Actress, Virginia Gregg

Since we have been watching TV on an old fashioned antenna instead of cable or satellite we have reconnected with old favorites. We watch Perry Mason, Ironside, The Rifleman, Emergency, Hawaii 5-O, Gunsmoke, The Big Valley, Dragnet, M*A*S*H, Daniel Boone, Bonanza, Adam-12, Cannon, F-Troop, Kojak, The Rebel, Remington Steele, The Rockford Files, The Streets of San Francisco, The Twilight Zone, Wagon Train, Rawhide, and Colombo to name a few.

One of my favorite actresses that shows up on a regular basis is Virginia Gregg. Most people don't recognize her name like they do the major stars such as Raymond Burr, Chuck Connors, Jack Lord, James Arness, Barbara Stanwyck, Jack Webb, William Conrad, Pierce Brosnan, Peter Falk, or Clint Eastwood, but we see her on may shows over and over.

Dragnet is one of the shows that she shows up on in all types of parts. She is one of the most versatile actresses I have seen. She may not have been a headliner, but she was one busy lady. We also have a lot of old radio show programs that she has a part in. The only time I haven't recognized her voice is when she plays Rick's girlfriend Helen Asher on Richard Diamond, Private Detective. One thing I didn't realize until I read Wikipedia was that she was the voice of Mrs. Bates on the Psycho movies. If I was so inclined to be an actor I would want to be her!

Who is one of your favorite actors and why?

Happy Quilting, Sharon
"Quilting the Kaye Wood Way"
Permanent Certified Instructor since 2013

Happy Hump day!

It is a nice Wednesday night here. How is it in your neck of the woods? I know that this weekend it is suppose to get cold again. Not sure how cold, but colder than is normal around here.

Wickenburg is having their 'Gold Rush Days' this weekend and I think that we are going to go up and check it out. We have lived in AZ for 19 years this coming Thanksgiving and we have never been. Last year we were going to go, but something came up so we didn't. I really like Wickenburg and wish there was more work for us so we could live there, but that isn't going to happen.

I may get to work some more on the newest quilt. I already have another one floating around in my head so I need to get this one done fast. The next one will be for Carl in his 'western' room and I think I have a good idea for it. We bought a silhouette of several cowboys on horses and I am going to make a row by row wall hanging with it.

Tonight we are watching, 'Conagher'. It's a Louis L'Amour book made into a movie and has my very favorite actor and his side kick in it. Of course anybody that knows me already knows that my favorite actor is Sam Elliot and his side kick is Buck Taylor. I have met Buck Taylor several times at our western festivals and have a couple prints of his watercolor pictures. It's fun just standing around Buck's area and listen to him tell stories. Of course my favorite are the ones about Sam.....

Until next time,

Happy Quilting, Sharon "Quilting the Kaye Wood Way" Certified Instructor since 2009

Another Sunday night....

Good evening all! I am sitting here watching the 'National Treasure' movies. We just finished the first one and am starting the second one. We thought that there was another one that was suppose to be made, but we haven't seen it yet. Everybody from these movies will be dead and gone by the time they get another movie made :)....

I finished one of Carl's caftans today. I managed to get most of it done yesterday and finished the hemming today. Tomorrow I may work on the second one. So, I guess this means that my energy level is okay again today.  I have even managed to get some exercise this weekend too. So, I guess I am on a roll LOL!

Well, I am going back to my movie.

Until next time,

Happy Quilting, Sharon
"Quilting the Kaye Wood Way"
Certified Instructor since 2009

Afternoon!

Just sitting here watching 'The Rifleman'. It is one of my favorite programs of old. It wasn't long ago that Carl & I met Johnny Crawford at one of the western festivals. For those that don't know who Johnny Crawford is, he played Lucas' son, Mark.

This is a great break after tearing our bedroom apart and getting all the dust bunnies all cleaned up. With being off this week I am going to try and get the 'spring' cleaning done around here. I know it's not spring yet, but I may not feel like cleaning when spring gets here LOL!

I finished my latest quilt last night. I think it turned out really great! Now, I just need to get my camera going and get some pictures. Maybe right after I finish watching my shows......


Happy Quilting, Sharon
"Quilting the Kaye Wood Way"
Certified Instructor since 2009

Happy Saturday!

Yippee! The car has new shocks and struts! It is amazing how well that old piece of metal is floating over the bumps in the roads. It doesn't bounce the next 1/2 mile after hittng a bump any more.... It may just last another year or two....

So now the rest of my time off is going to be playing in my sewing room or goofing off.

Today some goof off time has been spent watching 'Emergency!', 'The Rifleman', 'The Big Valley', 'Gunsmoke' and 'Bonanza'. Last night I watched 'Kojack' and 'Perry Mason'. I sure don't miss the big bill from DirecTV and the crappy shows that were on. I really can't get into reality TV. There is to much of that in my own life to want to watch somebody elses stupidity. LOL!

Am off to watch some more 'old' time shows. I sure hope you have a great weekend!

Happy Quilting, Sharon
"Quilting the Kaye Wood Way"
Certified Instructor since 2009

It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring!

Yeah, it has been raining and pouring the past couple days, but thankfully the old man isn't snoring around here any more. LOL! He hasn't snored really bad since he had his heart surgery back in 2009. I remember waking him up when I put my hand on his chest or back because I couldn't hear him breathing. I was so use to him snoring and making the walls rattle that it was very hard to get use to the silence.....

Today I managed to get some more photos taken of things I have accumulated over the years that I want to sell. I am trying to get things cleaned out and put a little extra money in our pockets for bills. I post them on the Yahoo! sites that I joined and hope they go to another house to clutter up. The hardest part is getting everything downloaded and labeled on the computer. Since that is done I can go on to the easier part and maybe get them out the door.....

I am thinking of having a couple "Kaye Wood" quilt classes at my house next year. I have a large enough living room to have about 5 bodies sewing at the same time. These would be in addition to the ones that I have scheduled in Wickenburg, AZ at M's Quilting next year. It would be really nice not to have to drive some place else to teach.

We are sitting here watching 'Batman' on Me TV. What a hoot it is watching this station. We watch 'The Rifleman', 'Perry Mason', 'Bonanza', 'The Big Valley', 'Wild, Wild, West', Columbo', 'Emergency!', 'Gunsmoke', and 'Hawaii Five-O' just to name a few. It is a lot nicer than watching all of the 'real life' and talk shows that are on TV now. Most of 'The Rifleman' is filmed on a Hollywood set and it is fun to see if I can notice anything weird. This past trip to Kanab, UT to the 'Western Legends Roundup' we went on a tour in the canyon that had a 'Gunsmoke' town. It is so much fun to watch the program and see the town site we explored. This was another show that was filmed in a movie set in Hollywood more than on site.

I was just thinking of all these things on our way back from an open house that Dr. Buck and Tammy were having to celebrate their wedding, so I had to share.

I hope you all have a great week!

Happy Quilting, Sharon "Quilting the Kaye Wood Way" Certified Instructor since 2009

Today I managed to get to the temple and get pictures. I can't believe that it has been 3 months since we have visited.  Check it out here: http://coyotequilts.blogspot.com/p/my-spiritual-side.html

Today I managed to get another quilt mostly quilted. We went out to supper with friends, so I had to quit working on it. I hope to get back to it tomorrow and finish it. Then I have some binding for 3 quilts in my future.

Right now we are sitting and watching "Emergency!". Any body remember that show from the 80's? I use to watch it all the time and now I can watch it again on Netflix. We just finished watching "McMillan and Wife". Since giving up our DirecTV we have found we really like all of the old shows. So, I shall say, 'good night' for now and finish watching this great show.

Happy Quilting, Sharon "Quilting the Kaye Wood Way" Certified Instructor since 2009

Happy Wednesday!

My day just slipped right on by while I was sitting in front of the computer loading some items on Artfire. I knew that it would take me forever! I had to work on the shipping charges and that takes even longer than writing descriptions and titles.... I will be at it again on Friday.

While I was out for a few minutes this afternoon I was watching the dark skies roll in with lots of wind and no signs of rain. The other parts of the valley got wet, but not us.... Pretty lightening though....

When we moved to our new digs we gave up our DirectTV, so now we watch our favorite programs on the computer. Tonight we were watching Adam 12 and Dragnet. It is so much fun to see the cars and see the old styles. Some of it really gives us a good belly laugh. Neither one of us really likes the new shows that are on, so we haven't missed the TV...

Well, tomorrow is a work day, so I need to get to bed. I hope all of you have great night!

See you tomorrow!

Happy Quilting, Sharon 
"Quilting the Kaye Wood Way" 
Certified Instructor since 2009