15 October 2015 ~ 3 Comments

The States of Modern: North AND South Dakota!

I told you North Dakota was coming!  My thought pattern is this… 50 States, 50 Blocks… But a quilt that is set 5 blocks by 10 blocks would be an odd shape so I thought… combine some states!  And North and South Dakota, though they have rich, varied and different histories, were an obvious choice […]

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04 June 2015 ~ 0 Comments

The States Of Modern: Michigan

Interesting… Wikipedia points out that Michigan is the only state to consist of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula, to which the name Michigan was originally applied, is often noted to be shaped like a mitten. The Upper Peninsula (often referred to as “the U.P.”) is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, […]

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26 February 2015 ~ 0 Comments

The States Of Modern Block Of The Week 8: Delaware

Delaware, one of the original 13 colonies and our first state!   It is 1,954 square miles and is our second smallest state after Rhode Island.  Delaware is a low lying state with its highest point, Ebright Azimuth, just 450 feet above sea level!

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19 February 2015 ~ 0 Comments

States Of Modern Block Of The Week 7: Connecticut

Is it possible that we’re already on the seventh week of the year? My, time does fly. This week we’re going to talk about Connecticut. One of the original colonies, it was the fifth state admitted to the union.

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05 February 2015 ~ 0 Comments

2015 States Of Modern Block Of The Week 5: California

Here in my home state of California, we have an abundance of natural wonders. Mountains, lakes, streams, beautiful sky, desert, shoreline, ocean. But the thing that people think about when they think about California all over the world is the man-made golden gate bridge.

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