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  That little secret Christmas project I have been working on is going great!  I have finished four out of the five.  Can't show the whole thing, or what ever is left of this so-called secret will be completely out of the bag.  Aren't those little pinwheels sweet though?  I have definitely changed my mind…

  My last minute Christmas gift project this year is this adorable apron.  Last year I made dozens of napkins for people, this year it is going to be aprons. This is the cutest pattern ever, and it is by the brilliant Heather Mulder Petersen, called "Charming Trios-The Kitchen Collection".  Go buy this pattern.  It…

  My husband and I spent the weekend dragging out the Christmas decorations.  We have been celebrating Christmas together for 40 years, and every year we acquire new things.  I have always held the opinion that holiday decorations have a life span, and when they reach the end of it, they should be passed on…

  Christmas came early to our house this year.  My husband and I decided not to give each other major gifts this year, and instead, put the money toward the new family room furniture we so desperately need.  My husband has always been a good shopper.  I mean a Really Good Shopper.  Unbeknownst to me,…

  It made me so happy to get this quilt onto my bed and spend a lovely cozy night sleeping under it.  The quilt was made quite some time back, when I participated in a Blended Quilt Challenge, using the Blended Quilts books by In the Beginning.  The quilting, by Debby, is exquisite.  This quilt…

  Carrie sent me one of her Schnibbles patterns along with fabric to make it up.  She claimed I won a contest she was having on her new blog, but it seems that everyone who entered won!   The fabric is by Sandy Gervais for Moda, "Merry and Bright", and the pattern is called "Scratch", from…

  This is Sophie.  Isn't she pretty?  Isn't she sweet?  The answer is Sometimes.  Even Usually. But something is happening to Sophie that she doesn't understand, and it is making her very cranky.  She is going through her first "season", to use a euphemism.  Having only had male dogs, this was certainly new to us. …

  I entered a blog contest hosted by Carrie at La Vie en Rosie and won the lovely loot pictured above.  I wasn't the only winner, as it seemed that everyone who entered the contest won something!  Carrie has a new blog, and if you haven't discovered it yet, you need to go right over there…

  Our weather here in California has been unseasonably, if not freakishly warm lately.  In the mornings there is just a hint that cooler times may be ahead, but it doesn't take too long for the sun to warm things up and for it to get quite toasty.  Our friends down the coast in Montecito are…

  My children are really good at doing Tarot readings.  My son Ahren is a master at it, and has been teaching his sister Sara.  While up at our quilting retreat this last weekend, Sara brought along her Tarot card deck and her reference book and offered to do readings for all the gals who…