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Getting Ready for Some Sewing!
Woo hoo! In about a week I am going to be getting together with some friends and do some sewing! Mostly I am excited to see my friends, but also I wanted to get a seriously wonderful project ready to work on during the time that we will be sewing together. I am working on…
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Vive La France
Thank you all for your encouraging and supportive comments on dealing with elderly parents. It is so difficult to know if one is making the correct decision. You want to do the best for them, and yet it has to be convenient and safe and affordable. Luckily, there are lots of choices out there, and…
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Look What Thelma Sent Me
No. Not the glass of wine silly. The coaster it is sitting on! Is that not the sweetest, cutest thing ever? And so Thelma. The fabric has both cupcakes AND daisies. Or Cupcakes 'n' Daisies. This is going to stay by my right hand side forever. In the morning I will put my tea on…
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Hello Sunshine, and Let’s Meet a New Friend
"Honey? What's that strange light coming from the sky?" Oh, it's the SUN! Hello sunshine, hello. It's been dark for a very long time….We have had something like 25 consecutive days of rain here, and today it didn't rain! With any luck, we will have a few days to dry out before the next storm…
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Bad A** Sandals, Pork Chops and My Antonia
Do you ever find yourself with absolutely nothing of interest to blog about? Do you do what I do, and imagine your blogging friends (um, that would be all of you) sitting around in your living room before dinner with glasses of pinot grigio and what you might talk about? Well, here is how it…
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Everyone Needs These
How cute is this? Or this? Pam from Library Gal Quilts and Debbie from One Stitch Off have started up a little jewelry business! They have begun making these adorable stamped metal jewelry items targeted towards quilters. Don't you want one right now? Wouldn't it be the perfect gift for all your quilting friends? Tomorrow…
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Think You Can’t Make Friends Through Blogging?
Well, then think again. I am flying to Chicago today, to meet up with three women I met through blogging. Lisa of Stashmaster, Thelma of Cupcakes 'n' Daisies, and Allyson of Fat Cat Quilts. We all four met through blogging, and are going to meet up in person at the O'Hare airport in Chicago, Illinois! …
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How Do You Keep Your Recipes?
This terrific recipe book was in the package from Mary Wood (Scottish Nanna)–as if the blue and white appliqued table cloth wasn't enough of a birthday present to me! Her daughter in law makes them, and I think it is a fabulous idea. How sweet and thoughtful a gift this is. In fact, I have…
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A Gift From A Friend
My friend Mary Wood, who lives in Australia, sent me something quite wonderful for my birthday. She is just the most thoughtful person! Mary has a blog called Scottish Nanna–you should check it out. Stop by and tell her hello, she would love it. She has a large family–over 40 grand children (!!!), and is…
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Stargazer Resurrected
When I got home from my weekend of gallivanting all around Creation with Sara, I had many packages in my mailbox. Smile. It sure is nice to have so many leads from all of you when I find myself short of fabric. Always Quilting, Snowy River Quilts, Quilt Patch Lane, and my friend Jean (In…