Those pictures I promised 6 months ago...

...are finally here, along with a few extras.

First, gertie

and pablo. They live up to their namesakes.


The quilt that I almost finished in December, and only really finished tonight.

It's Denise Schmidt's beach quilt, rendered way sloppier and tied rather than really for reals quilted. You need time, energy, and sewing skills to actually quilt stuff. Right now, I possess none of the above.

In between starting the quilt and finishing it, I went to Mexico with Mr. Darling. We saw Mayan ruins.

We slept in a bed with mosquito netting hanging around it (and even though I know there are very practical reasons for that, it also felt totally sappy romantic and I loved it).


We sometimes moved to the other bed. You know...the extra special beach-side bed.