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Medically-Induced Coma from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a day with no quilting. It wasn't planned that way, but my morning doctor's appointment wore me out. It wasn't terribly stressful, and the news I got wasn't unexpected. Nevertheless, I still have no answers, and that left me feeling kind of glum for the remainder of the day. I'll say more about this at the end of my post. If you're not interested in someone's health-related woes, you'll be happy to have me leave it for the end so you can make your escape. Don ...

added by Barbara 2 weeks, 1 day ago. under cats , cooking , embroidery , mindless musings , quilts , rainbow scrap challenge , recipe test

Halfway from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're expecting plenty of rain over the next week or so...nearly two inches in the next two days. Yikes. It's good sewing weather, though, and I'm glad to be home for the day. I have an early doctor's appointment tomorrow to see what's going on with my left shoulder. I only mention it now because tomorrow's post will be late, and I should have some news about my shoulder by then. Honestly, I don't see how I'm going to avoid a surgery on this, but I'm ...

added by Barbara 2 weeks, 3 days ago. under cats , embroidery , free-motion quilting , mindless musings , quilts , rainbow scrap challenge

Halfway from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're expecting plenty of rain over the next week or so...nearly two inches in the next two days. Yikes. It's good sewing weather, though, and I'm glad to be home for the day. I have an early doctor's appointment tomorrow to see what's going on with my left shoulder. I only mention it now because tomorrow's post will be late, and I should have some news about my shoulder by then. Honestly, I don't see how I'm going to avoid a surgery on this, but I'm ...

added by Barbara 2 weeks, 3 days ago. under cats , embroidery , free-motion quilting , mindless musings , quilts , rainbow scrap challenge

Approaching Normal from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. My post is late this morning because we left early for an epic grocery shopping trip. Honestly, it's the worst grocery shopping trip of the year...that's the first one after we get home from a trip. Thanksgiving gives it a run for its money, but today's was impressive by any measure. Our list was so long that I actually moved some items to the list for next time. Enough is enough, as you probably know.

There were two positives about this morning's shopping extravaganza. First, we got Egg McMuffin. I think ...

added by Barbara 2 weeks, 4 days ago. under cats , embroidery , every blooming thing , free-motion quilting , mindless musings , photography , quilts , rainbow scrap challenge

Approaching Normal from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. My post is late this morning because we left early for an epic grocery shopping trip. Honestly, it's the worst grocery shopping trip of the year...that's the first one after we get home from a trip. Thanksgiving gives it a run for its money, but today's was impressive by any measure. Our list was so long that I actually moved some items to the list for next time. Enough is enough, as you probably know.

There were two positives about this morning's shopping extravaganza. First, we got Egg McMuffin. I think ...

added by Barbara 2 weeks, 4 days ago. under cats , embroidery , every blooming thing , free-motion quilting , mindless musings , photography , quilts , rainbow scrap challenge

It's a Start from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends, and Happy Monday! The sun is shining here, but it's cold out. Nice to look at, but I'll probably stay indoors today. It might be the first morning I've felt mostly settled. Not much was accomplished yesterday, but I still felt worn out from the trip. It had me wondering why I felt so tired at home, and yet, not while we were still in the RV. I'd say traveling is tiring, but isn't being in the RV traveling? Well, duh. It's the routine that's missing. If I'm ...

added by Barbara 2 weeks, 5 days ago. under cats , free-motion quilting , mindless musings , photography , quilts , travel

It's a Start from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends, and Happy Monday! The sun is shining here, but it's cold out. Nice to look at, but I'll probably stay indoors today. It might be the first morning I've felt mostly settled. Not much was accomplished yesterday, but I still felt worn out from the trip. It had me wondering why I felt so tired at home, and yet, not while we were still in the RV. I'd say traveling is tiring, but isn't being in the RV traveling? Well, duh. It's the routine that's missing. If I'm ...

added by Barbara 2 weeks, 5 days ago. under cats , free-motion quilting , mindless musings , photography , quilts , travel

Organizing from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. For all my tough talk about unpacking yesterday, I didn't get very much done. We were both pretty well wiped out after our drive to home on Wednesday, and neither of us was much in a mood to spend more time in the RV. Of course, there was/is a mountain of laundry to do, and I'm four loads into what will probably end up being about eight loads. (I'm washing all the bedding and towels, which ups the number of loads significantly.)

As you might guess, this little girl was pretty happy ...

added by Barbara 3 weeks, 1 day ago. under cats , mindless musings , quilts , rainbow scrap challenge

Organizing from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. For all my tough talk about unpacking yesterday, I didn't get very much done. We were both pretty well wiped out after our drive to home on Wednesday, and neither of us was much in a mood to spend more time in the RV. Of course, there was/is a mountain of laundry to do, and I'm four loads into what will probably end up being about eight loads. (I'm washing all the bedding and towels, which ups the number of loads significantly.)

As you might guess, this little girl was pretty happy ...

added by Barbara 3 weeks, 1 day ago. under cats , mindless musings , quilts , rainbow scrap challenge

Sparks, Nevada from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We’re two days closer to home. We’d intended to travel through Bend, Oregon, on our way home to see some friends there. As turns out, a change in the weather is causing us to reroute. There will be snow in the mountains, and so we’ll need to avoid those mountain passes. That means we’ll head home from tonight’s stop in Klamath Falls, and be home tomorrow afternoon. The kitties are whooping it up right at the moment in celebration, as you might imagine.

As for yesterday’s drive, it was a ...

added by Barbara 3 weeks, 4 days ago. under barns , cats , mindless musings , photography , travel

Sparks, Nevada from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We’re two days closer to home. We’d intended to travel through Bend, Oregon, on our way home to see some friends there. As turns out, a change in the weather is causing us to reroute. There will be snow in the mountains, and so we’ll need to avoid those mountain passes. That means we’ll head home from tonight’s stop in Klamath Falls, and be home tomorrow afternoon. The kitties are whooping it up right at the moment in celebration, as you might imagine.

As for yesterday’s drive, it was a ...

added by Barbara 3 weeks, 4 days ago. under barns , cats , mindless musings , photography , travel

Death Valley National Park from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're at our last stop for this trip before we head for home. We expect to be home a week from yesterday. For now, we're enjoying this beautiful and colorful landscape inside the largest national park in the contiguous United States (the "lower 48" states), covering over 3.4 million acres (roughly 5,270 square miles) across California and Nevada. It is not the largest in the entire U.S. (Wrangell-St. Elias in Alaska is), but it is the hottest, driest, and lowest. (I've linked to my post from our visit to Wrangell-St ...

added by Barbara 4 weeks ago. under cats , every blooming thing , mindless musings , photography , travel

Death Valley National Park from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're at our last stop for this trip before we head for home. We expect to be home a week from yesterday. For now, we're enjoying this beautiful and colorful landscape inside the largest national park in the contiguous United States (the "lower 48" states), covering over 3.4 million acres (roughly 5,270 square miles) across California and Nevada. It is not the largest in the entire U.S. (Wrangell-St. Elias in Alaska is), but it is the hottest, driest, and lowest. (I've linked to my post from our visit to Wrangell-St ...

added by Barbara 4 weeks ago. under cats , every blooming thing , mindless musings , photography , travel

Every Little Thing in the Desert from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was another quiet day here. My day started as it usually does...with slow-stitching. I took the first stitches on Block 7 for the Snowmen & Reindeer project.

Later, we were incensed to discover that our new neighbors include four cats. And that's not all. They have a woofie too! Well. There goes the neighborhood. To quote The Big Lebowski, "This aggression will not stand, Man."

It's a good thing we're leaving tomorrow. I'm not sure we can take the outrage. Smitty is downright apoplectic, as you can plainly see.

It seemed ...

added by Barbara 1 month ago. under cats , embroidery , every blooming thing , every little thing , photography , travel

Every Little Thing in the Desert from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was another quiet day here. My day started as it usually does...with slow-stitching. I took the first stitches on Block 7 for the Snowmen & Reindeer project.

Later, we were incensed to discover that our new neighbors include four cats. And that's not all. They have a woofie too! Well. There goes the neighborhood. To quote The Big Lebowski, "This aggression will not stand, Man."

It's a good thing we're leaving tomorrow. I'm not sure we can take the outrage. Smitty is downright apoplectic, as you can plainly see.

It seemed ...

added by Barbara 1 month ago. under cats , embroidery , every blooming thing , every little thing , photography , travel

More Yard Art from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was another lazy day here at the Traveling Three Cats Ranch. I spent some more time on my embroidery, filling in most of my hoop.

There's just a little left to do at the bottom, but I'll start here with the bird house this morning.

We got out for a walk. On this morning, we walked in one of the neighborhoods to the south of us. I was instantly taken with this tall palm. I love the pattern of their trunks.

This prickly pear cactus almost looks fake, but it is real.

Apparently ...

added by Barbara 1 month ago. under cats , embroidery , every blooming thing , every little thing , photography , travel

More Yard Art from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was another lazy day here at the Traveling Three Cats Ranch. I spent some more time on my embroidery, filling in most of my hoop.

There's just a little left to do at the bottom, but I'll start here with the bird house this morning.

We got out for a walk. On this morning, we walked in one of the neighborhoods to the south of us. I was instantly taken with this tall palm. I love the pattern of their trunks.

This prickly pear cactus almost looks fake, but it is real.

Apparently ...

added by Barbara 1 month ago. under cats , embroidery , every blooming thing , every little thing , photography , travel

Quiet Day from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Except for grocery shopping, it was a stay-at-home-and-be-lazy kind of day. Before anything could happen, though, I needed to spend some time with my slow-stitching. I took the first stitches for Block #6.

From there, we headed out. Our list was relatively short, and so we were home before lunch time. After lunch and naps, I baked a Skillet Cherry Cobbler for Two. This is made from cherries from our trees, canned in simple syrup a couple of years ago.

Later in the day, we decided to make our way over to the winery associated with ...

added by Barbara 1 month ago. under cats , embroidery , every blooming thing , mindless musings , travel , traveling gourmet

Quiet Day from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Except for grocery shopping, it was a stay-at-home-and-be-lazy kind of day. Before anything could happen, though, I needed to spend some time with my slow-stitching. I took the first stitches for Block #6.

From there, we headed out. Our list was relatively short, and so we were home before lunch time. After lunch and naps, I baked a Skillet Cherry Cobbler for Two. This is made from cherries from our trees, canned in simple syrup a couple of years ago.

Later in the day, we decided to make our way over to the winery associated with ...

added by Barbara 1 month ago. under cats , embroidery , every blooming thing , mindless musings , travel , traveling gourmet

Yard Art from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. The weather is still chilly here in Pahrump, but things are looking up. Each day grows warmer in the coming week. We were treated to a pretty sunset yesterday evening. Of course, the sun sets in the west, but to the east, it lights up the hills behind us.

To the south, it turned those snow-covered peaks a pretty shade of coral.

The kitties are still optimistic they'll get the morning sunshine on their window hammocks one of these days. They spent their morning like this:

We'll try to face the right direction when ...

added by Barbara 1 month ago. under cats , embroidery , every blooming thing , every little thing , mindless musings , photography , travel

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