My favorite Easter basket

I love decorating for the holidays; all the holidays.  For some of them, I have tons of odds and ends to put out while others have only one or two.  Easter is one of the celebrations for which I have plenty of decorations.  They range from rabbits and eggs to baskets, to chicks and candy [...]

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Check out Millie’s Giveaway

If you want to visit a great blog and enter her giveaway, check out Millie’s Quilting. She is giving away a cute little quilt along with some handmade carrots.  I came across this after reading a post by Jodi from Simply This, That and the Other, another wonderful blog, full of inspiration.
Inspiration, creativity, novelty…there is [...]

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Working out of the box

As a rule, I have a really difficult time NOT following directions.  I don’t consider myself “creative” either.  I decided to make a serious effort to change both of those characteristics.  First, I joined Project Improv which you can read about here.  It’s all about “quilting outside the lines”.  I have made two squares for [...]

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My Ella fix

Yesterday Bill and I drove to MA to visit with Ella and her parents.   Her dad (and my son) Greg offered to keep her home from daycare for the day.  We arrived around noon and were able to spend the afternoon “babysitting” while Greg got some work done from home.
We fed her lunch and found [...]

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“My” holiday…St. Patrick’s Day

Wishing everyone a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  I call it “my” holiday because my great grandparents on my father’s side came to this country from Ireland.  I think that makes me Irish, don’t you?  My first name is Kathleen and my middle name (Allyn) was  an Irish movie star that apparently my mother liked.
I have [...]

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Woohoo, 1200 and counting

Today I notice that my blog has been viewed 1200 times!   Next time you visit, please take the time to leave a comment or two; even better, leave your blog address and I’ll take time to visit you back.
Thanks for stopping by…

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Anticipation to Trepidation

This is my second post today but I need to get this off my chest.  I have posted several times about my desire to retire in the fall.  As of today, my countdown clock says I have 186 days until I work my last shift.  I listed my condo last fall and it remains on [...]

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Oriental Flower finished

Well, it’s been a long time since I actually finished a project.  I don’t remember when I started this one but it’s done.  Actually, there are a few loose threads I need to take care of and I need to add a hanging sleeve.  I had prepared a sleeve but it was not wide enough [...]

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I can’t believe I didn’t see it

Remember a few posts ago I lamented about losing my longtime favorite mitten?  Well, you won’t believe this.  Bill showed up at my house the other day with MY MITTEN IN HIS POCKET!
Me…”Why didn’t you wear gloves to keep your hands warm?”
Bill…”Because…I only had one and he pulled it out of his pocket.
Me…”AAHHH, YOU FOUND [...]

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Want to win some selvages?

I know I could use more since I came across Karen’s Griska’s blog.  She will be giving away a really neat selvage pillow she made, so keep an eye on her blog.
Here is another blog to visit that is giving away a collection of Moda selvages…Moda Lissa.  Both of these blogs have some great inspiration [...]

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