One down, four to go

I spent this morning cleaning out one of my closets in an effort to get more organized before eventually moving.  I managed to fill three trash bags with clothes that I haven’t worn in ages and most likely won’t wear anytime soon, if ever again.  I also emptied out a knitting bag and filled it [...]

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ARGH!

More snow on the way, a nice “heavy at times” snow, a “the evening commute will be horrendous” snow, a by the time you get the walk shoveled and turn around, you can’t see the walk snow.  If it’s gotta snow why can’t we have just a couple of inches of snow instead of 8-12 [...]

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Secret Sister surprises

I got two delightful gifts from my Secret Sister on MQResource.  There are many quilting sites and forums online but this is the only one I’m really involved with.  I found this site from the blog of Patsy Thompson and I came across her site in a quilting magazine.
Anyway, first of all there was a [...]

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The good, the bad and the really ugly

Okay, I’ll start with the good.  Ella, my 8 month old granddaughter will be fine.
The bad news…one of the daycare workers fell while holding Ella and Ella’s femur was broken (that’s the big bone in the thigh).
Now, the ugly…the woman that was holding her never reported it or told anyone that it had happened.  Greg [...]

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In the blink of an eye

That’s how long it takes to change the Commander-in-Chief of this country and move the responsibilities of the President from one person to another.  I watched the inauguration of Barack Obama with interest,  although admittedly, I have not been an Obama “fan” or supporter.  The mass of humanity that filled Washington was impressive.  The flags [...]

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Pretty, pretty

I did get a little sewing done on the funky monkey quilt for Greg along with cutting more strips over the last couple of days.  The pattern is Keyholes (On a Roll Again by Heather Mulder Peterson) and the directions are for jelly rolls but I’m using fat quarters.  It doesn’t contain any info about [...]

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Absurdly cold!

I understand that it’s winter and this is Maine but come on -26*.  That’s totally colder than cold.  When I went to bed last night is was -11* which I thought was quite out of the ordinary.  For some reason I woke up around 3 AM and thought, “as long as I’m awake, I wonder [...]

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WIP (works in progress)

I did say I would try to post some photos today.  It was one of my “free” days at home alone.  Bill is working and I have absolutely NO plans so I get to stay home and do whatever I want all day.  I finished cutting the funky monkey fabric and started sewing the pieces [...]

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Selvage quilts

I don’t know why but I really like the look of them.   I don’t have one but I really, really want to make one.  If you aren’t familiar with them, here is a link to Karen Griska’s blog.  If you scroll down the page a little, the “Red Zinger” is on the right.  Here is [...]

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Photo op

I have already been out to shovel twice today and it is only 11:30.  I knew we were expecting sleet and freezing rain and I figured I would rather shovel light snow a couple of times rather than heavy, wet snow once.
I noticed that when I posted the photos of the butterflies, they weren’t “clickable”.  [...]

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