{"id":64376,"date":"2024-10-08T07:31:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=64376"},"modified":"2024-10-06T22:19:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T05:19:44","slug":"some-travel-minimal-quilt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/some-travel-minimal-quilt\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Travel Minimal Quilt"},"content":{"rendered":"

I went out of town with DH and it wasn’t a great weekend. I was just in a bad mood all weekend, it was hot and the events were not interesting. Or I just couldn’t appreciate them. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

I found a couple of quilt shops, but when I had time, I decided I wasn’t up for the half hour drive each way on my own. A friend with whom I usually spend time wasn’t available.<\/p>\n

In an effort not to be a sourpuss and to try and see the good in the trip, I wanted to share a couple of  photos with you.<\/p>\n

\"Fosselman's\"<\/a>One of the good things during the trip was Fosselman’s<\/a>. Fosselman’s is a full-service, old-fashioned soda fountain that offers both sit-down and to-go items. They make all our ice cream on the premises in small batch freezers. <\/p>\n

I went there while DH was at a members only event and ate WAY too much ice cream. I sat and wrote postcards and wrote in my journal while I ate a hot fudge sundae, etc. It was a good way to spend a couple of hours.<\/p>\n

1824 West Main Street, Alhambra, CA 91801
\n(626) 282-6533<\/p>\n

Monday – Saturday 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
\nSunday 11:00 am to 10:00 pm<\/p>\n

\"Mission<\/a>
Mission San Gabriel church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The activities were centered in San Gabriel, California right near the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel<\/a>. The organization dedicated a girls’ high school, Mission San Gabriel High School<\/a>*. I was impressed with the principal’s dedication and the students that I met.  We had dinner in the courtyard of the mission after a tour of the recently restored church.<\/p>\n

The tour guide was a parishioner and she was very good.<\/p>\n

\"Mission<\/a>
Mission San Gabriel Altar detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The church<\/a> had an arson fire<\/a> in 2020, which required $8 million in restoration. The entire back of the church was significantly damaged, though the walls did not fall. The altar was not touched, though had smoke and water damage. They still need another few million.<\/p>\n

I have seen a lot of amazing altars all over the world. I was really impressed with this one. I have never seen one with statues like this. It was really different and interesting.<\/p>\n

The painting on the altar is tempera on wood. The statues on the altar are:<\/p>\n