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It's been a week of attending to a number of things.  On Monday my sister and I met halfway between our respective homes for a little retail therapy and lunch, and I was finally able to give her gift(s) for her mid-February birthday.  Tuesday I met with the trust attorney to get the ball rolling (belatedly) to retitle Stevens' car in my name (a different process when the vehicle is inherited).  Tuesday evening AAUW met in person with a really informative program about recycling.  (Among ...

Dogwood is reddening up.  Fungus looks like little flying saucers.

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The quilt guild meets by Zoom in January and February.  It was nice to be back in person this Wednesday evening.  One of the guild members, an art teacher (retired; with a ...

They filled a real VW beetle with orchids.  

Catch the 60's decor -- the RCA console TV, the wood panelling and orange shag carpet.

The CBG staff starts planning two years in advance.  All the sets are made in-house.  

It's been too cold to walk and I miss stretching my legs.  (I could walk at the rec center but that's early morning and I prefer to walk in the afternoon.)

# # # # #  In the warm, cozy basement studio: 

 I have chosen the starter for the Stay At Home Round Robin.  

At the ALA Midwinter Meeting in 2018 I got two vendor tote bags with this Jane Austen quotation. I ...

Carol Wilhoit was the speaker at the guild meeting Wednesday.  Her program spoke right to my scrappy heart.   

She mentioned "our" Wanda as the inspiration for the way she selects a range of prints/colors for her quilts.

"Use the good fabric!  Don't be afraid to experiment!" she told us.  Good advice.

Speaking of range of color, here are the 20 orange Ohio Stars.   I'm doing straight sets for each group of blocks in this RSC series so assembly is easy. 

There's a community garage sale this weekend. (Many people sign up and they (who?) publish a ...