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Fall Decorating and Some Life Changes
Eva and I did get the house decorated for October/Halloween. I do enjoy my fall decorations so much. These crows in particular! These photos were taken rather late on Sunday evening, so the lighting isn't great. Maybe I will try again later this week. We really do have some cute things out. At any rate,…
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Designer Mystery 2023 Coming Together
I've got to say I'm not mad about how this is coming together. Nine blocks done, and the end is in sight. I easily finished three blocks including the block surrounds yesterday. If the stars align, I hope to repeat that again today and get all twelve of these blocks done. Having the units ready…
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Star of Wonder Block One
Hello there. This would be Star of Wonder, block one. It didn't take long to make, which was good because I had a busy Monday. I got together with my family in the Bay Area on Sunday and spent the night at my sister Kate's. We had not gotten together in ages. I had not…
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Corn Husks Everywhere
I had the most delightful weekend. No deadlines, just lots of free time to spend just how I wanted. I had the nicest email chat with Carol of One Stitch at a Time blog. She had made this Let's Pop Some Corn runner a while ago and had some great tips for me. Check it…
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Spaghetti Salad and Eva Under the Weather
Whew, it has been hot here. HOT. Heating the house up with the oven just isn't anything anyone is interested in doing, so I have been trying some recipes that can be made early in the day and served chilled later. One new recipe that we had this week is Spaghetti Salad. I discovered an…
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Greetings From Dublin
I can tell you for sure that it is springtime in Ireland. We must have brought the California sunshine with us, because when we arrived it was a glorious sunny day here. The girls were all in their crop tops and summer sandals and the boys were in their shorts. It was a Bank Holiday…
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Very Exciting Announcement
Hey, friends! I have a very exciting announcement to make to you all. My daughter Sara and I have started a podcast called Reeding Between the Lines! You can click the link highlighted above, and there are also buttons on the right-hand sidebar that link to our podcast and to our Instagram accounts. We hope…
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Pinetree Block, Archie Gets a Haircut, and Eva Makes Snickerdoodles
This is the Pinetree block from the Mercantile sew-along. See how I got my hour of sewing in? I've been keeping up with this project pretty well I think. The last few blocks will be stitched up in the next week or so, and I will have to trim them all down to the same…
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Lazy Blogger Syndrome
I do apologize for the lack of posts lately. I have not been doing much sewing, and have, in fact, been giving my hobby some serious consideration. I have so many quilts and it is becoming harder and harder to justify cranking out more of them. I am feeling overwhelmed with the number of quilts…
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Easter Festivities
Hope you all had a happy Easter, if you celebrate it. We got together with family for an Easter egg hunt and brunch, and again later in the day for Easter dinner. My son-in-law Ryan hosts the brunch and egg hunt at the winery, and Eva was in charge of filling plastic eggs with goodies…