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Snowman Houses and a Blast From the Past
To say I am enjoying making these houses from the Designer Mystery 2015 BOM sew-along is an understatement. Each one of these blocks is a little work of love. Top row: Grandma's Cottage and an Apartment Complex. Bottom row: Post Office and Sweet Shop. If they look scroogey, it is because I did not lay…
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Relaxing Weekend
Eva and I got the Halloween decorations put away and brought out a few Thanksgiving things. Daylight Savings Time started, so it feels like it is dinner time, but it's only a quarter past 3. My photos are all kind of dark, and that is what it was like in my house at the time.…
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Halloween and Block Re-Do
We had a wonderful neighborhood Halloween gathering at my son in law's house near us. The adults sat around a small campfire in the front yard and greeted the kids and their parents as they came by for trick or treating. Eva's dad lives in a neighborhood that goes all out for Halloween, to the…
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Thank You To All For Your Kind Words
Thank you to all of you who offered such comforting words of sympathy for the loss of my father. It was so sweet to read your kind comments. While his passing was not unexpected at his age, it still leaves a great hole in our family. It also leaves a great hole in how I…
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John C. Shyne 11/26/25 – 10/11/22
My father passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022. He was a few weeks shy of his 97th birthday. He was a wonderful man. He was a Stanford professor for 25 years, then started up his own successful company with several colleagues. He traveled all over the world and took his wife and daughters with him…
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Taking a Little Blogging Break
I am going to be taking a little break from blogging until the last week of September. When I return I hope to get back to my usual quilty and bookish content. Things have been rather hectic in my personal life these past months, with many family responsibilities vying for my time. With luck, things…
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How’s It Going? It’s Going
We are making some changes in my father's domestic arrangements that we hope will make things more comfortable and accessible for him. We have set up a television in his bedroom for one thing. Along with a comfortable armchair. One of my sisters ordered a smaller "adjustable bed" for him. He can raise the head…
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Life is One Big Juggle Lately
Life seems to be one big juggle lately. I am trying to get all my work assignments for September done this month (along with my normal August workload) in anticipation of being in Ireland next month. I've been trying to get my clothes planned for the trip, an activity I normally enjoy. Lastly, my father's…
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Ups and Downs
I forgot to show you this new little table topper last week. It is made from some older Sandy Gervais fabrics I had in my stash. It's been over a year since I made it, but I think I may have used one of two charm packs to make it. I don't recall using an…
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So I Made a Pie
I am staying with my dad a few extra days this week. One of my sisters is moving into a new house and my other sister and I are covering for her while she gets settled in. I am always trying to come up with menu ideas that appeal to my dad. He has a…