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Cabinetry
My cabinetry is in! I don't have much time to post today, but wanted to share a picture of my entire wall of storage in the studio. I have four tall 36 inch wide cabinets and two shorter 24 inch wide cabinets. Do you think that will be enough space for all my project boxes…
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Handyman Bill is Coming Back!
Can you guess why Handyman Bill might be coming back? Look what got delivered yesterday!! The cabinets for my quilting studio! Excited much? I will keep you posted on the progress of installing them and getting the studio organized. I could be unpacking things next week! Meanwhile, I have been working on a few non-quilting…
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Inspiration, Where Have You Gone?
I have felt more or less paralyzed with ennui the past couple of days. After seeing that the house is tidied, the dishes done, Grandpa fed, and Ozzie walked, I find myself feeling at loose ends and terribly tired. Maybe it is the let down of having my son and his fiance return to Ireland. …
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Heavy Napping
My son and his fiance left for Ireland, and for some reason I am exhausted. I have sympathetic jet lag I think. Napped all afternoon yesterday. In fact, my house was full of nappers. Baby E in the bedroom, Grandpa in his chair, Ozzie in his dog bed, and me in the living…
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The Studio
This was my studio when I first saw it a year ago. The man who owned the house we bought used it as his woodworking shop. I have to say, it is the tidiest shop I have ever seen! It had a concrete floor and some funky cabinets and shelves on the walls. It was…
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New Year’s Food and Decorating
In January I always feel like I need to clear the clutter and have a more pristine style of decorating around the house. My mother was always a "blue" person, and she surrounded herself with shades of soothing blue in every room of her home 12 months out of the year. My taste runs to…
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Bye Bye 2011, Don’t Let the Door Smack You On The Butt on Your Way Out
"An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves". ~Bill Vaughan I am not sure who Bill Vaughan is, but he hit the nail on the head with that little quote. I used to consider myself an optimist, but the past…
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I Won
Chris from Cats On My Quilts did a little give away recently, and I was the lucky winner. Isn't this little tea mat the cutest thing you have ever seen? She created the pattern from some block ideas that were in this book, which she also sent me: The book is full of cute and…
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A Touch of Fall Here, A Touch of Fall There
This past weekend, I got out some of my fall decorations. Gosh, I do love this time of year! I was dying to tack this sweet little autumnal plaque on a wall somewhere, but my husband wouldn't let me put a nail hole in the wall. That's ok, I had other fish to fry. My…
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Cautionary Tale
Is this not the weirdest creature you have ever seen? It is a gigantic praying mantis that has decided to visit my hummingbird feeder. These big bugs seem to be common in my new garden. In fact, last week, I went down to the Studio-That-Isn't and there was one right on the door knob! Luckily…