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Oh dear, over half way through April already! Time, slow down!
After days of rain, yesterday was a glorious sunny day and I spent time down by the pond watching the ducks float about. As usual they alarm very easily so this was taken from far away. I wonder if they could be the same ones we see there every year. I identified (with help from some of you) American Black Ducks for the first time visiting us last year.
We are expected to be able to view the eclipse in its totality for 4 1/2 minutes this afternoon – it might be cloudy but the weathermen are thinking positive and say it will be ok. I’ll let you know! We plan to be in our backyard or wherever we think we can view it […]
read moreReally not much to share this morning – yesterday I just didn’t feel like doing much. I think I was reading more than anything – I’m reading “Matterhorn” book one of two . Book two will be out next year. I like it and spent a good part of the day reading. Someone asked what […]
read moreEverywhere I go I’m seeing the cutest bunnies for Easter decorating. I found these at Walmart…cute and affordable.
For my front door, I made these moss bunny beauties from Dollar Tree items…
They were amazingly fun and easy to construct. I found this idea on Pinterest.
This is my fave paper pieced bunny block pattern… BUNNY WITH FLOWERS.
I’ve used this block in lots of projects. I love animals with flowers on their heads.
Here are some of my other bunny blocks…LOP EARED BUNNY
Here’s the same lop bunny with a bow… LOP BUNNY WITH ...
read moreOur trails have dried up and there is no ice on the pond. The geese have been floating around on it. MUCH earlier than usual and such a welcome sign of spring. LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color's prompt this week is if we have a favourite flower of spring. Truthfully any of the early blooming flowers are a welcome sight for me, I really can't pick just one. But I do especially love to see the Lilac tree bloom which is brief but showy. What about you?
Robbie spent part of his March break here with us ...
read moreAlso published in February, this was a nice cozy from a new to me author! Four stars!*I received a free copy of this novel from NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and St. Martin's Paperbacks for my honest review.*Jules and Carlos are hosting Carlos' ex and her family for a few days at New Year's and Jules is excited to be spending time with the whole family and showing them Mount Ashford. they take a
read morePublished February 20, 2024 and a 5 star review for me! A great twisty thriller.*I received a free copy of this novel from NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for my honest review.*Iris and Gabriel have just returned from holiday and found Laure has taken up residence in their bed. As shocking as this seems to the reader, it is explained that Laure is a long time family friend who has had access to
read moreI park at the edge of parking lots and one day I went behind the little mini mall to park. Look what was there waiting for me. Usually here on the property, to see 3 deer together is a big deal. I counted 9 spread out amongst the trees. It was early morning so they may have overnighted there.
We had an amazing temperature shift in the weather this week...+15 C high one day back down to -15C low the next. Definitely surreal to have another higher temperature like that in February. There was a tremendous amount of melt that took place in a very short time. The change over period brought on early darkness amidst a heavy wind, thunder and lightening storm that seemed to be crashing right above our roof. Ned was scared- not the bravest fellow, and we were so relieved we only lost the power for a couple of minutes. I wonder what did ...
read moreThe Koala quilt from my newest book, HOME SWEET HOME PAPER PIECING, is being featured in Homespun Magazine’s February/March 2024 issue.
This charming little quilt combines paper piecing and applique to create a ” juvenile jungle” for your child. This Koala is one of many adorable animal patterns in the book.
Sea turtles, hedgehogs, monkeys and much more….
I’m in love with this sweet sea turtle. All square blocks measure 8″ x 8″ unfinished, and can be used in every project in this book, as well as my previous 6 books. This means you can be super creative ...
read moreYou must be tired of me talking about how much I admire Geraniums. Here, deep in winter, is mine giving out pretty blooms.
Of course, I try my best to be good to them. I read that Geraniums and most plants enjoy Banana water...just the skins soaked for a day or two in water. I had to try that and now all my plants are getting a drink or two of the egg shell / banana water. I also spritz the leaves regularly and I never overwater.It was a record breaking 10C here on Thursday and the temps have remained above zero, unheard of mid February weather, for a couple of days. The foggy air felt almost balmy and the squirrels and birds seemed to be going mad out there. The melting had uncovered lots of tidbits for them. But back to regular winter days now.
This is another of Robert Bateman's birds in winter...Varied Thrush. Just lovely colours.
Ten Tiny Things I enjoyed This Week
1.Finished my 1000 piece jigsaw. Worked on while supper cooked.
A certain someone chewed one piece and I wonder is he responsible for the one piece suspiciously missing near the same spot...!2..Got myself a new ironing board cover and wondered why did I wait so long to do that.
3.I'm reading this lady's book, a compilation of her work...
and enjoying certain lines of hers like this one-
"The fridge light is known to have a detrimental effect on the male retina..."
4.Recently, we went out ...
Oh Scrap was my first published book in 2018. It had never been my dream to write a quilt book, but I was intrigued at the process. I like to learn and I am always up for a challenge.
And a challenge this was. In 2016, I was experiencing massive headaches, which eventually caused a seizure. While in the hospital, they discovered I had a subdural hematoma. I am getting to the part about the quilt book but need to fill you in on the back story. After many more seizures, the doctors got a handle on those and I ...
read moreMostly about books today, with a beautiful auction quilt made by an author's mother, donated for a library, as an excuse ;-) XXX Annika Continue reading
read more*I received a free copy of this novel from NetGalley, Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine, and Bantam books for my honest review.*I loved the first in this series so much and I was very excited to get the second to read! It did not disappoint at all!Taking the energy of Alias Emma running through London in one evening and add to it "Below Deck" on a super yacht and you have a super thriller
read moreThis novel was published just last week and I finished it today. I give it 5 stars. It is not a cozy mystery and not a rom-com - some foul language used. I highly recommend!*I received a free copy of this novel from NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and Minotaur Books for my honest review.*Alice and Joe are expecting a baby and decided to move from London to the Cotswolds to raise the baby in a
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