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February 2, 2026
Old Rusty Things from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was another do-nothing day. That's not entirely true. We had to go to the grocery store, and our list was relatively long. When we got back to the RV and had everything put away, we decided we were no longer interested in doing anything else, and so we spent the rest of the day relaxing. I did three loads of laundry, so that's something. And, of course, I spent some time on my slow-stitching, filling my hoop again.


I thought I might be able to fit the remainder in my hoop when I ...

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Old Rusty Things from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was another do-nothing day. That's not entirely true. We had to go to the grocery store, and our list was relatively long. When we got back to the RV and had everything put away, we decided we were no longer interested in doing anything else, and so we spent the rest of the day relaxing. I did three loads of laundry, so that's something. And, of course, I spent some time on my slow-stitching, filling my hoop again.


I thought I might be able to fit the remainder in my hoop when I ...

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February 1, 2026
"Motion" Reveal: After the Storm from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Today I can reveal my “Motion” quilt for The Endeavourers art quilt group, but before I do, lets catch up on what happened yesterday, shall we? And let me just tell you, we made good on our goal to do nothing for the entire day. It's good to attain one's goals, wouldn't you agree?

I spent some time on my slow-stitching, finishing off the right side of the turtle.


Now, I've moved my hoop down. The bottom triangle is the turtle's tail, and so I'll be moving up the left ...

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"Motion" Reveal: After the Storm from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Today I can reveal my “Motion” quilt for The Endeavourers art quilt group, but before I do, lets catch up on what happened yesterday, shall we? And let me just tell you, we made good on our goal to do nothing for the entire day. It's good to attain one's goals, wouldn't you agree?

I spent some time on my slow-stitching, finishing off the right side of the turtle.


Now, I've moved my hoop down. The bottom triangle is the turtle's tail, and so I'll be moving up the left ...

read more
January 30, 2026
Quickie from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I have to write fast this morning because we're heading on down the dusty trail today. Our time in Escondido has come to an end. By the end of today, we'll be in Boulder City, Nevada.

My slow-stitching was neglected yesterday morning. My first priority was to finish sewing together the final ten blocks for the Gumballs quilt. Smitty helped me lay them out for their picture.


And there they are. 


The top four rows are still at home. 


One of the first things I'll do when we get there is to sew ...

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Quickie from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I have to write fast this morning because we're heading on down the dusty trail today. Our time in Escondido has come to an end. By the end of today, we'll be in Boulder City, Nevada.

My slow-stitching was neglected yesterday morning. My first priority was to finish sewing together the final ten blocks for the Gumballs quilt. Smitty helped me lay them out for their picture.


And there they are. 


The top four rows are still at home. 


One of the first things I'll do when we get there is to sew ...

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January 29, 2026
One Last Afternoon with Friends from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's our last morning in Escondido. Some of today will be spent preparing to leave for Boulder City tomorrow. Probably I'll have a little time for sewing today. As long as I have to put everything away, I might as well get it all out again one more time. Wouldn't you agree?

So we had a casual sandwiches-and-wine day planned with our friends Debi and Jim yesterday. Before we left, I spent some time on my slow-stitching, finishing off what's in my hoop.


Now I've moved my hoop more to the ...

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One Last Afternoon with Friends from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's our last morning in Escondido. Some of today will be spent preparing to leave for Boulder City tomorrow. Probably I'll have a little time for sewing today. As long as I have to put everything away, I might as well get it all out again one more time. Wouldn't you agree?

So we had a casual sandwiches-and-wine day planned with our friends Debi and Jim yesterday. Before we left, I spent some time on my slow-stitching, finishing off what's in my hoop.


Now I've moved my hoop more to the ...

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January 28, 2026
Egrets...I've Had a Few from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Our time here in Escondido is nearly at an end. We'll be here today and tomorrow, but then we'll move along to Boulder City, Nevada. We're still enjoying our time here, and we have yet to see everything on our list of things to do. Anything we don't do this trip will go on the list for next year.

My yesterday started with my slow-stitching. I've filled the hoop on this section now.


I decided to try the longer and larger Sashiko needle included with my kit. In the image below ...

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Egrets...I've Had a Few from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Our time here in Escondido is nearly at an end. We'll be here today and tomorrow, but then we'll move along to Boulder City, Nevada. We're still enjoying our time here, and we have yet to see everything on our list of things to do. Anything we don't do this trip will go on the list for next year.

My yesterday started with my slow-stitching. I've filled the hoop on this section now.


I decided to try the longer and larger Sashiko needle included with my kit. In the image below ...

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January 26, 2026
More Sewing from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was another day spent at the RV yesterday, and so I got out my sewing machine and did a little more sewing. Before that, I took the first stitches on the Sashiko piece.


I ended up using my own needle for this, but I might try one of the larger needles included with the kit. The floss I'm using is labeled "Sashiko" floss. It's about the thickness of a Perle cotton, but it feels more like yarn. I've cut a length about 14 inches, which is what I usually do, but possibly ...

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More Sewing from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was another day spent at the RV yesterday, and so I got out my sewing machine and did a little more sewing. Before that, I took the first stitches on the Sashiko piece.


I ended up using my own needle for this, but I might try one of the larger needles included with the kit. The floss I'm using is labeled "Sashiko" floss. It's about the thickness of a Perle cotton, but it feels more like yarn. I've cut a length about 14 inches, which is what I usually do, but possibly ...

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January 24, 2026
A Day Off from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was good to take a day off yesterday. We hung out at the RV all day. Our friends and our sightseeing excursions have kept us busy while we've been in Escondido. It's all been a lot of fun, and the weather has been lovely. Nevertheless, a stay-at-home day was a nice little break. 

The kitties were all about it. They know just what to do on a day off:


I had a yen for a dessert yesterday, and so I baked this cherry pie for two. The cherry pie filling was homemade with ...

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A Day Off from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was good to take a day off yesterday. We hung out at the RV all day. Our friends and our sightseeing excursions have kept us busy while we've been in Escondido. It's all been a lot of fun, and the weather has been lovely. Nevertheless, a stay-at-home day was a nice little break. 

The kitties were all about it. They know just what to do on a day off:


I had a yen for a dessert yesterday, and so I baked this cherry pie for two. The cherry pie filling was homemade with ...

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January 23, 2026
Temecula, California from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. The day got off to an exciting start yesterday. Finally, finally, finally, we got some action at our seed feeder when several house finches showed up to our table.


They would like to have driven the kitties absolutely INSANE!


So, we left them with birds entertaining them, and headed out for our planned excursion to Temecula.


As you can see from the sign above, Temecula was established in 1859. During the mid-1800s, the Butterfield Overland Mail company contracted with the federal government to deliver mail and goods. Temecula was one of the stops along the Butterfield ...

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Temecula, California from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. The day got off to an exciting start yesterday. Finally, finally, finally, we got some action at our seed feeder when several house finches showed up to our table.


They would like to have driven the kitties absolutely INSANE!


So, we left them with birds entertaining them, and headed out for our planned excursion to Temecula.


As you can see from the sign above, Temecula was established in 1859. During the mid-1800s, the Butterfield Overland Mail company contracted with the federal government to deliver mail and goods. Temecula was one of the stops along the Butterfield ...

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January 21, 2026
La Jolla Cove from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. What a marvelous day we had yesterday. It’s going to be another good day today. I have a lot of pictures to show you, and not a lot of time to write. So, let’s just get right to it. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, we were heading to La Jolla to walk on the Coast Walk Trail. We left the kitties in their usual state of angst,


Begging us not to go. As if.


It was about a 45-minute drive. When we crested a hill, there it was again: the Pacific Ocean ...

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La Jolla Cove from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. What a marvelous day we had yesterday. It’s going to be another good day today. I have a lot of pictures to show you, and not a lot of time to write. So, let’s just get right to it. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, we were heading to La Jolla to walk on the Coast Walk Trail. We left the kitties in their usual state of angst,


Begging us not to go. As if.


It was about a 45-minute drive. When we crested a hill, there it was again: the Pacific Ocean ...

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January 20, 2026
A Day for Slow from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I'm writing fast this morning...mainly because I didn't do much yesterday, but also, because we're heading out. I'll tell you what we're doing in a minute. I'd planned to get out my sewing machine yesterday, but then we were slow getting out the door in the morning. We didn't even get home from the grocery store until after 2:00. We still had to put away the groceries, and we had to eat lunch, and we needed naps...obviously. (Priorities, People.) So, by day's end, I hadn ...

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A Day for Slow from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I'm writing fast this morning...mainly because I didn't do much yesterday, but also, because we're heading out. I'll tell you what we're doing in a minute. I'd planned to get out my sewing machine yesterday, but then we were slow getting out the door in the morning. We didn't even get home from the grocery store until after 2:00. We still had to put away the groceries, and we had to eat lunch, and we needed naps...obviously. (Priorities, People.) So, by day's end, I hadn ...

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