There's a kind of quiet the descends on the house after children leave; it's a weird stillness that settles around you like a blanket, one that's impossible to shake off. You're aware of the hush all over again each time you pick up a forgotten Lego, book or sock from its resting place left in their wake. It's the same every time, sweet memories of time shared together filling up the empty spots
read moreThere's a kind of quiet the descends on the house after children leave; it's a weird stillness that settles around you like a blanket, one that's impossible to shake off. You're aware of the hush all over again each time you pick up a forgotten Lego, book or sock from its resting place left in their wake. It's the same every time, sweet memories of time shared together filling up the empty spots
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Father, I abandon myself into your hands.Do with me what you will,Whatever you may do, I thank you.I am ready for all, I accept all.Let only your will be done in me,and in all creatures.I wish no more than this, Lord.I offer myself to you with all the love of my heart,for I love you, Lord, and so need to give myself,to surrender myself into your hands, without reserve,and with boundless confidence:For You are my Father.Amen. Sourced from “Travelling along the Anglican Way” Brother Charles de Foucauld of ...
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Aurora
August 2020
Back in May, I joined Jacquelynne Steves Silver Linings QAL (quilt along). Each Monday, she would release a new block, for a total of twelve. There were also six optional embroidery blocks as part of the project. Since I’m not overly familiar with embroidery, I only did one embroidered block. I used a coloring page for the pattern, and did an owl to work with my overall owl theme. Although the group QAL is ending this week, there is still time to download the block patterns here.
The first block was a nine patch, which I ...
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Precision piecing has never been my strong suit, but I am — like Michaelangelo at age 80 — still learning. One of the things I’ve learned is that ...
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By my calendar, it is Week 21 of Corona-Crazy Times. Our family had a life-altering event in February and slid into home in March. We've learned to accept social distancing and mask wearing (and making) and finding new shows to watch on TV and walking. Our circle has stayed small, My Cute Husband continues to do all the shopping and I have been sewing and knitting ... a LOT of sewing and knitting.
This is what you do when the okra is coming in non-stop! For dinner yesterday I heated up the chile relleno casserole, heated up the black eyed peas and added more okra because we had eaten all the okra out of them the first time, and did my version of fried okra. Vince said “It’s...
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We're winding down to the last day before we take off on a short camping trip to the beach. Originally, we were making this trip to have dinner at a restaurant we like in Cannon Beach, called EVOO. We made the reservations when things were looking up, virus-wise. Then we got nervous about indoor venues and canceled our reservations. No matter. No reason not to make the trip anyway. Camping is naturally socially distant, and we were able to get a reservation at one of the Oregon state parks. So we're going.
We're winding down to the last day before we take off on a short camping trip to the beach. Originally, we were making this trip to have dinner at a restaurant we like in Cannon Beach, called EVOO. We made the reservations when things were looking up, virus-wise. Then we got nervous about indoor venues and canceled our reservations. No matter. No reason not to make the trip anyway. Camping is naturally socially distant, and we were able to get a reservation at one of the Oregon state parks. So we're going.
Ho hum, another month of 2020. Boring. Virus cases are on the rise in our area and we're still staying home except for groceries, etc. We're still doing only take out once a week; we haven't dined in a restaurant since March 4. We've been doing a lot of cooking. DH is fully retired as of July 31 so I expect he'll do a little more of the cooking; he's a good cook and he enjoys it occasionally. Me - I'm tired of meal planning.
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