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Sorry for the lack of content the past few days. I find myself in the grip of a cold and not good for much. Hopefully I will be back soon. 

Have you all heard about Kathleen Tracy's sew along?  Aunt Addie's Mystery Quilt.  Each month, Kathleen posts a pattern for a block, and we make six 4 1/2" versions of it.  I got a late start, but the sew along looks like fun.  I am not a fan of mystery quilts in general, but I…

Have you heard about the latest sew along, sponsored by adorable Camille Roskelley of Thimbleblossoms?  Using her Sweet Escapes pattern, we make log cabin blocks and arrange them in the pattern shown above.  You have got to check out her navy blue version on Instagram.  Go ahead, do it right now. If that doesn't make…

As you may know, I live in Northern California.  Our weather is pretty temperate, with quite warm summers.  We are in the foothills at an altitude of around 1500 feet.  Rarely, about every three years or so, we get a light dusting of snow.  And everything comes to a halt. All of my friends in…

My husband and I used to be great movie buffs when we lived in a more populated area.  We went to the movies practically every weekend and kept up with everything that was at the box office.  Now that we live in a rural setting, the movies that play in our town tend to be…

Have you ever made a string quilt?  Moda is sponsoring a "String Along" project If you are interested.  The recent post on Moda's blog The Cutting Table got me thinking about the fact that I have never really made a string quilt.  Oh, I made a little string quilted heart one time, but that was…

Hey everyone. Can you believe it’s November already?  I won’t say “What happened to October?”, because I enjoyed every second of it. Glorious weather, and I appreciated being in my home and having my family near. Honestly, every day was perfect.  I spent yesterday doing a clean up around the place. I put away all…

What do you think?  With one of these beauties I could have fit right in at the recent royal wedding. Hats are very popular here in Ireland as well as in England. They don’t really suit my simple country lifestyle but are sure fun to look at. We returned to “town “ Monday and wandered…

We had just landed in Dublin when I took this photo.  The flight was just under 10 hours from San Francisco and the plane was a newish one. If you can't afford to go business or first class, flying nowadays is just something to get through.  The quarters are cramped even for a 5" 4"…

I had to attempt a trial post from my iPad prior to our trip to Ireland.  It seems as if it will work just fine. This is the view from my front porch. The hummingbirds have been so active this year. I startled them and caught them in mid flight trying to get away from…