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Milagro Cross
I did buy one thing at the festival. This is a milagro cross. Milagro means a miraculous surprise. Remember the Robert Redford movie The Milagro Beanfield War? That title was in reference to the miraculous greening of a long fallow bean field. The custom of collecting tiny metal votive figures and attaching them to a…
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A Welcome Diversion
Three of my sisters and my niece Camille are coming to see me tomorrow. What a lovely diversion this will be for me. I just want to sit in the comfort of my loved ones and chatter about nothing important. Too many big decisions going on at my house right now. My husband has spent…
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Don’t Get Old
My blogging may be sort of sketchy this week. My mother in law, who is 90, and in failing health, was hospitalized last night with a perforated stomach. Very serious situation. As you can imagine, I am quite distracted. Both my in laws are declining noticably of late, and are now incapable of making their…
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Easter
Easter was a spendid success, with all the family getting together for our usual brunch. We had a couple of young men contributing to the food and drink this year, which added an even more fabulous element to the party. My nephew Eric made Bloody Marys and Grey Hounds, two very wonderful cocktails. Eric also…
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Fat Quarter Winners Reveal and Give Away Winner
Congratulations to Christina Drury, who was the winner of my Fat Quarter Winners Give Away! Contact me with your mailing address Christina, and this wonderful book and a set of Monique's amazing rulers will be in your hands before you know it! The rest of you still have three more chances to win, so if…
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Blueberry French Toast
Blueberry French Toast 1 loaf French bread, sliced and cut into 1 inch cubes 2 8 ounce packages cream cheese, cut into 1 inch cubes 1 cup fresh blueberries, rinsed 12 large eggs 1/3 cup maple syrup 2 cups milk Grease 13” pan. Place half the bread cubes evenly in the pan. Scatter cream cheese…
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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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Rummy: Borders
I finished all my blocks for Rummy, the quilt I am making from Monique Dillard's wonderful new book, Fat Quarter Winners. I was afraid I might not make the deadline for my big reveal next week, Monday April 25. I worked like a donkey on Saturday and Sunday though, and did get my blocks done…
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A New Project. Yes, It’s Another Baby Quilt….
I can't help myself. Sara bought a couple of darling pieces of art from a Japanese artist, and they are going into the baby's room. They are whimsical depictions of a little girl and her best friend/companion, who is a bunny. The colors in the two pieces are predominently red and aqua. So, to date, I…
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Give Away for Fat Quarter Winners!
I am doing a giveaway in honor of the wrap up of the Fat Quarter Winners book tour next week. The prize will be a copy of the new, hot off the presses, Fat Quarter Winners book by Monique Dillard, plus a set of her fabulous rulers "Fit To Be Geese", "Mini Fit To Be Geese" and "Fit…
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