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Today was the day.  School started again here.  I sent off a bunch…3 went from my home onto the bus and several others got on the bus at their own homes.

Next week on Tuesday I send off another bunch.  I’ll have four heading off to preschool.

I hate that school for kiddos here starts at age three.  Yes, THREE!  I think it’s too soon.  I’m comfortable with four.  At three there is so much more playing to do-so much outdoors to enjoy.  Here kids don’t have to go at three but most do.  They ...

Summer is wrapping up for us with a whirlwind of activities. Feels like it barely got here and now we're looking at Fall headed our way in just a blink! Just a quick check in to say I'll be absent from the block for a couple weeks. There is entirely too much going on to make proper time for everything blog related.

In the hoop

Here is one side of the boys bedroom.. John John and Sloan. Finally figured out what I wanted on that big wall. There are 2 matching beds which belonged to Mark’s Aunt. They are a good 50 yrs old. I painted them about 20 yrs ago...

The ceiling fan also is new.. it’s so high, a normal size ladder wouldn’t reach. Had to bring in the roof ladder and through the window!

Then the front door... I think this is such a cute little place... I love it!

Hallo Ihr Lieben,

WERBUNG

Am 31.8. 2019 zu sehen bei meinem Patchwork - Gartenfest. Genäht nach Anleitung von
 Violet Craft, Materialpackung im Onlineshop erhältlich
Wunderschön gequiltet von Birgit Schüller.
Mama näht gerade noch das Binding an und dann ist der Quilt bereit für Euch.

Three finished baby quilt tops that is.  I'm the border lady this month for St. Anne's since I have the biggest stash. Here are the results: added the outer border to make it 36" square Added the two outer borders to this scrap bag design challenge to make it 34" by 36" They did a great job with what they had in the bag. Just added the blue border It's 34" by 36" also. It could have

Three finished baby quilt tops that is.  I'm the border lady this month for St. Anne's since I have the biggest stash. Here are the results: added the outer border to make it 36" square Added the two outer borders to this scrap bag design challenge to make it 34" by 36" They did a great job with what they had in the bag. Just added the blue border It's 34" by 36" also. It could have

One of my all- time favorite birthday cards was one from Sandra Boynton that uses hippo bird dogs two ewe as the refrain for happy birthday. (You can see it here. https://www.sandraboynton.com/sboynton/hippobirdiecards.html

Anyway, yesterday was the most lovely birthday! It was our big welcome back event for our ESD so I was able to see many of the coworkers I only talk to by phone most of the school year.

My “partner in crime” and long-time friend brought me fabric for my birthday (in a crazy cat lady bag… she knows me well) and ...

How has your summer been? Mine has gone by so fast. First we had a wet, wet spring and we thought summer would never get here and then after the heat wave laced with so much rain and humidity we're...

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Wandering With Abandon is going to Quilt Expo in Madison, WI, then will be on the road for two years as part of an exhibit of quilts based on the traditional Log Cabin block.

Here’s it’s story:

“You belong among the wildflowers 
You belong in a boat out at sea
Sail away, kill off the hours
You belong where you feel free."
                                       - Tom Petty

The visual inspiration for this quilt came from a field of wildflowers in Switzerland where my heart wandered with complete inhibition….total freedom.

It is ...

April sent me a beautiful satin wedding dress with a full skirt and train and beautiful lace bodice and sleeves.  She asked me to make two wedding dress quilts for her son and daughter.  Each quilt was to be different, and she wanted me to incorporate Celtic designs and silver and gold thread.

This is my favorite excerpt from my favorite chapter, Abortion, from my favorite Andrea Dworkin book, Right Wing Women. I have manually formatted the text, which required removing the many footnotes; to see them all (and read the rest of this great chapter or the whole book) download the free PDF here. –NP

From Chapter 3, Abortion, from Right Wing Women, pp 71-105
Copyright © 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 by Andrea Dworkin

p.88:

Norman Mailer remarked during the sixties that the problem with the sexual revolution was that it had gotten into the hands of the wrong people. He was ...

Getting a seamless eight hours of sleep a night is impossible for both of us it appears. I recently tried one of those diffusers with lavender essential oil drops having read that aromatherapy is helpful for sleep issues. I woke about four with the smell of it making me feel a little nauseous. I have it in the main room now which has a 15ft+ ceiling so I think it won't bother me there. So scratch that idea I guess. But it may work for some of you.

I am going to be taking part of the Online Quilter's Meet and Greet on September 3. It is basically a blog hop with big prizes! I hope you will join us, and hopefully get lots of inspiration and maybe win a prize!