, you can landscape your front yard in any way you want, plant flowers, bushes and trees, add a little bird bath or birdhouse, how about a nice slate walkway leading to your front door. You can be your own landscaper!
Come join us in the class! Sign up at www.quiltuniversity.com for Home Building with me, Betty Alofs. Looking forward to meeting you!
Its fun to see your homes taking shape, and to watch you add those little extra touches to make your quilt a realistic version of your photo. And just think, you can landscape your front yard in any way you want, plant flowers, bushes and trees, add a little bird bath or birdhouse, how about a nice slate walkway leading to your front door. You can be your own landscaper!
Come join us in the class! Sign up at www.quiltuniversity.com for Home Building with me, Betty Alofs. Looking forward to meeting you!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
San Diego Quilt
My "Celebrate San Diego" is featured on a new web site at http://www.generations-quilt-patterns.com/celebrate-san-diego.html
This site has many great features, including the place for individuals to post their quilts with their stories.
I am preparing for my annual visit to the Empty Spools Seminar at Asilomar Resort and Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, CA. This location is ideal for relaxing, learning, meeting new friends and refreshing your mind. In honor of this great place, I have designed an "Asilomar" quilt, which you can see on my web site under the gallery at http://www.bettyalofs.com
Hope you will stop by for a visit!
This site has many great features, including the place for individuals to post their quilts with their stories.
I am preparing for my annual visit to the Empty Spools Seminar at Asilomar Resort and Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, CA. This location is ideal for relaxing, learning, meeting new friends and refreshing your mind. In honor of this great place, I have designed an "Asilomar" quilt, which you can see on my web site under the gallery at http://www.bettyalofs.com
Hope you will stop by for a visit!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
King's English?
Soapbox time. I get so tired of hearing big shot news reporters, who, by the way, are getting paid waaay too much money to sit and talk, butchering the English language.
Many, many of them can be heard saying over and over, "Where are they at?" or "Where is the meeting being held at?" or "Where is he at?" Where did this "at" come from? What happened to simply "Where is he?"
How about this one; "This is what it is called, sorta speak." That's supposed to be "...so to speak..." Here's your sign!
Then there is the cute phrase "Look what I done." To which I reply "Yes, I see what you DID!" And they still do not get it!
Here's a frequently heard sentence: "I seen him the other day."
Overheard at a restaurant, a patron eating clams remarked "MMM, them are good!"
My granddaughter's report card (this written by her TEACHER!): She talk too much and she late to class." Hey, she'll learn a lot from THAT teacher!
And one more, by a green card carrier: "That'll be fi dolla!" or when getting change back "Fitteen dolla change." And how about: "Is that credit or devit?"
I rest my case.
Many, many of them can be heard saying over and over, "Where are they at?" or "Where is the meeting being held at?" or "Where is he at?" Where did this "at" come from? What happened to simply "Where is he?"
How about this one; "This is what it is called, sorta speak." That's supposed to be "...so to speak..." Here's your sign!
Then there is the cute phrase "Look what I done." To which I reply "Yes, I see what you DID!" And they still do not get it!
Here's a frequently heard sentence: "I seen him the other day."
Overheard at a restaurant, a patron eating clams remarked "MMM, them are good!"
My granddaughter's report card (this written by her TEACHER!): She talk too much and she late to class." Hey, she'll learn a lot from THAT teacher!
And one more, by a green card carrier: "That'll be fi dolla!" or when getting change back "Fitteen dolla change." And how about: "Is that credit or devit?"
I rest my case.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
The English Language
Did you ever wonder about the reading ability of the "celebrities" on TV? These people supposedly attended college, earned degrees, and make the big bucks. Yet they still want to "ax" you a question. Or the chefs on foodtv cannot pronounce Worcestershire Sauce, or mascarpone cheese (they call it MARS capone!). They want to know "Where are you at?".
Many of them cut words short so you have to guess what they really said. I have heard someone say "This costs fi dolla." I have also heard "Neh ples." (This from a post office clerk asking for the next customer. Translation "Next please.")
I don't know why this bothers me so much. Maybe its the teacher in me, or the editor. Maybe people just irritate me. Take the pitch man on TV, Billy Mays. He doesn't tell you about the products he talks about, he shouts at you. You can hear the loud voice, and you can also see the veins standing out on the side of his neck! Why is he shouting? I can hear other ads OK without the speaker yelling at me. So now when I hear his voice coming on, I hit "mute" so I don't have to listen to it. And I do not buy any of the products he is pitching!
I also agree with Ami Simms, who complained about waiters and waitresses who are there to "take care of me". They constantly come back and ask if everything is OK, most of the time when I have a mouth full of food. I'd like to tell them, "Believe me if everything was NOT ok, you'd hear from me!"
Oh well, just a little soap boxing today. There, I feel better to get that out! Now back to the studio!
Many of them cut words short so you have to guess what they really said. I have heard someone say "This costs fi dolla." I have also heard "Neh ples." (This from a post office clerk asking for the next customer. Translation "Next please.")
I don't know why this bothers me so much. Maybe its the teacher in me, or the editor. Maybe people just irritate me. Take the pitch man on TV, Billy Mays. He doesn't tell you about the products he talks about, he shouts at you. You can hear the loud voice, and you can also see the veins standing out on the side of his neck! Why is he shouting? I can hear other ads OK without the speaker yelling at me. So now when I hear his voice coming on, I hit "mute" so I don't have to listen to it. And I do not buy any of the products he is pitching!
I also agree with Ami Simms, who complained about waiters and waitresses who are there to "take care of me". They constantly come back and ask if everything is OK, most of the time when I have a mouth full of food. I'd like to tell them, "Believe me if everything was NOT ok, you'd hear from me!"
Oh well, just a little soap boxing today. There, I feel better to get that out! Now back to the studio!
Friday, May 8, 2009
New Kitchen!
Well it is finally happening! My son and his friend Oliver are re-facing my kitchen cabinets. It's long overdue.
I had to empty cabinets, and in the process I found lots of stuff I didn't know I had, never used, and can't imagine when or where I got it!
This will be a good chance to weed out all those "Why did I get this in the first place?" things.
Right now the cabinet doors and drawer fronts are off and gone. New doors and drawer fronts have been delivered. They are whitewashed maple wood and are lovely. The guys have painted the base cabinets the basic warm maple color, and today are whitewashing them with glaze so they will look like the doors.
Meanwhile, all over the great room on tables, couches, the hearth, the floor, the piano and piano bench lie dishes, pots and pans, bowls, glassware, mugs, kitchen tools, even the contents of the junk drawer! All have sheets laying over them to keep the dust at bay.
Later I will post photos of before, during and after! Can't wait to get this over with. No cooking since Tuesday. Take out Mexican, burgers and roasted chicken are all we have had to eat. Last night's roasted chicken was picked at, so today I will make chicken salad for sandwiches and maybe creamed chicken on toast (if I can find the toaster)!
Wish me luck!
I had to empty cabinets, and in the process I found lots of stuff I didn't know I had, never used, and can't imagine when or where I got it!
This will be a good chance to weed out all those "Why did I get this in the first place?" things.
Right now the cabinet doors and drawer fronts are off and gone. New doors and drawer fronts have been delivered. They are whitewashed maple wood and are lovely. The guys have painted the base cabinets the basic warm maple color, and today are whitewashing them with glaze so they will look like the doors.
Meanwhile, all over the great room on tables, couches, the hearth, the floor, the piano and piano bench lie dishes, pots and pans, bowls, glassware, mugs, kitchen tools, even the contents of the junk drawer! All have sheets laying over them to keep the dust at bay.
Later I will post photos of before, during and after! Can't wait to get this over with. No cooking since Tuesday. Take out Mexican, burgers and roasted chicken are all we have had to eat. Last night's roasted chicken was picked at, so today I will make chicken salad for sandwiches and maybe creamed chicken on toast (if I can find the toaster)!
Wish me luck!
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