tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post3945808924492631069..comments2024-03-28T12:41:47.248-06:00Comments on Val's Quilting Studio: Our Solar Eclipse Experience!!Val's Quilting Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09451000559295763123noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-78576573607058699682017-08-30T14:57:26.206-06:002017-08-30T14:57:26.206-06:00Terrific video Val! For some reason I always thoug... Terrific video Val! For some reason I always thought you were in the east… I am and here we had about 80% I think. It did get cool and kind of 'weird'--good description--almost like when it rains and yet the sun is kind of peeking through the clouds you know? Love your eclipse cookies! Sandra Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17737049269550479188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-69328181500228198242017-08-25T16:59:55.224-06:002017-08-25T16:59:55.224-06:00What a fun experience for the kids. We were in Kan...What a fun experience for the kids. We were in Kansas, but we picked one of the places where it rained, so we missed seeing the eclipse, but we got to see the dark. Very cool. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876375845688651131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-29666727820170751522017-08-24T02:15:49.832-06:002017-08-24T02:15:49.832-06:00I can imagine the eclipse set you out, so you forg...I can imagine the eclipse set you out, so you forgot your yellow Tuesday. Hope to see you here soon.Turidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01162096821636221091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-6144536214167137482017-08-24T01:27:23.283-06:002017-08-24T01:27:23.283-06:00You were so lucky to have gotten the Total Eclipse...You were so lucky to have gotten the Total Eclipse. We got a Partial, and a few good photos. The Eclipse cookies are darling! What a fun way to help celebrate.Danice Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14501613556217174825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-70466534049824266892017-08-23T21:15:11.016-06:002017-08-23T21:15:11.016-06:00What a wonderful experience for you and your stude...What a wonderful experience for you and your students! They will remember this for the rest of their lives. We had about 80% eclipse--so dim, but strangely sharp light. And the crickets! They all started chirping at the peak of the eclipse. JanineMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13475847392355523001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-47467630059756662662017-08-23T11:51:37.171-06:002017-08-23T11:51:37.171-06:00 very awesome day for your kids-and you too we we... very awesome day for your kids-and you too we were at 98% at around 1:15pm it did not get totally dark here very fun with the cookies and journal too for the kidskathyinozarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644138355524729156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-28227225738093929232017-08-23T10:51:25.248-06:002017-08-23T10:51:25.248-06:00We had 100% totality in Stanley and the experience...We had 100% totality in Stanley and the experience was beyond words! So glad your students got to witness it, and those cookies are perfect! Barb Neiwerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489488237974557963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-72088515336698039782017-08-22T19:27:59.855-06:002017-08-22T19:27:59.855-06:00How fun to take your students outside to experienc...How fun to take your students outside to experience the totality! We got to see it, too, here in Charleston. It was very cloudy, so we saw glimpses of the transit: first a little nibble out of the sun, then 20 minutes later a bigger bite, then over half, etc. Finally, right before totality, the clouds parted!! We saw about a minute of it through some slight haze that made the corona have a rainbow around it. It was soooo awesome that I teared up a bit :)<br /><br />I know that folks only a few miles away had rain and missed the whole thing, so we consider ourselves incredibly lucky!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306854459459257368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-16238479851077580572017-08-22T18:31:32.853-06:002017-08-22T18:31:32.853-06:00Here in the D.C. area we had only partial totality...Here in the D.C. area we had only partial totality, and we had to be outside watching close to see the change in the sunlight. I poked a hole in a cardboard flap and positioned it over a piece of white cardboard on my backyard table. Then I could see on the white cardboard the "bite" the moon was taking out of the sun, faintly. My daughter-in-law took her colander out in her backyard and you could see all the tiny crescent shadows underneath it on the cement patio. It was really cool looking! Two of my sons and their families were in Idaho, and it got quite dark and chilly during their complete totality party.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128379696456444487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-3655753278255377192017-08-22T16:35:11.306-06:002017-08-22T16:35:11.306-06:00Wow you sure had fun with it! :) Here in southwes...Wow you sure had fun with it! :) Here in southwestern Pa we were supposed to have a partial around 2:35 and I was outside with my camera and nothing really happened :) My oldest son, however, lives in Missouri now, and he traveled about 2 1/2 hours south, calling me on the way, to get to a totality area.Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091419343402163298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-50626862406335305552017-08-22T07:04:24.175-06:002017-08-22T07:04:24.175-06:00Just amazing, wasn't it? It's wonderful t...Just amazing, wasn't it? It's wonderful that you had them log their day. It will be something they can always look back on.Jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570549234550398690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-29743940783613419682017-08-22T06:03:28.639-06:002017-08-22T06:03:28.639-06:00Great day for the kids....and us! A magical exper...Great day for the kids....and us! A magical experience. Total darkness and the abrupt end to shadows was amazing. Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468608812169214999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-61624469651030889442017-08-22T05:55:49.812-06:002017-08-22T05:55:49.812-06:00It was a great day for us too, I was exhausted fro...It was a great day for us too, I was exhausted from 10 hours in the SC heat, and glad to return to our North Carolina mountain home. I have to get my pictures off the camera, and I'll show what we got tomorrow.Carole @ From My Carolina Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297429399723723944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-34865849498525107732017-08-22T05:06:40.560-06:002017-08-22T05:06:40.560-06:00what an awesome experience for your kids. they...what an awesome experience for your kids. they'll remember it the rest of their lives. love the cookies.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619642267222624728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-11789513942830791872017-08-22T02:17:47.066-06:002017-08-22T02:17:47.066-06:00It's just amazing and all your kids will have ...It's just amazing and all your kids will have great memories of an exciting dayJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07816490142334340354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-28449478473093008822017-08-22T01:38:36.352-06:002017-08-22T01:38:36.352-06:00Oh how exciting for you and your class AND you did...Oh how exciting for you and your class AND you didn't even have to travel great distances to witness this phenomenon. This is very cool.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782099930159071920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-84030103159154712482017-08-21T21:22:24.214-06:002017-08-21T21:22:24.214-06:00We were well prepared but still only 13 of my 25 s...We were well prepared but still only 13 of my 25 students showed up for school. The total eclipse was so awesome!Val's Quilting Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09451000559295763123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-22153300863490969382017-08-21T20:26:35.049-06:002017-08-21T20:26:35.049-06:00What a great experience especially for the first p...What a great experience especially for the first part of the school year. I think those cookies were pretty cool! I was sewing with 3 friends. One of them brought her husband's welding helmet so we could look at it. We didn't have much in Michigan, but the partial was pretty neat. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-46188661122976915442017-08-21T20:10:09.253-06:002017-08-21T20:10:09.253-06:00So cool! Today was our first day of school and it ...So cool! Today was our first day of school and it was decided that there was too much liability to take kids out even with the special glasses that some teachers had arranged. Many parents came and took their kids out and I snuck out a few times to look. We did not experience totality, but it did get really funky for awhile.Tanya Quilts in COhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410452504665754009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307622517630413687.post-29727854595597029092017-08-21T17:15:14.766-06:002017-08-21T17:15:14.766-06:00What an awesome experience for the children! Fanta...What an awesome experience for the children! Fantastic events like this are so much better with kids around, when you can see it through their brand new eyes. We got 87% totality where I live and it was pretty cool! Daffycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07014712375064249301noreply@blogger.com