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Good morning, my friends. Gee, it's nice to see some blue sky and sunshine. It was a nice day yesterday, and it's looking like it will be a nice day again today. I was able to get outside for a while. The last dahlia is cut back now. I'd hoped some of the other buds might open, but they were still in tight green marbles when I looked at it. No chance they'll bloom before the first frost sets in. 

The only thing to do now is to look forward to spring when things will start ...

Good morning, my friends. We had a little let-up from the rain yesterday. By afternoon, the sun was shining and we had a blue sky...a welcome sight. We were out in our hot tub last night, and we could see stars for the first time in many nights. This morning, the sun is shining, and there isn't a cloud in the sky. For sure, I'm going to get outside and cut back that last dahlia today. I might have done it yesterday while I was out filling the bird feeders. But there was a drizzle falling, and ...

Good morning, my friends. We had a little let-up from the rain yesterday. By afternoon, the sun was shining and we had a blue sky...a welcome sight. We were out in our hot tub last night, and we could see stars for the first time in many nights. This morning, the sun is shining, and there isn't a cloud in the sky. For sure, I'm going to get outside and cut back that last dahlia today. I might have done it yesterday while I was out filling the bird feeders. But there was a drizzle falling, and ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a dark day yesterday. That usually means something truly terrible happened. In this case, it was just a dark sky from thick cloud cover. And it rained, and rained, and rained. If one can believe the forecast, we'll get some relief from this atmospheric river system we've been in. Ordinarily, I see the rain as good weather for sewing. So many days of darkness has me longing to get outside for a bit. Mike suggested we go out for Korean food last night, and I'd already been thinking the same thing ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a dark day yesterday. That usually means something truly terrible happened. In this case, it was just a dark sky from thick cloud cover. And it rained, and rained, and rained. If one can believe the forecast, we'll get some relief from this atmospheric river system we've been in. Ordinarily, I see the rain as good weather for sewing. So many days of darkness has me longing to get outside for a bit. Mike suggested we go out for Korean food last night, and I'd already been thinking the same thing ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a busy day with lots accomplished in the sewing room. Since it rained a good part of the day, it was a good day for sewing. For starters, I sewed together the newest Gumballs blocks.

It seems like a mish-mash of colors, but the diagonals seem to bring out a bit of a pattern. I like this project. I might even be motivated to make another one in ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a busy day with lots accomplished in the sewing room. Since it rained a good part of the day, it was a good day for sewing. For starters, I sewed together the newest Gumballs blocks.

It seems like a mish-mash of colors, but the diagonals seem to bring out a bit of a pattern. I like this project. I might even be motivated to make another one in ...

Good morning, my friends. We're just getting started on a week of nasty weather. Matthew and I were hoping to get in another walk this Thursday, but I think we're going to opt for an indoor venue instead. We're expecting plenty of wind and rain through Thursday at least. Looks like our rainy season is here to stay for now. We'll get some sunshine here and there. Mainly, it'll be wet. The kitties are bummed.

Good morning, my friends. We're just getting started on a week of nasty weather. Matthew and I were hoping to get in another walk this Thursday, but I think we're going to opt for an indoor venue instead. We're expecting plenty of wind and rain through Thursday at least. Looks like our rainy season is here to stay for now. We'll get some sunshine here and there. Mainly, it'll be wet. The kitties are bummed.

Good morning, my friends. It was nice to wake up to a glimmer of light this morning. It's been so dark in the morning here, I'll admit to being glad we're back to standard time. Of course, in tomorrow's post I'll be whining about how dark it is at 4:30 this afternoon. It's probably best if I just stay in my basement sewing room and hide the truth from myself.

Yesterday started with me taking the first stitches on the fourth block for Le Jardin. My first stitches on any piece are mainly ...

Good morning, my friends. It was nice to wake up to a glimmer of light this morning. It's been so dark in the morning here, I'll admit to being glad we're back to standard time. Of course, in tomorrow's post I'll be whining about how dark it is at 4:30 this afternoon. It's probably best if I just stay in my basement sewing room and hide the truth from myself.

Yesterday started with me taking the first stitches on the fourth block for Le Jardin. My first stitches on any piece are mainly ...

Good morning, my friends, and welcome to November! We had to turn a calendar page since the last time we chatted. Also, we fell back an hour! Did you remember? 

Good morning, my friends, and welcome to November! We had to turn a calendar page since the last time we chatted. Also, we fell back an hour! Did you remember? 

Good morning, my friends, and Happy Halloween!

I'm happy to say it was a day for slow yesterday. I took care of a few domestic things in the morning, and then I plopped myself down in a chair and spent ...

Good morning, my friends, and Happy Halloween!

I'm happy to say it was a day for slow yesterday. I took care of a few domestic things in the morning, and then I plopped myself down in a chair and spent ...

Good morning, my friends. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, it was going to be a bad day for Smitty. He had an appointment with the vet. The kitties are pretty amazing in their ability to detect even the slightest of changes to our morning routine. When I went downstairs from writing yesterday's post, I found them like this:

They're up to something, Smitty. I just know it.

Happily, it was a quick visit. I'd forgotten that both kitties got health check-ups last spring because we needed documentation to ...

Good morning, my friends. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, it was going to be a bad day for Smitty. He had an appointment with the vet. The kitties are pretty amazing in their ability to detect even the slightest of changes to our morning routine. When I went downstairs from writing yesterday's post, I found them like this:

They're up to something, Smitty. I just know it.

Happily, it was a quick visit. I'd forgotten that both kitties got health check-ups last spring because we needed documentation to ...

Good morning, my friends. I'm writing fast again this morning. Poor Smitty has to go to the vet. It's his annual check-up, and he's due for some vaccines. We'll load him up in a little while. He won't be a happy camper. I've also noticed he's kind of lethargic on a day when he has his vaccines. Poor guy. Except for being alive, he did nothing to deserve such harsh treatment.

Before heading out to the grocery store yesterday, I took the first stitches on July's block for A Year in the ...

Good morning, my friends. I'm writing fast again this morning. Poor Smitty has to go to the vet. It's his annual check-up, and he's due for some vaccines. We'll load him up in a little while. He won't be a happy camper. I've also noticed he's kind of lethargic on a day when he has his vaccines. Poor guy. Except for being alive, he did nothing to deserve such harsh treatment.

Before heading out to the grocery store yesterday, I took the first stitches on July's block for A Year in the ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a mostly sunny day yesterday. Like us, the kitties were suffering from cabin fever after so many days of heavy rain. They were champing at the bit to get outside.

Here are the two blocks I have for this quilt so far.

After that, I took a walk on the treadmill, and then got to work on my quilting. The straight-line diagonal grid is finished now. All that remains is to quilt the two borders ...