It snowed! & It’s Cold ” Toto, I don’t think we’re in Vegas any more!”

We’ve had snow for several days and the weather has been so cold, that instead of melting,

it is staying on the ground, uncharacteristic for Oregon. I’m exaggerating a bit , Oregon does

receive a small amount of snow occasionally. When that infrequent event occurs everything

seems to slow down. Schools are often closed for a day or two, at the slightest amount of

snow, disappointing all of our children. I don’t have to tell you that, we all know how much

those little nippers love school.

There’s less traffic on the roads, those who are generally driving more carefully

Many, people stay in, and don’t drive. Especially if there is a layer of ice hidden

under that deceptively beautiful white blanket. That ice makes your car slippery,

sliding about quite unresponsive to your loud screaming or any feeble attempts to

gain back control of your car.Now here’s a

POP QUIZ, what are you supposed to do when your car hydroplanes?

A- Turn the wheel into the direction your car is sliding? or

B- Turn the wheel in the opposite direction of the sliding? or

C-Bale out, while you are praying for a soft landing place, and for forgiveness

and a last minute conversion to God, hoping He will buy it?

With that last question, sorry, you’re on your own here. I’m not God, but you may

be on thin ice with that one. I’d assume he’s looking for sincerity. Even I wouldn’t

even accept a last minute marriage proposal, justcause you audience waiting, and

the bride didn’t show. Then the groom turns to me and asks me to marry him. No way,

As to the other answers on the Quiz, I don’t have the answers, as you may have guessed by

now, I made the questions up, surprise!

I don’t know the answers, you should ask someone who lives a region with snow. Before you

call me a wimp and irritating numskull, remember, I’m a Vegas girl. I don’t gamble, but if you

do, don’t bet on snow in Las Vegas, your

odds of winning that one are low, really low. After all you’re are living in a desert for

goodness sake!

In Vegas people have absolutely NO IDEA of how to drive in it, We don’t even recognize what

it is, [unless you’re a skier.] we say things like, “What’s this white stuff? Why is it coming

from the sky?”So don’t blame me. This may make you curious enough to search for the

answers, and save your life someday I love Oregon, Las Vegas kids and anything else which might have

DISCLAIMER-Please don’t take me seriously, everything I said was joking an a attempt at humor, I liked living in Las Vegas, love Oregon, love kids and would not seriously attempt criticism of anyone’s prayers to reconcile with God, or any thing else which might offend. someone somehow

Barbara Harms Fiber Art & More

Barbara Harms-Up Close and Personal I'm a fiber quilt artist, working in mixed media. I come from an “arty” family. I inherited the family “arty gene” & have been involved with art my whole life, painting most of it. I had despised in my early teens to be a serious painter. I joined the Las Vegas Artist's Guild, their youngest member at the time. I was totally out of my league, a teen, in a room of adults. I tried to avoid being noticed, a kid in a room of adult artists, I’m pretty sure they noticed. Being exposed to all those serious artists, was a great experience. So, there you have it, the "glorious" beginnings of my artistic "career"! I've continued to paint for most of my life. I was introduced to quilting after moving to Oregon and instantly fell in love it. It was new and exciting, I jumped in with both feet. As enjoyable as I found quilting, I began to miss the creative freedom painting affords. Then, I discovered fiber art quilting, I was finally home. My Process & Approach For me, it's the process of creating that holds the strongest attraction. I love starting with a tiny seed of an idea; vague and blurred around the edges, then I follow where it leads. My style is fairly loose and instinctual. The choices and decisions that come up as I work on a piece, are made based on my gut feelings. This can result in quite a few changes in direction. This approach can lead to many changes in the direction. The outcome can come as a surprise. I love that element of surprise. Sometimes everything just comes together & I think that this is one of my better ones. I can’t wait to show someone. I feel like a six year old, running home from school, a drawing in hand, can't wait to show Mom. At those times I'm smiling like the Cheshire cat.