After forever……we finally got the Saw Blade barn quilt square up on the shop which is transitioning to base camp for Adventure Mendota. It looks really good. We’ve got lots of compliments on it. Here it is. And I love it. I really do. But I am going to love this one more! […]
When did I start talking about getting a quilt square put on the shop? I carried this around for months. It was before we’d ever even thought about Adventure Mendota. It was almost finished on September 16 in the post I called Mendota Rising. I said it was 20 percent finished in a post […]
Earlier this week Mike dropped me off on Swinging Bridge Road and I took you along to show the changes that are occuring on nearby Barnrock Road. You can read about that here. Today, he headed in the opposite direction and dropped me off at Kernie and Connie Timmon’s farm for my walk. I’ve been wanting […]
We started on the Mendota Cemetery Quilt about eight weeks ago. We named it Mendota Crossroads because of all of the fabric crossing back and forth. The majority of the fabric was donated by local quilter Chris Schanzenbach; my sister’s friend, Judy Shannon; and a few pieces from a friend of mine, Edwina Proctor, in […]
This fall in Mendota has been cold. Let me digress…it did not start off cold. It started off hot. Then…about two weeks ago, it turned cold. Where are those typically unseasonally warm November days in Southwest Virginia where the temperatures reach 70 degrees? I need to wash the mildew off of our fence and house. […]
Hi! I have not been on the RiverCliff Cottage blog for a few days. I couldn’t find my camera cord! Tonight, I found it in the car, and I was so happy! Grabbed it and…here I am! On Wednesdays, a group of ladies meet in the afternoon at the Mendota Community Center. It really should […]
Quilting is a part of the Southwest Virginia culture. Born out of necessity, it is also an art. As I meet people and their quilts, I’ll try to include them on this page. Here’s my most recent quilt. At present, it’s folded up in a blanket box. I just realized that this picture is of […]
Remember the crates that I found in Gate City at Memory Lane Antiques? Here’s how they’ll look with the tees in them. This is the Canada Dry crate which works well for small t-shirts. I take no credit. Mike thought this up. Also, long ago…here…I talked about the kayak quilt square Mike was […]
Hi everyone! Have you ever heard of someone who received the shingles vaccine still getting the shingles? Mike had his vaccine about 5 years ago, but I believe he has the shingles. He has no blisters (yet), but his side is sensitive to the touch and hurts like…you know what. I went […]
There’s something different in the air in Mendota this fall. For some reason, people are becoming optimistic that our little community is revitalizing. I thought about this today and wondered out loud to Mike whether this was wishful thinking on my part or was it reality? Perhaps you and I together can find […]