The inchies are done!

I joined an inchie swap on the MQResource forum. It is being coordinated by Carla and she has posted a tutorial on her blog. It was the first thing I have ever done that was completely designed by me and for some reason I decided on a red, white and blue theme. [...]

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Unbelievable! Two red ribbons

Today was very special day. I traveled alone to the Maine Quilt Show in Augusta. It was the first time in many years that I wasn’t seeing the show with someone else. I had entered a bed quilt and a wallhanging just to get back the judges comments in order to [...]

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Bar Harbor, Acadia and the Porcupine Islands

Have you ever traveled to a location that holds a special place in your heart? A place where you could return over and over? A place that feels like “coming home”? For Bill and me, one of those places is Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. The energy is good; it feeds [...]

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A new feathered friend

Tonight the hummingbird came to visit. Although I have had several decorative hummingbird feeders over the past couple of years, I don’t remember seeing any birds. At the suggestion of Bill, I bought a $3.88 feeder at Walmart. Apparently, that is what they were waiting for. I noticed the Ruby Throated [...]

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Four, yes four, sunny days off

Finally, summer seems to have arrived and I took full advantage of it this weekend. Although Saturday started overcast, Bill decided we would travel 35 miles north to look for sunnier weather. We spent the better part of the day at Two Lights State Park in Cape Elizabeth. It is an incredible [...]

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