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I get that folks on Vancouver Island don't get as much snow as we do, but yesterday I saw a picture of someone MOWING their lush-looking green lawn, and that grass was LONG! 

For everyone who is missing snow, here are a few pictures. If only it were easy to ship to you!

This doesn't look too bad, but it gives you an idea of how deep the snow is in my residential area. That is at least 16 inches piled up on either side of the sidewalk. The sidewalk plow had gone past a second time the ...

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I pressed all of the sewn strips and all 52 of the previously made blocks.  Then it was time last night to sew 18 more blocks.  The bottom 2 were cut from 2 fat eighths so there are only 2 of them, not 4 like the rest.

I cut the last 2 sets of strips.  I changed the green from what I showed yesterday.  The purple one is the one I called the wild card yesterday.  I was able to cut the wide strip along the darkest edge of the fabric and the narrow strip has all of the colors ...

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 I've certainly been out and about lately, meeting up with friends.  Firstly with Louise and Robert who came down this way in their motor home to attend a country and music festival in Marton.  Then they had people to see, family to catch up with, and arranged to meet me for lunch too.  There was a communication breakdown about where we were meeting, as my text message didn't get sent, for whatever reason.  After a bit of telephone tag later in the morning, everything was smoothed out, and arrangements confirmed.   We went to a favourite of mine, Salt ...

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I showed you all my cross stitch finishes for 2025. I finished many things for my daughter Kelli and I thought I would wrap them up in a separate blog post. Kelli started the year with a big box of items she had stitched that needed to be finished. Most of them were small. I …

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I dropped off 2 quilt tops at Colleens and headed to moms. There were 5 of us. It was fun. Georgie and mom where working on QOV quilt stuff. I was working on my embroidery. I don't know why mom won't sit down and enjoy working on her applique instead of keeping busy with QOV stuff. 

I worked on the pansy today. I started it and then came home to finish it. First, I went walking around the neighborhood, to get some walking in. Once that was done, I put the audiobook on and worked on finishing this ...

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 Today, I just played games in the morning. Wasn't in the mood to do much. I did get my floss and things for my cross stitching. So, I can work on it, if I can get my butt in gear. 

I checked the cinnamon rolls I did last night, to cook.

They raised really well! I used the cast iron skillet that I bought from Gerilyn. 

The came out awesome!! Really good too! 

Flipped them onto a plate and frosted them - not frosted here. They were so good! I will keep using the cast iron to make them!

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 I'm trying to remember to sew earlier in the day when I have more energy. Part of the problem with that plan is that my social calendar is full of doctor appointments. My least favorite hobby. 

Round 1 of the SAHRR  was announced last week. Wednesday I think. I finished  my Hourglass border this afternoon. I've  been tempted to do another one because I have a pile of hourglass units already made. Maybe I'll look at those when I can't sleep tonight. I might need to make the center block for those hourglass blocks. Big deal ...

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I wrote about my stitching spot in a past blog post. You can read it HERE. After using it for a few months, I decided it needed a cheap small upgrade. I sit here with my lamp. I have this simple peach crate that sits by the couch. For the most part, it works great. …

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Live draw HK merupakan saat yang amat dinantikan bagi para penggemar togel Hongkong. Tiada hari tanpa hari-hari, para peserta penuh harapan menunggu hasil pengundian hk yang akan membangkitkan menentukan nasib mereka. Dalam suasana yang mendebarkan ini, setiap angka digit yang ditampilkan bisa membawa kebahagiaan atau bahkan kekecewaan mendalam. Dengan adanya live draw, para pemain bisa menyaksikan secara langsung hasil pengundian langsung, sehingga menambah keseruan dan ketegangan saat menantikan jika nomor yang para pemain pertaruhkan akan keluar atau tidak.

Lebih dari sekadar permainan, live draw HK pun adalah bagian dalam perjalanan sosial untuk banyak orang. Orang-orang berkumpul, baik secara tatap muka ...

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I finished this cross-stitch pinkeep over this past snowy/icy weekend; I hope and pray that you were spared any dangerous conditions and/or power outage. We are experiencing severe cold today; but thankfully, we only received several inches of sleet which didn't accumulate on the trees or powerlines. I've begun another cross stitch piece, this one is a sampler~ Sarah Barker. If you've been a

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I finished this cross-stitch pinkeep over this past snowy/icy weekend; I hope and pray that you were spared any dangerous conditions and/or power outage. We are experiencing severe cold today; but thankfully, we only received several inches of sleet which didn't accumulate on the trees or powerlines. I've begun another cross stitch piece, this one is a sampler~ Sarah Barker. If you've been a

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 Well, we survived the storm! I've heard differing amounts but it's safe to say we got around 20" of snow. This is a picture of the end of my driveway. It's difficult backing into the street. You can't see much with those mounds of snow on either side. I move very slowly! I've been indoors since Saturday. I did go to the grocery store and my mother's house. It's so cold! I was happy to get home. 

I did get some sewing done. The pink round is all sewn onto Facets. Now I ...

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 Well, we survived the storm! I've heard differing amounts but it's safe to say we got around 20" of snow. This is a picture of the end of my driveway. It's difficult backing into the street. You can't see much with those mounds of snow on either side. I move very slowly! I've been indoors since Saturday. I did go to the grocery store and my mother's house. It's so cold! I was happy to get home. 

I did get some sewing done. The pink round is all sewn onto Facets. Now I ...

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We never really think we accomplish much - until we actually look!

At least that is how I usually feel!

In reviewing all of my photos it looks like 2025 was the year to finish a few longterm projects for two guild shows. The Rhododendron Quilt show was in April and the Silver City Quilt show was in September.  

At the Rhododendron Quilt show "Garden Party Down Under" (pattern by Irene Black) received a second place ribbon and "Tilda's Delight" (pattern Afternoon Delight by Sue Garmen) received a first place ribbon and the Viewers Best of Show ribbon! 

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Good morning, my friends. The clouds cleared off into a beautiful and warm day yesterday. It was a good day for an outing to the San Diego Botanic Garden. We've visited the garden before, but you'll see different things at different times of the year. Before we left, I made the correction to Block 12 from the Raggedy project. I like this better:

As a reminder, this was how it looked before:

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Good morning, my friends. The clouds cleared off into a beautiful and warm day yesterday. It was a good day for an outing to the San Diego Botanic Garden. We've visited the garden before, but you'll see different things at different times of the year. Before we left, I made the correction to Block 12 from the Raggedy project. I like this better:

As a reminder, this was how it looked before:

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